1965–66 San Francisco Warriors season

The 1965–66 NBA season was the Warriors' 20th season in the NBA and 4th in the San Francisco Bay Area.[1]

1965–66 San Francisco Warriors season
Head coach	Alex Hannum
Arena	San Francisco Civic Auditorium
Results
Record	35–45 (.438)
Place	Division: 4th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did Not Qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1965 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	1	Fred Hetzel	F	United States	Davidson
1	2	Rick Barry	F	United States	Miami (FL)
2	9	Will Frazier	F/C	United States	Grambling State
3	18	Keith Erickson	F	United States	UCLA
4	27	Warren Rustand	G	United States	Arizona
5	36	Eddie Jackson		United States	Oklahoma City
6	45	Jim Jarvis	G	United States	Oregon State
7	54	Dan Wolters		United States	California
8	54	Willie Cotton		United States	Central State

Roster

Roster listing

San Francisco Warriors roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From G 16 Attles, Al 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) North Carolina A&T F 24 Barry, Rick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Miami (FL) G/F 18 Erickson, Keith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) UCLA F 44 Hetzel, Fred 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Davidson F 32 McLemore, McCoy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Drake F 14 Meschery, Tom 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Saint Mary's G 15 Neumann, Paul 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Stanford F 34 Olsen, Bud 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Louisville G 7 Phillips, Gary 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Houston G 5 Rodgers, Guy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Temple F/C 42 Thurmond, Nate 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Bowling Green	Head coach Alex Hannum (Southern California) Assistant coach(es) George Lee (Michigan) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Western Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
x-Los Angeles Lakers	45	35	.563	–	28–11	13–21	4–3	29–11
x-Baltimore Bullets	38	42	.475	7	29–9	4–25	5–8	20–20
x-St. Louis Hawks	36	44	.450	9	22–10	6–22	8–12	19–21
San Francisco Warriors	35	45	.438	10	12–14	8–19	15–12	21–19
Detroit Pistons	22	58	.275	23	13–17	4–22	5–19	11–29

Record vs. opponents

1965-66 NBA Records
Team	BAL	BOS	CIN	DET	LAL	NYK	PHI	SFW	STL
Baltimore	—	3–7	3–7	5–5	4–6	7–3	5–5	4–6	7–3
Boston	7–3	—	5–5	6–4	7–3	10–0	4–6	8–2	7–3
Cincinnati	7–3	5–5	—	8–2	4–6	7–3	4–6	5–5	5–5
Detroit	5–5	4–6	2–8	—	2–8	2–8	3–7	2–8	2–8
Los Angeles	6–4	3–7	6–4	8–2	—	5–5	2–8	7–3	8–2
New York	3–7	0–10	3–7	8–2	5–5	—	2–8	5–5	4–6
Philadelphia	5–5	6–4	6–4	7–3	8–2	8–2	—	8–2	7–3
San Francisco	6–4	2–8	5–5	8–2	3–7	5–5	2–8	—	4–6
St. Louis	3–7	3–7	5–5	8–2	2–8	6–4	3–7	6–4	—

Awards and records

• Nate Thurmond, NBA All-Star Game
• Rick Barry, NBA All-Star Game
• Rick Barry, NBA Rookie of the Year Award
• Rick Barry, All-NBA First Team
• Rick Barry, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team
• Fred Hetzel, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

References

1. 1965–66 San Francisco Warriors