DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1979-80 San Diego Clippers
35–47 · #16 in the league · Missed playoffs
Season snapshotSDC
San Diego Clippers went 35–47 in the regular season, good for the #16 record in the league, and finished as missed playoffs.
League rank
#16
Net rating
-4.1
Home floor
San Diego Sports Arena
Roster
15 players
Record
35–47
42.7% win rate
League rank
#16
Regular season
Net rating
-4.1
SRS -4.0
Finish
Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeman Williams | G-F | 20 | 82 | — | 18.6 | 2.3 | 2.0 |
| Swen Nater | C | 31 | 81 | — | 13.4 | 15.0 | 2.9 |
| Joe Bryant | F-C | — | 81 | — | 9.3 | 6.4 | 1.8 |
| Brian Taylor | G | 14 | 78 | — | 13.5 | 2.4 | 4.3 |
| Sidney Wicks | F-C | 21 | 71 | — | 7.1 | 5.8 | 3.0 |
| Bingo Smith | F-G | — | 70 | — | 11.7 | 3.5 | 1.3 |
| World B. Free | G | 24 | 68 | — | 30.2 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
| Nick Weatherspoon | F | 12 | 57 | — | 6.9 | 3.6 | 0.9 |
| Stan Pietkiewicz | G-F | 22 | 50 | — | 4.6 | 0.9 | 1.9 |
| Steve Malovic | F | 4 | 28 | — | 1.9 | 2.1 | 0.4 |
| Marvin Barnes | F-C | — | 20 | — | 3.2 | 3.9 | 0.9 |
| Jerome Whitehead | C-F | 33 | 18 | — | 3.3 | 3.9 | 0.3 |
| Bill Walton | C-F | 32 | 14 | — | 13.9 | 9.0 | 2.4 |
| Bob Carrington | G-F | 30 | 10 | — | 3.6 | 1.3 | 0.3 |
| John Olive | F | 40 | 1 | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
105.7
ORtg
109.8
DRtg
101.4
Pace
-4.0
SRS
-4.2
MOV
52.2%
TS%
48.2%
eFG%
27.6
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Gene Shue
head_coach
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Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
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San Diego Sports Arena
824 average attendance
Then and now
San Diego Clippers
SDC · Now: Los Angeles Clippers
15 players