1965-66 St. Louis Hawks Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
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 Statistics
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
John BarnhillGMarch 20, 19386'1"170Tennessee StateEvansville, IN USA
Zelmo BeatyCOctober 25, 19396'9"225Prairie View A&MHillister, TX USA
Bill BridgesF-CApril 4, 19396'5"228KansasHobbs, NM USA
Joe CaldwellF-GNovember 1, 19416'5"195Arizona StateTexas City, TX USA
Mike FarmerFSeptember 26, 19366'7"210San FranciscoOklahoma City, OK USA
Richie GuerinGMay 29, 19326'4"195IonaNew York, NY USA
Cliff HaganF-GDecember 9, 19316'4"210KentuckyOwensboro, KY USA
Jeff MullinsG-FMarch 18, 19426'4"190DukeAstoria, NY USA
Paul SilasF-CJuly 12, 19436'7"215CreightonPrescott, AZ USA
Rod ThornGMay 23, 19416'4"178West VirginiaPrinceton, WV USA
Gene TormohlenC-FMay 12, 19376'8"220TennesseeHolland, IN USA
John TresvantF-CNovember 6, 19396'7"215SeattleWashington, DC USA
Chico VaughnGFebruary 19, 19406'2"190Southern IllinoisPortland, OR USA
Jim WashingtonF-CJuly 1, 19436'6"205VillanovaPhiladelphia, PA USA
Lenny WilkensGOctober 28, 19376'1"180ProvidenceBrooklyn, NY USA



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