1980–81 San Diego Clippers season

1980–81 San Diego Clippers season
Head coach	Paul Silas
Arena	San Diego Sports Arena
Results
Record	36–46 (.439)
Place	Division: 5th (Pacific) Conference: 9th (Western)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	XETV
Radio	KGB

The 1980-81 NBA season was the Clippers' 11th season in the NBA and their 3rd season in the city of San Diego.^[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	9	Michael Brooks		United States	LaSalle
4	76	Ed Odom		United States	Oklahoma State
5	99	Wally Rank		United States	San Jose State
6	122	Londale Theus		United States	Santa Clara
7	145	Paul Anderson		United States	Southern California College

Roster

San Diego Clippers 1980-1981 roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. From G 10 Bibby, Henry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) UCLA F 7 Brooks, Michael 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) La Salle F 23 Bryant, Joe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Pennsylvania G 42 Davis, Ron 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Washington State F 24 Heard, Gar 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Oklahoma C 31 Nater, Swen 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) UCLA G 25 Odom, Ed 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Oklahoma State G 22 Pietkiewicz, Stan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Auburn G 34 Price, Tony 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Pennsylvania F 30 Rank, Wally 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) San José 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 32 Walton, Bill 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) UCLA F 21 Wicks, Sidney 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) UCLA G 20 Williams, Freeman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Portland State	Head coach Paul Silas Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Roster Notes

• This is Gar Heard's second tour of duty with the franchise. He previously played for the Buffalo Braves from 1973 to 1976.

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Phoenix Suns	57	25	.695	–	36–5	21–20	22–8
x-Los Angeles Lakers	54	28	.659	3.0	30–11	24–17	19–11
x-Portland Trail Blazers	45	37	.549	12.0	30–11	15–26	18–12
Golden State Warriors	39	43	.476	18.0	26–15	13–28	10–20
San Diego Clippers	36	46	.439	21.0	22–19	14–27	14–16
Seattle SuperSonics	34	48	.415	23.0	22–19	12–29	7–23

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Phoenix Suns	57	25	.695	–
2	y-San Antonio Spurs	52	30	.634	5
3	x-Los Angeles Lakers	54	28	.659	3
4	x-Portland Trail Blazers	45	37	.549	12
5	x-Kansas City Kings	40	42	.488	17
6	x-Houston Rockets	40	42	.488	17
7	Golden State Warriors	39	43	.476	18
8	Denver Nuggets	37	45	.451	20
9	San Diego Clippers	36	46	.439	21
10	Seattle SuperSonics	34	48	.415	23
11	Utah Jazz	28	54	.341	29
12	Dallas Mavericks	15	67	.183	42

Notes

• z, y – division champions
• 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

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Henry Bibby
Michael Brooks
Joe Bryant
Ron Davis
Gar Heard
Swen Nater
Stan Pietkiewicz
Tony Price
Wally Rank
Phil Smith
Brian Taylor
Jerome Whitehead
Sidney Wicks
Freeman Williams

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

• Guard Brian Taylor led the league in 3-point field goal percentage this season at .383 (44/115)

Transactions

The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 1980–81 season.

Trades

August 28, 1980	To Los Angeles Clippers Phil Smith & 1984 first-round draft pick	To Golden State Warriors World B. Free

Free agents

Additions Player Signed Former team

Subtractions Player Left New team

References

1. 1980-81 San Diego Clippers