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 fourth of 20 players who wore the No. 32 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 forward alum Bill Bridges. After ending his college career at Kansas, Bridges was picked up with the 32nd overall selection of the 1961 NBA Draft by the Chicago Packers, but played in another league for his first pro season.
He also played for the (then) St. Louis (now, Atlanta) Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, and Los Angeles Lakers before he signed with the Dubs for the final season of his NBA career in 1975.
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During his time suiting up for the Warriors, Bridges wore only jersey No. 32 and put up 2.1 points and 2.7 rebounds per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Warriors Wire: Warriors jersey history – No. 32 – Bill Bridges (1975)