Golden State Warriors jersey history - No. 15 - Ralph Polson (1952-53)
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 sixth of 27 players who wore the No. 15 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 Ralph Polson. After ending his college career at Whitworth, Polson was picked up with the sixth overall selection of the 1952 NBA draft by the New York Knicks.
The Riverside, California native was dealt to the (then) Philadelphia (now, Golden State) Warriors before the year was out, his final 46 games played at the NBA level.
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During his time suiting up for the Warriors, Polson wore only jersey No. 15 and put up 3.9 points and 4.4 rebounds per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Warriors Wire: Warriors jersey history - No. 15 - Ralph Polson (1952-53)
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