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1981–82 Dallas Mavericks season
NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
- WFAA
- KTXA
The 1981–82 Dallas Mavericks season was the second season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Rookie Jay Vincent led the team in scoring with 21.4 points per game and earned NBA All-Rookie Team honors. The Mavericks improved to 28–54, getting out of the Midwest Division cellar as they finished above the Utah Jazz.
Draft picks
Main article: 1981 NBA draft
The 1981 NBA draft brought three players who would become vital parts of the team. The Mavs selected 6'6" forward Mark Aguirre with the first pick, 6'6" guard Rolando Blackman 9th, and 6'7" forward Jay Vincent 24th. By the end of his seven-year Mavs career, Aguirre would average 24.6 points per game. Blackman contributed 19.2 points over his 11-year career in Dallas.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Mark Aguirre | SF | DePaul | |
| 1 | 9 | Rolando Blackman | SG | Kansas State | |
| 2 | 24 | Jay Vincent | SF | Michigan State | |
| 2 | 43 | Elston Turner | SG/SF | Mississippi | |
| 3 | 47 | Art Housey | Kansas | ||
| 4 | 70 | Eddie Moss | Syracuse | ||
| 5 | 93 | Pete Budko | North Carolina |
Roster
- Dick Motta
- Bob Weiss
Regular season
Season standings
Game log
Regular season
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | 9:00p.m. CST | @Los Angeles | L 111–121 | Aguirre (23) | LaGarde (11) | Davis (7) | The Forum 9,870 | 1–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 | 7:35p.m. CST | Los Angeles | L 110–125 | Vincent (20) | Vincent (13) | Davis (9) | Reunion Arena 14,266 | 1–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 14 | 8:35p.m. CST | @ Denver | L 133–139 | Aguirre (31) | LaGarde (8) | Davis (15) | McNichols Sports Arena 8,533 | 1–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 | 7:35p.m. CST | Denver | W 109–105 | Aguirre (26) | Turner (8) | Davis (13) | Reunion Arena 7,620 | 3–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 24 | 6:30p.m. CST | @ Boston | L 92–109 | Vincent (27) | LaGarde (9) | Davis, Lloyd, Spanarkel, Turner (4) | Boston Garden 15,320 | 5–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 28 | 7:35p.m. CST | Denver | L 117–124 | Vincent (33) | Cooper, Nimphius, Vincent (8) | Bristow, Davis (7) | Reunion Arena 9,580 | 6–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 36 | 8:35p.m. CST | @ Denver | L 113–128 | Vincent (22) | Bristow, Cooper (8) | Bristow (7) | McNichols Sports Arena 7,990 | 9–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 57 | 7:35p.m. CST | Boston | L 97–101 | Vincent (31) | Bristow, Cooper (8) | Bristow (12) | Reunion Arena 17,134 | 19–38 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 64 | 9:00p.m. CST | @ Los Angeles | L 116–138 | Blackman (25) | Vincent (7) | Davis (6) | The Forum 13,000 | 22–42 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 66 | 7:35p.m. CST | Los Angeles | L 106–112 | Vincent (22) | Vincent (13) | Cooper (5) | Reunion Arena 17,134 | 22–44 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 68 | 9:30p.m. CST | @ Los Angeles | W 118–116 | Aguirre (23) | Vincent (10) | Spanarkel (7) | The Forum 13,516 | 23–45 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 73 | 7:35p.m. CST | Denver | L 119–120 | Vincent (31) | Cooper (10) | Bristow (14) | Reunion Arena 7,322 | 24–49 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 82 | 8:35p.m. CST | @ Denver | L 124–130 | Vincent (26) | Aguirre, Vincent (9) | Bristow (10) | McNichols Sports Arena 17,009 | 28–54
Player statistics
Ragular season
| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG | **82** | **82** | 2,614 | 226 | **509** | 73 | 6 | 993 | 31.9 | 2.8 | **6.2** | .9 | .1 | 12.1 | |
| SF | **82** | 54 | 2,035 | 339 | 448 | 65 | 6 | 573 | 24.8 | 4.1 | 5.5 | .8 | .1 | 7.0 | |
| SG | **82** | 16 | 1,979 | 254 | 105 | 46 | 30 | 1,091 | 24.1 | 3.1 | 1.3 | .6 | .4 | 13.3 | |
| SG | **82** | 1 | 1,755 | 210 | 206 | 86 | 9 | 827 | 21.4 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.0 | .1 | 10.1 | |
| PF | 81 | 62 | **2,626** | **565** | 176 | **89** | 22 | **1,732** | **32.4** | 7.0 | 2.2 | **1.1** | .3 | **21.4** | |
| SF | 80 | 62 | 1,996 | 301 | 189 | 75 | 2 | 661 | 25.0 | 3.8 | 2.4 | .9 | .0 | 8.3 | |
| C | 76 | 38 | 1,818 | 550 | 115 | 37 | **106** | 682 | 23.9 | **7.2** | 1.5 | .5 | **1.4** | 9.0 | |
| PF | 74 | 17 | 1,047 | 163 | 67 | 15 | 7 | 287 | 14.1 | 2.2 | .9 | .2 | .1 | 3.9 | |
| C | 63 | 27 | 1,085 | 295 | 61 | 17 | 82 | 337 | 17.2 | 4.7 | 1.0 | .3 | 1.3 | 5.3 | |
| SF | 51 | 20 | 1,468 | 249 | 164 | 37 | 22 | 955 | 28.8 | 4.9 | 3.2 | .7 | .4 | 18.7 | |
| C | 47 | 28 | 909 | 210 | 49 | 17 | 17 | 312 | 19.3 | 4.5 | 1.0 | .4 | .4 | 6.6 | |
| PF | 35 | 0 | 248 | 61 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 81 | 7.1 | 1.7 | .4 | .1 | .1 | 2.3 | |
| SG | 13 | 3 | 150 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 44 | 11.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | .4 | .1 | 3.4 |
Awards and records
Awards
- Jay Vincent, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team
Transactions
Free agents
Additions
Subtractions
References
References
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