1979–80 Golden State Warriors season

1979–80 Golden State Warriors season
Head coach	Al Attles Johnny Bach
Arena	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Results
Record	24–58 (.293)
Place	Division: 6th (Pacific) Conference: 11th (Western)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1979-80 NBA season was the Warriors' 34th season in the NBA and 17th in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Draft picks

Main article: 1979 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
2	28	Danny Salisbury		United States	Texas-Pan American
3	54	Cheese Johnson	SF	United States	Wichita State
4	75	Ron Ripley		United States	Wisconsin-Green Bay
4	82	Jerry Sichting	PG	United States	Purdue
5	96	George Lett		United States	Centenary
6	118	Jim Mitchem		United States	DePaul
7	137	Ren Watson		United States	Virginia Commonwealth
8	155	Mario Butler		Panama	Briar Cliff
9	175	Gene Ransom		United States	California
10	192	Kevin Heenan		United States	California State-Fullerton

Roster

Golden State Warriors roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F 5 Abernethy, Tom 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Indiana F/C 43 Cooper, Wayne 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) New Orleans F/C 30 Hillman, Darnell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) San José State G 4 Lucas, John 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Maryland C 00 Parish, Robert 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Centenary G/F 22 Parker, Sonny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Texas A&M C 44 Ray, Clifford 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Oklahoma G/F 45 Short, Purvis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jackson State G 20 Smith, Phil 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) San Francisco G 11 Townsend, Raymond 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) UCLA G 10 White, Jo Jo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Kansas	Head coach Al Attles (North Carolina A&T) Johnny Bach (interim) (Fordham) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers	60	22	.732	–	37–4	23–18	19–11
x-Seattle SuperSonics	56	26	.683	4	33–8	23–18	18–12
x-Phoenix Suns	55	27	.671	5	37–5	18–22	19–11
x-Portland Trail Blazers	38	44	.463	22	26–15	12–29	13–17
San Diego Clippers	35	47	.427	25	24–17	11–30	13–17
Golden State Warriors	24	58	.293	36	15–26	9–32	8–22

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Los Angeles Lakers	60	22	.732	–
2	y-Milwaukee Bucks	49	33	.598	11
3	x-Seattle SuperSonics	56	26	.683	4
4	x-Phoenix Suns	55	27	.671	5
5	x-Kansas City Kings	47	35	.573	13
6	x-Portland Trail Blazers	38	44	.463	22
7	San Diego Clippers	35	47	.427	25
8	Chicago Bulls	30	52	.366	30
9	Denver Nuggets	30	52	.366	30
10	Utah Jazz	24	58	.293	36
11	Golden State Warriors	24	58	.293	36

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

See also

• 1979-80 NBA season