Dallas Mavericks Regular Season Rosters

1980-1981 Dallas Mavericks Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Darrell Allums F 6-9 220 0 UCLA 1980 Rnd 5 Pick 11 United States
Rolando Blackman G 6-6 190 0 Kansas State 1981 Rnd 1 Pick 9 Panama / United States
Winford Boynes SG 6-6 185 2 San Francisco 1978 Rnd 1 Pick 13 United States
Marty Byrnes SF 6-7 215 2 Syracuse 1978 Rnd 1 Pick 19 United States
Austin Carr G 6-4 200 9 Notre Dame 1971 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
Brad Davis G 6-3 180 3 Maryland 1977 Rnd 1 Pick 15 United States
Monti Davis F 6-7 205 0 Tennessee State 1980 Rnd 1 Pick 21 United States
Ralph Drollinger C 7-2 250 0 UCLA 1976 Rnd 7 Pick 17 United States
Terry Duerod SG 6-2 180 1 Detroit-Mercy 1979 Rnd 3 Pick 4 United States
Joe Hassett SG 6-5 180 3 Providence 1977 Rnd 3 Pick 8 United States
Geoff Huston G 6-2 175 1 Texas Tech 1979 Rnd 3 Pick 6 United States
Abdul Jeelani PF 6-8 210 3 Wisconsin-Parkside 1976 Rnd 3 Pick 16 United States
Clarence Kea PF 6-6 218 0 Lamar 1980 Rnd 8 Pick 9 United States
Chad Kinch SG 6-4 190 0 Charlotte 1980 Rnd 1 Pick 22 United States
Arvid Kramer C 6-9 220 1 Augustana College 1979 Rnd 3 Pick 1 United States
Tom LaGarde C 6-10 220 3 North Carolina 1977 Rnd 1 Pick 9 United States
Scott Lloyd FC 6-10 230 4 Arizona State 1976 Rnd 2 Pick 7 United States
Oliver Mack SG 6-3 185 1 East Carolina 1979 Rnd 2 Pick 3 United States
Stan Pietkiewicz SG 6-5 200 2 Auburn 1978 Rnd 7 Pick 2 United States
Bill Robinzine PF 6-7 230 5 DePaul 1975 Rnd 1 Pick 10 United States
Jim Spanarkel GF 6-5 190 1 Duke 1979 Rnd 1 Pick 16 United States
Jay Vincent F 6-7 220 0 Michigan State 1981 Rnd 2 Pick 1 United States

1980-1981 Dallas Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters B. Davis J. Spanarkel M. Byrnes S. Lloyd T. LaGarde
Rotation       A. Jeelani  
Rotation       C. Kea  
Lim PT   C. Kinch   B. Robinzine A. Kramer
Lim PT   O. Mack      
Lim PT   S. Pietkiewicz      

1980-1981 Midwest Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1San Antonio Spurs52-30-
2Houston Rockets40-4212
3Kansas City Kings40-4212
4Denver Nuggets37-4515
5Utah Jazz28-5424
6Dallas Mavericks15-6737

1980-1981 Dallas Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Jim Spanarkel 82 28.3 14.4 3.6 2.8 1.4 0.2 2.1
Tom LaGarde 82 32.6 13.7 8.1 2.9 0.4 0.5 2.5
Bill Robinzine 70 27.6 13.9 7.4 1.6 1.0 0.1 2.5
Geoff Huston 56 33.8 16.1 1.8 4.9 0.8 0.1 2.6
Scott Lloyd 72 30.4 8.8 6.3 2.2 0.5 0.3 2.0
Oliver Mack 62 26.9 10.2 3.7 2.6 0.9 0.1 1.1
Brad Davis 56 30.1 11.2 2.7 6.9 0.9 0.2 2.2
Marty Byrnes 72 18.9 7.8 2.5 1.6 0.4 0.2 0.8
Abdul Jeelani 66 16.8 8.4 3.5 1.0 0.7 0.5 1.3
Winford Boynes 44 17.2 6.5 1.7 0.8 0.5 0.4 1.6
Terry Duerod 18 18.7 9.3 2.2 1.7 0.7 0.2 1.4
Stan Pietkiewicz 36 12.0 3.9 1.1 2.1 0.4 0.1 0.5
Joe Hassett 17 16.5 8.1 1.5 1.1 0.3 0.0 0.6
Richard Washington 11 27.9 10.8 7.6 1.5 0.5 0.6 1.9
Clarence Kea 16 12.4 7.3 4.2 0.3 0.4 0.1 1.0
Darrell Allums 22 12.5 2.7 3.0 1.1 0.2 0.4 1.0
Chad Kinch 12 8.8 3.2 0.8 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.7
Jerome Whitehead 7 16.9 5.3 4.0 0.3 0.6 0.1 1.6
Austin Carr 8 9.6 2.0 1.1 1.1 0.1 0.0 1.1
Ralph Drollinger 6 11.2 2.5 3.2 2.3 0.2 0.3 2.2
Monti Davis 1 8.0 1.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0

1980-1981 Dallas Mavericks Roster Composition

Acquired via Trade

Chad Kinch was acquired in a trade by the Dallas Mavericks from the Cleveland Cavaliers on February 7, 1981.

Bill Robinzine was acquired in a trade by the Dallas Mavericks from the Cleveland Cavaliers on October 30, 1980.

Acquired via Expansion Draft

Marty Byrnes was taken in the 1980 Expansion Draft by the Dallas Mavericks from the Los Angeles Lakers on May 28, 1980.

Abdul Jeelani was taken in the 1980 Expansion Draft by the Dallas Mavericks from the Portland Trail Blazers on May 28, 1980.

Arvid Kramer was taken in the 1980 Expansion Draft by the Dallas Mavericks from the Denver Nuggets on May 28, 1980.

Tom LaGarde was taken in the 1980 Expansion Draft by the Dallas Mavericks from the Seattle SuperSonics on May 28, 1980.

Jim Spanarkel was taken in the 1980 Expansion Draft by the Dallas Mavericks from the Philadelphia Sixers on May 28, 1980.

Acquired via Free Agency

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

Clarence Kea signed a contract with the Dallas Mavericks on February 10, 1981. Clarence Kea re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks on February 20, 1981. Clarence Kea re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks on March 2, 1981.

Scott Lloyd signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks on October 28, 1980.

Oliver Mack signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks on November 17, 1980.

Stan Pietkiewicz signed a contract with the Dallas Mavericks on January 12, 1981. Stan Pietkiewicz re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks on January 22, 1981. Stan Pietkiewicz re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks on February 1, 1981.

1980-1981 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)