1980–81 Chicago Bulls season

The 1980-81 NBA season was the Bulls' 15th season in the NBA and their first season in the Eastern Conference.[1]

1980–81 Chicago Bulls season
Head coachJerry Sloan
General managerRod Thorn
ArenaChicago Stadium
Results
Record45–37 (.549)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Central)
Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast Conference Semifinals
(Lost to Celtics 0–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWGN-TV/ONTV
(Milo Hamilton, Johnny “Red” Kerr)
RadioWVON
(Jim Durham, Norm Van Lier)

Draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
14Kelvin RanseyPG United StatesOhio State
226Sam WorthenSG United StatesMarquette
350James WilkesSF United StatesUCLA
474Ron CharlesPF/C United StatesMichigan State
596Mike Campbell United StatesNorthwestern
6120Bernard Rencher United StatesSt. John's
7142Robert Byrd United StatesMarquette
8164Modzel Greer United StatesNorth Park
9183Jay Shidler United StatesKentucky
10203Billy Foster United StatesMontana State-Billings

Roster
Roster listing
1980–81 Chicago Bulls roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
C 26 Dietrick, Coby 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1948–07–23 San José State
C 53 Gilmore, Artis 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1949–09–21 Jacksonville
F 34 Greenwood, Dave 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1957–05–27 UCLA
F 13 Jones, Dwight 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1952–02–27 Houston
F 35 Kenon, Larry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1952–12–13 Memphis
G 12 Lester, Ronnie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1959–01–01 Iowa
F 7 May, Scott 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1954–03–19 Indiana
G 40 Sobers, Ricky 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1953–01–15 UNLV
G 24 Theus, Reggie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1957–10–13 UNLV
G 33 Wilkerson, Bob 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1954–08–15 Indiana
F 32 Wilkes, James 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1958–04–01 UCLA
G 31 Worthen, Sam 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1958–01–17 Marquette
Head coach

Jerry Sloan

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2015–06–20

Regular season

Season standings
Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks6022.732–34–726–1523–7
x-Chicago Bulls4537.54915.026–1519–2220–9
x-Indiana Pacers4438.53716.027–1417–2417–12
Atlanta Hawks3151.37829.020–2111–309–21
Cleveland Cavaliers2854.34132.020–218–339–21
Detroit Pistons2161.25639.014–277–349–21
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics6220.756 –
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks6022.7322
3 x-Philadelphia 76ers6220.756–
4 x-New York Knicks5032.61012
5 x-Chicago Bulls4537.54917
6 x-Indiana Pacers4438.53718
7 Washington Bullets3943.47623
8 Atlanta Hawks3151.37831
9 Cleveland Cavaliers2854.34134
10 New Jersey Nets2458.29338
11 Detroit Pistons2161.25641


z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1980-81 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 —2–42–41–52–01–14–22–01–11–51–10–21–53–22–41–50–21–11–11–11–12–01–4
Boston 4–2—5–14–12–02–04–11–12–03–31–12–03–36–05–13–32–02–02–02–01–11–15–1
Chicago 4–21–5—5–11–11–15–11–11–13–22–01–13–33–23–32–40–20–20–21–11–12–05–1
Cleveland 5–11–41–5—2–01–13–31–10–22–40–20–20–63–30–50–61–11–11–11–10–21–14–2
Dallas 0–20–21–10–2—3–30–22–30–60–20–60–50–21–11–10–21–41–41–52–31–41–50–2
Denver 1–10–21–11–13–3—2–03–22–41–14–23–21–11–10–21–11–42–32–43–23–22–40–2
Detroit 2–41–41–53–32–00–2—0–21–12–41–10–21–53–31–51–40–20–20–21–10–20–21–5
Golden State 0–21–11–11–13–22–32–0—3–21–15–01–51–11–12–00–22–42–41–42–43–34–11–1
Houston 1–10–21–12–06–04–21–12–3—1–12–42–30–22–00–20–21–43–23–31–44–14–20–2
Indiana 5–13–32–34–22–01–14–21–11–1—2–00–22–45–13–20–61–10–22–01–10–21–14–2
Kansas City 1–11–10–22–06–02–41–10–54–20–2—0–51–12–01–10–23–23–22–43–22–35–11–1
Los Angeles 2–00–21–12–05–02–32–05–13–22–05–0—0–22–02–01–12–43–32–33–36–03–21–1
Milwaukee 5–13–33–36–02–01–15–11–12–04–21–12–0—5–13–33–21–12–01–12–02–02–04–1
New Jersey 2–30–62–33–31–11–13–31–10–21–50–20–21–5—0–61–51–12–00–20–21–11–13–3
New York 4–21–53–35–01–12–05–10–22–02–31–10–23–36–0—3–31–11–10–22–02–02–04–2
Philadelphia 5–13–34–26–02–01–14–12–02–06–02–01–12–35–13–3—1–11–12–02–02–02–04–2
Phoenix 2–00–22–01–14–14–12–04–24–11–12–34–21–11–11–11–1—3–33–26–05–15–01–1
Portland 1–10–22–01–14–13–22–04–22–32–02–33–30–20–21–11–13–3—2–34–24–22–32–0
San Antonio 1–10–22–01–15–14–22–04–13–30–24–23–21–12–02–00–22–33–2—4–13–25–11–1
San Diego 1–10–21–11–13–22–31–14–24–11–12–33–30–22–00–20–20–62–41–4—5–13–20–2
Seattle 1–11–11–12–04–12–32–03–31–42–03–20–60–21–10–20–21–52–42–31–5—4–11–1
Utah 0–21–10–21–15–14–22–01–42–41–11–52–30–21–10–20–20–53–21–52–31–4—0–2
Washington 4–11–51–52–42–02–05–11–12–02–41–11–11–43–32–42–41–10–21–12–01–12–0—

Game log

Playoffs

East First Round

(4) New York Knicks vs. (5) Chicago Bulls: Bulls win series 2-0

  • Game 1 @ New York: Chicago 90, New York 80
  • Game 2 @ Chicago: Chicago 115, New York 114 (OT)

East Conference Semifinals

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (4) Chicago Bulls: Celtics win series 4-0

  • Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 121, Chicago 109
  • Game 2 @ Boston: Boston 106, Chicago 97
  • Game 3 @ Chicago: Boston 113, Chicago 107
  • Game 4 @ Chicago: Boston 109, Chicago 103

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

Season

Playoffs

Awards and records

Transactions

References
  1. 1980-81 Chicago Bulls

See also
  • 1980-81 NBA season
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