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.
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 first of 10 players who wore the No. 31 jersey for the Warriors.
That player would be Golden State big man alum Festus Ezeli. After ending his college career at Vanderbilt, Ezeli was picked up with the 30th overall selection of the 2012 NBA Draft by the Dubs.
The Benin City, Nigeria native would play the only three seasons of his pro career with Golden State, leaving the league as a player afterward.
During his time suiting up for the Warriors, Ezeli wore only jersey No. 31 and put up 4.2 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 1.0 blocks per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.