St. Louis Hawks Regular Season Rosters

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1965-1966 St. Louis Hawks Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
John Barnhill G 6-1 180 3 Tennessee State 1959 Rnd 11 Pick 6 United States
Zelmo Beaty FC 6-9 225 3 Prairie View A&M 1962 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
Bill Bridges FC 6-6 228 3 Kansas 1961 Rnd 3 Pick 9 United States
Joe Caldwell GF 6-5 195 1 Arizona State 1964 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
Mike Farmer F 6-7 210 6 San Francisco 1958 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
Richie Guerin SG 6-4 195 9 Iona 1954 Rnd 2 Pick 8 United States
Cliff Hagan GF 6-4 210 9 Kentucky 1953 Rnd 3 Pick 6 United States
Jeff Mullins GF 6-4 190 1 Duke 1964 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
Paul Silas PF 6-7 225 1 Creighton 1964 Rnd 2 Pick 3 United States
Rod Thorn G 6-4 195 2 West Virginia 1963 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
Gene Tormohlen FC 6-8 230 2 Tennessee 1959 Rnd 2 Pick 5 United States
John Tresvant PF 6-7 215 1 Seattle 1964 Rnd 5 Pick 6 United States
Chico Vaughn G 6-2 190 3 Southern Illinois 1962 Rnd 4 Pick 1 United States
Jim Washington PF 6-6 210 0 Villanova 1965 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
Lenny Wilkens PG 6-1 180 5 Providence 1960 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States

1965-1966 St. Louis Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters L. Wilkens R. Guerin C. Hagan B. Bridges Z. Beaty
Rotation     J. Mullins P. Silas  
Rotation       G. Tormohlen  
Lim PT   R. Thorn M. Farmer J. Washington  
Lim PT     J. Caldwell    

1965-1966 Western Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Los Angeles Lakers45-35-
2Baltimore Bullets38-427
3St. Louis Hawks36-449
4San Francisco Warriors35-4510
5Detroit Pistons22-5823

1965-1966 St. Louis Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Zelmo Beaty Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1966)

1965-1966 St. Louis Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Zelmo Beaty 80 38.4 20.7 13.6 1.6
Lenny Wilkens 69 39.0 18.0 4.7 6.2
Richie Guerin 80 29.5 14.9 3.9 4.8
Cliff Hagan 74 25.0 13.7 3.2 2.2
Bill Bridges 78 34.3 13.0 12.2 2.7
Joe Caldwell 46 24.8 14.2 5.3 1.3
Rod Thorn 46 20.1 8.8 2.4 1.8
Jim Washington 65 17.0 5.9 5.4 0.7
Gene Tormohlen 71 10.9 4.8 4.4 0.8
John Barnhill 31 22.3 8.5 2.9 2.7
Jeff Mullins 44 13.3 5.8 1.6 1.5
Chico Vaughn 19 23.4 10.0 2.4 1.9
Paul Silas 46 12.7 3.8 5.1 0.5
John Tresvant 15 14.2 6.7 5.7 0.7
Mike Farmer 9 8.8 3.3 2.0 0.7

1965-1966 St. Louis Hawks Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

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. Zelmo Beaty re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the St. Louis Hawks on July 24, 1963.

Jeff Mullins was selected as the #5 pick in the First Round of the 1964 NBA Draft by the St. Louis Hawks. Jeff Mullins signed a multi-year contract with the St. Louis Hawks on September 1, 1964.

Paul Silas was selected as the #3 pick in the Second Round of the 1964 NBA Draft by the St. Louis Hawks. Paul Silas signed a multi-year contract with the St. Louis Hawks on May 4, 1964.

Jim Washington was selected as the #6 pick in the First Round of the 1965 NBA Draft by the St. Louis Hawks. Jim Washington signed a multi-year contract with the St. Louis Hawks on September 1, 1965.

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

Joe Caldwell was acquired in a trade by the St. Louis Hawks from the Detroit Pistons on December 29, 1965.

Richie Guerin was acquired in a trade by the St. Louis Hawks from the New York Knicks on October 20, 1963.

Rod Thorn was acquired in a trade by the St. Louis Hawks from the Detroit Pistons on December 24, 1965.

Acquired via Free Agency

Mike Farmer signed a contract with the St. Louis Hawks on August 18, 1962. Mike Farmer re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the St. Louis Hawks on August 30, 1963. Mike Farmer re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the St. Louis Hawks on August 12, 1965.

Gene Tormohlen signed a multi-year contract with the St. Louis Hawks on September 1, 1962. Gene Tormohlen re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the St. Louis Hawks on August 28, 1965.