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NBA team season

NBA professional basketball team season
1965–66 San Francisco Warriors season
Head coachAlex Hannum
ArenaSan Francisco Civic Auditorium
Results
Record35–45 (.438)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
< 1964–65 1966–67 >

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

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

San Francisco Warriors roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB 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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured 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 —

Game log

1965–66 Game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 October 15 Los Angeles 122–115 Paul Neumann (26) 0–1
2 October 19 @ Cincinnati 100–99 Rick Barry (25) 1–1
3 October 23 @ Baltimore 123–108 Guy Rodgers (37) 2–1
4 October 29 New York 100–110 Guy Rodgers (24) 3–1
5 October 30 @ Los Angeles 124–122 Nate Thurmond (27) 4–1
6 October 31 New York 104–103 Rick Barry (33) 4–2
7 November 3 @ Cincinnati 108–122 Rick Barry (32) 4–3
8 November 4 N Philadelphia 121–119 Nate Thurmond (30) 5–3
9 November 5 @ Philadelphia 115–133 Rick Barry (25) 5–4
10 November 6 Detroit 100–110 Tom Meschery (26) 6–4
11 November 9 Detroit 102–107 Paul Neumann (23) 7–4
12 November 11 N Philadelphia 101–109 Rick Barry (32) 7–5
13 November 12 @ Detroit 103–102 Nate Thurmond (24) 8–5
14 November 13 @ St. Louis 113–138 Al Attles (16) 8–6
15 November 15 N Baltimore 123–112 Guy Rodgers (39) 9–6
16 November 16 Boston 108–105 Neumann, Rodgers (21) 9–7
17 November 19 @ Los Angeles 124–135 Guy Rodgers (47) 9–8
18 November 20 N Los Angeles 117–133 Guy Rodgers (23) 9–9
19 November 22 N St. Louis 108–112 Guy Rodgers (39) 10–9
20 November 23 @ New York 134–125 Guy Rodgers (46) 11–9
21 November 25 @ St. Louis 113–119 Guy Rodgers (37) 11–10
22 November 26 Philadelphia 132–120 Guy Rodgers (37) 11–11
23 November 27 Philadelphia 124–117 Tom Meschery (27) 11–12
24 December 2 N Cincinnati 125–119 Nate Thurmond (24) 12–12
25 December 5 N St. Louis 113–99 Rick Barry (30) 12–13
26 December 8 @ Detroit 113–115 Nate Thurmond (36) 12–14
27 December 9 N Cincinnati 110–109 Rick Barry (26) 13–14
28 December 10 @ Baltimore 127–145 Nate Thurmond (26) 13–15
29 December 11 @ Boston 106–143 Barry, Thurmond (19) 13–16
30 December 14 @ New York 137–141 Rick Barry (57) 13–17
31 December 15 N St. Louis 113–128 Guy Rodgers (37) 14–17
32 December 17 St. Louis 103–102 Rick Barry (23) 14–18
33 December 18 Philadelphia 120–116 (OT) Guy Rodgers (26) 14–19
34 December 19 @ Los Angeles 120–132 Guy Rodgers (33) 14–20
35 December 20 Philadelphia 118–124 Rick Barry (37) 15–20
36 December 22 N Detroit 114–104 Barry, Thurmond (21) 16–20
37 December 25 @ Cincinnati 113–119 Guy Rodgers (24) 16–21
38 December 26 @ Philadelphia 107–121 Guy Rodgers (31) 16–22
39 December 28 N Detroit 120–107 Rick Barry (29) 17–22
40 December 29 @ Baltimore 111–144 Rick Barry (19) 17–23
41 December 30 N Boston 113–116 Guy Rodgers (23) 17–24
42 January 2 N Detroit 136–113 Rick Barry (43) 18–24
43 January 4 N Baltimore 122–111 Rick Barry (29) 19–24
44 January 5 N New York 118–117 Rick Barry (37) 20–24
45 January 7 Boston 115–114 Rick Barry (26) 20–25
46 January 8 Boston 124–96 Nate Thurmond (19) 20–26
47 January 12 New York 114–122 Tom Meschery (22) 21–26
48 January 14 Los Angeles 118–110 Guy Rodgers (33) 21–27
49 January 21 @ Los Angeles 120–109 Nate Thurmond (36) 22–27
50 January 24 N Cincinnati 112–135 Rick Barry (31) 22–28
51 January 25 @ St. Louis 107–142 Fred Hetzel (27) 22–29
52 January 26 N New York 103–115 Rick Barry (25) 22–30
53 January 28 @ St. Louis 114–104 Rick Barry (38) 23–30
54 January 29 Baltimore 95–108 Rick Barry (38) 24–30
55 January 31 Baltimore 118–131 Rick Barry (29) 25–30
56 February 1 Cincinnati 125–127 Rick Barry (37) 26–30
57 February 6 N Cincinnati 116–117 Rick Barry (43) 26–31
58 February 7 N Boston 107–112 Rick Barry (31) 26–32
59 February 8 N Detroit 113–103 Rick Barry (36) 27–32
60 February 10 N Boston 128–117 Rick Barry (36) 28–32
61 February 11 @ Boston 96–99 Nate Thurmond (34) 28–33
62 February 12 @ Baltimore 127–136 Rick Barry (34) 28–34
63 February 14 N New York 125–138 Paul Neumann (26) 28–35
64 February 16 N New York 108–112 Rick Barry (21) 28–36
65 February 18 Boston 106–128 Rick Barry (33) 29–36
66 February 19 Philadelphia 123–119 Rick Barry (40) 29–37
67 February 22 Boston 116–108 Rick Barry (32) 29–38
68 February 25 Cincinnati 119–125 Rick Barry (42) 30–38
69 February 26 Cincinnati 112–103 Rick Barry (31) 30–39
70 March 1 @ New York 114–112 Rick Barry (27) 31–39
71 March 2 @ Detroit 118–131 Rick Barry (21) 31–40
72 March 3 @ Philadelphia 125–135 Fred Hetzel (35) 31–41
73 March 5 Los Angeles 125–123 Rick Barry (29) 31–42
74 March 8 N Baltimore 109–130 Rick Barry (25) 31–43
75 March 9 N Baltimore 125–115 Rick Barry (26) 32–43
76 March 13 N Detroit 121–119 Guy Rodgers (24) 33–43
77 March 15 N St. Louis 110–109 Rick Barry (41) 33–44
78 March 17 St. Louis 112–116 Rick Barry (39) 34–44
79 March 19 Los Angeles 119–125 Rick Barry (43) 35–44
80 March 20 @ Los Angeles 112–124 Rick Barry (31) 35–45

Awards and records

References

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