1979–80 Golden State Warriors season

1979–80 Golden State Warriors season
Head coach
General managerAl Attles
Owner(s)Franklin Mieuli
ArenaOakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Results
Record24–58 (.293)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Pacific)
Conference: 11th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionKTVU
RadioKNBR

The 1979–80 NBA season was the Warriors' 34th season in the NBA and 17th in the San Francisco Bay Area.[1]

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

1979–80 Golden State Warriors roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
PF 5 Tom Abernethy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1954-05-06 Indiana
PF 43 Wayne Cooper 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1956-11-16 New Orleans
PF 30 Darnell Hillman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1949-08-29 San José State
PG 4 John Lucas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1953-10-31 Maryland
C 00 Robert Parish 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Centenary
SF 22 Sonny Parker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1955-03-22 Texas A&M
C 44 Clifford Ray 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1949-01-21 Oklahoma
SF 45 Purvis Short 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1957-07-02 Jackson State
SG 20 Phil Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1952-04-22 San Francisco
SG 11 Raymond Townsend 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1955-12-20 UCLA
PG 10 Jo Jo White 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1946-11-16 Kansas
Head coach
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Updated: March 25, 1980

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
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 24 58 .293 36
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1979–80 NBA records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NYN NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SDC SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta — 2–4 1–1 4–2 1–1 6–0 2–0 2–4 4–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 4–2 4–2 4–2 1–1 2–0 5–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–3
Boston 4–2 — 2–0 4–2 2–0 6–0 2–0 6–0 4–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 5–1 5–1 3–3 1–1 2–0 4–2 2–0 0–2 2–0 4–2
Chicago 1–1 0–2 — 2–0 2–4 1–1 4–2 1–1 0–2 3–3 1–5 1–5 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–5 3–3 0–2 4–2 2–4 2–4 0–2
Cleveland 2–4 2–4 0–2 — 1–1 6–0 2–0 2–4 2–4 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–3 3–3 1–5 1–1 0–2 4–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–3
Denver 1–1 0–2 4–2 1–1 — 1–1 3–3 1–1 1–1 0–6 1–5 3–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–5 2–4 1–1 3–3 1–5 3–3 1–1
Detroit 0–6 0–6 1–1 0–6 1–1 — 1–1 1–5 1–5 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–4 2–4 1–5 0–2 0–2 2–4 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–4
0–2 0–2 2–4 0–2 3–3 1–1 — 1–1 1–1 3–3 1–5 0–6 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–4 2–4 0–2 3–3 0–6 3–3 0–2
Houston 4–2 0–6 1–1 4–2 1–1 5–1 1–1 — 4–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–3 3–3 2–4 1–1 1–1 3–3 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–4
Indiana 2–4 2–4 2–0 4–2 1–1 5–1 1–1 2–4 — 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–4 4–2 1–5 0–2 2–0 2–4 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–2
Kansas City 2–0 1–1 3–3 0–2 6–0 2–0 3–3 2–0 1–1 — 2–4 3–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–5 1–5 1–1 5–1 3–3 6–0 2–0
Los Angeles 1–1 2–0 5–1 1–1 5–1 2–0 5–1 2–0 2–0 4–2 — 3–3 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–3 2–4 2–0 5–1 4–2 6–0 1–1
Milwaukee 1–1 0–2 5–1 2–0 3–3 1–1 6–0 1–1 2–0 3–3 3–3 — 1–1 1–1 0–2 4–2 5–1 0–2 4–2 2–4 4–2 1–1
New Jersey 2–4 1–5 1–1 3–3 1–1 4–2 0–2 3–3 4–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 — 2–4 1–5 1–1 0–2 3–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–3
New York 2–4 1–5 2–0 3–3 1–1 4–2 2–0 3–3 2–4 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–2 — 0–6 2–0 2–0 4–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–3
Philadelphia 2–4 3–3 1–1 5–1 2–0 5–1 2–0 4–2 5–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 5–1 6–0 — 1–1 2–0 4–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 5–1
Phoenix 1–1 1–1 5–1 1–1 5–1 2–0 4–2 1–1 2–0 5–1 3–3 2–4 1–1 0–2 1–1 — 6–0 1–1 2–4 4–2 6–0 2–0
Portland 0–2 0–2 3–3 2–0 4–2 2–0 4–2 1–1 0–2 5–1 4–2 1–5 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–6 — 1–1 4–2 1–5 3–3 1–1
San Antonio 1–5 2–4 2–0 2–4 1–1 4–2 2–0 3–3 4–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–3 2–4 2–4 1–1 1–1 — 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–2
San Diego 1–1 0–2 2–4 1–1 3–3 2–0 3–3 0–2 1–1 1–5 1–5 2–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–2 2–4 0–2 — 3–3 5–1 1–1
Seattle 2–0 2–0 4–2 2–0 5–1 2–0 6–0 1–1 2–0 3–3 2–4 4–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–4 5–1 1–1 3–3 — 5–1 1–1
Utah 0–2 0–2 4–2 1–1 3–3 1–1 3–3 0–2 1–1 0–6 0–6 2–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–6 3–3 1–1 1–5 1–5 — 0–2
Washington 3–3 2–4 2–0 3–3 1–1 4–2 2–0 4–2 2–4 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–3 3–3 1–5 0–2 1–1 2–4 1–1 1–1 2–0 —

Game log

1979-80 game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 October 12 @ Phoenix 89-97 Robert Parish (19) 0–1
2 October 13 Chicago 96-102 Sonny Parker (20) 0–2
3 October 16 Denver 108-106 John Lucas (23) 1–2

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

Season

Awards and records

Transactions

References

  1. ^ 1979-80 Golden State Warriors

See also

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