1993–94 Golden State Warriors season

1993–94 Golden State Warriors season
Head coach	Don Nelson
Arena	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Results
Record	50–32 (.610)
Place	Division: 3rd (Pacific) Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finish	West First Round (eliminated 0-3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

The 1993-94 NBA season was the Warriors' 48th season in the NBA and their 31st season in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Warriors selected Anfernee Hardaway with their third pick in the 1993 NBA Draft, but soon traded him to the Orlando Magic for Chris Webber. Despite losing Tim Hardaway and Šarūnas Marčiulionis for the entire season due to injuries, the Warriors finished third in the Pacific Division with a 50–32 record. Webber was named Rookie of the Year, averaging 17.5 points, 9.1 rebounds, and 2.2. blocks per game. Latrell Sprewell made the All-NBA First Team and was selected to play in the 1994 NBA All-Star Game.

In the first round of the playoffs, the Warriors were swept by the Phoenix Suns in three straight games. This would be their final playoff appearance until 2007.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1993 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	3	Anfernee Hardaway	PG/SG	United States	Memphis
2	34	Darnell Mee	SG	United States	Western Kentucky

Roster

Golden State Warriors roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From C 52 Alexander, Victor 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Iowa State SF 35 Buechler, Jud 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Arizona PF 25 Gatling, Chris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Old Dominion PF 11 Grant, Josh 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Utah SG 44 Grayer, Jeff 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Iowa State PG 10 Hardaway, Tim  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) UTEP SF 21 Houston, Byron 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Oklahoma State PG 2 Jennings, Keith 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 160 lb (73 kg) East Tennessee State PG 6 Johnson, Avery (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Southern SG 13 Marčiulionis, Šarūnas  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Lithuania SF 17 Mullin, Chris (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) St. John's PF 30 Owens, Billy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Syracuse SG 15 Sprewell, Latrell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Alabama C 4 Webber, Chris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Michigan	Head coach Don Nelson (Iowa) Assistant coach(es) Donnie Nelson (Wheaton College (IL)) Gregg Popovich (Air Force) Paul Pressey (Tulsa) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Last transaction: {{{access-date}}}

Roster Notes

• Guards Tim Hardaway and Šarūnas Marčiulionis missed the entire season due to injuries.

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Seattle SuperSonics	63	19	.768	—	37–4	26–15	25–5
x-Phoenix Suns	56	26	.683	7	36–5	20–21	19–11
x-Golden State Warriors	50	32	.610	13	29–12	21–20	19–11
x-Portland Trail Blazers	47	35	.573	16	30–11	17–24	17–13
Los Angeles Lakers	33	49	.402	30	21–20	12–29	7–23
Sacramento Kings	28	54	.341	35	20–21	8–33	9–21
Los Angeles Clippers	27	55	.329	36	17–24	10–31	9–21

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

Main article: 1994 NBA Playoffs

Game log

Total: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)

1994 playoff game log
First Round: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 29 @ Phoenix L 104–111 Billy Owens (27) Billy Owens (17) Latrell Sprewell (10) America West Arena 19,023 0–1 2 May 1 @ Phoenix L 111–117 Chris Mullin (32) Chris Webber (10) Chris Webber (9) America West Arena 19,023 0–2 3 May 4 Phoenix L 133–140 Chris Mullin (30) Webber, Gatling (8) Chris Webber (13) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 15,025 0–3
1994 playoff 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

• Chris Webber - Rookie of the Year, Player of the Week (Jan. 9), NBA All-Rookie First Team
• Latrell Sprewell - League Leader (Mins. Played, MPG), All-NBA First Team, NBA All-Defensive Second Team, NBA All-Star

See also

• 1993-94 NBA season