1979–80 Chicago Bulls season

1979–80 Chicago Bulls season
Head coachJerry Sloan
General managerRod Thorn
Owner(s)Arthur Wirtz and Jonathan Kovler
ArenaChicago Stadium
Results
Record30–52 (.366)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Midwest)
Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionWGN-TV
(Bob Costas, Johnny “Red” Kerr)
RadioWIND
(Jim Durham, Bill Berg)

The 1979–80 Chicago Bulls season was the Bulls' 14th season in the NBA and their final season in the Western Conference.[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 1979 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 2 David Greenwood PF/C  United States UCLA
2 33 Lawrence Butler SG  United States Idaho State
3 47 Calvin Garrett SF  United States Oral Roberts
3 49 Cedrick Hordges  United States South Carolina
4 72 George Maynor  United States East Carolina
5 93 Larry Washington  United States Drury
6 114 Steve Smith  United States Southern California
7 133 Mike Eversley  United States Chicago State
8 153 Tony Warren  United States North Carolina State
9 171 James Jackson  United States Minnesota
10 190 Marvin Thoms  United States UCLA
10 197 Cortez Collins  United States Southern Indiana

Roster

1979-80 Chicago Bulls roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
C 20 Dennis Awtrey 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1948–02–22 Santa Clara
G 1 Del Beshore 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1956–11–29 California (PA)
C 26 Coby Dietrick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1948–07–23 San José State
C 53 Artis Gilmore 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1949–09–21 Jacksonville
F 34 David Greenwood 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1957–05–27 UCLA
F 27 Ollie Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1949–05–11 Temple
F 13 Dwight Jones 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1952–02–27 Houston
G 23 Ollie Mack 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1957–06–06 East Carolina
F 17 Scott May 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1954–03–19 Indiana
G 15 John Mengelt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1949–10–16 Auburn
G 40 Ricky Sobers 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1953–01–15 UNLV
G 24 Reggie Theus 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1957–10–13 UNLV
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: February 13, 1980

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks 49 33 .598 – 28–12 21–21 15–9
x-Kansas City Kings 47 35 .573 2 30–11 17–24 18–6
Chicago Bulls 30 52 .366 19 21–20 9–32 8–16
Denver Nuggets 30 52 .366 19 24–17 6–35 10–14
Utah Jazz 24 58 .293 25 17–24 7–34 9–15
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers 60 22 .732 –
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks 49 33 .598 11
3 x-Seattle SuperSonics 56 26 .683 4
4 x-Phoenix Suns 55 27 .671 5
5 x-Kansas City Kings 47 35 .573 13
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers 38 44 .463 22
7 San Diego Clippers 35 47 .427 25
8 Chicago Bulls 30 52 .366 30
9 Denver Nuggets 30 52 .366 30
10 Utah Jazz 24 58 .293 36
11 Golden State Warriors 24 58 .293 36
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

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

Season

Awards and records

Transactions

References

See also

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