1995–96 Golden State Warriors season
| 1995–96 Golden State Warriors season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Rick Adelman |
| Owners | Chris Cohan |
| Arena | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena |
| Results | |
| Record | 36–46 (.439) |
| Place | Division: 6th (Pacific) Conference: 9th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Local media | |
| Television | KPIX-TV KICU-TV SportsChannel Pacific |
| Radio | KNBR |
The 1995–96 Golden State Warriors season was the 50th season for the Golden State Warriors in the National Basketball Association, and their 34th season in the San Francisco Bay Area.[1]
Season summary
[edit]Off-season
[edit]The Warriors won the NBA draft lottery,[2][3] and selected power forward Joe Smith from the University of Maryland with the first overall pick in the 1995 NBA draft.[4][5][6] During the off-season, the team acquired B. J. Armstrong from the expansion Toronto Raptors,[7][8][9] signed free agents Jerome Kersey,[10][11] and Jon Barry,[12][13] and hired Rick Adelman as their new head coach; Adelman had led the Portland Trail Blazers to two NBA Finals appearances between 1990 and 1992.[14][15]
Regular season
[edit]Under Adelman and with the addition of Smith, Armstrong and Kersey, the Warriors struggled losing eight of their first eleven games of the regular season. However, the team later on won 8 of their 13 games in February, and held a 21–26 record at the All-Star break.[16] With Armstrong and Kersey both in the starting lineup at point guard, and small forward respectively, Tim Hardaway and Chris Mullin both played off the bench for most of the season. At mid-season, the Warriors traded Hardaway, and Chris Gatling to the Miami Heat in exchange for Kevin Willis, and Bimbo Coles.[17][18][19] The Warriors were in playoff position with a 26–28 record as of February 24, 1996, but then lost 18 of their final 28 games of the season, finishing in sixth place in the Pacific Division with a 36–46 record, which was a 10-game improvement over the previous season; however, the team failed to qualify for the NBA playoffs by finishing three games behind the 8th–seeded Sacramento Kings.[20]
Latrell Sprewell averaged 18.9 points, 4.2 assists and 1.6 steals per game, while Smith averaged 15.3 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, and Mullin provided the team with 13.3 points, 3.5 assists and 1.4 steals per game, but only played 55 games due to a finger injury.[21][22][23] In addition, Armstrong contributed 12.3 points and 4.9 assists per game, and shot .473 in three-point field-goal percentage, while Rony Seikaly provided with 12.1 points and 7.8 rebounds per game, and Willis averaged 11.3 points and 7.8 rebounds per game in 28 games after the trade. Meanwhile, Coles contributed 7.9 points and 4.3 assists per game in 29 games, Kersey provided with 6.7 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game, and second-year forward Donyell Marshall averaged 5.5 points and 3.4 rebounds per game.[24]
During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, Smith was selected for the NBA Rookie Game, as a member of the Western Conference Rookie team. Smith scored 20 points along with 6 rebounds and 2 blocks, despite the Western Conference losing to the Eastern Conference, 94–92.[25][26][27] Sprewell finished tied in eighth place in Defensive Player of the Year voting,[28] while Smith finished in third place in Rookie of the Year voting.[29][28]
The Warriors finished 24th in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 616,025 at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena during the regular season.[24][30]
Aftermath
[edit]Following the season, Willis signed as a free agent with the Houston Rockets,[31][32][33] while Kersey signed with the Los Angeles Lakers,[34][35] and Barry signed with the Atlanta Hawks.[36][37]
Offseason
[edit]Draft picks
[edit]| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Joe Smith | PF |  United States | Maryland |
| 2 | 34 | Andrew DeClercq | C | United States | Florida |
| 2 | 40 | Dwayne Whitfield | PF | United States | Jackson State |
| 2 | 50 | Martin Lewis | SG/SF | United States | Seward Community College |
| 2 | 55 | Michael McDonald | C | United States | New Orleans |
Roster
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Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]| W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c-Seattle SuperSonics | 64 | 18 | .780 | – | 38–3 | 26–15 | 21–3 |
| x-Los Angeles Lakers | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11 | 30–11 | 23–18 | 17–7 |
| x-Portland Trail Blazers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 20 | 26–15 | 18–23 | 11–13 |
| x-Phoenix Suns | 41 | 41 | .500 | 23 | 25–16 | 16–25 | 9–15 |
| x-Sacramento Kings | 39 | 43 | .476 | 25 | 26–15 | 13–28 | 11–13 |
| Golden State Warriors | 36 | 46 | .439 | 28 | 23–18 | 13–28 | 7–17 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 29 | 53 | .354 | 35 | 19–22 | 10–31 | 7–17 |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | c-Seattle SuperSonics * | 64 | 18 | .780 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y-San Antonio Spurs * | 59 | 23 | .720 | 5 | 82 |
| 3 | x-Utah Jazz | 55 | 27 | .671 | 9 | 82 |
| 4 | x-Los Angeles Lakers | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11 | 82 |
| 5 | x-Houston Rockets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 16 | 82 |
| 6 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 20 | 82 |
| 7 | x-Phoenix Suns | 41 | 41 | .500 | 23 | 82 |
| 8 | x-Sacramento Kings | 39 | 43 | .476 | 25 | 82 |
| 9 | Golden State Warriors | 36 | 46 | .439 | 28 | 82 |
| 10 | Denver Nuggets | 35 | 47 | .427 | 29 | 82 |
| 11 | Los Angeles Clippers | 29 | 53 | .354 | 35 | 82 |
| 12 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38 | 82 |
| 13 | Dallas Mavericks | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38 | 82 |
| 14 | Vancouver Grizzlies | 15 | 67 | .183 | 49 | 82 |
- z - clinched division title
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
Game log
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Player statistics
[edit]| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Regular season
[edit]| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Smith | 82 | 82 | 34.4 | .458 | .357 | .773 | 8.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 15.3 |
| B. J. Armstrong | 82 | 64 | 27.6 | .468 | .473 | .839 | 2.2 | 4.9 | .8 | .1 | 12.3 |
| Latrell Sprewell | 78 | 78 | 39.3 | .428 | .323 | .789 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 1.6 | .6 | 18.9 |
| Jerome Kersey | 76 | 58 | 21.3 | .410 | .176 | .660 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 1.2 | .6 | 6.7 |
| Jon Barry | 68 | 0 | 10.5 | .492 | .473 | .838 | .9 | 1.3 | .5 | .2 | 3.8 |
| Rony Seikaly | 64 | 60 | 28.3 | .502 | .667 | .723 | 7.8 | 1.1 | .6 | 1.1 | 12.1 |
| Donyell Marshall | 62 | 6 | 15.1 | .398 | .298 | .771 | 3.4 | .8 | .4 | .5 | 5.5 |
| Clifford Rozier | 59 | 1 | 12.3 | .585 | .000 | .473 | 2.9 | .4 | .3 | .5 | 3.1 |
| Chris Mullin | 55 | 19 | 29.4 | .499 | .393 | .856 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 1.4 | .6 | 13.3 |
| Tim Hardaway† | 52 | 18 | 28.6 | .421 | .366 | .769 | 2.5 | 6.9 | 1.4 | .2 | 14.1 |
| Chris Gatling† | 47 | 2 | 18.3 | .555 | .000 | .636 | 5.1 | .6 | .4 | .6 | 9.1 |
| Bimbo Coles† | 29 | 3 | 25.3 | .399 | .305 | .763 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 1.1 | .2 | 7.9 |
| Kevin Willis† | 28 | 18 | 27.8 | .433 | .250 | .701 | 7.8 | .7 | .5 | .6 | 11.3 |
| Andrew DeClercq | 22 | 1 | 9.2 | .480 | .000 | .579 | 1.8 | .4 | .3 | .2 | 2.7 |
| David Wood† | 21 | 0 | 4.6 | .500 | .333 | .875 | .8 | .2 | .1 | .0 | 1.0 |
| Robert Churchwell | 4 | 0 | 5.0 | .375 | .8 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 1.5 | ||
| Geert Hammink† | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | .500 | .667 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.3 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Warriors only.
Player statistics citation:[24]
Awards and records
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Transactions
[edit]Trades
[edit]| November 2, 1995 | To Golden State Warriors B. J. Armstrong |
To Toronto Raptors Victor Alexander Martin Lewis Michael McDonald Carlos Rogers Dwayne Whitfield |
| February 20, 1996 | To Golden State Warriors Bimbo Coles Kevin Willis |
To Miami Heat Tim Hardaway Chris Gatling |
Free agents
[edit]| Additions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Player | Date signed | Former team |
| Jon Barry | October 4 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Kevin Ollie | none | |
| Matt Maloney | October 6 | none |
| Jerome Kersey | October 18 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Robert Churchwell (10-day) | March 14 | Chicago Rockers (CBA) |
| Geert Hammink (10-day) | March 25 | Omaha Racers (CBA) |
| Robert Churchwell (rest of season) | April 3 | Golden State Warriors |
| Geert Hammink (rest of season) | April 14 | Golden State Warriors |
| Subtractions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Player | Date signed | New Team |
| Tim Legler | September 27 | Washington Bullets |
| Ricky Pierce | October 3 | Indiana Pacers |
| Kevin Ollie | October 11 | Connecticut Pride (CBA) |
| Matt Maloney | November 1 | Grand Rapids Mackers (CBA) |
| David Wood | January 15 | Phoenix Suns |
Player transactions citation:[38]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Golden State Warriors". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
- ↑ Diamos, Jason (May 22, 1995). "Pro Basketball: Warriors Win Something: First Pick in a Deep Draft". The New York Times. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
- ↑ Baker, Chris (May 22, 1995). "Clippers Second in Lottery: NBA Draft: Warriors Get First Pick, But Fitch Says There's No Clear-Cut Top Choice This Year". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ↑ Wise, Mike (June 29, 1995). "Pro Basketball: Underclassmen Rule Atop N.B.A. Draft Board". The New York Times. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
- ↑ Heisler, Mark (June 29, 1995). "NBA Is a Young Man's Game: Draft: Smith, McDyess, Stackhouse, Wallace and Garnett Lead the Way". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
- ↑ "1995 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ↑ Hillyer, John (September 18, 1995). "Warriors Get Armstrong". SFGate. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
- ↑ "NBA's Raptors Trade First Pick Armstrong to Warriors for Pair". Greensboro News and Record. September 18, 1995. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
- ↑ "Toronto Expands Quickly, Getting Five for Armstrong". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. September 19, 1995. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ↑ Hillyer, John (October 18, 1995). "Warriors Sign Jerome Kersey". SFGate. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
- ↑ "Basketball: Golden State Warriors: Signed F Jerome Kersey..." The Baltimore Sun. October 26, 1995. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
- ↑ Heisler, Mark (November 19, 1995). "Going Their Own Way: The Barry Brothers, Including Clippers' Brent and Warriors' Jon, Succeeded Despite, Not Because of, Their Father Rick". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
- ↑ Long, Ernie (November 26, 1995). "New Lineup, Old Result for Sixers". The Morning Call. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
- ↑ "Golden State Hires Adelman, Ex-Portland Coach, Papers Report". The Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. May 19, 1995. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
- ↑ Steele, David (November 1, 1995). "Upbeat Warriors Start Over: New Coach, G.M., Attitude". SFGate. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
- ↑ "NBA Games Played on February 8, 1996". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
- ↑ Brown, Clifton (February 23, 1996). "Pro Basketball: On Deadline, Riley Makes Bold Moves". The New York Times. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ↑ "Hardaway Heads for the Heat in Trade". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. February 23, 1996. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
- ↑ Patton, Robes (February 24, 1996). "Heat's Months of Preparation Pay Off on Trading Day". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
- ↑ "1995–96 Golden State Warriors Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
- ↑ Hillyer, John (March 4, 1996). "Mullin's Loss Adds Injury to Insult". SFGate. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ↑ Brown, Clifton (March 5, 1996). "Basketball: It's Nothing Personal, Nelson Says, But Starks Will Stay on the Bench". The New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
- ↑ "Golden State Loses Mullin for Season". The Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. March 5, 1996. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
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- ↑ "Pro Basketball". The Gainesville Sun. February 10, 1996. p. 15. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
- ↑ Wise, Mike (February 11, 1996). "Pro Basketball: Notebook: The Clippers' Barry Hits the High Notes in His Jam Session". The New York Times. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
- ↑ "1996 NBA Rising Stars: East 94, West 92". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
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- ↑ "Stoudamire Named Top Rookie After Lukewarm NBA Reception". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. May 16, 1996. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- ↑ "1995–96 NBA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
- ↑ Howard-Cooper, Scott (August 19, 1996). "With Barkley, Rockets Have Twin Power". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
- ↑ Graczyk, Michael (August 20, 1996). "Barkley Gets His Wish: He's on the Rockets". Associated Press. Archived from the original on April 10, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
- ↑ Heisler, Mark (October 31, 1996). "NBA Preview". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
- ↑ "Lakers Pick Up Kersey for Their Bench". Los Angeles Times. Staff and Wire Reports. August 13, 1996. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ↑ Shapiro, Mark (August 13, 1996). "NCAA Rules Maine Can Keep '93 Hockey Championship". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- ↑ "Sports Briefs". Deseret News. August 14, 1996. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
- ↑ Johnson, K.C. (May 6, 1997). "Team of Cohesive Elements Pours from Hawks' Beaker". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
- ↑ "1995–96 Golden State Warriors Transactions". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 14, 2021.