George Senesky

George Senesky
No. 8
Guard
Personal information
Date of birth	April 4, 1922(1922-04-04)
Place of birth	Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
Date of death	June 26, 2001(2001-06-26) (aged 79)
Place of death	Cape May Court House, New Jersey
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	179 lb (81 kg)
Career information
College	Saint Joseph's
Pro career	1945–1954
Career history
As player: Philadelphia Sphas (ABL) (1945–1946) Philadelphia Warriors (1946–1954)
As coach: Philadelphia Warriors (1955–1958)
Career highlights and awards
BAA Champion (1947) NBA Champion (as coach) (1956) Helms Foundation Player of the Year (1943) Consensus NCAA All-American First Team (1943)
Career NBA statistics
Points	3,455
Rebounds	878
Assists	1,553
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

George Lawrence Senesky (April 4, 1922 in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania – June 26, 2001 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was an American professional basketball player and coach. A 6'2" guard from Saint Joseph's University, he played for eight seasons in the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA), all with the Philadelphia Warriors.

He later coached the franchise, from 1955 through to 1958, winning the NBA title in 1956.

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Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year winners

1905: Steinmetz
1906: Grebenstein
1907: Kinney
1908: Keinath
1909: Schommer
1910: Page
1911: Kiendl
1912: Stangel
1913: Calder
1914: Halstead
1915: Houghton
1916: Levis
1917: Woods
1918: Chandler
1919: Platou
1920: Cann
1921: Williams
1922: Carney
1923: Endacott
1924: Black
1925: Mueller
1926: Cobb
1927: Hanson
1928: Holt
1929: J. Thompson
1930: Hyatt
1931: Carlton
1932: Wooden
1933: Sale
1934: Bennett
1935: Edwards
1936: Moir
1937: Luisetti
1938: Luisetti
1939: Jaworski
1940: Glamack
1941: Glamack
1942: Modzelewski
1943: Senesky
1944: Mikan
1945: Mikan
1946: Kurland
1947: Tucker
1948: Macauley
1949: Lavelli
1950: Arizin
1951: Groat
1952: Lovellette
1953: Houbregs
1954: Gola
1955: B. Russell
1956: B. Russell
1957: Rosenbluth
1958: Baylor
1959: Robertson
1960: Robertson
1961: Lucas
1962: Hogue
1963: Heyman
1964: Hazzard
1965: Bradley & Goodrich
1966: C. Russell
1967: Alcindor
1968: Alcindor
1969: Alcindor
1970: Maravich & Wicks
1971: Carr & Wicks
1972: Walton
1973: Walton
1974: D. Thompson
1975: D. Thompson
1976: Benson & May
1977: Johnson
1978: Givens
1979: Bird

NCAA Division I men's basketball season scoring leaders

Unofficial	1936: Luisetti 1937: Luisetti 1938: Jaworski 1939: Jaworski 1940: Modzelewski 1941: Modzelewski 1942: Modzelewski 1943: Senesky 1944: Calverley 1945: Mikan 1946: Mikan 1947: Lacy

Official	1948: Wier 1949: Lavelli 1950: Arizin 1951: Mlkvy 1952: Lovellette 1953: Selvy 1954: Selvy 1955: Floyd 1956: Floyd 1957: Wallace 1958: Robertson 1959: Robertson 1960: Robertson 1961: Burgess 1962: McGill 1963: Werkman 1964: Komives 1965: Barry 1966: Schellhase 1967: Walker 1968: Maravich 1969: Maravich 1970: Maravich 1971: Neumann 1972: Lamar 1973: Averitt 1974: Fogle 1975: McCurdy 1976: Rogers 1977: F. Williams 1978: F. Williams 1979: Butler 1980: Murphy 1981: Fredrick 1982: Kelly 1983: Kelly 1984: Jakubick 1985: McDaniel 1986: Bailey 1987: Houston 1988: Hawkins 1989: Gathers 1990: Kimble 1991: Bradshaw 1992: Roberts 1993: Guy 1994: Robinson 1995: Thomas 1996: Granger 1997: Jones 1998: Jones 1999: Young 2000: Alexander 2001: McCollum 2002: Conley 2003: Douglas 2004: Clark 2005: Clark 2006: Morrison 2007: R. Williams 2008: R. Williams 2009: Curry 2010: Coleman 2011: Fredette

1943 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans

First Team	Ed Beisser Charles B. Black Harry Boykoff Bill Closs Andy Phillip Ken Sailors George Senesky

Second Team	Gale Bishop Otto Graham John Kotz Bob Rensberger Gene Rock Gerry Tucker

Philadelphia Warriors 1946–47 BAA Champions

5 Angelo Musi \| 6 Jerry Fleishman \| 7 Jerry Rullo \| 8 George Senesky \| 9 Ralph Kaplowitz \| 10 Joe Fulks \| 12 Howie Dallmar \| 14 Matt Guokas, Sr. \| 15 Petey Rosenberg \| 18 Art Hillhouse Head coach Edward Gottlieb

Philadelphia Warriors 1955–56 NBA Champions

4 Larry Hennessy \| 5 George Dempsey \| 6 Neil Johnston \| 7 Ernie Beck \| 9 Joe Graboski \| 11 Paul Arizin \| 12 Walt Davis \| 14 Jackie Moore \| 15 Tom Gola \| 17 Jack George \| Head coach George Senesky

Golden State Warriors

Formerly the Philadelphia Warriors and the San Francisco Warriors • Founded in 1946 • Based in Oakland, California

The franchise	Franchise • Team History • All-Time roster • Seasons • Head coaches • Current season

Arenas	Philadelphia Arena • Philadelphia Convention Hall • Cow Palace • San Francisco Civic Auditorium • USF War Memorial Gymnasium • San Jose Arena • Oracle Arena

Head coaches	Gottlieb • Senesky • Cervi • Johnston • McGuire • Feerick • Hannum • Sharman • Lee • Attles • Bach • Attles • Bach • Karl • Gregory • Nelson • Lanier • Adelman • Carlesimo • St. Jean • Cowens • Winters • Musselman • Montgomery • Nelson • Smart • Jackson

General managers	Tyrell • Gottleib • Feerick • Vertlieb • Sterling • Attles • Nelson • Twardzik • St. Jean • Mullin • Riley

D-League affiliate	Dakota Wizards

Retired numbers	13 • 14 • 16 • 24 • 42

Hall of Famers	Paul Arizin • Rick Barry • Wilt Chamberlain • Joe Fulks • Tom Gola • Neil Johnston • Jerry Lucas • Chris Mullin • Robert Parish • Andy Phillip • Nate Thurmond

NBA Championships (3)	1947 • 1956 • 1975

Conference Championships (5)	1947 • 1956 • 1964 • 1967 • 1975

Culture	Wilt the Stilt • 100 • Nate the Great • Run TMC • We Believe • The Sleepy Floyd Game

Media	TV: Comcast SportsNet Bay Area • Radio: KNBR/KTCT • Announcers: Bob Fitzgerald • Jim Barnett • Tim Roye

Persondata
Name	Senesky, George
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	April 4, 1922
Place of birth	Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania
Date of death	June 26, 2001
Place of death	Cape May Court House, New Jersey