1983–84 San Antonio Spurs season

1983–84 San Antonio Spurs season
Head coach	Morris McHone (fired) Bob Bass (interim)
General manager	Bob Bass
Owner(s)	Angelo Drossos
Arena	HemisFair Arena
Results
Record	37–45 (.451)
Place	Division: 5th (Midwest) Conference: 10th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

The 1983–84 NBA season was the Spurs' eighth season in the NBA and 17th season as a franchise.

Draft picks

Main article: 1983 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	19	John Paxson	PG	United States	Notre Dame
2	35	Darrell Lockhart		United States	Auburn
2	46	Kevin Williams	PG	United States	St. John's
4	90	Brant Weidner	F	United States	William & Mary
5	112	Jeff Pehl		United States	Richmond
6	136	Ricky Hooker		United States	St. Mary's
7	158	Keith Williams		United States	Oklahoma Panhandle State
8	182	Norville Brown		United States	Oklahoma Christian
9	203	Gary Gaspard		United States	St. Mary's
10	225	Lamar Heard		United States	Georgia

Roster

1983–84 San Antonio Spurs roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From PF 20 Banks, Gene 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1959-05-15 Duke SG 10 Brewer, Ron 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1955-07-16 Arkansas G/F 44 Gervin, George 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1952-04-27 Eastern Michigan C 53 Gilmore, Artis 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1949-09-21 Jacksonville PF 42 Jones, Edgar 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1956-06-17 Nevada PG 15 Lucas, John 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1953-10-31 Maryland C 31 McNamara, Mark 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1959-06-08 California SF 34 Mitchell, Mike 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1956-01-01 Auburn PG 00 Moore, Johnny 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1958-03-03 Texas PG 4 Paxson, John 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1960-09-29 Notre Dame PF 11 Roberts, Fred 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1960-08-14 BYU PF 25 Weidner, Brant 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1960-10-28 William & Mary

Head coach Morris McHone (fired) Bob Bass (interim) Assistant coach(es) Allan Bristow Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Last transaction: March 26, 1984

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Utah Jazz	45	37	.549	–	31–10	14–27	15–15
x-Dallas Mavericks	43	39	.524	2	31–10	12–29	19–11
x-Denver Nuggets	38	44	.463	7	27–14	11–30	16–14
x-Kansas City Kings	38	44	.463	7	26–15	12–29	16–14
San Antonio Spurs	37	45	.451	8	28–13	9–32	14–16
Houston Rockets	29	53	.354	16	21–20	8–33	9–21

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Los Angeles Lakers	54	28	.659	–
2	y-Utah Jazz	45	37	.549	9
3	x-Portland Trail Blazers	48	34	.585	6
4	x-Dallas Mavericks	43	39	.524	11
5	x-Seattle SuperSonics	42	40	.512	12
6	x-Phoenix Suns	41	41	.500	13
7	x-Denver Nuggets	38	44	.463	16
8	x-Kansas City Kings	38	44	.463	16
9	San Antonio Spurs	37	45	.451	17
10	Golden State Warriors	37	45	.451	17
11	San Diego Clippers	30	52	.366	24
12	Houston Rockets	29	53	.354	25

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1983-84 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	—	0–5	4–2	3–3	1–1	0–2	2–4	1–1	1–1	4–2	0–2	0–2	3–3	3–3	4–1	5–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–2
Boston	5–0	—	5–0	6–0	2–0	2–0	4–2	2–0	1–1	5–1	2–0	0–2	5–1	4–2	3–3	2–4	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–2
Chicago	2–4	0–5	—	2–4	1–1	0–2	1–5	2–0	0–2	3–3	1–1	0–2	2–4	2–4	2–4	2–3	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–4
Cleveland	3–3	0–6	4–2	—	1–1	0–2	1–5	1–1	1–1	2–4	0–2	0–2	1–5	2–3	1–5	2–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	4–1
Dallas	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	—	4–2	0–2	4–1	4–2	2–0	3–3	3–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–2	2–3	4–2	4–1	1–4	4–2	0–2
Denver	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–4	—	1–1	2–3	4–2	0–2	4–2	1–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–3	1–4	3–3	3–2	2–3	3–3	0–2
Detroit	4–2	2–4	5–1	5–1	2–0	1–1	—	1–1	1–1	4–2	1–1	1–1	3–2	1–4	4–2	3–3	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–3
Golden State	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–4	3–2	1–1	—	2–3	2–0	4–1	3–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–5	2–4	3–2	3–3	4–2	1–4	2–0
Houston	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–4	2–4	1–1	3–2	—	1–1	2–4	1–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–3	1–4	2–4	2–3	3–2	1–5	0–2
Indiana	2–4	1–5	3–3	4–2	0–2	2–0	2–4	0–2	1–1	—	0–2	1–1	1–5	1–5	2–4	0–5	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–4
Kansas City	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–0	3–3	2–4	1–1	1–4	4–2	2–0	—	0–5	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–3	2–3	5–1	3–2	1–4	3–3	2–0
Los Angeles	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–3	4–1	1–1	3–3	4–1	1–1	5–0	—	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–3	5–1	2–3	4–2	3–3	4–1	1–1
Milwaukee	3–3	1–5	4–2	5–1	2–0	1–1	2–3	2–0	1–1	5–1	2–0	0–2	—	4–2	4–1	2–4	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	5–1
New Jersey	3–3	2–4	4–2	3–2	1–1	1–1	4–1	1–1	2–0	5–1	0–2	1–1	2–4	—	3–3	3–3	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–2
New York	1–4	3–3	4–1	5–1	2–0	1–1	2–4	1–1	2–0	4–2	2–0	2–0	1–4	3–3	—	2–4	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	4–2
Philadelphia	1–5	4–2	3–2	4–2	1–1	1–1	3–3	1–1	2–0	5–0	2–0	1–1	4–2	3–3	4–2	—	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	4–2
Phoenix	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–3	3–2	0–2	5–1	3–2	1–1	3–2	3–3	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	—	2–4	5–0	4–2	2–4	1–4	2–0
Portland	2–0	0–2	0–2	1–1	3–2	4–1	1–1	4–2	4–1	1–1	3–2	1–5	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	4–2	—	4–1	4–2	4–2	1–4	1–1
San Antonio	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	2–4	3–3	1–1	2–3	4–2	2–0	1–5	3–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–5	1–4	—	4–1	2–3	4–2	1–1
San Diego	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–4	2–3	0–2	3–3	3–2	1–1	2–3	2–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–4	2–4	1–4	—	3–3	2–3	1–1
Seattle	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	4–1	3–2	1–1	2–4	2–3	1–1	4–1	3–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–2	2–4	3–2	3–3	—	1–4	1–1
Utah	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–4	3–3	1–1	4–1	5–1	1–1	3–3	1–4	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	4–1	4–1	2–4	3–2	4–1	—	1–1
Washington	2–4	2–4	4–2	1–4	2–0	2–0	3–3	0–2	2–0	4–1	0–2	1–1	1–5	2–4	2–4	2–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	—

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

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Gene Banks
Dave Batton
Ron Brewer
Keith Edmonson
George Gervin
Artis Gilmore
Edgar Jones
Steve Lingenfelter
Darrell Lockhart
John Lucas
Mark McNamara
Bob Miller
Mike Mitchell
Johnny Moore
John Paxson
Roger Phegley
Fred Roberts
Dave Robisch
Brant Weidner
Kevin Williams

See also

• 1983-84 NBA season