Baltimore Bullets Regular Season Rosters

1965-1966 Baltimore Bullets Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Jim Barnes FC 6-8 210 1 UTEP 1964 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
Johnny Egan PG 5-11 180 4 Providence 1961 Rnd 2 Pick 3 United States
Bob Ferry FC 6-8 230 6 Saint Louis 1959 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Johnny Green SF 6-5 200 6 Michigan State 1959 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
Wayne Hightower F 6-8 230 3 Kansas 1962 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
Bailey Howell SF 6-7 210 6 Mississippi State 1959 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
Gus Johnson FC 6-6 230 2 Idaho 1963 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States
Red Kerr FC 6-9 230 11 Illinois 1954 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
Kevin Loughery SG 6-3 190 3 St. John's 1961 Rnd 11 Pick 1 United States
Don Ohl SG 6-3 190 5 Illinois 1958 Rnd 5 Pick 5 United States
Jerry Sloan GF 6-5 195 0 Evansville 1964 Rnd 3 Pick 3 United States
Ben Warley F 6-5 200 3 Tennessee State 1960 Rnd 4 Pick 3 United States

1965-1966 Washington Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters D. Ohl J. Sloan B. Howell B. Ferry R. Kerr
Rotation   K. Loughery      
Lim PT J. Egan   B. Warley G. Johnson  
Lim PT     W. Hightower J. Barnes  
Lim PT     J. Green    

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 Washington Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Gus Johnson All-NBA Second Team (1966)
Bailey Howell Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1966)
Don Ohl Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1966)

1965-1966 Washington Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Don Ohl 73 36.2 20.6 3.8 4.0
Bailey Howell 78 29.8 17.5 9.9 2.0
Kevin Loughery 74 33.2 18.2 3.1 4.8
Johnny Green 72 20.0 11.3 7.9 1.3
Jim Barnes 66 29.2 12.1 10.3 1.3
Red Kerr 71 24.9 11.0 8.3 3.2
Gus Johnson 41 31.3 16.5 13.3 2.8
Johnny Egan 69 23.0 9.8 2.6 3.8
Bob Ferry 66 18.6 7.3 5.1 1.7
Jerry Sloan 59 16.1 5.7 3.9 1.9
Ben Warley 56 13.7 5.2 3.8 0.4
Wayne Hightower 24 19.2 7.6 5.5 1.5
Walt Bellamy 8 33.5 19.0 12.8 2.2
Willie Somerset 8 12.2 5.6 1.9 1.1
Gary Bradds 3 5.0 2.3 2.7 0.3
Thales McReynolds 5 5.6 0.6 1.2 0.2

1965-1966 Baltimore Bullets Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

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.

Jerry Sloan was selected as the #3 pick in the 3 Round of the 1964 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards. Jerry Sloan signed a multi-year contract with the Washington Wizards on September 1, 1965.

Acquired via Trade

Jim Barnes was acquired in a trade by the Washington Wizards from the New York Knicks on November 1, 1965.

Johnny Egan was acquired in a trade by the Washington Wizards from the New York Knicks on November 1, 1965.

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

Johnny Green was acquired in a trade by the Washington Wizards from the New York Knicks on November 1, 1965.

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.

Red Kerr was acquired in a trade by the Washington Wizards from the Philadelphia Sixers on September 22, 1965.

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.

Ben Warley was acquired in a trade by the Washington Wizards from the Philadelphia Sixers on October 27, 1965.

1965-1966 Baltimore Bullets Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Abe Pollin Owner 1964-1965 N/A
Paul Seymour Head Coach 1965-1966 Head Coach (Atlanta Hawks, 1960 to 1962)
Buddy Jeannette General Manager 1965-1966 Head Coach (Washington Wizards, 1964 to 1965)