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The 1980–81 NBA season was the Clippers' 11th season in the NBA and their 3rd season in the city of San Diego.[1]
San Diego Clippers roster
|
Players |
Coaches
|
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Ht. |
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)
|
|
Penn
|
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
|
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)
|
|
Penn
|
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
|
33
|
Whitehead, Jerome
|
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
|
220 lb (100 kg)
|
|
Marquette
|
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
- Assistant coach(es)
- Legend
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
- Injured
|
- 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.
Notes
- z, y – division champions
- x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
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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
|
– |
2–4 |
2–4 |
1–5 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
4–2 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
1–5 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
1–5 |
3–2 |
2–4 |
1–5 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
1–4
|
Boston
|
4–2 |
– |
5–1 |
4–1 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
4–1 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
3–3 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
3–3 |
6–0 |
5–1 |
3–3 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
5–1
|
Chicago
|
4–2 |
1–5 |
– |
5–1 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
5–1 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
3–2 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
3–3 |
3–2 |
3–3 |
2–4 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
5–1
|
Cleveland
|
5–1 |
1–4 |
1–5 |
– |
2–0 |
1–1 |
3–3 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
2–4 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
0–6 |
3–3 |
0–5 |
0–6 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
4–2
|
Dallas
|
0–2 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
– |
3–3 |
0–2 |
2–3 |
0–6 |
0–2 |
0–6 |
0–5 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
1–4 |
1–4 |
1–5 |
2–3 |
1–4 |
1–5 |
0–2
|
Denver
|
1–1 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
3–3 |
– |
2–0 |
3–2 |
2–4 |
1–1 |
4–2 |
3–2 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
1–4 |
2–3 |
2–4 |
3–2 |
3–2 |
2–4 |
0–2
|
Detroit
|
2–4 |
1–4 |
1–5 |
3–3 |
2–0 |
0–2 |
– |
0–2 |
1–1 |
2–4 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
1–5 |
3–3 |
1–5 |
1–4 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
1–5
|
Golden State
|
0–2 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
3–2 |
2–3 |
2–0 |
– |
3–2 |
1–1 |
5–0 |
1–5 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
0–2 |
2–4 |
2–4 |
1–4 |
2–4 |
3–3 |
4–1 |
1–1
|
Houston
|
1–1 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
6–0 |
4–2 |
1–1 |
2–3 |
– |
1–1 |
2–4 |
2–3 |
0–2 |
2–0 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
1–4 |
3–2 |
3–3 |
1–4 |
4–1 |
4–2 |
0–2
|
Indiana
|
5–1 |
3–3 |
2–3 |
4–2 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
4–2 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
– |
2–0 |
0–2 |
2–4 |
5–1 |
3–2 |
0–6 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
4–2
|
Kansas City
|
1–1 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
2–0 |
6–0 |
2–4 |
1–1 |
0–5 |
4–2 |
0–2 |
– |
0–5 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
3–2 |
3–2 |
2–4 |
3–2 |
2–3 |
5–1 |
1–1
|
Los Angeles
|
2–0 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
5–0 |
2–3 |
2–0 |
5–1 |
3–2 |
2–0 |
5–0 |
– |
0–2 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
2–4 |
3–3 |
2–3 |
3–3 |
6–0 |
3–2 |
1–1
|
Milwaukee
|
5–1 |
3–3 |
3–3 |
6–0 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
5–1 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
4–2 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
– |
5–1 |
3–3 |
3–2 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
4–1
|
New Jersey
|
2–3 |
0–6 |
2–3 |
3–3 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
3–3 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
1–5 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
1–5 |
– |
0–6 |
1–5 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
3–3
|
New York
|
4–2 |
1–5 |
3–3 |
5–0 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
5–1 |
0–2 |
2–0 |
2–3 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
3–3 |
6–0 |
– |
3–3 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
4–2
|
Philadelphia
|
5–1 |
3–3 |
4–2 |
6–0 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
4–1 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
6–0 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
2–3 |
5–1 |
3–3 |
– |
1–1 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
4–2
|
Phoenix
|
2–0 |
0–2 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
4–1 |
4–1 |
2–0 |
4–2 |
4–1 |
1–1 |
2–3 |
4–2 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
– |
3–3 |
3–2 |
6–0 |
5–1 |
5–0 |
1–1
|
Portland
|
1–1 |
0–2 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
4–1 |
3–2 |
2–0 |
4–2 |
2–3 |
2–0 |
2–3 |
3–3 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
3–3 |
– |
2–3 |
4–2 |
4–2 |
2–3 |
2–0
|
San Antonio
|
1–1 |
0–2 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
5–1 |
4–2 |
2–0 |
4–1 |
3–3 |
0–2 |
4–2 |
3–2 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
0–2 |
2–3 |
3–2 |
– |
4–1 |
3–2 |
5–1 |
1–1
|
San Diego
|
1–1 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
3–2 |
2–3 |
1–1 |
4–2 |
4–1 |
1–1 |
2–3 |
3–3 |
0–2 |
2–0 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
0–6 |
2–4 |
1–4 |
– |
5–1 |
3–2 |
0–2
|
Seattle
|
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
4–1 |
2–3 |
2–0 |
3–3 |
1–4 |
2–0 |
3–2 |
0–6 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
1–5 |
2–4 |
2–3 |
1–5 |
– |
4–1 |
1–1
|
Utah
|
0–2 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
5–1 |
4–2 |
2–0 |
1–4 |
2–4 |
1–1 |
1–5 |
2–3 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
0–5 |
3–2 |
1–5 |
2–3 |
1–4 |
– |
0–2
|
Washington
|
4–1 |
1–5 |
1–5 |
2–4 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
5–1 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
2–4 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–4 |
3–3 |
2–4 |
2–4 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
—
|
Awards, records and milestones
[edit]
The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 1980–81 season.
Player |
Signed |
Former team
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Franchise | |
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Arenas | |
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Personnel | |
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G League affiliate | |
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Rivalries | |
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2000s | |
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