1980–81 Golden State Warriors season

1980–81 Golden State Warriors season
Head coach	Al Attles
Arena	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Results
Record	39–43 (.476)
Place	Division: 4th (Pacific) Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1980-81 NBA season was the Warriors 35th season in the NBA and their 18th season in the San Francisco Bay Area.

NBA Draft

Main article: 1980 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	1	Joe Barry Carroll	C	United States	Purdue
1	13	Ricky Brown		United States	Mississippi State
2	24	Larry Smith	PF/C	United States	Alcorn State
2	25	Jeff Ruland	C	United States	Iona
3	49	John Virgil		United States	North Carolina
4	71	Robert Scott		United States	Alabama
5	95	Don Carlino		United States	Southern California
6	117	Neil Bresnahan		United States	Illinois
7	141	Lorenzo Romar	PG	United States	Washington
8	162	Kurt Kanaskie		United States	La Salle
9	182	Billy Reid		United States	San Francisco
10	200	Tim Higgins		United States	Nebraska-Kearney

Roster

Golden State Warriors roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From C 23 Brown, Rickey 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Mississippi State C 2 Carroll, Joe Barry 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Purdue G 21 Free, World B. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Guilford G 11 Hassett, Joe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Providence F 30 King, Bernard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Tennessee G 4 Lucas, John 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Maryland G 15 Mengelt, John 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Auburn 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 31 Reid, Billy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) San Francisco G 18 Romar, Lorenzo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Washington G/F 45 Short, Purvis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jackson State F 13 Smith, Larry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Alcorn State	Head coach Al Attles (North Carolina A&T) Assistant coach(es) Johnny Bach (Fordham) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Season standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Phoenix Suns	57	25	.695	–	36–5	21–20	22–8
x-Los Angeles Lakers	54	28	.659	3.0	30–11	24–17	19–11
x-Portland Trail Blazers	45	37	.549	12.0	30–11	15–26	18–12
Golden State Warriors	39	43	.476	18.0	26–15	13–28	10–20
San Diego Clippers	36	46	.439	21.0	22–19	14–27	14–16
Seattle SuperSonics	34	48	.415	23.0	22–19	12–29	7–23

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Phoenix Suns	57	25	.695	–
2	y-San Antonio Spurs	52	30	.634	5
3	x-Los Angeles Lakers	54	28	.659	3
4	x-Portland Trail Blazers	45	37	.549	12
5	x-Kansas City Kings	40	42	.488	17
6	x-Houston Rockets	40	42	.488	17
7	Golden State Warriors	39	43	.476	18
8	Denver Nuggets	37	45	.451	20
9	San Diego Clippers	36	46	.439	21
10	Seattle SuperSonics	34	48	.415	23
11	Utah Jazz	28	54	.341	29
12	Dallas Mavericks	15	67	.183	42

Notes

• z, y – division champions
• 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

Awards and records

• Larry Smith, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team
• Joe Barry Carroll, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

See also

• 1980-81 NBA season