2005–06 Golden State Warriors season

2005–06 Golden State Warriors season
Monta Ellis' rookie season
Head coach	Mike Montgomery
General manager	Chris Mullin
Owner(s)	Chris Cohan
Arena	Oakland Arena
Results
Record	34–48 (.415)
Place	Division: 5th
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 2005-06 Golden State Warriors season was the team's 60th in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 34-48 output from the previous season. They tied it exactly, finishing 34-48 again, but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the twelfth straight season.^[1]

Offseason

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	9	Ike Diogu	PF	Nigeria  United States	Arizona State
2	40	Monta Ellis	G	United States
2	42	Chris Taft	C	United States	Pittsburgh

Roster

Golden State Warriors roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From C 15 Biedriņš, Andris 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Latvia PG 3 Bynum, Will 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Georgia Tech PF 11 Čabarkapa, Žarko 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Serbia SF 40 Cheaney, Calbert 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Indiana PG 5 Davis, Baron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 212 lb (96 kg) UCLA PF 9 Diogu, Ike 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Arizona State SF 34 Dunleavy, Mike 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Duke SG 8 Ellis, Monta 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Lanier (HS) PG 4 Fisher, Derek 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Arkansas-Little Rock C 31 Foyle, Adonal 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Colgate PF 1 Murphy, Troy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Notre Dame SF 2 Piétrus, Mickaël 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) France SG 23 Richardson, Jason 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Michigan State PF 21 Taft, Chris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 261 lb (118 kg) Pittsburgh	Head coach Mike Montgomery Assistant coach(es) Mario Elie (American International) John MacLeod (Bellarmine) Travis Schlenk (Wichita State) Keith Smart (Indiana) Russell Turner (Hampden-Sydney) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve	Inactive
C	Adonal Foyle	Andris Biedriņš	Chris Taft
PF	Troy Murphy	Ike Diogu	Žarko Čabarkapa
SF	Mike Dunleavy	Mickaël Piétrus	Calbert Cheaney
SG	Jason Richardson	Monta Ellis
PG	Baron Davis	Derek Fisher	Will Bynum

Standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Phoenix Suns	54	28	.659	-	31–10	23–18	10–6
x-Los Angeles Clippers	47	35	.573	7	27–14	20–21	7–9
x-Los Angeles Lakers	45	37	.549	9	27–14	18–23	9–7
x-Sacramento Kings	44	38	.537	10	27–14	17–24	10–6
Golden State Warriors	34	48	.415	20	21–20	13–28	4–12

References

1. 2005-06 Golden State Warriors Roster and Stats | Basketball-Reference.com