1980–81 Dallas Mavericks season
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NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
1980–81 Dallas Mavericks season | |
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Head coach | Dick Motta |
General manager | Norm Sonju |
Owner(s) | Don Carter |
Arena | Reunion Arena |
Results | |
Record | 15–67 (.183) |
Place | Division: 6th (Midwest) Conference: 12th (Western) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Local media | |
Television | |
Radio | KJIM |
The 1980–81 Dallas Mavericks season was the first season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Expansion draft
[edit ]Player | Position | Team |
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Del Beshore | Guard | Chicago Bulls |
Winford Boynes | Forward | New Jersey Nets |
Alonzo Bradley | Forward | Houston Rockets |
Mike Bratz | Guard | Phoenix Suns |
Marty Byrnes | Forward | Los Angeles Lakers |
Austin Carr | Guard | Cleveland Cavaliers |
Jim Cleamons | Forward | Washington Bullets |
Terry Duerod | Guard | Detroit Pistons |
Jack Givens | Forward | Atlanta Hawks |
Joe Hassett | Guard | Indiana Pacers |
Geoff Huston | Guard | New York Knicks |
Abdul Jeelani | Forward | Portland Trail Blazers |
Jeff Judkins | Forward | Boston Celtics |
Arvid Kramer | Center | Denver Nuggets |
Tom LaGarde | Center | Seattle SuperSonics |
Bill McKinney | Guard | Kansas City Kings |
Wiley Peck | Guard | San Antonio Spurs |
Bingo Smith | Guard | San Diego Clippers |
Jim Spanarkel | Guard | Philadelphia 76ers |
Raymond Townsend | Guard | Golden State Warriors |
Richard Washington | Forward | Milwaukee Bucks |
Jerome Whitehead | Center | Utah Jazz |
Draft picks
[edit ]Main article: 1980 NBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 11 | Kiki Vandeweghe | SF | United States | UCLA |
2 | 34 | Rossevelt Bouie | PG | United States | Syracuse |
3 | 57 | Dave Britton | SG | United States | Texas A&M |
- Kiki Vandeweghe of UCLA was drafted by the Mavs with the 11th pick of the 1980 NBA draft, but Vandeweghe refused to play for the expansion Mavericks and staged a holdout that lasted a month into the team's inaugural season. Vandeweghe was traded to the Denver Nuggets, along with a first-round pick in 1981, in exchange for two future first-round picks
Roster
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Assistant(s)
Legend
Roster |
Regular season
[edit ]Season standings
[edit ]W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y-San Antonio Spurs | 52 | 30 | .634 | – | 34–7 | 18–23 | 21–9 |
x-Kansas City Kings | 40 | 42 | .488 | 12.0 | 24–17 | 16–25 | 19–11 |
x-Houston Rockets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 12.0 | 25–16 | 15–26 | 19–11 |
Denver Nuggets | 37 | 45 | .451 | 15.0 | 23–18 | 14–27 | 13–17 |
Utah Jazz | 28 | 54 | .341 | 24.0 | 20–21 | 8–33 | 13–17 |
Dallas Mavericks | 15 | 67 | .183 | 37.0 | 11–30 | 4–37 | 5–25 |
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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
Record vs. opponents
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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 | — |
Game log
[edit ]Regular season
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October: 2–10 (home: 1–3; road: 1–7)
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November: 1–12 (home: 1–7; road: 0–5)
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December: 2–14 (home: 2–5; road: 0–9)
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January: 3–9 (home: 2–4; road: 1–5)
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February: 1–13 (home: 0–7; road: 1–6)
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March: 6–9 (home: 5–4; road: 1–5)
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1980–81 schedule |
Player statistics
[edit ]Regular season
[edit ]Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Tom LaGarde | PF | 82 | 82 | 2,670 | 665 | 237 | 35 | 45 | 1,122 | 32.6 | 8.1 | 2.9 | .4 | .5 | 13.7 |
Jim Spanarkel | SF | 82 | 2,317 | 297 | 232 | 117 | 20 | 1,184 | 28.3 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 1.4 | .2 | 14.4 | |
Scott Lloyd | C | 72 | 2,186 | 454 | 159 | 34 | 25 | 637 | 30.4 | 6.3 | 2.2 | .5 | .3 | 8.8 | |
Marty Byrnes | SF | 72 | 1,360 | 177 | 113 | 29 | 17 | 561 | 18.9 | 2.5 | 1.6 | .4 | .2 | 7.8 | |
Bill Robinzine † | PF | 70 | 1,932 | 520 | 113 | 71 | 9 | 970 | 27.6 | 7.4 | 1.6 | 1.0 | .1 | 13.9 | |
Abdul Jeelani | SF | 66 | 1,108 | 230 | 65 | 44 | 31 | 553 | 16.8 | 3.5 | 1.0 | .7 | .5 | 8.4 | |
Oliver Mack † | SG | 62 | 1,666 | 229 | 162 | 55 | 7 | 635 | 26.9 | 3.7 | 2.6 | .9 | .1 | 10.2 | |
Geoff Huston † | PG | 56 | 1,892 | 99 | 277 | 45 | 6 | 899 | 33.8 | 1.8 | 4.9 | .8 | .1 | 16.1 | |
Brad Davis | PG | 56 | 1,686 | 151 | 385 | 52 | 11 | 626 | 30.1 | 2.7 | 6.9 | .9 | .2 | 11.2 | |
Winford Boynes | SG | 44 | 757 | 75 | 37 | 23 | 16 | 287 | 17.2 | 1.7 | .8 | .5 | .4 | 6.5 | |
Stan Pietkiewicz † | SG | 36 | 431 | 41 | 75 | 15 | 2 | 140 | 12.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 | .4 | .1 | 3.9 | |
Darrell Allums | PF | 22 | 276 | 65 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 59 | 12.5 | 3.0 | 1.1 | .2 | .4 | 2.7 | |
Terry Duerod † | SF | 18 | 337 | 39 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 168 | 18.7 | 2.2 | 1.7 | .7 | .2 | 9.3 | |
Joe Hassett † | SG | 17 | 280 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 138 | 16.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 | .3 | .0 | 8.1 | |
Clarence Kea | PF | 16 | 199 | 67 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 117 | 12.4 | 4.2 | .3 | .4 | .1 | 7.3 | |
Chad Kinch † | SG | 12 | 106 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 8.8 | .8 | .8 | .2 | .1 | 3.2 | |
Richard Washington † | PF | 11 | 307 | 84 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 119 | 27.9 | 7.6 | 1.5 | .5 | .6 | 10.8 | |
Austin Carr † | SG | 8 | 77 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 9.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | .1 | .0 | 2.0 | |
Jerome Whitehead † | C | 7 | 118 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 16.9 | 4.0 | .3 | .6 | .1 | 5.3 | |
Ralph Drollinger | C | 6 | 67 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11.2 | 3.2 | 2.3 | .2 | .3 | 2.5 | |
Monti Davis † | PF | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 3.0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Mavericks only.
Awards and records
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Records
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Transactions
[edit ]Trades
[edit ] June 9, 1980
To Dallas Mavericks ----
- 1981 second-round draft pick (United States Elston Turner)
- Future considerations
September 11, 1980
To Utah Jazz ----
To Dallas Mavericks ----
September 16, 1980
To Cleveland Cavaliers ----
To Dallas Mavericks ----
October 30, 1980
To "'Cleveland Cavaliers"'----
To "'Dallas Mavericks"'----
Free agents
[edit ]Additions
[edit ] Player
Signed
Former team
Ralph Drollinger
June 9, 1980
Scott Lloyd
October 28, 1980
Milwaukee Bucks
Ollie Mack
November 17, 1980
Chicago Bulls
Brad Davis (basketball)
December 2, 1980
Subtractions
[edit ] Player
Left
New team
Dave Britton
September 12, 1980
Washington Bullets
Raymond Townsend
October 3, 1980
Austin Carr
November 6, 1980
Washington Bullets
Joe Hassett
November 17, 1980
Golden State Warriors
Darrell Allums
December 1, 1980
Terry Duerod
December 2, 1980
Boston Celtics
Monti Davis
January 12, 1981
Winford Boynes
February 19, 1981
Ralph Drollinger
March 2, 1981
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "Complete First Round Results — 1980-89". NBA.com . Archived from the original on March 21, 2010. Retrieved April 16, 2009.