1979–80 Washington Bullets season

1979–80 Washington Bullets season
Head coach	Dick Motta
Arena	Capital Centre
Results
Record	39–43 (.476)
Place	Division: 3rd (Atlantic) Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East First Round (eliminated 0-2)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1979-80 NBA season was the Bullets 19th season in the NBA and their 7th season in the city of Washington, D.C..^[1]

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1979 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College

Regular season

Season standings

Template:1979-80 NBA Atlantic standings Template:1979-80 NBA East standings

Notes

z, y – division champions
x – clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

East First Round

(3) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (6) Washington Bullets: 76ers win series 2-0

Game 1 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 111, Washington 96
Game 2 @ Washington: Philadelphia 112, Washington 104

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

References

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Washington Wizards

Formerly the Chicago Packers (1961–1962), the Chicago Zephyrs (1962–1963), the Baltimore Bullets (1963–1973), the Capital Bullets (1973–1974), and the Washington Bullets (1974–1997) Founded in 1961 Based in Washington, D.C.

Franchise	Franchise Expansion Draft All-time roster Draft history Head coaches Seasons Current season

Arenas	International Amphitheatre Chicago Coliseum Baltimore Civic Center Cole Field House Capital Centre/US Airways Arena Verizon Center

General Managers	Ferry Nash Unseld Grunfeld

D-League affiliate	None

Administration	Ted Leonsis (Owner) Ernie Grunfeld (President & GM of Basketball Ops.) Randy Wittman (Head Coach)

Retired Numbers	10 11 25 41

NBA Championships (1)	1978

Conference Championships (4)	1971 1975 1978 1979

Culture and lore	Wes Unseld 1975 championship upset It ain't over 'til the fat lady sings The Big E Abe Pollin Washington Bullets Earl the Pearl The Phone Booth Agent Zero Robin Ficker

Media	TV WDCW Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic The Comcast Network Radio WJFK-FM Announcers Steve Buckhantz Phil Chenier Dave Johnson Glenn Consor

Chicago Packers/Zephyrs / Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets / Washington Wizards seasons

1960s

1970s

1977–78

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Bold indicates NBA Finals victory

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