1980–81 Dallas Mavericks season

The 1980–81 Dallas Mavericks season was the first season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

1980–81 Dallas Mavericks season
Head coachDick Motta
General managerNorm Sonju
Owner(s)Don Carter
ArenaReunion Arena
Results
Record15–67 (.183)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Midwest)
Conference: 12th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioKJIM
A ticket for a March 1981 game between the Dallas Mavericks and the season's eventual champions Boston Celtics.

Expansion draft
Player Position Team
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
Main article: 1980 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
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

[1]

  • 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
1980–81 Dallas Mavericks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
SF 45 Byrnes, Marty 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1956–04–30 Syracuse
PG 15 Davis, Brad 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1955–12–17 Maryland
SF 11 Jeelani, Abdul 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1954–02–10 UW–Parkside
PF 53 Kea, Clarence 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1959–02–02 Lamar
SG 21 Kinch, Chad 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1958–05–22 Charlotte
C 25 LaGarde, Tom 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1955–02–10 North Carolina
C 44 Lloyd, Scott 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1952–12–19 Arizona State
SG 17 Mack, Ollie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1957–06–06 East Carolina
SG 43 Pietkiewicz, Stan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1956–07–14 Auburn
PF 52 Robinzine, Bill 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1953–01–20 DePaul
SF 34 Spanarkel, Jim 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1957–06–28 Duke
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 2, 1981

Regular season

Season standings
Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs5230.634–34–718–2321–9
x-Kansas City Kings4042.48812.024–1716–2519–11
x-Houston Rockets4042.48812.025–1615–2619–11
Denver Nuggets3745.45115.023–1814–2713–17
Utah Jazz2854.34124.020–218–3313–17
Dallas Mavericks1567.18337.011–304–375–25
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Phoenix Suns5725.695–
2 y-San Antonio Spurs5230.6345
3 x-Los Angeles Lakers5428.6593
4 x-Portland Trail Blazers4537.54912
5 x-Kansas City Kings4042.48817
6 x-Houston Rockets4042.48817
7 Golden State Warriors3943.47618
8 Denver Nuggets3745.45120
9 San Diego Clippers3646.43921
10 Seattle SuperSonics3448.41523
11 Utah Jazz2854.34129
12 Dallas Mavericks1567.18342

Notes

  • z, y – division champions
  • x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1980-81 NBA Records
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 –2–42–41–52–01–14–22–01–11–51–10–21–53–22–41–50–21–11–11–11–12–01–4
Boston 4–2–5–14–12–02–04–11–12–03–31–12–03–36–05–13–32–02–02–02–01–11–15–1
Chicago 4–21–5–5–11–11–15–11–11–13–22–01–13–33–23–32–40–20–20–21–11–12–05–1
Cleveland 5–11–41–5–2–01–13–31–10–22–40–20–20–63–30–50–61–11–11–11–10–21–14–2
Dallas 0–20–21–10–2–3–30–22–30–60–20–60–50–21–11–10–21–41–41–52–31–41–50–2
Denver 1–10–21–11–13–3–2–03–22–41–14–23–21–11–10–21–11–42–32–43–23–22–40–2
Detroit 2–41–41–53–32–00–2–0–21–12–41–10–21–53–31–51–40–20–20–21–10–20–21–5
Golden State 0–21–11–11–13–22–32–0–3–21–15–01–51–11–12–00–22–42–41–42–43–34–11–1
Houston 1–10–21–12–06–04–21–12–3–1–12–42–30–22–00–20–21–43–23–31–44–14–20–2
Indiana 5–13–32–34–22–01–14–21–11–1–2–00–22–45–13–20–61–10–22–01–10–21–14–2
Kansas City 1–11–10–22–06–02–41–10–54–20–2–0–51–12–01–10–23–23–22–43–22–35–11–1
Los Angeles 2–00–21–12–05–02–32–05–13–22–05–0–0–22–02–01–12–43–32–33–36–03–21–1
Milwaukee 5–13–33–36–02–01–15–11–12–04–21–12–0–5–13–33–21–12–01–12–02–02–04–1
New Jersey 2–30–62–33–31–11–13–31–10–21–50–20–21–5–0–61–51–12–00–20–21–11–13–3
New York 4–21–53–35–01–12–05–10–22–02–31–10–23–36–0–3–31–11–10–22–02–02–04–2
Philadelphia 5–13–34–26–02–01–14–12–02–06–02–01–12–35–13–3–1–11–12–02–02–02–04–2
Phoenix 2–00–22–01–14–14–12–04–24–11–12–34–21–11–11–11–1–3–33–26–05–15–01–1
Portland 1–10–22–01–14–13–22–04–22–32–02–33–30–20–21–11–13–3–2–34–24–22–32–0
San Antonio 1–10–22–01–15–14–22–04–13–30–24–23–21–12–02–00–22–33–2–4–13–25–11–1
San Diego 1–10–21–11–13–22–31–14–24–11–12–33–30–22–00–20–20–62–41–4–5–13–20–2
Seattle 1–11–11–12–04–12–32–03–31–42–03–20–60–21–10–20–21–52–42–31–5–4–11–1
Utah 0–21–10–21–15–14–22–01–42–41–11–52–30–21–10–20–20–53–21–52–31–4–0–2
Washington 4–11–51–52–42–02–05–11–12–02–41–11–11–43–32–42–41–10–21–12–01–12–0—

Game log
1980–81 game log
Total: 15–67 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
October: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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November: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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1980–81 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
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Darrell Allums
Austin Carr
Brad Davis
Ralph Drollinger
Joe Hassett
Tom LaGarde
Jim Spanarkel
Richard Washington
Jerome Whitehead

Awards and records

Awards

Transactions

Trades
June 9, 1980 To Dallas Mavericks---- To Phoenix Suns----
September 11, 1980 To Utah Jazz---- To Dallas Mavericks----
September 16, 1980 To Cleveland Cavaliers---- To Dallas Mavericks----
October 30, 1980 To "'Cleveland Cavaliers"'---- To "'Dallas Mavericks"'----

Free agents

See also

References
  1. "Complete First Round Results — 1980-89". NBA.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2010. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
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