1981–82 San Diego Clippers season

The 1981–82 NBA season was the Clippers' 12th season in the NBA and their fourth season in the city of San Diego.[1]

1981–82 San Diego Clippers season
Head coachPaul Silas
ArenaSan Diego Sports Arena
Results
Record17–65 (.207)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Pacific)
Conference: 12th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionXETV
RadioKGB

Donald Sterling took over control of the franchise during this season, beginning what would be a 33-year stewardship.

Draft picks
Main article: 1981 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 8 Tom Chambers Forward  United States Utah
3 54 Jim Smith Forward  United States Ohio State
4 77 Lee Raker Guard  United States Virginia
5 100 Dennis Isbell Forward  United States Memphis State
6 123 Mike Pepper Guard  United States North Carolina
7 146 Randy Johnson Guard  United States Southern Colorado
8 168 Todd Haynes Forward  United States Davidson
9 190 Art Jones Forward  United States North Carolina State
10 210 Tony Gwynn Guard  United States San Diego State

Roster
San Diego Clippers 1981-1982 roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHt.Wt.From
G 15 Brogan, Jim 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Wesleyan (WV)
F 7 Brooks, Michael 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) La Salle
F 23 Bryant, Joe 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 185 lb (84 kg) La Salle
F 22 Chambers, Tom 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Utah
G 1 Criss, Charlie 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) New Mexico State
G 42 Davis, Ron 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Washington State
G 13 Douglas, John 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Kansas
G 24 Hill, Armond 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Princeton
F 34 Lee, Rock 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) San Diego State
C 31 Nater, Swen 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) UCLA
F 30 Smith, Jim 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Ohio 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 33 Whitehead, Jerome 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Marquette
F 21 Wiley, Michael 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Long Beach State
C 32 Walton, Bill  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) UCLA
G 20 Williams, Freeman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Portland State
G 4 Wood, Al 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 193 lb (88 kg) North Carolina
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster Notes
  • Center Bill Walton missed the entire season due to a left foot injury.
  • This is Jerome Whitehead's second tour of duty with the Clippers. He previously played with the team during the 1978-79 season.
  • Guard Armond Hill is currently an assistant coach with the franchise since 2013.

Regular season

Season standings
Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers5725.695–30–1127–1421–9
x-Seattle SuperSonics5230.6345.031–1021–2018–12
x-Phoenix Suns4636.56111.031–1015–2614–16
Golden State Warriors4537.54912.028–1317–2415–15
Portland Trail Blazers4240.51215.027–1415–2615–15
San Diego Clippers1765.20740.011–306–357–23
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers5725.695–
2 y-San Antonio Spurs4834.5859
3 x-Seattle SuperSonics5230.6345
4 x-Denver Nuggets4636.56111
5 x-Phoenix Suns4636.56111
6 x-Houston Rockets4636.56111
7 Golden State Warriors4537.54912
8 Portland Trail Blazers4240.51215
9 Kansas City Kings3052.36627
10 Dallas Mavericks2854.34129
11 Utah Jazz2557.30532
12 San Diego Clippers1765.20740


Notes

  • z, y – division champions
  • x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1981-82 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SDC SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —1–52–34–21–11–12–40–22–04–21–10–23–33–25–13–31–12–01–11–11–12–02–4
Boston 5–1—4–25–02–01–16–01–11–14–12–01–13–35–15–14–21–11–12–02–00–22–06–0
Chicago 3–22–4—5–11–11–10–60–21–13–31–12–01–52–43–21–50–21–11–12–01–11–12–4
Cleveland 2–40–51–5—2–00–21–51–11–11–51–10–20–60–60–60–50–21–10–21–10–22–01–5
Dallas 1–10–21–10–2—1–51–10–52–41–14–21–41–12–01–10–22–32–31–52–31–43–31–1
Denver 1–11–11–12–05–1—1–13–25–10–24–21–41–11–11–11–12–32–32–45–02–33–32–0
Detroit 4–20–66–05–11–11–1—2–02–02–42–00–22–42–43–32–30–20–20–22–01–11–11–4
Golden State 2–01–12–01–15–02–30–2—1–42–03–23–32–01–11–10–24–22–43–25–11–53–21–1
Houston 0–21–11–11–14–21–50–24–1—2–03–31–41–11–11–11–13–24–13–34–12–36–02–0
Indiana 2–41–53–35–11–12–04–20–20–2—1–10–20–64–23–20–61–11–12–02–01–11–11–5
Kansas City 1–10–21–11–12–42–40–22–33–31–1—1–41–11–12–00–22–30–51–54–12–33–30–2
Los Angeles 2–01–10–22–04–14–12–03–34–12–04–1—0–21–10–21–14–25–12–35–14–25–02–0
Milwaukee 3–33–35–16–01–11–14–20–21–16–01–12–0—4–13–34–21–12–01–12–00–22–03–2
New Jersey 2–31–54–26–00–21–14–21–11–12–41–11–11–4—4–23–32–01–11–12–00–22–04–2
New York 1–51–52–36–01–11–13–31–11–12–30–22–03–32–4—1–50–21–10–22–00–22–01–5
Philadelphia 3–32–45–15–02–01–13–22–01–16–02–01–12–43–35–1—1–12–00–22–02–02–06–0
Phoenix 1–11–12–02–03–23–22–02–42–31–13–22–41–10–22–01–1—3–34–14–23–33–21–1
Portland 0–21–11–11–13–23–22–04–21–41–15–01–50–21–11–10–23–3—3–24–23–34–10–2
San Antonio 1–10–21–12–05–14–22–02–33–30–25–13–21–11–12–02–01–42–3—3–24–13–31–1
San Diego 1–10–20–21–13–20–50–21–51–40–21–41–50–20–20–20–22–42–42–3—1–51–40–2
Seattle 1–12–01–12–04–13–21–15–13–21–13–22–42–02–02–00–23–33–31–45–1—5–01–1
Utah 0–20–21–10–23–33–31–12–30–61–13–30–50–20–20–20–22–31–43–34–10–5—1–1
Washington 4–20–64–25–11–10–24–11–10–25–12–00–22–32–45–10–61–12–01–12–01–11–1—

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
Jim Brogan 631916.3.453.281.7261.92.50.80.26.3
Michael Brooks 827333.5.504.000.7577.62.91.40.515.6
Joe Bryant 754926.5.486.267.7853.72.51.00.411.8
Tom Chambers 815833.1.525.000.6206.91.80.70.617.2
Charlie Criss 282030.0.479.381.8841.64.00.80.112.9
Ron Davis 709.6.400.5001.90.60.00.03.3
John Douglas 64916.1.465.305.6571.42.30.80.17.0
Armond Hill 191425.3.382.000.6881.44.30.80.24.7
Rock Lee 205.0.500.0000.51.00.00.01.0
Swen Nater 21727.4.5771.000.7479.11.40.30.412.5
Jim Smith 72311.9.509.4592.50.60.30.72.9
Phil Smith 483930.1.440.208.7322.44.90.90.413.2
Brian Taylor 414031.1.503.365.8182.35.61.10.210.8
Jerome Whitehead 726330.8.559.7639.21.40.70.613.8
Michael Wiley 61116.6.565.000.6953.00.90.70.38.3
Freeman Williams 371021.8.456.324.8431.41.80.60.016.5
Al Wood 29523.9.518.167.8023.11.60.80.312.5

Transactions

The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 1981–82 season.

Trades
January 20, 1982
 To San Diego Clippers
 To Atlanta Hawks
February 16, 1982
 To San Diego Clippers
 To Seattle SuperSonics

Free agents
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