1978–79 San Antonio Spurs season

1978–79 San Antonio Spurs season
Division Champions
Head coach Doug Moe
Arena HemisFair Arena
Results
Record 48–34 (.585)
Place Division: 1st (Central)
Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish East Conference Finals
(eliminated 3-4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television KMOL
Radio WOAI

The 1978-79 NBA season was the Spurs' 3rd season in the NBA and 12th season as a franchise.[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 1978 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 20 Frankie Sanders  United States Southern
3 64 Gerald Henderson PG  United States Virginia Commonwealth
4 86 Rich Adams  United States Illinois
5 108 Eugene Parker  United States Purdue
6 129 Harry Morgan  United States Indiana State
7 150 Hector Olivencia  United States Sacred Heart
8 168 Henry Taylor  United States Texas-Pan American
9 185 Rick Taylor  United States Arizona State
10 200 Larry Brewster  United States Florida

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs 48 34 .585 – 29–12 19–22 11–9
x-Houston Rockets 47 35 .573 1 30–11 17–24 12–8
x-Atlanta Hawks 46 36 .561 2 34–7 12–29 14–6
Cleveland Cavaliers 30 52 .366 18 20–21 10–31 6–14
Detroit Pistons 30 52 .366 18 22–19 8–33 9–11
New Orleans Jazz 26 56 .317 22 21–20 8–33 9–15
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Washington Bullets 54 28 .659 –
2 y-San Antonio Spurs 48 34 .585 6
3 x-Philadelphia 76ers 47 35 .573 7
4 x-Houston Rockets 47 35 .573 7
5 x-Atlanta Hawks 46 36 .561 8
6 x-New Jersey Nets 37 45 .451 17
7 New York Knicks 31 51 .378 23
8 Cleveland Cavaliers 30 52 .366 24
8 Detroit Pistons 30 52 .366 24
10 Boston Celtics 29 53 .354 25
11 New Orleans Jazz 26 56 .317 28
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

East First Round

The Spurs had a first round bye.

East Conference Semifinals

(2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (3) Philadelphia 76ers: Spurs win series 4-3

East Conference Finals

(1) Washington Bullets vs. (2) San Antonio Spurs: Bullets win series 4-3

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

Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Allan Bristow
Louie Dampier
Coby Dietrick
Mike Gale
George Gervin
Mike Green
Larry Kenon
Glenn Mosley
Mark Olberding
Billy Paultz
Frankie Sanders
James Silas

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Allan Bristow
Louie Dampier
Coby Dietrick
Mike Gale
George Gervin
Mike Green
Larry Kenon
Glenn Mosley
Mark Olberding
Billy Paultz
James Silas

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ 1978-79 San Antonio Spurs

See also

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