document_title: Golden State Warriors

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text: Golden State Warriors

text: Franchise history

text: Team creation

text: The Warriors were founded in 1946 as the Philadelphia Warriors, a charter member of the Basketball Association of America. They were owned by Peter A. Tyrrell, who also owned the Philadelphia Rockets of the American Hockey League.[10] Tyrrell hired Eddie Gottlieb, a longtime basketball promoter in the Philadelphia area, as coach and general manager.[11] The owners named the team after the Philadelphia Warriors, an old basketball team who played in the American Basketball League in 1925.[12]

text: 1946–1962: Philadelphia Warriors

text: Led by early scoring sensation Joe Fulks, the team won the championship in the league's inaugural 1946–47 season by defeating the Chicago Stags, four games to one. The NBA, which was created by a 1949 merger, officially recognizes that as its own first championship.[b] Gottlieb bought the team in 1951.

text: The Warriors won its other championship in Philadelphia in the 1955–56 season, defeating the Fort Wayne Pistons four games to one. The Warrior stars of this era were future Hall of Famers Paul Arizin, Tom Gola and Neil Johnston. In 1959, the team signed draft pick Wilt Chamberlain. Known as "Wilt the Stilt", he led the team in scoring six times, quickly began shattering NBA scoring records and changed the NBA style of play forever. On March 2, 1962, in a Warrior "home" game played on a neutral court in Hershey, Pennsylvania, Chamberlain scored 100 points against the New York Knicks, a single-game record the NBA ranks among its finest moments.[13]

text: 1962–1971: San Francisco Warriors

text: In 1962, Franklin Mieuli purchased the majority shares of the team and relocated the franchise to the San Francisco Bay Area, renaming them the San Francisco Warriors. The Warriors played most of their home games at the Cow Palace in Daly City (the facility lies just south of the San Francisco city limits) from 1962 to 1964 and the San Francisco Civic Auditorium from 1964 to 1966, though occasionally playing home games in nearby cities such as Oakland and San Jose.

text: Prior to the 1963–64 NBA season, the Warriors drafted big man Nate Thurmond to go along with Chamberlain. The Warriors won the Western Division crown that season, but lost the 1964 NBA Finals to the Boston Celtics, four games to one. In the 1964–65 season, the Warriors traded Chamberlain to the Philadelphia 76ers for Connie Dierking, Lee Shaffer, Paul Neumann and $150,000 and won only 17 games. In 1965, they drafted Rick Barry in the first round who went on to become NBA Rookie of the Year that season and then led the Warriors to the NBA finals in the 1966–67 season, losing (four games to two) to Chamberlain's new team that had replaced the Warriors in Philadelphia, the 76ers.

text: Angered by management's failure to pay him certain incentive bonuses he felt were due him, Barry sat out the 1967–68 season and signed with the Oakland Oaks of the rival American Basketball Association for the following year, but after four seasons in the ABA rejoined the Warriors in 1972. During Barry's absence, the Warriors were no longer title contenders, and the mantle of leadership fell to Thurmond, Jeff Mullins and Rudy LaRusso. They began scheduling more home games in Oakland with the opening of the Oakland Coliseum Arena in 1966 and the 1970–71 season would be the team's last as the San Francisco Warriors.

text: The franchise adopted its brand name Golden State Warriors prior to the 1971–72 season, in order to suggest that the team represented the entire state of California.[7][c] Almost all home games were played in Oakland that season; six were played in San Diego, but none in San Francisco or Daly City. Oakland Arena became the team's exclusive home court in 1971.

text: The Warriors made the playoffs from 1971 to 1977 except in 1974, and won their first NBA championship on the West Coast in 1974–75. In what many consider the biggest upset in NBA history, Golden State not only defeated the heavily favored Washington Bullets but humiliated them in a four-game sweep. That team was coached by former Warrior Al Attles, and led on the court by Rick Barry and Jamaal Wilkes. Barry was named MVP of the finals.[14]

text: At 59-23, the Warriors had the league's best record during the 1975–76 season. They were upset, however, by the 42-40 Phoenix Suns in seven games in the Western Conference Finals.

text: Because of the loss of key players such as Barry, Wilkes and Thurmond to trades and retirements, the Warriors struggled to put a competitive team on the court from 1978 to 1987 after being one of the NBA's dominant teams in the 1960s and most of the 1970s. Through the NBA draft, however, they acquired some players such as high-scoring forward Purvis Short (1978), former Purdue center Joe Barry Carroll (1980) and center Robert Parish (1976), who was traded to the Boston Celtics in 1980 along with the draft pick that would become Kevin McHale for the pick used to draft Carroll. In 1983, the Warriors matched the New York Knicks' offer for free-agent Bernard King, but, unable to pay his high salary, quickly traded him to the Knicks for guard Micheal Ray Richardson, whom they soon shipped to New Jersey in exchange for former Georgetown Hoya point guard Eric "Sleepy" Floyd, and journeyman forward Mickey Johnson. (Floyd once scored 29 points for the Warriors in the fourth quarter of a playoff game against the Lakers, though he was later traded to the Houston Rockets).

text: The departure of these players for various reasons symbolized the franchise's futility during this period, as head coach Attles moved up to the front office as general manager in 1980 and the team made several coaching changes. New owners Jim Fitzgerald and Dan Finane finally managed to return the team to respectability by hiring former Cleveland Cavaliers head coach George Karl as head coach in 1986 after selecting St. John's small forward Chris Mullin in the 1985 NBA draft.

text: After a subpar stretch in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the team had a brief resurgence under coach Karl, culminating in a 1987 Western Conference Semifinal match against Magic Johnson and the Los Angeles Lakers which is still shown on TV in the NBA's Greatest Games series. In the game, Warriors' All-Star point guard Sleepy Floyd's performance in the second half still stands as the NBA playoff record for points scored in a quarter (29) and in a half (39). His six consecutive field goals in the fourth quarter led to a 51-point finish for him and a victory for the Warriors.

text: The "Sleepy Floyd game" was a catalyst for increased interest in the NBA in the Bay Area which was furthered by new coach Don Nelson, who engineered another successful string of wins in the late 1980s and early 1990s with the high-scoring trio of point guard Tim Hardaway, guard Mitch Richmond and forward Chris Mullin (collectively known as "Run TMC" after the rap group Run-D.M.C.). But "Run TMC" stayed together for only two seasons (winning only one playoff series), when coach Nelson, in a move to get a promising young front-court player to complement his run-and-gun system, sent Richmond to the Sacramento Kings for rookie power forward Billy Owens. Nelson had been brought to the Warriors from the Milwaukee Bucks by Jim Fitzgerald, who along with Dan Finnane owned the team between 1986 and 1995. In 1993–94, with first-round draft pick and Rookie of the Year power forward Chris Webber playing alongside off-guard Latrell Sprewell, the Warriors made the playoffs.

text: At the start of the next season, however, a rift formed between Webber and Sprewell on the one hand and Nelson on the other. All three soon left the team, and the organization went into a tailspin. 1994–95 was the first season under new team owner Chris Cohan, who had bought out Fitzgerald and Finnane. The Warriors selected power forward prospect Joe Smith as their first overall draft pick in 1995 and hired Rick Adelman as the new head coach. They sent Tim Hardaway and Chris Gatling to the Miami Heat for Kevin Willis and Bimbo Coles midway through the 1995–96 season, and ended up with a 36–46 record, three wins short of making the playoffs. While their home court, the Oakland Coliseum Arena, was being extensively renovated, the 1996–97 Warriors played their home games in the San Jose Arena and struggled to a 30–52 finish.[15]

text: Longtime Seton Hall college coach P. J. Carlesimo, who had been recently fired by the Portland Trail Blazers, replaced Adelman as head coach for 1997–98. Sprewell was suspended for the remainder of the 1997–98 season for losing his temper and choking Carlesimo during a team practice in December, generating the glaring newspaper headline "WARRIORS HIT ROCK BOTTOM" and the declaration by GM Garry St. Jean that Sprewell would never play for the Warriors again. He would not play in the NBA again until he was dealt in January 1999 to the New York Knicks for John Starks, Chris Mills and Terry Cummings.

text: St. Jean had become the new Warriors' GM in July 1997; he and his predecessor Dave Twardzik received much of the blame for the Warriors' struggles early in Cohan's turbulent tenure as owner in addition to Cohan himself.[16] St. Jean brought in players such as Terry Cummings, John Starks and Mookie Blaylock who were well past their primes. Twardzik drafted several flops, such as Todd Fuller (while Kobe Bryant was still available as well as Steve Nash and Jermaine O'Neal) and Steve Logan (who never played an NBA game). In the following draft, the team selected Adonal Foyle while Tracy McGrady was still available. St. Jean did, however, draft future two-time NBA slam dunk champion off-guard Jason Richardson (from Michigan State), a Warriors' star scorer through the 2006–07 season.

text: For a few years, with rising stars Richardson, small forward Antawn Jamison and point guard Gilbert Arenas leading the team, the Warriors seemed like a team on the rise; but the young Warriors did not have enough in the competitive Western Conference to make the playoffs. After the 2002–03 season, St. Jean's earlier mistakes of committing money to players like Danny Fortson, Adonal Foyle and Erick Dampier were painfully felt by Warriors' fans when the team was unable to re-sign Arenas despite his desire to stay in the Bay Area. A new rule was implemented in response to second-round draft picks who quickly become superstars. Chris Mullin succeeded St. Jean with the title of Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations in 2004. He hoped to build a winning team around Jason Richardson, Mike Dunleavy Jr and Troy Murphy, and drafted 7-foot center Andris Biedriņš from Latvia (11th overall). At the 2005 trading deadline, he bolstered to the team with the acquisition of point guard Baron Davis, bringing to the team its first superstar since Mullin himself. The Warriors enjoyed a great start to the 2005–06 season, entering the new year with a plus .500 winning percentage for the first time since 1994, but managed to win only 13 more games through the end of March due to injuries. Davis often found himself at odds with new head coach Mike Montgomery (used to dealing with college players in his long tenure at Stanford) and failed to remain healthy, playing in just 54 games. On April 5, 2006, the Warriors were officially eliminated from playoff contention in a 114–109 overtime loss to the Hornets, extending their playoff drought to 12 seasons.

text: 2006–07: "We believe" season

text: Entering the 2006–07 season, the Warriors held the active record (12) for the most consecutive seasons without a playoff appearance (see Active NBA non-playoff appearance streaks). During the 2006 off-season, Golden State announced that it had bought out the remaining two years of coach Montgomery's contract and hired previous Golden State and former Dallas Mavericks coach Don Nelson to take over for him. During training camp, small forward Matt Barnes established himself in the rotation. On January 17, 2007, the Warriors traded the disappointing Murphy and Dunleavy with promising young power forward Ike Diogu and Keith McLeod to the Indiana Pacers for forward Al Harrington, forward/guard Stephen Jackson, guard Šarūnas Jasikevičius and forward Josh Powell.[17] This trade allowed the Warriors to "run and gun" their way to the playoffs with a more athletic and talented team. On March 4, 2007, the Warriors suffered a 106–107 loss in Washington, the Wizards handing them their 6th straight loss when former Warrior Arenas hit a technical free throw with less than one second remaining after Nelson had protested a controversial call with the Warriors ahead by a slim margin. The loss dropped them to 26–35.

text: March 4 marked the turning point for the Warriors. The Warriors closed out the regular season (42–40) at 16–5 in their last 21 games.[18] "We Believe" became the Warriors' slogan for the last two months of the season and the playoffs.[19]

text: Led by a healthy Baron Davis, an ever-improving Jason Richardson and young future star off-guard Monta Ellis as well as center Biedriņš, the Warriors immediately dashed the highly favored top-seed Dallas Mavericks' expectations of a short and easy series win with a Game 1 victory in Dallas thanks to Davis' frantic style of play. The Mavericks came back to win Game 2 easily to tie the series at a game apiece, but the Warriors won both Games 3 & 4 with a huge lift from the home crowd at Oracle Arena. A close Game 5 saw the Mavericks eke out a 118–112 victory with a last-minute surge led by superstar forward Dirk Nowitzki to send the series back to California at 3–2. In Game 6, the Warriors engineered a third-quarter 18–0 run to eliminate the Mavericks and become the NBA's first No. 8 seed to beat a No. 1 seed in a seven-game series (and the first NBA No. 8 seed to beat the top seed since 1999 when the New York Knicks eliminated the Miami Heat). It was an upset in name only, given the fact that the Warriors had swept the Mavericks in the regular season series.

text: The Warriors went on to play the Utah Jazz in the second round of the 2006–07 playoffs, where they dropped two close games at EnergySolutions Arena to open the series. The series then shifted to the Oracle Arena, where the Warriors won Game 3 in a convincing blowout. Davis scored 32 points and electrified the crowd with a monster dunk on Jazz forward Andrei Kirilenko late in the fourth quarter, but they lost Game 4 at home, their first loss in Oakland in well over a month and the Jazz closed them out in Game 5 in Salt Lake City.

text: 2007–08 season

text: The Warriors faced early difficulties in their attempt to return to the playoffs. Richardson was traded to the Charlotte Bobcats for rookie Brandan Wright. To make things even worse, Jackson was suspended for seven games over a firearm incident. They opened the 2007–08 season with six straight losses, but Ellis' rise, Davis' solid injury-free season (21.6 points, 8 assists, 4.6 rebounds per game),[20] and an overall improvement in team chemistry brought them back to playoff contention; but in the end the Warriors failed to make the playoffs despite a 48–34 season, which is the best record in NBA history for a non-playoff team since the NBA playoffs had expanded to eight teams per conference. The Western Conference was very strong that season; every playoff team won 50 games, leaving the Warriors two games out of the last playoff spot. The Warriors sold out nearly every home game during the season averaging 19,631 per game, the highest in team history.

text: In the offseason, Baron Davis opted to return to his home town and sign with the Los Angeles Clippers. With the 14th pick of the 2008 NBA draft, the Warriors selected and signed Anthony Randolph out of LSU. To compensate for the loss of Davis, the Warriors signed free agents Corey Maggette and Ronny Turiaf and re-signed Ellis and Andris Biedriņš to long-term contracts.

text: The Warriors had a disappointing 2008–2009 season, finishing 29–53. Ellis was injured in a moped accident, and suspended for 30 games for riding the vehicle against the terms of his contract, depriving the Warriors of their top player. They traded disenchanted forward Al Harrington to the New York Knicks for guard Jamal Crawford, and were undone by injuries and the minimal experience of their young players such as Anthony Morrow and Brandan Wright. Coach Nelson often had to make adjustments to the starting lineups since many of the original starters missed games due to injuries. Despite the team's losing record, the Warriors were hard to beat when they had a healthy lineup and a strong bench. With leadership and improvement in their young players, they were sometimes able to defeat powerhouse teams such as the Boston Celtics, 99-89.

text: During the 2009 off-season, Warrior ownership declined to renew the contract of general manager Mullin. Larry Riley, Nelson's longtime assistant coach,[21] was promoted in his place and drafted Stephen Curry as an outstanding 7th lottery pick, but dubiously traded Jamal Crawford to the Atlanta Hawks for Acie Law and Speedy Claxton.

text: The Warriors had another injury-prone year in 2009–10.[22] as they were consistently unable to field their ideal starting lineup. In November, a malcontented Stephen Jackson and seldom-used Acie Law were traded to the Charlotte Bobcats for Raja Bell (out for the season with an injury) and Vladimir Radmanovic. Four days later, they signed center Chris Hunter. Starting in January 2010, they issued multiple 10-day contracts, most notably to power forward Anthony Tolliver from the Idaho Stampede. Due to their multiple injuries, they were granted an exception allowing them to sign Reggie Williams from the Sioux Falls Skyforce to a 10-day contract on March 2, making it their fifth D-League call-up that season, tying an NBA record. They eventually waived the injured Bell to sign Williams for the rest of the year, and finished the season 26–56, fourth in the Pacific Division.

text: On June 24, the Warriors selected Ekpe Udoh, a power forward from Baylor, as the 6th pick of the 2010 NBA draft. They also introduced a modernized version of their "The City" logo depicting the new eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, and switched to a simplified color scheme of royal blue and gold. They also introduced new uniforms reminiscent of the 1969–71 "The City" uniforms. The Warriors made an offseason trade that sent Turiaf, Randolph and Kelenna Azubuike to the New York Knicks in return for star high-scoring power forward David Lee via a sign-and-trade. Lee agreed to a six-year, $80 million deal, on a framework contingent on the decision of superstar forward LeBron James to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers to sign with the Miami Heat that same day. Following Morrow's departure after he signed the New Jersey Nets' offer sheet, the Warriors signed Dorell Wright, formerly with the Miami Heat, to a three-year, $11 million deal.

text: On July 15, owner Chris Cohan sold the Warriors to Peter Guber of Mandalay Entertainment and his partner Joe Lacob for a then-record $450 million.[23] On November 15, the Warriors announced the new 19-person ownership group composed of Joe Lacob, Peter Guber, Vivek Ranadivé, Erika Glazer, Fred Harman, Bob Piccinini, Larry Bowman, Danny German, Marty Glick, Chad Hurley, Craig R. Johnson, Bruce Karsh, Jeffrey A. Miller, Paul Schaeffer, David Scially, Nick Swinmurn, Harry Tsao, John Walecka and Dennis Wong.[24]

text: The Warriors continued their signing spree by adding Harvard guard Jeremy Lin to their roster with a one-year partially guaranteed contract containing a second-year team option, the first Taiwanese-American player in NBA history. Louis Amundson was then added for little under $5 million in mid-September. Keith Smart was hired as head coach that same month after Nelson had resigned before the start of training camp.

text: In February 2011, the Warriors traded Brandan Wright and Dan Gadzuric for Troy Murphy and a 2011 second-round pick. On February 27, Murphy and the Warriors reached a buyout agreement and he was waived.[25][26]

text: During a steady season without making any real ground in the playoff race, the Warriors broke franchise records with 21 made 3's in a win against the Orlando Magic. In April 2011, Dorell Wright made a franchise record of 184 3's in a season in a home win versus Los Angeles Lakers, surpassing Richardson's 183 in 2005–06. He then broke another NBA record, as the first player to have scored more points in his seventh season than in all his first six seasons combined in a win against the Portland Trail Blazers. He ended the season with the most three-pointers made in the NBA that season with 194, as well as the most 3s attempted with 516, both of which set new Warrior franchise records.

text: The Warriors failed to make the playoffs after a 36-win season in 2010–11, and coach Smart was dismissed on April 27 due to the change in ownership.[27] 17-year NBA veteran and former ABC and ESPN commentator Mark Jackson replaced him as head coach on June 6.[28] On December 19, they traded Amundson to the Indiana Pacers for small forward Brandon Rush.

text: 2011–present: "Splash Brothers" era

text: The Warriors did not improve in the 2011–12 NBA season under coach Jackson, finishing the lockout-shorted season with a 23–43 record, 13th in the conference. The team suffered several injuries to key players, and due to the lockout, Jackson could not establish his system in training camp. They then entered into another chaotic rebuilding phase.

text: Team leader Monta Ellis was traded in mid-March 2012, along with Kwame Brown and Ekpe Udoh, to the Milwaukee Bucks for center Andrew Bogut (out injured for the season) and former Warrior small forward Stephen Jackson, who without playing a game for the Warriors was quickly traded to the San Antonio Spurs for Richard Jefferson and a conditional first-round pick on March 15. These moves saw the rise of Stephen Curry and David Lee to team co-captains, and saw off-guard Klay Thompson, the 11th overall pick of the 2011 NBA draft, move into a starting role. On July 11, they acquired point guard Jarrett Jack from the New Orleans Hornets in a three-team trade also including the Philadelphia 76ers, who received Dorell Wright from Golden State. On August 1, they signed forward Carl Landry on the termination of his one-year contract with the Hornets. In the 2012 NBA draft, they selected small forward Harrison Barnes with the 7th overall pick, center Festus Ezeli with the 30th pick, small forward Draymond Green 35th overall, and 7-foot 1-inch center Ognjen Kuzmic 52nd overall. In early November, swingman Rush was lost for the year with a torn ACL after falling awkwardly on the court early in the second game of the season, and less than a month later the team announced that Bogut was out indefinitely with a foot injury that was more serious than originally reported. Bogut did not return to regular play until late in the season.

text: Coming out of this maelstrom of trades and injuries with a team starting two rookies (Barnes and Ezeli), the Warriors had one of their best starts in decades, earning their 20th win before hitting the 30-game mark for the first time since 1992. The Warriors also achieved a milestone by completing their first ever 6–1 road trip in franchise history, including a 97–95 win over the defending champion Heat in Miami. On April 9, 2013, with a win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Warriors clinched the playoffs for the second time in 19 years and the first time since the 2006–07 "We believe" Warriors. This time, the local battlecry was "we belong".

text: The team finished the season with a record of 47–35, earning the sixth seed in the Western Conference, and defeated the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs by winning four out of six games. They lost in the second round to the San Antonio Spurs, four games to two. This was the first playoff experience for all of the starters of this group except for Andrew Bogut.[29]

text: Other highlights of the season included Stephen Curry's 272 three-point baskets to set an NBA single-season record, giving him the nickname "baby-faced assassin", and the naming of forward David Lee to the 2013 NBA All-Star Game as a reserve, ending the team's 16-year drought without an All Star selection, dating back to Latrell Sprewell in the 1997 season. Curry and Klay Thompson, dubbed the "Splash Brothers"[30] by team employee Brian Witt [31] for their backcourt shooting prowess, combined for 483 three-pointers during the season, easily besting the prior record of 435 set by the Orlando Magic's Nick Anderson and Dennis Scott in 1995–96.

text: 2013–14: Improvements

text: With their lone selection in the 2013 NBA draft, the Warriors made 22-year-old Serbian combo-guard Nemanja Nedovic the 30th and final pick of the first round.[32] In early July 2013, Golden State signed former Denver Nuggets swingman and free agent Andre Iguodala to a four-year, $48 million deal. To make room under their salary cap, the Warriors traded Richard Jefferson, Andris Biedrins and Brandon Rush, along with multiple draft picks, including their 2014 and 2017 first-round picks, to the Utah Jazz.[33] The Warriors lost free-agent guard Jarrett Jack, who departed for the Cleveland Cavaliers, and free agent power forward Carl Landry, who went to the Sacramento Kings. To help fill the void left by Landry, the Warriors signed forward-center Marreese Speights to a three-year, $10 million contract.[34] The team also signed one-year deals with veteran center Jermaine O'Neal ($2 million) and point guard Toney Douglas ($1.6 million).[35] On August 21, the Warriors signed 7 ft 1 in Serbian center Ognjen Kuzmic, who had been playing in Europe since his selection in the 2012 NBA draft, to a guaranteed two-year deal.[36][37][38]

text: The Warriors began the 2013–14 season showing flashes of brilliance and also plenty of lapses. In early December their record was 12–9, as compared to 17–4 the year before. One challenging factor was a tough starting schedule that saw them play 14 of their first 22 games on the road, including 10 games against teams holding playoff spots in the standings. A stream of injuries also held the team back, including injuries to Festus Ezeli (off-season surgery to repair the right knee, out for the season), Toney Douglas (left tibia stress reaction, out nearly a month from mid-November to December), and Jermaine O'Neal (right wrist injury and surgery, out from mid-November to early February). Stephen Curry and Harrison Barnes were also out for at least four games before the all-star break, each with minor injuries. Most prominently of all, Iguodala suffered a hamstring pull in late November that kept him out for over a month, during which time the Warriors' performance suffered significantly on both the defensive and offensive ends of the court, and the team posted a losing 5–7 record while revealing a lack of depth on their bench. With Iguodala back in the lineup, the Warriors went on a 10-game winning streak, which included six consecutive wins on a single road trip, tying an NBA record. The winning streak was the longest for the franchise since the 1975 championship year, and just one short of the team record of 11 consecutive wins, set in the 1971–72 season.

text: To strengthen their underperforming bench, the Warriors made a three-team trade on January 15, sending Douglas to the Miami Heat and picking up guards Jordan Crawford and MarShon Brooks from the Boston Celtics[39] and then, a day before the trade deadline, trading Kent Bazemore and Brooks to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for veteran point guard Steve Blake.[40] Thanks in part to the improved effectiveness of their backup squad, boosted by the additions of Blake and Crawford and the play of 35-year-old Jermaine O'Neal (who returned sooner than expected from wrist surgery), the Warriors were one of the winningest teams in the NBA after the all-star break. Nonetheless, and despite several victories over top contenders, the team displayed a pattern of losing games to inferior teams even at their home arena. On April 11, in a 112–95 stomping of the Los Angeles Lakers at the Staples Center, the Warriors clinched a playoff berth in consecutive seasons for the first time since 1991 and 1992. However, just one day earlier in a loss against the Portland Trail Blazers, Andrew Bogut suffered a cracked rib that would keep him out of the post-season, a big blow to the sixth-seed Warriors' playoff hopes.

text: The Warriors ended the season 51–31, winning more than 50 games for only the fourth time in franchise history, finishing 20 games over .500 for the first time in 22 years, and tying the 1991–92 squad for the franchise's all-time mark of 24 wins on the road. Even without Bogut, in the first round of the playoffs the Warriors battled the third-seed Los Angeles Clippers to a seventh and deciding game, which the Warriors lost, bringing their 2013–14 season to an end. It was season of many thrilling moments in which the Warriors' played in 17 regular-season games decided by 2 points or less, 6 games with winning shots in the final 3 seconds, and 7 comeback wins in which the Warriors had been behind by 15 points or more.[41]

text: In other noteworthy occurrences for the season, Curry was named to the starting lineup for the 2014 NBA All-Star Game. For Curry, the only Warrior named to the team, this was his first all-star appearance in five seasons as an NBA player. Curry hit another notable milestone in posting 4 triple-doubles for the season, tying a franchise record unequaled since Wilt Chamberlain in 1963–64. Curry also averaged career-bests in points and assists; averaging 24.0 points and 8.5 assists in the season. Curry and Klay Thompson continued to set league records in three-point shooting. On February 7, in a 102–87 win over the Chicago Bulls, the backcourt duo became the first teammates to each make a three-pointer in 30 consecutive games.[42] Curry, who finished the season with 261 threes, set an individual record for most three-pointers in a span of two seasons with 533, surpassing the previous mark of 478 set by Seattle Supersonic Ray Allen in 2004–05 and 2005–06. Together, Thompson and Curry combined for 484 threes on the year, besting by one the NBA record they had set the year before.

text: 2014–15: From turmoil to champions

text: Even as the team rolled towards the post-season, signs emerged of trouble in the Warriors' front office. On March 25, the team reassigned assistant coach Brian Scalabrine to the team's NBA Development League Affiliate in Santa Cruz because of what head coach Mark Jackson called a "difference in philosophies"[43] and what unnamed league sources cited by Yahoo! Sports called "an increasingly dysfunctional atmosphere" on the Warriors' coaching staff.[44] Fewer than two weeks later, assistant coach Darren Erman was fired for secretly recording conversations between coaches, staff and players.[45] During the post season, rumors persisted in the press that Mark Jackson's job as head coach was in jeopardy, leading the players to make a unanimous declaration of support for Jackson's return only minutes after the Warriors' first-round, game seven playoff loss to the Clippers.[46] Nonetheless, three days later, on May 6, the team announced the firing of Mark Jackson as head coach.[47] In his three-season tenure as head coach, Jackson compiled a 121-109 (.526) record, overseeing a terrific turnaround. When Jackson took the helm in 2011, the franchise had made the playoffs only one time over the prior 17 seasons, averaging 30.2 wins per season during that period.[48] Jackson, 49, became just the third head coach in franchise history to lead a team to at least 50 wins in a season, joining Don Nelson and Alvin Attles, who both hit the mark twice with the Warriors. With 121 wins overall, Jackson ranks fourth on the franchise's all-time wins list, trailing Attles (557), Nelson (422) and Eddie Gottlieb (263).[49] On May 14, 2014, the Golden State Warriors named Steve Kerr the team's head coach in a reported $25 million deal over five years.[50] It was a first-time head-coaching position for Kerr, 48, a five-time NBA champion point guard who holds the all-time career record for accuracy in three-point shooting (.454). Kerr formerly served as president and general manager for the Phoenix Suns basketball team (2007 to 2010), and had most recently been working as an NBA broadcast analyst for Turner Network Television (TNT).

text: The Warriors completed the regular season with a record of 67-15, the best in the league and the most wins in franchise history.[51] The Warriors also finished with a home record of 39–2, the second best in NBA history. They were first in defensive efficiency for the season and second in offensive efficiency, barely missing the mark that the Julius Erving led Sixers achieved by being first in both offensive and defensive efficiency. On May 4, Stephen Curry was named the 2014–15 NBA Most Valuable Player, the first Warrior to do so since Wilt Chamberlain in 1960. In the first round of the playoffs, they swept the New Orleans Pelicans, defeated Memphis Grizzlies in the second round in six games and defeated Houston Rockets in five games of the Western Conference Finals. The Warriors advanced to their first NBA Finals since 1975, where they defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in six games to win their fourth NBA title, and their first in 40 years. Andre Iguodala was named Finals MVP.[52]

text: Other highlights of the season included Stephen Curry breaking his own record for three-pointers made in a single season with 286. He and Klay Thompson made a combined 525 three-pointers, the most by a duo in NBA history. In the postseason, Curry shattered Reggie Miller's record of 58 made three-pointers in a single postseason with 98. On January 23, 2015, Klay Thompson broke an NBA record for points in a quarter with 37 in the third. Curry was also the leader in the voting polls for the 2015 NBA All-Star Game, won the 2014–15 NBA Most Valuable Player award and the 2015 ESPYs Best Male Athlete award.

text: 2015–16: Broken records

text: The Warriors began the season by winning their first 24 games, eclipsing the previous best start in NBA history, set by the 1993–94 Houston Rockets and the 1948–49 Washington Capitols at 15–0.[53][54] The Warriors surpassed the 1969–70 New York Knicks for the best road start in NBA history at 14–0, which is also the joint-third longest road win streak.[55] Their record-setting start ended when they were defeated by the Milwaukee Bucks on December 12, 2015.[56] The Warriors broke a 131-year-old record of 20–0 set by the 1884 St. Louis Maroons baseball team, to claim the best start to a season in all of the major professional sports in America. Golden State also won 28 consecutive regular-season games dating back to the 2014–15 season, eclipsing the 2012–13 Miami Heat for the second longest winning streak in NBA history.[54] The team set an NBA record 54-straight regular season home game winning streak, which spanned from January 31, 2015, to March 29, 2016. The previous record of 44 was held by the 1995–96 Chicago Bulls team led by Michael Jordan.[57]

text: Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson were all named to the All-Star Game, the first time the Warriors have had three All-Stars since 1976. Green broke the Golden State franchise record of nine triple-doubles in a season. Curry broke numerous three-point records during the season, including his own NBA record for made three-pointers in a season of 286; he finished the season with 402 three pointers. He made a three-pointer in 151 consecutive games, which broke the NBA record of 127 set by Kyle Korver in 2014. On February 27, 2016, Curry also tied the NBA record of twelve three-pointers made in a single game, jointly holding it with Donyell Marshall and Kobe Bryant.[58]

text: On April 13, 2016, Golden State set the record for most wins in a single season, beating Memphis, and finishing 73-9.[59] On May 10, 2016, Stephen Curry was named the NBA's Most Valuable Player (MVP) for the second straight season. Curry is the 11th player to win back-to-back MVP honors and became the first player in NBA history to win the MVP award by unanimous vote, winning all 131 first-place votes.[60] The Golden State Warriors went to their second consecutive appearance in the finals with a rematch against the Cleveland Cavaliers.[61] The Warriors went to a 3-1 advantage but the Cavaliers made a comeback to tie the series at 3 wins apiece.[62] In Game 7 the Golden State Warriors lost the championship series on their homecourt, and earned the unfortunate distinction of becoming the first team to blow a 3-1 lead in the NBA finals, as result becoming the butt of many "3-1 lead" jokes.[63][64]

text: 2016–present: The "Fantastic Four" era

text: On July 4, 2016, Kevin Durant announced he would leave the Oklahoma City Thunder in order to sign a 2-year contract with the Golden State Warriors.[65] On July 7, Durant signed his contract, which gave the Warriors a fourth All-NBA player on their team.[66] The Durant signing made the Warriors the prohibitive favorites to win the NBA championship, according to oddsmakers.[67]

text: The Warriors posted many notable achievements during the 2016–17 regular season. On November 7, 2016, Stephen Curry set the NBA record for most 3-pointers in a game with 13 in a 116-106 win over the Pelicans.[68] On December 5, 2016, Klay Thompson scored 60 points in 29 minutes in a 142–106 victory over the Pacers. In doing so, Thompson became the first player in NBA history to score 60 or more points in fewer than 30 minutes of playing time.[69] Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Draymond Green, and Klay Thompson were all named to the 2017 NBA All-Star Game, making the Warriors only the eighth team in NBA history to have four All-Stars.[70] On February 10, 2017, Draymond Green recorded a triple-double with 12 rebounds, 10 assists, and 10 steals, becoming the first player in NBA history to post a triple-double with fewer than 10 points.[71] On March 2, 2017, the Warriors' streak for most games without back-to-back losses ended at 146 with a 94–87 loss to the Chicago Bulls. The streak eclipsed the previous record of 95 held by the Utah Jazz.[72]

text: The Warriors earned home-court advantage throughout the 2017 playoffs, thanks to a 2016–17 regular season record of 67–15. They were the first team in NBA playoff history to start 12–0, defeating in order the Trail Blazers, the Jazz, and the Spurs. The 2017 Finals once again pitted the Warriors against the Cavaliers, becoming the first time in NBA history that two teams met in the Finals for three consecutive years. The Warriors won the championship after going 4–1 in the Finals, and their 16–1 playoff record garnered the best winning percentage (.941) in NBA playoffs history.[73]

text: Move from Oakland back to San Francisco

text: In April 2014, the Warriors began the purchase process for a 12-acre site in Mission Bay, San Francisco, to hold a new 18,000-seat arena which is expected to be ready for the 2019-20 NBA season,[74][75] with construction to begin in early 2016.[76] The sale was finalized in October 2015.[77] The location was selected after an original proposal to construct the arena on Piers 30 and 32, just south of the Bay Bridge, met with vocal opposition due to concerns about traffic, environmental impacts and obstruction of views.[78] The new location, which still faces some vocal opposition in San Francisco, apparently eliminates the need for any voter approval, which would have been required with the original site.[79] Some type of waterfront park is planned across from the projected arena, which will be located at an already-existing Muni T-Third stop. The Central Subway, planned to open in 2018, may provide a direct connection between the new site and the downtown Powell Street Muni/BART station. The Golden State Warriors may consider a concurrent name change, possibly returning to their former name of San Francisco Warriors,[80] although the team's recent success has them reconsidering that decision.[81] On January 27, 2016, it was announced that the Warriors' new arena would be called Chase Center as part of an agreement with JP Morgan Chase.[82]

text: Rivalries

text: Cleveland Cavaliers

text: Media

text: Television

text: Bob Fitzgerald has done television play-by-play, and former Warrior guard Jim Barnett has done color commentary for the Warriors for more than 15 years, currently on Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, where they telecast more than 70 Warrior games a year.[83] They also host Roundtable Live, a half-hour pre-game show leading up to the broadcast of select Golden State home games. Fitzgerald is in his 16th season as the Warriors' play-by-play man, while Barnett is in his 27th season as color man. Greg Papa, Garry St. Jean, and Kelenna Azubuike are also members of the telecast team, specializing in in-game, halftime and post-game analysis, while Rosalyn Gold-Onwude serves as the sideline reporter.

text: Radio

text: Tim Roye has done the radio play-by-play for Warrior games since 1995. He is joined in the booth by former Warriors forward Tom Tolbert for home games only. On August 25, 2016, the Warriors announced they were leaving long time station KNBR and all of their games will be broadcast on KGMZ.[84] After each game, Roye, Fitzgerald and Barnett get together for post-game radio analysis and a next-game preview.

text: Season-by-season records

text: Home arenas

text:
Philadelphia Arena (1946–1962)
Philadelphia Convention Hall (1952–1962)
Cow Palace (1962–1964, 1966–1971 and two games in 1975 NBA Finals)
San Francisco Civic Auditorium (1964–1966)
USF War Memorial Gymnasium (1964–1966)
San Diego Sports Arena (1971–1972 – six games)
San Jose Arena (1996–1997)
Coliseum Arena/The Arena in Oakland/Oracle Arena (1966–1967, 1971–1996 and 1997–present)
Chase Center (2019, planned)[85]

text: Training facilities

text: The team trains at Rakuten Performance Center, Oakland, California.

text: Head coaches

text:
Coaching history

Coach
Tenure

Edward Gottlieb
1946–1955

George Senesky
1955–1958

Al Cervi
1958–1959

Neil Johnston
1959–1961

Frank McGuire
1961–1962

Bob Feerick
1962–1963

Alex Hannum
1963–1966

Bill Sharman
1966–1968

George Lee
1968–1970

Al Attles
1970–1980

Johnny Bach
1980

Al Attles
1980–1983

Johnny Bach
1983–1986

George Karl
1986–1988

Ed Gregory
1988

Don Nelson
1988–1995

Bob Lanier
1995

Rick Adelman
1995–1997

P. J. Carlesimo
1997–1999

Garry St. Jean
1999–2000

Dave Cowens
2000–2001

Brian Winters
2001–2002

Eric Musselman
2002–2004

Mike Montgomery
2004–2006

Don Nelson
2006–2010

Keith Smart
2010–2011

Mark Jackson
2011–2014

Steve Kerr
2014–present

text: Players

text: Current roster

text:
Golden State Warriors roster

v
t
e

Players
Coaches

Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)
From

5.5 !F/C
7000200000000000000♠2
Bell, Jordan
7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1995-01-07
Oregon

5.5 !F/C
7001250000000000000♠25
Boucher, Chris (TW)
7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1993-01-11
Oregon

4.0 !F
7001180000000000000♠18
Casspi, Omri
7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1988-06-22
Israel

1.5 !G
7001300000000000000♠30
Curry, Stephen (C)
7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1988-03-14
Davidson

4.0 !F
7001350000000000000♠35
Durant, Kevin
7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1988-09-29
Texas

1.5 !G
7001220000000000000♠22
Gbinije, Michael
7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1992-06-05
Syracuse

4.0 !F
7001230000000000000♠23
Green, Draymond
7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1990-03-04
Michigan State

2.5 !G/F
7000900000000000000♠9
Iguodala, Andre (C)
7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1984-01-28
Arizona

5.5 !F/C
7001150000000000000♠15
Jones, Damian
7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
1995-06-30
Vanderbilt

1.5 !G
7001340000000000000♠34
Livingston, Shaun
7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
192 lb (87 kg)
1985-09-11
Peoria Central HS (IL)

4.0 !F
7000500000000000000♠5
Looney, Kevon
7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1996-02-06
UCLA

1.5 !G
5000000000000000000♠0
McCaw, Patrick
7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1995-10-25
UNLV

6.0 !C
7000100000000000000♠1
McGee, JaVale
7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
270 lb (122 kg)
1988-01-19
Nevada

4.0 !F
7001310000000000000♠31
Niang, Georges
7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
231 lb (105 kg)
1993-06-17
Iowa State

6.0 !C
7001270000000000000♠27
Pachulia, Zaza
7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
275 lb (125 kg)
1984-02-10
Georgia

1.5 !G
7001110000000000000♠11
Thompson, Klay
7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1990-02-08
Washington State

4.0 !F
7000300000000000000♠3
West, David
7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
1980-08-29
Xavier

2.5 !G/F
7000600000000000000♠6
Young, Nick
7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1985-06-01
Southern California

Head coach

Steve Kerr

Assistant coach(es)

Ron Adams
Jarron Collins
Mike Brown (associate HC)
Chris DeMarco (player development)
Bruce Fraser (player development)
Willie Green (player development)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
(GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
(TW) Two-way affiliate player
 Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2017-07-05

text: Retained draft rights

text: The Warriors hold the draft rights to the following unsigned draft picks who have been playing outside the NBA. A drafted player, either an international draftee or a college draftee, who isn't signed by the team that drafted him, is allowed to sign with any non-NBA teams. In this case, the team retains the player's draft rights in the NBA until one year after the player's contract with the non-NBA team ends.[86] This list includes draft rights that were acquired from trades with other teams.

text:
Draft
Round
Pick
Player
Pos.
Nationality
Current team
Note(s)
Ref

text: Retired numbers

text:
Golden State Warriors retired numbers

No.
Player
Position
Tenure

13
Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain
C
1959–1965 1

14
Meschery, TomTom Meschery
F
1961–1967 2

16
Attles, AlAl Attles
G
1960–1971 3

17
Mullin, ChrisChris Mullin [88]
G/F
1985–1997, 2000–2001 4

24
Barry, RickRick Barry
F
1965–1967, 1972–1978 5

42
Thurmond, NateNate Thurmond
C
1963–1974

text: Notes:

text:
1 Includes Chamberlain's tenure (1959–62) in Philadelphia.
2 Includes Meschery's tenure (1961–62) in Philadelphia.
3 Includes Attles' tenure (1960–62) in Philadelphia. He also served as head coach from 1969 to 1983.
4 Also general manager from 2004 to 2009.
Meschery, Attles, Barry, Thurmond and Mullin are also members of the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame.

text: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame members

text:
Golden State Warriors Hall of Famers

Players

No.
Name
Position
Tenure
Inducted
No.
Name
Position
Tenure
Inducted

17
Andy Phillip
G/F
1950–1953
1961
00
Robert Parish
C
1976–1980
2003

14
Tom Gola
F/G
1955–1962
1976
17
Chris Mullin
G/F
1985–1997
2000–2001
2011

10
Joe Fulks
F
1946–1954
1978
41
Jamaal Wilkes
F
1974–1977
2012

11
Paul Arizin
F/G
1950–1962
1978
50
Ralph Sampson
C/F
1987–1989
2012

13
Wilt Chamberlain
C
1959–1965
1978
30
Bernard King
F
1980–1982
2013

16
Jerry Lucas
F/C
1969–1971
1980
25
Guy Rodgers
G
1958–1966
2014

42
Nate Thurmond
F/C
1963–1974
1985
23
Mitch Richmond
G
1988–1991
2014

24
Rick Barry
F
1965–1967
1972–1978
1987
13
Šarūnas Marčiulionis
G
1989–1994
2014

6
Neil Johnston
C
1951–1959
1990
10
Jo Jo White
G
1979–1980
2015

Coaches

No.
Name
Position
Tenure
Inducted
No.
Name
Position
Tenure
Inducted

—
Frank McGuire
Coach
1961–1962
1977
—
Bill Sharman
Coach
1966–1968
2004

—
Alex Hannum
Coach
1963–1966
1998
—
Don Nelson
Coach
1988–1995
2006–2010
2012

Contributors

No.
Name
Position
Tenure
Inducted
No.
Name
Position
Tenure
Inducted

—
Eddie Gottlieb
Founder/
Owner
1946–1962
1972
—
Pete Newell
Scout
1977–1984
1979

text: Arizin, Fulks, Gola, Johnston and Phillip played all or most of their tenure with the Warriors in Philadelphia. Rodgers' tenure was evenly divided between Philadelphia and San Francisco, and Chamberlain's nearly so. King (Knicks), Lucas (Knicks), Parish (Celtics), Richmond (Kings), Sampson (University of Virginia and Rockets), White (Celtics), and Wilkes (Lakers) were elected mostly for their performances with other teams. Marčiulionis played most of his NBA career with Golden State, but his induction is also for his distinguished international career (Statyba, USSR, and Lithuania). Of those elected to the hall primarily as Warriors, only Thurmond, Barry and Mullin spent significant time with the team since the 1971 move to Oakland and the name change to "Golden State".

text: FIBA Hall of Famers

text:
Golden State Warriors Hall of Famers

Players

No.
Name
Position
Tenure
Inducted

13
Šarūnas Marčiulionis
G
1989–1994
2015

text: Statistical leaders and awards

text: Franchise leaders

text:
Career Leaders

Category
Player
Statistics

Games Played
Chris Mullin
807

Points
Wilt Chamberlain
17,783

Rebounds
Nate Thurmond
12,771

Assists
Guy Rodgers
4,855

Steals
Chris Mullin
1,360

Blocks
Adonal Foyle
1,140

Field Goals
Wilt Chamberlain
7,216

Field Goal Percentage
Andris Biedrins
.595

3-Point Field Goals
Stephen Curry
1,917

3-Point Field Goal Percentage
Anthony Morrow
.460

Free Throws
Paul Arizin
5,010

Free Throw Percentage
Stephen Curry
.902

Points Per Game
Wilt Chamberlain
41.5

Rebounds Per Game
Wilt Chamberlain
25.1

Assists Per Game
Tim Hardaway
9.3

Steals Per Game
Rick Barry
2.3

Blocks Per Game
Manute Bol
3.7

text: Individual awards

text: Most Valuable Player

text:
Wilt Chamberlain – 1960
Stephen Curry – 2015, 2016

text: NBA Finals MVP

text:
Rick Barry – 1975
Andre Iguodala – 2015
Kevin Durant – 2017

text: NBA Scoring Champion

text:
Joe Fulks – 1947
Paul Arizin – 1952, 1957
Neil Johnston – 1953–1955
Wilt Chamberlain – 1960–1964
Rick Barry – 1967
Stephen Curry – 2016

text: NBA Defensive Player of the Year

text: Draymond Green – 2017

text: NBA Rookie of the Year

text:
Woody Sauldsberry – 1958
Wilt Chamberlain – 1960
Rick Barry – 1966
Jamaal Wilkes – 1975
Mitch Richmond – 1989
Chris Webber – 1994

text: NBA Most Improved Player of the Year

text:
Gilbert Arenas – 2003
Monta Ellis – 2007

text: NBA Executive of the Year

text:
Dick Vertlieb – 1975
Bob Myers - 2015, 2017

text: NBA Coach of the Year

text:
Alex Hannum – 1964
Don Nelson – 1992
Steve Kerr – 2016

text: NBA Sportsmanship Award

text: Stephen Curry – 2011

text: NBA Community Assist Award

text: Stephen Curry – 2014

text: All-NBA First Team

text:
Joe Fulks – 1947–1949
Howie Dallmar – 1948
Paul Arizin – 1952, 1956, 1957
Neil Johnston – 1953–1956
Wilt Chamberlain – 1960–1962, 1964
Rick Barry – 1966, 1967, 1974–1976
Chris Mullin – 1992
Latrell Sprewell – 1994
Stephen Curry – 2015, 2016

text: All-NBA Second Team

text:
Joe Fulks – 1951
Andy Phillip – 1952, 1953
Jack George – 1956
Neil Johnston – 1957
Tom Gola – 1958
Paul Arizin – 1959
Wilt Chamberlain – 1963
Rick Barry – 1973
Phil Smith – 1976
Bernard King – 1982
Chris Mullin – 1989, 1991
Tim Hardaway – 1992
Stephen Curry – 2014, 2017
Draymond Green – 2016
Kevin Durant – 2017

text: All-NBA Third Team

text:
Chris Mullin – 1990
Tim Hardaway – 1993
David Lee – 2013
Klay Thompson – 2015, 2016
Draymond Green – 2017

text: NBA All-Defensive First Team

text:
Nate Thurmond – 1969, 1971
Andre Iguodala – 2014
Draymond Green – 2015–2017

text: NBA All-Defensive Second Team

text:
Rudy LaRusso – 1969
Nate Thurmond – 1972–1974
Phil Smith – 1976
Jamaal Wilkes – 1976, 1977
E.C. Coleman – 1978
Latrell Sprewell – 1994
Andrew Bogut – 2015

text: NBA All-Rookie First Team

text:
Nate Thurmond – 1964
Fred Hetzel – 1966
Rick Barry – 1966
Jamaal Wilkes – 1975
Gus Williams – 1976
Joe Barry Carroll – 1981
Larry Smith – 1981
Mitch Richmond – 1989
Tim Hardaway – 1990
Billy Owens – 1992
Chris Webber – 1994
Joe Smith – 1996
Marc Jackson – 2001
Jason Richardson – 2002
Stephen Curry – 2010
Klay Thompson – 2012
Harrison Barnes – 2013

text: NBA All-Rookie Second Team

text:
Latrell Sprewell – 1993
Donyell Marshall – 1995
Antawn Jamison – 1999

text: NBA All-Star Weekend

text: NBA All-Star selections

text:
Paul Arizin – 1951, 1952, 1955–1962
Joe Fulks – 1951, 1952
Andy Phillip – 1951, 1952
Neil Johnston – 1953–1958
Jack George - 1956, 1957
Woody Sauldsberry – 1959
Tom Gola – 1960–1962
Wilt Chamberlain – 1960–1965
Tom Meschery – 1963
Guy Rodgers – 1963, 1964, 1966
Nate Thurmond – 1965–1968, 1970, 1973, 1974
Rick Barry – 1966, 1967, 1973–1978
Jim King - 1968
Clyde Lee - 1968
Rudy LaRusso – 1968, 1969
Jeff Mullins – 1969–1971
Jerry Lucas – 1971
Cazzie Russell – 1972
Jamaal Wilkes – 1976
Phil Smith – 1976, 1977
Bernard King - 1982
Sleepy Floyd – 1987
Joe Barry Carroll – 1987
Chris Mullin – 1989–1993
Tim Hardaway – 1991–1993
Latrell Sprewell – 1994, 1995, 1997
David Lee – 2013
Stephen Curry – 2014–2017
Klay Thompson – 2015–2017
Draymond Green – 2016, 2017
Kevin Durant – 2017

text: NBA All-Star Game head coach

text:
Alex Hannum – 1965
Bill Sharman – 1968
Al Attles – 1975, 1976
Don Nelson – 1992
Steve Kerr – 2015, 2017

text: NBA All-Star Game MVP

text:
Paul Arizin – 1952
Wilt Chamberlain – 1960
Rick Barry – 1967

text: Slam Dunk Contest

text: Jason Richardson – 2002, 2003

text: Three-Point Contest

text:
Stephen Curry – 2015
Klay Thompson – 2016

text: Notes

text:
Jump up ^ Philadelphia was 1947 league championship finalist—and won the inaugural 1947 BAA Finals—not as Eastern champion but as winner of the runners-up bracket. The Eastern and Western champions met in one best-of-seven semifinal series while four runners-up played best-of-three series to determine the other league finalist. The Warriors were second in the East, won the runners-up bracket, and defeated the Western champion Chicago. Next year the Baltimore Bullets won the runners-up bracket and defeated the Eastern champion Warriors in the 1948 BAA Finals.
"1946–47 BAA Season Summary".
  "1947–48 BAA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
^ Jump up to: a b After three seasons the eastern BAA merged with the older, midwestern National Basketball League (NBL) to create the NBA prior to the 1949–50 season. The NBA recognizes BAA history as the first stage of its own and begins its list of champions with the 1947 Warriors.
"NBA Season Recaps". NBA History (nba.com/history). July 1, 2014. Retrieved 2015-06-24.
^ Jump up to: a b California made "The Golden State" its official state nickname in 1968.
"California State Symbols". California State Library. May 10, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2015.


document_title: Music of the Harry Potter films

question_text: who composed the music for the first three harry potter films

root

text: Music of the Harry Potter films

text: Overview[edit]

text:
Year
Title
Composer
Conductor
Orchestrator
Orchestra

2001
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
John Williams
John Williams
Conrad Pope
Eddie Karam
Unknown

2002
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
William Ross
London Symphony Orchestra

2004
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
John Williams
Unknown

2005
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Patrick Doyle
James Shearman
Lawrence Ashmore
John Bell
Nicole Nevin
Brad Dechter
London Symphony Orchestra

2007
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Nicholas Hooper
Alastair King
Geoff Alexander
Julian Kershaw
Bradely Miles
Simon Whiteside
Chamber Orchestra of London

2009
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Nicholas Hooper
Nicholas Hooper
Alastair King
Alastair King
Jeff Atmajian
Geoff Alexander
Simon Whiteside
Daryl Griffith

2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1
Alexandre Desplat
Alexandre Desplat
Conrad Pope
Nan Schwartz
Clifford Tasner
Jean-Pascal Beintus
London Symphony Orchestra

2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
Conrad Pope
Clifford Tasner
Jean-Pascal Beintus
Bill Newlin

tag: table

text: Themes and motifs[edit]

text: Throughout the series, each composer created themes for particular characters, items, locations, and ideas.

tag: p

text: First appearance in The Philosopher's Stone[edit]

text:
Theme
Description
Scores heard in

Hedwig's Theme
The dominant theme closely identified with and used in all of the Harry Potter films. Though titled "Hedwig's Theme", it doesn't always specifically represent Hedwig, but rather the wider idea of magic and the Wizarding World. Its concert suite is frequently performed by musicians and ensembles.
The Philosopher's Stone, The Chamber of Secrets, The Prisoner of Azkaban, The Goblet of Fire, The Order of the Phoenix, The Half-Blood Prince, The Deathly Hallows – Part 1, and The Deathly Hallows – Part 2

Family Portrait
Represents Harry's parents and his new family in Hogwarts.
The Philosopher's Stone, The Chamber of Secrets, and The Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (Tracked)

Harry's Wondrous World
Associated with Harry and his friendships with Ron and Hermione.
The Philosopher's Stone, The Chamber of Secrets, and The Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (Tracked)

Nimbus 2000
Associated with the Nimbus 2000, flying, and mischief.
The Philosopher's Stone, The Chamber of Secrets, and The Prisoner of Azkaban

Voldemort's Theme
A two-part theme associated with the main antagonist, Lord Voldemort
The Philosopher's Stone and The Chamber of Secrets

Philosopher's Stone
Associated with the Philosopher's Stone and used to represent Voldemort in The Chamber of Secrets.
The Philosopher's Stone and The Chamber of Secrets

Diagon Alley
Represents Diagon Alley as a setting.
The Philosopher's Stone (album only) and The Chamber of Secrets

Hogwarts Forever
A thematic representation of Hogwarts
The Philosopher's Stone

Quidditch Fanfare
Represents the commencement of the quidditch matches.
The Philosopher's Stone

Christmas at Hogwarts
Associated with the arrival of winter and Christmas.
The Philosopher's Stone and The Chamber of Secrets

The Dark Forest
Represents the Dark Forest as a setting.
The Philosopher's Stone and The Chamber of Secrets

The Flying Keys
Represents flying magical objects and creatures such as the flying keys in the first movie or Cornish Pixies and bludger in the second movie.
The Philosopher's Stone and The Chamber of Secrets

The Banquet Fanfare
Music used during banquet scenes.
The Philosopher's Stone and The Chamber of Secrets

The Great Hall Fanfare
Theme associated with the discovery of the amazing wizarding world. Used for the discoveries of Diagon Alley (in the movie), Hogwarts and the Great Hall (and during the sorting of Hermione).
The Philosopher's Stone

Ron Weasley's Motif
Cute little theme used to represents the lightness of Ron.
The Philosopher's Stone and The Chamber of Secrets

Weasley's Family
Comical theme heard during family scenes, notably the train station scenes.
The Philosopher's Stone and The Chamber of Secrets

Comical Theme
Used for Hagrid's dragon and Ron's eat slugs curse.
The Philosopher's Stone and The Chamber of Secrets

Revelation Theme
Used with the first appearance of the chess board and the chamber of secrets or when Filch and Snape discover that someone was in the restricted library in the first movie.
The Philosopher's Stone and The Chamber of Secrets

Mysterious "something's coming" Theme
Heard with the first appearance of Dumbledore out of the mist, and the approche of flying car. Also used when Harry, Ron and Hermione visit Hagrid in the middle of the night.
The Philosopher's Stone and The Chamber of Secrets

Dursley's Theme
Comical theme associated with the Dursleys.
The Philosopher's Stone and The Chamber of Secrets

Ghosts' Motif
Music heard when the ghosts appear. Also used with the Moaning Myrtle's theme.
The Philosopher's Stone and The Chamber of Secrets

Invisibility Cloak Theme
Associated with the cloak and during its use in both films.
The Philosopher's Stone and The Chamber of Secrets

Fluffy's Harp
Music played by the harp in the first film.
The Philosopher's Stone

text: First appearance in The Chamber of Secrets[edit]

text:
Theme
Description
Scores Heard in

Fawkes the Phoenix
Associated with Dumbledore's pet Phoenix.
The Chamber of Secrets

Gilderoy Lockhart
Represents the aforementioned professor.
The Chamber of Secrets

Dobby's Theme
Represents Dobby the House Elf.
The Chamber of Secrets

The Chamber of Secrets
Associated with the Chamber of Secrets as a setting.
The Chamber of Secrets

Moaning Myrtle
Associated with Moaning Myrtle.
The Chamber of Secrets

The Flying Car
Represents the enchanted car used by the protagonists.
The Chamber of Secrets

Spider's Theme
Eight notes theme (one for each leg) associated with Aragog's spiders.
The Chamber of Secrets

Lucius Malfoy's Theme
Conspiracy theme associated with Malfoy. It is based on a similar theme heard in Star Wars: Attack of the Clones.
The Chamber of Secrets

text: First appearance in The Prisoner of Azkaban[edit]

text:
Theme
Description
Scores Heard in

Double Trouble
Works as the main thematic identity for the third score, also used in a source cue.
The Prisoner of Azkaban

A Window to the Past
Associated with characters that have connections to Harry's parents.
The Prisoner of Azkaban

Buckbeak's Flight
Represents Buckbeak while flying.
The Prisoner of Azkaban

Quidditch Motif
Secondary theme used to represent Quidditch.
The Prisoner of Azkaban and The Half-Blood Prince

Patronus Theme
Associated with the Patronus Charm.
The Prisoner of Azkaban

Dark Omen Motif
Associated with Sirius Black in animal form.
The Prisoner of Azkaban

Peter Pettigrew's Theme
Represents Peter Pettigrew.
The Prisoner of Azkaban

text: First appearance in The Goblet of Fire[edit]

text:
Theme
Description
Scores Heard in

Voldemort's Theme
New thematic identity for Lord Voldemort.
The Goblet of Fire

Harry's Theme
New thematic identity for Harry. Its concert suite is entitled "Harry in Winter".
The Goblet of Fire

Hogwarts' Hymn
New thematic identity for Hogwarts.
The Goblet of Fire

text: First appearance in The Order of the Phoenix[edit]

text:
Theme
Description
Scores Heard in

Professor Umbridge
Represents Hogwarts Professor Dolores Umbridge.
The Order of the Phoenix

Possession
Associated with Voldemort and his attempt to possess Harry.
The Order of the Phoenix and The Half-Blood Prince

Fireworks
Associated with the antics of Fred and George Weasley.
The Order of the Phoenix and The Half-Blood Prince

Dumbledore's Army
Represents Dumbledore's Army and the bonding of friends.
The Order of the Phoenix and The Half-Blood Prince (tracked)

Ministry of Magic
Represents the Ministry of Magic.
The Order of the Phoenix

text: First appearance in The Half-Blood Prince[edit]

text:
Theme
Description
Scores Heard in

In Noctem
Represents Albus Dumbledore.
The Half-Blood Prince

Death Eater Theme
Rhythmic ostinato for Voldemort's Death Eaters.
The Half-Blood Prince

Malfoy's Theme
Represents Draco Malfoy and his mission.
The Half-Blood Prince

Slughorn's Theme
Associated with Professor Slughorn.
The Half-Blood Prince

Harry and Hermione
Represents Harry's friendship with Hermione.
The Half-Blood Prince

Dumbledore's Farewell
Associated with the deaths of Sirius Black and Albus Dumbledore.
The Half-Blood Prince and The Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (tracked)

text: First appearance in The Deathly Hallows – Part 1[edit]

text:
Theme
Description
Scores Heard in

Obliviate
Represents the loss of innocence of Harry, Ron, and Hermione. Main identity for the movie.
The Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and The Deathly Hallows – Part 2

Band of Brothers Theme (Friends Theme)
In The Deathly Hallows – Part 1, it represents the Order of the Phoenix. In The Deathly Hallows – Part 2, the theme is associated specifically with Neville. Also used as a theme for Ginny and Harry.
The Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and The Deathly Hallows – Part 2

Voldemort's Theme
New thematic identity for Lord Voldemort.
The Deathly Hallows – Part 1

Death Eaters
Ostinato motif representing the Death Eaters. Often played in counterpoint with Voldemort's theme.
The Deathly Hallows – Part 1

Dumbledore Theme
New thematic identity for Dumbledore and his family.
The Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and The Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (Tracked)

Horcruxes Theme
Associated with Voldemort's horcruxes. This theme is first used for the locket in Part 1.
The Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and The Deathly Hallows – Part 2

Ron's Theme or Love Theme
Theme associated with Ron and obviously as a love theme for him and Hermione. It can be heard in Ron Leaves, Ron's Speech and at the end of Hermione's Parents when Ron returns in Part 1. It is reused in Part 2 during the kiss and when Hermione and Ron search for Harry during the battle (not used).
The Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and The Deathly Hallows – Part 2

Hermione's Theme
Sweet Theme associated with Hermione. This theme can be heard prominently in the first part of Hermione's Parents and at the end of The Dumbledores. It is used again during the torture scene with Bellatrix. In the Demos of the soundtrack this theme can also be heard in the track Traveling Montage when Harry and Hermione disappear after the departure of Ron (but this track is not in the final soundtrack or movie).
The Deathly Hallows – Part 1

Deathly Hallows
Represents the Deathly Hallows as objects.
The Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and The Deathly Hallows – Part 2

Dobby's Theme
New thematic identity for Dobby.
The Deathly Hallows – Part 1

Lovegood's Theme
Represents Xenophilius Lovegood, and is often in counterpoint with the "Deathly Hallows" theme. It is Only heard in the credits.
The Deathly Hallows – Part 1

text: First appearance in The Deathly Hallows – Part 2[edit]

text:
Theme
Description
Scores Heard in

Lily's Theme
Associated with the memory of Harry's mother.
The Deathly Hallows – Part 2

Statues
Represents the Battle of Hogwarts.
The Deathly Hallows – Part 2

Battlefield
Secondary theme for the Battle of Hogwarts.
The Deathly Hallows – Part 2

Severus and Lily
Represents Snape's love for Harry's mother.
The Deathly Hallows – Part 2

Resurrection Theme
Represents the Resurrection Stone and life.
The Deathly Hallows – Part 2


document_title: The Players Championship

question_text: who won the players golf championship last year

text: The Players Championship

text: Format

text: The victor receives $1.89 million, the winner's share (18%) of the largest purse of any tournament in golf ($10.5 million), and receives 80 points towards his world ranking, the largest share aside from the majors, for which winners earn 100 points. For comparison, the winners of the four individual World Golf Championships generally receive between 70 and 78 points.

text: The winner also receives a five-year exemption on the PGA Tour (formerly ten years),[6] a three-year invitation to the Masters Tournament, three-year exemptions for the U.S. Open and The Open Championship, and an exemption to the next three PGA Championship tournaments starting in 2018. The winner earns 600 FedEx Cup points, if a PGA Tour member.

text: Field

text: The field consists of 144 players consisting of the following criteria:

text:
Winners of PGA Tour events since last Players
Top 125 from previous season's FedEx Cup points list
Top 125 (medical)
Major champions from the past five years
Players Championship winners from the past five years
The Tour Championship winners from the past three years
World Golf Championship winners from the past three years
Memorial Tournament and Arnold Palmer Invitational winners since 2015
Top 50 from the Official World Golf Ranking
Senior Players champion from prior year
Web.com Tour money leader from prior season
Money leader during the Web.com Tour Finals, if not the regular-season money leader
Top 10 current year FedEx Cup points leaders
Remaining positions and alternates filled through current year FedEx Cup standings

tag: ol

text: History

text: The Players Championship was conceived by the PGA Tour commissioner Deane Beman; the inaugural event in 1974 was played at Atlanta Country Club in Marietta, Georgia, concluding on Labor Day weekend in early September.[2] It moved to Texas for 1975, at the Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth in August, and then to south Florida for 1976 at Inverrary Country Club in Lauderhill, at its East Course in late February.[7]

text: Beginning in 1977, the event moved up the coast and was played at Ponte Vedra Beach in mid-March,[8] initially at Sawgrass Country Club's Oceanside Course (a combination of the "East" and "West" 9-hole courses). Since 1982,[9][10] it has been played across the road to the west, at the Stadium Course at TPC at Sawgrass.[5] The word "Tournament" was dropped from the title following the 1987 event.

text: Following the 2006 event, the course underwent a major renovation, which received very positive reviews from the players in 2007. Included in the renovation was a new 77,000-square-foot (7,150 m2) Mediterranean Revival-style clubhouse.

text: Move to May

text: For the first thirty years at Ponte Vedra Beach, the championship was played in mid- to late March, several weeks before The Masters. (Three weeks prior for the first six seasons (1977–1982), then to two weeks in 1983.) It was moved to May in 2007, to the weekend including the second Saturday, as part of a restructuring of the PGA Tour. This restructuring involved the introduction of the lucrative FedEx Cup, which concludes with The Tour Championship. The change gave the PGA Tour a marquee event in six consecutive months (The Masters in April, The Players in May, the U.S. Open in June, The Open Championship in July, the PGA Championship in August, and the Tour Championship in September).[11]

text: With the rearrangement of 2007, the final round of The Players Championship is usually scheduled for the second Sunday of May, Mother's Day. To mark this, during the fourth round almost all players wear pink shirts or accessories, and many in the galleries also join them in donning pink garb.

text: Prior to the 2017 PGA Championship, it was announced that the Players would be moved back to March beginning in 2019, as the PGA Championship is being concurrently moved to May from its current August scheduling. It was believed that the PGA Tour wished to end its season sooner so that the FedEx Cup playoffs would not have to compete with the start of football season.[12][13][14]

text: Playoffs

text: The playoff format was sudden-death through 2013, lately starting at the par-3 17th hole. The format was changed to a three-hole aggregate in 2014, similar to the PGA Championship, played over the final three holes, in order. If still tied, the playoff goes to sudden-death on the same three holes, but starts at the 17th.[15]

text: Since moving to the Stadium Course in 1982, only four playoffs have been necessary (1987, 2008, 2011, 2015). The 1987 playoff started at the par-5 16th and went to a third extra hole at the par-4 18th, with three pars by the winner;[16][17][18] the next two ended at the first extra hole (17), also with pars by the victors. (The only playoff prior to the Stadium Course was in 1981; it also ended on the first hole with a par by the winner.)[19][20]

text: The 2015 playoff was the first for the three-hole aggregate and included three participants; two birdied 17 and the other player was eliminated after three holes. It went to sudden-death at 17 and became the first playoff at the Players to end with a birdie.

text: Defending champions

text: The Players has yet to produce a successful title defense; victories in consecutive years. Jack Nicklaus won three of the first five events, but in alternating years on different courses. Since moving to TPC Sawgrass in 1982, five players have won twice, but the shortest span between victories is six years (Steve Elkington: 1991, 1997).

text: The best finish by a defending champion is a tie for fifth place (1977, 1990, 2001) and the closest margin is four strokes behind (1977, 1981, 1989, 2005). The defending champion has missed the cut nine times, most recently in 2016, and has not participated (for health reasons) on three occasions (1983, 1998, 2014). The most recent top-ten finish was in 2005, a tie for eighth place.

text: Venues

text:
Years
Events
Venue
City
State

1982–2018
37
TPC Sawgrass, Stadium Course
Ponte Vedra
Beach
Florida

1977–1981
5
Sawgrass Country Club

1976
1
Inverrary Country Club, East Course
Lauderhill

1975
1
Colonial Country Club
Fort Worth
Texas

1974
1
Atlanta Country Club
Marietta
Georgia

text: Course lengths

text:
Years
Events
Length
Venue

2017–2018
2
7,189 yards (6,574 m)
TPC Sawgrass
Stadium
Course

2007–2016
10
7,215 yards (6,597 m)

2006
1
7,098 yards (6,490 m)

1999–2005
7
7,093 yards (6,486 m)

1998
1
6,950 yards (6,355 m)

1990–1997
8
6,896 yards (6,306 m)

1982–1989
8
6,857 yards (6,270 m)

1980–1981
2
7,000 yards (6,400 m)
Sawgrass CC

1979
1
7,083 yards (6,477 m)

1977–1978
2
7,174 yards (6,560 m)

1976
1
7,128 yards (6,518 m)
Inverrary CC

1975
1
7,190 yards (6,575 m)
Colonial CC

1974
1
6,883 yards (6,294 m)
Atlanta CC

text: Par 72, except for 1975 (par 70)

tag: ul

text: Winners

text:
Year
Player
Country
Score
To par
Margin
of victory
Runner(s)-up
Winner's
share ($)
Purse ($)

The Players Championship

2018
Webb Simpson
 United States
270
−18
4 strokes
 Xander Schauffele
 Charl Schwartzel
 Jimmy Walker
1,980,000
11,000,000

2017
Kim Si-woo
 South Korea
278
−10
3 strokes
 Louis Oosthuizen
 Ian Poulter
1,890,000
10,500,000

2016
Jason Day
 Australia
273
−15
4 strokes
 Kevin Chappell
1,890,000
10,500,000

2015
Rickie Fowler
 United States
276
−12
Playoff
 Sergio García
 Kevin Kisner
1,800,000
10,000,000

2014
Martin Kaymer
 Germany
275
−13
1 stroke
 Jim Furyk
1,800,000
10,000,000

2013
Tiger Woods (2)
 United States
275
−13
2 strokes
 David Lingmerth
 Jeff Maggert
 Kevin Streelman
1,710,000
9,500,000

2012
Matt Kuchar
 United States
275
−13
2 strokes
 Ben Curtis
 Rickie Fowler
 Zach Johnson
 Martin Laird
1,710,000
9,500,000

2011
K. J. Choi
 South Korea
275
−13
Playoff
 David Toms
1,710,000
9,500,000

2010
Tim Clark
 South Africa
272
−16
1 stroke
 Robert Allenby
1,710,000
9,500,000

2009
Henrik Stenson
 Sweden
276
−12
4 strokes
 Ian Poulter
1,710,000
9,500,000

2008
Sergio García
 Spain
283
−5
Playoff
 Paul Goydos
1,710,000
9,500,000

2007
Phil Mickelson
 United States
277
−11
2 strokes
 Sergio García
1,620,000
9,000,000

2006
Stephen Ames
 Canada
274
−14
6 strokes
 Retief Goosen
1,440,000
8,000,000

2005
Fred Funk
 United States
279
−9
1 stroke
 Luke Donald
 Tom Lehman
 Scott Verplank
1,440,000
8,000,000

2004
Adam Scott
 Australia
276
−12
1 stroke
 Pádraig Harrington
1,440,000
8,000,000

2003
Davis Love III (2)
 United States
271
−17
6 strokes
 Jay Haas
 Pádraig Harrington
1,170,000
6,500,000

2002
Craig Perks
 New Zealand
280
−8
2 strokes
 Stephen Ames
1,080,000
6,000,000

2001
Tiger Woods
 United States
274
−14
1 stroke
 Vijay Singh
1,080,000
6,000,000

2000
Hal Sutton (2)
 United States
278
−10
1 stroke
 Tiger Woods
1,080,000
6,000,000

1999
David Duval
 United States
285
−3
2 strokes
 Scott Gump
900,000
5,000,000

1998
Justin Leonard
 United States
278
−10
2 strokes
 Glen Day
 Tom Lehman
720,000
4,000,000

1997
Steve Elkington (2)
 Australia
272
−16
7 strokes
 Scott Hoch
630,000
3,500,000

1996
Fred Couples (2)
 United States
270
−18
4 strokes
 Colin Montgomerie
 Tommy Tolles
630,000
3,500,000

1995
Lee Janzen
 United States
283
−5
1 stroke
 Bernhard Langer
540,000
3,000,000

1994
Greg Norman
 Australia
264
−24
4 strokes
 Fuzzy Zoeller
450,000
2,500,000

1993
Nick Price
 Zimbabwe
270
−18
5 strokes
 Bernhard Langer
450,000
2,500,000

1992
Davis Love III
 United States
273
−15
4 strokes
 Ian Baker-Finch
 Phil Blackmar
 Nick Faldo
 Tom Watson
324,000
1,800,000

1991
Steve Elkington
 Australia
276
−12
1 stroke
 Fuzzy Zoeller
288,000
1,600,000

1990
Jodie Mudd
 United States
278
−10
1 stroke
 Mark Calcavecchia
270,000
1,500,000

1989
Tom Kite
 United States
279
−9
1 stroke
 Chip Beck
243,000
1,350,000

1988
Mark McCumber
 United States
273
−15
4 strokes
 Mike Reid
225,000
1,250,000

Tournament Players Championship

1987
Sandy Lyle
 Scotland
274
−14
Playoff
 Jeff Sluman
180,000
1,000,000

1986
John Mahaffey
 United States
275
−13
1 stroke
 Larry Mize
162,000
900,000

1985
Calvin Peete
 United States
274
−14
3 strokes
 D. A. Weibring
162,000
900,000

1984
Fred Couples
 United States
277
−11
1 stroke
 Lee Trevino
144,000
800,000

1983
Hal Sutton
 United States
283
−5
1 stroke
 Bob Eastwood
126,000
700,000

1982
Jerry Pate
 United States
280
−8
2 strokes
 Brad Bryant
 Scott Simpson
90,000
500,000

1981
Raymond Floyd
 United States
285
−3
Playoff
 Barry Jaeckel
 Curtis Strange
72,000
440,000

1980
Lee Trevino
 United States
278
−10
1 stroke
 Ben Crenshaw
72,000
440,000

1979
Lanny Wadkins
 United States
283
−5
5 strokes
 Tom Watson
72,000
440,000

1978
Jack Nicklaus (3)
 United States
289
+1
1 stroke
 Lou Graham
60,000
300,000

1977
Mark Hayes
 United States
289
+1
2 strokes
 Mike McCullough
60,000
300,000

1976
Jack Nicklaus (2)
 United States
269
−19
3 strokes
 J. C. Snead
60,000
300,000

1975
Al Geiberger
 United States
270
−10
3 strokes
 Dave Stockton
50,000
250,000

1974
Jack Nicklaus
 United States
272
−16
2 strokes
 J. C. Snead
50,000
250,000

text:
Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.
Sources[21][22]

text: Multiple winners

text: Six players have won the tournament more than once:

text:
3 wins:

Jack Nicklaus: 1974, 1976, 1978

2 wins:

Fred Couples: 1984, 1996
Steve Elkington: 1991, 1997
Hal Sutton: 1983, 2000
Davis Love III: 1992, 2003
Tiger Woods: 2001, 2013

text: Nicklaus won in alternating years at three different venues, but never at the Stadium Course, where the rest won both titles. The shortest span between wins at the Stadium Course is six years (Elkington) and the longest is seventeen years (Sutton).

text: Tournament highlights

text:
1974: Jack Nicklaus wins the inaugural edition of the tournament. He beats J.C. Snead by two shots near Atlanta.[23]
1977: Mark Hayes wins by two shots over Mike McCullough at Sawgrass Country Club, despite shooting the highest winning score on the PGA Tour, 289, since Nicklaus at the 1972 U.S. Open.[24]
1978: Jack Nicklaus wins his third Tournament Players Championship title. He edges Lou Graham by one shot.[25]
1979: Bob Murphy, a five-time winner on the PGA Tour, shoots a final round 92. Winds were gusting up to 45 miles per hour that day.[26]
1980: Playing in a final threesome with Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino shoots a final round 70 to edge Ben Crenshaw by one shot.[27]
1981: Raymond Floyd defeats Curtis Strange and Barry Jaeckel on the first hole of a sudden death playoff. In addition to the tournament title, Floyd collects an additional $250,000 bonus due to his win at the Doral-Eastern Open the week before.[28]
1982: After winning the first tournament at the Stadium Course by two shots over Brad Bryant and Scott Simpson, Jerry Pate tosses PGA Tour Commissioner Deane Beman and course architect Pete Dye into the water adjacent to the 18th green before jumping in himself.[9][10]
1983: Hal Sutton wins by one shot over Bob Eastwood. John Cook came to the 72nd hole tied for the lead with Sutton before hitting his tee shot in the water on his way to a double bogey.[29]
1984: Fred Couples shoots a course record 64[30] during the second round of play on his way to a one-shot victory over Lee Trevino.[31]
1986: John Mahaffey wins by one shot over Larry Mize after Mize makes bogey on four of the last five holes during the final round of play.[32]
1987: Sandy Lyle defeats Jeff Sluman with a par on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff. At the playoff's second hole, Sluman stood over a 6-foot (1.8 m) birdie putt to win, and a spectator jumped into the water surrounding the 17th green. He backed away, then missed.[16][17][18]
1988: Jacksonville area resident Mark McCumber wins by four shots over Mike Reid.[33]
1989: Tom Kite wins for the second consecutive week. He beats Chip Beck by one shot.[34]
1991: Steve Elkington wins by one shot over Fuzzy Zoeller. Phil Blackmar had solo possession of the lead before hitting his tee shot into the water on the 71st hole resulting in a double bogey.[35]
1992: Mark Calcavecchia and John Daly, the first pair on the final day of the tournament, are reprimanded by Deputy PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem "for failure to exert their best effort" after they finish their 18 holes of golf in only two hours and three minutes.[36]
1994: Greg Norman shoots the 72-hole record score for the tournament, 264, on his way to a four shot victory over Fuzzy Zoeller.[37]
1995: After Norman's record score, the course is made tougher by the creation of new, rock hard greens. Lee Janzen shoots 283 to win the tournament, the biggest one-year swing for a tournament played on the same layout in PGA Tour history.[38]
1996: Twelve years after his first win at the TPC at Sawgrass, Fred Couples triumphs again. He shoots a final round 64 to beat Colin Montgomerie and Tommy Tolles by four shots.[39]
1999: David Duval wins by two shots over Scott Gump. The win by Duval propels him to #1 in the World rankings.[40]
2000: Hal Sutton wins at the TPC at Sawgrass for a second time. He edges Tiger Woods by one shot.[41]
2002: Playing for the first time ever in The Players Championship, Craig Perks finishes eagle-birdie-par to win by two shots over Stephen Ames. It is the only PGA Tour win for Perks.[42]
2003: Davis Love III wins The Players Championship for a second time. He shoots a final round 64 to win by six shots over Jay Haas and Pádraig Harrington.[43]
2004: In spite of hitting his 2nd shot at the 72nd hole into the water, Adam Scott is able to get it up and down for bogey to win by one shot over Pádraig Harrington.[44]
2005: Fred Funk becomes the tournament's oldest champion by edging Tom Lehman, Luke Donald, and Scott Verplank by one shot. During the final round, Bob Tway hits four balls into the water surrounding the 17th green, scoring a twelve on the hole.[45]
2010: After 206 career PGA Tour starts, Tim Clark breaks through for his first Tour win.
2011: K. J. Choi becomes the first Asian born golfer to win The Players Championship. He defeats David Toms on the first hole of a sudden death playoff.[46]
2013: Roberto Castro ties the course record with a 9-under 63 in the opening round.[47] Sergio García, tied for the lead with Tiger Woods at 13-under par going to the par-3 17th hole in the final round, puts two balls into the water. Tiger Woods wins the event for the first time since 2001. It is his 78th career PGA Tour win in his 300th start.
2014: Ongoing injuries prevent Tiger Woods from defending his title. In the first round, Martin Kaymer ties the course record with a 63 matching Fred Couples (1992), Greg Norman (1994) and Roberto Castro (2013).[48] Kaymer goes on to win wire-to-wire.
2015: Following a three-way tie at 12-under par in regulation play, the tournament's first aggregate three-hole playoff over holes 16–18 is conducted between Rickie Fowler, Kevin Kisner and Sergio García. Kisner and Fowler both go par-birdie-par to end the playoff at 1-under par, while García can only muster three pars to finish at even par and is eliminated. The playoff continues into sudden death, starting at the 17th, where both Kisner and Fowler have birdie opportunities. Kisner's birdie try from about 12 feet is unsuccessful, while Fowler's effort, inside of five feet, drops home for the victory.[49]
2017: 21-year-old Kim Si-woo becomes the event's youngest winner.

text: Gallery

text:
Tiger Woods at the 17th hole in the 2007 Players Championship.

Phil Mickelson on the 18th hole in the 2007 Players Championship.

Sergio García winning the 2008 Players Championship.

Former President George H. W. Bush shakes hands with Rear Adm. Joseph Kernan and then received the Professional Golfers Association Tour Lifetime Achievement Award.

Adam Scott chips out of the trap for par on #3 during the 2008 Players Championship.

Dierks Bentley meets with service members at the 2013 Players Championship.


document_title: List of most-followed Twitter accounts

question_text: who has the most twitter followers in 2017

text: List of most-followed Twitter accounts

text: This list contains the top 50 accounts with the largest number of followers on the social media platform Twitter.[1] As of May 30, 2018, the most followed person is American singer Katy Perry, with over 109 million followers. Her account was the first to exceed 100 million followers, in June 2017.[2]

text: Top 50 accounts[edit]

text: The following table lists the top 50 most followed accounts on Twitter, with each total rounded to the nearest million followers, as well as the profession or activity of each user, and their country of origin.[1]

text:
Rank
Chg
Account name
Owner
Followers
(millions)
Profession
Country

1.

@katyperry
Katy Perry
110
Musician
 USA

2.

@justinbieber
Justin Bieber
106
Musician
 CAN

3.

@BarackObama
Barack Obama
103
Former U.S. President
 USA

4.

@rihanna
Rihanna
88
Musician
 BAR

5.

@taylorswift13
Taylor Swift
86
Musician
 USA

6.

@ladygaga
Lady Gaga
79
Musician
 USA

7.

@TheEllenShow
Ellen DeGeneres
78
Comedian
 USA

8.

@Cristiano
Cristiano Ronaldo
73
Footballer
 POR

9.

@YouTube
YouTube
72
Social media platform
 USA

10.

@jtimberlake
Justin Timberlake
66
Musician and actor
 USA

11.

@twitter
Twitter
63
Social media platform
 USA

12.

@KimKardashian
Kim Kardashian West
60
Reality TV personality
 USA

13.

@britneyspears
Britney Spears
58
Musician
 USA

14.

@ArianaGrande
Ariana Grande
57
Musician
 USA

15.

@ddlovato
Demi Lovato
57
Musician
 USA

16.

@selenagomez
Selena Gomez
56
Musician and actress
 USA

17.

@cnnbrk
CNN Breaking News
55
News
 USA

18.

@realDonaldTrump
Donald Trump
52
U.S. President
 USA

19.

@shakira
Shakira
52
Musician
 COL

20.

@jimmyfallon
Jimmy Fallon
51
Comedian
 USA

21.

@BillGates
Bill Gates
46
Businessman and philanthropist
 USA

22.

@JLo
Jennifer Lopez
45
Musician and actress
 USA

23.

@BrunoMars
Bruno Mars
43
Musician
 USA

24.

@narendramodi
Narendra Modi
43
Prime Minister of India
 IND

25.

@Oprah
Oprah Winfrey
42
Businesswoman
 USA

26.

@nytimes
The New York Times
42
Newspaper
 USA

27.

@KingJames
LeBron James
41
Basketball player
 USA

28.

@MileyCyrus
Miley Cyrus
41
Musician and actress
 USA

29.

@CNN
CNN
40
Television channel
 USA

30.

@NiallOfficial
Niall Horan
40
Musician
 IRL

31.

@neymarjr
Neymar
39
Footballer
 BRA

32.

@instagram
Instagram
39
Social media platform
 USA

33.

@BBCBreaking
BBC Breaking News
38
News
 GBR

34.

@Drake
Drake
37
Rapper
 CAN

35.

@SportsCenter
SportsCenter
36
Television show
 USA

36.

@iamsrk
Shah Rukh Khan
35
Actor
 IND

37.

@KevinHart4real
Kevin Hart
35
Comedian
 USA

38.

@SrBachchan
Amitabh Bachchan
34
Actor
 IND

39.

@LilTunechi
Lil Wayne
34
Rapper
 USA

40.

@espn
ESPN
34
Television channel
 USA

41.

@wizkhalifa
Wiz Khalifa
34
Rapper
 USA

42.

@Louis_Tomlinson
Louis Tomlinson
34
Musician
 GBR

43.

@BeingSalmanKhan
Salman Khan
33
Actor
 IND

44.

@LiamPayne
Liam Payne
33
Musician
 GBR

45.

@Pink
Pink
33
Musician
 USA

46.

@Harry_Styles
Harry Styles
32
Musician
 GBR

47.

@onedirection
One Direction
32
Band
 GBR
 IRL

48.

@aliciakeys
Alicia Keys
31
Musician
 USA

49.

@realmadrid
Real Madrid C.F.
30
Football club
 ESP

50.

@KAKA
Kaká
30
Footballer
 BRA

As of May 18, 2018[update]