1980–81 Golden State Warriors season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Golden State Warriors 1981 39 43 Pacific 4 7 Al Attles Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena Did not qualify GSW 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 1980 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 Golden State Warriors 1980–81 #2C3294 #FFFFFF #FFFF00 #000000 32 Rickey Brown C 6 10 215 Mississippi State 2 Joe Barry Carroll C 7 0 225 Purdue 21 World B. Free G 6 2 185 Guilford College 11 Joe Hassett G 6 5 180 Providence 30 Bernard King F 6 7 205 Tennessee 4 John Lucas John Lucas II G 6 3 175 Maryland 15 John Mengelt G 6 2 195 Auburn 22 Sonny Parker basketball F/G 6 6 200 Texas A&M 44 Clifford Ray C 6 9 230 Oklahoma 31 Billy Reid basketball G 6 5 190 San Francisco 18 Lorenzo Romar G 6 1 175 Washington 45 Purvis Short F/G 6 7 210 Jackson State 13 Larry Smith basketball, born 1958 F 6 8 215 Alcorn State Al Attles (North Carolina A&T) Johnny Bach (Fordham) 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. GSW GSW Notes z, y – division champions x – clinched playoff spot Game log January 2011 Player statistics Season January 2011 Awards and records Larry Smith, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team Joe Barry Carroll, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team Transactions January 2011 References See also 1980-81 NBA season Category:Golden State Warriors seasons G Golden Golden Category:1980s in Oakland, California