1981–82 San Diego Clippers season

1981–82 San Diego Clippers season
Head coachPaul Silas
ArenaSan Diego Sports Arena
Results
Record17–65 (.207)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Pacific)
Conference: 12th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionXETV
RadioKGB
< 1980–81 1982–83 >

The 1981–82 NBA season was the Clippers' 12th season in the NBA and their fourth season in the city of San Diego.[1]

Donald Sterling took over control of the franchise during this season, beginning what would be a 33-year stewardship.

Draft picks

Main article: 1981 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 8 Tom Chambers Forward  United States Utah
3 54 Jim Smith Forward  United States Ohio State
4 77 Lee Raker Guard  United States Virginia
5 100 Dennis Isbell Forward  United States Memphis State
6 123 Mike Pepper Guard  United States North Carolina
7 146 Randy Johnson Guard  United States Southern Colorado
8 168 Todd Haynes Forward  United States Davidson
9 190 Art Jones Forward  United States North Carolina State
10 210 Tony Gwynn Guard  United States San Diego State

Roster

San Diego Clippers 1981-1982 roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. From
G 15 Brogan, Jim 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) West Virginia Wesleyan
F 7 Brooks, Michael 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) La Salle
F 23 Bryant, Joe 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 185 lb (84 kg) La Salle
F 22 Chambers, Tom 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Utah
G 1 Criss, Charlie 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) New Mexico State
G 42 Davis, Ron 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Washington State
G 13 Douglas, John 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Kansas
G 24 Hill, Armond 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Princeton
F 34 Lee, Rock 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) San Diego State
C 31 Nater, Swen 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) UCLA
F 30 Smith, Jim 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Ohio State
G 11 Smith, Phil 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 197 lb (89 kg) San Francisco
G 14 Taylor, Brian 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Princeton
C 33 Whitehead, Jerome 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Marquette
F 21 Wiley, Michael 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Long Beach State
C 32 Walton, Bill Injured 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) UCLA
G 20 Williams, Freeman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Portland State
G 4 Wood, Al 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 193 lb (88 kg) North Carolina
Head coach
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster Notes

  • Center Bill Walton missed the entire season again due to another left foot injury.
  • This is Jerome Whitehead's second tour of duty with the Clippers. He previously played with the team during the 1978–79 season.
  • Guard Armond Hill is currently an assistant coach with the franchise since 2013.

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 57 25 .695 – 30–11 27–14 21–9
x-Seattle SuperSonics 52 30 .634 5.0 31–10 21–20 18–12
x-Phoenix Suns 46 36 .561 11.0 31–10 15–26 14–16
Golden State Warriors 45 37 .549 12.0 28–13 17–24 15–15
Portland Trail Blazers 42 40 .512 15.0 27–14 15–26 15–15
San Diego Clippers 17 65 .207 40.0 11–30 6–35 7–23
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers 57 25 .695 –
2 y-San Antonio Spurs 48 34 .585 9
3 x-Seattle SuperSonics 52 30 .634 5
4 x-Denver Nuggets 46 36 .561 11
5 x-Phoenix Suns 46 36 .561 11
6 x-Houston Rockets 46 36 .561 11
7 Golden State Warriors 45 37 .549 12
8 Portland Trail Blazers 42 40 .512 15
9 Kansas City Kings 30 52 .366 27
10 Dallas Mavericks 28 54 .341 29
11 Utah Jazz 25 57 .305 32
12 San Diego Clippers 17 65 .207 40

Notes

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

Record vs. opponents

1981-82 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 — 1–5 2–3 4–2 1–1 1–1 2–4 0–2 2–0 4–2 1–1 0–2 3–3 3–2 5–1 3–3 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–4
Boston 5–1 — 4–2 5–0 2–0 1–1 6–0 1–1 1–1 4–1 2–0 1–1 3–3 5–1 5–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 6–0
Chicago 3–2 2–4 — 5–1 1–1 1–1 0–6 0–2 1–1 3–3 1–1 2–0 1–5 2–4 3–2 1–5 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–4
Cleveland 2–4 0–5 1–5 — 2–0 0–2 1–5 1–1 1–1 1–5 1–1 0–2 0–6 0–6 0–6 0–5 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–5
Dallas 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 — 1–5 1–1 0–5 2–4 1–1 4–2 1–4 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–3 2–3 1–5 2–3 1–4 3–3 1–1
Denver 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 5–1 — 1–1 3–2 5–1 0–2 4–2 1–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 2–3 2–4 5–0 2–3 3–3 2–0
Detroit 4–2 0–6 6–0 5–1 1–1 1–1 — 2–0 2–0 2–4 2–0 0–2 2–4 2–4 3–3 2–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–4
Golden State 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 5–0 2–3 0–2 — 1–4 2–0 3–2 3–3 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 4–2 2–4 3–2 5–1 1–5 3–2 1–1
Houston 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–2 1–5 0–2 4–1 — 2–0 3–3 1–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 4–1 3–3 4–1 2–3 6–0 2–0
Indiana 2–4 1–5 3–3 5–1 1–1 2–0 4–2 0–2 0–2 — 1–1 0–2 0–6 4–2 3–2 0–6 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–5
Kansas City 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–4 2–4 0–2 2–3 3–3 1–1 — 1–4 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–3 0–5 1–5 4–1 2–3 3–3 0–2
Los Angeles 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 4–1 4–1 2–0 3–3 4–1 2–0 4–1 — 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–2 5–1 2–3 5–1 4–2 5–0 2–0
Milwaukee 3–3 3–3 5–1 6–0 1–1 1–1 4–2 0–2 1–1 6–0 1–1 2–0 — 4–1 3–3 4–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 3–2
New Jersey 2–3 1–5 4–2 6–0 0–2 1–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 2–4 1–1 1–1 1–4 — 4–2 3–3 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 4–2
New York 1–5 1–5 2–3 6–0 1–1 1–1 3–3 1–1 1–1 2–3 0–2 2–0 3–3 2–4 — 1–5 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–5
Philadelphia 3–3 2–4 5–1 5–0 2–0 1–1 3–2 2–0 1–1 6–0 2–0 1–1 2–4 3–3 5–1 — 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 6–0
Phoenix 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 3–2 3–2 2–0 2–4 2–3 1–1 3–2 2–4 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 — 3–3 4–1 4–2 3–3 3–2 1–1
Portland 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 3–2 2–0 4–2 1–4 1–1 5–0 1–5 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–3 — 3–2 4–2 3–3 4–1 0–2
San Antonio 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 5–1 4–2 2–0 2–3 3–3 0–2 5–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–4 2–3 — 3–2 4–1 3–3 1–1
San Diego 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–2 0–5 0–2 1–5 1–4 0–2 1–4 1–5 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–4 2–4 2–3 — 1–5 1–4 0–2
Seattle 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 4–1 3–2 1–1 5–1 3–2 1–1 3–2 2–4 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 3–3 3–3 1–4 5–1 — 5–0 1–1
Utah 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–3 3–3 1–1 2–3 0–6 1–1 3–3 0–5 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–3 1–4 3–3 4–1 0–5 — 1–1
Washington 4–2 0–6 4–2 5–1 1–1 0–2 4–1 1–1 0–2 5–1 2–0 0–2 2–3 2–4 5–1 0–6 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 —

Game log

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
Jim Brogan 63 19 16.3 .453 .281 .726 1.9 2.5 0.8 0.2 6.3
Michael Brooks 82 73 33.5 .504 .000 .757 7.6 2.9 1.4 0.5 15.6
Joe Bryant 75 49 26.5 .486 .267 .785 3.7 2.5 1.0 0.4 11.8
Tom Chambers 81 58 33.1 .525 .000 .620 6.9 1.8 0.7 0.6 17.2
Charlie Criss 28 20 30.0 .479 .381 .884 1.6 4.0 0.8 0.1 12.9
Ron Davis 7 0 9.6 .400 .500 1.9 0.6 0.0 0.0 3.3
John Douglas 64 9 16.1 .465 .305 .657 1.4 2.3 0.8 0.1 7.0
Armond Hill 19 14 25.3 .382 .000 .688 1.4 4.3 0.8 0.2 4.7
Rock Lee 2 0 5.0 .500 .000 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
Swen Nater 21 7 27.4 .577 1.000 .747 9.1 1.4 0.3 0.4 12.5
Jim Smith 72 3 11.9 .509 .459 2.5 0.6 0.3 0.7 2.9
Phil Smith 48 39 30.1 .440 .208 .732 2.4 4.9 0.9 0.4 13.2
Brian Taylor 41 40 31.1 .503 .365 .818 2.3 5.6 1.1 0.2 10.8
Jerome Whitehead 72 63 30.8 .559 .763 9.2 1.4 0.7 0.6 13.8
Michael Wiley 61 1 16.6 .565 .000 .695 3.0 0.9 0.7 0.3 8.3
Freeman Williams 37 10 21.8 .456 .324 .843 1.4 1.8 0.6 0.0 16.5
Al Wood 29 5 23.9 .518 .167 .802 3.1 1.6 0.8 0.3 12.5

Awards, records and milestones

Transactions

The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 1981–82 season.

Trades

January 20, 1982 To San Diego Clippers
 To Atlanta Hawks
February 16, 1982 To San Diego Clippers
 To Seattle SuperSonics

Free agents

References

  1. ^ 1981-82 San Diego Clippers