Baltimore Bullets Regular Season Rosters

1964-1965 Baltimore Bullets Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Walt Bellamy C 6-11 225 3 Indiana 1961 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
Gary Bradds C 6-8 210 0 Ohio State 1964 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
Al Butler G 6-2 175 3 Niagara 1961 Rnd 2 Pick 8 United States
Bob Ferry FC 6-8 230 5 Saint Louis 1959 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Si Green G 6-2 185 7 Duquesne 1956 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
Charlie Hardnett F 6-8 225 2 Grambling State 1962 Rnd 3 Pick 3 United States
Wayne Hightower F 6-8 230 2 Kansas 1962 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
Gary Hill G 6-4 185 1 Oklahoma City 1963 Rnd 2 Pick 3 United States
Bailey Howell SF 6-7 210 5 Mississippi State 1959 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
Les Hunter F 6-7 210 0 Loyola (IL) 1964 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States
Gus Johnson FC 6-6 230 1 Idaho 1963 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States
Wali Jones G 6-2 180 0 Villanova 1964 Rnd 3 Pick 2 United States
Kevin Loughery SG 6-3 190 2 St. John's 1961 Rnd 11 Pick 1 United States
Don Ohl SG 6-3 190 4 Illinois 1958 Rnd 5 Pick 5 United States

1964-1965 Washington Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters D. Ohl K. Loughery B. Howell G. Johnson W. Bellamy
Rotation   W. Jones C. Hardnett B. Ferry  
Rotation   S. Green      
Lim PT   A. Butler L. Hunter   G. Bradds
Lim PT   G. Hill W. Hightower    

1964-1965 Western Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Los Angeles Lakers49-31-
2St. Louis Hawks45-354
3Baltimore Bullets37-4312
4Detroit Pistons31-4918
5San Francisco Warriors17-6332

1964-1965 Washington Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Gus Johnson All-NBA Second Team (1965)
Wali Jones All-Rookie First Team (1965)
Walt Bellamy Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1965)
Don Ohl Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1965)
Gus Johnson Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1965)

1964-1965 Washington Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Walt Bellamy 80 41.3 24.8 14.6 2.4
Bailey Howell 80 37.2 19.2 10.9 2.6
Don Ohl 77 36.6 18.4 4.4 3.2
Gus Johnson 76 38.1 18.6 13.0 3.6
Kevin Loughery 80 30.2 12.8 2.9 3.7
Bob Ferry 77 16.6 5.3 4.6 0.8
Wali Jones 77 16.2 5.3 1.8 2.6
Si Green 70 15.5 5.8 2.4 2.0
Wayne Hightower 27 18.9 6.7 6.4 0.6
Gary Bradds 41 8.2 3.3 2.0 0.5
Charlie Hardnett 20 10.0 3.6 3.9 0.1
Al Butler 25 6.9 2.4 0.8 0.5
Les Hunter 24 4.8 1.8 2.1 0.5
Gary Hill 3 5.0 0.0 0.3 0.3

1964-1965 Baltimore Bullets Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Walt Bellamy was selected as the #1 pick in the First Round of the 1961 NBA Draft by the Chicago Zephyrs. Walt Bellamy signed a multi-year contract with the Chicago Zephyrs on September 1, 1961.

Gary Bradds was selected as the #3 pick in the First Round of the 1964 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards. Gary Bradds signed a multi-year contract with the Washington Wizards on September 1, 1964.

Gus Johnson was selected as the #2 pick in the Second Round of the 1963 NBA Draft by the Chicago Zephyrs. Gus Johnson signed a multi-year contract with the Washington Wizards on September 1, 1963.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Les Hunter, the #2 pick in the Second Round of the 1964 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Washington Wizards from the Detroit Pistons on June 9, 1964. Les Hunter signed a contract with the Washington Wizards on September 1, 1964.

Draft Rights to Wali Jones, the #2 pick in the 3 Round of the 1964 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Washington Wizards from the Detroit Pistons on June 9, 1964. Wali Jones signed a multi-year contract with the Washington Wizards on September 1, 1964.

Acquired via Trade

Al Butler was acquired in a trade by the Washington Wizards from the New York Knicks on October 17, 1964.

Bob Ferry was acquired in a trade by the Washington Wizards from the Detroit Pistons on June 9, 1964.

Si Green was acquired in a trade by the Chicago Zephyrs from the St. Louis Hawks on November 23, 1961.

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

Wayne Hightower was acquired in a trade by the Washington Wizards from the Golden State Warriors on February 3, 1965.

Bailey Howell was acquired in a trade by the Washington Wizards from the Detroit Pistons on June 9, 1964.

Kevin Loughery was acquired in a trade by the Washington Wizards from the Detroit Pistons on October 28, 1963.

Don Ohl was acquired in a trade by the Washington Wizards from the Detroit Pistons on June 9, 1964.

Acquired via Waiver Claim

Gary Hill was claimed off of the waiver wire by the Washington Wizards from the Golden State Warriors on November 10, 1964.

1964-1965 Baltimore Bullets Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Abe Pollin Owner 1964-1965 N/A
Buddy Jeannette Head Coach 1966-1967 General Manager (Washington Wizards, 1965 to 1968)
Paul Hoffman General Manager 1963-1964 N/A