Last Updated on July 13, 2026 by Mat Diekhake

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Here’s the 1997–98 Golden State Warriors roster and player statistics:


Roster

NO. PLAYER NAME POS HT WT DATE OF BIRTH COLLEGE
00 Tony Delk PG 6-1 189 January 28, 1974 Kentucky
1 Muggsy Bogues PG 5-3 136 January 9, 1965 Wake Forest
2 Gerald Madkins SG 6-4 200 April 18, 1969 UCLA
3 Donyell Marshall SF 6-9 218 May 18, 1973 UConn
8 Dickey Simpkins PF 6-9 248 April 6, 1972 Providence
11 B.J. Armstrong PG 6-2 175 September 9, 1967 Iowa
11 Brandon Williams SG 6-6 215 February 27, 1975 Davidson
12 Bimbo Coles PG 6-0 182 April 22, 1968 Virginia Tech
15 Latrell Sprewell SG 6-5 190 September 8, 1970 Three Rivers Community College, Alabama
20 Jeff Grayer SG 6-5 200 December 17, 1965 Iowa State
20 Brian Shaw PG 6-6 190 March 22, 1966 Saint Mary’s, UC Santa Barbara
21 Jason Caffey PF 6-8 255 June 12, 1973 Alabama
22 Jim Jackson SG 6-6 220 October 14, 1970 Ohio State
30 Carl Thomas SG 6-4 175 October 3, 1969 Eastern Michigan
30 Clarence Weatherspoon PF 6-7 240 September 8, 1970 Southern Miss
31 Adonal Foyle C 6-10 250 March 9, 1975 Colgate
32 Joe Smith PF 6-10 225 July 26, 1975 Maryland
33 Duane Ferrell SF 6-7 209 February 28, 1965 Georgia Tech
34 David Vaughn PF 6-9 240 March 23, 1973 Memphis
35 Erick Dampier C 6-11 265 July 14, 1975 Mississippi State
50 Felton Spencer C 7-0 265 January 15, 1968 Louisville
52 Todd Fuller C 6-11 255 July 25, 1974 NC State

Regular Season Per Game

Player Pos Age GP GS MP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TPG FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Donyell Marshall SF 24 73 73 35.8 15.4 8.6 2.2 1.3 1.0 2.0 14.9 6.2 .414 2.8 0.9 .313 3.0 2.2 .731
Erick Dampier C 22 82 82 32.4 11.8 8.7 1.1 0.5 1.7 2.1 9.6 4.3 .445 0.0 0.0 .000 4.9 3.3 .669
Joe Smith PF 22 49 49 33.6 17.3 6.9 1.4 0.9 0.8 2.2 16.3 7.0 .429 0.1 0.0 .000 4.2 3.3 .769
Tony Delk PG 24 74 9 22.3 10.4 2.3 2.3 1.0 0.2 1.4 10.7 4.2 .392 2.1 0.6 .263 2.0 1.5 .738
Jim Jackson SG 27 31 31 40.6 18.9 5.6 5.1 1.2 0.1 3.8 18.5 7.4 .402 2.5 0.7 .278 4.1 3.3 .805
Bimbo Coles PG 29 53 44 27.8 8.0 2.3 4.7 1.0 0.2 1.7 8.3 3.1 .379 1.1 0.2 .228 1.7 1.5 .886
Muggsy Bogues PG 33 59 31 26.3 5.8 2.2 5.5 1.1 0.1 1.8 5.4 2.4 .437 0.3 0.1 .250 1.1 1.0 .894
Clarence Weatherspoon PF 27 31 31 33.4 10.7 8.3 1.6 1.4 0.7 1.6 8.9 4.1 .458 0.0 0.0   3.3 2.5 .748
Jason Caffey PF 24 29 6 24.6 10.9 5.9 1.1 0.4 0.1 2.0 9.2 4.3 .472 0.0 0.0 .000 3.3 2.2 .649
Latrell Sprewell SG 27 14 13 39.1 21.4 3.6 4.9 1.4 0.4 3.1 19.8 7.9 .397 3.4 0.6 .188 6.7 5.0 .745
Brian Shaw PG 31 39 32 26.4 6.4 3.9 4.4 0.9 0.4 1.9 7.9 2.6 .336 1.7 0.5 .313 0.8 0.6 .727
Todd Fuller C 23 57 1 10.8 4.0 3.4 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.6 3.6 1.5 .420 0.1 0.0 .000 1.4 1.0 .688
Adonal Foyle C 22 55 1 11.9 3.0 3.3 0.3 0.2 0.9 0.9 3.1 1.3 .406 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 0.5 .435
Felton Spencer C 30 68 0 12.0 2.4 3.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.9 0.9 .457 0.0 0.0   1.2 0.6 .557
David Vaughn PF 24 22 0 14.6 5.2 4.6 0.8 0.5 0.3 1.4 5.2 2.1 .404 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 1.0 .647
Duane Ferrell SF 32 50 5 9.2 1.9 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.4 2.2 0.8 .369 0.1 0.0 .000 0.4 0.2 .545
Carl Thomas SG 28 10 0 13.9 6.2 1.0 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.6 6.5 2.5 .385 2.1 0.5 .238 1.0 0.7 .700
Dickey Simpkins PF 25 19 0 10.3 2.8 2.4 0.8 0.3 0.1 1.0 2.5 1.2 .458 0.1 0.0 .000 1.4 0.5 .385
Brandon Williams SG 22 9 2 15.6 4.1 1.7 0.3 0.7 0.3 1.0 5.6 1.8 .320 1.0 0.3 .333 0.4 0.2 .500
Gerald Madkins SG 28 19 0 12.8 1.9 0.8 2.4 0.7 0.1 0.7 1.8 0.7 .382 0.8 0.3 .400 0.4 0.3 .714
B.J. Armstrong PG 30 4 0 14.8 4.3 1.8 1.5 1.0 0.0 1.8 4.8 1.5 .316 0.3 0.0 .000 1.8 1.3 .714
Jeff Grayer SG 32 4 0 5.8 2.5 1.0 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.5 1.8 1.0 .571 0.8 0.5 .667 0.0 0.0  
Team Totals     82 82 241.8 88.3 45.9 20.8 7.6 5.5 16.7 83.9 34.7 .413 8.5 2.3 .272 23.3 16.6 .710

Regular Season Per 36 Mins

Player Pos Age GP GS MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Donyell Marshall SF 24 73 73 2611 15.5 8.7 2.2 1.3 1.0 2.0 15.0 6.2 .414 2.8 0.9 .313 3.0 2.2 .731
Tony Delk PG 24 74 9 1647 16.9 3.7 3.7 1.6 0.3 2.3 17.4 6.8 .392 3.4 0.9 .263 3.3 2.4 .738
Erick Dampier C 22 82 82 2656 13.2 9.7 1.3 0.5 1.9 2.4 10.7 4.8 .445 0.0 0.0 .000 5.4 3.6 .669
Joe Smith PF 22 49 49 1645 18.5 7.4 1.5 1.0 0.8 2.3 17.5 7.5 .429 0.2 0.0 .000 4.6 3.5 .769
Jim Jackson SG 27 31 31 1258 16.7 5.0 4.5 1.1 0.1 3.4 16.4 6.6 .402 2.3 0.6 .278 3.7 2.9 .805
Jason Caffey PF 24 29 6 713 15.9 8.6 1.6 0.6 0.2 2.9 13.5 6.4 .472 0.1 0.0 .000 4.9 3.2 .649
Jeff Grayer SG 32 4 0 23 15.7 6.3 1.6 3.1 0.0 3.1 11.0 6.3 .571 4.7 3.1 .667 0.0 0.0  
Brian Shaw PG 31 39 32 1028 8.8 5.3 6.1 1.2 0.5 2.6 10.8 3.6 .336 2.3 0.7 .313 1.2 0.8 .727
Latrell Sprewell SG 27 14 13 547 19.7 3.4 4.5 1.3 0.3 2.9 18.2 7.2 .397 3.2 0.6 .188 6.2 4.6 .745
Todd Fuller C 23 57 1 613 13.3 11.5 0.6 0.4 0.9 2.2 12.0 5.1 .420 0.2 0.0 .000 4.7 3.2 .688
Bimbo Coles PG 29 53 44 1471 10.4 3.0 6.1 1.2 0.3 2.2 10.7 4.1 .379 1.4 0.3 .228 2.2 1.9 .886
David Vaughn PF 24 22 0 322 12.7 11.4 2.0 1.1 0.7 3.5 12.7 5.1 .404 0.1 0.0 .000 3.8 2.5 .647
Muggsy Bogues PG 33 59 31 1554 7.9 3.0 7.6 1.5 0.1 2.4 7.4 3.2 .437 0.4 0.1 .250 1.5 1.4 .894
Clarence Weatherspoon PF 27 31 31 1035 11.5 9.0 1.7 1.5 0.8 1.7 9.6 4.4 .458 0.0 0.0   3.6 2.7 .748
Carl Thomas SG 28 10 0 139 16.1 2.6 2.3 1.3 0.3 1.6 16.8 6.5 .385 5.4 1.3 .238 2.6 1.8 .700
Adonal Foyle C 22 55 1 656 9.1 10.1 0.8 0.7 2.9 2.7 9.3 3.8 .406 0.1 0.0 .000 3.4 1.5 .435
Dickey Simpkins PF 25 19 0 196 9.9 8.4 2.9 0.9 0.4 3.5 8.8 4.0 .458 0.2 0.0 .000 4.8 1.8 .385
Felton Spencer C 30 68 0 813 7.2 10.0 0.8 1.0 1.6 2.2 5.7 2.6 .457 0.0 0.0   3.5 1.9 .557
Duane Ferrell SF 32 50 5 461 7.3 3.7 2.0 1.6 0.5 1.4 8.7 3.2 .369 0.5 0.0 .000 1.7 0.9 .545
Gerald Madkins SG 28 19 0 243 5.5 2.2 6.7 1.9 0.1 1.9 5.0 1.9 .382 2.2 0.9 .400 1.0 0.7 .714
Brandon Williams SG 22 9 2 140 9.5 3.9 0.8 1.5 0.8 2.3 12.9 4.1 .320 2.3 0.8 .333 1.0 0.5 .500
B.J. Armstrong PG 30 4 0 59 10.4 4.3 3.7 2.4 0.0 4.3 11.6 3.7 .316 0.6 0.0 .000 4.3 3.1 .714

Regular Season Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Donyell Marshall SF 24 73 73 2611 1123 628 159 95 73 147 1090 451 .414 201 63 .313 216 158 .731
Erick Dampier C 22 82 82 2656 971 715 94 39 139 175 791 352 .445 2 0 .000 399 267 .669
Joe Smith PF 22 49 49 1645 846 338 67 44 38 106 800 343 .429 7 0 .000 208 160 .769
Tony Delk PG 24 74 9 1647 773 170 169 73 12 105 794 311 .392 156 41 .263 149 110 .738
Jim Jackson SG 27 31 31 1258 585 173 158 38 2 118 572 230 .402 79 22 .278 128 103 .805
Bimbo Coles PG 29 53 44 1471 423 123 248 51 13 89 438 166 .379 57 13 .228 88 78 .886
Muggsy Bogues PG 33 59 31 1554 341 131 327 65 3 104 318 139 .437 16 4 .250 66 59 .894
Clarence Weatherspoon PF 27 31 31 1035 331 258 49 42 22 50 277 127 .458 0 0   103 77 .748
Jason Caffey PF 24 29 6 713 315 171 31 12 3 57 267 126 .472 1 0 .000 97 63 .649
Latrell Sprewell SG 27 14 13 547 299 51 68 19 5 44 277 110 .397 48 9 .188 94 70 .745
Brian Shaw PG 31 39 32 1028 251 151 173 35 14 75 307 103 .336 67 21 .313 33 24 .727
Todd Fuller C 23 57 1 613 227 196 10 6 16 37 205 86 .420 4 0 .000 80 55 .688
Adonal Foyle C 22 55 1 656 165 184 14 13 52 50 170 69 .406 1 0 .000 62 27 .435
Felton Spencer C 30 68 0 813 162 226 17 23 37 49 129 59 .457 0 0   79 44 .557
David Vaughn PF 24 22 0 322 114 102 18 10 6 31 114 46 .404 1 0 .000 34 22 .647
Duane Ferrell SF 32 50 5 461 94 47 26 21 6 18 111 41 .369 6 0 .000 22 12 .545
Carl Thomas SG 28 10 0 139 62 10 9 5 1 6 65 25 .385 21 5 .238 10 7 .700
Dickey Simpkins PF 25 19 0 196 54 46 16 5 2 19 48 22 .458 1 0 .000 26 10 .385
Gerald Madkins SG 28 19 0 243 37 15 45 13 1 13 34 13 .382 15 6 .400 7 5 .714
Brandon Williams SG 22 9 2 140 37 15 3 6 3 9 50 16 .320 9 3 .333 4 2 .500
B.J. Armstrong PG 30 4 0 59 17 7 6 4 0 7 19 6 .316 1 0 .000 7 5 .714
Jeff Grayer SG 32 4 0 23 10 4 1 2 0 2 7 4 .571 3 2 .667 0 0  
Team Totals     82 82 19830 7237 3761 1708 621 448 1311 6883 2845 .413 696 189 .272 1912 1358 .710

Regular Season

PLAYER NAME ROLE TIER MPG USAGE TIER PPG RPG APG STK (SPG + BPG) IMPACT INDEX NOTES AWARDS
Latrell Sprewell Starter/Star 39.1 High 21.4 3.6 4.9 1.8 83.42 Played as the unquestioned offensive engine before his season ended abruptly following the well-known incident involving coach P.J. Carlesimo. Prior to the suspension, reporters consistently described him as carrying an enormous shot-creation burden while tensions between player and coach steadily escalated. (Spokesman-Review) None
Jim Jackson Starter/Star 40.6 High 18.9 5.6 5.1 1.3 81.31 Took over as Golden State’s primary perimeter creator after arriving midseason and gradually settled into a lead role. The San Francisco Chronicle noted that his all-around game improved noticeably over the closing weeks after an uneven start with the club. (SFGATE) None
Donyell Marshall Starter/Star 35.8 High 15.4 8.6 2.2 2.3 74.18 Operated as a versatile forward who stretched defenses while handling major rebounding duties. Independent season reviews viewed him as one of the few genuine bright spots on an otherwise disappointing roster, praising both his expanded offensive confidence and defensive flexibility. (SFGATE) 3rd in NBA Most Improved Player voting (1998)
Joe Smith Starter/Star 33.6 High 17.3 6.9 1.4 1.7 71.54 Worked primarily as an interior scorer, attacking from the elbows and low block while carrying a significant frontcourt workload. Coverage throughout the season often pointed to his steady production despite the instability surrounding the team. (Wikipedia) None
Clarence Weatherspoon Starter/Star 33.4 Medium 10.7 8.3 1.6 2.1 54.69 Brought toughness and relentless rebounding after arriving from Philadelphia. Local reporting praised his work on the glass but also suggested he was better suited as a complementary piece than as a featured offensive option. (SFGATE) None
Erick Dampier Starter/Star 32.4 Medium 11.8 8.7 1.1 2.2 57.72 Filled the starting center role with improving rim protection and physical rebounding. Independent evaluations frequently highlighted his defensive growth, seeing him as one of the franchise’s more promising young building blocks. (SFGATE) None
Jason Caffey Key Contributor 24.6 Medium 10.9 5.9 1.1 0.5 42.40 Supplied energy as a mobile interior finisher who thrived running the floor and attacking the offensive glass. Season analysis often described his production as stemming from effort and athleticism rather than designed offensive plays. (Wikipedia) None
Bimbo Coles Starter/Star 27.8 Medium 8.0 2.3 4.7 1.2 39.69 Served as a stabilizing point guard whenever healthy, organizing the offense and keeping younger teammates involved. Reports noted that injuries limited his availability during a difficult campaign. (Wikipedia) None
Tony Delk Key Contributor 22.3 Medium 10.4 2.3 2.3 1.2 37.88 Filled an instant-offense role, looking to score quickly off the dribble or from mid-range. Independent coverage suggested his confidence as a scorer was evident even though his efficiency fluctuated. (Wikipedia) None
Brian Shaw Key Contributor 26.4 Medium 6.4 3.9 4.4 1.3 36.27 Functioned as a pass-first veteran guard who emphasized ball movement over shot volume. Contemporary reporting regularly mentioned his experience and composure during a turbulent season. (Wikipedia) None
Muggsy Bogues Key Contributor 26.3 Low 5.8 2.2 5.5 1.2 30.87 Directed the second unit with patience and precision, leaning on decision-making rather than scoring. Writers continued to praise his leadership and ability to keep offenses organized despite reduced offensive responsibility. (Wikipedia) None
David Vaughn Bench 14.6 Low 5.2 4.6 0.8 0.8 22.80 Earned reserve frontcourt minutes through physical play and rebounding. Independent reporting on his season was limited, with most coverage focusing on his role as dependable depth. None
Carl Thomas Bench 13.9 Low 6.2 1.0 0.9 0.6 17.40 Provided shooting depth off the bench while spacing the floor in short bursts. Limited independent coverage reflected his role as a situational reserve. None
Brandon Williams Bench 15.6 Low 4.1 1.7 0.3 1.0 14.20 Saw limited opportunities as a young wing still adjusting to the NBA. Contemporary reporting was sparse, though his athletic upside occasionally drew mention. None
Todd Fuller Bench 10.8 Low 4.0 3.4 0.2 0.4 16.00 Split reserve minutes in the middle but continued to face criticism over his development. Local evaluations questioned whether he was progressing quickly enough to justify his draft status. (SFGATE) None
B.J. Armstrong Bench 14.8 Low 4.3 1.8 1.5 1.0 17.20 Appeared briefly before moving on, offering experienced guard play in a very limited sample. Independent season coverage beyond transaction reporting was minimal. None
Adonal Foyle Bench 11.9 Low 3.0 3.3 0.3 1.1 15.40 Defensive instincts earned him rotational minutes despite limited offensive involvement. Analysts consistently viewed shot blocking as the foundation of his long-term NBA value. (Wikipedia) None
Dickey Simpkins Bench 10.3 Low 2.8 2.4 0.8 0.4 12.80 Filled reserve frontcourt minutes with physical defense and rebounding. Contemporary independent coverage was limited because of his small role. None
Felton Spencer Bench 12.0 Low 2.4 3.3 0.3 0.8 13.60 Served as an experienced backup center whose value came from screens, rebounding and physical play. Season reviews described him as an unselfish veteran on a rebuilding club. (SFGATE) None
Jeff Grayer Bench 5.8 Low 2.5 1.0 0.3 0.5 8.60 Joined late as emergency wing depth. The San Francisco Chronicle suggested he still deserved another training-camp opportunity despite his brief stint. (SFGATE) None
Gerald Madkins Bench 12.8 Low 1.9 0.8 2.4 0.8 11.80 Worked primarily as a reserve ball handler. Independent evaluations considered him a fringe NBA contributor who showed occasional flashes in backup duty. (SFGATE) None
Duane Ferrell Bench 9.2 Low 1.9 0.9 0.5 0.5 7.60 Received only limited playing time as wing depth. Contemporary independent coverage was scarce outside routine roster updates. None
TEAM TOTALS   241.8   88.3 45.9 20.8 13.1