1964-65 Los Angeles Lakers Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 49-31
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 5-6 Lost finals
Division Finals - Defeated Baltimore Bullets 4-2
Finals - Lost to Boston Celtics 4-1
Coach: Fred Schaus (49-31)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 392,004, Avg. 10,316 in 38 home dates

1964-65 Los Angeles Lakers Statistics
1964-65 Los Angeles Lakers Results

The Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1964-65 season with a record of 49 wins and 31 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 5-6.

Los Angeles netted 8,948 points and yielded 8,795. Jerry West scored a team-leading 2,292 points for the Lakers, while Elgin Baylor averaged 18 or more per game, too. Elgin Baylor contributed 950 rebounds. Jerry West dished out 364 assists for the squad.

Fred Schaus coached the team. The 1964-65 Los Angeles Lakers lost in the finals.

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Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman	G	April 15, 1942	6'2"	185	UCLA	Wilmington, DE USA
Dick Barnett	G-F	October 2, 1936	6'4"	190	Tennessee State	Gary, IN USA
Elgin Baylor	F	September 16, 1934	6'5"	225	Seattle	Washington, DC USA
Leroy Ellis	C-F	March 10, 1940	6'10"	210	St. John's (NY)	Far Rockaway, NY USA
Jerry Grote	G	December 28, 1940	6'4"	215	Loyola (CA)
Darrall Imhoff	C	October 11, 1938	6'10"	205	California	San Gabriel, CA USA
Jim King	G	February 7, 1941	6'2"	175	Tulsa	Tulsa, OK USA
Rudy LaRusso	F-C	November 11, 1937	6'7"	220	Dartmouth	Brooklyn, NY USA
Bill McGill	C-F	September 16, 1939	6'9"	225	Utah	San Angelo, TX USA
Cotton Nash	F	July 24, 1942	6'5"	215	Kentucky	Jersey City, NJ USA
Don Nelson	F	May 15, 1940	6'6"	210	Iowa	Muskegon, MI USA
Jerry West	G-F	May 28, 1938	6'2"	175	West Virginia	Cheylan, WV USA
Gene Wiley	C	November 12, 1937	6'10"	210	Wichita