Golden State Warriors jersey history - No. 19 - Mike Novak (1948-49)
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 third of 13 players who wore the No. 19 jersey for the Warriors.
That player would be Golden State forward alum Mike Novak. After ending his college career at Loyola Chicago, Novak signed with the (then) Rochester Royals (now, Sacramento Kings) in 1948 after nearly a decade in another domestic league, and the Royals sold his contract to the (then) Philadelphia (now, Golden State) Warriors in 1949.
His stay with the team would span a single season before he'd depart to yet another domestic league competing with the BAA.
During his time suiting up for the Warriors, Novak wore only jersey No. 19 and put up 1.7 points and 1.0 assists per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
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