1979–80 Chicago Bulls season

1979–80 Chicago Bulls season
Head coach	Jerry Sloan
General manager	Rod Thorn
Arena	Chicago Stadium
Results
Record	30–52 (.366)
Place	Division: 4th (Midwest) Conference: 9th (Western)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1979-80 NBA season was the Bulls' 14th season in the NBA.^[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	2	Dave Greenwood	PF/C	United States	UCLA
2	33	Lawrence Butler	SG	United States	Idaho State
3	47	Calvin Garrett	SF	United States	Oral Roberts
3	49	Cedrick Hordges		United States	South Carolina
4	72	George Maynor		United States	East Carolina
5	93	Larry Washington		United States	Drury
6	114	Steve Smith		United States	Southern California
7	133	Mike Eversley		United States	Chicago State
8	153	Tony Warren		United States	North Carolina State
9	171	James Jackson		United States	Minnesota
10	190	Marvin Thoms		United States	UCLA
10	197	Cortez Collins		United States	Southern Indiana

Regular season

Season standings

Template:1979-80 NBA Midwest standings

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Los Angeles Lakers	60	22	.732	–
2	y-Milwaukee Bucks	49	33	.598	11
3	x-Seattle SuperSonics	56	26	.683	4
4	x-Phoenix Suns	55	27	.671	5
5	x-Kansas City Kings	47	35	.573	13
6	x-Portland Trail Blazers	38	44	.463	22
7	San Diego Clippers	35	47	.427	25
8	Chicago Bulls	30	52	.366	30
9	Denver Nuggets	30	52	.366	30
10	Utah Jazz	24	58	.293	36
11	Golden State Warriors	24	58	.293	36

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

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

Awards and records

• David Greenwood, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

References

1. 1979-80 Chicago Bulls

See also

• 1979-80 NBA season