Golden State Warriors jersey history - No. 16 - Irv Torgoff (1949)
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 second of nine players who wore the No. 16 jersey for the Warriors.
That player would be Golden State forward alum Irv Torgoff. After ending his college career at LIU, Torgoff joined the (defunct) Washington Capitols in their (and the BAA's) first-ever season of existence in 1946.
The Brooklyn, New York native would play the first two seasons of his pro career with the Caps. He would also play for the (also defunct) Baltimore Bullets before he was dealt to the (then) Philadelphia (now, Golden State) Warriors in 1949 for his final season in the league.
During his time suiting up for the Warriors, Torgoff wore only jersey No. 16 and put up 2.7 points per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
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