1951–52 Philadelphia Warriors season

1951–52 Philadelphia Warriors season
Head coach	Edward Gottlieb
Arena	Philadelphia Arena
Results
Record	33–33 (.500)
Place	Division: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East Division Semifinals (eliminated 1–2)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1951–52 NBA season was the Warriors' 6th season in the NBA.^[1]

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1951 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
x-Syracuse Nationals	40	26	.606	-	26-7	12-18	2-1	21-15
x-Boston Celtics	39	27	.591	1	22-7	10-19	7-1	22-14
x-New York Knicks	37	29	.561	3	21-4	12-22	4-3	23-13
x-Philadelphia Warriors	33	33	.500	7	24-7	6–25	3-1	14-22
Baltimore Bullets	20	46	.303	20	17-15	2–22	1-9	10-26

x – clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

East Division Semifinals

(1) Syracuse Nationals vs. (4) Philadelphia Warriors: Nationals win series 2-1

Game 1 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 102, Philadelphia 83
Game 2 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 100, Syracuse 95
Game 3 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 84, Philadelphia 73

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Awards and records

References

↑ 1951–52 Philadelphia Warriors

Golden State Warriors

Formerly the Philadelphia Warriors (1946–1962) and the San Francisco Warriors (1962–1971) Founded in 1946 Based in Oakland, California

Franchise	Franchise Team history All-time roster Draft history Seasons Head coaches Current season

Arenas	Philadelphia Arena Philadelphia Convention Hall Cow Palace San Francisco Civic Auditorium War Memorial Gymnasium (University of San Francisco) San Jose Arena Oracle Arena Chase Center

General managers	Tyrell Gottlieb Feerick Vertlieb Stirling Attles Nelson Twardzik St. Jean Mullin Riley Myers

D-League affiliate	Santa Cruz Warriors

Retired numbers	13 14 16 17 24 42

Hall of Famers	Paul Arizin Rick Barry Wilt Chamberlain Joe Fulks Tom Gola Neil Johnston Jerry Lucas Chris Mullin Mitch Richmond Don Nelson Robert Parish Andy Phillip Ralph Sampson Nate Thurmond Jamaal Wilkes

NBA Championships (4)	1947 1956 1975 2015

Conference Championships (7)	1947 1948 1956 1964 1967 1975 2015

Culture	Wilt the Stilt 100 point game Nate the Great Nellie Ball Run TMC We Believe The Sleepy Floyd game Latrell Sprewell chokes P.J. Carlesimo Splash Brothers Warrior Girls

Media	TV Comcast SportsNet Bay Area Radio KNBR/KTCT Announcers Bob Fitzgerald Jim Barnett Tim Roye

Philadelphia/San Francisco/Golden State Warriors seasons

1940s

1946–47

1950s

1955–56

1960s

1970s

1974–75

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2014–15

Bold indicates NBA Finals victory

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