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 13th of 23 players who wore the No. 11 jersey for the Warriors.
That player would be Golden State guard alum Steve Francis. After ending his college career at Tulsa, Francis was picked up with the 19th overall selection of the 1985 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets.
The Kansas City, Missouri native would play parts of the first three seasons of his pro career with the Rockets before he was dealt to the Dubs in 1987. His stay with the team would span just 44 games before he’d be cut by the team.
During his time suiting up for the Warriors, Francis wore only jersey No. 11 and put up 10.3 points, 2.4 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 1.0 steals per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.