1981–82 San Diego Clippers season

1981–82 San Diego Clippers season
Head coach Paul Silas
Arena San Diego Sports Arena
Results
Record 17–65 (.207)
Place Division: 6th (Pacific)
Conference: 12th (Western)
Playoff finish DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television XETV
Radio KGB

The 1981–82 NBA season was the Clippers' 12th season in the NBA and their 4th season in the city of San Diego.[1]

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 8 Tom Chambers  United States Utah
3 54 Jim Smith  United States Ohio State
4 77 Lee Raker  United States Virginia
5 100 Dennis Isbell  United States Memphis State
6 123 Mike Pepper  United States North Carolina
7 146 Randy Johnson  United States Southern Colorado
8 168 Todd Haynes  United States Davidson
9 190 Art Jones  United States North Carolina State
10 210 Tony Gwynn  United States San Diego State

Roster

San Diego Clippers 1981-1982 roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHt.Wt.From
G 15 United States Brogan, Jim 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Wesleyan (WV)
F 7 United States Brooks, Michael 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) La Salle
F 22 United States Chambers, Tom 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Utah
F 23 United States Cooper, Joe 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Colorado
G 42 United States Davis, Ron 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Washington State
G 13 United States Douglas, John 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Kansas
G 24 United States Hill, Armond 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Princeton
F 34 United States Lee, Rock 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) San Diego State
C 31 Netherlands Nater, Swen 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) UCLA
F 30 United States Smith, Jim 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Ohio State
G 11 United States Smith, Phil 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 197 lb (89 kg) San Francisco
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 21 United States Wiley, Michael 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Long Beach State
G 20 United States Williams, Freeman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Portland State
G 4 United States Wood, Al 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 193 lb (88 kg) North Carolina
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster Notes

  • This is Randy Smith's second tour of duty with the franchise. He previously played for the Buffalo Braves from 1971 to 1978 and in the inaugural season of the San Diego Clippers in 1978-1979.
  • Guard Armond Hill is currently an assistant coach with the franchise since 2013.

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers5725.695–30–1127–1421–9
x-Seattle SuperSonics5230.6345.031–1021–2018–12
x-Phoenix Suns4636.56111.031–1015–2614–16
Golden State Warriors4537.54912.028–1317–2415–15
Portland Trail Blazers4240.51215.027–1415–2615–15
San Diego Clippers1765.20740.011–306–357–23
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers5725.695–
2 y-San Antonio Spurs4834.5859
3 x-Seattle SuperSonics5230.6345
4 x-Denver Nuggets4636.56111
5 x-Phoenix Suns4636.56111
6 x-Houston Rockets4636.56111
7 Golden State Warriors4537.54912
8 Portland Trail Blazers4240.51215
9 Kansas City Kings3052.36627
10 Dallas Mavericks2854.34129
11 Utah Jazz2557.30532
12 San Diego Clippers1765.20740


Notes

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

Record vs. opponents

1981-82 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SDC SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —1–52–34–21–11–12–40–22–04–21–10–23–33–25–13–31–12–01–11–11–12–02–4
Boston 5–1—4–25–02–01–16–01–11–14–12–01–13–35–15–14–21–11–12–02–00–22–06–0
Chicago 3–22–4—5–11–11–10–60–21–13–31–12–01–52–43–21–50–21–11–12–01–11–12–4
Cleveland 2–40–51–5—2–00–21–51–11–11–51–10–20–60–60–60–50–21–10–21–10–22–01–5
Dallas 1–10–21–10–2—1–51–10–52–41–14–21–41–12–01–10–22–32–31–52–31–43–31–1
Denver 1–11–11–12–05–1—1–13–25–10–24–21–41–11–11–11–12–32–32–45–02–33–32–0
Detroit 4–20–66–05–11–11–1—2–02–02–42–00–22–42–43–32–30–20–20–22–01–11–11–4
Golden State 2–01–12–01–15–02–30–2—1–42–03–23–32–01–11–10–24–22–43–25–11–53–21–1
Houston 0–21–11–11–14–21–50–24–1—2–03–31–41–11–11–11–13–24–13–34–12–36–02–0
Indiana 2–41–53–35–11–12–04–20–20–2—1–10–20–64–23–20–61–11–12–02–01–11–11–5
Kansas City 1–10–21–11–12–42–40–22–33–31–1—1–41–11–12–00–22–30–51–54–12–33–30–2
Los Angeles 2–01–10–22–04–14–12–03–34–12–04–1—0–21–10–21–14–25–12–35–14–25–02–0
Milwaukee 3–33–35–16–01–11–14–20–21–16–01–12–0—4–13–34–21–12–01–12–00–22–03–2
New Jersey 2–31–54–26–00–21–14–21–11–12–41–11–11–4—4–23–32–01–11–12–00–22–04–2
New York 1–51–52–36–01–11–13–31–11–12–30–22–03–32–4—1–50–21–10–22–00–22–01–5
Philadelphia 3–32–45–15–02–01–13–22–01–16–02–01–12–43–35–1—1–12–00–22–02–02–06–0
Phoenix 1–11–12–02–03–23–22–02–42–31–13–22–41–10–22–01–1—3–34–14–23–33–21–1
Portland 0–21–11–11–13–23–22–04–21–41–15–01–50–21–11–10–23–3—3–24–23–34–10–2
San Antonio 1–10–21–12–05–14–22–02–33–30–25–13–21–11–12–02–01–42–3—3–24–13–31–1
San Diego 1–10–20–21–13–20–50–21–51–40–21–41–50–20–20–20–22–42–42–3—1–51–40–2
Seattle 1–12–01–12–04–13–21–15–13–21–13–22–42–02–02–00–23–33–31–45–1—5–01–1
Utah 0–20–21–10–23–33–31–12–30–61–13–30–50–20–20–20–22–31–43–34–10–5—1–1
Washington 4–20–64–25–11–10–24–11–10–25–12–00–22–32–45–10–61–12–01–12–01–11–1—

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
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Jim Brogan
Michael Brooks
Joe Bryant
Tom Chambers
Charlie Criss
Ron Davis
John Douglas
Armond Hill
Rock Lee
Swen Nater
Jim Smith
Phil Smith
Brian Taylor
Michael Wiley
Freeman Williams
Al Wood

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Transactions

The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 1981–82 season.

Trades

January 20, 1982
 To San Diego Clippers
 To Atlanta Hawks
February 16, 1982
 To San Diego Clippers
 To Seattle SuperSonics

Free agents

References

  1. ↑ 1981-82 San Diego Clippers
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