Chicago Bulls Regular Season Rosters
1980-1981 Chicago Bulls Regular Season Roster
Player | Pos | HT | WT | YOS | Pre-Draft Team | Draft Status | Nationality |
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Coby Dietrick | FC | 6-10 | 220 | 4 | San Jose State | 1970 Rnd 10 Pick 2 | United States |
Artis Gilmore | C | 7-2 | 240 | 4 | Jacksonville | 1971 Rnd 7 Pick 15 | United States |
David Greenwood | F | 6-9 | 222 | 1 | UCLA | 1979 Rnd 1 Pick 2 | United States |
Dwight Jones | FC | 6-10 | 210 | 7 | Houston | 1973 Rnd 1 Pick 9 | United States |
Larry Kenon | PF | 6-9 | 205 | 4 | Memphis | 1973 Rnd 3 Pick 15 | United States |
Ronnie Lester | G | 6-2 | 175 | 0 | Iowa | 1980 Rnd 1 Pick 10 | United States |
Scott May | SF | 6-7 | 215 | 4 | Indiana | 1976 Rnd 1 Pick 2 | United States |
Ricky Sobers | SG | 6-3 | 198 | 5 | UNLV | 1975 Rnd 1 Pick 16 | United States |
Reggie Theus | GF | 6-7 | 190 | 2 | UNLV | 1978 Rnd 1 Pick 9 | United States |
Bob Wilkerson | GF | 6-6 | 195 | 4 | Indiana | 1976 Rnd 1 Pick 11 | United States |
James Wilkes | F | 6-7 | 195 | 0 | UCLA | 1980 Rnd 3 Pick 4 | United States |
Sam Worthen | PG | 6-5 | 195 | 0 | Marquette | 1980 Rnd 2 Pick 3 | United States |
1980-1981 Chicago Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | R. Sobers | R. Theus | D. Greenwood | D. Jones | A. Gilmore |
Rotation | R. Lester | B. Wilkerson | L. Kenon | ||
Rotation | C. Dietrick | ||||
Lim PT | S. Worthen | J. Wilkes | |||
Lim PT | S. May |
1980-1981 Central Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | Milwaukee Bucks | 60-22 | - |
2 | Chicago Bulls | 45-37 | 15 |
3 | Indiana Pacers | 44-38 | 16 |
4 | Atlanta Hawks | 31-51 | 29 |
5 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 28-54 | 32 |
6 | Detroit Pistons | 21-61 | 39 |
1980-1981 Chicago Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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Artis Gilmore | Player Of The Week (11/23/80) |
Artis Gilmore | Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1981) |
Reggie Theus | Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1981) |
1980-1981 Chicago Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV |
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Reggie Theus | 82 | 34.4 | 18.9 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
Artis Gilmore | 82 | 34.5 | 17.9 | 10.1 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 2.9 |
David Greenwood | 82 | 33.0 | 14.4 | 8.8 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.3 |
Larry Kenon | 77 | 28.1 | 14.1 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
Ricky Sobers | 71 | 25.4 | 13.5 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
Bob Wilkerson | 80 | 28.0 | 10.0 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
Dwight Jones | 81 | 19.4 | 7.6 | 5.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
Scott May | 63 | 12.9 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
Coby Dietrick | 82 | 15.2 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
Sam Worthen | 64 | 14.8 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
James Wilkes | 48 | 11.2 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
Ronnie Lester | 8 | 10.4 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
Oliver Mack | 3 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1980-1981 Chicago Bulls Roster Composition
Selected via Draft |
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Artis Gilmore was selected as the #15 pick in the 7 Round of the 1971 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. Artis Gilmore signed a multi-year contract with the Chicago Bulls on September 1, 1976. Artis Gilmore signed a multi-year extension with the Chicago Bulls on October 8, 1978. David Greenwood was selected as the #2 pick in the First Round of the 1979 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. David Greenwood signed a multi-year contract with the Chicago Bulls on September 16, 1979. Scott May was selected as the #2 pick in the First Round of the 1976 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. Scott May signed a multi-year contract with the Chicago Bulls on September 26, 1976. Reggie Theus was selected as the #9 pick in the First Round of the 1978 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. Reggie Theus signed a multi-year contract with the Chicago Bulls on July 20, 1978. James Wilkes was selected as the #4 pick in the 3 Round of the 1980 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. James Wilkes signed a multi-year contract with the Chicago Bulls on September 1, 1980. Sam Worthen was selected as the #3 pick in the Second Round of the 1980 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. Sam Worthen signed a multi-year contract with the Chicago Bulls on September 1, 1980. |
Acquired via Draft Rights Trade |
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Draft Rights to Ronnie Lester, the #10 pick in the First Round of the 1980 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Chicago Bulls from the Portland Trail Blazers on June 10, 1980. Ronnie Lester signed a multi-year contract with the Chicago Bulls on September 1, 1980. |
Acquired via Trade |
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Ricky Sobers was acquired in a trade by the Chicago Bulls from the Indiana Pacers on August 28, 1979. Ricky Sobers re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls on November 3, 1980. Bob Wilkerson was acquired in a trade by the Chicago Bulls from the Denver Nuggets on October 8, 1980. |
Acquired via Free Agency |
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Coby Dietrick signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls on August 2, 1979. Dwight Jones signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls on December 5, 1979. Larry Kenon signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls on September 12, 1980. |
1980-1981 Chicago Bulls Front Office
Staff Member | Position | Start Season | Previous Job |
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Dick Klein | Owner | 1966-1967 | N/A |
Arthur Wirtz | Chairman | 1972-1973 | N/A |
Jerry Sloan | Head Coach | 1979-1980 | N/A |
Rod Thorn | General Manager | 1978-1979 | N/A |
Jerry Krause | Director of Player Personnel | 1976-1977 | N/A |
Tommy Edwards | Public Address Announcer | 2006-2007 | Public Address Announcer (Chicago Bulls, 1976 to 1990) |