1980-81 San Antonio Spurs season

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1980-81 San Antonio Spurs
Midwest Division Champions
NBA Affiliations
Location
1980-81 Information
Owner(s) Angelo Drossos
Coach Stan Albeck
Local television
Local radio

The San Antonio Spurs moved to the Western Conference along with the Houston Rockets. The Spurs won their first Midwest Division Title and their third division title overall (the Spurs also won the Central Division in 1977-78 and 1978-79).

Contents

[edit] Offseason

[edit] NBA Draft

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 15 Reggie Johnson Forward Flag of the United States United States Tennessee

[edit] Regular season

Under realignment, the Spurs were shifted to the Midwestern Division in the Western Conference. [1] Looking to improve on the previous season, the Spurs looked to shore up the defense by acquiring Dave Corzine, Dave Johnson, and Reggie Johnson. The moves paid immediate dividends as the Spurs got off to a 10-2 start, on the way to a Division Crown with a 52-30 record. [2] In the playoffs, the Spurs would lose in 7 games by the cross state Houston Rockets.

  • The 1980-81 San Antonio Spurs scored 9209 points and allowed 8973 points
  • The Spurs Points Per 100 Possessions on the Offense was 109.7, which ranked 1st out of 23 teams. Their Points Per 100 Possessions on the Defense was 104.5, and it ranked 8th out of 23.

[edit] Season standings

Midwest Division
Team W L PCT. GB
San Antonio Spurs 52 30 .634 -
Kansas City Kings 40 42 .488 12
Houston Rockets 40 42 .488 12
Denver Nuggets 37 45 .451 15
Utah Jazz 28 54 .341 24
Dallas Mavericks 15 67 .183 37

[edit] Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; FG= Field Goals; FT= Free Throws; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

Player GP FG FT REB AST STL BLK PTS AVG
George Gervin 82 850 512 419 260 94 55 2221 27.0
James Silas 75 456 374 231 285 51 12 1326 17.7
Mark Olberding 82 348 315 471 277 75 31 1012 12.3
Dave Corzine 82 366 125 636 117 42 99 857 10.5
Reggie Johnson 79 340 128 348 78 45 48 808 10.2
Ron Brewer 46 180 65 53 93 27 24 425 9.2
Johnny Moore 82 249 105 196 373 120 22 604 7.4
Kevin Restani 64 192 62 174 81 16 14 449 7.0
Paul Griffin 82 166 170 505 249 77 38 502 6.1
Michael Wiley 33 76 36 64 11 8 6 188 5.7
George Johnson 82 164 80 602 92 47 278 408 5.0
John Shumate 22 56 53 87 24 21 9 165 7.5
Mike Gale 35 86 19 52 99 55 2 192 5.5
Gus Gerrard 11 22 8 38 9 7 4 52 4.7

[edit] Playoffs

  • Lost Western Conference Semis (4-3) to Houston Rockets

[edit] Award Winners

  • George Gervin, All-NBA First Team
  • George Johnson, NBA Leader Blocks per Game, 3.4

[edit] References

  1. ^ San Antonio Spurs (1973-Present)
  2. ^ San Antonio Spurs (1973-Present)
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1980–81 NBA season by team
1980 NBA Expansion Draft • 1980 NBA Draft • All-Star Game • Playoffs • Finals • Transactions
East
Boston • New Jersey • New York • Philadelphia • Washington
Atlanta • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Indiana • Milwaukee
West
Dallas • Denver • Houston • Kansas City • San Antonio • Utah
Golden State • Los Angeles • Phoenix • Portland • San Diego • Seattle
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Dallas Chaparrals/San Antonio Spurs Head Coaches
Hagan • Williams • Blakely • Nissalke • McCarthy • D. Brown • Nissalke • Bass • Moe • Bass • Albeck • McHone • Bass • Fitzsimmons • Weiss • L. Brown • Bass • Tarkanian • Hughes • Lucas • Hill • Popovich
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