Golden State Warriors

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1 Franchise Name History
2 Franchise Arenas
3 Retired Numbers
4 External Links

Franchise Name History

When Philadelphia became a charter member of the Basketball Association of America (BAA), the forerunner of the National Basketball Association, in 1946, one of the first tasks of the team officials was to name the new club. It was decided to name the team after the original Philadelphia basketball team -- the Warriors -- who began play in the American Basketball League in 1925 under Coach Eddie Baker.

After 17 seasons in Philadelphia, the Warriors moved to San Francisco. The team made their new home in Oakland in 1971. In an attempt to get the whole state of California involved with the team, team officials named the club the Golden State Warriors.

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Franchise Arenas

Arena	Years	Notes
Philadelphia Arena	1946-1962	as Philadelphia Warriors
Philadelphia Convention Hall	1952-1962	as Philadelphia Warriors
Cow Palace	1962-1964 and 1966-1971
San Francisco Civic Auditorium	1964-1967
War Memorial Gymnasium	1964-1966
San Jose Arena	1996-1997	(now the HP Pavilion)
Oracle Arena	1966-1967, 1971-1996 and 1997-present	Had a home game in San Diego (1971-72)