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 fifth of 27 players who wore the No. 15 jersey for the Warriors.
That player would be Golden State big man alum Ed Mikan. After ending his college career at DePaul, Mikan was picked up with the fifth overall selection of the 1948 BAA draft by the (defunct) Chicago Stags.
The Joliet, Illinois native also played for the (then) Rochester Royals (now, Sacramento Kings) and (defunct) Washington Capitols before he signed with the (then) Philadelphia (now, Golden State) Warriors in 1951. His stay with the team would span parts of three seasons, coming to an end when he was dealt to the (defunct) Indianapolis Olympians in 1952.
During his time suiting up for the Warriors, Mikan wore only jersey No. 15 and put up 8.0 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Warriors Wire: Golden State Warriors jersey history – No. 15 – Ed Mikan (1951-52)
Reporting by Justin Quinn, Warriors Wire / Warriors Wire
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