The 2001–02 Golden State Warriors season was the 56th season for the Golden State Warriors in the National Basketball Association, and their 40th season in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Warriors received the fifth overall pick in the 2001 NBA draft, and selected shooting guard Jason Richardson from Michigan State University; the team also selected power forward Troy Murphy from the University of Notre Dame with the 14th overall pick, and selected point guard Gilbert Arenas from the University of Arizona with the 31st overall pick.