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| Founded | 1946 |
| Team History | Philadelphia Warriors (1946-1962) San Francisco Warriors (1962-1971) Golden State Warriors (1971-present) |
| Arena | The Arena in Oakland |
| Team Colors | Midnight blue, California yellow, Golden Gate orange, and Sky blue |
| NBA Championships | 3 (1947 *BAA*, 1956, 1975) |
| Conference Championships | 6 (1947, 1948, 1956, 1964, 1967, 1975) |
| Division Titles | 7 (1948, 1951, 1956, 1964, 1967, 1975, 1976) |
| Owner | Chris Cohan |
| General Manager | Rod Higgins |
| Head Coach | Mike Montgomery |
The Golden State Warriors are a National Basketball Association team based in Oakland, California. "Golden State" is the nickname of the state of California, derived from the 1849 Gold Rush. The Warriors are the only major professional basketball franchise to exclude the legal name of their city or state from the team's name.
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Franchise history
The Philadelphia Warriors were a charter member of the Basketball Association of America, winning the championship in the league's inaugural 1946-1947 season by defeating the Chicago Stags, four games to one. (The BAA became the National Basketball Association in 1949.)
The team was founded by Eddie Gottlieb, the long-time promoter of the Philadelphia Sphas (South Philadelphia Hebrew Association), one of the mainstays of the original American Basketball League. Gottlieb retained ownership of the ABL Sphas until that league disbanded in 1955. The Warriors are one of only three original BAA/NBA teams still in existence, the others being the Boston Celtics and New York Knickerbockers.
The Warriors won their only other championship as a Philadelphia team in the 1955-1956 season, defeating the Fort Wayne Pistons four games to one. In 1959, the team signed their 216-cm tall (7'1") draft pick Wilt Chamberlain. Known as "Wilt the Stilt," Chamberlain quickly began shattering NBA scoring records and changed the style of play forever. On March 2, 1962, in a Warrior "home" game played in Hershey, Pennsylvania, Chamberlain scored 100 points against the Knickerbockers, a single-game record that may never be broken.
In 1962, the team moved to the San Francisco Bay Area and became the San Francisco Warriors, playing most of their home games at the Cow Palace (actually located in neighboring Daly City), though occasionally playing home games in nearby cities such as Oakland and San Jose. The Warriors won the 1963-1964 Western Division crown, losing the NBA championship series to the Boston Celtics, four games to one.
In 1965, the Warriors drafted Rick Barry in the first round. Barry was named NBA Rookie of the Year in his first season, then led the Warriors to the NBA finals in the 1966-1967 season, where the team lost (four games to two) to the team that replaced the Warriors in the City of Brotherly Love, the Philadelphia 76ers. Angered by management's failure to pay him certain incentive awards he felt he was due, Barry sat out the 1967-1968 season, joining the Oakland Oaks of the rival American Basketball Association the following year. After several seasons in the ABA, Barry rejoined the Warriors in 1972.
With the opening of the Oakland Coliseum Arena in 1966, the Warriors began scheduling increasing numbers of home games at that venue. The 1970-1971 season would be the team's last as the San Francisco Warriors. They changed their name to the Golden State Warriors for the 1971-1972 season, playing almost all home games in Oakland. Six "home" games were played in San Diego during that season but more significantly, none were played in San Francisco or Daly City.
As the Golden State Warriors, the franchise has only won one NBA championship, in 1974-1975. In what many consider the biggest upset in the history of the NBA, the Warriors defeated the heavily-favored Washington Bullets in a four-game sweep. That team was coached by former Warrior Al Attles, and led on the court by Rick Barry, Jamaal Wilkes, and Phil Smith. So little was felt of the team's chances in the playoffs, even by their home fans, that the Coliseum Arena scheduled other events during the dates of the NBA playoffs. As a result, the home games of the Warriors' only West Coast championship were played not in Oakland but at the Cow Palace in Daly City.
The team had another successful string of wins in the late 80s/early 90s with the high scoring trio of point guard Tim Hardaway, guard Mitch Richmond, and forward Chris Mullin (collectively known as "Run T-M-C"). However, with then coach Don Nelson wishing to go with a bigger lineup, he made a trade that not only broke up the RUN T-M-C core by sending Richmond to the Sacramento Kings for draft-day bust Billy Owens, but also sent the Warriors into a tailspin as an organization. In the eleven years since, the Warriors have never made the playoffs, a streak which continues to this day. Oft-criticized GM Garry St. Jean (known as the worst GM ever in pro Sports for his losing Gilbert Arenas) advocated a team philosophy centered around experienced veterans and a college star (Owens), but in reality he merely brought in several players, such as Mark Price, Terry Cummings, John Starks, and Mookie Blaylock, who were well past their primes. He also drafted several flops, like Todd Fuller (he could have drafted Kobe Bryant, but didn't, thinking Kobe wasn't worth it), Chris Porter, and Vonteego Cummings. St. Jean did, however, draft several players who are the core of the most recent Warriors squad, including 2-time NBA slam dunk champion Jason Richardson (from Michigan State), NCAA champion Mike Dunleavy, Jr., and Troy Murphy (from Notre Dame). With rising star Antawn Jamison leading the team, the Warriors seemed like a team on the rise, but a string of injuries kept them from making an impact in the suddenly ultra-competitive Western Conference. In an effort to rebuild the team on the fly, St. Jean committed money to players like Jason Caffey and Chris Mills, but as a result was unable to keep Gilbert Arenas, an up-and-coming star, despite the fact that Arenas wanted to stay in Golden State. As a result, in 2004, St. Jean was fired as GM of the Warriors.
After spending two years in the Warriors front office as a special assistant, Chris Mullin replaced St. Jean and assumed the title of Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations. Among his first moves were the hiring of three former teammates to help run the organization: Mitch Richmond (special assistant), Mario Elie (assistant coach) and Rod Higgins (General Manager). He is building the team around Richardson, Dunleavy, and Murphy--complementing them with experience in Derek Fisher, a free agent signed by Golden State after 3 championships with the Los Angeles Lakers, and Calbert Cheaney, a playoff-tested sharpshooter. At the 2005 trading deadline, he further added to the team by bringing in the first superstar the Warriors have had since Mullin himself, Baron Davis.
Current Roster
 Current Roster |
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| Head Coach: Mike Montgomery | Edit | |||
| F/C | 15 |  |
Andris Biedriņš | (Latvia) |
| F | 11 |  |
Zarko Cabarkapa | (Serbia & Montenegro) |
| G/F | 40 |  |
Calbert Cheaney | (Indiana) |
| PG | 5 | |
Baron Davis | (UCLA) |
| SF | 9 | |
Ike Diogu | (Arizona State) |
| SF | 34 | |
Mike Dunleavy, Jr. | (Duke) |
| G | 8 | |
Monta Ellis | (Lanier HS, Jackson, MS) |
| PG | 4 | |
Derek Fisher | (Arkansas-Little Rock) |
| C | 31 |  |
Adonal Foyle | (Colgate) |
| G | 0 | |
Aaron Miles | (Kansas) |
| PF | 1 | |
Troy Murphy | (Notre Dame) |
| G/F | 2 |  |
Mickael Pietrus | (Guadeloupe) |
| SG | 23 | |
Jason Richardson | (Michigan State) |
| F | 21 | |
Chris Taft | (Pittsburgh) |
| (FA) - Free Agent | Golden State Warriors | |||
Players of note
Basketball Hall of Famers
- 11 Paul Arizin
- 24 Rick Barry
- 13 Wilt Chamberlain
- 10 Joe Fulks
- 14 Tom Gola
- 6 Neil Johnston
- 16 Jerry Lucas
- 00 Robert Parish
- 17 Andy Phillip
- 42 Nate Thurmond
- Eddie Gottlieb (team founder-owner)
Arizin, Fulks, Gola, Johnston and Philip played all or most of their tenure with the Warriors in Philadelphia. Chamberlain's tenure was about evenly divided between Philadelphia and San Francisco. Lucas and Parrish were elected mainly for their performances with other teams. Thurmond is the only Hall-of-Famer who spent significant time with the team since their 1971 move to Oakland and the name change to "Golden State."
Retired numbers
- 13 Wilt Chamberlain, C, 1959-65 (including 1959-62 in Philadelphia)
- 14 Tom Meschery, F, 1961-71 (including 1961-62 in Philadelphia)
- 16 Al Attles, G, 1960-71 (including 1960-62 in Philadelphia); Head Coach, 1970-83; also team executive
- 24 Rick Barry, F, 1965-67 & 1972-78
- 42 Nate Thurmond, C, 1963-74
Meschery, Attles, Barry, Thurmond and Chris Mullin (number 17, G, 1986-97 & 2001) are also members of the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame.
Not to be forgotten
- Victor Alexander
- Manute Bol
- Sleepy Floyd
- World B. Free
- Chris Gatling
- Tim Hardaway
- Tyrone Hill
- Antawn Jamison
- Keith Jennings
- Bernard King
- Sarunas Marciulionis
- Chris Mullin
- Mitch Richmond
- Guy Rodgers
- George Senesky
- Purvis Short
- Joe Smith
- Larry Smith
- Latrell Sprewell
- Tom Tolbert
- Chris Webber
- Jamaal Wilkes
- David Wood
Marcus Mann, Derek Zimmerman, Steve Logan, Tim Young, Matt Fish, Bill Curley, Jon Coker, Dean Oliver, Mike Smrek, Les Jepsen, Felton Spencer, Uwe Blab, Christian Welp, Ed Nealy, Jim Peterson, Todd Fuller
| National Basketball Association (2005–06) |
| Eastern Conference |
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| Atlantic Division: Boston Celtics | New Jersey Nets | New York Knicks | Philadelphia 76ers | Toronto Raptors |
| Central Division: Chicago Bulls | Cleveland Cavaliers | Detroit Pistons | Indiana Pacers | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Southeast Division: Atlanta Hawks | Charlotte Bobcats | Miami Heat | Orlando Magic | Washington Wizards |
| Western Conference |
| Northwest Division: Denver Nuggets | Minnesota Timberwolves | Portland Trail Blazers | Seattle SuperSonics | Utah Jazz |
| Pacific Division: Golden State Warriors | Los Angeles Clippers | Los Angeles Lakers | Phoenix Suns | Sacramento Kings |
| Southwest Division: Dallas Mavericks | Houston Rockets | Memphis Grizzlies | New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets | San Antonio Spurs |
| Other Articles: NBA Finals | NBA All-Star Game | NBA Draft | Current Team Rosters | |
External links
- Golden State Warriors – Player profile, statistics, biography, wallpapers
- WarriorsWorld Forum – Bulletin board to discuss the Golden State Warriors