1980–81 Golden State Warriors season


The 1980–81 NBA season was the Warriors 35th season in the NBA and their 18th season in the San Francisco Bay Area.

NBA Draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalitySchool/Club Team
11Joe Barry CarrollCPurdue
113Ricky BrownMississippi State
224Larry SmithPF/CAlcorn State
225Jeff RulandCIona
349John VirgilNorth Carolina
471Robert ScottAlabama
595Don CarlinoSouthern California
6117Neil BresnahanIllinois
7141Lorenzo RomarPGWashington
8162Kurt KanaskieLa Salle
9182Billy ReidSan Francisco
10200Tim HigginsNebraska-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 and advanced to the playoffs.
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Game log

Player statistics

Season

Awards and records