1963–64 San Francisco Warriors season

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

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

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.NameHeightWeightDOB (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

Roster

Regular season

Season standings
Western Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-San Francisco Warriors4832.600–25–1421–152–329–17
x-St. Louis Hawks4634.575227–1217–192–330–16
x-Los Angeles Lakers4238.525624–1215–213–524–22
Baltimore Bullets3149.3881720–198–213–916–24
Detroit Pistons2357.288259–216–258–1113–33
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1963–64 NBA records
Team BAL BOS CIN DET LAL NYK PHI GSW STL
Baltimore —1–92–87–33–77–35–53–73–7
Boston 9–1—5–77–16–310–210–25–37–2
Cincinnati 8–27–5—7–24–411–19–35–44–4
Detroit 3–71–72–7—5–74–53–53–92–10
Los Angeles 7–33–64–47–5—6–25–45–75–7
New York 3–72–101–115–42–6—4–81–84–4
Philadelphia 5–52–103–95–34–58–4—4–43–6
San Francisco 7–33–54–59–37–58–14–4—6–6
St. Louis 7–32–74–410–27–54–46–36–6—

Playoffs
1964 playoff game log
Division Finals: 4–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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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