1979-80 Golden State Warriors Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 24-58
Finishing 6th in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Coach: Al Attles (18-43)
Coach: Johnny Bach (6-15)
Location: Oakland, California
Attendance: 344,483, Avg. 8,402 in 41 home dates
1979-80 Golden State Warriors Statistics
1979-80 Golden State Warriors Results

The Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association ended the 1979-80 season with a record of 24 wins and 58 losses, finishing sixth in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference.

The Warriors scored 8,493 points and surrendered 8,853. Robert Parish netted a team-best 1,223 points for Golden State, while Purvis Short averaged 17 or more per game, too. Robert Parish contributed 783 rebounds. John Lucas dished out 602 assists for the squad.

On the defensive side of the ball, Sonny Parker added 173 steals.

Al Attles and Johnny Bach coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Tom AbernethyFMay 6, 19546'7"220IndianaSouth Bend, IN USA
Wayne CooperC-FNovember 16, 19566'10"220New OrleansMilan, GA USA
John CoughranFSeptember 12, 19516'7"225CaliforniaPittsburg, CA USA
Darnell HillmanF-CAugust 29, 19496'9"215San Jose StateSacramento, CA USA
Cheese JohnsonF-GSeptember 7, 19576'5"195Wichita StateNew York, NY USA
John LucasGOctober 31, 19536'2"175MarylandDurham, NC USA
Robert ParishCAugust 30, 19537'0"230CentenaryShreveport, LA USA
Sonny ParkerF-GMarch 22, 19556'6"200Texas A&MChicago, IL USA
Clifford RayCJanuary 21, 19496'9"230OklahomaUnion, SC USA
Purvis ShortF-GJuly 2, 19576'7"210Jackson StateHattiesburg, MS USA
Phil SmithGApril 22, 19526'4"185San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA USA
Raymond TownsendGDecember 20, 19556'3"175UCLASan Jose, CA USA
Jo Jo WhiteGNovember 16, 19466'3"190KansasSt. Louis, MO USA
Bubba WilsonGAugust 7, 19556'3"175Western CarolinaGastonia, NC USA