1971–72 Golden State Warriors season

1971–72 Golden State Warriors season
1971–72 Golden State Warriors season
Head coach	Al Attles
Arena	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Results
Record	51–31 (.622)
Place	Division: 2nd (Pacific); Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finish	West Conference Semi-finals; (eliminated 1–4)
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	KTVU
Radio	KGO
< 1970–71	1972–73 >

The 1971–72 NBA season was the Warriors' 26th season in the NBA, the first as the Golden State Warriors in Oakland, and 10th in the San Francisco Bay Area.^[1]

Offseason[]

Draft picks[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	8	Darnell Hillman	F/C	United States	San José State
4	59		G	United States	St. Bonaventure
5	76	Odis Allison	F	United States	UNLV
6	93	Charles Johnson	G	United States	California
7	110			United States	Dayton
8	127			United States	Loyola Marymount
9	143			United States	Villanova
10	159			United States	Oregon

Roster[]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)
F	22	Allison, Odis	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	UNLV
G	25	Barnett, Jim	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Oregon
C	20	Bartolome, Vic	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Oregon State
F	31	Ellis, Joe	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	San Francisco
G	15	Jones, Nick	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Oregon
F/C	43	Lee, Clyde	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Vanderbilt
G	23	Mullins, Jeff	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Duke
G/F	33	Portman, Bob	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Creighton
F	32	Russell, Cazzie	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Michigan
F/C	42	Thurmond, Nate	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Bowling Green
F	34	Turner, Bill	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Akron
G	21	Williams, Ron	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	West Virginia

Head coach

Al Attles (North Carolina A&T)

Legend

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

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Pacific Division v t	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers	69	13	.841	–	36–5	31–7	2–1	21–3
x-Golden State Warriors	51	31	.622	18	27–8	21–20	3–3	14–10
Seattle SuperSonics	47	35	.573	22	28–12	18–22	1–1	12–12
Houston Rockets	34	48	.415	35	15–20	14–23	5–5	9–15
Portland Trail Blazers	18	64	.220	51	14–26	4–35	0–3	4–20

#	Western Conference v t
#	Team	W	L	PCT
1	z-Los Angeles Lakers	69	13	.841
2	y-Milwaukee Bucks	63	19	.768
3	x-Chicago Bulls	57	25	.695
4	x-Golden State Warriors	51	31	.622

5	Phoenix Suns	49	33	.598
6	Seattle SuperSonics	47	35	.573
7	Houston Rockets	34	48	.415
8	Detroit Pistons	26	56	.317
9	Portland Trail Blazers	18	64	.220

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents[]

1971–72 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BAL	BOS	BUF	CHI	CIN	CLE	DET	GSW	HOU	LAL	MIL	NYK	PHI	PHO	POR	SEA
Atlanta	–	2–4	0–4	4–2	0–5	3–3	4–2	3–2	3–2	1–4	0–5	2–3	3–1	3–3	3–2	4–0	1–4
Baltimore	4–2	–	2–2	3–3	1–4	4–2	1–5	3–2	1–4	3–2	1–4	0–5	2–4	4–0	4–1	3–1	2–3
Boston	4–0	2–2	–	6–0	3–2	4–2	5–1	5–0	2–3	5–0	1–4	2–3	3–3	6–0	2–3	4–0	2–3
Buffalo	2–4	3–3	0–6	–	1–3	3–3	4–2	2–4	1–3	0–4	0–4	0–4	1–5	3–3	0–4	2–4	0–4
Chicago	5–0	4–1	2–3	3–1	–	3–1	4–0	5–1	3–3	5–1	1–3	2–4	3–2	4–1	5–1	6–0	2–3
Cincinnati	3–3	2–4	2–4	3–3	1–3	–	6–2	2–3	2–3	0–4	1–4	0–5	2–2	2–2	2–3	2–2	0–5
Cleveland	2–4	5–1	1–5	2–4	0–4	2–6	–	1–3	0–4	2–2	1–3	0–4	1–5	2–4	0–4	4–2	0–4
Detroit	2–3	2–3	0–5	4–2	1–5	3–2	3–1	–	0–5	3–3	1–4	1–5	1–4	1–4	2–4	2–2	0–4
Golden State	2–3	4–1	3–2	3–1	3–3	3–2	4–0	5–0	–	5–1	1–5	2–2	2–3	4–1	2–3	4–2	4–2
Houston	4–1	2–3	0–5	4–0	1–5	4–0	2–2	3–3	1–5	–	1–5	0–5	0–5	4–1	1–3	4–2	3–3
Los Angeles	5–0	4–1	4–1	4–0	3–1	4–1	3–1	4–1	5–1	5–1	–	4–1	4–1	5–0	4–2	6–0	5–1
Milwaukee	3–2	5–0	3–2	4–0	4–2	5–0	4–0	5–1	2–2	5–0	1–4	–	2–3	4–1	4–2	6–0	6–0
New York	1–3	4–2	3–3	5–1	2–3	2–2	5–1	4–1	3–2	5–0	1–4	3–2	–	3–3	1–4	3–1	3–2
Philadelphia	3–3	0–4	0–6	3–3	1–4	2–2	4–2	4–1	1–4	1–4	0–5	1–4	3–3	–	1–4	2–2	4–1
Phoenix	2–3	1–4	3–2	4–0	1–5	3–2	4–0	4–2	3–2	3–1	2–4	2–4	4–1	4–1	–	6–0	3–2
Portland	0–4	1–3	0–4	4–2	0–6	2–2	2–4	2–2	2–4	2–4	0–6	0–6	1–3	2–2	0–6	–	0–6
Seattle	4–1	3–2	3–2	4–0	3–2	5–0	4–0	4–0	2–4	3–3	1–5	0–6	2–3	1–4	2–3	6–0	—

Playoffs[]

1972 playoff game log

Conference Semi-finals: 1–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	March 28	@ Milwaukee	W 117–106	Jim Barnett (30)	Nate Thurmond (20)	Thurmond, Mullins (9)	Milwaukee Arena 9,877	1–0
2	March 30	@ Milwaukee	L 93–118	Nate Thurmond (32)	Thurmond, Lee (18)	Thurmond, Barnett (5)	Milwaukee Arena 10,746	1–1
3	April 1	Milwaukee	L 94–122	Nate Thurmond (21)	—	—	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 13,502	1–2
4	April 4	Milwaukee	L 99–106	Jim Barnett (29)	Clyde Lee (16)	Jeff Mullins (6)	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 12,986	1–3
5	April 6	@ Milwaukee	L 100–108	Nate Thurmond (26)	—	—	Milwaukee Arena 10,746	1–4

1972 schedule

Awards and records[]

Nate Thurmond, NBA All-Defensive Second Team

References[]

^ 1971–72 Golden State Warriors

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