1979–80 Atlanta Hawks season

1979–80 Atlanta Hawks season
Division champions
Head coachHubie Brown
ArenaOmni Coliseum
Results
Record50–32 (.610)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Central)
Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast Conference Semifinals
(Eliminated 1-4)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionWTBS
SuperStation WTBS
RadioWSB

The 1979–80 Atlanta Hawks season was the Hawks' 31st season in the NBA and 12th season in Atlanta.[1]

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1979 NBA draft

Roster

1979–80 Atlanta Hawks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
F 50 John Brown 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Missouri
G 14 Charlie Criss 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) New Mexico State
G 22 John Drew 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Gardner–Webb
F 21 Jack Givens 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Kentucky
C 10 Steve Hawes 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Washington
G 24 Armond Hill 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Princeton
G 3 Eddie Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Auburn
G 33 Jim McElroy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Central Michigan
C 54 Tom McMillen  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Maryland
F 41 Sam Pellom 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Buffalo
C 30 Tree Rollins 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Clemson
F 32 Dan Roundfield 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Central Michigan
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Atlanta Hawks 50 32 .610 – 32–9 18–23 21–9
x-Houston Rockets 41 41 .500 9 29–12 12–29 20–10
x-San Antonio Spurs 41 41 .500 9 27–14 14–27 14–16
Cleveland Cavaliers 37 45 .451 13 28–13 9–32 16–14
Indiana Pacers 37 45 .451 13 26–15 11–30 15–15
Detroit Pistons 16 66 .195 34 13–28 3–38 4–26
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics 61 21 .744 –
2 y-Atlanta Hawks 50 32 .610 11
3 x-Philadelphia 76ers 59 23 .720 2
4 x-Houston Rockets 41 41 .500 20
5 x-San Antonio Spurs 41 41 .500 20
6 x-Washington Bullets 39 43 .476 22
7 New York Knicks 39 43 .476 22
8 Cleveland Cavaliers 37 45 .451 24
8 Indiana Pacers 37 45 .451 24
10 New Jersey Nets 34 48 .415 27
11 Detroit Pistons 16 66 .195 44
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

Playoffs

1980 playoff game log
Conference Semifinals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 6 @ Philadelphia L 104–107 Eddie Johnson (26) Dan Roundfield (13) Eddie Johnson (6) Spectrum
10,561 		0–1
2 April 9 @ Philadelphia L 92–99 Dan Roundfield (23) Dan Roundfield (14) three players tied (3) Spectrum
18,276 		0–2
3 April 10 Philadelphia W 105–93 Eddie Johnson (19) Tree Rollins (17) three players tied (6) Omni Coliseum
15,617 		1–2
4 April 13 Philadelphia L 83–107 Dan Roundfield (17) Dan Roundfield (12) three players tied (4) Omni Coliseum
15,617 		1–3
5 April 15 @ Philadelphia L 100–105 John Drew (29) Dan Roundfield (13) Charlie Criss (5) Spectrum
18,276 		1–4
1980 schedule

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

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and records

References

See also

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