1979–80 San Diego Clippers season

The 1979–80 NBA season was the Clippers' 10th season in the NBA and their 2nd season in the city of San Diego.[1]

1979–80 San Diego Clippers season
Head coachGene Shue
ArenaSan Diego Sports Arena
Results
Record35–47 (.427)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Pacific)
Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKFMB-TV
RadioKFMB

Draft picks
Main article: 1979 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
355Tom ChannelGuard United StatesBoston University
477Lionel GarrettForward United StatesSouthern
599Greg JoynerForward United StatesMiddle Tennessee State
6119Bob BenderGuard United StatesDuke
7139Jene GreyForward United StatesLeMoyne
8158Renaldo LawrenceGuard United StatesAppalachian State
9176Mike DoddGuard United StatesSan Diego State
10194Greg HunterForward United StatesLoyola Marymount

Roster
San Diego Clippers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHt.Wt.From
F 27 Barnes, Marvin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Providence
F 23 Bryant, Joe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Pennsylvania
G 24 Free, Lloyd 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Guilford College
G 30 Carrington, Bob 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Boston College
G 43 Lee, Greg  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) UCLA
C 4 Malovic, Steve 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) San Diego
C 31 Nater, Swen 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) UCLA
F 40 Olive, John 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Villanova
F 22 Pietkiewicz, Stan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Auburn
G 7 Smith, Bingo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Tulsa
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 12 Weatherspoon, Nick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Illinois
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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster Notes

Regular season

Game log
1979-80 Regular Season Game Log (35–47) (Home: 24–17; Road: 11–30)

Season standings
Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 6022.732–37–423–1819–11
x-Seattle SuperSonics 5626.683433–823–1818–12
x-Phoenix Suns 5527.671537–518–2219–11
x-Portland Trail Blazers 3844.4632226–1512–2913–17
San Diego Clippers 3547.4272524–1711–3013–17
Golden State Warriors 2458.2933615–269–328–22
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers6022.732–
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks4933.59811
3 x-Seattle SuperSonics5626.6834
4 x-Phoenix Suns5527.6715
5 x-Kansas City Kings4735.57313
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers3844.46322
7 San Diego Clippers3547.42725
8 Chicago Bulls3052.36630
9 Denver Nuggets3052.36630
10 Utah Jazz2458.29336
11 Golden State Warriors2458.29336

Notes

  • z, y – division champions
  • 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 —2–41–14–21–16–02–02–44–20–21–11–14–24–24–21–12–05–11–10–22–03–3
Boston 4–2—2–04–22–06–02–06–04–21–10–22–05–15–13–31–12–04–22–00–22–04–2
Chicago 1–10–2—2–02–41–14–21–10–23–31–51–51–10–21–11–53–30–24–22–42–40–2
Cleveland 2–42–40–2—1–16–02–02–42–42–01–10–23–33–31–51–10–24–21–10–21–13–3
Denver 1–10–24–21–1—1–13–31–11–10–61–53–31–11–10–21–52–41–13–31–53–31–1
Detroit 0–60–61–10–61–1—1–11–51–50–20–21–12–42–41–50–20–22–40–20–21–12–4
Golden State 0–20–22–40–23–31–1—1–11–13–31–50–62–00–20–22–42–40–23–30–63–30–2
Houston 4–20–61–14–21–15–11–1—4–20–20–21–13–33–32–41–11–13–32–01–12–02–4
Indiana 2–42–42–04–21–15–11–12–4—1–10–20–22–44–21–50–22–02–41–10–21–14–2
Kansas City 2–01–13–30–26–02–03–32–01–1—2–43–31–11–11–11–51–51–15–13–36–02–0
Los Angeles 1–12–05–11–15–12–05–12–02–04–2—3–32–02–01–13–32–42–05–14–26–01–1
Milwaukee 1–10–25–12–03–31–16–01–12–03–33–3—1–11–10–24–25–10–24–22–44–21–1
New Jersey 2–41–51–13–31–14–20–23–34–21–10–21–1—2–41–51–10–23–31–11–11–13–3
New York 2–41–52–03–31–14–22–03–32–41–10–21–14–2—0–62–02–04–21–10–21–13–3
Philadelphia 2–43–31–15–12–05–12–04–25–11–11–12–05–16–0—1–12–04–21–11–11–15–1
Phoenix 1–11–15–11–15–12–04–21–12–05–13–32–41–10–21–1—6–01–12–44–26–02–0
Portland 0–20–23–32–04–22–04–21–10–25–14–21–52–00–20–20–6—1–14–21–53–31–1
San Antonio 1–52–42–02–41–14–22–03–34–21–10–22–03–32–42–41–11–1—2–01–11–14–2
San Diego 1–10–22–41–13–32–03–30–21–11–51–52–41–11–11–14–22–40–2—3–35–11–1
Seattle 2–02–04–22–05–12–06–01–12–03–32–44–21–12–01–12–45–11–13–3—5–11–1
Utah 0–20–24–21–13–31–13–30–21–10–60–62–41–11–11–10–63–31–11–51–5—0–2
Washington 3–32–42–03–31–14–22–04–22–40–21–11–13–33–31–50–21–12–41–11–12–0—

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
Lloyd Free68-38.0.474.360.7533.54.21.20.530.2
Swen Nater81-35.3.554†.000.71815.02.90.60.513.4
Brian Taylor78-35.3.467.377.8022.44.31.90.313.5
Sidney Wicks71-30.2.423.000.5465.83.01.10.77.1
Joe Bryant81-28.7.431.147.7426.41.81.30.59.3
Bingo Smith70-28.4.430.289.8693.51.30.80.211.7
Freeman Williams82-25.8.480.328.8152.32.00.90.118.6
Bill Walton14-24.1.503.000.5939.02.40.62.713.9
Nick Weatherspoon57-19.7.434NA.6923.60.90.60.36.9
John Olive1-15.0.000NA.0001.00.00.00.00.0
Marvin Barnes20-14.4.400NA.5003.90.90.30.63.2
Bob Carrington10-13.4.405.000.7501.30.30.40.13.6
Jerome Whitehead18-12.5.600†NA.2783.90.30.10.33.3
Stan Pietkiewicz50-11.5.508.250.8040.91.90.50.14.6
Steve Malovic28-9.9.548NA.7782.10.40.20.01.9

Awards, records and milestones

All-Star
  • Lloyd Free selected as a reserve guard for the Western Conference All-Stars. Free would be the first and only San Diego Clipper All-Star.

Records
  • Swen Nater sets a franchise record of total rebounds in a single season with 1,216. This record will not be broken until 35 years later by DeAndre Jordan with 1,226 rebounds.

Transactions

The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 1979–80 season.

Trades
May 13, 1979
 To San Diego Clippers
 To Portland Trail Blazers
September 21, 1979
 To San Diego Clippers
  • A 1980 first round draft pick
 To Cleveland Cavaliers
October 6, 1979
 To San Diego Clippers
 To Philadelphia 76ers
  • 1986 first round draft pick
October 27, 1979
 To San Diego Clippers
 To Cleveland Cavaliers
  • 1980 third round draft pick
November 21, 1979
 To San Diego Clippers
 To Washington Bullets
  • 1982 second round draft pick

Free agents

References
  1. 1979-80 San Diego Clippers
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