Dallas Mavericks Regular Season Rosters

1985-1986 Dallas Mavericks Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
24 Mark Aguirre SF 6-6 232 4 DePaul 1981 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
  Uwe Blab C 7-2 243 0 Indiana 1985 Rnd 1 Pick 17 Germany
22 Rolando Blackman G 6-6 190 4 Kansas State 1981 Rnd 1 Pick 9 Panama / United States
53 Wallace Bryant C 7-0 245 2 San Francisco 1982 Rnd 2 Pick 7 United States
15 Brad Davis G 6-3 180 8 Maryland 1977 Rnd 1 Pick 15 United States
40 James Donaldson C 7-2 275 5 Washington State 1979 Rnd 4 Pick 7 England
14 Dale Ellis GF 6-7 205 2 Tennessee 1983 Rnd 1 Pick 9 United States
12 Derek Harper PG 6-4 185 2 Illinois 1983 Rnd 1 Pick 11 United States
43 Harold Keeling G 6-4 185 0 Santa Clara 1985 Rnd 3 Pick 16 United States
40 Kurt Nimphius FC 6-10 218 4 Arizona State 1980 Rnd 3 Pick 1 United States
41 Sam Perkins PF 6-9 235 1 North Carolina 1984 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
32 Detlef Schrempf SF 6-9 214 0 Washington 1985 Rnd 1 Pick 8 Germany / United States
31 Jay Vincent F 6-7 220 4 Michigan State 1981 Rnd 2 Pick 1 United States
23 Bill Wennington C 7-0 245 0 St. John's 1985 Rnd 1 Pick 16 Canada

1985-1986 Dallas Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters D. Harper R. Blackman M. Aguirre S. Perkins J. Donaldson
Rotation   B. Davis J. Vincent D. Schrempf B. Wennington
Rotation     D. Ellis    
Lim PT   H. Keeling     U. Blab

1985-1986 Midwest Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Houston Rockets51-31-
2Denver Nuggets47-354
3Dallas Mavericks44-387
4Utah Jazz42-409
5Sacramento Kings37-4514
6San Antonio Spurs35-4716

1985-1986 Dallas Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Rolando Blackman Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1986)
Dale Ellis Three Point Shootout Participant (1986)

1985-1986 Dallas Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Rolando Blackman 82 34.0 21.5 3.5 3.3 1.0 0.3 2.3
Mark Aguirre 74 33.8 22.6 6.0 4.6 0.8 0.2 3.4
Sam Perkins 80 32.8 15.4 8.6 1.9 0.9 1.2 1.8
Jay Vincent 80 24.9 13.8 4.6 2.2 0.8 0.3 1.8
Derek Harper 79 27.2 12.2 2.9 5.3 1.9 0.3 1.8
Brad Davis 82 24.0 9.3 1.8 5.7 0.7 0.2 1.3
James Donaldson 69 32.5 8.3 9.6 1.2 0.3 1.6 1.3
Dale Ellis 72 15.1 7.1 2.3 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.5
Detlef Schrempf 64 15.1 6.2 3.1 1.4 0.4 0.2 1.4
Bill Wennington 56 10.0 3.4 2.3 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.4
Uwe Blab 48 8.5 2.6 1.9 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.6
Kurt Nimphius 13 21.5 7.0 4.6 1.1 0.2 0.9 0.9
Harold Keeling 20 3.8 2.2 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.3
Wallace Bryant 9 17.1 3.1 3.7 1.2 0.3 0.2 1.1

1985-1986 Dallas Mavericks Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Mark Aguirre was selected as the #1 pick in the First Round of the 1981 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks. Mark Aguirre signed a multi-year contract with the Dallas Mavericks on July 1, 1981. Mark Aguirre signed a multi-year extension with the Dallas Mavericks on October 3, 1984.

Uwe Blab was selected as the #17 pick in the First Round of the 1985 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks. Uwe Blab signed a multi-year contract with the Dallas Mavericks on July 19, 1985.

Rolando Blackman was selected as the #9 pick in the First Round of the 1981 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks. Rolando Blackman signed a multi-year contract with the Dallas Mavericks on June 24, 1981. Rolando Blackman signed a multi-year extension with the Dallas Mavericks on November 1, 1984.

Dale Ellis was selected as the #9 pick in the First Round of the 1983 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks. Dale Ellis signed a multi-year contract with the Dallas Mavericks on September 26, 1983.

Derek Harper was selected as the #11 pick in the First Round of the 1983 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks. Derek Harper signed a multi-year contract with the Dallas Mavericks on August 1, 1983.

Sam Perkins was selected as the #4 pick in the First Round of the 1984 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks. Sam Perkins signed a multi-year contract with the Dallas Mavericks on October 9, 1984.

Detlef Schrempf was selected as the #8 pick in the First Round of the 1985 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks. Detlef Schrempf signed a multi-year contract with the Dallas Mavericks on September 24, 1985.

Jay Vincent was selected as the #1 pick in the Second Round of the 1981 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks. Jay Vincent signed a multi-year contract with the Dallas Mavericks on June 24, 1981. Jay Vincent re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks on September 1, 1985. Jay Vincent signed a multi-year extension with the Dallas Mavericks on December 1, 1985.

Bill Wennington was selected as the #16 pick in the First Round of the 1985 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks. Bill Wennington signed a multi-year contract with the Dallas Mavericks on September 11, 1985.

Acquired via Trade

James Donaldson was acquired in a trade by the Dallas Mavericks from the Los Angeles Clippers on November 25, 1985.

Acquired via Free Agency

Brad Davis signed a contract with the Dallas Mavericks on December 2, 1980. Brad Davis signed a multi-year extension with the Dallas Mavericks on March 27, 1981. Brad Davis re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks on June 23, 1983.

Harold Keeling signed a contract with the Dallas Mavericks on January 3, 1986. Harold Keeling re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks on January 13, 1986. Harold Keeling re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks on January 23, 1986.

1985-1986 Dallas Mavericks Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Don Carter Owner 1980-1981 N/A
Dick Motta Head Coach 1994-1995 Head Coach (Sacramento Kings, 1989 to 1992)
Bob Weiss Assistant Coach 1980-1981 Assistant Coach (Los Angeles Clippers, 1978 to 1980)
Rick Sund General Manager 1979-1980 Basketball Operations Intern (Milwaukee Bucks, 1974 to 1979)
Norm Sonju General Manager 1980-1981 General Manager (Los Angeles Clippers, 1977 to 1978)
Keith Grant Scout 1984-1985 N/A