1965-66 Los Angeles Lakers Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 45-35
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 7-7 Lost finals
Division Finals - Defeated St. Louis Hawks 4-3
Finals - Lost to Boston Celtics 4-3
Coach: Fred Schaus (45-35)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 426,467, Avg. 10,935 in 39 home dates

1965-66 Los Angeles Lakers Statistics
1965-66 Los Angeles Lakers Results

The Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1965-66 season with a record of 45 wins and 35 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 7-7.

Los Angeles netted 9,557 points, tops in the circuit. The team gave up 9,309 points. Jerry West scored a team-leading 2,476 points for the Lakers, and Leroy Ellis contributed 735 rebounds. Jerry West dished out 480 assists for the squad.

Fred Schaus coached the team. The 1965-66 Los Angeles Lakers lost in the finals.

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Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman	G	April 15, 1942	6'2"	185	UCLA	Wilmington, DE USA
Elgin Baylor	F	September 16, 1934	6'5"	225	Seattle	Washington, DC USA
Bob Boozer	F	April 26, 1937	6'8"	215	Kansas State	Omaha, NE USA
Leroy Ellis	C-F	March 10, 1940	6'10"	210	St. John's (NY)	Far Rockaway, NY USA
John Fairchild	F	April 28, 1943	6'7"	205	Brigham Young	Encinitas, CA USA
Gail Goodrich	G	April 23, 1943	6'1"	170	UCLA	Los Angeles, CA USA
Tom Hoover	C	January 23, 1941	6'9"	230	Villanova	Washington, DC USA
Darrall Imhoff	C	October 11, 1938	6'10"	205	California	San Gabriel, CA USA
Jim King	G	February 7, 1941	6'2"	175	Tulsa	Tulsa, OK USA
Rudy LaRusso	F-C	November 11, 1937	6'7"	220	Dartmouth	Brooklyn, NY USA
Jerry West	G-F	May 28, 1938	6'2"	175	West Virginia	Cheylan, WV USA
Gene Wiley	C	November 12, 1937	6'10"	210	Wichita