1979–80 San Antonio Spurs season

The 1979–80 NBA season was the Spurs' fourth season in the NBA, the 7th in San Antonio, and the 13th season as a franchise.[1]

1979–80 San Antonio Spurs season
Head coach
General managerBob Bass
Owner(s)Angelo Drossos
ArenaHemisFair Arena
Results
Record41–41 (.500)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Central)
Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Rockets 1–2)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKMOL-TV
RadioWOAI

Draft picks
Main article: 1979 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
119Wiley PeckSG United StatesMississippi State
363Sylvester Norris United StatesJackson State
484Al Daniel United StatesFurman
5106Steve Schall United StatesArkansas
6125Terry Knight United StatesPittsburgh
7146Tyrone Branyan United StatesTexas
8182Eddie McLeod United StatesNevada-Las Vegas
10199Glen Fine United StatesHarvard

Roster
1979–80 San Antonio Spurs roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
PF 21 Bassett, Tim 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) –– Georgia
SG 1 Evans, Mike 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) –– Kansas State
PG 12 Gale, Mike 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) –– Elizabeth City State
G/F 44 Gervin, George 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) –– Eastern Michigan
C 30 Griffin, Paul 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) –– Western Michigan
PF 35 Kenon, Larry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) –– Memphis
C 40 Norris, Sylvester 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) –– Jackson State
SF 53 Olberding, Mark 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) –– Minnesota
SF 54 Peck, Wiley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) –– Mississippi State
SF 31 Restani, Kevin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) –– San Francisco
PF 34 Shumate, John 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) –– Notre Dame
PG 13 Silas, James 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) –– Stephen F. Austin
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 22, 1980

Regular season

Season standings
Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Atlanta Hawks 5032.610–32–918–2321–9
x-Houston Rockets 4141.500929–1212–2920–10
x-San Antonio Spurs 4141.500927–1414–2714–16
Cleveland Cavaliers 3745.4511328–139–3216–14
Indiana Pacers 3745.4511326–1511–3015–15
Detroit Pistons 1666.1953413–283–384–26
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Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics6121.744–
2 y-Atlanta Hawks5032.61011
3 x-Philadelphia 76ers5923.7202
4 x-Houston Rockets4141.50020
5 x-San Antonio Spurs4141.50020
6 x-Washington Bullets3943.47622
7 New York Knicks3943.47622
8 Cleveland Cavaliers3745.45124
8 Indiana Pacers3745.45124
10 New Jersey Nets3448.41527
11 Detroit Pistons1666.19544
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1979-80 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SDC SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —2–41–14–21–16–02–02–44–20–21–11–14–24–24–21–12–05–11–10–22–03–3
Boston 4–2—2–04–22–06–02–06–04–21–10–22–05–15–13–31–12–04–22–00–22–04–2
Chicago 1–10–2—2–02–41–14–21–10–23–31–51–51–10–21–11–53–30–24–22–42–40–2
Cleveland 2–42–40–2—1–16–02–02–42–42–01–10–23–33–31–51–10–24–21–10–21–13–3
Denver 1–10–24–21–1—1–13–31–11–10–61–53–31–11–10–21–52–41–13–31–53–31–1
Detroit 0–60–61–10–61–1—1–11–51–50–20–21–12–42–41–50–20–22–40–20–21–12–4
Golden State 0–20–22–40–23–31–1—1–11–13–31–50–62–00–20–22–42–40–23–30–63–30–2
Houston 4–20–61–14–21–15–11–1—4–20–20–21–13–33–32–41–11–13–32–01–12–02–4
Indiana 2–42–42–04–21–15–11–12–4—1–10–20–22–44–21–50–22–02–41–10–21–14–2
Kansas City 2–01–13–30–26–02–03–32–01–1—2–43–31–11–11–11–51–51–15–13–36–02–0
Los Angeles 1–12–05–11–15–12–05–12–02–04–2—3–32–02–01–13–32–42–05–14–26–01–1
Milwaukee 1–10–25–12–03–31–16–01–12–03–33–3—1–11–10–24–25–10–24–22–44–21–1
New Jersey 2–41–51–13–31–14–20–23–34–21–10–21–1—2–41–51–10–23–31–11–11–13–3
New York 2–41–52–03–31–14–22–03–32–41–10–21–14–2—0–62–02–04–21–10–21–13–3
Philadelphia 2–43–31–15–12–05–12–04–25–11–11–12–05–16–0—1–12–04–21–11–11–15–1
Phoenix 1–11–15–11–15–12–04–21–12–05–13–32–41–10–21–1—6–01–12–44–26–02–0
Portland 0–20–23–32–04–22–04–21–10–25–14–21–52–00–20–20–6—1–14–21–53–31–1
San Antonio 1–52–42–02–41–14–22–03–34–21–10–22–03–32–42–41–11–1—2–01–11–14–2
San Diego 1–10–22–41–13–32–03–30–21–11–51–52–41–11–11–14–22–40–2—3–35–11–1
Seattle 2–02–04–22–05–12–06–01–12–03–32–44–21–12–01–12–45–11–13–3—5–11–1
Utah 0–20–24–21–13–31–13–30–21–10–60–62–41–11–11–10–63–31–11–51–5—0–2
Washington 3–32–42–03–31–14–22–04–22–40–21–11–13–33–31–50–21–12–41–11–12–0—

Game log

Playoffs
1980 playoff game log
First Round: 1–2 (home: 1–0; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 2 @ Houston L 85–95 George Gervin (19) Gervin, Kenon (9) Gervin, Olberding (4) The Summit
14,454		 0–1
2 April 4 Houston W 106–101 George Gervin (44) Mark Olberding (12) Mike Gale (9) HemisFair Arena
12,894		 1–1
3 April 6 @ Houston L 120–141 George Gervin (37) John Shumate (8) George Gervin (6) The Summit
15,676		 1–2
1980 schedule

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

Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Tim Bassett
Harry Davis
Mike Evans
Mike Gale
George Gervin
Paul Griffin
Larry Kenon
Irv Kiffin
Sylvester Norris
Mark Olberding
Billy Paultz
Wiley Peck
Kevin Restani
John Shumate
James Silas

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Tim Bassett
Mike Evans
Mike Gale
George Gervin
Paul Griffin
Larry Kenon
Mark Olberding
Wiley Peck
Kevin Restani
John Shumate
James Silas

Awards and records

References
  1. 1979-80 San Antonio Spurs

See also
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