San Diego Clippers Regular Season Rosters

1983-1984 San Diego Clippers Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
7 Michael Brooks F 6-7 220 3 La Salle 1980 Rnd 1 Pick 9 United States
34 Terry Cummings PF 6-9 220 1 DePaul 1982 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
40 James Donaldson C 7-2 275 3 Washington State 1979 Rnd 4 Pick 7 England
24 Craig Hodges G 6-2 190 1 Long Beach State 1982 Rnd 3 Pick 2 United States
  Hutch Jones F 6-8 195 0 Vanderbilt 1982 Rnd 3 Pick 8 United States
  Greg Kelser F 6-7 190 4 Michigan State 1979 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
  Kevin Loder SF 6-6 205 2 Alabama State 1981 Rnd 1 Pick 17 United States
8 Hank McDowell FC 6-9 215 2 Memphis 1981 Rnd 5 Pick 10 United States
  Billy McKinney G 6-0 160 6 Northwestern 1977 Rnd 6 Pick 5 United States
  Norm Nixon G 6-2 170 6 Duquesne 1977 Rnd 1 Pick 22 United States
25 Ricky Pierce SG 6-4 205 1 Rice 1982 Rnd 1 Pick 18 United States
18 Derek Smith SG 6-6 205 1 Louisville 1982 Rnd 2 Pick 12 United States
  Linton Townes GF 6-7 190 1 James Madison 1982 Rnd 2 Pick 10 United States
  Bill Walton C 6-11 235 9 UCLA 1974 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
12 Rory White PF 6-8 210 1 South Alabama 1982 Rnd 4 Pick 17 United States
  Jerome Whitehead C 6-10 220 5 Marquette 1978 Rnd 2 Pick 19 United States

1983-1984 San Diego Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters N. Nixon R. Pierce T. Cummings B. Walton J. Donaldson
Rotation   D. Smith M. Brooks H. McDowell J. Whitehead
Rotation   C. Hodges G. Kelser    
Rotation   B. McKinney      
Lim PT       R. White  

1983-1984 Pacific Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Los Angeles Lakers54-28-
2Portland Trail Blazers48-346
3Seattle SuperSonics42-4012
4Phoenix Suns41-4113
5Golden State Warriors37-4517
6San Diego Clippers30-5224

1983-1984 San Diego Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Terry Cummings 81 35.9 22.9 9.6 1.7 1.1 0.7 2.7
Norm Nixon 82 37.2 17.0 2.5 11.1 1.1 0.0 3.1
James Donaldson 82 30.8 11.8 7.9 1.1 0.5 1.7 2.1
Greg Kelser 80 22.3 11.0 4.9 1.1 0.8 0.4 2.4
Ricky Pierce 69 18.6 9.9 2.0 0.9 0.4 0.2 1.2
Bill Walton 55 26.8 12.1 8.7 3.3 0.8 1.6 3.2
Derek Smith 61 21.3 9.8 2.8 1.3 0.5 0.4 1.3
Craig Hodges 76 20.7 7.8 1.1 1.5 0.8 0.0 1.1
Michael Brooks 47 29.9 11.3 7.3 1.9 1.1 0.3 1.7
Jerome Whitehead 70 13.2 5.4 3.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.8
Billy McKinney 80 10.5 3.9 0.7 2.0 0.3 0.0 0.6
Hank McDowell 57 10.7 3.6 2.7 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.9
Rory White 6 3.2 1.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
Linton Townes 2 8.5 3.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.5
Hutch Jones 4 4.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.5
Kevin Loder 1 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

1983-1984 San Diego Clippers Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Michael Brooks was selected as the #9 pick in the First Round of the 1980 NBA Draft by the San Diego Clippers. Michael Brooks signed a multi-year contract with the San Diego Clippers on September 1, 1980.

Terry Cummings was selected as the #2 pick in the First Round of the 1982 NBA Draft by the San Diego Clippers. Terry Cummings signed a multi-year contract with the San Diego Clippers on November 5, 1982.

Craig Hodges was selected as the #2 pick in the 3 Round of the 1982 NBA Draft by the San Diego Clippers. Craig Hodges signed a multi-year contract with the San Diego Clippers on August 1, 1982. Craig Hodges signed a multi-year extension with the San Diego Clippers on May 26, 1983.

Acquired via Trade

James Donaldson was acquired in a trade by the San Diego Clippers from the Seattle SuperSonics on August 26, 1983.

Greg Kelser was acquired in a trade by the San Diego Clippers from the Seattle SuperSonics on August 18, 1983.

Hank McDowell was acquired in a trade by the San Diego Clippers from the Indiana Pacers on October 26, 1983.

Billy McKinney was acquired in a trade by the San Diego Clippers from the Denver Nuggets on October 4, 1983.

Norm Nixon was acquired in a trade by the San Diego Clippers from the Los Angeles Lakers on October 10, 1983.

Ricky Pierce was acquired in a trade by the San Diego Clippers from the Detroit Pistons on October 17, 1983.

Acquired via Waiver Claim

Derek Smith was claimed off of the waiver wire by the San Diego Clippers from the Golden State Warriors on September 8, 1983.

Acquired via Free Agency

Bill Walton signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the San Diego Clippers on September 18, 1979.

Rory White signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the San Diego Clippers on March 9, 1984.

Jerome Whitehead signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the San Diego Clippers on January 9, 1981.