Los Angeles Clippers Regular Season Rosters

1985-1986 Los Angeles Clippers Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
00 Benoit Benjamin C 7-0 250 0 Creighton 1985 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
2 Junior Bridgeman GF 6-5 210 10 Louisville 1975 Rnd 1 Pick 8 United States
31 Wallace Bryant C 7-0 245 2 San Francisco 1982 Rnd 2 Pick 7 United States
44 Michael Cage PF 6-9 224 1 San Diego State 1984 Rnd 1 Pick 14 United States
  Jeff Cross PF 6-10 240 0 Maine 1984 Rnd 3 Pick 14 United States
40 James Donaldson C 7-2 275 5 Washington State 1979 Rnd 4 Pick 7 England
14 Franklin Edwards G 6-1 170 4 Cleveland State 1981 Rnd 1 Pick 22 United States
4 Lancaster Gordon G 6-3 185 1 Louisville 1984 Rnd 1 Pick 8 United States
8 Marques Johnson GF 6-7 218 8 UCLA 1977 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
20 Ozell Jones FC 6-11 235 1 Cal State Fullerton 1984 Rnd 4 Pick 20 United States
19 Cedric Maxwell F 6-8 205 8 Charlotte 1977 Rnd 1 Pick 12 United States
46 Jay Murphy FC 6-9 220 1 Boston College 1984 Rnd 2 Pick 7 United States
40 Kurt Nimphius FC 6-10 218 4 Arizona State 1980 Rnd 3 Pick 1 United States
10 Norm Nixon G 6-2 170 8 Duquesne 1977 Rnd 1 Pick 22 United States
18 Derek Smith SG 6-6 205 3 Louisville 1982 Rnd 2 Pick 12 United States
21 Jim Thomas G 6-3 190 2 Indiana 1983 Rnd 2 Pick 16 United States
1 Darnell Valentine G 6-1 183 4 Kansas 1981 Rnd 1 Pick 16 United States
22 Rory White PF 6-8 210 3 South Alabama 1982 Rnd 4 Pick 17 United States
52 Jamaal Wilkes GF 6-6 190 11 UCLA 1974 Rnd 1 Pick 11 United States

1985-1986 L.A. Clippers Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters N. Nixon M. Johnson C. Maxwell R. White B. Benjamin
Rotation F. Edwards D. Smith   M. Cage J. Cross
Rotation   J. Bridgeman     O. Jones
Rotation   L. Gordon      
Lim PT D. Valentine       K. Nimphius

1985-1986 Pacific Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Los Angeles Lakers62-20-
2Portland Trail Blazers40-4222
3Phoenix Suns32-5030
4Los Angeles Clippers32-5030
5Seattle SuperSonics31-5131
6Golden State Warriors30-5232

1985-1986 L.A. Clippers Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Derek Smith Player Of The Week (11/03/85)
Benoit Benjamin Rookie Of The Month (Mar 86)
Marques Johnson Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1986)
Norm Nixon Three Point Shootout Participant (1986)
Marques Johnson NBA & ABA Comeback Player of the Year (1986)

1985-1986 L.A. Clippers Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Marques Johnson 75 34.7 20.3 5.5 3.8 1.4 0.7 2.4
Cedric Maxwell 76 32.3 14.1 8.2 2.8 0.8 0.4 2.7
Norm Nixon 67 31.9 14.6 2.7 8.6 1.3 0.0 2.8
Benoit Benjamin 79 26.4 11.1 7.6 1.0 0.8 2.6 1.8
Rory White 75 23.5 11.7 2.4 1.0 1.0 0.1 1.3
Kurt Nimphius 67 29.0 12.0 5.9 0.7 0.4 1.4 1.6
Franklin Edwards 73 20.4 9.0 1.2 3.5 1.2 0.1 1.9
Michael Cage 78 20.1 6.7 5.3 1.0 0.8 0.4 1.4
Junior Bridgeman 58 20.0 8.8 2.1 1.9 0.5 0.1 1.2
Lancaster Gordon 60 11.7 5.2 1.1 1.0 0.6 0.2 1.0
Derek Smith 11 30.8 23.5 3.7 2.8 0.8 1.2 3.0
Darnell Valentine 34 14.2 5.9 1.6 3.1 0.7 0.0 1.7
James Donaldson 14 31.5 10.2 9.4 0.9 0.4 2.1 2.7
Jamaal Wilkes 13 15.0 5.8 2.2 1.2 0.5 0.2 1.2
Jay Murphy 14 7.1 2.9 1.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4
Jeff Cross 21 6.1 1.2 1.4 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.3
Jim Thomas 6 11.5 2.2 1.3 2.0 0.8 0.2 1.5
Wallace Bryant 8 8.0 1.6 2.5 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.2
Ozell Jones 3 6.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.7 0.3 1.0

1985-1986 Los Angeles Clippers Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Benoit Benjamin was selected as the #3 pick in the First Round of the 1985 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Clippers. Benoit Benjamin signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Clippers on August 1, 1985.

Michael Cage was selected as the #14 pick in the First Round of the 1984 NBA Draft by the San Diego Clippers. Michael Cage signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Clippers on August 20, 1984.

Lancaster Gordon was selected as the #8 pick in the First Round of the 1984 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Clippers. Lancaster Gordon signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Clippers on October 1, 1984.

Acquired via Trade

Junior Bridgeman was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Clippers from the Milwaukee Bucks on September 29, 1984.

Marques Johnson was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Clippers from the Milwaukee Bucks on September 29, 1984.

Cedric Maxwell was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Clippers from the Boston Celtics on September 6, 1985.

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

Norm Nixon was acquired in a trade by the San Diego Clippers from the Los Angeles Lakers on October 10, 1983. Norm Nixon signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Clippers on November 23, 1985.

Darnell Valentine was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Clippers from the Portland Trail Blazers on January 14, 1986.

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. Derek Smith signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Clippers on August 8, 1984.

Acquired via Free Agency

Jeff Cross signed a contract with the Los Angeles Clippers on January 31, 1986. Jeff Cross re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Clippers on February 10, 1986. Jeff Cross re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Clippers on February 20, 1986.

Franklin Edwards signed a contract with the Los Angeles Clippers on March 11, 1985. Franklin Edwards re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Clippers on March 24, 1985. Franklin Edwards re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Clippers on April 3, 1985. Franklin Edwards re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Clippers on September 27, 1985.

Ozell Jones signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Clippers on March 31, 1986.

Rory White signed a multi-year contract with the San Diego Clippers on March 9, 1984. Rory White re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Clippers on September 29, 1985.

1985-1986 Los Angeles Clippers Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Donald Sterling Owner 1981-1982 N/A
Don Chaney Head Coach 1984-1985 N/A
Carl Scheer General Manager 1984-1985 General Manager (Denver Nuggets, 1974 to 1984)
Ralph Lawler Television Play-By-Play, Radio Broadcaster 1978-1979 N/A