1995–96 Golden State Warriors season

1995–96 Golden State Warriors season
Head coach	Rick Adelman
Owner(s)	Chris Cohan
Arena	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Results
Record	36–46 (.439)
Place	Division: 6th (Pacific) Conference: 9th (Western)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1995-96 NBA season was the Warriors' 50th season in the NBA and 34th in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Warriors won the draft lottery and selected Joe Smith from the University of Maryland with their first overall pick. They also added former Chicago Bulls point guard B.J. Armstrong to their roster. Midway through the season, Tim Hardaway and Chris Gatling were traded to the Miami Heat for Kevin Willis and Bimbo Coles. The Warriors posted a 10-win improvement, finishing sixth in the Pacific Division with a 36-46 record, missing the playoffs by three games.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1995 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	1	Joe Smith	PF	United States	Maryland
2	34	Andrew DeClercq	C	United States	Florida
2	40	Dwayne Whitfield	PF	United States	Jackson State
2	50	Martin Lewis	SG/SF	United States	Seward Community College
2	55	Michael McDonald	C	United States	New Orleans

Roster

Golden State Warriors roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From PG 11 Armstrong, B. J. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Iowa SG 20 Barry, Jon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Georgia Tech SG 21 Churchwell, Robert 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Georgetown PG 12 Coles, Bimbo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Virginia Tech C 55 DeClercq, Andrew 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Florida C 43 Hammink, Geert 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 262 lb (119 kg) LSU SF 7 Kersey, Jerome 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Longwood PF 3 Marshall, Donyell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Connecticut SF 17 Mullin, Chris (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) St. John's C 44 Rozier, Clifford 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Louisville C 4 Seikaly, Rony 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Syracuse PF 32 Smith, Joe 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Maryland SG 15 Sprewell, Latrell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Alabama PF 41 Willis, Kevin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Michigan State	Head coach Rick Adelman (Loyola Marymount) Assistant coach(es) George Irvine (Washington) Rod Higgins (Fresno State) John Wetzel (Virginia Tech) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster • Transactions

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Seattle SuperSonics	64	18	.780	–	38–3	26–15	21–3
x-Los Angeles Lakers	53	29	.646	11	30–11	23–18	17–7
x-Portland Trail Blazers	44	38	.537	20	26–15	18–23	11–13
x-Phoenix Suns	41	41	.500	23	25–16	16–25	9–15
x-Sacramento Kings	39	43	.476	25	26–15	13–28	11–13
Golden State Warriors	36	46	.439	28	23–18	13–28	7–17
Los Angeles Clippers	29	53	.354	35	19–22	10–31	7–17

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Seattle SuperSonics	64	18	.780	–
2	y-San Antonio Spurs	59	23	.720	5
3	x-Utah Jazz	55	27	.671	9
4	x-Los Angeles Lakers	53	29	.646	11
5	x-Houston Rockets	48	34	.585	16
6	x-Portland Trail Blazers	44	38	.537	20
7	x-Phoenix Suns	41	41	.500	23
8	x-Sacramento Kings	39	43	.476	25
9	Golden State Warriors	36	46	.439	28
10	Denver Nuggets	35	47	.427	29
11	Los Angeles Clippers	29	53	.354	35
12	Dallas Mavericks	26	56	.317	38
13	Minnesota Timberwolves	26	56	.317	38
14	Vancouver Grizzlies	15	67	.183	49

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

• 1995-96 NBA season