St. Louis Hawks Regular Season Rosters

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1962-1963 St. Louis Hawks Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
John Barnhill G 6-1 180 0 Tennessee State 1959 Rnd 11 Pick 6 United States
Zelmo Beaty FC 6-9 225 0 Prairie View A&M 1962 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
Bill Bridges FC 6-6 228 0 Kansas 1961 Rnd 3 Pick 9 United States
Barney Cable F 6-7 175 4 Bradley 1958 Rnd 2 Pick 3 United States
Bob Duffy G 6-3 165 0 Colgate 1962 Rnd 2 Pick 3 United States
Mike Farmer F 6-7 210 3 San Francisco 1958 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
Cliff Hagan GF 6-4 210 6 Kentucky 1953 Rnd 3 Pick 6 United States
Phil Jordon C 6-10 205 6 Whitworth University 1956 Rnd 6 Pick 3 United States
Nick Mantis SG 6-3 190 1 Northwestern 1959 Rnd 5 Pick 7 United States
Bevo Nordmann C 6-10 230 1 Saint Louis 1961 Rnd 3 Pick 2 United States
Bob Pettit FC 6-9 205 8 LSU 1954 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
Woody Sauldsberry FC 6-7 220 5 Texas Southern 1957 Rnd 8 Pick 5 United States
Gene Tormohlen FC 6-8 230 0 Tennessee 1959 Rnd 2 Pick 5 United States
Chico Vaughn G 6-2 190 0 Southern Illinois 1962 Rnd 4 Pick 1 United States
Gerry Ward G 6-4 195 0 Boston College 1963 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
Lenny Wilkens PG 6-1 180 2 Providence 1960 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States

1962-1963 St. Louis Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters L. Wilkens J. Barnhill C. Vaughn B. Pettit Z. Beaty
Rotation   B. Duffy M. Farmer B. Bridges P. Jordon
Rotation     C. Hagan G. Tormohlen  
Lim PT       W. Sauldsberry  

1962-1963 Western Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Los Angeles Lakers53-27-
2St. Louis Hawks48-325
3Detroit Pistons34-4619
4San Francisco Warriors31-4922
5Chicago Zephyrs25-5528

1962-1963 St. Louis Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Bob Pettit All-NBA First Team (1963)
Zelmo Beaty All-Rookie First Team (1963)
Bob Pettit Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1963)
Lenny Wilkens Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1963)

1962-1963 St. Louis Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Bob Pettit 79 39.1 28.4 15.1 3.1
Cliff Hagan 79 21.7 15.5 4.3 2.4
John Barnhill 77 35.0 11.7 4.7 4.2
Lenny Wilkens 75 34.3 11.8 5.4 5.1
Zelmo Beaty 80 24.0 10.2 8.3 1.1
Chico Vaughn 77 24.0 10.1 3.4 3.3
Mike Farmer 80 21.6 7.4 4.6 1.8
Phil Jordon 73 19.5 6.5 4.4 1.4
Barney Cable 42 15.8 6.1 3.1 1.0
Bill Bridges 27 13.9 6.1 5.3 0.9
Bob Duffy 42 10.4 3.7 0.9 2.0
Woody Sauldsberry 23 16.1 6.2 3.5 0.5
Bevo Nordmann 27 10.0 3.4 3.1 0.3
Nick Mantis 9 6.4 2.1 0.7 0.8
Gene Tormohlen 7 6.7 1.7 2.1 0.7

1962-1963 St. Louis Hawks Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

John Barnhill was selected as the #6 pick in the 11 Round of the 1959 NBA Draft by the St. Louis Hawks. John Barnhill signed a contract with the St. Louis Hawks on September 1, 1962.

Zelmo Beaty was selected as the #3 pick in the First Round of the 1962 NBA Draft by the St. Louis Hawks. Zelmo Beaty signed a contract with the St. Louis Hawks on September 1, 1962.

Bob Duffy was selected as the #3 pick in the Second Round of the 1962 NBA Draft by the St. Louis Hawks. Bob Duffy signed a multi-year contract with the St. Louis Hawks on September 1, 1962.

Bob Pettit was selected as the #2 pick in the First Round of the 1954 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Hawks. Bob Pettit signed a multi-year contract with the Milwaukee Hawks on July 17, 1954.

Chico Vaughn was selected as the #1 pick in the 4 Round of the 1962 NBA Draft by the St. Louis Hawks. Chico Vaughn signed a multi-year contract with the St. Louis Hawks on September 1, 1962.

Lenny Wilkens was selected as the #6 pick in the First Round of the 1960 NBA Draft by the St. Louis Hawks. Lenny Wilkens signed a multi-year contract with the St. Louis Hawks on September 1, 1960.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Bill Bridges, the #9 pick in the 3 Round of the 1961 NBA Draft, were acquired by the St. Louis Hawks from the Chicago Zephyrs on June 14, 1962. Bill Bridges signed a multi-year contract with the St. Louis Hawks on January 8, 1963.

Draft Rights to Cliff Hagan, the #6 pick in the 3 Round of the 1953 NBA Draft, were acquired by the St. Louis Hawks from the Boston Celtics on April 30, 1956. Cliff Hagan signed a multi-year contract with the St. Louis Hawks on September 1, 1956.

Acquired via Trade

Phil Jordon was acquired in a trade by the St. Louis Hawks from the Chicago Zephyrs on October 7, 1962.

Woody Sauldsberry was acquired in a trade by the St. Louis Hawks from the Philadelphia Warriors on October 17, 1960.

Acquired via Free Agency

Mike Farmer signed a contract as a free agent with the St. Louis Hawks on August 18, 1962.

Gene Tormohlen signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the St. Louis Hawks on September 1, 1962.