San Antonio Spurs Regular Season Rosters

1981-1982 San Antonio Spurs Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Gene Banks GF 6-7 215 0 Duke 1981 Rnd 2 Pick 5 United States
Mike Bratz G 6-2 185 4 Stanford 1977 Rnd 3 Pick 22 United States
Ron Brewer G 6-4 180 3 Arkansas 1978 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States
Dave Corzine C 6-11 250 3 DePaul 1978 Rnd 1 Pick 18 United States
George Gervin GF 6-7 180 5 Eastern Michigan 1974 Rnd 3 Pick 4 United States
Paul Griffin FC 6-9 205 5 Western Michigan 1976 Rnd 5 Pick 6 United States
Steve Hayes C 7-0 205 2 Idaho State 1977 Rnd 4 Pick 10 United States
George Johnson FC 6-11 205 10 Dillard 1970 Rnd 5 Pick 11 United States
Reggie Johnson F 6-9 205 1 Tennessee 1980 Rnd 1 Pick 15 United States
John Lambert C 6-10 225 6 USC 1975 Rnd 1 Pick 15 United States
Mike Mitchell F 6-7 215 3 Auburn 1978 Rnd 1 Pick 15 United States
Johnny Moore G 6-1 175 2 Texas 1979 Rnd 2 Pick 21 United States
Mark Olberding PF 6-8 225 5 Minnesota 1975 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Roger Phegley SG 6-6 205 3 Bradley 1978 Rnd 1 Pick 14 United States
Ed Rains SF 6-7 190 0 South Alabama 1981 Rnd 2 Pick 7 United States
Kevin Restani FC 6-9 225 7 San Francisco 1974 Rnd 3 Pick 3 United States
Rich Yonakor PF 6-9 220 0 North Carolina 1980 Rnd 3 Pick 15 United States

1981-1982 San Antonio Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. Moore M. Bratz G. Gervin M. Olberding D. Corzine
Rotation     G. Banks G. Johnson  
Rotation     E. Rains    
Lim PT   R. Phegley M. Mitchell R. Yonakor J. Lambert
Lim PT       P. Griffin  

1981-1982 Midwest Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1San Antonio Spurs48-34-
2Denver Nuggets46-362
3Houston Rockets46-362
4Kansas City Kings30-5218
5Dallas Mavericks28-5420
6Utah Jazz25-5723

1981-1982 San Antonio Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
George Gervin All-NBA First Team (1982)
George Gervin Player Of The Week (12/06/81, 01/03/82, 03/07/82)
Ron Brewer Player Of The Week (11/15/81)
George Gervin Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1982)

1981-1982 San Antonio Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
George Gervin 79 35.7 32.3 5.0 2.4 1.0 0.6 2.7
Mike Mitchell 57 36.7 21.0 7.9 0.8 0.6 0.5 1.7
Mark Olberding 68 30.9 13.8 6.5 3.0 0.8 0.4 2.0
Dave Corzine 82 26.7 10.1 7.7 1.6 0.4 1.5 1.7
Gene Banks 80 21.2 9.6 5.1 1.8 0.7 0.2 1.3
Johnny Moore 79 29.0 9.4 3.5 9.6 2.1 0.2 2.2
Mike Bratz 81 20.0 7.7 2.0 5.4 0.8 0.1 1.7
Ron Brewer 25 23.8 17.8 2.0 2.7 0.9 0.3 1.4
Roger Phegley 54 11.4 5.7 1.5 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.6
George Johnson 75 21.0 3.0 6.1 1.1 0.3 3.1 1.2
Reggie Johnson 21 24.0 10.5 6.5 1.0 0.3 0.8 1.2
Ed Rains 49 13.0 3.9 1.6 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.5
Paul Griffin 23 20.0 3.8 4.1 2.3 0.9 0.3 1.7
John Lambert 21 12.9 3.1 2.4 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.5
Rich Yonakor 10 7.0 3.3 2.7 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2
Steve Hayes 9 8.3 2.6 1.9 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.2
Kevin Restani 13 11.2 1.6 2.7 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.5

1981-1982 San Antonio Spurs Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Gene Banks was selected as the #5 pick in the Second Round of the 1981 NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs. Gene Banks signed a multi-year contract with the San Antonio Spurs on July 24, 1981.

George Gervin was selected as the #4 pick in the 3 Round of the 1974 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns. George Gervin signed a multi-year contract with the San Antonio Spurs on August 5, 1976. George Gervin re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs on September 23, 1978.

Ed Rains was selected as the #7 pick in the Second Round of the 1981 NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs. Ed Rains signed a multi-year contract with the San Antonio Spurs on July 24, 1981.

Acquired via Trade

Mike Bratz was acquired in a trade by the San Antonio Spurs from the Cleveland Cavaliers on October 28, 1981.

Dave Corzine was acquired in a trade by the San Antonio Spurs from the Washington Wizards on September 26, 1980.

Paul Griffin was acquired in a trade by the San Antonio Spurs from the Utah Jazz on July 20, 1979.

John Lambert was acquired in a trade by the San Antonio Spurs from the Kansas City Kings on February 16, 1982.

Mike Mitchell was acquired in a trade by the San Antonio Spurs from the Cleveland Cavaliers on December 24, 1981.

Roger Phegley was acquired in a trade by the San Antonio Spurs from the Cleveland Cavaliers on December 24, 1981.

Acquired via Free Agency

George Johnson signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs on August 15, 1980.

Johnny Moore signed a contract with the San Antonio Spurs on March 9, 1980. Johnny Moore re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs on June 18, 1980.

Mark Olberding signed a multi-year contract with the San Antonio Spurs on August 5, 1976. Mark Olberding re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs on September 1, 1980.

Rich Yonakor signed a contract with the San Antonio Spurs on March 8, 1982. Rich Yonakor re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs on March 18, 1982. Rich Yonakor re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs on March 29, 1982.

1981-1982 San Antonio Spurs Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Angelo Drossos Owner 1973-1974 N/A
Stan Albeck Head Coach 1980-1981 Head Coach (Cleveland Cavaliers, 1979 to 1980)
Mo McHone Assistant Coach 1980-1981 Assistant Coach (Cleveland Cavaliers, 1979 to 1980)
Bob Bass General Manager 1979-1980 Head Coach (San Antonio Spurs, 1974 to 1976)
Lawrence Payne Executive VP 1976-1977 N/A