The 1980–81 Golden State Warriors season was the Warriors 35th season in the NBA and their 18th season in the San Francisco Bay Area.1980-81 Golden State Warriors
NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team 1 1 Joe Barry Carroll C Purdue 1 13 Rickey Brown Mississippi State 2 24 Larry Smith PF/C Alcorn State 2 25 Jeff Ruland C Iona 3 49 John Virgil North Carolina 4 71 Robert Scott Alabama 5 95 Don Carlino Southern California 6 117 Neil Bresnahan Illinois 7 141 Lorenzo Romar PG Washington 8 162 Kurt Kanaskie La Salle 9 182 Billy Reid San Francisco 10 200 Tim Higgins Nebraska-Kearney
Roster
Regular season The Warriors got off to a 12–6 start thanks to their talented cast of rookies and veterans. Late in the season, they were still in a playoff hunt with a 36–34 record before losing 7 of the next 9 games as the Houston Rockets and the Kansas City Kings got red hot and passed the Warriors. Golden State still had a chance to qualify for the playoffs on the last day of the season, but a 96–92 loss in Seattle combined with the Kings' 113–104 win vs. Dallas left the Warriors as the odd team out.
Notes z, y – division champions x – clinched playoff spot
Game log
Player statistics
Season
Awards and records Larry Smith, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team Joe Barry Carroll, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team
Transactions
References
See also 1980-81 NBA season