1981–82 Dallas Mavericks season

1981–82 Dallas Mavericks season
Head coach Dick Motta
Arena Reunion Arena
Results
Record 28–54 (.341)
Place Division: 5th (Midwest)
Conference: 10th (Western)
Playoff finish DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television WFAA, KTXA
Radio KJIM
< 1980–81 1982–83 >
A ticket for an October 1981 pre-season game between the Mavericks and the season's eventual Eastern Conference champions Philadelphia 76ers.

The 1981–82 Dallas Mavericks season was the second season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Rookie Jay Vincent led the team in scoring with 21.4 points per game and earned NBA All-Rookie Team honors. The Mavericks improved to 28–54, getting out of the Midwest Division cellar as they finished above the Utah Jazz.

Draft picks

The 1981 NBA Draft brought three players who would become vital parts of the team. The Mavs selected 6'6" forward Mark Aguirre with the first pick, 6'6" guard Rolando Blackman 9th, and 6'7" forward Jay Vincent 24th. By the end of his seven-year Mavs career, Aguirre would average 24.6 points per game. Blackman contributed 19.2 points over his 11-year career in Dallas.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 1 Mark Aguirre SF  United States DePaul
1 9 Rolando Blackman SG  United States Kansas State
2 24 Jay Vincent SF  United States Michigan State
2 43 Elston Turner SG/SF  United States Mississippi
3 47 Art Housey  United States Kansas
4 70 Eddie Moss  United States Syracuse
5 93 Pete Budko  United States North Carolina

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Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs 48 34 .585 – 29–12 19–22 20–10
x-Denver Nuggets 46 36 .561 2.0 29–12 17–24 19–11
x-Houston Rockets 46 36 .561 2.0 25–16 21–20 17–13
Kansas City Kings 30 52 .366 18.0 23–18 7–34 11–19
Dallas Mavericks 28 54 .341 20.0 16–25 12–29 11–19
Utah Jazz 25 57 .305 23.0 18–23 7–34 9–21

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 GS MIN FG% 3FG% FT% REB AST STL BLK PTS
Jay Vincent81 62 2626.497 .250 .716565 176 89221732
Rolando Blackman 82 16 1979 .513 .250 .768254 105 4630 1091
Brad Davis 82 822614 .515 .286 .804 226 509 736 993
Mark Aguirre 5120 1468.465 .352 .680 249 1643722 955
Jerome Whitehead82 1 1755 .479 .333 .853 210 206 869 827
Wayne Cooper 550115 37 106682
Elston Turner 301 189 75 2661
Allan Bristow 339 44865 6 573
Kurt Nimphius 295 61 17 82337
Scott Lloyd 210 4917 17312

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Awards and records

Awards

Transactions

Free Agents

Additions

Player Signed Former team
Kurt Nimphius September 2, 1981 Denver Nuggets

Subtractions

Player Left New team
Abdul Jeelani October 5, 1981 Denver Nuggets
Chad Kinch October 5, 1981 Washington Bullets
Ollie Mack December 22, 1981

See also

References