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1980–81 Dallas Mavericks season

1st season of the Mavericks in NBA


1st season of the Mavericks in NBA

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The 1980–81 Dallas Mavericks season was the first season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Expansion draft

PlayerPositionTeam
Del BeshoreGuardChicago Bulls
Winford BoynesForwardNew Jersey Nets
Alonzo BradleyForwardHouston Rockets
Mike BratzGuardPhoenix Suns
Marty ByrnesForwardLos Angeles Lakers
Austin CarrGuardCleveland Cavaliers
Jim CleamonsForwardWashington Bullets
Terry DuerodGuardDetroit Pistons
Jack GivensForwardAtlanta Hawks
Joe HassettGuardIndiana Pacers
Geoff HustonGuardNew York Knicks
Abdul JeelaniForwardPortland Trail Blazers
Jeff JudkinsForwardBoston Celtics
Arvid KramerCenterDenver Nuggets
Tom LaGardeCenterSeattle SuperSonics
Bill McKinneyGuardKansas City Kings
Wiley PeckGuardSan Antonio Spurs
Bingo SmithGuardSan Diego Clippers
Jim SpanarkelGuardPhiladelphia 76ers
Raymond TownsendGuardGolden State Warriors
Richard WashingtonForwardMilwaukee Bucks
Jerome WhiteheadCenterUtah Jazz

Draft picks

Main article: 1980 NBA draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
111Kiki VandewegheSFUCLA
234Rossevelt BouiePGSyracuse
357Dave BrittonSGTexas A&M
  • Kiki Vandeweghe of UCLA was drafted by the Mavs with the 11th pick of the 1980 NBA draft, but Vandeweghe refused to play for the expansion Mavericks and staged a holdout that lasted a month into the team's inaugural season. Vandeweghe was traded to the Denver Nuggets, along with a first-round pick in 1981, in exchange for two future first-round picks

Roster

  • Dick Motta
  • Bob Weiss

Regular season

Season standings

Notes

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

Game log

Regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | | San Antonio Spurs | W 103–92 | Winford Boynes (21) | Tom LaGarde (10) | Huston, LaGarde (5) | Reunion Arena 10,373 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | | Seattle | L 83–85 | Geoff Huston (19) | Tom LaGarde (11) | Geoff Huston (7) | Reunion Arena 7,004 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | 8:35p.m. CDT | @ Denver | L 98–133 | Jim Spanarkel (15) | Jerome Whitehead (10) | Geoff Huston (6) | McNichols Sports Arena 6,658 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | | Kansas City | L 91–103 | Geoff Huston (28) | Tom LaGarde (8) | Tom LaGarde (6) | Reunion Arena 7,017 | 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | | @ San Antonio | L 96–110 | Tom LaGarde (16) | Tom LaGarde (9) | Three players (4) | HemisFair Arena 9,542 | 1–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | | @ Phoenix | L 99–111 | Jim Spanarkel (20) | Richard Washington (11) | Geoff Huston (6) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 10,507 | 1–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 | | @ Seattle | W 107–102 | Richard Washington (24) | Richard Washington (9) | Tom LaGarde (9) | Seattle Kingdome 14,125 | 2–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 8 | | @ Portland | L 105–120 | Winford Boynes (18) | Jeelani, LaGarde (7) | Tom LaGarde (6) | Memorial Coliseum 12,666 | 2–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 | | @ Golden State | L 79–86 | Jim Spanarkel (16) | Tom LaGarde (11) | Geoff Huston (7) | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 6,750 | 2–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 10 | | Utah | L 96–104 | Geoff Huston (26) | Richard Washington (16) | Geoff Huston (5) | Reunion Arena 5,720 | 2–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 11 | | @ Houston | L 103–109 | Jim Spanarkel (19) | Five players (4) | Geoff Huston (6) | The Summit 6,123 | 2–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 | | @ Utah | L 122–144 | Geoff Huston (24) | Tom LaGarde (9) | Darrell Allums (4) | Salt Palace 5,703 | 2–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 | | San Diego | L 102–116 | Tom LaGarde (23) | Tom LaGarde (12) | Huston (5) | Reunion Arena 5,431 | 2–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 14 | | @ Washington | L 95–116 | Terry Duerod (22) | Tom LaGarde (9) | Geoff Huston (8) | Capital Centre 6,295 | 2–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 15 | 7:30p.m. CST | Los Angeles | L 102–126 | Duerod, Huston (16) | Byrnes, Lloyd (8) | Tom LaGarde (7) | Reunion Arena 17,481 | 2–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 16 | | @ Detroit | L 73–101 | Huston, Robinzine (14) | Tom LaGarde (10) | LaGarde, Spanarkel (2) | Pontiac Silverdome 4,584 | 2–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 | | Houston | L 94–105 | Bill Robinzine (18) | Tom LaGarde (13) | Terry Duerod (6) | Reunion Arena 5,472 | 2–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 | | Portland | W 113–106 | Four players (19) | Tom LaGarde (14) | Geoff Huston (9) | Reunion Arena 6,103 | 3–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 19 | 9:00p.m. CST | @ Los Angeles | L 102–110 | Huston Spanarkel (28) | Lloyd, Spanarkel (8) | Scott Lloyd (10) | The Forum 10,893 | 3–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 20 | | Phoenix | L 91–102 | Geoff Huston (19) | Scott Lloyd (13) | Geoff Huston (6) | Reunion Arena 6,015 | 3–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 | | Seattle | L 91–101 | Geoff Huston (20) | LaGarde, Robinzine (9) | Tom LaGarde (6) | Reunion Arena 6,514 | 3–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 22 | | @ Portland | L 96–116 | Geoff Huston (23) | Tom LaGarde (9) | Huston, Jeelani (5) | Memorial Coliseum 12,666 | 3–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 23 | | Philadelphia | L 92–108 | Jim Spanarkel (20) | Bill Robinzine (10) | Jim Spanarkel (5) | Reunion Arena 13,527 | 3–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 24 | 7:30p.m. CST | Denver | L 117–119 (OT) | Tom LaGarde (22) | Scott Lloyd (16) | Geoff Huston (9) | Reunion Arena 7,713 | 3–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 25 | | @ Houston | L 90–115 | Abdul Jeelani (24) | Scott Lloyd (9) | Jeelani, LaGarde (5) | The Summit 8,123 | 3–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 26 | | Cleveland | L 102–109 | Robinzine, Spanarkel (18) | Tom LaGarde (13) | Geoff Huston (7) | Reunion Arena 5,117 | 3–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 27 | 6:30p.m. CST | @ Boston | L 87–97 | Bill Robinzine (24) | Tom LaGarde (12) | Geoff Huston (7) | Boston Garden 14,351 | 3–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 28 | | @ Atlanta | L 104–110 | Tom LaGarde (26) | Tom LaGarde (8) | LaGarde, Spanarkel (4) | Omni Coliseum 7,347 | 3–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 29 | 7:30p.m. CST | Los Angeles | L 92–103 | Geoff Huston (19) | Tom LaGarde (12) | Huston, Spanarkel (5) | Reunion Arena 9,313 | 3–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 30 | 8:35p.m. CST | @ Denver | L 107–116 | Geoff Huston (27) | LaGarde, Robinzine (11) | Brad Davis (9) | McNichols Sports Arena 7,768 | 3–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 | | San Diego | W 112–109 (OT) | Jim Spanarkel (22) | Tom LaGarde (10) | Brad Davis (6) | Reunion Arena 6,457 | 4–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 32 | | @ Kansas City | L 107–114 | Tom LaGarde (22) | Tom LaGarde (9) | Huston, Spanarkel (5) | Kemper Arena 5,578 | 4–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 33 | | San Antonio | L 83–89 | Geoff Huston (17) | Bill Robinzine (12) | Geoff Huston (8) | Reunion Arena 6,140 | 4–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 34 | | @ Phoenix | L 102–115 | Jim Spanarkel (25) | Jim Spanarkel (8) | Jim Spanarkel (7) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 10,247 | 4–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 35 | | @ San Diego | L 92–102 | Bill Robinzine (23) | Bill Robinzine (13) | Davis, Huston (5) | San Diego Sports Arena 7,167 | 4–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 36 | | Golden State | L 98–101 | Geoff Huston (20) | LaGarde, Robinzine (10) | Davis (7) | Reunion Arena 5,848 | 4–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 37 | | Utah | L 96–101 | Bill Robinzine (23) | Scott Lloyd (11) | Brad Davis (10) | Reunion Arena 5,736 | 4–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 38 | 7:30p.m. CST | Denver | W 119–111 | Abdul Jeelani (20) | Scott Lloyd (16) | Brad Davis (7) | Reunion Arena 8,293 | 5–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 39 | | @ Milwaukee | L 96–112 | Bill Robinzine (16) | LaGarde, Robinzine (6) | Brad Davis (8) | MECCA Arena 11,052 | 5–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 40 | | @ Cleveland | L 100–112 | Bill Robinzine (23) | Bill Robinzine (14) | Geoff Huston (6) | Coliseum at Richfield 3,884 | 5–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 41 | | @ New York | L 98–100 | Jim Spanarkel (26) | Tom LaGarde (17) | Brad Davis (6) | Madison Square Garden 10,559 | 5–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 42 | | Houston | L 120–124 (OT) | Geoff Huston] (29) | Tom LaGarde (9) | Geoff Huston (11) | Reunion Arena 7,872 | 5–37 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 43 | | @ Seattle | L 89–103 | Geoff Huston (21) | Bill Robinzine (10) | Geoff Huston (6) | Seattle Kingdome 12,210 | 5–38 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 44 | | @ Golden State | W 111–109 | Geoff Huston (24) | Bill Robinzine (14) | Geoff Huston (8) | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 7,246 | 6–38 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 45 | | @ Utah | L 97–99 | Tom LaGarde (24) | Bill Robinzine (12) | Brad Davis (6) | Salt Palace 7,239 | 6–39 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 46 | | Washington | L 94–106 | Huston, Spanarkel (20) | Bill Robinzine (18) | Geoff Huston (5) | Reunion Arena 8,021 | 6–40 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 47 | | Chicago | W 112–106 | Bill Robinzine (26) | Bill Robinzine (8) | Brad Davis (9) | Reunion Arena 5,771 | 7–40 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 | | New York | W 118–110 | Geoff Huston (24) | Bill Robinzine (12) | Geoff Huston (7) | Reunion Arena 10,473 | 8–40 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 49 | | @ San Diego | L 109–115 | Tom LaGarde (18) | Scott Lloyd (11) | Geoff Huston (8) | San Diego Sports Arena 3,980 | 8–41 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 50 | | Kansas City | L 91–104 | Bill Robinzine (25) | Tom LaGarde (16) | Brad Davis (7) | Reunion Arena 5,899 | 8–42 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 51 | | @ Chicago | L 98–106 | Oliver Mack (22) | Tom LaGarde (12) | Geoff Huston (6) | Chicago Stadium 7,836 | 8–43 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 52 | | @ Indiana | L 89–107 | Tom LaGarde (15) | Three players (6) | Bill Robinzine (6) | Market Square Arena 12,636 | 8–44 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 53 | | New Jersey | L 100–112 | Tom LaGarde (22) | Bill Robinzine (10) | Oliver Mack (7) | Reunion Arena 5,727 | 8–45 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 54 | | Kansas City | L 100–121 | Geoff Huston (23) | Tom LaGarde (13) | Oliver Mack (5) | Reunion Arena 5,335 | 8–46 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 55 | | @ Houston | L 68–116 | Bill Robinzine (14) | LaGarde, Robinzine (6) | Three players (5) | The Summit 8,353 | 8–47 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 56 | | Atlanta | L 98–100 | Bill Robinzine (16) | Scott Lloyd (8) | Brad Davis (6) | Reunion Arena 6,882 | 8–48 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 57 | | @ San Antonio | L 98–102 | Three players (15) | Bill Robinzine (10) | Brad Davis (6) | HemisFair Arena 8,918 | 8–49 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 58 | | Detroit | L 95–101 | Jim Spanarkel (23) | Bill Robinzine (15) | Brad Davis (9) | Reunion Arena 5,047 | 8–50 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 59 | | @ Phoenix | L 97–119 | Tom LaGarde (20) | LaGarde, Lloyd (7) | Tom LaGarde (5) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 10,357 | 8–51 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 60 | | San Antonio | L 99–107 | Jim Spanarkel (22) | Scott Lloyd (7) | Brad Davis (7) | Reunion Arena 9,826 | 8–52 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 61 | 4:00p.m. CST | @ Los Angeles | L 99–107 | Oliver Mack (19) | Clarence Kea (13) | Brad Davis (6) | The Forum 11,920 | 8–53 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 62 | | Milwaukee | L 106–114 | Brad Davis (24) | Oliver Mack (9) | Brad Davis (7) | Reunion Arena 7,068 | 8–54 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 63 | | @ Philadelphia | L 109–117 | Oliver Mack (19) | Bill Robinzine (8) | Jim Spanarkel (4) | The Spectrum 10,642 | 8–55 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 64 | | @ New Jersey | W 132–109 | Oliver Mack (28) | Scott Lloyd (11) | Brad Davis (7) | Rutgers Athletic Center 7,849 | 9–55 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 65 | | Seattle | L 84–102 | Jim Spanarkel (15) | Tom LaGarde (14) | Brad Davis (7) | Reunion Arena 6,525 | 9–56 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 66 | | @ Kansas City | L 102–105 | Clarence Kea (19) | Tom LaGarde (12) | Brad Davis (16) | Kemper Arena 8,701 | 9–57 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 67 | | Indiana | L 111–118 | Oliver Mack (26) | Clarence Kea (10) | Brad Davis (8) | Reunion Arena 7,359 | 9–58 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 68 | | San Diego | W 99–91 | Oliver Mack (24) | Lloyd, Mack (8) | Brad Davis (12) | Reunion Arena 4,858 | 10–58 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 69 | 7:30p.m. CST | Boston | L 105–117 | Brad Davis (31) | Tom LaGarde (8) | Brad Davis (13) | Reunion Arena 15,593 | 10–59 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 70 | | @ Golden State | L 109–115 | Tom LaGarde (22) | Bill Robinzine (9) | Brad Davis (9) | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 8,694 | 10–60 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 71 | | @ San Antonio | L 108–133 | Clarence Kea (22) | Clarence Kea (10) | Brad Davis (6) | HemisFair Arena 8,251 | 10–61 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 72 | | Phoenix | W 107–103 | Jim Spanarkel (25) | Tom LaGarde (14) | Brad Davis (9) | Reunion Arena 6,469 | 11–61 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 73 | | Golden State | W 120–118 | Jim Spanarkel (26) | Bill Robinzine (11) | Brad Davis (14) | Reunion Arena 5,380 | 12–61 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 74 | | @ Portland | L 110–135 | Abdul Jeelani (31) | Abdul Jeelani (6) | Brad Davis (9) | Memorial Coliseum 12,666 | 12–62 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 75 | 7:30p.m. CST | Los Angeles | L 109–114 | Bill Robinzine (26) | Tom LaGarde(15) | Brad Davis (16) | Reunion Arena 17,828 | 12–63 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 76 | | @ Utah | L 113–120 | Davis, Byrnes (25) | Scott Lloyd (8) | Brad Davis (10) | Salt Palace 5,248 | 12–64 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 77 | 7:30p.m. CST | Denver | W 126–125 | Byrnes, Robinzine (22) | Bill Robinzine (15) | Brad Davis (10) | Reunion Arena 6,359 | 13–64 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 78 | | Utah | W 105–95 | Davis, Robinzine (20) | Bill Robinzine (13) | Brad Davis (12) | Reunion Arena 7,416 | 14–64 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 79 | | Houston | L 111–114 OT | Davis, LaGarde (19) | Tom LaGarde (11) | Brad Davis (14) | Reunion Arena 7,162 | 14–65 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 80 | 8:35p.m. CST | @ Denver | W 126–115 | Brad Davis (25) | Abdul Jeelani (11) | Brad Davis (10) | McNichols Sports Arena 14,035 | 15–65 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 81 | | Portland | L 109–123 | Scott Lloyd (28) | Tom LaGarde (9) | Brad Davis (11) | Reunion Arena 11,203 | 15–66 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 82 | | @ Kansas City | L 104–113 | Marty Byrnes (24) | Bill Robinzine (6) | Brad Davis (8) | Kemper Arena 7,171 | 15–67

Player statistics

Regular season

PlayerPOSGPGSMPREBASTSTLBLKPTSMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
PF**82****82****2,670****665**23735**45**1,12232.6**8.1**2.9.4.513.7
SF**82**2,317297232**117**20**1,184**28.33.62.8**1.4**.214.4
C722,186454159342563730.46.32.2.5.38.8
SF721,360177113291756118.92.51.6.4.27.8
PF701,93252011371997027.67.41.61.0.113.9
SF661,10823065443155316.83.51.0.7.58.4
SG621,66622916255763526.93.72.6.9.110.2
PG561,89299277456899**33.8**1.84.9.8.1**16.1**
PG561,686151**385**521162630.12.7**6.9**.9.211.2
SG447577537231628717.21.7.8.5.46.5
SG36431417515214012.01.12.1.4.13.9
PF222766525585912.53.01.1.2.42.7
SF18337393012416818.72.21.7.7.29.3
SG1728025185013816.51.51.1.3.08.1
PF161996756111712.44.2.3.4.17.3
SG1210691021388.8.8.8.2.13.2
PF1130784165711927.97.61.5.5.610.8
SG8779910169.61.11.1.1.02.0
C7118282413716.94.0.3.6.15.3
C6671914121511.23.22.3.2.32.5
PF18300118.03.0.0.0**1.0**1.0
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Mavericks only.

Transactions

Trades

October 30, 1980To "'Cleveland Cavaliers"'----To "'Dallas Mavericks"'----

Free agents

Additions

Subtractions

References

References

  1. "Complete First Round Results — 1980-89".
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