The Golden State Warriors have had over 600 players don the more than 60 jersey numbers used by their players over the more than 75 years of existence the team has enjoyed in its rich and storied history.
Founded in 1946 during the Basketball Association of America (BAA — a precursor league of the NBA) era, the team has called home the cities of Philadelphia, San Francisco, Oakland, and even San Diego.
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To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Warriors Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team. For this article, we begin with the 11th of 27 players who wore the No. 15 jersey for the Warriors.
Sep 15, 2017; Culver City, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors jerseys on display during the Nike and Sony press conference at Sony Studios. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports
That player would be Golden State guard alum Paul Neumann. After ending his college career at Stanford, Neumann was picked up with the 29th overall selection of the 1959 NBA draft by the (then) Syracuse Nationals (now, Philadelphia 76ers).
The Newport Beach, California native would play the first four seasons of his NBA career with the Nats/Philadelphia 76ers before they traded him to the (then) San Francisco (now, Golden State) Warriors in 1965. His stay with the team would span three seasons, his last in the league.
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During his time suiting up for the Warriors, Neumann wore only jersey No. 15 and put up 13.5 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Warriors Wire: Warriors jersey history – No. 15 – Paul Neumann (1965-67)