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1979–80 San Antonio Spurs season
- Doug Moe (fired)
- Bob Bass (interim) (lost to Rockets 1–2) The 1979–80 San Antonio Spurs season was the Spurs' fourth season in the NBA, the 7th in San Antonio, and the 13th season as a franchise.
Draft picks
Main article: 1979 NBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | Wiley Peck | SG | Mississippi State | |
| 3 | 63 | Sylvester Norris | Jackson State | ||
| 4 | 84 | Al Daniel | Furman | ||
| 5 | 106 | Steve Schall | Arkansas | ||
| 6 | 125 | Terry Knight | Pittsburgh | ||
| 7 | 146 | Tyrone Branyan | Texas | ||
| 8 | 182 | Eddie McLeod | Nevada-Las Vegas | ||
| 10 | 199 | Glen Fine | Harvard |
Roster
- Bob Bass
- George Karl
Regular season
Season standings
:z - clinched division title :y - clinched division title :x - clinched playoff spot
Game log
Playoffs
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 2 | @ Houston | L 85–95 | George Gervin (19) | Gervin, Kenon (9) | Gervin, Olberding (4) | The Summit 14,454 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 4 | Houston | W 106–101 | George Gervin (44) | Mark Olberding (12) | Mike Gale (9) | HemisFair Arena 12,894 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 6 | @ Houston | L 120–141 | George Gervin (37) | John Shumate (8) | George Gervin (6) | The Summit 15,676
| 1–2 |
|---|
Player statistics
Ragular season
| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF | **82** | 1,966 | 386 | 189 | 54 | 12 | 874 | 24.0 | 4.7 | 2.3 | .7 | .1 | 10.7 | ||
| C | **82** | 1,812 | 438 | 250 | 81 | 53 | 520 | 22.1 | 5.3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | .6 | 6.3 | ||
| SG | 79 | 1,246 | 107 | 230 | 60 | 9 | 486 | 15.8 | 1.4 | 2.9 | .8 | .1 | 6.2 | ||
| SG | 78 | **2,934** | 403 | 202 | 110 | **79** | **2,585** | **37.6** | 5.2 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 | **33.1** | ||
| PF | 78 | 2,798 | **775** | 231 | 111 | 18 | 1,565 | 35.9 | **9.9** | 3.0 | 1.4 | .2 | 20.1 | ||
| PG | 77 | 2,293 | 167 | **347** | 61 | 14 | 1,365 | 29.8 | 2.2 | 4.5 | .8 | .2 | 17.7 | ||
| SF | 75 | 2,111 | 418 | 327 | 67 | 22 | 792 | 28.1 | 5.6 | 4.4 | .9 | .3 | 10.6 | ||
| PG | 67 | 1,474 | 152 | 312 | **123** | 13 | 441 | 22.0 | 2.3 | **4.7** | **1.8** | .2 | 6.6 | ||
| SF | 52 | 628 | 183 | 33 | 17 | 23 | 180 | 12.1 | 3.5 | .6 | .3 | .4 | 3.5 | ||
| † | C | 47 | 1,213 | 321 | 118 | 47 | 45 | 444 | 25.8 | 6.8 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 9.4 | |
| † | PF | 27 | 777 | 214 | 52 | 23 | 31 | 391 | 28.8 | 7.9 | 1.9 | .9 | **1.1** | 14.5 | |
| SF | 26 | 212 | 40 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 82 | 8.2 | 1.5 | .7 | .4 | .1 | 3.2 | ||
| C | 17 | 189 | 43 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 40 | 11.1 | 2.5 | .4 | .2 | .7 | 2.4 | ||
| † | PF | 5 | 72 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 14.4 | 3.0 | 2.0 | .6 | .0 | 2.0 | |
| SF | 4 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7.5 | 1.5 | .0 | .3 | .0 | 3.3 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Spurs only.
Playoffs
| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SG | **3** | **122** | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | **100** | **40.7** | 6.7 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 1.0 | **33.3** | ||
| SF | **3** | 97 | **22** | 11 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 32.3 | **7.3** | 3.7 | .7 | .3 | 9.7 | ||
| PG | **3** | 90 | 7 | 9 | **6** | 1 | 43 | 30.0 | 2.3 | 3.0 | **2.0** | .3 | 14.3 | ||
| PF | **3** | 81 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 27.0 | 4.3 | 1.3 | .0 | .0 | 8.7 | ||
| PF | **3** | 78 | 13 | 5 | 4 | **4** | 21 | 26.0 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 1.3 | **1.3** | 7.0 | ||
| SF | **3** | 74 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 24.7 | 5.3 | 1.0 | .0 | .3 | 12.7 | ||
| PG | **3** | 69 | 6 | **16** | 5 | 0 | 21 | 23.0 | 2.0 | **5.3** | 1.7 | .0 | 7.0 | ||
| C | **3** | 69 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 23.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | .0 | .3 | 6.7 | ||
| PF | **3** | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.3 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .7 | ||
| SG | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | 5.5 | ||
| SF | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.5 | 1.5 | .0 | .0 | .5 | .0 |
Awards and records
- George Gervin, All-NBA First Team
References
References
- [https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SAS/1980.html 1979-80 San Antonio Spurs]
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