Sports Business Journal Awards

Andy Fahey

The Golden State Warriors were named “Sports Team of the Year” by the Sports Business Journal/Daily at the seventh annual Sports Business Awards at the New York Marriott Marquis in Times Square tonight. Additional finalists in the Sports Team of the Year category included the Boston Red Sox, Chicago Blackhawks, Portland Timbers, Seattle Seahawks and the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association. Eight members of the Warriors executive staff were on-hand, including President and Chief Operating Officer Rick Welts, to accept the award.

“Being named ‘Sports Team of the Year’ and recognized for all of the hard work our organization has done this past year is a great honor,” said Welts. “We have an incredible group of talented and committed employees and are looking forward to continuing to grow as an organization as one of the top franchises in all of sports.”

This past year, in addition to qualifying for the First Round of the 2014 NBA Playoffs, the Warriors accomplished the following:

The Sports Business Awards consisted of 15 categories with 80 nominees. The 2014 nominees and winners were recognized for excellence and outstanding achievement in the business of sports for the period from March 1, 2013, to Feb. 28, 2014.

A panel of sports business executives studied the nominations and served as category judges. Those executives and members representing SportsBusiness Journal/Daily evaluated the nominees and determined the winners in 13 of the 15 categories by private vote. The other two categories, Sports Executive of the Year and Athletic Director of the Year, were judged solely by the editorial staff of SportsBusiness Journal/Daily.

Sports Business Journal Awards

Warriors Named Sports Team of the Year by the Sports Business Journal/Daily

Warriors Named Sports Team of the Year by the Sports Business Journal/Daily