1980–81 San Diego Clippers season

The 1980–81 NBA season was the Clippers' 11th season in the NBA and their 3rd season in the city of San Diego.[1]

1980–81 San Diego Clippers season
Head coachPaul Silas
ArenaSan Diego Sports Arena
Results
Record3646 (.439)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Pacific)
Conference: 9th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionXETV
RadioKOGO

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 9 Michael Brooks Forward  United States LaSalle
4 76 Ed Odom Guard  United States Oklahoma State
5 99 Wally Rank Forward  United States San Jose State
6 122 Londale Theus Guard  United States Santa Clara
7 145 Paul Anderson Guard  United States Southern California College

Roster

San Diego Clippers 1980-1981 roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHt.Wt.From
G 10 Bibby, Henry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) UCLA
F 7 Brooks, Michael 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) La Salle
F 23 Bryant, Joe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Pennsylvania
G 42 Davis, Ron 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Washington State
F 24 Heard, Gar 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Oklahoma
C 31 Nater, Swen 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) UCLA
G 25 Odom, Ed 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Oklahoma State
G 22 Pietkiewicz, Stan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Auburn
G 34 Price, Tony 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Pennsylvania
F 30 Rank, Wally 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) San José State
G 11 Smith, Phil 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 197 lb (89 kg) San Francisco
G 14 Taylor, Brian 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Princeton
C 32 Walton, Bill 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) UCLA
F 21 Wicks, Sidney 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) UCLA
G 20 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

  • This is Gar Heard's second tour of duty with the franchise. He previously played for the Buffalo Braves from 1973 to 1976.

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Phoenix Suns5725.69536–521–2022–8
x-Los Angeles Lakers5428.6593.030–1124–1719–11
x-Portland Trail Blazers4537.54912.030–1115–2618–12
Golden State Warriors3943.47618.026–1513–2810–20
San Diego Clippers3646.43921.022–1914–2714–16
Seattle SuperSonics3448.41523.022–1912–297–23
# 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 4–25–14–12–02–04–11–12–03–31–12–03–36–05–13–32–02–02–02–01–11–15–1
Chicago 4–21–55–11–11–15–11–11–13–22–01–13–33–23–32–40–20–20–21–11–12–05–1
Cleveland 5–11–41–52–01–13–31–10–22–40–20–20–63–30–50–61–11–11–11–10–21–14–2
Dallas 0–20–21–10–23–30–22–30–60–20–60–50–21–11–10–21–41–41–52–31–41–50–2
Denver 1–10–21–11–13–32–03–22–41–14–23–21–11–10–21–11–42–32–43–23–22–40–2
Detroit 2–41–41–53–32–00–20–21–12–41–10–21–53–31–51–40–20–20–21–10–20–21–5
Golden State 0–21–11–11–13–22–32–03–21–15–01–51–11–12–00–22–42–41–42–43–34–11–1
Houston 1–10–21–12–06–04–21–12–31–12–42–30–22–00–20–21–43–23–31–44–14–20–2
Indiana 5–13–32–34–22–01–14–21–11–12–00–22–45–13–20–61–10–22–01–10–21–14–2
Kansas City 1–11–10–22–06–02–41–10–54–20–20–51–12–01–10–23–23–22–43–22–35–11–1
Los Angeles 2–00–21–12–05–02–32–05–13–22–05–00–22–02–01–12–43–32–33–36–03–21–1
Milwaukee 5–13–33–36–02–01–15–11–12–04–21–12–05–13–33–21–12–01–12–02–02–04–1
New Jersey 2–30–62–33–31–11–13–31–10–21–50–20–21–50–61–51–12–00–20–21–11–13–3
New York 4–21–53–35–01–12–05–10–22–02–31–10–23–36–03–31–11–10–22–02–02–04–2
Philadelphia 5–13–34–26–02–01–14–12–02–06–02–01–12–35–13–31–11–12–02–02–02–04–2
Phoenix 2–00–22–01–14–14–12–04–24–11–12–34–21–11–11–11–13–33–26–05–15–01–1
Portland 1–10–22–01–14–13–22–04–22–32–02–33–30–20–21–11–13–32–34–24–22–32–0
San Antonio 1–10–22–01–15–14–22–04–13–30–24–23–21–12–02–00–22–33–24–13–25–11–1
San Diego 1–10–21–11–13–22–31–14–24–11–12–33–30–22–00–20–20–62–41–45–13–20–2
Seattle 1–11–11–12–04–12–32–03–31–42–03–20–60–21–10–20–21–52–42–31–54–11–1
Utah 0–21–10–21–15–14–22–01–42–41–11–52–30–21–10–20–20–53–21–52–31–40–2
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

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
Henry Bibby
Michael Brooks
Joe Bryant
Ron Davis
Gar Heard
Swen Nater
Stan Pietkiewicz
Tony Price
Wally Rank
Phil Smith
Brian Taylor
Jerome Whitehead
Sidney Wicks
Freeman Williams

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

  • Guard Brian Taylor led the league in 3-point field goal percentage this season at .383 (44/115)

Week/Month

All-Star

Season

Records

Milestones

Transactions

The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 1980–81 season.

Trades

August 28, 1980
To San Diego Clippers
To Golden State Warriors

Free agents

References

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