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NBA professional basketball team season
The 1978–79 NBA season was the 9th season of the team formerly known as the Buffalo Braves in the NBA.[1] They had moved from Buffalo, New York to San Diego, California and have rechristened themselves as the San Diego Clippers.
Draft picks
Roster
San Diego Clippers 1978–79 roster
|
Players |
Coaches
|
Pos. |
# |
Nat. |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
From
|
F
|
32
|
|
Bigelow, Bob
|
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
|
215 lb (98 kg)
|
|
Penn
|
G
|
24
|
|
Free, World B.
|
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
|
185 lb (84 kg)
|
|
Guilford College
|
C
|
44
|
|
Kunnert, Kevin
|
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
|
231 lb (105 kg)
|
|
Iowa
|
C
|
45
|
|
Lloyd, Scott
|
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
|
230 lb (104 kg)
|
|
Arizona State
|
C
|
31
|
|
Nater, Swen
|
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
|
240 lb (109 kg)
|
|
UCLA
|
G
|
11
|
|
Norman, Connie
|
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
|
176 lb (80 kg)
|
|
Arizona
|
F
|
40
|
|
Olive, John
|
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
|
210 lb (95 kg)
|
|
Villanova
|
F
|
22
|
|
Pietkiewicz, Stan
|
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
|
200 lb (91 kg)
|
|
Auburn
|
G
|
9
|
|
Smith, Randy
|
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
|
185 lb (84 kg)
|
|
Buffalo State
|
G
|
14
|
|
Taylor, Brian
|
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
|
185 lb (84 kg)
|
|
Princeton
|
F
|
42
|
|
Washington, Kermit
|
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
|
230 lb (104 kg)
|
|
American University
|
F
|
12
|
|
Weatherspoon, Nick
|
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
|
197 lb (89 kg)
|
|
Illinois
|
C
|
33
|
|
Whitehead, Jerome
|
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
|
225 lb (102 kg)
|
|
Marquette
|
F
|
21
|
|
Wicks, Sidney
|
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
|
225 lb (102 kg)
|
|
UCLA
|
G
|
20
|
|
Williams, Freeman
|
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
|
185 lb (84 kg)
|
|
Portland State
|
|
- Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Legend
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
Injured
|
Roster notes
Regular season
Season standings
Notes
- z, y – division champions
- x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1978–79 NBA records
|
Team
|
ATL
|
BOS
|
CHI
|
CLE
|
DEN
|
DET
|
GSW
|
HOU
|
IND
|
KCK
|
LAL
|
MIL
|
NJN
|
NOJ
|
NYK
|
PHI
|
PHO
|
POR
|
SAS
|
SDC
|
SEA
|
WAS
|
Atlanta
|
— |
2–2 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
3–0 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–1 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
2–2
|
Boston
|
2–2 |
— |
1–2 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–1 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
0–4 |
1–3 |
0–4 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
0–4
|
Chicago
|
1–3 |
2–1 |
— |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
0–4 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
4–0 |
0–3 |
0–4 |
0–4 |
1–3
|
Cleveland
|
1–3 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
— |
1–2 |
1–3 |
2–1 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
0–4 |
0–4 |
0–4 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
0–4
|
Denver
|
1–3 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–1 |
— |
2–2 |
4–0 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
4–0 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
0–3 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
1–3
|
Detroit
|
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
— |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–1 |
0–4 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
0–4 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
0–3 |
1–3
|
Golden State
|
3–1 |
1–2 |
1–3 |
1–2 |
0–4 |
3–1 |
— |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
2–2
|
Houston
|
1–3 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
— |
0–4 |
3–1 |
2–1 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
4–0 |
4–0 |
0–4 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–1 |
2–2 |
2–2
|
Indiana
|
3–1 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
4–0 |
— |
1–3 |
0–4 |
2–2 |
1–2 |
2–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
0–4 |
1–3
|
Kansas City
|
2–2 |
3–1 |
4–0 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
— |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–0
|
Los Angeles
|
3–1 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
1–2 |
4–0 |
2–2 |
— |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–0 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2
|
Milwaukee
|
0–3 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
1–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
— |
2–2 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
1–3
|
New Jersey
|
2–2 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
0–4 |
4–0 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
2–1 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
— |
3–1 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
3–0 |
2–2 |
0–4 |
2–2 |
0–4 |
1–3
|
New Orleans
|
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
0–4 |
1–2 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
— |
2–2 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
0–4 |
0–3 |
0–4
|
New York
|
2–2 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
0–4 |
2–2 |
1–2 |
0–3 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
— |
2–2 |
0–4 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
1–3
|
Philadelphia
|
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
3–0 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
4–0 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
— |
1–3 |
1–2 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
3–1
|
Phoenix
|
1–2 |
4–0 |
3–1 |
4–0 |
1–3 |
4–0 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
0–3 |
3–1 |
4–0 |
3–1 |
— |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
1–3
|
Portland
|
2–2 |
3–1 |
0–4 |
4–0 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–1 |
1–3 |
— |
2–1 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
3–1
|
San Antonio
|
1–3 |
4–0 |
3–0 |
4–0 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
4–0 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
1–2 |
— |
4–0 |
2–2 |
1–3
|
San Diego
|
1–3 |
3–1 |
4–0 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
1–2 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
4–0 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
0–4 |
— |
2–2 |
0–3
|
Seattle
|
3–1 |
2–2 |
4–0 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
3–0 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
4–0 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
4–0 |
3–0 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
— |
2–2
|
Washington
|
2–2 |
4–0 |
3–1 |
4–0 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
0–3 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
4–0 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
3–0 |
2–2 |
—
|
Player stats
Legend
GP
|
Games played
|
MPG
|
Minutes per game
|
FG
|
Field-goals per game
|
FGA
|
Field-goals attempted per Game
|
FG%
|
Field-goal percentage
|
FT
|
Free-throws per game
|
FTA
|
Free-throws attempted per Game
|
FT%
|
Free-throw percentage
|
ORPG
|
Offensive rebounds per game
|
DRPG
|
Defensive rebounds per game
|
RPG
|
Rebounds per game
|
APG
|
Assists per game
|
SPG
|
Steals per game
|
BPG
|
Blocks per game
|
PFPG
|
Personal fouls per game
|
PPG
|
Points per game
|
Player
|
GP
|
MPG
|
FG
|
FGA
|
FG%
|
FT
|
FTA
|
FT%
|
ORPG
|
DRPG
|
RPG
|
APG
|
SPG
|
BPG
|
PFPG
|
PPG
|
World B. Free |
78 |
37.9 |
10.2 |
21.2 |
0.481 |
8.4 |
11.1 |
0.756 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
3.9 |
4.4 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
3.2 |
28.8
|
Randy Smith |
82 |
37.9 |
8.5 |
18.6 |
0.455 |
3.6 |
4.4 |
0.813 |
1.2 |
2.4 |
3.6 |
4.8 |
2.2 |
0.1 |
2.2 |
20.5
|
Kermit Washington |
82 |
33.7 |
4.3 |
7.6 |
0.562 |
2.8 |
4.0 |
0.688 |
3.6 |
6.1 |
9.8 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
3.9 |
11.3
|
Nick Weatherspoon |
82 |
32.2 |
5.8 |
12.2 |
0.480 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
0.739 |
2.2 |
3.4 |
5.5 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
13.8
|
Sidney Wicks |
79 |
25.6 |
3.9 |
8.6 |
0.462 |
1.9 |
2.9 |
0.650 |
2.0 |
3.1 |
5.1 |
1.6 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
9.8
|
Swen Nater |
79 |
25.4 |
4.5 |
7.9 |
0.569 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
0.800 |
2.8 |
6.1 |
8.9 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
3.1 |
10.7
|
Kevin Kunnert |
81 |
20.8 |
2.9 |
6.2 |
0.467 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.659 |
2.5 |
4.5 |
7.0 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
3.8 |
6.5
|
Freeman Williams |
72 |
16.6 |
4.7 |
9.5 |
0.490 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
0.776 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
10.4
|
Connie Norman |
22 |
14.7 |
3.2 |
7.5 |
0.430 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
0.826 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
1.6 |
7.3
|
Bob Bigelow |
29 |
14.2 |
1.2 |
3.1 |
0.400 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
0.619 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
2.9
|
Brian Taylor |
20 |
10.6 |
1.5 |
4.2 |
0.361 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.889 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
1.7 |
3.8
|
Stan Pietkiewicz |
4 |
8.0 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
0.125 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.000 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
1.0
|
Scott Lloyd |
5 |
6.2 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
0.0
|
John Olive |
34 |
5.6 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
0.325 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.783 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
1.3
|
Jerome Whitehead |
31 |
4.9 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
0.441 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.444 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
1.2
|
Awards and records
Transactions
The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 1978–79 season.
Coaching Change
Trades
Free agents
References
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