1978–79 Golden State Warriors season
Head coachAl Attles
General managerAl Attles
Owner(s)Franklin Mieuli
ArenaOakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Results
Record38–44 (.463)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Pacific)
Conference: 10th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

The 1978–79 NBA season was the Warriors' 33rd season in the NBA and 16th in the San Francisco Bay Area.[1]

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
15Purvis ShortSF United StatesJackson State
122Raymond TownsendPG United StatesUCLA
240Wayne CooperC United StatesNew Orleans
356Steve Neff United StatesSouthern Nazarene
477Derrick Jackson United StatesGeorgetown
5101Bubba Wilson United StatesWestern Carolina
6122Buzz Hartnett United StatesSan Diego
7142Rick Bernard United StatesSt. Mary's (CA)
8163Tony Searcy United StatesAppalachian State
9179Bobby Humbles United StatesBradley
10193Mike Muff United StatesMurray State

Roster

1978–79 Golden State Warriors roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
PF 5 Abernethy, Tom 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1954-05-06 Indiana
C 43 Cooper, Wayne 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1956-11-16 New Orleans
SF 41 Cox, Wesley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1955-01-27 Louisville
SF 32 Epps, Ray 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1956-08-20 Norfolk State
PG 4 Lucas II, John 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1953-10-31 Maryland
C 00 Parish, Robert 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1953-08-30 Centenary
SF 22 Parker, Sonny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1955-03-22 Texas A&M
C 44 Ray, Clifford 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1949-01-21 Oklahoma
SG 25 Robertson, Tony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1956-01-01 West Virginia
PF 45 Short, Purvis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1957-07-02 Jackson State
SG 20 Smith, Phil 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1952-04-22 San Francisco
SG 11 Townsend, Raymond 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1955-12-20 UCLA
PG 10 White, Jo Jo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1946-11-16 Kansas
SG 33 Williams, Nate 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1950-05-02 Utah State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 20, 1979

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Seattle SuperSonics 5230.634–31–1021–2011–9
x-Phoenix Suns 5032.610232–918–2311–9
x-Los Angeles Lakers 4735.573531–1016–2511–9
x-Portland Trail Blazers 4537.549733–812–298–12
San Diego Clippers 4339.524929–1214–2711–9
Golden State Warriors 3844.4631423–1815–268–12
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Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Seattle SuperSonics5230.634–
2 y-Kansas City Kings4834.5854
3 x-Phoenix Suns5032.6102
4 x-Denver Nuggets4735.5735
5 x-Los Angeles Lakers4735.5735
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers4537.5497
7 San Diego Clippers4339.5249
8 Indiana Pacers3844.46314
9 Milwaukee Bucks3844.46314
10 Golden State Warriors3844.46314
11 Chicago Bulls3151.37821
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1978-79 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NJN NOJ NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SDC SEA WAS
Atlanta –2–23–13–13–13–11–33–11–32–21–33–02–22–22–22–22–12–23–13–11–32–2
Boston 2–2–1–22–21–32–22–11–33–11–31–31–31–32–23–12–20–41–30–41–32–20–4
Chicago 1–32–1–1–32–22–23–12–22–20–41–31–32–22–23–11–31–34–00–30–40–41–3
Cleveland 1–32–23–1–1–21–32–12–21–31–32–21–33–12–22–22–20–40–40–42–22–20–4
Denver 1–33–12–22–1–2–24–01–33–11–33–12–24–03–13–10–33–11–33–12–23–11–3
Detroit 1–32–22–23–12–2–1–32–22–22–22–22–10–42–21–31–30–41–31–32–20–31–3
Golden State 3–11–21–31–20–43–1–2–22–22–21–32–21–33–13–13–11–32–21–31–33–12–2
Houston 1–33–12–22–23–12–22–2–0–43–12–12–23–14–04–00–42–23–13–12–12–22–2
Indiana 3–11–32–23–11–32–22–24–0–1–30–42–21–22–12–22–22–23–13–11–30–41–3
Kansas City 2–23–14–03–13–12–22–21–33–1–2–22–23–13–12–12–22–21–31–32–22–23–0
Los Angeles 3–13–13–12–21–32–23–11–24–02–2–3–12–22–23–01–32–22–22–22–22–22–2
Milwaukee 0–33–13–13–12–21–22–22–22–22–21–3–2–23–11–32–22–22–21–31–32–21–3
New Jersey 2–23–12–21–30–44–03–11–32–11–32–22–2–3–11–32–23–02–20–42–20–41–3
New Orleans 2–22–22–22–21–32–21–30–41–21–32–21–31–3–2–22–21–31–32–20–40–30–4
New York 2–21–31–32–21–33–11–30–42–21–20–33–13–12–2–2–20–41–31–32–22–21–3
Philadelphia 2–22–23–12–23–03–11–34–02–22–23–12–22–22–22–2–1–31–23–13–11–33–1
Phoenix 1–24–03–14–01–34–03–12–22–22–22–22–20–33–14–03–1–3–13–12–21–31–3
Portland 2–23–10–44–03–13–12–21–31–33–12–22–22–23–13–12–11–3–2–12–21–33–1
San Antonio 1–34–03–04–01–33–13–11–31–33–12–23–14–02–23–11–31–31–2–4–02–21–3
San Diego 1–33–14–02–22–22–23–11–23–12–22–23–12–24–02–21–32–22–20–4–2–20–3
Seattle 3–12–24–02–21–33–01–32–24–02–22–22–24–03–02–23–13–13–12–22–2–2–2
Washington 2–24–03–14–03–13–12–22–23–10–32–23–13–14–03–11–33–11–33–13–02–2—

References

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