1980–81 Washington Bullets season

1980–81 Washington Bullets season
Head coach Gene Shue
Arena Capital Centre
Results
Record 39–43 (.476)
Place Division: 4th (Atlantic)
Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finish DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
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The 1980-81 NBA season was the Bullets 20th season in the NBA and their 8th season in the city of Washington, D.C..[1]

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 14 Wes Matthews G  United States Wisconsin
2 35 Rick Mahorn C/PF  United States Hampton
4 81 Francois Wise  United States California State-Long Beach
5 105 Daryl Strickland  United States Rutgers
6 127 Ken Dancy  United States Chicago State
7 151 Karl Godine  United States Stephen F. Austin State
8 170 Rich Valavicius  United States Auburn
9 191 Clinton Wyatt  United States Alcorn State
10 207 Don Youman  United States Oklahoma State

Season standings

Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics 62 20 .756 – 35–6 27–14 19–5
x-Philadelphia 76ers 62 20 .756 – 37–4 25–16 15–9
x-New York Knicks 50 32 .610 12.0 28–13 22–19 14–10
Washington Bullets 39 43 .476 23.0 26–15 13–28 8–16
New Jersey Nets 24 58 .293 38.0 16–25 8–33 8–16
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics 62 20 .756  –
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks 60 22 .732 2
3 x-Philadelphia 76ers 62 20 .756 –
4 x-New York Knicks 50 32 .610 12
5 x-Chicago Bulls 45 37 .549 17
6 x-Indiana Pacers 44 38 .537 18
7 Washington Bullets 39 43 .476 23
8 Atlanta Hawks 31 51 .378 31
9 Cleveland Cavaliers 28 54 .341 34
10 New Jersey Nets 24 58 .293 38
11 Detroit Pistons 21 61 .256 41

Notes

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

References

  1. ↑ 1980-81 Washington Bullets