Baltimore Bullets Regular Season Rosters

1963-1964 Baltimore Bullets Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Walt Bellamy C 6-11 225 2 Indiana 1961 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
Barney Cable F 6-7 175 5 Bradley 1958 Rnd 2 Pick 3 United States
Larry Comley F 6-5 210 0 Kansas State 1961 Rnd 10 Pick 8 United States
Terry Dischinger GF 6-7 189 1 Purdue 1962 Rnd 2 Pick 1 United States
Bob Ferry FC 6-8 230 4 Saint Louis 1959 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Si Green G 6-2 185 6 Duquesne 1956 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
Charlie Hardnett F 6-8 225 1 Grambling State 1962 Rnd 3 Pick 3 United States
Paul Hogue C 6-9 240 1 Cincinnati 1962 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
Bailey Howell SF 6-7 210 4 Mississippi State 1959 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
Gus Johnson FC 6-6 230 0 Idaho 1963 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States
Don Kojis SF 6-3 202 0 Marquette 1961 Rnd 2 Pick 12 United States
Kevin Loughery SG 6-3 190 1 St. John's 1961 Rnd 11 Pick 1 United States
Don Ohl SG 6-3 190 3 Illinois 1958 Rnd 5 Pick 5 United States
Mel Peterson GF 6-4 185 0 Wheaton (IL) 1960 Rnd 11 Pick 4 United States
Gene Shue G 6-2 170 9 Maryland 1954 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
Roger Strickland F 6-5 200 0 Jacksonville 1962 Rnd 4 Pick 9 United States
Rod Thorn G 6-4 195 0 West Virginia 1963 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States

1963-1964 Washington Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters S. Green R. Thorn T. Dischinger G. Johnson W. Bellamy
Rotation   G. Shue B. Cable    
Rotation     D. Kojis    
Rotation     C. Hardnett    
Rotation     L. Comley    
Lim PT   K. Loughery R. Strickland   P. Hogue
Lim PT     M. Peterson    

1963-1964 Western Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1San Francisco Warriors48-32-
2St. Louis Hawks46-342
3Los Angeles Lakers42-386
4Baltimore Bullets31-4917
5Detroit Pistons23-5725

1963-1964 Washington Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Rod Thorn All-Rookie First Team (1964)
Gus Johnson All-Rookie First Team (1964)
Walt Bellamy Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1964)
Terry Dischinger Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1964)

1963-1964 Washington Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Walt Bellamy 80 42.4 27.0 17.0 1.6
Terry Dischinger 80 35.2 20.8 8.3 2.0
Gus Johnson 78 36.5 17.3 13.6 2.2
Rod Thorn 75 34.6 14.4 4.8 3.7
Si Green 75 27.5 10.3 3.8 2.9
Kevin Loughery 65 22.4 9.2 2.1 2.8
Don Kojis 78 14.7 6.3 4.0 0.7
Charlie Hardnett 66 9.3 4.5 3.8 0.4
Barney Cable 71 15.8 3.7 4.2 0.7
Gene Shue 47 20.5 4.2 2.0 3.2
Bill McGill 6 7.8 5.2 2.7 0.0
Larry Comley 12 7.4 2.1 1.6 1.0
Larry Staverman 6 16.5 2.7 2.2 0.3
Paul Hogue 9 6.4 0.8 1.8 0.1
Mel Peterson 2 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0
Roger Strickland 1 4.0 2.0 0.0 0.0

1963-1964 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.

Larry Comley was selected as the #8 pick in the 10 Round of the 1961 NBA Draft by the Chicago Zephyrs. Larry Comley signed a contract with the Washington Wizards on September 1, 1963.

Terry Dischinger was selected as the #1 pick in the Second Round of the 1962 NBA Draft by the Chicago Zephyrs. Terry Dischinger signed a multi-year contract with the Chicago Zephyrs on September 1, 1962.

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.

Don Kojis was selected as the #12 pick in the Second Round of the 1961 NBA Draft by the Chicago Zephyrs. Don Kojis signed a multi-year contract with the Washington Wizards on September 1, 1963.

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

Acquired via Trade

Barney Cable was acquired in a trade by the Chicago Zephyrs from the St. Louis Hawks on January 30, 1963.

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.

Paul Hogue was acquired in a trade by the Washington Wizards from the New York Knicks on October 28, 1963.

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

Gene Shue was acquired in a trade by the Washington Wizards from the New York Knicks on October 28, 1963.

Acquired via Waiver Claim

Roger Strickland was claimed off of the waiver wire by the Washington Wizards from the Los Angeles Lakers on October 1, 1963.

Acquired via Free Agency

Mel Peterson signed a contract as a free agent with the Washington Wizards on September 15, 1963.

1963-1964 Baltimore Bullets Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Slick Leonard Head Coach 1963-1964 Head Coach (Chicago Bulls, 1962 to 1963)
Paul Hoffman General Manager 1963-1964 N/A