1963–64 San Francisco Warriors season

1963–64 San Francisco Warriors season
Western Division Champions
Head coach	Alex Hannum
Arena	Cow Palace
Results
Record	48–32 (.600)
Place	Division: 1st (Western)
Playoff finish	NBA Finals (eliminated 1–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1963-64 NBA season was the Warriors' 18th season in the NBA and 2nd in San Francisco.^[1]

Roster

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 C 13 Chamberlain, Wilt 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Kansas F 55 Hightower, Wayne 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Kansas G 12 Hill, Gary 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Oklahoma City G/F 9 Lee, George 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Michigan F 14 Meschery, Tom 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Saint Mary's 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 17 Sears, Kenny 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Santa Clara F/C 42 Thurmond, Nate 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Bowling Green F 15 Windsor, John 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Stanford	Head coach Alex Hannum (Southern California) 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-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

Playoffs

West Division Semifinals

The Warriors had a division semifinal bye.

West Division Finals

(1) San Francisco Warriors vs. (2) St. Louis Hawks: Warriors win series 4–3

• Game 1 @ San Francisco: St. Louis 116, San Francisco 111
• Game 2 @ San Francisco: San Francisco 120, St. Louis 85
• Game 3 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 113, San Francisco 109
• Game 4 @ St. Louis: San Francisco 111, St. Louis 109
• Game 5 @ San Francisco: San Francisco 121, St. Louis 97
• Game 6 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 123, San Francisco 95
• Game 7 @ San Francisco: San Francisco 105, St. Louis 95

NBA Finals

(E1) Boston Celtics vs. (W1) San Francisco Warriors: Celtics win series 4–1

• Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 108, San Francisco 96
• Game 2 @ Boston: Boston 124, San Francisco 101
• Game 3 @ San Francisco: San Francisco 115, Boston 91
• Game 4 @ San Francisco: Boston 98, San Francisco 95
• Game 5 @ Boston: Boston 105, San Francisco 99

Awards and records

• Wilt Chamberlain: NBA All-Star Game, NBA Scoring Champion, All-NBA First Team
• Alex Hannum: NBA Coach of the Year Award
• Nate Thurmond, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

References

1. 1963–64 San Francisco Warriors