1963–64 San Francisco Warriors season

1963–64 San Francisco Warriors season
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 at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	KRON-TV
Radio	KSFO

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

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 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 Alex Hannum (USC) Legend (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 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

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