1997–98 Golden State Warriors season

1997–98 Golden State Warriors season
Head coach	P. J. Carlesimo
Owner(s)	Chris Cohan
Arena	The Arena in Oakland
Results
Record	19–63 (.232)
Place	Division: 6th (Pacific) Conference: 12th (Western)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1997-98 NBA season was the Warriors' 52nd season in the NBA and 36th in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Warriors got a new logo, new uniforms, and moved into their new arena known as The Arena in Oakland. During the offseason, the Warriors traded Chris Mullin to the Indiana Pacers for Erick Dampier, and acquired Muggsy Bogues from the Charlotte Hornets. In early December, Latrell Sprewell choked new head coach P.J. Carlesimo during practice, and was suspended for the rest of the season (68 games). Along the way, Joe Smith (#1 pick in the 1995 NBA Draft) was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers for Jim Jackson midway through the season. The Warriors struggled and finished sixth in the Pacific Division with an awful 19-63 record. Following the season, Sprewell was traded to the New York Knicks.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1997 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	8	Adonal Foyle	C/PF	United States	Colgate
2	37	Marc Jackson	C	United States	Temple

Roster

Golden State Warriors roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From PG 1 Bogues, Muggsy 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) 136 lb (62 kg) Wake Forest PF 21 Caffey, Jason 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Alabama PG 12 Coles, Bimbo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Virginia Tech C 35 Dampier, Erick 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Mississippi State SG 00 Delk, Tony 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Kentucky SF 33 Ferrell, Duane 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Georgia Tech C 31 Foyle, Adonal 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Colgate C 52 Fuller, Todd 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) North Carolina State SG 20 Grayer, Jeff 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Iowa State SG 22 Jackson, Jim 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Ohio State PG 2 Madkins, Gerald 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) UCLA SF 3 Marshall, Donyell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Connecticut C 50 Spencer, Felton 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Louisville SG 15 Sprewell, Latrell (S) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Alabama PF 30 Weatherspoon, Clarence 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Southern Mississippi	Head coach P. J. Carlesimo (Fordham) Assistant coach(es) Bob Staak (Connecticut) Rod Higgins (Fresno State) Paul Westhead (Saint Joseph's) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster • Transactions

Regular season

Season standings

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Utah Jazz	62	20	.756	–
2	y-Seattle SuperSonics	61	21	.744	1
3	x-Los Angeles Lakers	61	21	.744	1
4	x-Phoenix Suns	56	26	.683	6
5	x-San Antonio Spurs	56	26	.683	6
6	x-Portland Trail Blazers	46	36	.561	16
7	x-Minnesota Timberwolves	45	37	.549	17
8	x-Houston Rockets	41	41	.500	21
9	Sacramento Kings	27	55	.329	35
10	Dallas Mavericks	20	62	.244	42
11	Vancouver Grizzlies	19	63	.232	43
11	Golden State Warriors	19	63	.232	43
13	Los Angeles Clippers	17	65	.207	45
14	Denver Nuggets	11	71	.134	51

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

• 1997-98 NBA season