1979–80 San Antonio Spurs season

The 1979–80 NBA season was the Spurs' fourth season in the NBA, the 7th in San Antonio, and the 13th season as a franchise.^[1]

1979–80 San Antonio Spurs season
Head coach	Doug Moe (fired) Bob Bass (interim)
General manager	Bob Bass
Owner(s)	Angelo Drossos
Arena	HemisFair Arena
Results
Record	41–41 (.500)
Place	Division: 3rd (Central) Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	First round (lost to Rockets 1–2)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	KMOL-TV
Radio	WOAI
< 1978–79 1980–81 >

Draft picks

Main article: 1979 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	19	Wiley Peck	SG	United States	Mississippi State
3	63	Sylvester Norris		United States	Jackson State
4	84	Al Daniel		United States	Furman
5	106	Steve Schall		United States	Arkansas
6	125	Terry Knight		United States	Pittsburgh
7	146	Tyrone Branyan		United States	Texas
8	182	Eddie McLeod		United States	Nevada-Las Vegas
10	199	Glen Fine		United States	Harvard

Roster

1979–80 San Antonio Spurs roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From PF 21 Tim Bassett 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) –– Georgia SG 1 Mike Evans 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) –– Kansas State PG 12 Mike Gale 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) –– Elizabeth City State G/F 44 George Gervin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) –– Eastern Michigan C 30 Paul Griffin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) –– Western Michigan PF 35 Larry Kenon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) –– Memphis C 40 Sylvester Norris 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) –– Jackson State SF 53 Mark Olberding 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) –– Minnesota SF 54 Wiley Peck 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) –– Mississippi State SF 31 Kevin Restani 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) –– San Francisco PF 34 John Shumate 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) –– Notre Dame PG 13 James Silas 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) –– Stephen F. Austin

Head coach Bob Bass Assistant(s) George Karl Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Updated: March 22, 1980

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Atlanta Hawks	50	32	.610	–	32–9	18–23	21–9
x-Houston Rockets	41	41	.500	9	29–12	12–29	20–10
x-San Antonio Spurs	41	41	.500	9	27–14	14–27	14–16
Cleveland Cavaliers	37	45	.451	13	28–13	9–32	16–14
Indiana Pacers	37	45	.451	13	26–15	11–30	15–15
Detroit Pistons	16	66	.195	34	13–28	3–38	4–26

#	Eastern Conference v t e
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Boston Celtics	61	21	.744	–
2	y-Atlanta Hawks	50	32	.610	11
3	x-Philadelphia 76ers	59	23	.720	2
4	x-Houston Rockets	41	41	.500	20
5	x-San Antonio Spurs	41	41	.500	20
6	x-Washington Bullets	39	43	.476	22
7	New York Knicks	39	43	.476	22
8	Cleveland Cavaliers	37	45	.451	24
8	Indiana Pacers	37	45	.451	24
10	New Jersey Nets	34	48	.415	27
11	Detroit Pistons	16	66	.195	44

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1979–80 NBA records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHI	CLE	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	KCK	LAL	MIL	NYN	NYK	PHI	PHO	POR	SAS	SDC	SEA	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	—	2–4	1–1	4–2	1–1	6–0	2–0	2–4	4–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	4–2	4–2	4–2	1–1	2–0	5–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	3–3
Boston	4–2	—	2–0	4–2	2–0	6–0	2–0	6–0	4–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	5–1	5–1	3–3	1–1	2–0	4–2	2–0	0–2	2–0	4–2
Chicago	1–1	0–2	—	2–0	2–4	1–1	4–2	1–1	0–2	3–3	1–5	1–5	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–5	3–3	0–2	4–2	2–4	2–4	0–2
Cleveland	2–4	2–4	0–2	—	1–1	6–0	2–0	2–4	2–4	2–0	1–1	0–2	3–3	3–3	1–5	1–1	0–2	4–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–3
Denver	1–1	0–2	4–2	1–1	—	1–1	3–3	1–1	1–1	0–6	1–5	3–3	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–5	2–4	1–1	3–3	1–5	3–3	1–1
Detroit	0–6	0–6	1–1	0–6	1–1	—	1–1	1–5	1–5	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–4	2–4	1–5	0–2	0–2	2–4	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–4
Golden State	0–2	0–2	2–4	0–2	3–3	1–1	—	1–1	1–1	3–3	1–5	0–6	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–4	2–4	0–2	3–3	0–6	3–3	0–2
Houston	4–2	0–6	1–1	4–2	1–1	5–1	1–1	—	4–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	3–3	3–3	2–4	1–1	1–1	3–3	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–4
Indiana	2–4	2–4	2–0	4–2	1–1	5–1	1–1	2–4	—	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–4	4–2	1–5	0–2	2–0	2–4	1–1	0–2	1–1	4–2
Kansas City	2–0	1–1	3–3	0–2	6–0	2–0	3–3	2–0	1–1	—	2–4	3–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–5	1–5	1–1	5–1	3–3	6–0	2–0
Los Angeles	1–1	2–0	5–1	1–1	5–1	2–0	5–1	2–0	2–0	4–2	—	3–3	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–3	2–4	2–0	5–1	4–2	6–0	1–1
Milwaukee	1–1	0–2	5–1	2–0	3–3	1–1	6–0	1–1	2–0	3–3	3–3	—	1–1	1–1	0–2	4–2	5–1	0–2	4–2	2–4	4–2	1–1
New Jersey	2–4	1–5	1–1	3–3	1–1	4–2	0–2	3–3	4–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	—	2–4	1–5	1–1	0–2	3–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–3
New York	2–4	1–5	2–0	3–3	1–1	4–2	2–0	3–3	2–4	1–1	0–2	1–1	4–2	—	0–6	2–0	2–0	4–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–3
Philadelphia	2–4	3–3	1–1	5–1	2–0	5–1	2–0	4–2	5–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	5–1	6–0	—	1–1	2–0	4–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	5–1
Phoenix	1–1	1–1	5–1	1–1	5–1	2–0	4–2	1–1	2–0	5–1	3–3	2–4	1–1	0–2	1–1	—	6–0	1–1	2–4	4–2	6–0	2–0
Portland	0–2	0–2	3–3	2–0	4–2	2–0	4–2	1–1	0–2	5–1	4–2	1–5	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–6	—	1–1	4–2	1–5	3–3	1–1
San Antonio	1–5	2–4	2–0	2–4	1–1	4–2	2–0	3–3	4–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	3–3	2–4	2–4	1–1	1–1	—	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–2
San Diego	1–1	0–2	2–4	1–1	3–3	2–0	3–3	0–2	1–1	1–5	1–5	2–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–2	2–4	0–2	—	3–3	5–1	1–1
Seattle	2–0	2–0	4–2	2–0	5–1	2–0	6–0	1–1	2–0	3–3	2–4	4–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–4	5–1	1–1	3–3	—	5–1	1–1
Utah	0–2	0–2	4–2	1–1	3–3	1–1	3–3	0–2	1–1	0–6	0–6	2–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–6	3–3	1–1	1–5	1–5	—	0–2
Washington	3–3	2–4	2–0	3–3	1–1	4–2	2–0	4–2	2–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	3–3	3–3	1–5	0–2	1–1	2–4	1–1	1–1	2–0	—

Game log

Playoffs

1980 playoff game log
First Round: 1–2 (home: 1–0; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 2 @ Houston L 85–95 George Gervin (19) Gervin, Kenon (9) Gervin, Olberding (4) The Summit 14,454 0–1 2 April 4 Houston W 106–101 George Gervin (44) Mark Olberding (12) Mike Gale (9) HemisFair Arena 12,894 1–1 3 April 6 @ Houston L 120–141 George Gervin (37) John Shumate (8) George Gervin (6) The Summit 15,676 1–2
1980 schedule

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Kevin Restani	SF	82		1,966	386	189	54	12	874	24.0	4.7	2.3	.7	.1	10.7
Paul Griffin	C	82		1,812	438	250	81	53	520	22.1	5.3	3.0	1.0	.6	6.3
Mike Evans	SG	79		1,246	107	230	60	9	486	15.8	1.4	2.9	.8	.1	6.2
George Gervin	SG	78		2,934	403	202	110	79	2,585	37.6	5.2	2.6	1.4	1.0	33.1
Larry Kenon	PF	78		2,798	775	231	111	18	1,565	35.9	9.9	3.0	1.4	.2	20.1
James Silas	PG	77		2,293	167	347	61	14	1,365	29.8	2.2	4.5	.8	.2	17.7
Mark Olberding	SF	75		2,111	418	327	67	22	792	28.1	5.6	4.4	.9	.3	10.6
Mike Gale	PG	67		1,474	152	312	123	13	441	22.0	2.3	4.7	1.8	.2	6.6
Wiley Peck	SF	52		628	183	33	17	23	180	12.1	3.5	.6	.3	.4	3.5
Billy Paultz†	C	47		1,213	321	118	47	45	444	25.8	6.8	2.5	1.0	1.0	9.4
John Shumate†	PF	27		777	214	52	23	31	391	28.8	7.9	1.9	.9	1.1	14.5
Irv Kiffin	SF	26		212	40	19	10	2	82	8.2	1.5	.7	.4	.1	3.2
Sylvester Norris	C	17		189	43	6	3	12	40	11.1	2.5	.4	.2	.7	2.4
Tim Bassett†	PF	5		72	15	10	3	0	10	14.4	3.0	2.0	.6	.0	2.0
Harry Davis	SF	4		30	6	0	1	0	13	7.5	1.5	.0	.3	.0	3.3

• ^† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Spurs only.

Playoffs

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
George Gervin	SG	3		122	20	12	5	3	100	40.7	6.7	4.0	1.7	1.0	33.3
Mark Olberding	SF	3		97	22	11	2	1	29	32.3	7.3	3.7	.7	.3	9.7
James Silas	PG	3		90	7	9	6	1	43	30.0	2.3	3.0	2.0	.3	14.3
Larry Kenon	PF	3		81	13	4	0	0	26	27.0	4.3	1.3	.0	.0	8.7
John Shumate	PF	3		78	13	5	4	4	21	26.0	4.3	1.7	1.3	1.3	7.0
Kevin Restani	SF	3		74	16	3	0	1	38	24.7	5.3	1.0	.0	.3	12.7
Mike Gale	PG	3		69	6	16	5	0	21	23.0	2.0	5.3	1.7	.0	7.0
Paul Griffin	C	3		69	15	6	0	1	20	23.0	5.0	2.0	.0	.3	6.7
Tim Bassett	PF	3		19	1	0	0	0	2	6.3	.3	.0	.0	.0	.7
Mike Evans	SG	2		12	2	2	0	0	11	6.0	1.0	1.0	.0	.0	5.5
Wiley Peck	SF	2		9	3	0	0	1	0	4.5	1.5	.0	.0	.5	.0

Awards and records

• George Gervin, All-NBA First Team

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