1962–63 San Francisco Warriors season

1962–63 San Francisco Warriors season
Head coachBob Feerick
ArenaCow Palace
Results
Record31–49 (.388)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
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The 1962–63 NBA season was the Warriors' 17th season in the NBA and 1st in the San Francisco Bay Area.[1] During the start of their regular season, they began with a 7–3 record (including three straight overtime games from October 26–28) before having an eleven-game losing streak from late November to early December that they would never recover from.

Offseason

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
C 13 Chamberlain, Wilt 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Kansas
F 17 Fedor, Dave 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Florida State
F 11 Gunther, Dave 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Iowa
F 55 Hightower, Wayne 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Kansas
G/F 12 LaCour, Fred 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) San Francisco
G/F 9 Lee, George 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Michigan
F 12 Luckenbill, Ted 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Houston
F 14 Meschery, Tom 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Saint Mary's
F 43 Montgomery, Howie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Texas–Pan American
F 71 Naulls, Willie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) UCLA
G 34 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
G 7 White, Hubie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Villanova
Head coach
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 53 27 .663 – 27–7 20–17 6–3 33–13
x-St. Louis Hawks 48 32 .600 5 30–7 13–18 5–7 29–17
x-Detroit Pistons 34 46 .425 19 14–16 8–19 12–11 19–27
San Francisco Warriors 31 49 .388 22 13–20 11–25 7–4 18–28
Chicago Zephyrs 25 55 .313 28 17–17 3–23 5–15 13–27
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1962-63 NBA Records
Team BOS CHI CIN DET LAL NYK SFW STL SYR
Boston – 8–2 9–3 8–0 4–5 10–2 8–1 5–3 6–6
Chicago 2–8 – 4–6 3–7 3–7 4–6 4–6 3–7 2–8
Cincinnati 3–9 6–4 – 4–4 3–6 10–2 6–3 3–5 7–5
Detroit 0–8 7–3 4–4 – 1–11 8–1 7–5 4–8 3–6
Los Angeles 5–4 7–3 6–3 11–1 – 5–3 8–4 7–5 4–4
New York 2–10 6–4 2–10 1–8 3–5 – 2–6 3–6 2–10
San Francisco 1–8 6–4 3–6 5–7 4–8 6–2 – 3–9 3–5
St. Louis 3–5 7–3 5–3 8–4 5–7 6–3 9–3 – 5–4
Syracuse 6–6 8–2 5–7 6–3 4–4 10–2 5–3 4–5 —

Game log

1962–63 Game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 October 23 Detroit 113–140 Wilt Chamberlain (56) 1–0
2 October 26 Detroit 131–132 (OT) Wilt Chamberlain (50) 2–0
3 October 27 @ Chicago 129–126 (OT) Wilt Chamberlain (46) 3–0
4 October 28 @ Cincinnati 130–131 (OT) Wilt Chamberlain (53) 3–1
5 October 30 New York 106–125 Wilt Chamberlain (59) 4–1
6 November 2 New York 121–143 Wilt Chamberlain (44) 5–1
7 November 3 @ Los Angeles 115–127 Wilt Chamberlain (72) 5–2
8 November 7 Los Angeles 132–108 Wilt Chamberlain (38) 5–3
9 November 9 Chicago 126–134 Wilt Chamberlain (54) 6–3
10 November 10 Chicago 108–113 Wilt Chamberlain (57) 7–3
11 November 13 @ St. Louis 100–132 Wilt Chamberlain (45) 7–4
12 November 14 @ Detroit 115–123 Wilt Chamberlain (49) 7–5
13 November 16 @ New York 127–111 Wilt Chamberlain (73) 8–5
14 November 17 @ Boston 109–127 Wilt Chamberlain (45) 8–6
15 November 18 @ Cincinnati 120–132 Wilt Chamberlain (59) 8–7
16 November 21 Cincinnati 143–139 Wilt Chamberlain (61) 8–8
17 November 23 Los Angeles 129–124 Wilt Chamberlain (53) 8–9
18 November 25 Cincinnati 128–115 Wilt Chamberlain (41) 8–10
19 November 27 Chicago 115–107 Wilt Chamberlain (37) 8–11
20 November 29 St. Louis 128–121 Wilt Chamberlain (53) 8–12
21 December 2 St. Louis 122–116 Wilt Chamberlain (59) 8–13
22 December 7 @ Detroit 116–123 Wilt Chamberlain (51) 8–14
23 December 8 @ St. Louis 129–145 Wilt Chamberlain (39) 8–15
24 December 9 @ Chicago 102–110 Wilt Chamberlain (29) 8–16
25 December 11 Syracuse 124–136 Wilt Chamberlain (61) 9–16
26 December 14 Los Angeles 120–118 Wilt Chamberlain (63) 9–17
27 December 15 @ Los Angeles 104–113 Wilt Chamberlain (24) 9–18
28 December 16 Syracuse 144–137 Wilt Chamberlain (43) 9–19
29 December 18 St. Louis 110–130 Wilt Chamberlain (61) 10–19
30 December 21 @ Detroit 122–113 Wilt Chamberlain (52) 11–19
31 December 22 @ Syracuse 123–118 Wilt Chamberlain (39) 12–19
32 December 25 N St. Louis 91–94 Wilt Chamberlain (32) 13–19
33 December 26 @ Boston 113–116 Wilt Chamberlain (43) 13–20
34 December 27 N Boston 102–108 Wilt Chamberlain (32) 13–21
35 December 28 N Syracuse 117–124 Wilt Chamberlain (36) 14–21
36 December 29 @ New York 114–109 Wilt Chamberlain (33) 15–21
37 January 2 Boston 135–120 (OT) Chamberlain, Lee (23) 15–22
38 January 4 @ Cincinnati 129–130 Wilt Chamberlain (45) 15–23
39 January 5 @ Chicago 127–126 Wilt Chamberlain (50) 16–23
40 January 6 @ St. Louis 103–114 Wilt Chamberlain (41) 16–24
41 January 8 Boston 118–112 Wilt Chamberlain (45) 16–25
42 January 11 Los Angeles 134–129 Wilt Chamberlain (67) 16–26
43 January 12 @ Los Angeles 114–119 Wilt Chamberlain (40) 16–27
44 January 14 New York 134–142 Wilt Chamberlain (48) 17–27
45 January 17 New York 113–100 Wilt Chamberlain (28) 17–28
46 January 19 @ St. Louis 114–116 Wilt Chamberlain (35) 17–29
47 January 20 @ St. Louis 115–116 Wayne Hightower (28) 17–30
48 January 22 Detroit 115–107 Wilt Chamberlain (39) 17–31
49 January 24 N Detroit 138–114 Wilt Chamberlain (58) 18–31
50 January 26 Syracuse 116–110 Wilt Chamberlain (35) 18–32
51 January 27 Syracuse 119–110 Wilt Chamberlain (40) 18–33
52 January 29 @ New York 123–103 Wilt Chamberlain (62) 19–33
53 January 30 @ Boston 111–125 Wilt Chamberlain (50) 19–34
54 February 1 N Cincinnati 133–126 Wilt Chamberlain (44) 20–34
55 February 3 Chicago 110–108 Wilt Chamberlain (34) 20–35
56 February 4 N Chicago 109–107 Wilt Chamberlain (36) 21–35
57 February 6 @ Detroit 117–116 Wilt Chamberlain (48) 22–35
58 February 7 @ Cincinnati 129–134 Wilt Chamberlain (56) 22–36
59 February 9 @ Boston 112–118 Wilt Chamberlain (31) 22–37
60 February 10 @ Syracuse 115–139 Wilt Chamberlain (29) 22–38
61 February 12 @ Detroit 115–120 Wilt Chamberlain (46) 22–39
62 February 13 Detroit 134–132 (OT) Wilt Chamberlain (51) 22–40
63 February 16 @ Los Angeles 122–118 (2OT) Wilt Chamberlain (56) 23–40
64 February 19 Los Angeles 109–111 Wilt Chamberlain (39) 24–40
65 February 21 Boston 135–118 Wilt Chamberlain (40) 24–41
66 February 22 @ New York 93–106 Wilt Chamberlain (37) 24–42
67 February 23 @ Chicago 92–88 Wilt Chamberlain (34) 25–42
68 February 24 @ St. Louis 106–127 Tom Meschery (34) 25–43
69 February 26 Boston 112–128 Wilt Chamberlain (34) 26–43
70 March 1 N Cincinnati 132–125 Wilt Chamberlain (54) 27–43
71 March 2 @ Los Angeles 122–113 Wilt Chamberlain (49) 28–43
72 March 3 Cincinnati 122–123 Wilt Chamberlain (45) 29–43
73 March 5 N Detroit 102–111 Wilt Chamberlain (25) 29–44
74 March 6 N Chicago 111–121 Wilt Chamberlain (51) 29–45
75 March 8 N Detroit 123–131 (OT) Wilt Chamberlain (51) 29–46
76 March 10 @ Syracuse 148–163 Wilt Chamberlain (70) 29–47
77 March 12 Los Angeles 110–116 Wilt Chamberlain (42) 30–47
78 March 14 St. Louis 114–109 Wilt Chamberlain (39) 30–48
79 March 15 N St. Louis 108–119 Wilt Chamberlain (38) 31–48
80 March 16 @ Los Angeles 105–111 (OT) Wilt Chamberlain (40) 31–49

Awards and records

References

  1. ^ 1962–63 San Francisco Warriors