Los Angeles Clippers Regular Season Rosters

2008-2009 Los Angeles Clippers Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
3 Alex Acker SG 6-5 185 1 Pepperdine 2005 Rnd 2 Pick 30 United States
23 Marcus Camby C 6-11 240 12 Massachusetts 1996 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
25 Mardy Collins G 6-6 220 2 Temple 2006 Rnd 1 Pick 29 United States
1 Baron Davis G 6-3 215 9 UCLA 1999 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
40 Paul Davis FC 6-11 270 2 Michigan State 2006 Rnd 2 Pick 4 United States
31 Ricky Davis GF 6-7 195 10 Iowa 1998 Rnd 1 Pick 21 United States
10 Eric Gordon G 6-3 215 0 Indiana 2008 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States / Bahamas
6 Jason Hart G 6-3 180 7 Syracuse 2000 Rnd 2 Pick 20 United States
2 Fred Jones G 6-4 210 6 Oregon 2002 Rnd 1 Pick 14 United States
9 DeAndre Jordan C 6-11 265 0 Texas A&M 2008 Rnd 2 Pick 5 United States
35 Chris Kaman C 7-0 265 5 Central Michigan 2003 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States / Germany
5 Cuttino Mobley G 6-4 190 10 Rhode Island 1998 Rnd 2 Pick 12 United States
20 Steve Novak F 6-10 225 2 Marquette 2006 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States
50 Zach Randolph PF 6-9 260 7 Michigan State 2001 Rnd 1 Pick 19 United States
34 Cheickh Samb C 7-1 245 1 CB Cornella (Spain) 2006 Rnd 2 Pick 21 Senegal
8 Brian Skinner FC 6-9 255 10 Baylor 1998 Rnd 1 Pick 22 United States
4 Mike Taylor PG 6-2 165 0 Idaho Stampede 2008 Rnd 2 Pick 25 United States
2 Tim Thomas F 6-10 240 11 Villanova 1997 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States
12 Al Thornton F 6-8 203 1 Florida State 2007 Rnd 1 Pick 14 United States

2008-2009 L.A. Clippers Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters B. Davis E. Gordon A. Thornton M. Camby C. Kaman
Rotation M. Taylor F. Jones R. Davis S. Novak B. Skinner
Rotation         D. Jordan
Lim PT   M. Collins   Z. Randolph  
Lim PT   A. Acker      

2008-2009 Pacific Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Los Angeles Lakers65-17-
2Phoenix Suns46-3619
3Golden State Warriors29-5336
4Los Angeles Clippers19-6346
5Sacramento Kings17-6548

2008-2009 L.A. Clippers Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Eric Gordon All-Rookie Second Team (2009)
Eric Gordon Rookie Of The Month (Jan 09)
Al Thornton Rising Stars Challenge Participant (2009)
Eric Gordon Rising Stars Challenge Participant (2009)

2008-2009 L.A. Clippers Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Eric Gordon 78 34.3 16.1 2.6 2.8 1.0 0.4 2.1
Al Thornton 71 37.4 16.8 5.2 1.5 0.8 0.9 1.8
Baron Davis 65 34.6 14.9 3.7 7.7 1.7 0.5 3.0
Zach Randolph 39 35.1 20.9 9.4 2.3 0.8 0.3 2.3
Marcus Camby 62 31.1 10.3 11.1 2.0 0.8 2.1 1.5
Steve Novak 71 16.4 6.9 1.8 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.3
Fred Jones 52 28.8 7.3 2.4 3.6 1.0 0.2 1.3
Chris Kaman 31 29.7 12.0 8.0 1.5 0.5 1.5 2.7
Mike Taylor 51 15.1 5.7 1.7 2.1 0.7 0.0 1.4
Ricky Davis 36 21.8 6.4 1.7 2.3 0.5 0.1 1.1
Mardy Collins 39 20.9 5.9 2.5 2.6 0.7 0.3 1.4
DeAndre Jordan 53 14.6 4.3 4.5 0.2 0.2 1.1 0.8
Brian Skinner 51 16.5 4.2 4.0 0.5 0.3 1.0 0.8
Cuttino Mobley 11 33.1 13.7 2.6 1.1 1.4 0.2 1.6
Paul Davis 27 11.8 4.0 2.5 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.5
Tim Thomas 10 22.0 9.5 4.6 1.0 0.3 0.1 1.4
Jason Hart 28 11.1 2.3 1.5 1.5 0.4 0.1 0.7
Alex Acker 18 9.9 3.5 1.2 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.4
Cheickh Samb 10 5.1 1.1 1.3 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.1

2008-2009 Los Angeles Clippers Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Eric Gordon was selected as the #7 pick in the First Round of the 2008 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Clippers. Eric Gordon signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Clippers on July 2, 2008.

DeAndre Jordan was selected as the #5 pick in the Second Round of the 2008 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Clippers. DeAndre Jordan signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Clippers on July 14, 2008.

Chris Kaman was selected as the #6 pick in the First Round of the 2003 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Clippers. Chris Kaman signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Clippers on July 11, 2003. Chris Kaman signed a multi-year extension with the Los Angeles Clippers on October 27, 2006.

Al Thornton was selected as the #14 pick in the First Round of the 2007 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Clippers. Al Thornton signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Clippers on July 5, 2007.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Mike Taylor, the #25 pick in the Second Round of the 2008 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Los Angeles Clippers from the Portland Trail Blazers on June 27, 2008. Mike Taylor signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Clippers on July 14, 2008.

Acquired via Trade

Alex Acker was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Clippers from the Detroit Pistons on February 16, 2009.

Marcus Camby was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Clippers from the Denver Nuggets on July 15, 2008.

Mardy Collins was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Clippers from the New York Knicks on November 21, 2008.

Steve Novak was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Clippers from the Houston Rockets on August 6, 2008.

Zach Randolph was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Clippers from the New York Knicks on November 21, 2008.

Acquired via Free Agency

Baron Davis signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Clippers on July 10, 2008.

Ricky Davis signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Clippers on July 28, 2008.

Fred Jones signed a contract with the Los Angeles Clippers on January 8, 2009. Fred Jones re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Clippers on January 19, 2009. Fred Jones re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Clippers on January 29, 2009.

Brian Skinner signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Clippers on August 4, 2008.

2008-2009 Los Angeles Clippers Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Donald Sterling Owner 1981-1982 N/A
Mike Dunleavy, Sr. Head Coach, General Manager 2003-2004 Head Coach (Portland Trail Blazers, 1997 to 2001)
Jim Eyen Assistant Coach 2003-2004 Scout (New York Knicks, 2002 to 2003)
Kim Hughes Assistant Coach 2003-2004 Director of Player Personnel (Denver Nuggets, 1999 to 2003)
Neal Mayer Assistant Coach 2003-2004 Assistant Coach (Portland Trail Blazers, 2000 to 2003)
Neal Meyer Assistant Coach 2003-2004 Assistant Coach (Portland Trail Blazers, 2000 to 2002)
Raman Sposato Assistant Coach, Player Development Assistant 2005-2006 Video Coordinator (Portland Trail Blazers, 2003 to 2005)
Fred Vinson Assistant Coach 2007-2008 N/A
Neil Olshey Assistant General Manager 2008-2009 Assistant Coach (Los Angeles Clippers, 2004 to 2008)
Fabrizio Besnati Director of International Scouting 2005-2006 N/A
Jason Piombetti Basketball Operations Assistant 2005-2006 N/A
Mohammad Dakhil Video Coordinator 2006-2007 N/A
Seth Cooper Video Coordinator 2006-2007 N/A
David Gale Assistant Video Coordinator 2008-2009 Video Coordinator Intern (Los Angeles Clippers, 2007 to 2008)
Pete Serrano Equipment Manager 1986-1987 N/A
Gary Sacks Director of Player Personnel 2007-2008 Director of Scouting (Los Angeles Clippers, 2002 to 2007)
Jasen Powell Head Athletic Trainer 1999-2000 N/A
Richard Williams Strength and Conditioning Coach 2004-2005 Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach (Denver Nuggets, 2002 to 2004)
JoHan Wang Associate Athletic Trainer, Associate Strength and Conditioning Coach 2003-2004 N/A
Ralph Lawler Television Play-By-Play, Radio Broadcaster 1978-1979 N/A
Rob Raichlen Director of Communications 1999-2000 Assistant Director of Communications (Los Angeles Clippers, 1996 to 1999)