1983–84 San Diego Clippers season

The 1983–84 NBA season was the Clippers' 14th season in the NBA and their sixth and final season in San Diego as the team moved to the city of Los Angeles.[1]

1983–84 San Diego Clippers season
Head coachJim Lynam
ArenaSan Diego Sports Arena
Results
Record30–52 (.366)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Pacific)
Conference: 11th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionXETV
RadioKPQP

Draft picks
Main article: 1983 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
14Byron ScottGuard United StatesArizona State
597Manute BolCenter Sudan
7143Dan EvansForward United StatesOregon State
8166Mark GannonForward United StatesIowa
9188David MaxwellGuard United StatesFordham
10209Keith SmithGuard United StatesSan Diego State

Roster
San Diego Clippers 1983-1984 roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHt.Wt.From
F 7 United States Brooks, Michael 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) La Salle
F 34 United States Cummings, Terry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) DePaul
C 40 United States Donaldson, James 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 278 lb (126 kg) Washington State
G 24 United States Hodges, Craig 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Long Beach State
F 22 United States Jones, Hutch 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Vanderbilt
F 20 United States Kelser, Greg 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Michigan State
G 9 United States Loder, Kevin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Alabama State
F 8 United States McDowell, Hank 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Memphis
G 1 United States McKinney, Billy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Northwestern
G 10 United States Nixon, Norm 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Duquesne
G 25 United States Pierce, Ricky 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Rice
G 18 United States Smith, Derek 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Louisville
F 9 United States Townes, Linton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) James Madison
C 32 United States Walton, Bill 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) UCLA
F 12 United States White, Rory 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) South Alabama
C 33 United States Whitehead, Jerome 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Marquette
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 5428.659–28–1326–1518–12
x-Portland Trail Blazers 4834.585633–815–2617–13
x-Seattle SuperSonics 4240.5121232–910–3114–16
x-Phoenix Suns 4141.5001331–1010–3116–14
Golden State Warriors 3745.4511727–1410–3113–17
San Diego Clippers 3052.3662425–165–3612–18
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers5428.659–
2 y-Utah Jazz4537.5499
3 x-Portland Trail Blazers4834.5856
4 x-Dallas Mavericks4339.52411
5 x-Seattle SuperSonics4240.51212
6 x-Phoenix Suns4141.50013
7 x-Denver Nuggets3844.46316
8 x-Kansas City Kings3844.46316
9 San Antonio Spurs3745.45117
10 Golden State Warriors3745.45117
11 San Diego Clippers3052.36624
12 Houston Rockets2953.35425

Notes

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

Record vs. opponents
1983-84 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 –0–54–23–31–10–22–41–11–14–20–20–23–33–34–15–11–10–21–11–11–11–14–2
Boston 5–0–5–06–02–02–04–22–01–15–12–00–25–14–23–32–42–02–02–01–12–01–14–2
Chicago 2–40–5–2–41–10–21–52–00–23–31–10–22–42–42–42–31–12–00–21–10–21–12–4
Cleveland 3–30–64–2–1–10–21–51–11–12–40–20–21–52–31–52–41–11–11–11–11–10–24–1
Dallas 1–10–21–11–1–4–20–24–14–22–03–33–20–21–10–21–13–22–34–24–11–44–20–2
Denver 2–00–22–02–02–4–1–12–34–20–24–21–41–11–11–11–12–31–43–33–22–33–30–2
Detroit 4–22–45–15–12–01–1–1–11–14–21–11–13–21–44–23–32–01–11–12–01–11–13–3
Golden State 1–10–20–21–11–43–21–1–2–32–04–13–30–21–11–11–11–52–43–23–34–21–42–0
Houston 1–11–12–01–12–42–41–13–2–1–12–41–41–10–20–20–22–31–42–42–33–21–50–2
Indiana 2–41–53–34–20–22–02–40–21–1–0–21–11–51–52–40–51–11–10–21–11–11–11–4
Kansas City 2–00–21–12–03–32–41–11–44–22–0–0–50–22–00–20–22–32–35–13–21–43–32–0
Los Angeles 2–02–02–02–02–34–11–13–34–11–15–0–2–01–10–21–13–35–12–34–23–34–11–1
Milwaukee 3–31–54–25–12–01–12–32–01–15–12–00–2–4–24–12–42–01–11–11–11–11–15–1
New Jersey 3–32–44–23–21–11–14–11–12–05–10–21–12–4–3–33–32–00–20–22–01–11–14–2
New York 1–43–34–15–12–01–12–41–12–04–22–02–01–43–3–2–41–10–22–02–01–12–04–2
Philadelphia 1–54–23–24–21–11–13–31–12–05–02–01–14–23–34–2–1–11–12–02–01–12–04–2
Phoenix 1–10–21–11–12–33–20–25–13–21–13–23–30–20–21–11–1–2–45–04–22–41–42–0
Portland 2–00–20–21–13–24–11–14–24–11–13–21–51–12–02–01–14–2–4–14–24–21–41–1
San Antonio 1–10–22–01–12–43–31–12–34–22–01–53–21–12–00–20–20–51–4–4–12–34–21–1
San Diego 1–11–11–11–11–42–30–23–33–21–12–32–41–10–20–20–22–42–41–4–3–32–31–1
Seattle 1–10–22–01–14–13–21–12–42–31–14–13–31–11–11–11–14–22–43–23–3–1–41–1
Utah 1–11–11–12–02–43–31–14–15–11–13–31–41–11–10–20–24–14–12–43–24–1–1–1
Washington 2–42–44–21–42–02–03–30–22–04–10–21–11–52–42–42–40–21–11–11–11–11–1—

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
Michael Brooks 473029.9.479.000.6897.31.91.10.311.3
Terry Cummings 818035.9.494.000.7209.61.71.10.722.9
James Donaldson 826730.8.596.7617.91.10.51.711.8
Craig Hodges 762820.7.450.217.7501.11.50.80.07.8
Hutch Jones 404.5.000.2500.00.00.30.00.3
Greg Kelser 802122.3.519.333.7024.91.10.90.411.0
Kevin Loder 104.00.00.00.00.00.0
Hank McDowell 57010.7.431.000.6792.70.60.20.03.6
Billy McKinney 80010.5.446.000.8480.72.00.30.03.9
Norm Nixon 828237.2.462.239.7602.511.11.10.017.0
Ricky Pierce 693518.6.470.000.8612.00.90.40.29.9
Derek Smith 612021.3.546.167.7552.81.30.50.49.8
Linton Townes 208.5.4290.50.50.51.03.0
Bill Walton 554626.8.556.000.5978.73.30.81.612.1
Rory White 603.2.4440.70.00.00.01.3
Jerome Whitehead 70113.2.490.8223.50.30.2.25.4

Awards and records

Transactions

The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 1983–84 season.

Trades
August 18, 1983 To San Diego Clippers
 To Seattle SuperSonics
October 4, 1983 To San Diego Clippers
 To Denver Nuggets
October 10, 1983 To San Diego Clippers
 To Los Angeles Lakers
October 17, 1983 To San Diego Clippers
 To Detroit Pistons
  • 1986 & 1987 second-round draft picks
October 26, 1983 To San Diego Clippers
 To Indiana Pacers
  • 1986 third-round draft pick

Free agents
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