1980–81 San Diego Clippers season

1980–81 San Diego Clippers season
Head coachPaul Silas
ArenaSan Diego Sports Arena
Results
Record36–46 (.439)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Pacific)
Conference: 9th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionXETV
RadioKOGO

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

Draft picks

Main article: 1980 NBA draft
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

1980–81 San Diego Clippers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
G 10 Henry Bibby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) UCLA
F 7 Michael Brooks 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) La Salle
F 23 Joe Bryant 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Penn
G 42 Ron Davis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Washington State
F 24 Gar Heard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Oklahoma
C 31 Swen Nater 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) UCLA
G 22 Stan Pietkiewicz 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Auburn
G 34 Tony Price 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Penn
F 30 Wally Rank 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) San José State
G 11 Phil Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 197 lb (89 kg) San Francisco
G 14 Brian Taylor 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Princeton
C 33 Jerome Whitehead 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Marquette
C 32 Bill Walton  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) UCLA
F 21 Sidney Wicks 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) UCLA
G 20 Freeman Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Portland State
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster Notes

  • Center Bill Walton missed the entire season due to a left foot injury.
  • 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 Suns 57 25 .695 – 36–5 21–20 22–8
x-Los Angeles Lakers 54 28 .659 3.0 30–11 24–17 19–11
x-Portland Trail Blazers 45 37 .549 12.0 30–11 15–26 18–12
Golden State Warriors 39 43 .476 18.0 26–15 13–28 10–20
San Diego Clippers 36 46 .439 21.0 22–19 14–27 14–16
Seattle SuperSonics 34 48 .415 23.0 22–19 12–29 7–23
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Phoenix Suns 57 25 .695 –
2 y-San Antonio Spurs 52 30 .634 5
3 x-Los Angeles Lakers 54 28 .659 3
4 x-Portland Trail Blazers 45 37 .549 12
5 x-Kansas City Kings 40 42 .488 17
6 x-Houston Rockets 40 42 .488 17
7 Golden State Warriors 39 43 .476 18
8 Denver Nuggets 37 45 .451 20
9 San Diego Clippers 36 46 .439 21
10 Seattle SuperSonics 34 48 .415 23
11 Utah Jazz 28 54 .341 29
12 Dallas Mavericks 15 67 .183 42

Notes

  • z, y – division champions
  • 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
Player GP MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Swen Nater 82 34.3 .553 .795 12.4 2.4 0.6 0.6 15.6
Phil Smith 76 31.3 .491 .222 .757 2.1 4.9 1.1 0.2 16.8
Michael Brooks 82 30.2 .479 .000 .706 5.4 2.5 1.2 0.4 14.7
Brian Taylor 80 28.9 .525 .383 .789 1.9 5.5 1.5 0.3 10.1
Joe Bryant 82 28.8 .479 .133 .791 5.4 2.3 0.9 0.4 11.6
Freeman Williams 82 24.1 .465 .340 .852 1.6 2.0 1.1 0.1 19.3
Sidney Wicks 49 22.1 .437 .000 .507 4.6 2.3 0.8 0.8 6.7
Gar Heard 78 20.9 .376 .000 .782 4.5 1.6 1.3 0.9 4.8
Henry Bibby 73 15.2 .386 .337 .684 1.0 2.7 0.6 0.0 4.6
Jerome Whitehead 38 14.8 .475 .000 .511 4.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 4.1
Ron Davis 64 12.8 .443 .250 .595 1.9 0.7 0.6 0.2 5.8
Wally Rank 25 6.1 .368 .464 1.2 0.7 0.3 0.0 2.2
Tony Price 5 5.8 .286 0.0 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.8
Stan Pietkiewicz 6 5.0 .400 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

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
October 14, 1980 To San Diego Clippers
  • The right to sign Gar Heard as a veteran free agent
 To Phoenix Suns
  • 1981 3rd round draft pick & 1983 3rd round draft pick as compensation

Free agents

References

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