1965-66 St. Louis Hawks Roster
Team Record: 36-44
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 6-4 Lost division finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated Baltimore Bullets 3-0
Division Finals - Lost to Los Angeles Lakers 4-3
Coach: Richie Guerin (36-44)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 267,008, Avg. 8,344 in 32 home dates
1965-66 St. Louis Hawks Results
The St. Louis Hawks of the National Basketball Association ended the 1965-66 season with a record of 36 wins and 44 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 6-4.
St. Louis scored 8,913 points and conceded 8,958. Zelmo Beaty tossed in a team-leading 1,656 points for the Hawks, and Lenny Wilkens contributed 18 or more per game, too. Zelmo Beaty accounted for 1,086 boards. Lenny Wilkens dished out 429 assists for the squad.
Richie Guerin coached the team. The 1965-66 St. Louis Hawks lost in the division finals.
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Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
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John Barnhill | G | March 20, 1938 | 6'1" | 170 | Tennessee State | Evansville, IN USA |
Zelmo Beaty | C | October 25, 1939 | 6'9" | 225 | Prairie View A&M | Hillister, TX USA |
Bill Bridges | F-C | April 4, 1939 | 6'5" | 228 | Kansas | Hobbs, NM USA |
Joe Caldwell | F-G | November 1, 1941 | 6'5" | 195 | Arizona State | Texas City, TX USA |
Mike Farmer | F | September 26, 1936 | 6'7" | 210 | San Francisco | Oklahoma City, OK USA |
Richie Guerin | G | May 29, 1932 | 6'4" | 195 | Iona | New York, NY USA |
Cliff Hagan | F-G | December 9, 1931 | 6'4" | 210 | Kentucky | Owensboro, KY USA |
Jeff Mullins | G-F | March 18, 1942 | 6'4" | 190 | Duke | Astoria, NY USA |
Paul Silas | F-C | July 12, 1943 | 6'7" | 215 | Creighton | Prescott, AZ USA |
Rod Thorn | G | May 23, 1941 | 6'4" | 178 | West Virginia | Princeton, WV USA |
Gene Tormohlen | C-F | May 12, 1937 | 6'8" | 220 | Tennessee | Holland, IN USA |
John Tresvant | F-C | November 6, 1939 | 6'7" | 215 | Seattle | Washington, DC USA |
Chico Vaughn | G | February 19, 1940 | 6'2" | 190 | Southern Illinois | Portland, OR USA |
Jim Washington | F-C | July 1, 1943 | 6'6" | 205 | Villanova | Philadelphia, PA USA |
Lenny Wilkens | G | October 28, 1937 | 6'1" | 180 | Providence | Brooklyn, NY USA |