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1980–81 Golden State Warriors season
NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1980–81 Golden State Warriors 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 | Purdue | |
| 1 | 13 | Rickey Brown | Mississippi State | ||
| 2 | 24 | Larry Smith | PF/C | Alcorn State | |
| 2 | 25 | Jeff Ruland | C | Iona | |
| 3 | 49 | John Virgil | North Carolina | ||
| 4 | 71 | Robert Scott | Alabama | ||
| 5 | 95 | Don Carlino | Southern California | ||
| 6 | 117 | Neil Bresnahan | Illinois | ||
| 7 | 141 | Lorenzo Romar | PG | Washington | |
| 8 | 162 | Kurt Kanaskie | La Salle | ||
| 9 | 182 | Billy Reid | San Francisco | ||
| 10 | 200 | Tim Higgins | Nebraska-Kearney |
Roster
- Al Attles ()
- Johnny Bach ()
Regular season
The Warriors got off to a 12–6 start thanks to their talented cast of rookies and veterans. Late in the season, they were still in a playoff hunt with a 36–34 record before losing 7 of the next 9 games as the Houston Rockets and the Kansas City Kings got red hot and passed the Warriors. Golden State still had a chance to qualify for the playoffs on the last day of the season, but a 96–92 loss in Seattle combined with the Kings' 113–104 win vs. Dallas left the Warriors as the odd team out.
Notes
- z, y – division champions
- x – clinched playoff spot
Game log
Player statistics
Season
Awards and records
- Larry Smith, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team
- Joe Barry Carroll, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team
Transactions
References
References
- [https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/GSW/1981.html 1980-81 Golden State Warriors]
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