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1995–96 Golden State Warriors season

NBA professional basketball team season

NBA professional basketball team season

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The 1995–96 Golden State Warriors season was the 50th season for the Golden State Warriors in the National Basketball Association, and their 34th season in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Warriors won the NBA draft lottery, and selected power forward Joe Smith from the University of Maryland with the first overall pick in the 1995 NBA draft. During the off-season, the team acquired B. J. Armstrong from the expansion Toronto Raptors, signed free agents Jerome Kersey, and Jon Barry, and hired Rick Adelman as their new head coach; Adelman had led the Portland Trail Blazers to two NBA Finals appearances between 1990 and 1992.

With Armstrong and Kersey both in the starting lineup at point guard, and small forward respectively, Tim Hardaway and Chris Mullin both played off the bench for most of the regular season. At mid-season, Hardaway was traded along with Chris Gatling to the Miami Heat in exchange for Kevin Willis, and Bimbo Coles. The Warriors held a 21–26 record at the All-Star break, and were in playoff connection with a 26–28 record as of February 24, 1996, but then lost 18 of their final 28 games of the season. The team posted a 10–win improvement, finishing in sixth place in the Pacific Division with a 36–46 record, missing the NBA playoffs by finishing three games behind the 8th–seeded Sacramento Kings.

Latrell Sprewell averaged 18.9 points, 4.2 assists and 1.6 steals per game, while Smith averaged 15.3 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, and Mullin provided the team with 13.3 points and 1.4 steals per game, but only played 55 games due to a finger injury. In addition, Armstrong contributed 12.3 points and 4.9 assists per game, and shot .473 in three-point field-goal percentage, while Rony Seikaly provided with 12.1 points and 7.8 rebounds per game, Kersey contributed 6.7 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game, and Willis averaged 11.3 points and 7.8 rebounds per game in 28 games after the trade. Meanwhile, Coles contributed 7.9 points and 4.3 assists per game in 29 games, Kersey provided with 6.7 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game, and second-year forward Donyell Marshall averaged 5.5 points and 3.4 rebounds per game.

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, Smith was selected for the NBA Rookie Game, as a member of the Western Conference Rookie team; Smith scored 20 points along with 6 rebounds and 2 blocks, despite the Western Conference losing to the Eastern Conference, 94–92. Sprewell also finished tied in eighth place in Defensive Player of the Year voting, while Smith finished in third place in Rookie of the Year voting.

The Warriors finished 24th in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 616,025 at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena during the regular season. Following the season, Willis signed as a free agent with the Houston Rockets, while Kersey signed with the Los Angeles Lakers, and Barry signed with the Atlanta Hawks.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1995 NBA draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
11Joe SmithPFMaryland
234Andrew DeClercqCFlorida
240Dwayne WhitfieldPFJackson State
250Martin LewisSG/SFSeward Community College
255Michael McDonaldCNew Orleans

Roster

  • Rick Adelman
  • George Irvine
  • Rod Higgins
  • John Wetzel

Regular season

Season standings

:z - clinched division title :y - clinched division title :x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

Player statistics

Regular season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
828234.4.458.357.7738.71.01.01.615.3
826427.6.468.473.8392.24.9.8.112.3
787839.3.428.323.7894.94.21.6.618.9
765821.3.410.176.6604.81.51.2.66.7
68010.5.492.473.838.91.3.5.23.8
646028.3.502.667.7237.81.1.61.112.1
62615.1.398.298.7713.4.8.4.55.5
59112.3.585.000.4732.9.4.3.53.1
551929.4.499.393.8562.93.51.4.613.3
†521828.6.421.366.7692.56.91.4.214.1
†47218.3.555.000.6365.1.6.4.69.1
†29325.3.399.305.7632.04.31.1.27.9
†281827.8.433.250.7017.8.7.5.611.3
2219.2.480.000.5791.8.4.3.22.7
†2104.6.500.333.875.8.2.1.01.0
405.0.375.8.3.0.01.5
†303.3.500.667.3.0.0.01.3
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Warriors only. Player statistics citation:

Awards and records

Transactions

Trades

November 2, [1995](1995-96-nba-season)To **Golden State Warriors**B. J. ArmstrongTo **Toronto Raptors**Victor Alexander
Martin Lewis
Michael McDonald
Carlos Rogers
Dwayne Whitfield
February 20, [1996](1995-96-nba-season)To **Golden State Warriors**Bimbo Coles
Kevin WillisTo **Miami Heat**Tim Hardaway
Chris Gatling

Free agents

AdditionsPlayerDate signedFormer team
Jon BarryOctober 4Milwaukee Bucks
Kevin Ollienone
Matt MaloneyOctober 6none
Jerome KerseyOctober 18Portland Trail Blazers
Robert Churchwell (10-day)March 14Chicago Rockers (CBA)
Geert Hammink (10-day)March 25Omaha Racers (CBA)
Robert Churchwell (rest of season)April 3Golden State Warriors
Geert Hammink (rest of season)April 14Golden State Warriors
SubtractionsPlayerDate signedNew Team
Tim LeglerSeptember 27Washington Bullets
Ricky PierceOctober 3Indiana Pacers
Kevin OllieOctober 11Connecticut Pride (CBA)
Matt MaloneyNovember 1Grand Rapids Mackers (CBA)
David WoodJanuary 15Phoenix Suns

Player Transactions Citation:

References

References

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