1979–80 San Diego Clippers season

1979–80 San Diego Clippers season
Head coach Gene Shue
Arena San Diego Sports Arena
Results
Record 36–46 (.439)
Place Division: 5th (Pacific)
Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finish DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television KFMB-TV
Radio KFMB

The 1979-80 NBA season was the Clippers' 10th season in the NBA and their 2nd season in the city of San Diego.[1]

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
355Tom Channel United StatesBoston University
477Lionel Garrett United StatesSouthern
599Greg Joyner United StatesMiddle Tennessee State
6119Bob BenderPG United StatesDuke
7139Jene Grey United StatesLeMoyne
8158Renaldo Lawrence United StatesAppalachian State
9176Mike Dodd United StatesSan Diego State
10194Greg Hunter United StatesLoyola Marymount

Roster

San Diego Clippers 1979-1980 roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHt.Wt.From
F 27 United States Barnes, Marvin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Providence
F 23 United States Bryant, Joe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Pennsylvania
G 24 United States Free, World B. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Guilford College
G 30 United States Carrington, Bob 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Boston College
G 43 United States Lee, Greg 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) UCLA
C 4 United States Malovic, Steve 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) San Diego
C 31 Netherlands Nater, Swen 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) UCLA
F 40 United States Olive, John 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Villanova
F 22 United States Pietkiewicz, Stan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Auburn
G 7 United States Smith, Bingo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Tulsa
G 14 United States Taylor, Brian 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Princeton
C 32 United States Walton, Bill 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) UCLA
F 12 United States Weatherspoon, Nick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Illinois
F 21 United States Wicks, Sidney 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) UCLA
G 20 United States Williams, Freeman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Portland State
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster Notes

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 6022.732–37–423–1819–11
x-Seattle SuperSonics 5626.683433–823–1818–12
x-Phoenix Suns 5527.671537–518–2219–11
x-Portland Trail Blazers 3844.4632226–1512–2913–17
San Diego Clippers 3547.4272524–1711–3013–17
Golden State Warriors 2458.2933615–269–328–22
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers6022.732–
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks4933.59811
3 x-Seattle SuperSonics5626.6834
4 x-Phoenix Suns5527.6715
5 x-Kansas City Kings4735.57313
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers3844.46322
7 San Diego Clippers3547.42725
8 Chicago Bulls3052.36630
9 Denver Nuggets3052.36630
10 Utah Jazz2458.29336
11 Golden State Warriors2458.29336

Notes

  • z, y – division champions
  • x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1979-80 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SDC SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —2–41–14–21–16–02–02–44–20–21–11–14–24–24–21–12–05–11–10–22–03–3
Boston 4–2—2–04–22–06–02–06–04–21–10–22–05–15–13–31–12–04–22–00–22–04–2
Chicago 1–10–2—2–02–41–14–21–10–23–31–51–51–10–21–11–53–30–24–22–42–40–2
Cleveland 2–42–40–2—1–16–02–02–42–42–01–10–23–33–31–51–10–24–21–10–21–13–3
Denver 1–10–24–21–1—1–13–31–11–10–61–53–31–11–10–21–52–41–13–31–53–31–1
Detroit 0–60–61–10–61–1—1–11–51–50–20–21–12–42–41–50–20–22–40–20–21–12–4
Golden State 0–20–22–40–23–31–1—1–11–13–31–50–62–00–20–22–42–40–23–30–63–30–2
Houston 4–20–61–14–21–15–11–1—4–20–20–21–13–33–32–41–11–13–32–01–12–02–4
Indiana 2–42–42–04–21–15–11–12–4—1–10–20–22–44–21–50–22–02–41–10–21–14–2
Kansas City 2–01–13–30–26–02–03–32–01–1—2–43–31–11–11–11–51–51–15–13–36–02–0
Los Angeles 1–12–05–11–15–12–05–12–02–04–2—3–32–02–01–13–32–42–05–14–26–01–1
Milwaukee 1–10–25–12–03–31–16–01–12–03–33–3—1–11–10–24–25–10–24–22–44–21–1
New Jersey 2–41–51–13–31–14–20–23–34–21–10–21–1—2–41–51–10–23–31–11–11–13–3
New York 2–41–52–03–31–14–22–03–32–41–10–21–14–2—0–62–02–04–21–10–21–13–3
Philadelphia 2–43–31–15–12–05–12–04–25–11–11–12–05–16–0—1–12–04–21–11–11–15–1
Phoenix 1–11–15–11–15–12–04–21–12–05–13–32–41–10–21–1—6–01–12–44–26–02–0
Portland 0–20–23–32–04–22–04–21–10–25–14–21–52–00–20–20–6—1–14–21–53–31–1
San Antonio 1–52–42–02–41–14–22–03–34–21–10–22–03–32–42–41–11–1—2–01–11–14–2
San Diego 1–10–22–41–13–32–03–30–21–11–51–52–41–11–11–14–22–40–2—3–35–11–1
Seattle 2–02–04–22–05–12–06–01–12–03–32–44–21–12–01–12–45–11–13–3—5–11–1
Utah 0–20–24–21–13–31–13–30–21–10–60–62–41–11–11–10–63–31–11–51–5—0–2
Washington 3–32–42–03–31–14–22–04–22–40–21–11–13–33–31–50–21–12–41–11–12–0—

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

All-Star

  • World B. Free selected as a reserve guard for the Western Conference All-Stars. Free will be the first and only San Diego Clipper All-Star.

Records

  • Swen Nater sets a franchise record of total rebounds in a single season with 1,216. This record will not be broken until 35 years later by DeAndre Jordan with 1,226 rebounds.

Transactions

The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 1979–80 season.

Trades

September 18, 1979
 To San Diego Clippers
 To Portland Trailblazers
October 6, 1979
 To San Diego Clippers
 To Philadelphia 76ers
  • 1986 first-round draft pick
October 27, 1979
 To San Diego Clippers
 To Cleveland Cavaliers
  • 1980 third-round draft pick
November 21, 1979
 To San Diego Clippers
 To Washington Bullets
  • 1982 second-round draft pick

Free agents

References

  1. ↑ 1979-80 San Diego Clippers
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