Golden State Warriors jersey history - No. 55 - Tim Young (1999-2000)
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 seventh of nine players who wore the No. 55 jersey for the Warriors . That player would be Golden State big man alum Tim Young.
After ending his college career at Stanford, Young was picked up with the 56th overall selection of the 1999 NBA Draft by the Dubs. The Santa Cruz, California native played the sole seasons of his pro career with Golden State, leaving the league as a player afterward. During his time suiting up for the Warriors, Young wore only jersey No.
55 and put up 2. 2 points, and 1. 4 rebounds per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference. This article originally appeared on Warriors Wire: Warriors jersey history - No. 55 - Tim Young (1999-2000)