1979–80 San Diego Clippers season

1979–80 San Diego Clippers season
Head coach	Gene Shue
Arena	San Diego Sports Arena
Results
Record	36–46 (.439)
Place	Division: 5th (Pacific) Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	XETV
Radio	KGB

The 1979-80 NBA season was the Clippers' 10th season in the NBA and their 2nd season in the city of San Diego.^[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 1979 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
3	55	Tom Channel		United States	Boston University
4	77	Lionel Garrett		United States	Southern
5	99	Greg Joyner		United States	Middle Tennessee State
6	119	Bob Bender	PG	United States	Duke
7	139	Jene Grey		United States	LeMoyne
8	158	Renaldo Lawrence		United States	Appalachian State
9	176	Mike Dodd		United States	San Diego State
10	194	Greg Hunter		United States	Loyola Marymount

Roster

San Diego Clippers 1979-1980 roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Nat.	Name	Ht.	Wt.
4.0 !F	27	USA !	Barnes, Marvin	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Providence
4.0 !F	23	USA !	Bryant, Joe	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Pennsylvania
1.5 !G	24	USA !	Free, World B.	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Guilford College
1.5 !G	30	USA !	Carrington, Bob	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Boston C
1.5 !G	43	USA !	Lee, Greg	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	UCLA
6.0 !C	4	USA !	Malovic, Steve	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	San Diego
6.0 !C	31	NED !	Nater, Swen	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	UCLA
4.0 !F	40	USA !	Olive, John	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Villanova
4.0 !F	22	USA !	Pietkiewicz, Stan	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Auburn
1.5 !G	7	USA !	Smith, Bingo	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Tulsa
1.5 !G	14	USA !	Taylor, Brian	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Princeton
6.0 !C	32	USA !	Walton, Bill	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	UCLA
4.0 !F	12	USA !	Weatherspoon, Nick	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Illinois
4.0 !F	21	USA !	Wicks, Sidney	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	UCLA
1.5 !G	20	USA !	Williams, Freeman	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Portland State

Head coach

Gene Shue

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster Notes

This is Marvin Barnes' second tour of duty with the franchise. He previously played for the Buffalo Braves back in 1977-1978.

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers	60	22	.732	–	37–4	23–18	19–11
x-Seattle SuperSonics	56	26	.683	4	33–8	23–18	18–12
x-Phoenix Suns	55	27	.671	5	37–5	18–22	19–11
x-Portland Trail Blazers	38	44	.463	22	26–15	12–29	13–17
San Diego Clippers	35	47	.427	25	24–17	11–30	13–17
Golden State Warriors	24	58	.293	36	15–26	9–32	8–22

#	Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Los Angeles Lakers	60	22	.732	–
2	y-Milwaukee Bucks	49	33	.598	11
3	x-Seattle SuperSonics	56	26	.683	4
4	x-Phoenix Suns	55	27	.671	5
5	x-Kansas City Kings	47	35	.573	13
6	x-Portland Trail Blazers	38	44	.463	22

7	San Diego Clippers	35	47	.427	25
8	Chicago Bulls	30	52	.366	30
9	Denver Nuggets	30	52	.366	30
10	Utah Jazz	24	58	.293	36
11	Golden State Warriors	24	58	.293	36

Notes

z, y – division champions
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1979-80 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHI	CLE	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	KCK	LAL	MIL	NJN	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	—

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

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

All-Star

World B. Free selected as a reserve guard for the Western Conference All-Stars. Free will be the first and only San Diego Clipper All-Star.

Records

Swen Nater sets a franchise record of total rebounds in a single season with 1,216. This record will not be broken until 35 years later by DeAndre Jordan with 1,226 rebounds.

Transactions

The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 1979–80 season.

Trades

September 18, 1979	To San Diego Clippers Signing of Bill Walton as a veteran free agent	To Portland Trailblazers Kermit Washington, Kevin Kunnert, Randy Smith, cash & future draft picks awarded as compensation.
October 6, 1979	To San Diego Clippers Joe Bryant	To Philadelphia 76ers 1986 first-round draft pick
October 27, 1979	To San Diego Clippers Bingo Smith	To Cleveland Cavaliers 1980 third-round draft pick
November 21, 1979	To San Diego Clippers Steve Malovic	To Washington Bullets 1982 second-round draft pick

Free agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team

Subtractions

Player	Left	New team

References

↑ 1979-80 San Diego Clippers

Los Angeles Clippers

Founded in 1970 Formerly the Buffalo Braves (1970–1978) and played in San Diego (1978–1984) Based in Los Angeles, California

Franchise	Franchise Expansion Draft Seasons All-time roster Draft history Head coaches Broadcasters Training Center Current season

Arenas	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Maple Leaf Gardens San Diego Sports Arena Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Staples Center

General Managers	Donovan Sonju Scheer Baylor Dunleavy Olshey Sacks Wohl

D-League affiliate	None

Administration	Owner Steve Ballmer President of Business Operations Gillian Zucker President of Basketball Operations & Head Coach Doc Rivers Vice President of Basketball Operations Lawrence Frank General Manager Dave Wohl

Division Championships (2)	2013 2014

Culture and lore	Buffalo Braves Clipper Darrell Lob City Billy Crystal Donald Sterling L.A. Clippers Dance Squad

Rivals	Los Angeles Lakers

Media	TV Prime Ticket Radio KLAC/KEIB KWKW (Spanish) Announcers Ralph Lawler Mike Smith Brian Sieman Celso Gaspar (Spanish)

Buffalo Braves–San Diego / Los Angeles Clippers seasons

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

1979–80 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston New Jersey New York Philadelphia Washington

Central	Atlanta Cleveland Detroit Houston Indiana San Antonio

Western

Midwest	Chicago Denver Kansas City Milwaukee Utah

Pacific	Golden State Los Angeles Phoenix Portland San Diego Seattle

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