Golden State Warriors jersey history – No. 15 – Bobby Lewis (1967-70)

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 12th 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 guard alum Bobby Lewis. After ending his college career at UNC, Lewis was picked up with the 39th overall selection of the 1967 NBA draft by the (then) San Francisco (now, Golden State) Warriors.

The Washington, District of Columbia native would play the first three seasons of his pro career with the Dubs, coming to an end when he was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1970 expansion draft.

During his time suiting up for the Warriors, Lewis wore only jersey No. 15 and put up 5.8 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 3.1 assists per game.

All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.