1981–82 Dallas Mavericks season

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1981–82 Dallas Mavericks season
Head coachDick Motta
General managerNorm Sonju
OwnerDon Carter
ArenaReunion Arena
Results
Record28–54 (.341)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Midwest)
Conference: 10th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television
RadioKJIM
< 1980–81 1982–83 >
A ticket for an October 1981 pre-season game between the Mavericks and the season's eventual Eastern Conference champions Philadelphia 76ers.

The 1981–82 Dallas Mavericks season was the second season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Rookie Jay Vincent led the team in scoring with 21.4 points per game and earned NBA All-Rookie Team honors. The Mavericks improved to 28–54, getting out of the Midwest Division cellar as they finished above the Utah Jazz.

Draft picks

The 1981 NBA draft brought three players who would become vital parts of the team. The Mavs selected 6'6" forward Mark Aguirre with the first pick, 6'6" guard Rolando Blackman 9th, and 6'7" forward Jay Vincent 24th. By the end of his seven-year Mavs career, Aguirre would average 24.6 points per game. Blackman contributed 19.2 points over his 11-year career in Dallas.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 1 Mark Aguirre SF  United States DePaul
1 9 Rolando Blackman SG  United States Kansas State
2 24 Jay Vincent SF  United States Michigan State
2 43 Elston Turner SG/SF  United States Mississippi
3 47 Art Housey  United States Kansas
4 70 Eddie Moss  United States Syracuse
5 93 Pete Budko  United States North Carolina

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Roster

1981–82 Dallas Mavericks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
SF 24 Mark Aguirre 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1959–12–10 DePaul
SG 22 Rolando Blackman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1959–02–26 Kansas State
SF 23 Allan Bristow 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1951–08–23 Virginia Tech
C 43 Wayne Cooper 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1956–11–16 New Orleans
PG 15 Brad Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1955–12–17 Maryland
PF 53 Clarence Kea 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1959–02–02 Lamar
C 25 Tom LaGarde 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1955–02–10 North Carolina
PF 44 Scott Lloyd 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1952–12–19 Arizona State
C 40 Kurt Nimphius 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1958–03–13 Arizona State
SG 34 Jim Spanarkel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1957–06–28 Duke
SF 33 Elston Turner 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1959–06–10 Mississippi
PF 31 Jay Vincent 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1959–06–10 Michigan State
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Updated: December 28, 1981

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs4834.585–29–1219–2220–10
x-Denver Nuggets4636.5612.029–1217–2419–11
x-Houston Rockets4636.5612.025–1621–2017–13
Kansas City Kings3052.36618.023–187–3411–19
Dallas Mavericks2854.34120.016–2512–2911–19
Utah Jazz2557.30523.018–237–349–21

Game log

Regular season

1981–82 game log
Total: 28–54 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
October: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
November: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
6 November 8
9:00 p.m. CST		 @Los Angeles L 111–121 Aguirre (23) LaGarde (11) Davis (7) The Forum
9,870		 1–5
13 November 24
7:35 p.m. CST		 Los Angeles L 110–125 Vincent (20) Vincent (13) Davis (9) Reunion Arena
14,266		 1–12
14 November 25
8:35 p.m. CST		 @ Denver L 133–139 Aguirre (31) LaGarde (8) Davis (15) McNichols Sports Arena
8,533		 1–13
December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
18 December 5
7:35 p.m. CST		 Denver W 109–105 Aguirre (26) Turner (8) Davis (13) Reunion Arena
7,620		 3–15
24 December 16
6:30 p.m. CST		 @ Boston L 92–109 Vincent (27) LaGarde (9) Davis,
Lloyd,
Spanarkel,
Turner (4)		 Boston Garden
15,320		 5–19
28 December 26
7:35 p.m. CST		 Denver L 117–124 Vincent (33) Cooper,
Nimphius,
Vincent (8)		 Bristow,
Davis (7)		 Reunion Arena
9,580		 6–22
January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
36 January 15
8:35 p.m. CST		 @ Denver L 113–128 Vincent (22) Bristow,
Cooper (8)		 Bristow (7) McNichols Sports Arena
7,990		 9–27
February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
57 March 2
7:35 p.m. CST		 Boston L 97–101 Vincent (31) Bristow,
Cooper (8)		 Bristow (12) Reunion Arena
17,134		 19–38
64 March 14
9:00 p.m. CST		 @ Los Angeles L 116–138 Blackman (25) Vincent (7) Davis (6) The Forum
13,000		 22–42
66 March 19
7:35 p.m. CST		 Los Angeles L 106–112 Vincent (22) Vincent (13) Cooper (5) Reunion Arena
17,134		 22–44
68 March 23
9:30 p.m. CST		 @ Los Angeles W 118–116 Aguirre (23) Vincent (10) Spanarkel (7) The Forum
13,516		 23–45
73 March 31
7:35 p.m. CST		 Denver L 119–120 Vincent (31) Cooper (10) Bristow (14) Reunion Arena
7,322		 24–49
April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
82 April 17
8:35 p.m. CST		 @ Denver L 124–130 Vincent (26) Aguirre,
Vincent (9)		 Bristow (10) McNichols Sports Arena
17,009		 28–54
1981–82 schedule

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Brad DavisPG 82822,61422650973699331.92.86.2.9.112.1
Allan BristowSF 82542,03533944865657324.84.15.5.8.17.0
Rolando BlackmanSG 82161,97925410546301,09124.13.11.3.6.413.3
Jim SpanarkelSG 8211,75521020686982721.42.62.51.0.110.1
Jay VincentPF 81622,62656517689221,73232.47.02.21.1.321.4
Elston TurnerSF 80621,99630118975266125.03.82.4.9.08.3
Wayne CooperC 76381,8185501153710668223.97.21.5.51.49.0
Scott LloydPF 74171,0471636715728714.12.2.9.2.13.9
Kurt NimphiusC 63271,08529561178233717.24.71.0.31.35.3
Mark AguirreSF 51201,468249164372295528.84.93.2.7.418.7
Tom LaGardeC 472890921049171731219.34.51.0.4.46.6
Clarence KeaPF 350248611443817.11.7.4.1.12.3
Oliver MackSG 1331501814514411.51.41.1.4.13.4

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1981 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved May 4, 2009.