1979-80 San Antonio Spurs Statistics
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 41-41
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 1-2 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Houston Rockets 2-1
Coach: Doug Moe (33-33)
Coach: Bob Bass (8-8)
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Attendance: 468,657, Avg. 11,431 in 41 home dates
1979-80 San Antonio Spurs RosterTeam Record: 41-41
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 1-2 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Houston Rockets 2-1
Coach: Doug Moe (33-33)
Coach: Bob Bass (8-8)
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Attendance: 468,657, Avg. 11,431 in 41 home dates
1979-80 San Antonio Spurs Results
The San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association ended the 1979-80 season with a record of 41 wins and 41 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.
The Spurs netted 9,788 points, tops in the circuit. San Antonio gave up 9,819 points, most in the league. George Gervin scored a team-leading 2,585 points for the team, and Larry Kenon averaged 19 or more per game, too. Larry Kenon contributed 775 rebounds. James Silas dished out 347 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Mike Gale added 123 thefts.
Doug Moe and Bob Bass coached the team. The 1979-80 San Antonio Spurs lost in the conference first round.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Gervin | G-F | 78 | 78 | 2934 | 1940 | 1024 | 102 | 32 | 593 | 505 | 154 | 249 | 403 | 202 | 110 | 79 | 254 | 208 | 2585 |
| Larry Kenon | F | 78 | 0 | 2798 | 1333 | 647 | 9 | 1 | 345 | 270 | 258 | 517 | 775 | 231 | 111 | 18 | 232 | 192 | 1565 |
| James Silas | G | 77 | 0 | 2293 | 999 | 513 | 4 | 0 | 382 | 339 | 45 | 122 | 167 | 347 | 61 | 14 | 192 | 206 | 1365 |
| Kevin Restani | F-C | 82 | 0 | 1966 | 727 | 369 | 29 | 5 | 161 | 131 | 142 | 244 | 386 | 189 | 54 | 12 | 129 | 186 | 874 |
| Mark Olberding | F | 75 | 0 | 2111 | 609 | 291 | 3 | 0 | 264 | 210 | 83 | 335 | 418 | 327 | 67 | 22 | 180 | 274 | 792 |
| Paul Griffin | F-C | 82 | 0 | 1812 | 313 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 240 | 174 | 154 | 284 | 438 | 250 | 81 | 53 | 131 | 306 | 520 |
| Mike Evans | G | 79 | 5 | 1246 | 464 | 208 | 42 | 12 | 85 | 58 | 29 | 78 | 107 | 230 | 60 | 9 | 128 | 194 | 486 |
| Billy Paultz | C-F | 47 | 0 | 1213 | 381 | 189 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 66 | 95 | 226 | 321 | 118 | 47 | 45 | 58 | 127 | 444 |
| Mike Gale | G | 67 | 0 | 1474 | 377 | 171 | 13 | 2 | 120 | 97 | 34 | 118 | 152 | 312 | 123 | 13 | 115 | 134 | 441 |
| John Shumate | F-C | 27 | 0 | 777 | 263 | 138 | 1 | 0 | 147 | 115 | 65 | 149 | 214 | 52 | 23 | 31 | 50 | 71 | 391 |
| Wiley Peck | G-F | 52 | 0 | 628 | 169 | 73 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 34 | 66 | 117 | 183 | 33 | 17 | 23 | 48 | 100 | 180 |
| Irv Kiffin | F | 26 | 0 | 212 | 96 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 30 | 43 | 82 |
| Sylvester Norris | C | 17 | 0 | 189 | 43 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 43 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 41 | 40 |
| Harry Davis | F | 4 | 0 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| Tim Bassett | F-C | 5 | 0 | 72 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 10 |
| Totals | 796 | 83 | 19755 | 7738 | 3856 | 206 | 52 | 2528 | 2024 | 1153 | 2515 | 3668 | 2326 | 771 | 333 | 1574 | 2103 | 9788 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Gervin | G-F | 78 | 78 | 37.6 | 52.8 | 31.4 | 85.2 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 33.1 |
| Larry Kenon | F | 78 | 0 | 35.9 | 48.5 | 11.1 | 78.3 | 3.3 | 6.6 | 9.9 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 20.1 |
| James Silas | G | 77 | 0 | 29.8 | 51.4 | 0.0 | 88.7 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 17.7 |
| Kevin Restani | F-C | 82 | 0 | 24.0 | 50.8 | 17.2 | 81.4 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 10.7 |
| Mark Olberding | F | 75 | 0 | 28.1 | 47.8 | 0.0 | 79.5 | 1.1 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 10.6 |
| Paul Griffin | F-C | 82 | 0 | 22.1 | 55.3 | 72.5 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 5.3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 6.3 | |
| Mike Evans | G | 79 | 5 | 15.8 | 44.8 | 28.6 | 68.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 6.2 |
| Billy Paultz | C-F | 47 | 0 | 25.8 | 49.6 | 0.0 | 66.0 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 6.8 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 9.4 |
| Mike Gale | G | 67 | 0 | 22.0 | 45.4 | 15.4 | 80.8 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 6.6 |
| John Shumate | F-C | 27 | 0 | 28.8 | 52.5 | 0.0 | 78.2 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 7.9 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 14.5 |
| Wiley Peck | G-F | 52 | 0 | 12.1 | 43.2 | 0.0 | 61.8 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 3.5 |
| Irv Kiffin | F | 26 | 0 | 8.2 | 33.3 | 72.0 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 3.2 | |
| Sylvester Norris | C | 17 | 0 | 11.1 | 41.9 | 66.7 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 2.4 | |
| Harry Davis | F | 4 | 0 | 7.5 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 3.3 | |
| Tim Bassett | F-C | 5 | 0 | 14.4 | 33.3 | 66.7 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 2.0 | |
| Averages | 796 | 83 | 24.8 | 49.8 | 25.2 | 80.1 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 12.3 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Gervin | G-F | 3 | 122 | 74 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 100 |
| James Silas | G | 3 | 90 | 36 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 43 |
| Kevin Restani | F-C | 3 | 74 | 28 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 38 |
| Mark Olberding | F | 3 | 97 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 29 |
| Larry Kenon | F | 3 | 81 | 34 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 26 |
| John Shumate | F-C | 3 | 78 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 21 |
| Mike Gale | G | 3 | 69 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 21 |
| Paul Griffin | F-C | 3 | 69 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 20 |
| Mike Evans | G | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| Tim Bassett | F-C | 3 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Wiley Peck | G-F | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 720 | 262 | 121 | 11 | 3 | 85 | 66 | 41 | 77 | 118 | 68 | 22 | 12 | 40 | 78 | 311 |
Postseason Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Gervin | G-F | 3 | 40.7 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 86.7 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 33.3 |
| James Silas | G | 3 | 30.0 | 44.4 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 14.3 | |
| Kevin Restani | F-C | 3 | 24.7 | 60.7 | 0.0 | 44.4 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 12.7 |
| Mark Olberding | F | 3 | 32.3 | 56.5 | 75.0 | 1.7 | 5.7 | 7.3 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 4.7 | 9.7 | |
| Larry Kenon | F | 3 | 27.0 | 29.4 | 54.5 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 8.7 | |
| John Shumate | F-C | 3 | 26.0 | 45.0 | 100.0 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 7.0 | |
| Mike Gale | G | 3 | 23.0 | 40.0 | 25.0 | 57.1 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 5.3 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| Paul Griffin | F-C | 3 | 23.0 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 6.7 | |
| Mike Evans | G | 2 | 6.0 | 37.5 | 50.0 | 75.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
| Tim Bassett | F-C | 3 | 6.3 | 50.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 0.7 | ||
| Wiley Peck | G-F | 2 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Averages | 796 | 23.2 | 46.2 | 27.3 | 77.6 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 10.0 |
