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 14th of 15 players who wore the No. 9 jersey for the Warriors.
That player would be Golden State forward alum Ike Diogu. After ending his college career at Arizona State, Diogu was picked up with the ninth overall selection of the 2005 NBA draft by the Dubs.
The Buffalo, New York native would play parts of the first 2 seasons of his pro career with Golden State before he was dealt to the Indiana Pacers in 2007.
During his time suiting up for the Warriors, Diogu wore only jersey No. 9 and put up 7.1 points and 3.4 rebounds per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Warriors Wire: Warriors jersey history - No. 9 - Ike Diogu (2005-07)
