1980–81 Dallas Mavericks season
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.com | |||
Local media | |||
Television |
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Radio | KJIM | ||
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The 1980–81 Dallas Mavericks season was the first season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Expansion draft
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
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 |
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- 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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Roster |
Regular season
Season standings
| 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 |
# | Western Conference
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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
Regular season
1980–81 game log Total: 15–67 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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November: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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1980–81 schedule |
Player statistics
Ragular season
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
Awards
Records
Transactions
Trades
June 9, 1980 | To Dallas Mavericks----
| To Phoenix Suns---- |
September 11, 1980 | To Utah Jazz----
| To Dallas Mavericks----
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September 16, 1980 | To Cleveland Cavaliers---- | To Dallas Mavericks---- |
October 30, 1980 | To "'Cleveland Cavaliers"'----
| To "'Dallas Mavericks"'---- |
Free agents
Additions
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