1980–81 San Antonio Spurs season

The 1980–81 NBA season was the fifth season in the NBA, the seventh in San Antonio and the 13th as a franchise. It was a landmark season in many ways. The San Antonio Spurs moved to the Western Conference along with the Houston Rockets. The Spurs won their first Midwest Division title, and their third division title overall (they had won the Central Division in 1977-78 and 1978–79).

1980–81 San Antonio Spurs season
Division champions
Head coachStan Albeck
OwnersAngelo Drossos
ArenaHemisFair Arena
Results
Record52–30 (.634)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Midwest)
Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishWest Semifinals
(Lost to Rockets 3–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKMOL
RadioKCTI

Draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
115Reggie Johnson[1]PF/C United StatesTennessee
239Michael Wiley United StatesCalifornia State-Long Beach
483Calvin Roberts United StatesCalifornia State-Fullerton
5107Gib Hinz United StatesWisconsin-Eau Claire
6129Dean Uthoff United StatesIowa State
7153Allan Zahn United StatesArkansas
8172Bill Bailey United StatesTexas Pan-American
9192Al Williams United StatesNorth Texas State
10209Steve Schall United StatesArkansas

Roster
Roster listing
San Antonio Spurs roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 10 Brewer, Ron 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Arkansas
C 40 Corzine, Dave 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) DePaul
G/F 44 Gervin, George 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Eastern Michigan
F/C 30 Griffin, Paul 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Western Michigan
F/C 52 Johnson, George 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Dillard
F 32 Johnson, Reggie 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Tennessee
G 00 Moore, Johnny 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Texas
F 53 Olberding, Mark 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Minnesota
F/C 31 Restani, Kevin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) San Francisco
G 13 Silas, James 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Stephen F. Austin
F 33 Wiley, Michael 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Long Beach State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Under realignment, the Spurs were shifted to the Midwest Division in the Western Conference.[2] Looking to improve on the previous season, the Spurs looked to shore up the defense by acquiring Dave Corzine, Dave Johnson, and Reggie Johnson. The moves paid immediate dividends as the Spurs got off to a 10-2 start, on the way to a Division Crown with a 52-30 record.[2] In the playoffs, the Spurs lost in 7 games to the cross-state rival Houston Rockets.

  • The 1980-81 San Antonio Spurs scored 9209 points and allowed 8973 points
  • The Spurs Points Per 100 Possessions on Offense was 109.7, which ranked 1st out of 23 teams. Their Points Per 100 Possessions on the Defense was 104.5, ranking them 8th out of 23.

Season standings
Midwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs5230.634–34–718–2321–9
x-Kansas City Kings4042.48812.024–1716–2519–11
x-Houston Rockets4042.48812.025–1615–2619–11
Denver Nuggets3745.45115.023–1814–2713–17
Utah Jazz2854.34124.020–218–3313–17
Dallas Mavericks1567.18337.011–304–375–25
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Phoenix Suns5725.695–
2 y-San Antonio Spurs5032.6345
3 x-Los Angeles Lakers5428.6593
4 x-Portland Trail Blazers4537.54912
5 x-Kansas City Kings4042.48817
6 x-Houston Rockets4042.48817
7 Golden State Warriors3943.47618
8 Denver Nuggets3745.45120
9 San Diego Clippers3646.43921
10 Seattle SuperSonics3448.41523
11 Utah Jazz2854.34129
12 Dallas Mavericks1567.18342


Notes

  • z, y – division champions
  • 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

Regular season
1980–81 game log
Total: 52–30 (Home: 34–7; Road: 18–23)
October: 10–2 (Home: 5–0; Road: 5–2)
November: 7–6 (Home: 4–3; Road: 3–3)
December: 9–6 (Home: 6–1; Road: 3–5)
January: 8–6 (Home: 6–0; Road: 2–6)
February: 10–4 (Home: 8–1; Road: 2–3)
March: 8–6 (Home: 5–2; Road: 3–4)
1980–81 schedule

Playoffs
1981 playoff game log
Western Conference Semifinals: 3–4 (Home: 1–3; Road: 2–1)
1981 schedule

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; FG= Field Goals; FT= Free Throws; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

Player GP FG FT REB AST STL BLK PTS AVG
George Gervin828505124192609455222127.0
James Silas754563742312855112132617.7
Mark Olberding823483154712777531101212.3
Dave Corzine82366125636117429985710.5
Reggie Johnson7934012834878454880810.2
Ron Brewer4618065539327244259.2
Johnny Moore82249105196373120226047.4
Kevin Restani64192621748116144497.0
Paul Griffin8216617050524977385026.1
Michael Wiley3376366411861885.7
George Johnson821648060292472784085.0
John Shumate22565387242191657.5
Mike Gale35861952995521925.5
Gus Gerrard1122838974524.7

Playoffs

West First Round

The Spurs had a first round bye.

West Conference Semifinals

(2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (6) Houston Rockets: Rockets win series 4-3

  • Game 1 @ San Antonio: Houston 107, San Antonio 98
  • Game 2 @ San Antonio: San Antonio 125, Houston 113
  • Game 3 @ Houston: Houston 112, San Antonio 99
  • Game 4 @ Houston: San Antonio 114, Houston 112
  • Game 5 @ San Antonio: Houston 123, San Antonio 117
  • Game 6 @ Houston: San Antonio 101, Houston 96
  • Game 7 @ San Antonio: Houston 105, San Antonio 100

Award winners
  • George Gervin, All-NBA First Team
  • George Johnson, NBA Leader Blocks per Game, 3.4

Transactions

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-21. Retrieved 2009-04-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. San Antonio Spurs (1973-Present)
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