Golden State Warriors Regular Season Rosters

1971-1972 Golden State Warriors Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Odis Allison SF 6-6 195 0 UNLV 1971 Rnd 5 Pick 8 United States
Cyril Baptiste FC 6-9 230 0 Creighton 1971 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Jim Barnett GF 6-4 170 5 Oregon 1966 Rnd 1 Pick 8 United States
Vic Bartolome C 7-0 230 0 Oregon State 1970 Rnd 6 Pick 2 United States
Joe Ellis F 6-6 175 5 San Francisco 1966 Rnd 2 Pick 3 United States
Nick Jones G 6-2 190 2 Oregon 1967 Rnd 3 Pick 12 United States
Clyde Lee FC 6-10 205 5 Vanderbilt 1966 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
Jeff Mullins GF 6-4 190 7 Duke 1964 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
Bob Portman GF 6-5 200 2 Creighton 1969 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States
Cazzie Russell GF 6-5 218 5 Michigan 1966 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
Nate Thurmond FC 6-11 225 9 Bowling Green 1963 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
Bill Turner F 6-7 220 4 Akron 1966 Rnd 9 Pick 1 United States
Ron Williams G 6-3 188 3 West Virginia 1968 Rnd 1 Pick 9 United States

1971-1972 Golden State Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. Barnett J. Mullins C. Russell C. Lee N. Thurmond
Rotation   R. Williams J. Ellis    
Rotation     B. Portman    
Lim PT   N. Jones B. Turner   V. Bartolome
Lim PT     O. Allison    

1971-1972 Pacific Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Los Angeles Lakers69-13-
2Golden State Warriors51-3118
3Seattle SuperSonics47-3522
4Houston Rockets34-4835
5Portland Trail Blazers18-6451

1971-1972 Golden State Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Nate Thurmond All-NBA Defensive Second Team (1972)
Cazzie Russell Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1972)

1971-1972 Golden State Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Jeff Mullins 80 40.2 21.5 5.5 5.9
Cazzie Russell 79 36.7 21.4 5.4 3.1
Nate Thurmond 78 43.1 21.4 16.1 2.9
Jim Barnett 80 27.5 12.4 3.1 3.9
Ron Williams 80 24.1 9.7 1.8 3.9
Joe Ellis 78 18.7 8.4 5.0 1.2
Clyde Lee 78 34.3 8.1 14.5 1.1
Bob Portman 61 9.1 3.8 2.2 0.4
Nick Jones 65 7.4 3.3 0.6 0.7
Bill Turner 62 9.6 2.9 2.1 0.4
Odis Allison 36 4.6 1.9 1.2 0.3
Vic Bartolome 38 4.3 0.9 1.6 0.1

1971-1972 Golden State Warriors Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Odis Allison was selected as the #8 pick in the 5 Round of the 1971 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors. Odis Allison signed a multi-year contract with the Golden State Warriors on September 1, 1971.

Vic Bartolome was selected as the #2 pick in the 6 Round of the 1970 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors. Vic Bartolome signed a contract with the Golden State Warriors on September 1, 1971.

Joe Ellis was selected as the #3 pick in the Second Round of the 1966 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors. Joe Ellis signed a multi-year contract with the Golden State Warriors on September 1, 1966.

Clyde Lee was selected as the #3 pick in the First Round of the 1966 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors. Clyde Lee signed a multi-year contract with the Golden State Warriors on September 1, 1966.

Bob Portman was selected as the #7 pick in the First Round of the 1969 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors. Bob Portman signed a multi-year contract with the Golden State Warriors on September 1, 1969.

Nate Thurmond was selected as the #3 pick in the First Round of the 1963 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors. Nate Thurmond signed a multi-year contract with the Golden State Warriors on September 1, 1963.

Ron Williams was selected as the #9 pick in the First Round of the 1968 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors. Ron Williams signed a multi-year contract with the Golden State Warriors on September 1, 1968.

Acquired via Trade

Jim Barnett was acquired in a trade by the Golden State Warriors from the Portland Trail Blazers on March 24, 1971.

Jeff Mullins was acquired in a trade by the Golden State Warriors from the Chicago Bulls on September 7, 1966.

Cazzie Russell was acquired in a trade by the Golden State Warriors from the New York Knicks on May 7, 1971.

Acquired via Waiver Claim

Bill Turner was claimed off of the waiver wire by the Golden State Warriors from the Cincinnati Royals on January 16, 1971.

Acquired via Free Agency

Nick Jones signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Golden State Warriors on September 23, 1970.

1971-1972 Golden State Warriors Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Franklin Mieuli Owner 1962-1963 N/A
Al Attles Head Coach 1969-1970 N/A
Bob Feerick General Manager 1963-1964 N/A