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1980–81 Chicago Bulls season
Head coachJerry Sloan
General managerRod Thorn
Owner(s)Arthur Wirtz and Jonathan Kovler
ArenaChicago Stadium
Results
Record45–37 (.549)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Central)
Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishConference semifinals
(lost to Celtics 0–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWGN-TV/ONTV
(Milo Hamilton, Johnny “Red” Kerr)
RadioWVON
(Jim Durham, Norm Van Lier)
< 1979–80 1981–82 >

The 1980–81 NBA season was the Bulls' 15th season in the NBA and their first season in the Eastern Conference.[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 1980 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 4 Kelvin Ransey PG  United States Ohio State
2 26 Sam Worthen SG  United States Marquette
3 50 James Wilkes SF  United States UCLA
4 74 Ron Charles PF/C  United States Michigan State
5 96 Mike Campbell  United States Northwestern
6 120 Bernard Rencher  United States St. John's
7 142 Robert Byrd  United States Marquette
8 164 Modzel Greer  United States North Park
9 183 Jay Shidler  United States Kentucky
10 203 Billy Foster  United States Montana State-Billings

Roster

1980–81 Chicago Bulls roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
C 26 Dietrick, Coby 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1948–07–23 San José State
C 53 Gilmore, Artis 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1949–09–21 Jacksonville
F 34 Greenwood, Dave 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1957–05–27 UCLA
F 13 Jones, Dwight 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1952–02–27 Houston
F 35 Kenon, Larry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1952–12–13 Memphis
G 12 Lester, Ronnie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1959–01–01 Iowa
F 7 May, Scott 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1954–03–19 Indiana
G 40 Sobers, Ricky 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1953–01–15 UNLV
G 24 Theus, Reggie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1957–10–13 UNLV
G 33 Wilkerson, Bob 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1954–08–15 Indiana
F 32 Wilkes, James 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1958–04–01 UCLA
G 31 Worthen, Sam 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1958–01–17 Marquette
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: November 21, 1980

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks 60 22 .732 – 34–7 26–15 23–7
x-Chicago Bulls 45 37 .549 15.0 26–15 19–22 20–9
x-Indiana Pacers 44 38 .537 16.0 27–14 17–24 17–12
Atlanta Hawks 31 51 .378 29.0 20–21 11–30 9–21
Cleveland Cavaliers 28 54 .341 32.0 20–21 8–33 9–21
Detroit Pistons 21 61 .256 39.0 14–27 7–34 9–21
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics 62 20 .756  –
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks 60 22 .732 2
3 x-Philadelphia 76ers 62 20 .756 –
4 x-New York Knicks 50 32 .610 12
5 x-Chicago Bulls 45 37 .549 17
6 x-Indiana Pacers 44 38 .537 18
7 Washington Bullets 39 43 .476 23
8 Atlanta Hawks 31 51 .378 31
9 Cleveland Cavaliers 28 54 .341 34
10 New Jersey Nets 24 58 .293 38
11 Detroit Pistons 21 61 .256 41
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

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

Playoffs

1981 playoff game log
First Round: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 31 @ New York W 90–80 Ricky Sobers (18) Artis Gilmore (16) Ricky Sobers (6) Madison Square Garden
14,822 		1–0
2 April 3 New York W 115–114 (OT) Reggie Theus (37) Dwight Jones (14) Reggie Theus (11) Chicago Stadium
19,901 		2–0
Conference semifinals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 5 @ Boston L 109–121 Dwight Jones (19) Dwight Jones (9) Jones, Sobers (4) Boston Garden
15,320 		0–1
2 April 7 @ Boston L 97–106 Reggie Theus (21) Gilmore, Jones (10) three players tied (4) Boston Garden
15,320 		0–2
3 April 10 Boston L 107–113 Reggie Theus (26) David Greenwood (12) Reggie Theus (8) Chicago Stadium
19,995 		0–3
4 April 12 Boston L 103–109 David Greenwood (24) Artis Gilmore (15) Theus, Sobers (7) Chicago Stadium
18,249 		0–4
1981 schedule

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season

Playoffs

Awards and records

Transactions

Free agents

Subtractions
Player Date signed New team
Del Beshore Expansion Draft May 28, 1980 Dallas Mavericks
John Mengelt September 9, 1980 Golden State Warriors
Ollie Mack October 23, 1980 Dallas Mavericks

References

  1. ^ 1980-81 Chicago Bulls

See also

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