San Antonio Spurs Playoff Rosters

1979-1980 San Antonio Spurs Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Tim Bassett FC 6-8 225 Apr 1, 1951 29 Georgia 3 1973 7th Rnd, #106, Buffalo Braves
Mike Evans PG 6-1 170 Apr 19, 1955 24 Kansas State 1 1978 1st Rnd, #21, Denver Nuggets
Mike Gale SG 6-4 185 Jul 18, 1950 29 Elizabeth City State 3 1971 3rd Rnd, #52, Chicago Bulls
George Gervin GF 6-7 180 Apr 27, 1952 27 Eastern Michigan 3 1974 3rd Rnd, #40, Phoenix Suns
Paul Griffin FC 6-9 205 Jan 20, 1954 26 Western Michigan 3 1976 5th Rnd, #86, New Orleans Jazz
Larry Kenon PF 6-9 205 Dec 13, 1952 27 Memphis 3 1973 3rd Rnd, #50, Detroit Pistons
Johnny Moore PG 6-1 175 Mar 3, 1958 22 Texas 0 1979 2nd Rnd, #43, Seattle SuperSonics
Sylvester Norris C 6-11 220 Feb 18, 1957 23 Jackson State 0 1979 3rd Rnd, #63, San Antonio Spurs
Mark Olberding PF 6-8 225 Apr 21, 1956 23 Minnesota 3 1975 Supplemental Draft, Los Angeles Lakers
Wiley Peck SF 6-7 220 Sep 15, 1957 22 Mississippi State 0 1979 1st Rnd, #19, San Antonio Spurs
Kevin Restani FC 6-9 225 Dec 23, 1951 28 San Francisco 5 1974 3rd Rnd, #39, Cleveland Cavaliers
John Shumate FC 6-9 235 Apr 6, 1952 27 Notre Dame 5 1974 1st Rnd, #4, Phoenix Suns
James Silas PG 6-1 180 Feb 11, 1949 31 Stephen F. Austin 4 1972 5th Rnd, #70, Houston Rockets

1979-1980 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #3 Philadelphia Sixers #6 Washington Bullets PHI in 2
First Round #4 Houston Rockets #5 San Antonio Spurs HOU in 3
Second Round #1 Boston Celtics #4 Houston Rockets BOS in 4
Second Round #3 Philadelphia Sixers #2 Atlanta Hawks PHI in 5
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #3 Philadelphia Sixers PHI in 5

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #3 Seattle SuperSonics #6 Portland Trail Blazers SEA in 3
First Round #4 Phoenix Suns #5 Kansas City Kings PHX in 3
Second Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #4 Phoenix Suns LAL in 5
Second Round #3 Seattle SuperSonics #2 Milwaukee Bucks SEA in 7
Conference Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #3 Seattle SuperSonics LAL in 5

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #3 Philadelphia Sixers LAL in 6

1979-1980 San Antonio Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
George Gervin 3 40.7 33.3 6.7 4.0 1.7 1.0 3.0
James Silas 3 30.0 14.3 2.3 3.0 2.0 0.3 1.7
Kevin Restani 3 24.7 12.7 5.3 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.7
Mark Olberding 3 32.3 9.7 7.3 3.7 0.7 0.3 1.0
Larry Kenon 3 27.0 8.7 4.3 1.3 0.0 0.0 1.7
Mike Gale 3 23.0 7.0 2.0 5.3 1.7 0.0 1.0
John Shumate 3 26.0 7.0 4.3 1.7 1.3 1.3 1.7
Paul Griffin 3 23.0 6.7 5.0 2.0 0.0 0.3 2.3
Mike Evans 2 6.0 5.5 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tim Bassett 3 6.3 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
Wiley Peck 2 4.5 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0

1979-1980 San Antonio Spurs Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record San Antonio Leaders Houston Leaders
Apr 2, 1980
@
Houston
L, 95-85 Compaq Center
Opening Round
0-1 PTS: 19. G. Gervin
PTS: 28. C. Murphy
Apr 4, 1980
v.
Houston
W, 106-101 HemisFair Arena
Opening Round
1-1 PTS: 44. G. Gervin
PTS: 34. Moses Malone
Apr 6, 1980
@
Houston
L, 141-120 Compaq Center
Opening Round
1-2 PTS: 37. G. Gervin
PTS: 37. Moses Malone