1988–89 Golden State Warriors season

The 1988–89 NBA season was the Warriors' 43rd season in the NBA and 26th in the San Francisco Bay Area.[1] General Manager Don Nelson became the Warriors' new head coach this season.[2][3][4] In the 1988 NBA draft, the Warriors selected Mitch Richmond out of Kansas State University with the fifth overall pick.[5][6][7][8][9] During the off-season, the team acquired 7' 7" center Manute Bol from the Washington Bullets.[10][11][12] The Warriors went on an 8-game winning streak in January, and held a 25–20 record at the All-Star break.[13] Despite losing their final six games, the team showed a lot of improvement over the previous season, finishing fourth in the Pacific Division with a 43–39 record.[14]

1988–89 Golden State Warriors season
Head coachDon Nelson
General managerDon Nelson
PresidentDon Nelson
ArenaOakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Results
Record43–39 (.524)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Pacific)
Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finishWest Conference Semi-finals
(lost to Suns 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKPIX-TV
KICU-TV
(Greg Papa, Jim Barnett)
RadioKNBR
(Greg Papa, Jim Barnett)
A ticket for a 1988-89 game between the Warriors and the Jazz.

Chris Mullin averaged 26.5 points, 5.9 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 2.1 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, and selected for the 1989 NBA All-Star Game,[15][16][17][18][19] while Richmond averaged 22.0 points, 5.9 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game, and was named Rookie of the Year, and selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.[20][21][22] In addition, Terry Teagle provided the team with 15.2 points per game, while second-year guard Winston Garland contributed 14.5 points, 6.4 assists and 2.2 steals per game, sixth man Rod Higgins provided with 10.6 points and 4.6 rebounds per game off the bench, and Otis Smith contributed 10.0 points per game also off the bench. On the defensive side, Larry Smith led the team with 8.2 rebounds per game, and Bol led them with 4.3 blocks per game.[23] Mullin also finished in third place in Most Improved Player voting,[24][25] while Bol finished in fourth place in Defensive Player of the Year voting,[26] and Nelson finished in second place in Coach of the Year voting.[27][28][29]

In the playoffs, the Warriors swept the 2nd-seeded Utah Jazz in three straight games in the Western Conference First Round,[30][31][32][33] before losing to the Phoenix Suns in five games in the Western Conference Semi-finals.[34][35][36][37] Following the season, Otis Smith was left unprotected in the 1989 NBA Expansion Draft, where he was selected by the newly expansion Orlando Magic,[38][39][40][41][42] while Larry Smith signed as a free agent with the Houston Rockets,[43][44] and Ralph Sampson was traded to the Sacramento Kings.[45][46]

For the season, the Warriors slightly changed their primary logo, which remained in use until 1997.[47]

Draft picks
Main article: 1988 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
15Mitch RichmondSG United StatesKansas State
241Keith SmartPG United StatesIndiana

Roster
1988–89 Golden State Warriors roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G 4 Alford, Steve 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1964–11–23 Indiana
C 10 Bol, Manute 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1962–10–16 Bridgeport
F 32 Frank, Tellis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1965–04–25 Western Kentucky
G 12 Garland, Winston 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1964–12–19 Missouri State
F 44 Graham, Orlando 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1965–05–05 Auburn Montgomery
F 22 Higgins, Rod 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1960–01–31 Fresno State
F 30 McDonald, Ben 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1962–07–20 UC Irvine
F 17 Mullin, Chris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1963–07–30 St. John's
G 23 Richmond, Mitch 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1965–06–30 Kansas State
C 50 Sampson, Ralph 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1960–07–07 Virginia
F 13 Smith, Larry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1958–01–18 Alcorn State
G/F 18 Smith, Otis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1964–01–30 Jacksonville
G 30 Starks, John 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1965–08–10 Oklahoma State
G/F 20 Teagle, Terry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1960–04–10 Baylor
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 5725.695–35–622–1925–9
x-Phoenix Suns 5527.671235–620–2123–11
x-Seattle SuperSonics 4735.5731031–1016–2520–14
x-Golden State Warriors 4339.5241429–1214–2715–19
x-Portland Trail Blazers 3943.4761828–1311–3017–17
Sacramento Kings 2755.3293021–206–3512–22
Los Angeles Clippers 2161.2563617–244–377–27
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers5725.695–
2 y-Utah Jazz5131.6226
3 x-Phoenix Suns5527.6712
4 x-Seattle SuperSonics4735.57310
5 x-Houston Rockets4537.54912
6 x-Denver Nuggets4438.53713
7 x-Golden State Warriors4339.52414
8 x-Portland Trail Blazers3943.47618
9 Dallas Mavericks3844.46319
10 Sacramento Kings2755.32930
11 San Antonio Spurs2161.25636
12 Los Angeles Clippers2161.25636
13 Miami Heat1567.18342
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1988-89 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta –3–14–14–24–21–10–21–51–11–15–12–01–11–16–04–12–22–21–11–12–01–11–11–13–1
Boston 1–3–6–01–31–41–11–11–31–11–12–32–01–12–02–25–13–33–30–21–12–02–00–21–12–4
Charlotte 1–40–6–1–40–40–20–20–40–20–22–22–00–21–10–42–42–43–30–20–21–12–01–11–11–5
Chicago 2–43–14–1–0–62–01–10–61–11–14–21–12–02–06–02–23–21–31–12–02–02–02–00–23–1
Cleveland 2–44–14–06–0–2–02–03–31–11–15–11–10–22–03–34–02–23–22–02–02–02–01–11–12–2
Dallas 1–11–12–00–20–2–3–30–21–31–51–13–10–46–00–21–10–21–11–32–22–25–12–24–21–1
Denver 2–01–12–01–10–23–3–1–13–14–21–12–21–35–10–21–11–11–11–32–23–13–32–23–31–1
Detroit 5–13–14–06–03–32–01–1–1–11–14–22–02–02–02–44–00–45–02–01–12–02–02–02–05–0
Golden State 1–11–12–01–11–13–11–31–1–1–31–15–12–34–00–22–02–01–12–42–42–33–12–42–21–1
Houston 1–11–12–01–11–15–12–41–13–1–2–02–21–34–21–12–00–20–21–33–12–26–02–22–40–2
Indiana 1–53–22–22–41–51–11–12–41–10–2–1–10–21–12–41–30–50–41–12–01–12–01–11–11–3
L.A. Clippers 0–20–20–21–11–11–32–20–21–52–21–1–1–51–30–21–10–20–21–51–52–33–11–41–30–2
L.A. Lakers 1–11–12–00–22–04–03–10–23–23–12–05–1–4–01–11–11–12–03–35–05–13–14–21–31–1
Miami 1–10–21–10–20–20–61–50–20–42–41–13–10–4–0–21–11–10–20–40–41–32–40–41–50–2
Milwaukee 0–62–24–00–63–32–02–04–22–01–14–22–01–12–0–4–11–33–11–12–02–01–11–11–14–1
New Jersey 1–41–54–22–20–41–11–10–40–20–23–11–11–11–11–4–2–41–51–10–21–11–12–00–21–5
New York 2–23–34–22–32–22–01–14–00–22–05–02–01–11–13–14–2–2–41–12–01–11–11–11–15–1
Philadelphia 2–23–33–33–12–31–11–10–51–12–04–02–00–22–01–35–14–2–0–21–12–01–11–11–14–2
Phoenix 1–12–02–01–10–23–13–10–24–23–11–15–13–34–01–11–11–12–0–2–35–13–14–12–22–0
Portland 1–11–12–00–20–22–22–21–14–21–30–25–10–54–00–22–00–21–13–2–3–34–02–40–41–1
Sacramento 0–20–21–10–20–22–21–30–23–22–21–13–21–53–10–21–11–10–21–53–3–2–21–51–30–2
San Antonio 1–10–20–20–20–21–53–30–21–30–60–21–31–34–21–11–11–11–11–30–42–2–0–41–51–1
Seattle 1–12–01–10–21–12–22–20–24–22–21–14–12–44–01–10–21–11–11–44–25–14–0–3–11–1
Utah 1–11–11–12–01–12–43–30–22–24–21–13–13–15–11–12–01–11–12–24–03–15–11–3–2–0
Washington 1–34–25–11–32–21–11–10–51–12–03–12–01–12–01–45–11–52–40–21–12–01–11–10–2—

Game log

Playoffs
1989 playoff game log
First round: 3–0 (home: 1–0; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 27 @ Utah W 123–119 Chris Mullin (41) Larry Smith (11) Winston Garland (8) Salt Palace
12,444		 1–0
2 April 29 @ Utah W 99–91 Chris Mullin (22) three players tied (7) Chris Mullin (7) Salt Palace
12,444		 2–0
3 May 2 Utah W 120–106 Chris Mullin (35) Rod Higgins (14) Mitch Richmond (11) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
15,025		 3–0
Conference Semi-finals: 1–4 (home: 0–2; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 May 6 @ Phoenix L 103–130 Mullin, Teagle (18) Larry Smith (8) Winston Garland (6) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,471		 0–1
2 May 9 @ Phoenix W 127–122 Chris Mullin (37) Mitch Richmond (13) Chris Mullin (5) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,471		 1–1
3 May 11 Phoenix L 104–113 Chris Mullin (32) Higgins, Bol (9) Chris Mullin (6) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
15,025		 1–2
4 May 13 Phoenix L 99–135 Chris Mullin (28) Chris Mullin (7) Winston Garland (4) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
15,025		 1–3
5 May 16 @ Phoenix L 104–116 Mitch Richmond (23) Larry Smith (9) Chris Mullin (6) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,471		 1–4
1989 schedule

Player statistics
Legend
  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

Awards and records

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