Last Updated on June 4, 2026 by Mat Diekhake

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Roster

No. Player Pos Height Weight Age College/From
22 Elgin Baylor SF 6’5″ 225 lb 32 Seattle
44 Jerry West SG 6’2″ 175 lb 28 West Virginia
25 Archie Clark PG 6’2″ 180 lb 25 Minnesota
35 Darrall Imhoff C 6’10” 220 lb 28 California
14 Keith Erickson SF 6’5″ 195 lb 23 UCLA
33 Walt Hazzard PG 6’2″ 185 lb 25 UCLA
41 Tom Hawkins PF 6’5″ 210 lb 30 Notre Dame
23 Leroy Ellis C 6’10” 210 lb 26 St. John’s
24 Mel Counts C 7’0″ 230 lb 25 Oregon State
20 John Wetzel SG 6’5″ 190 lb 22 Virginia Tech
31 Hank Finkel C 7’0″ 240 lb 24 Dayton

Head Coach: Fred Schaus

Regular Season Per Game

PLAYER POS AGE G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOPG FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Jerry West PG 28 66   40.5 28.7 5.9 6.8       21.0 .464     10.4 .878
Elgin Baylor SF 32 70   38.7 26.6 12.8 3.1       23.7 .429     7.7 .813
Darrall Imhoff C 28 81   33.6 10.7 13.3 2.7       9.6 .474     2.6 .614
Rudy LaRusso PF 29 45   28.7 12.8 7.8 1.7       11.3 .415     5.0 .696
Tom Hawkins SF 30 76   23.7 8.3 5.7 1.1       7.5 .481     2.3 .474
Archie Clark SG 25 76   23.2 10.5 2.9 2.7       9.6 .452     2.5 .708
Gail Goodrich SG 23 77   23.1 12.4 3.3 2.7       10.1 .454     4.4 .751
Walt Hazzard PG 24 79   20.8 9.3 2.9 4.1       8.9 .426     2.2 .729
Jim Barnes PF 25 80   17.5 7.0 5.6 0.6       6.2 .437     2.3 .684
Mel Counts C 25 31   16.7 8.5 6.1 0.7       8.1 .444     1.7 .741
Jerry Chambers SF 23 69   14.7 7.5 3.0 0.6       7.2 .452     1.3 .731
John Block PF 22 22   5.4 2.9 2.0 0.2       2.4 .385     1.5 .706
Hank Finkel C 24 27   5.2 1.5 2.4 0.2       1.7 .362     0.4 .583
TEAM TOTALS     81   241.5 120.5 66.9 23.5       104.5 .447     36.0 .751

Playoff Per Game

PLAYER NAME POS AGE G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOPG FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Archie Clark SG 25 3   41.7 25.7 4.3 5.0       20.7 .516     5.7 .765
Elgin Baylor SF 32 3   40.3 23.7 13.0 3.0       25.3 .368     6.7 .750
Tom Hawkins SF 30 3   31.7 10.0 6.7 3.3       10.3 .419     2.7 .500
Walt Hazzard PG 24 3   28.7 6.7 2.7 5.3       8.3 .240     3.3 .800
Darrall Imhoff C 28 3   28.7 10.0 12.3 1.7       8.0 .542     1.7 .800
Gail Goodrich SG 23 3   27.0 11.0 3.0 3.3       10.3 .355     6.0 .611
Jim Barnes PF 25 3   16.7 6.3 4.0 0.7       6.3 .368     1.7 1.000
Jerry Chambers SF 23 3   14.7 10.3 2.7 0.3       7.7 .522     2.3 1.000
Mel Counts C 25 3   9.7 4.7 2.7 0.0       6.3 .263     1.3 1.000
John Block PF 22 1   1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0       0.0       0.0  
Hank Finkel C 24 1   1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0       0.0       0.0  
Jerry West PG 28 1   1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0       0.0       0.0  
TEAM TOTALS     3   240.0 108.3 61.7 22.7       103.3 .410     31.3 .755

Regular Season Totals

PLAYER POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
Darrall Imhoff C 28 81   2725 867 1080 222       780 370     207 127
Elgin Baylor SF 32 70   2706 1862 898 215       1658 711     541 440
Jerry West PG 28 66   2670 1892 392 447       1389 645     686 602
Tom Hawkins SF 30 76   1798 632 434 83       572 275     173 82
Gail Goodrich SG 23 77   1780 957 251 210       776 352     337 253
Archie Clark SG 25 76   1763 798 218 205       732 331     192 136
Walt Hazzard PG 24 79   1642 731 231 323       706 301     177 129
Jim Barnes PF 25 80   1398 562 450 47       497 217     187 128
Rudy LaRusso PF 29 45   1292 578 351 78       509 211     224 156
Jerry Chambers SF 23 69   1015 516 208 44       496 224     93 68
Mel Counts C 25 31   517 264 189 22       252 112     54 40
Hank Finkel C 24 27   141 41 64 5       47 17     12 7
John Block PF 22 22   118 64 45 5       52 20     34 24
TEAM TOTALS     81   19565 9764 4811 1906       8466 3786     2917 2192

Playoff Totals

PLAYER POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
Archie Clark SG 25 3   125 77 13 15       62 32     17 13
Elgin Baylor SF 32 3   121 71 39 9       76 28     20 15
Tom Hawkins SF 30 3   95 30 20 10       31 13     8 4
Walt Hazzard PG 24 3   86 20 8 16       25 6     10 8
Darrall Imhoff C 28 3   86 30 37 5       24 13     5 4
Gail Goodrich SG 23 3   81 33 9 10       31 11     18 11
Jim Barnes PF 25 3   50 19 12 2       19 7     5 5
Jerry Chambers SF 23 3   44 31 8 1       23 12     7 7
Mel Counts C 25 3   29 14 8 0       19 5     4 4
John Block PF 22 1   1 0 0 0       0 0     0 0
Hank Finkel C 24 1   1 0 0 0       0 0     0 0
Jerry West PG 28 1   1 0 1 0       0 0     0 0
TEAM TOTALS     3   720 325 155 68       310 127     94 71

HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK (SPG+BPG) Impact Index* Notes
Jerry West Alpha Playmaker 40.5 High 28.7 5.9 6.8 2.4 21.9 Elite scoring and distributing; central to offense, AS/NBA1 validates peak performance.
Elgin Baylor Alpha Forward 38.7 High 26.6 12.8 3.1 3.0 22.7 Dominant scorer and rebounder; strong two-way impact; AS/NBA1 selection.
Darrall Imhoff Defensive Anchor 33.6 Medium 10.7 13.3 2.7 3.5 15.1 Rim protector and elite rebounder; high defensive activity; AS recognition.
Rudy LaRusso Secondary Forward 28.7 Medium 12.8 7.8 1.7 3.3 12.8 Solid scoring and rebounding; defensive presence adds value.
Tom Hawkins Role Scorer 23.7 Medium 8.3 5.7 1.1 2.7 8.9 Efficient secondary scoring option; limited playmaking.
Gail Goodrich Emerging Guard 23.1 Medium 12.4 3.3 2.7 2.5 10.5 Efficient scoring guard; moderate playmaking and defensive activity.
Archie Clark Rookie Contributor 23.2 Medium 10.5 2.9 2.7 2.5 9.3 ROY candidate; balanced scoring/playmaking, low rebounding.
Walt Hazzard Backup Playmaker 20.8 Medium 9.3 2.9 4.1 2.6 9.5 Provides secondary playmaking; moderate scoring; rotation floor general.
Mel Counts Backup Big 16.7 Low 8.5 6.1 0.7 3.3 9.3 Limited minutes; contributes rebounding and rim protection efficiently.
Jim Barnes Role PF 17.5 Low 7.0 5.6 0.6 3.3 8.2 Provides interior scoring and defense in rotation; reliable energy player.
Jerry Chambers Spot Forward 14.7 Low 7.5 3.0 0.6 2.1 6.6 Limited minutes; secondary scoring option with minor defensive contribution.
John Block Marginal Contributor 5.4 Low 2.9 2.0 0.2 0.9 3.0 Minimal impact; short bench minutes.
Hank Finkel Marginal Contributor 5.2 Low 1.5 2.4 0.2 1.4 2.8 Very limited minutes; primarily developmental role.