San Francisco Warriors Playoff Rosters

1959-1960 San Francisco Warriors Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Paul Arizin GF 6-4 190 Apr 9, 1928 31 Villanova 7 1950 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 3, Philadelphia Warriors
Ernie Beck GF 6-4 190 Dec 11, 1931 28 Pennsylvania 5 1953 Territorial Pick, Philadelphia Warriors
Wilt Chamberlain C 7-1 265 Aug 21, 1936 23 Kansas 0 1959 Territorial Pick, Philadelphia Warriors
Tom Gola GF 6-6 205 Jan 13, 1933 27 La Salle 3 1955 Territorial Pick, Philadelphia Warriors
Joe Graboski FC 6-7 195 Jan 15, 1930 30 Tuley High School (Illinois) 10 1948 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Vern Hatton PG 6-3 195 Jan 13, 1936 24 Kentucky 1 1958 2nd Rnd, #10, Cincinnati Royals
Andy Johnson SF 6-5 215 Nov 8, 1932 27   1 1958 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Guy Rodgers PG 6-0 185 Sep 1, 1935 24 Temple 1 1958 Territorial Pick, Philadelphia Warriors
Joe Ruklick FC 6-9 220 Aug 3, 1938 21 Northwestern 0 1959 2nd Rnd, #11, Philadelphia Warriors
Woody Sauldsberry FC 6-7 220 Jul 11, 1934 25 Texas Southern 2 1957 8th Rnd, #60, Philadelphia Warriors
Guy Sparrow SF 6-5 200 Nov 2, 1932 27 Detroit-Mercy 2 1955 3rd Rnd, #21, New York Knicks

1959-1960 Playoff Matchups

DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Second Round #2 San Francisco Warriors #3 Syracuse Nationals PHI in 3
Second Round W2 Minneapolis Lakers W3 Detroit Pistons MIN in 2
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #2 San Francisco Warriors BOS in 6
Conference Finals W1 St. Louis Hawks W2 Minneapolis Lakers STH in 7
NBA Finals #1 Boston Celtics W1 St. Louis Hawks BOS in 7

1959-1960 Philadelphia Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Wilt Chamberlain 9 46.1 33.2 25.8 2.1
Paul Arizin 9 41.2 26.3 9.6 3.7
Guy Rodgers 9 41.1 13.1 8.6 6.0
Woody Sauldsberry 9 33.1 12.9 7.1 1.3
Tom Gola 9 37.8 12.6 10.6 5.6
Andy Johnson 9 20.3 8.9 5.0 2.3
Joe Graboski 9 14.3 4.6 3.3 1.0
Vern Hatton 6 2.8 1.5 0.5 0.2
Ernie Beck 4 5.5 2.0 1.5 0.8
Joe Ruklick 4 3.8 1.0 1.2 0.0

1959-1960 San Francisco Warriors Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Philadelphia Leaders Syracuse Leaders
Mar 11, 1960
v.
Syracuse
W, 115-92 Philadelphia Convention Hall and Civic Center
Conference Semi Finals
1-0 PTS: 40. Paul Arizin
PTS: 19. Dick Barnett
Mar 13, 1960
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Syracuse
L, 125-119 Oncenter War Memorial Arena
Conference Semi Finals
1-1 PTS: 29. Paul Arizin
PTS: 40. D. Schayes
Mar 14, 1960
v.
Syracuse
W, 132-112 Philadelphia Convention Hall and Civic Center
Conference Semi Finals
2-1 PTS: 53. W. Chamberlain
PTS: 31. D. Schayes

1959-1960 San Francisco Warriors Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Philadelphia Leaders Boston Leaders
Mar 16, 1960
@
Boston
L, 111-105 Boston Garden
Conference Finals
0-1 PTS: 42. W. Chamberlain
PTS: 25. Bill Sharman
Mar 18, 1960
v.
Boston
W, 115-110 Philadelphia Convention Hall and Civic Center
Conference Finals
1-1 PTS: 30. Paul Arizin
PTS: 26. T. Heinsohn
Mar 19, 1960
@
Boston
L, 120-90 Boston Garden
Conference Finals
1-2 PTS: 22. W. Sauldsberry
PTS: 26. Bill Russell
Mar 20, 1960
v.
Boston
L, 104-112 Philadelphia Convention Hall and Civic Center
Conference Finals
1-3 PTS: 35. Paul Arizin
PTS: 28. T. Heinsohn
Mar 22, 1960
@
Boston
W, 107-128 Boston Garden
Conference Finals
2-3 PTS: 50. W. Chamberlain
PTS: 22. Bill Russell
Mar 24, 1960
v.
Boston
L, 117-119 Philadelphia Convention Hall and Civic Center
Conference Finals
2-4 PTS: 31. Guy Rodgers
PTS: 25. Bill Russell