en 1977%E2%80%9378 Golden State Warriors season

1977–78 Golden State Warriors season
1977–78 Golden State Warriors season
Head coach	Al Attles
General manager	Al Attles
Owner(s)	Franklin Mieuli
Arena	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Results
Record	43–39 (.524)
Place	Division: 5th (Pacific); Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	KTVU
Radio	KNBR
< 1976–77	1978–79 >

The 1977–78 NBA season was the Golden State Warriors' 32nd season in the NBA and 15th in the San Francisco Bay Area.^[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	16	Rickey Green	PG	United States	Michigan
1	18	Wesley Cox	SF	United States	Louisville
2	38	Ricky Love		United States	Alabama-Huntsville
3	60	Marlon Redmond		United States	San Francisco
4	82	Roy Smith		United States	Kentucky State
4	87	Leartha Scott		United States	Wisconsin-Parkside
5	104	Ray Epps	F	United States	Norfolk State
6	126	Jack Phelan	F	United States	Saint Francis
7	146	Jerry Thurston		United States	Mercer
8	165	Ricky Marsh		United States	Manhattan

Roster

1977–78 Golden State Warriors roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
SF	24	Barry, Rick	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1944-03-28	Miami (FL)
PF	12	Coleman, E. C.	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1950-09-25	Houston Baptist
SF	41	Cox, Wesley	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1955-01-27	Louisville
PG	15	Dudley, Charles	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1950-03-05	Washington
PG	25	Green, Rickey	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1954-08-18	Michigan
SG	21	Marsh, Ricky	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1954-03-10	Manhattan
C	00	Parish, Robert	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1953-08-30	Centenary
SF	22	Parker, Sonny	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1955-03-22	Texas A&M
C	44	Ray, Clifford	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1949-01-21	Oklahoma
SG	20	Smith, Phil	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1952-04-22	San Francisco
SG	33	Williams, Nate	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1950-05-02	Utah State

Head coach

Al Attles

Assistant coach(es)

Joe Roberts

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 17, 1978

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Portland Trail Blazers	58	24	.707	–	36–5	22–19	13–3
x-Phoenix Suns	49	33	.598	9	34–7	15–26	8–8
x-Seattle SuperSonics	47	35	.573	11	31–10	16–25	8–8
x-Los Angeles Lakers	45	37	.549	13	29–12	16–25	6–10
Golden State Warriors	43	39	.524	15	30–11	13–28	5–11

#	Western Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Portland Trail Blazers	58	24	.707	–
2	y-Denver Nuggets	48	34	.585	10
3	x-Phoenix Suns	49	33	.598	9
4	x-Seattle SuperSonics	47	35	.573	11
5	x-Los Angeles Lakers	45	37	.549	13
6	x-Milwaukee Bucks	44	38	.537	14

7	Golden State Warriors	43	39	.524	15
8	Chicago Bulls	40	42	.488	18
9	Detroit Pistons	38	44	.463	20
10	Indiana Pacers	31	51	.378	27
11	Kansas City Kings	31	51	.378	27

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1977–78 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	BUF	CHI	CLE	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	KCK	LAL	MIL	NJN	NOJ	NYK	PHI	PHO	POR	SAS	SEA	WAS
Atlanta	–	2–2	3–1	1–3	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–3	3–1	3–1	2–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	3–1	1–3	1–3	2–1	1–3
Boston	2–2	–	3–1	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–2	2–1	2–2	1–2	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	0–4	2–2	1–3	0–4	0–4	1–3
Buffalo	1–3	1–3	–	3–1	1–3	1–3	1–3	0–3	3–1	1–3	1–2	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–2	3–1	1–3	0–4	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3
Chicago	3–1	3–1	1–3	–	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	3–1	3–1	0–4	2–2	1–3	1–2	2–2	1–3	3–0	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–2	2–1
Cleveland	3–1	3–1	3–1	1–3	–	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–1	2–2	2–2	3–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	1–3	1–2	0–4	0–4	3–1	2–2
Denver	3–1	3–1	3–1	2–2	1–3	–	2–2	2–2	3–0	2–2	2–2	3–1	3–1	3–1	3–1	1–3	1–3	2–2	3–1	2–1	1–3	3–1
Detroit	2–2	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	–	2–2	3–1	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–2	3–1	3–0	0–4	0–4	2–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	2–2
Golden State	3–1	2–2	3–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	–	2–1	3–1	3–1	0–4	2–2	3–1	0–4	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	3–1	2–2	2–2
Houston	1–3	2–2	1–3	1–3	2–2	0–3	1–3	1–2	–	3–1	2–2	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	0–4	1–3
Indiana	1–3	1–2	3–1	1–3	1–2	2–2	3–1	1–3	1–3	–	2–2	1–3	0–4	2–2	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3	3–1
Kansas City	1–2	2–2	2–1	4–0	2–2	2–2	3–1	1–3	2–2	2–2	–	2–2	0–4	2–2	2–2	0–4	1–3	0–4	0–4	0–4	1–3	2–2
Los Angeles	1–3	2–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	2–2	4–0	3–1	3–1	2–2	–	3–1	4–0	2–1	3–1	2–2	1–3	0–4	2–2	1–3	2–2
Milwaukee	2–2	1–3	3–1	3–1	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–2	3–1	4–0	4–0	1–3	–	3–1	2–1	3–1	1–2	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–3	3–1
New Jersey	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–1	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–2	2–2	0–4	1–3	–	0–4	1–3	0–4	2–2	0–3	0–4	2–2	2–2
New Orleans	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–3	1–3	4–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–2	1–2	4–0	–	1–3	2–2	1–3	3–1	1–3	2–2	0–4
New York	2–2	2–2	1–3	3–1	1–3	3–1	3–0	2–2	2–2	3–1	4–0	1–3	1–3	3–1	3–1	–	1–3	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–1	2–2
Philadelphia	2–2	4–0	3–1	1–3	3–1	3–1	4–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	3–1	2–2	2–1	4–0	2–2	3–1	–	2–1	2–2	3–1	3–1	2–2
Phoenix	1–3	2–2	4–0	2–2	2–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	3–1	3–1	4–0	3–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	3–1	1–2	–	1–3	2–2	2–2	2–2
Portland	3–1	3–1	3–1	3–1	4–0	1–3	3–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	4–0	4–0	3–1	3–1	1–3	3–0	2–2	3–1	–	2–2	3–1	2–1
San Antonio	3–1	4–0	3–1	2–2	4–0	1–2	2–1	1–3	3–1	3–1	4–0	2–2	2–2	4–0	3–1	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–2	–	2–2	2–2
Seattle	1–2	4–0	3–1	2–2	1–3	3–1	3–1	2–2	4–0	3–1	3–1	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–1	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–3	2–2	–	1–3
Washington	3–1	3–1	3–1	1–2	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–2	3–1	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–3	2–2	4–0	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–2	2–2	3–1	—

Awards and records

References

^ 1977–78 Golden State Warriors

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