1980–81 Seattle SuperSonics season

The 1980–81 NBA season was the SuperSonics 14th season in the NBA.[1]

1980–81 Seattle SuperSonics season
Head coachLenny Wilkens
General managerZollie Volchok
Owner(s)Sam Schulman
ArenaKingdome
Results
Record34–48 (.415)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Pacific)
Conference: 10th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKIRO-TV
RadioKIRO

Draft picks
Main article: 1980 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
120Bill HanzlikSG/SF United StatesNotre Dame
366Carl BaileyC United StatesTuskegee

Roster
1980–81 Seattle SuperSonics roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
C 21 Awtrey, Dennis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1948–02–22 Santa Clara
PF 20 Bailey, James 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1957–05–21 Rutgers
SG 32 Brown, Fred 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1948–08–07 Iowa
C 40 Donaldson, James 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1957–08–16 Washington State
SF 22 Hanzlik, Bill 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1957–12–06 Notre Dame
PG 24 Hill, Armond 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1953–03–31 Princeton
SF 27 Johnson, John 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1947–10–18 Iowa
PG 15 Johnson, Vinnie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1956–09–01 Baylor
PF 8 Shelton, Lonnie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1955–10–19 Oregon State
C 43 Sikma, Jack (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1955–11–14 Illinois Wesleyan
SF 42 Walker, Wally 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1954–07–18 Virginia
SG 44 Westphal, Paul 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1950–11–30 USC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: January 19, 1981

Regular season

Season standings
Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Phoenix Suns5725.695–36–521–2022–8
x-Los Angeles Lakers5428.6593.030–1124–1719–11
x-Portland Trail Blazers4537.54912.030–1115–2618–12
Golden State Warriors3943.47618.026–1513–2810–20
San Diego Clippers3646.43921.022–1914–2714–16
Seattle SuperSonics3448.41523.022–1912–297–23
#
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
October (5–7)
GameDateTeamScoreLocation
Attendance		RecordStreak
1Oct 10Los Angeles Lakers98–99Kingdome0–1Lost 1
2Oct 12@ Portland Trail Blazers96–107Memorial Colliseum0–2Lost 2
3Oct 14@ Dallas Mavericks85–83Reunion Arena1–2Won 1
4Oct 15@ Houston Rockets100–103The Summit1–3Lost 1
5Oct 18@ Kansas City Kings127–122Kemper Arena2–3Won 1
6Oct 20@ Utah Jazz98–92Salt Palace3–3Won 2
7Oct 22Dallas Mavericks102–107Kingdome3–4Lost 1
8Oct 24@ Los Angeles Lakers98–104The Forum3–5Lost 2
9Oct 25Phoenix Suns75–100Kingdome3–6Lost 3
10Oct 26Portland Trail Blazers111–98Kingdome4–6Won 1
11Oct 28Golden State Warriors119–102Kingdome5–6Won 2
12Oct 31San Antonio Spurs96–112Kingdome5–7Lost 1
November (6–7)
GameDateTeamScoreLocation
Attendance		RecordStreak
13Nov 1@ Denver Nuggets118–123McNichols Sports Arena5–8Lost 2
14Nov 3Cleveland Cavaliers118–83Kingdome6–8Win 1
15Nov 5Denver Nuggets117–125Kingdome6–9Lost 1
16Nov 7San Diego Clippers113–94Kingdome7–9Win 1
17Nov 12Utah Jazz106–114Kingdome7–10Lost 1
18Nov 14Kansas City Kings127–125Kingdome8–10Won 1
19Nov 15Houston Rockets143–139 (OT)Kingdome9–10Won 2
20Nov 18@ Houston Rockets118–138The Summit9–11Lost 1
21Nov 21@ Dallas Mavericks101–91Reunion Arena10–11Win 1
22Nov 23@ San Diego Clippers99–110San Diego Sports Arena10–12Lost 1
23Nov 26@ Phoenix Suns103–113Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum10–13Lost 2
24Nov 28San Diego Clippers92–93Kingdome10–14Lost 3
25Nov 30New Jersey Nets113–89Kingdome11–14Won 1
December (6–7)
GameDateTeamScoreLocation
Attendance		RecordStreak
26Dec 3Chicago Bulls113–105Kingdome12–14Won 2
27Dec 6@ Utah Jazz108–98Salt Palace13–14Won 3
28Dec 8San Antonio Spurs104–99Kingdome14–14Won 4
29Dec 9@ Portland Trail Blazers98–111Memorial Coliseum14–15Lost 1
30Dec 10@ Golden State Warriors108–103Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena15–15Win 1
31Dec 12Los Angeles Lakers107–113Kingdome15–16Lost 1
32Dec 14@ San Diego Clippers81–91San Diego Sports Arena15–17Lost 2
33Dec 17Kansas City Kings101–94Kingdome16–17Won 1
34Dec 19Atlanta Hawks95–92Kingdome17–17Won 2
35Dec 22Phoenix Suns98–109Kingdome17–18Lost 1
36Dec 26Portland Trail Blazers90–96Kingdome17–19Lost 2
37Dec 27@ Golden State Warriors98–104Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena17–20Lost 3
38Dec 30@ San Antonio Spurs100–102HemisFair Arena17–21Lost 4
January (4–10)
GameDateTeamScoreLocation
Attendance		RecordStreak
39Jan 2Philadelphia 76ers117–120 (OT)Kingdome17–22Lost 5
40Jan 5Dallas Mavericks103–89Kingdome18–22Won 1
41Jan 7Detroit Pistons99–94Kingdome19–22Won 2
42Jan 9@ Los Angeles Lakers87–92The Forum19–23Lost 1
43Jan 10Denver Nuggets119–116Kingdome20–23Won 1
44Jan 11Golden State Warriors98–106Kingdome20–24Lost 1
45Jan 13@ Phoenix Suns99–104Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum20–25Lost 2
46Jan 16@ Indiana Pacers95–94Market Square Arena21–25Won 1
47Jan 18@ Philadelphia 76ers92–113The Spectrum21–26Lost 1
48Jan 20@ New York Knicks97–98Madison Square Garden21–27Lost 2
49Jan 21@ New Jersey Nets122–126 (OT)Rutgers Athletic Center21–28Lost 3
50Jan 23@ Washington Wizards91–103Capital Centre21–29Lost 4
51Jan 25@ Boston Celtics106–115Boston Garden21–30Lost 5
52Jan 28Milwaukee Bucks110–119Kingdome21–31Lost 6
February (8–7)
GameDateTeamScoreLocation
Attendance		RecordStreak
53Feb 4Washington Bullets108–99Kingdome22–31Won 1
54Feb 6Kansas City Kings92–102Kingdome22–32Lost 1
55Feb 7Utah Jazz96–89Kingdome23–32Won 1
56Feb 8Denver Nuggets133–112Kingdome24–32Won 2
57Feb 10Boston Celtics108–107 (OT)Kingdome25–32Won 3
58Feb 12@ Portland Trail Blazers112–109Memorial Coliseum26–32Won 4
59Feb 14@ Chicago Bulls117–134Chicago Stadium26–33Lost 1
60Feb 15@ Kansas City Kings105–107Kemper Arena26–34Lost 2
61Feb 17@ Utah Jazz101–98Salt Palace27–34Won 1
62Feb 18New York Knicks103–105Kingdome27–35Lost 1
63Feb 20Phoenix Suns112–111Kingdome28–35Won 1
64Feb 22Houston Rockets96–111Kingdome28–36Lost 1
65Feb 24@ Dallas Mavericks102–84Reunion Arena29–36Won 1
66Feb 26@ San Antonio Spurs113–123HemisFair Arena29–37Lost 1
67Feb 27@ Houston Rockets92–96The Summit29–38Lost 2
March (5–10)
GameDateTeamScoreLocation
Attendance		RecordStreak
68Mar 1@ Atlanta Hawks102–108Omni Coliseum29–39Lost 3
69Mar 4Indiana Pacers105–93Kingdome30–39Won 1
70Mar 6San Antonio Spurs102–94Kingdome31–39Won 2
71Mar 7@ Golden State Warriors103–106Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena31–40Lost 1
72Mar 8San Diego Clippers92–103Kingdome31–41Lost 2
73Mar 11@ Cleveland Cavaliers101–95Coliseum at Richfield32–41Won 1
74Mar 13@ Detroit Pistons102–100Pontiac Silverdome33–41Won 2
75Mar 15@ Milwaukee Bucks108–132MECCA Arena33–42Lost 1
76Mar 17@ Denver Nuggets112–124McNichols Sports Arena33–43Lost 2
77Mar 20@ Los Angeles Lakers119–133The Forum33–44Lost 3
78Mar 22@ Phoenix Suns91–107Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum33–45Lost 4
79Mar 24@ San Diego Clippers106–111San Diego Sports Arena33–46Lost 5
80Mar 25Portland Trail Blazers103–112Kingdome33–47Lost 6
81Mar 27Los Angeles Lakers90–97Kingdome33–48Lost 7
82Mar 29Golden State Warriors96–92Kingdome34–48Won 1
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
James Bailey 82 31.0 .499 .500 .709 7.4 1.2 .9 1.7 14.0
Fred Brown 78 25.5 .488 .359 .832 2.2 3.0 1.1 .2 15.5
James Donaldson 68 14.4 .542 .594 4.5 .6 .1 1.1 5.3
Bill Hanzlik 74 17.0 .478 .200 .793 2.1 1.5 .8 .3 5.4
John Johnson 80 29.1 .431 .000 .808 4.5 3.9 .7 .311.5
Vinnie Johnson 81 28.5 .534 .200 .793 4.5 4.2 1.0 .2 13.0
Lonnie Shelton 14 31.4 .420 .655 5.6 2.5 1.6 .2 13.0
Jack Sikma 82 35.6 .454 .000 .823 10.4 3.0 1.0 1.1 18.7
Wally Walker 82 21.9 .463 .000 .645 3.8 1.5 .6 .2 8.4
Paul Westphal 36 29.9 .442 .240 .832 1.9 4.1 1.3 .4 16.7

Transactions

Free agents
Subtractions
Player Date signed New team
Tom LaGarde Expansion Draft May 28, 1980 Dallas Mavericks

References
  1. 1980-81 Seattle SuperSonics
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