1963–64 San Francisco Warriors season

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1963–64 San Francisco Warriors season
Division champions
Head coachAlex Hannum
ArenaCow Palace
Results
Record48–32 (.600)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Western)
Playoff finishNBA Finals
(Lost to Celtics 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKRON-TV
RadioKSFO
< 1962–63 1964–65 >

The 1963–64 NBA season was the Warriors' 18th season in the NBA and second in San Francisco.[1]

The Warriors were led by superstar center Wilt Chamberlain, aided by rookie draft pick Nate Thurmond as well as veterans Tom Meschery and Al Attles, and were coached by newcomer Alex Hannum. The Warriors won 48 games and advanced to the NBA Finals in its second season as a San Francisco team. They were ousted in five by the Boston Celtics in the NBA Championship.

Roster[]

1963–64 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) 1936–11–07 North Carolina A&T
C 13 Chamberlain, Wilt 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1936–08–21 Kansas
F 55 Hightower, Wayne 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1940–01–14 Kansas
G 12 Hill, Gary 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1941–10–07 Oklahoma City
G/F 9 Lee, George 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1936–11–23 Michigan
F 14 Meschery, Tom 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1938–10–26 Saint Mary's
G 7 Phillips, Gary 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1939–12–07 Houston
G 5 Rodgers, Guy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1935–09–01 Temple
F 17 Sears, Kenny 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1933–08–17 Santa Clara
F/C 42 Thurmond, Nate 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1941–07–25 Bowling Green
F 15 Windsor, John 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1940–04–03 Stanford
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Western Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-San Francisco Warriors 48 32 .600 – 25–14 21–15 2–3 29–17
x-St. Louis Hawks 46 34 .575 2 27–12 17–19 2–3 30–16
x-Los Angeles Lakers 42 38 .525 6 24–12 15–21 3–5 24–22
Baltimore Bullets 31 49 .388 17 20–19 8–21 3–9 16–24
Detroit Pistons 23 57 .288 25 9–21 6–25 8–11 13–33
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents[]

1963–64 NBA records
Team BAL BOS CIN DET LAL NYK PHI GSW STL
Baltimore – 1–9 2–8 7–3 3–7 7–3 5–5 3–7 3–7
Boston 9–1 – 5–7 7–1 6–3 10–2 10–2 5–3 7–2
Cincinnati 8–2 7–5 – 7–2 4–4 11–1 9–3 5–4 4–4
Detroit 3–7 1–7 2–7 – 5–7 4–5 3–5 3–9 2–10
Los Angeles 7–3 3–6 4–4 7–5 – 6–2 5–4 5–7 5–7
New York 3–7 2–10 1–11 5–4 2–6 – 4–8 1–8 4–4
Philadelphia 5–5 2–10 3–9 5–3 4–5 8–4 – 4–4 3–6
San Francisco 7–3 3–5 4–5 9–3 7–5 8–1 4–4 – 6–6
St. Louis 7–3 2–7 4–4 10–2 7–5 4–4 6–3 6–6 —

Playoffs[]

1964 playoff game log
Division Finals: 4–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 1 St. Louis L 111–116 Wilt Chamberlain (37) — — Cow Palace
5,231 		0–1
2 April 3 St. Louis W 120–85 Wilt Chamberlain (28) — — Cow Palace
9,063 		1–1
3 April 5 @ St. Louis L 109–113 Wilt Chamberlain (46) — — Kiel Auditorium
10,163 		1–2
4 April 8 @ St. Louis W 111–109 Wilt Chamberlain (36) — — Kiel Auditorium
10,118 		2–2
5 April 10 St. Louis W 121–97 Wilt Chamberlain (50) Chamberlain, Thurmond (15) — Cow Palace
10,628 		3–2
6 April 12 @ St. Louis L 95–123 Wilt Chamberlain (34) — — Kiel Auditorium
8,967 		3–3
7 April 16 St. Louis W 105–95 Wilt Chamberlain (39) Wilt Chamberlain (30) Guy Rodgers (8) Cow Palace
8,923 		4–3
NBA Finals: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 18 @ Boston L 96–108 Wilt Chamberlain (22) Wilt Chamberlain (23) Guy Rodgers (8) Boston Garden
13,909 		0–1
2 April 20 @ Boston L 101–124 Wilt Chamberlain (32) Wilt Chamberlain (25) Phillips, Rodgers (4) Boston Garden
13,909 		0–2
3 April 22 Boston W 115–91 Wilt Chamberlain (35) Wilt Chamberlain (25) Guy Rodgers (7) Cow Palace
10,981 		1–2
4 April 24 Boston L 95–98 Wilt Chamberlain (27) Wilt Chamberlain (38) Guy Rodgers (6) Cow Palace
14,862 		1–3
5 April 26 @ Boston L 99–105 Wilt Chamberlain (30) Wilt Chamberlain (27) Guy Rodgers (7) Boston Garden
13,909 		1–4
1964 schedule

Awards and records[]

References[]

  1. ^ 1963–64 San Francisco Warriors
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