1981–82 San Diego Clippers season

1981–82 San Diego Clippers season
Head coach	Paul Silas
Arena	San Diego Sports Arena
Results
Record	17–65 (.207)
Place	Division: 6th (Pacific) Conference: 12th (Western)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	XETV
Radio	KGB

The 1981–82 NBA season was the Clippers' 12th season in the NBA and their 4th season in the city of San Diego.^[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 1981 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	8	Tom Chambers	United States	Utah
3	54	Jim Smith	United States	Ohio State
4	77	Lee Raker	United States	Virginia
5	100	Dennis Isbell	United States	Memphis State
6	123	Mike Pepper	United States	North Carolina
7	146	Randy Johnson	United States	Southern Colorado
8	168	Todd Haynes	United States	Davidson
9	190	Art Jones	United States	North Carolina State
10	210	Tony Gwynn	United States	San Diego State

Roster

San Diego Clippers 1981-1982 roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Nat.	Name	Ht.	Wt.
1.5 !G	15	USA !	Brogan, Jim	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Wesleyan (WV)
4.0 !F	7	USA !	Brooks, Michael	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	La Salle
4.0 !F	22	USA !	Chambers, Tom	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Utah
4.0 !F	23	USA !	Cooper, Joe	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Colorado
1.5 !G	1	USA !	Criss, Charlie	7000172720000000000♠5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	New Mexico State
1.5 !G	42	USA !	Davis, Ron	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Washington State
1.5 !G	13	USA !	Douglas, John	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Kansas
1.5 !G	24	USA !	Hill, Armond	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Princeton
4.0 !F	34	USA !	Lee, Rock	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	San Diego State
6.0 !C	31	NED !	Nater, Swen	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	UCLA
4.0 !F	30	USA !	Smith, Jim	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Ohio State
1.5 !G	11	USA !	Smith, Phil	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	San Francisco
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	21	USA !	Wiley, Michael	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Long Beach State
1.5 !G	20	USA !	Williams, Freeman	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Portland State
1.5 !G	4	USA !	Wood, Al	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	North Carolina

Head coach

Paul Silas

Legend

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

Roster Notes

This is Randy Smith's second tour of duty with the franchise. He previously played for the Buffalo Braves from 1971 to 1978 and in the inaugural season of the San Diego Clippers in 1978-1979.
Guard Armond Hill is currently an assistant coach with the franchise since 2013.

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers	57	25	.695	–	30–11	27–14	21–9
x-Seattle SuperSonics	52	30	.634	5.0	31–10	21–20	18–12
x-Phoenix Suns	46	36	.561	11.0	31–10	15–26	14–16
Golden State Warriors	45	37	.549	12.0	28–13	17–24	15–15
Portland Trail Blazers	42	40	.512	15.0	27–14	15–26	15–15
San Diego Clippers	17	65	.207	40.0	11–30	6–35	7–23

#	Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Los Angeles Lakers	57	25	.695	–
2	y-San Antonio Spurs	48	34	.585	9
3	x-Seattle SuperSonics	52	30	.634	5
4	x-Denver Nuggets	46	36	.561	11
5	x-Phoenix Suns	46	36	.561	11
6	x-Houston Rockets	46	36	.561	11

7	Golden State Warriors	45	37	.549	12
8	Portland Trail Blazers	42	40	.512	15
9	Kansas City Kings	30	52	.366	27
10	Dallas Mavericks	28	54	.341	29
11	Utah Jazz	25	57	.305	32
12	San Diego Clippers	17	65	.207	40

Notes

z, y – division champions
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1981-82 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	—	1–5	2–3	4–2	1–1	1–1	2–4	0–2	2–0	4–2	1–1	0–2	3–3	3–2	5–1	3–3	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–4
Boston	5–1	—	4–2	5–0	2–0	1–1	6–0	1–1	1–1	4–1	2–0	1–1	3–3	5–1	5–1	4–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	6–0
Chicago	3–2	2–4	—	5–1	1–1	1–1	0–6	0–2	1–1	3–3	1–1	2–0	1–5	2–4	3–2	1–5	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–4
Cleveland	2–4	0–5	1–5	—	2–0	0–2	1–5	1–1	1–1	1–5	1–1	0–2	0–6	0–6	0–6	0–5	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–5
Dallas	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	—	1–5	1–1	0–5	2–4	1–1	4–2	1–4	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–3	2–3	1–5	2–3	1–4	3–3	1–1
Denver	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	5–1	—	1–1	3–2	5–1	0–2	4–2	1–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–3	2–3	2–4	5–0	2–3	3–3	2–0
Detroit	4–2	0–6	6–0	5–1	1–1	1–1	—	2–0	2–0	2–4	2–0	0–2	2–4	2–4	3–3	2–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–4
Golden State	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	5–0	2–3	0–2	—	1–4	2–0	3–2	3–3	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	4–2	2–4	3–2	5–1	1–5	3–2	1–1
Houston	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–2	1–5	0–2	4–1	—	2–0	3–3	1–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–2	4–1	3–3	4–1	2–3	6–0	2–0
Indiana	2–4	1–5	3–3	5–1	1–1	2–0	4–2	0–2	0–2	—	1–1	0–2	0–6	4–2	3–2	0–6	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–5
Kansas City	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–4	2–4	0–2	2–3	3–3	1–1	—	1–4	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–3	0–5	1–5	4–1	2–3	3–3	0–2
Los Angeles	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	4–1	4–1	2–0	3–3	4–1	2–0	4–1	—	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	4–2	5–1	2–3	5–1	4–2	5–0	2–0
Milwaukee	3–3	3–3	5–1	6–0	1–1	1–1	4–2	0–2	1–1	6–0	1–1	2–0	—	4–1	3–3	4–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	3–2
New Jersey	2–3	1–5	4–2	6–0	0–2	1–1	4–2	1–1	1–1	2–4	1–1	1–1	1–4	—	4–2	3–3	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	4–2
New York	1–5	1–5	2–3	6–0	1–1	1–1	3–3	1–1	1–1	2–3	0–2	2–0	3–3	2–4	—	1–5	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–5
Philadelphia	3–3	2–4	5–1	5–0	2–0	1–1	3–2	2–0	1–1	6–0	2–0	1–1	2–4	3–3	5–1	—	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	6–0
Phoenix	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	3–2	3–2	2–0	2–4	2–3	1–1	3–2	2–4	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	—	3–3	4–1	4–2	3–3	3–2	1–1
Portland	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–2	3–2	2–0	4–2	1–4	1–1	5–0	1–5	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	3–3	—	3–2	4–2	3–3	4–1	0–2
San Antonio	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	5–1	4–2	2–0	2–3	3–3	0–2	5–1	3–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–4	2–3	—	3–2	4–1	3–3	1–1
San Diego	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	3–2	0–5	0–2	1–5	1–4	0–2	1–4	1–5	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–4	2–4	2–3	—	1–5	1–4	0–2
Seattle	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	4–1	3–2	1–1	5–1	3–2	1–1	3–2	2–4	2–0	2–0	2–0	0–2	3–3	3–3	1–4	5–1	—	5–0	1–1
Utah	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	3–3	3–3	1–1	2–3	0–6	1–1	3–3	0–5	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–3	1–4	3–3	4–1	0–5	—	1–1
Washington	4–2	0–6	4–2	5–1	1–1	0–2	4–1	1–1	0–2	5–1	2–0	0–2	2–3	2–4	5–1	0–6	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	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
Brogan, Jim !Jim Brogan
Brooks, Michael !Michael Brooks
Bryant, Joe !Joe Bryant
Chambers, Tom !Tom Chambers
Criss, Charlie !Charlie Criss
Davis, Ron !Ron Davis
Douglas, John !John Douglas
Hill, Armond !Armond Hill
Lee, Rock !Rock Lee
Nater, Swen !Swen Nater
Smith, Jim !Jim Smith
Smith, Phil !Phil Smith
Taylor, Brian !Brian Taylor
Wiley, Michael !Michael Wiley
Williams, Freeman !Freeman Williams
Wood, Al !Al Wood

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Forward Terry Cummings won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award.

Transactions

The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 1981–82 season.

Trades

January 20, 1982	To San Diego Clippers Al Wood & Charlie Criss	To Atlanta Hawks Freeman Williams
February 16, 1982	To San Diego Clippers Armond Hill, 1982 second-round draft pick & cash	To Seattle SuperSonics Phil Smith

Free agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team

Subtractions

Player	Left	New team

References

↑ 1981-82 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

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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

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1981–82 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston New Jersey New York Philadelphia Washington

Central	Atlanta Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee

Western

Midwest	Dallas Denver Houston Kansas City San Antonio Utah

Pacific	Golden State Los Angeles Phoenix Portland San Diego Seattle

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