1979–80 San Antonio Spurs season

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
< 1978–79 1980–81 >

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]

Draft picks

Main article: 1979 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 19 Wiley Peck SG  United States Mississippi State
3 63 Sylvester Norris  United States Jackson State
4 84 Al Daniel  United States Furman
5 106 Steve Schall  United States Arkansas
6 125 Terry Knight  United States Pittsburgh
7 146 Tyrone Branyan  United States Texas
8 182 Eddie McLeod  United States Nevada-Las Vegas
10 199 Glen Fine  United States Harvard

Roster

1979–80 San Antonio Spurs roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
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
  • (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 50 32 .610 – 32–9 18–23 21–9
x-Houston Rockets 41 41 .500 9 29–12 12–29 20–10
x-San Antonio Spurs 41 41 .500 9 27–14 14–27 14–16
Cleveland Cavaliers 37 45 .451 13 28–13 9–32 16–14
Indiana Pacers 37 45 .451 13 26–15 11–30 15–15
Detroit Pistons 16 66 .195 34 13–28 3–38 4–26
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics 61 21 .744 –
2 y-Atlanta Hawks 50 32 .610 11
3 x-Philadelphia 76ers 59 23 .720 2
4 x-Houston Rockets 41 41 .500 20
5 x-San Antonio Spurs 41 41 .500 20
6 x-Washington Bullets 39 43 .476 22
7 New York Knicks 39 43 .476 22
8 Cleveland Cavaliers 37 45 .451 24
8 Indiana Pacers 37 45 .451 24
10 New Jersey Nets 34 48 .415 27
11 Detroit Pistons 16 66 .195 44
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 — 2–4 1–1 4–2 1–1 6–0 2–0 2–4 4–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 4–2 4–2 4–2 1–1 2–0 5–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–3
Boston 4–2 — 2–0 4–2 2–0 6–0 2–0 6–0 4–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 5–1 5–1 3–3 1–1 2–0 4–2 2–0 0–2 2–0 4–2
Chicago 1–1 0–2 — 2–0 2–4 1–1 4–2 1–1 0–2 3–3 1–5 1–5 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–5 3–3 0–2 4–2 2–4 2–4 0–2
Cleveland 2–4 2–4 0–2 — 1–1 6–0 2–0 2–4 2–4 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–3 3–3 1–5 1–1 0–2 4–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–3
Denver 1–1 0–2 4–2 1–1 — 1–1 3–3 1–1 1–1 0–6 1–5 3–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–5 2–4 1–1 3–3 1–5 3–3 1–1
Detroit 0–6 0–6 1–1 0–6 1–1 — 1–1 1–5 1–5 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–4 2–4 1–5 0–2 0–2 2–4 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–4
Golden State 0–2 0–2 2–4 0–2 3–3 1–1 — 1–1 1–1 3–3 1–5 0–6 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–4 2–4 0–2 3–3 0–6 3–3 0–2
Houston 4–2 0–6 1–1 4–2 1–1 5–1 1–1 — 4–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–3 3–3 2–4 1–1 1–1 3–3 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–4
Indiana 2–4 2–4 2–0 4–2 1–1 5–1 1–1 2–4 — 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–4 4–2 1–5 0–2 2–0 2–4 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–2
Kansas City 2–0 1–1 3–3 0–2 6–0 2–0 3–3 2–0 1–1 — 2–4 3–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–5 1–5 1–1 5–1 3–3 6–0 2–0
Los Angeles 1–1 2–0 5–1 1–1 5–1 2–0 5–1 2–0 2–0 4–2 — 3–3 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–3 2–4 2–0 5–1 4–2 6–0 1–1
Milwaukee 1–1 0–2 5–1 2–0 3–3 1–1 6–0 1–1 2–0 3–3 3–3 — 1–1 1–1 0–2 4–2 5–1 0–2 4–2 2–4 4–2 1–1
New Jersey 2–4 1–5 1–1 3–3 1–1 4–2 0–2 3–3 4–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 — 2–4 1–5 1–1 0–2 3–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–3
New York 2–4 1–5 2–0 3–3 1–1 4–2 2–0 3–3 2–4 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–2 — 0–6 2–0 2–0 4–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–3
Philadelphia 2–4 3–3 1–1 5–1 2–0 5–1 2–0 4–2 5–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 5–1 6–0 — 1–1 2–0 4–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 5–1
Phoenix 1–1 1–1 5–1 1–1 5–1 2–0 4–2 1–1 2–0 5–1 3–3 2–4 1–1 0–2 1–1 — 6–0 1–1 2–4 4–2 6–0 2–0
Portland 0–2 0–2 3–3 2–0 4–2 2–0 4–2 1–1 0–2 5–1 4–2 1–5 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–6 — 1–1 4–2 1–5 3–3 1–1
San Antonio 1–5 2–4 2–0 2–4 1–1 4–2 2–0 3–3 4–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–3 2–4 2–4 1–1 1–1 — 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–2
San Diego 1–1 0–2 2–4 1–1 3–3 2–0 3–3 0–2 1–1 1–5 1–5 2–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–2 2–4 0–2 — 3–3 5–1 1–1
Seattle 2–0 2–0 4–2 2–0 5–1 2–0 6–0 1–1 2–0 3–3 2–4 4–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–4 5–1 1–1 3–3 — 5–1 1–1
Utah 0–2 0–2 4–2 1–1 3–3 1–1 3–3 0–2 1–1 0–6 0–6 2–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–6 3–3 1–1 1–5 1–5 — 0–2
Washington 3–3 2–4 2–0 3–3 1–1 4–2 2–0 4–2 2–4 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–3 3–3 1–5 0–2 1–1 2–4 1–1 1–1 2–0 —

Game log

Playoffs

1980 playoff game log
First Round: 1–2 (home: 1–0; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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

Ragular season

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Kevin Restani SF 82 1,966 386 189 54 12 874 24.0 4.7 2.3 .7 .1 10.7
Paul Griffin C 82 1,812 438 250 81 53 520 22.1 5.3 3.0 1.0 .6 6.3
Mike Evans SG 79 1,246 107 230 60 9 486 15.8 1.4 2.9 .8 .1 6.2
George Gervin SG 78 2,934 403 202 110 79 2,585 37.6 5.2 2.6 1.4 1.0 33.1
Larry Kenon PF 78 2,798 775 231 111 18 1,565 35.9 9.9 3.0 1.4 .2 20.1
James Silas PG 77 2,293 167 347 61 14 1,365 29.8 2.2 4.5 .8 .2 17.7
Mark Olberding SF 75 2,111 418 327 67 22 792 28.1 5.6 4.4 .9 .3 10.6
Mike Gale PG 67 1,474 152 312 123 13 441 22.0 2.3 4.7 1.8 .2 6.6
Wiley Peck SF 52 628 183 33 17 23 180 12.1 3.5 .6 .3 .4 3.5
Billy Paultz† C 47 1,213 321 118 47 45 444 25.8 6.8 2.5 1.0 1.0 9.4
John Shumate† PF 27 777 214 52 23 31 391 28.8 7.9 1.9 .9 1.1 14.5
Irv Kiffin SF 26 212 40 19 10 2 82 8.2 1.5 .7 .4 .1 3.2
Sylvester Norris C 17 189 43 6 3 12 40 11.1 2.5 .4 .2 .7 2.4
Tim Bassett† PF 5 72 15 10 3 0 10 14.4 3.0 2.0 .6 .0 2.0
Harry Davis SF 4 30 6 0 1 0 13 7.5 1.5 .0 .3 .0 3.3
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Spurs only.

Playoffs

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
George Gervin SG 3 122 20 12 5 3 100 40.7 6.7 4.0 1.7 1.0 33.3
Mark Olberding SF 3 97 22 11 2 1 29 32.3 7.3 3.7 .7 .3 9.7
James Silas PG 3 90 7 9 6 1 43 30.0 2.3 3.0 2.0 .3 14.3
Larry Kenon PF 3 81 13 4 0 0 26 27.0 4.3 1.3 .0 .0 8.7
John Shumate PF 3 78 13 5 4 4 21 26.0 4.3 1.7 1.3 1.3 7.0
Kevin Restani SF 3 74 16 3 0 1 38 24.7 5.3 1.0 .0 .3 12.7
Mike Gale PG 3 69 6 16 5 0 21 23.0 2.0 5.3 1.7 .0 7.0
Paul Griffin C 3 69 15 6 0 1 20 23.0 5.0 2.0 .0 .3 6.7
Tim Bassett PF 3 19 1 0 0 0 2 6.3 .3 .0 .0 .0 .7
Mike Evans SG 2 12 2 2 0 0 11 6.0 1.0 1.0 .0 .0 5.5
Wiley Peck SF 2 9 3 0 0 1 0 4.5 1.5 .0 .0 .5 .0

Awards and records

Transactions

References

  1. ^ 1979-80 San Antonio Spurs

See also