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1979–80 San Diego Clippers season
NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| team | San Diego Clippers |
| team_link | Los Angeles Clippers |
| end_year | 1980 |
| wins | 35 |
| losses | 47 |
| division | Pacific |
| division_place | 5th |
| conf_place | 7th |
| coach | Gene Shue |
| arena | San Diego Sports Arena |
| television | KFMB-TV |
| radio | KFMB |
| playoffs | Did not qualify |
| bbr_team | SDC |
The 1979–80 San Diego Clippers season was the Clippers' 10th season in the NBA and their 2nd season in the city of San Diego.
Draft picks
Main article: 1979 NBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 55 | Tom Channel | Guard | Boston University | |
| 4 | 77 | Lionel Garrett | Forward | Southern | |
| 5 | 99 | Greg Joyner | Forward | Middle Tennessee State | |
| 6 | 119 | Bob Bender | Guard | Duke | |
| 7 | 139 | Jene Grey | Forward | LeMoyne | |
| 8 | 158 | Renaldo Lawrence | Guard | Appalachian State | |
| 9 | 176 | Mike Dodd | Guard | San Diego State | |
| 10 | 194 | Greg Hunter | Forward | Loyola Marymount |
Roster
- Gene Shue
- Bob Weiss
Roster notes
- This is Marvin Barnes' second tour of duty with the franchise. He previously played for the Buffalo Braves back in 1977–1978.
Regular season
Game log
|- | 1 || October 12 || Lakers || L 102–103 || Lloyd Free (46) || Nick Weatherspoon (9)|| Lloyd Free (5) || San Diego Sports Arena 8,503 || 0–1 || https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197910120SDC.html |- | 2 || October 14 || SuperSonics || W 98–93 || Lloyd Free (35) || Swen Nater (16)|| Tied (4) || San Diego Sports Arena 7,242 || 1–1 || https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197910140SDC.html |- | 3 || October 16 || @ Trail Blazers || L 94–98|| Lloyd Free (24) || Swen Nater (16)|| Lloyd Free (4) || Memorial Coliseum 12,666 || 1–2 || https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197910160POR.html |- | 4 || October 18 || Bulls || W 111–107 || Lloyd Free (32) || Swen Nater (14) || Brian Taylor (7) || San Diego Sports Arena 6,844 || 2–2 || https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197910180SDC.html |- | 5 || October 19 || @ SuperSonics || L 98–106 || Lloyd Free (41) || Swen Nater (18)|| Tied (4) || Kingdome 16,614 || 2–3 || https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197910190SEA.html |- | 6 || October 22 || @ Jazz || L 109–110 || Lloyd Free (33) || Swen Nater (13)|| World B. Free (4) || Salt Palace 6,122 || 2–4 || https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197910220UTA.html |- | 7 || October 23 || Nuggets || W 132–127 || Lloyd Free (32) || Swen Nater (12)|| Tied (7) || San Diego Sports Arena 6,660 || 3–4 || https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197910230SDC.html |- | 8 || October 25 || Bucks || L 115–118 || Lloyd Free (30) || Swen Nater (15)|| Tied (5) || San Diego Sports Arena 6,617 || 3–5 || https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197910250SDC.html |- | 9 || October 27 || SuperSonics || W 110–105 || Lloyd Free (33) || Nick Weatherspoon (9)|| Lloyd Free (9) || San Diego Sports Arena 7,224 || 4–5 || https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197910270SDC.html |- | 10 || October 28 || Kings || L 101–106 || Joe Bryant (23) || Swen Nater (13)|| Lloyd Free (5) || San Diego Sports Arena 7,081 || 4–6 || https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197910280SDC.html |- | 11 || October 31|| Spurs || L 123–130 || Lloyd Free (35) || Swen Nater (21)|| Lloyd Free (6) || San Diego Sports Arena 7,044 || 4–7 || https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197910310SDC.html
| - |
|---|
| 12 |
| 7,319 |
| - |
| 13 |
| 6,428 |
| - |
| 14 |
| 12,817 |
| - |
| 15 |
| 11,097 |
| - |
| 16 |
| 8,014 |
| - |
| 17 |
| 10,938 |
| - |
| 18 |
| 9,068 |
| - |
| 19 |
| 7,221 |
| - |
| 20 |
| 6,342 |
| - |
| 21 |
| 6,992 |
| - |
| 22 |
| 5,922 |
| - |
| 23 |
| 6,940 |
| - |
| 24 |
| 8,075 |
| - |
| 25 |
| 10,726 |
| - |
| 26 |
| 10,726 |
| - |
| - |
| 27 |
| 9,373 |
| - |
| 28 |
| 7,155 |
| - |
| 29 |
| 8,664 |
| - |
| 30 |
| 12,222 |
| - |
| 31 |
| 12,666 |
| - |
| 32 |
| 6,756 |
| - |
| 33 |
| 6,684 |
| - |
| 34 |
| 7,571 |
| - |
| 35 |
| 6,935 |
| - |
| 36 |
| 6,843 |
| - |
| 37 |
| 5,141 |
| - |
| 38 |
| 6,548 |
| - |
| 39 |
| 24,958 |
| - |
| 40 |
| 13,841 |
| - |
| 41 |
| 15,989 |
| - |
| - |
| 42 |
| 5,204 |
| - |
| 43 |
| 11,375 |
| - |
| 44 |
| 10,538 |
| - |
| 45 |
| 7,622 |
| - |
| 46 |
| 7,387 |
| - |
| 47 |
| 10,938 |
| - |
| 48 |
| 8,165 |
| - |
| 49 |
| 9,287 |
| - |
| 50 |
| 11,266 |
| - |
| 51 |
| 7,741 |
| - |
| 52 |
| 12,660 |
| - |
| 53 |
| 10,049 |
| - |
| 54 |
| 7,159 |
| - |
| 55 |
| 8,794 |
| - |
| 56 |
| 15,320 |
| - |
| 57 |
| 11,428 |
| - |
| - |
| 58 |
| 8,380 |
| - |
| 59 |
| 12,715 |
| - |
| 60 |
| 14,662 |
| - |
| 61 |
| 9,472 |
| - |
| 62 |
| 9,114 |
| - |
| 63 |
| 11,709 |
| - |
| 64 |
| 13,472 |
| - |
| 65 |
| 7,257 |
| - |
| 66 |
| 10,938 |
| - |
| 67 |
| 5,229 |
| - |
| 68 |
| 10,561 |
| - |
| - |
| 69 |
| 13,841 |
| - |
| 70 |
| 9,024 |
| - |
| 71 |
| 9,462 |
| - |
| 72 |
| 7,560 |
| - |
| 73 |
| 13,841 |
| - |
| 74 |
| 6,798 |
| - |
| 75 |
| 10,635 |
| - |
| 76 |
| 12,497 |
| - |
| 77 |
| 8,731 |
| - |
| 78 |
| 22,695 |
| - |
| 79 |
| 12,666 |
| - |
| 80 |
| 10,863 |
| - |
| 81 |
| 17,505 |
| - |
| 82 |
| 10,807 |
| - |
Season standings
Notes
- z, y – division champions
- x – clinched playoff spot
Player statistics
| Player | GP | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | 38.0 | .474 | .360 | .753 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 30.2 | |
| 81 | 35.3 | .554† | .000 | .718 | 15.0 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 13.4 | |
| 78 | 35.3 | .467 | .377 | .802 | 2.4 | 4.3 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 13.5 | |
| 71 | 30.2 | .423 | .000 | .546 | 5.8 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 7.1 | |
| 81 | 28.7 | .431 | .147 | .742 | 6.4 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 9.3 | |
| 70 | 28.4 | .430 | .289 | .869 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 11.7 | |
| 82 | 25.8 | .480 | .328 | .815 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 18.6 | |
| 14 | 24.1 | .503 | .000 | .593 | 9.0 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 13.9 | |
| 57 | 19.7 | .434 | NA | .692 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 6.9 | |
| 1 | 15.0 | .000 | NA | .000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 20 | 14.4 | .400 | NA | .500 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 3.2 | |
| 10 | 13.4 | .405 | .000 | .750 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 3.6 | |
| 18 | 12.5 | .600† | NA | .278 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 3.3 | |
| 50 | 11.5 | .508 | .250 | .804 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 4.6 | |
| 28 | 9.9 | .548 | NA | .778 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
Awards, records and milestones
Awards
Week/Month
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.
Season
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.
Milestones
Transactions
The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 1979–80 season.
Trades
Free agents
Additions
| Marvin Barnes | September 30 |
|---|---|
| waived, October 10 | |
| signed as free agent, January 30 | Boston Celtics |
Subtractions
| Steve Malovic | waived, February 19 | Detroit Pistons |
|---|
References
References
- [https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SDC/1980.html 1979-80 San Diego Clippers]
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