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1980–81 Dallas Mavericks season

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1980–81 Dallas Mavericks season
Head coachDick Motta
General managerNorm Sonju
Owner(s)Don Carter
ArenaReunion Arena
Results
Record15–67 (.183)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Midwest)
Conference: 12th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
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A ticket for a March 1981 game between the Dallas Mavericks and the season's eventual champions Boston Celtics.

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

Expansion draft

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Player Position Team
Del Beshore Guard Chicago Bulls
Winford Boynes Forward New Jersey Nets
Alonzo Bradley Forward Houston Rockets
Mike Bratz Guard Phoenix Suns
Marty Byrnes Forward Los Angeles Lakers
Austin Carr Guard Cleveland Cavaliers
Jim Cleamons Forward Washington Bullets
Terry Duerod Guard Detroit Pistons
Jack Givens Forward Atlanta Hawks
Joe Hassett Guard Indiana Pacers
Geoff Huston Guard New York Knicks
Abdul Jeelani Forward Portland Trail Blazers
Jeff Judkins Forward Boston Celtics
Arvid Kramer Center Denver Nuggets
Tom LaGarde Center Seattle SuperSonics
Bill McKinney Guard Kansas City Kings
Wiley Peck Guard San Antonio Spurs
Bingo Smith Guard San Diego Clippers
Jim Spanarkel Guard Philadelphia 76ers
Raymond Townsend Guard Golden State Warriors
Richard Washington Forward Milwaukee Bucks
Jerome Whitehead Center Utah Jazz

Draft picks

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Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 11 Kiki Vandeweghe SF  United States UCLA
2 34 Rossevelt Bouie PG  United States Syracuse
3 57 Dave Britton SG  United States Texas A&M

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  • 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

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1980–81 Dallas Mavericks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
SF 45 Byrnes, Marty 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1956–04–30 Syracuse
PG 15 Davis, Brad 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1955–12–17 Maryland
SF 11 Jeelani, Abdul 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1954–02–10 UW–Parkside
PF 53 Kea, Clarence 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1959–02–02 Lamar
SG 21 Kinch, Chad 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1958–05–22 Charlotte
C 25 LaGarde, Tom 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1955–02–10 North Carolina
C 44 Lloyd, Scott 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1952–12–19 Arizona State
SG 17 Mack, Ollie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1957–06–06 East Carolina
SG 43 Pietkiewicz, Stan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1956–07–14 Auburn
PF 52 Robinzine, Bill 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1953–01–20 DePaul
SF 34 Spanarkel, Jim 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1957–06–28 Duke
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 2, 1981

Regular season

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Season standings

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W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs 52 30 .634 34–7 18–23 21–9
x-Kansas City Kings 40 42 .488 12.0 24–17 16–25 19–11
x-Houston Rockets 40 42 .488 12.0 25–16 15–26 19–11
Denver Nuggets 37 45 .451 15.0 23–18 14–27 13–17
Utah Jazz 28 54 .341 24.0 20–21 8–33 13–17
Dallas Mavericks 15 67 .183 37.0 11–30 4–37 5–25
#
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Phoenix Suns 57 25 .695
2 y-San Antonio Spurs 52 30 .634 5
3 x-Los Angeles Lakers 54 28 .659 3
4 x-Portland Trail Blazers 45 37 .549 12
5 x-Kansas City Kings 40 42 .488 17
6 x-Houston Rockets 40 42 .488 17
7 Golden State Warriors 39 43 .476 18
8 Denver Nuggets 37 45 .451 20
9 San Diego Clippers 36 46 .439 21
10 Seattle SuperSonics 34 48 .415 23
11 Utah Jazz 28 54 .341 29
12 Dallas Mavericks 15 67 .183 42

Notes

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

Record vs. opponents

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1980-81 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 2–4 2–4 1–5 2–0 1–1 4–2 2–0 1–1 1–5 1–1 0–2 1–5 3–2 2–4 1–5 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–4
Boston 4–2 5–1 4–1 2–0 2–0 4–1 1–1 2–0 3–3 1–1 2–0 3–3 6–0 5–1 3–3 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 5–1
Chicago 4–2 1–5 5–1 1–1 1–1 5–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–0 1–1 3–3 3–2 3–3 2–4 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 5–1
Cleveland 5–1 1–4 1–5 2–0 1–1 3–3 1–1 0–2 2–4 0–2 0–2 0–6 3–3 0–5 0–6 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–2
Dallas 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–3 0–2 2–3 0–6 0–2 0–6 0–5 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–4 1–4 1–5 2–3 1–4 1–5 0–2
Denver 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–3 2–0 3–2 2–4 1–1 4–2 3–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–4 2–3 2–4 3–2 3–2 2–4 0–2
Detroit 2–4 1–4 1–5 3–3 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–4 1–1 0–2 1–5 3–3 1–5 1–4 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–5
Golden State 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–3 2–0 3–2 1–1 5–0 1–5 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–4 2–4 1–4 2–4 3–3 4–1 1–1
Houston 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 6–0 4–2 1–1 2–3 1–1 2–4 2–3 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–4 3–2 3–3 1–4 4–1 4–2 0–2
Indiana 5–1 3–3 2–3 4–2 2–0 1–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–4 5–1 3–2 0–6 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–2
Kansas City 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 6–0 2–4 1–1 0–5 4–2 0–2 0–5 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–2 3–2 2–4 3–2 2–3 5–1 1–1
Los Angeles 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 5–0 2–3 2–0 5–1 3–2 2–0 5–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–4 3–3 2–3 3–3 6–0 3–2 1–1
Milwaukee 5–1 3–3 3–3 6–0 2–0 1–1 5–1 1–1 2–0 4–2 1–1 2–0 5–1 3–3 3–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 4–1
New Jersey 2–3 0–6 2–3 3–3 1–1 1–1 3–3 1–1 0–2 1–5 0–2 0–2 1–5 0–6 1–5 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–3
New York 4–2 1–5 3–3 5–0 1–1 2–0 5–1 0–2 2–0 2–3 1–1 0–2 3–3 6–0 3–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 4–2
Philadelphia 5–1 3–3 4–2 6–0 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–0 2–0 6–0 2–0 1–1 2–3 5–1 3–3 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 4–2
Phoenix 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 4–1 4–1 2–0 4–2 4–1 1–1 2–3 4–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–3 3–2 6–0 5–1 5–0 1–1
Portland 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 4–1 3–2 2–0 4–2 2–3 2–0 2–3 3–3 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–3 2–3 4–2 4–2 2–3 2–0
San Antonio 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 5–1 4–2 2–0 4–1 3–3 0–2 4–2 3–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–3 3–2 4–1 3–2 5–1 1–1
San Diego 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–3 1–1 4–2 4–1 1–1 2–3 3–3 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–6 2–4 1–4 5–1 3–2 0–2
Seattle 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 4–1 2–3 2–0 3–3 1–4 2–0 3–2 0–6 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–5 2–4 2–3 1–5 4–1 1–1
Utah 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 5–1 4–2 2–0 1–4 2–4 1–1 1–5 2–3 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–5 3–2 1–5 2–3 1–4 0–2
Washington 4–1 1–5 1–5 2–4 2–0 2–0 5–1 1–1 2–0 2–4 1–1 1–1 1–4 3–3 2–4 2–4 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0

Game log

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Regular season

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1980–81 game log
Total: 15–67 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
October: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
3 October 15
8:35 p.m. CDT
@ Denver L 98–133 Spanarkel (15) Whitehead (10) Huston (6) McNichols Sports Arena
6,658
1–2
November: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
15 November 7
7:30 p.m. CST
Los Angeles L 102–126 Duerod,
Huston (16)
Byrnes,
Lloyd (8)
LaGarde (7) Reunion Arena
17,481
2–13
19 November 16
9:00 p.m. CST
@ Los Angeles L 102–110 Huston
Spanarkel (28)
Lloyd,
Spanarkel (8)
Lloyd (10) The Forum
10,893
3–16
24 November 28
7:30 p.m. CST
Denver L 117–119 (OT) LaGarde (22) Lloyd (16) Huston (9) Reunion Arena
7,713
3–21
December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
27 December 5
6:30 p.m. CST
@ Boston L 87–97 Robinzine (24) LaGarde (12) Huston (7) Boston Garden
14,351
3–24
29 December 9
7:30 p.m. CST
Los Angeles L 92–103 Huston (19) LaGarde (12) Huston,
Spanarkel (5)
Reunion Arena
9,313
3–26
30 December 10
8:35 p.m. CST
@ Denver L 107–116 Huston (27) LaGarde,
Robinzine (11)
Davis (9) McNichols Sports Arena
7,768
3–27
38 December 26
7:30 p.m. CST
Denver W 119–111 Jeelani (20) Lloyd (16) Davis (7) Reunion Arena
8,293
5–33
January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
61 February 15
4:00 p.m. CST
@ Los Angeles L 99–107 Mack (19) Kea (13) Davis (6) The Forum
11,920
8–53
March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
69 March 3
7:30 p.m. CST
Boston L 105–117 Davis (31) LaGarde (8) Davis (13) Reunion Arena
15,593
10–59
75 March 17
7:30 p.m. CST
Los Angeles L 109–114 Robinzine (26) LaGarde (15) Davis (16) Reunion Arena
17,828
12–63
77 March 20
7:30 p.m. CST
Denver W 126–125 Byrnes,
Robinzine (22)
Robinzine (15) Davis (10) Reunion Arena
6,359
13–64
80 March 25
8:35 p.m. CST
@ Denver W 126–115 Davis (25) Jeelani (11) Davis (10) McNichols Sports Arena
14,035
15–65
1980–81 schedule

Player statistics

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Ragular season

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Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Tom LaGarde PF 82 82 2,670 665 237 35 45 1,122 32.6 8.1 2.9 .4 .5 13.7
Jim Spanarkel SF 82 2,317 297 232 117 20 1,184 28.3 3.6 2.8 1.4 .2 14.4
Scott Lloyd C 72 2,186 454 159 34 25 637 30.4 6.3 2.2 .5 .3 8.8
Marty Byrnes SF 72 1,360 177 113 29 17 561 18.9 2.5 1.6 .4 .2 7.8
Bill Robinzine PF 70 1,932 520 113 71 9 970 27.6 7.4 1.6 1.0 .1 13.9
Abdul Jeelani SF 66 1,108 230 65 44 31 553 16.8 3.5 1.0 .7 .5 8.4
Oliver Mack SG 62 1,666 229 162 55 7 635 26.9 3.7 2.6 .9 .1 10.2
Geoff Huston PG 56 1,892 99 277 45 6 899 33.8 1.8 4.9 .8 .1 16.1
Brad Davis PG 56 1,686 151 385 52 11 626 30.1 2.7 6.9 .9 .2 11.2
Winford Boynes SG 44 757 75 37 23 16 287 17.2 1.7 .8 .5 .4 6.5
Stan Pietkiewicz SG 36 431 41 75 15 2 140 12.0 1.1 2.1 .4 .1 3.9
Darrell Allums PF 22 276 65 25 5 8 59 12.5 3.0 1.1 .2 .4 2.7
Terry Duerod SF 18 337 39 30 12 4 168 18.7 2.2 1.7 .7 .2 9.3
Joe Hassett SG 17 280 25 18 5 0 138 16.5 1.5 1.1 .3 .0 8.1
Clarence Kea PF 16 199 67 5 6 1 117 12.4 4.2 .3 .4 .1 7.3
Chad Kinch SG 12 106 9 10 2 1 38 8.8 .8 .8 .2 .1 3.2
Richard Washington PF 11 307 84 16 5 7 119 27.9 7.6 1.5 .5 .6 10.8
Austin Carr SG 8 77 9 9 1 0 16 9.6 1.1 1.1 .1 .0 2.0
Jerome Whitehead C 7 118 28 2 4 1 37 16.9 4.0 .3 .6 .1 5.3
Ralph Drollinger C 6 67 19 14 1 2 15 11.2 3.2 2.3 .2 .3 2.5
Monti Davis PF 1 8 3 0 0 1 1 8.0 3.0 .0 .0 1.0 1.0
  • Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Mavericks only.

Awards and records

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Awards

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Records

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Transactions

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Trades

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June 9, 1980 To Dallas Mavericks---- To Phoenix Suns----
September 11, 1980 To Utah Jazz---- To Dallas Mavericks----
September 16, 1980 To Cleveland Cavaliers---- To Dallas Mavericks----
October 30, 1980 To "'Cleveland Cavaliers"'---- To "'Dallas Mavericks"'----

Free agents

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Complete First Round Results — 1980-89". NBA.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2010. Retrieved April 16, 2009.