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 second of 28 players who wore the No. 12 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 Mike Gale. After ending his college career at Elizabeth City State University, Gale was picked up with the 47th overall selection of the 1971 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls.
The Philadelphia, Pennsylvania native instead signed with the ABA’s (defunct) Kentucky Colonels, and also played for the (then) New York (now, Brooklyn) Nets, San Antonio Spurs, and Portland Trail Blazers before he was dealt to the Dubs for the final season of his NBA career in 1981.
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During his time suiting up for the Warriors, Gale wore only jersey No. 12 and put up 5.6 points, 2.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 1.6 steals per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Warriors Wire: Warriors jersey history – No. 12 – Mike Gale (1981-82)