1978–79 Golden State Warriors season

1978–79 Golden State Warriors season
Head coach	Al Attles
Arena	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Results
Record	38–44 (.463)
Place	Division: 6th (Pacific) Conference: 10th (Western)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1978-79 NBA season was the Warriors' 33rd season in the NBA and 16th in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Draft picks

Main article: 1978 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	5	Purvis Short	SF	United States	Jackson State
1	22	Raymond Townsend	PG	United States	UCLA
2	40	Wayne Cooper	C	United States	New Orleans
3	56	Steve Neff		United States	Southern Nazarene
4	77	Derrick Jackson		United States	Georgetown
5	101	Bubba Wilson		United States	Western Carolina
6	122	Buzz Hartnett		United States	San Diego
7	142	Rick Bernard		United States	St. Mary's (CA)
8	163	Tony Searcy		United States	Appalachian State
9	179	Bobby Humbles		United States	Bradley
10	193	Mike Muff		United States	Murray State

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 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 25 Robertson, Tony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) West Virginia 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 G 33 Williams, Nate 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Utah State	Head coach Al Attles (North Carolina A&T) Assistant coach(es) Joe Roberts (Ohio State) 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-Seattle SuperSonics	52	30	.634	–	31-10	21-20	11–9
x-Phoenix Suns	50	32	.610	2	32–9	18–23	11–9
x-Los Angeles Lakers	47	35	.573	5	31–10	16–25	11–9
x-Portland Trail Blazers	45	37	.549	7	33–8	12–29	8–12
San Diego Clippers	43	39	.524	9	29–12	14–27	11–9
Golden State Warriors	38	44	.463	14	23–18	15–26	8–12

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Seattle SuperSonics	52	30	.634	–
2	y-Kansas City Kings	48	34	.585	4
3	x-Phoenix Suns	50	32	.610	2
4	x-Denver Nuggets	47	35	.573	5
5	x-Los Angeles Lakers	47	35	.573	5
6	x-Portland Trail Blazers	45	37	.549	7
7	San Diego Clippers	43	39	.524	9
8	Indiana Pacers	38	44	.463	14
8	Milwaukee Bucks	38	44	.463	14
8	Golden State Warriors	38	44	.463	14
11	Chicago Bulls	31	51	.378	21

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

• 1978-79 NBA season