San Antonio Spurs Regular Season Rosters

1984-1985 San Antonio Spurs Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
20 Gene Banks GF 6-7 215 3 Duke 1981 Rnd 2 Pick 5 United States
10 Ron Brewer G 6-4 180 6 Arkansas 1978 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States
45 Jeff Cook FC 6-10 215 6 Idaho State 1978 Rnd 3 Pick 5 United States
44 George Gervin GF 6-7 180 8 Eastern Michigan 1974 Rnd 3 Pick 4 United States
53 Artis Gilmore C 7-2 240 8 Jacksonville 1971 Rnd 7 Pick 15 United States
32 Marc Iavaroni F 6-8 210 3 Virginia 1978 Rnd 3 Pick 11 United States
  Steve Johnson FC 6-10 235 3 Oregon State 1981 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States
42 Edgar Jones FC 6-10 225 0 Nevada 1979 Rnd 2 Pick 9 United States
8 Ozell Jones FC 6-11 235 0 Cal State Fullerton 1984 Rnd 4 Pick 20 United States
25 Billy Knight GF 6-6 195 8 Pittsburgh 1974 Rnd 2 Pick 3 United States
31 Mark McNamara C 6-11 235 2 California 1982 Rnd 1 Pick 22 United States
34 Mike Mitchell F 6-7 215 6 Auburn 1978 Rnd 1 Pick 15 United States
00 Johnny Moore G 6-1 175 5 Texas 1979 Rnd 2 Pick 21 United States
4 John Paxson G 6-2 185 1 Notre Dame 1983 Rnd 1 Pick 19 United States
11 Fred Roberts FC 6-10 218 2 Brigham Young 1982 Rnd 2 Pick 4 United States
21 Alvin Robertson SG 6-3 185 0 Arkansas 1984 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States
22 David Thirdkill GF 6-7 195 2 Bradley 1982 Rnd 1 Pick 15 United States
2 Linton Townes GF 6-7 190 2 James Madison 1982 Rnd 2 Pick 10 United States

1984-1985 San Antonio Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. Moore J. Paxson G. Gervin M. Mitchell A. Gilmore
Rotation     G. Banks O. Jones  
Lim PT   A. Robertson L. Townes J. Cook  
Lim PT     D. Thirdkill    
Lim PT     M. Iavaroni    
Lim PT     B. Knight    

1984-1985 Midwest Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Denver Nuggets52-30-
2Houston Rockets48-344
3Dallas Mavericks44-388
4Utah Jazz41-4111
5San Antonio Spurs41-4111
6Kansas City Kings31-5121

1984-1985 San Antonio Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
George Gervin Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1985)

1984-1985 San Antonio Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Mike Mitchell 82 34.8 22.2 5.1 1.8 0.7 0.3 1.8
Artis Gilmore 81 34.0 19.1 10.4 1.6 0.5 2.1 3.0
George Gervin 72 29.0 21.2 3.2 2.5 0.9 0.7 2.8
Johnny Moore 82 32.8 12.8 4.6 10.0 2.8 0.2 2.9
Gene Banks 82 25.5 9.5 5.4 2.9 0.8 0.2 1.7
Alvin Robertson 79 21.3 9.2 3.4 3.5 1.6 0.3 2.1
John Paxson 78 16.1 6.2 0.9 2.8 0.6 0.0 1.0
Marc Iavaroni 57 20.7 6.7 4.8 2.0 0.5 0.6 1.8
Billy Knight 52 11.8 6.0 1.8 1.1 0.3 0.0 1.1
Ozell Jones 67 13.3 3.7 3.6 0.8 0.4 0.9 0.9
Jeff Cook 54 15.7 4.0 3.9 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.6
Edgar Jones 18 17.9 7.2 3.4 1.0 0.5 1.0 1.6
Fred Roberts 22 13.9 5.3 1.6 1.0 0.5 0.5 1.0
Mark McNamara 12 5.2 2.8 1.4 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.5
Ron Brewer 9 9.0 3.7 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.4
David Thirdkill 2 26.0 7.5 3.5 1.5 1.0 0.5 1.0
Linton Townes 1 8.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

1984-1985 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. Gene Banks re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs on September 1, 1983.

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.

Ozell Jones was selected as the #20 pick in the 4 Round of the 1984 NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs. Ozell Jones signed a multi-year contract with the San Antonio Spurs on August 23, 1984.

John Paxson was selected as the #19 pick in the First Round of the 1983 NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs. John Paxson signed a multi-year contract with the San Antonio Spurs on August 1, 1983.

Alvin Robertson was selected as the #7 pick in the First Round of the 1984 NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs. Alvin Robertson signed a multi-year contract with the San Antonio Spurs on July 17, 1984.

Acquired via Trade

Jeff Cook was acquired in a trade by the San Antonio Spurs from the Cleveland Cavaliers on December 14, 1984.

Artis Gilmore was acquired in a trade by the San Antonio Spurs from the Chicago Bulls on July 22, 1982.

Marc Iavaroni was acquired in a trade by the San Antonio Spurs from the Philadelphia Sixers on December 15, 1984.

Billy Knight was acquired in a trade by the San Antonio Spurs from the Kansas City Kings on December 11, 1984.

Mike Mitchell was acquired in a trade by the San Antonio Spurs from the Cleveland Cavaliers on December 24, 1981. Mike Mitchell re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs on July 1, 1983.

Acquired via Free Agency

Johnny Moore signed a contract with the San Antonio Spurs on March 9, 1980. Johnny Moore signed a multi-year extension with the San Antonio Spurs on June 18, 1980. Johnny Moore re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs on October 14, 1982.

David Thirdkill signed a contract as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs on April 9, 1985.

Linton Townes signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs on April 12, 1985.

1984-1985 San Antonio Spurs Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Angelo Drossos Owner 1973-1974 N/A
Cotton Fitzsimmons Head Coach 1984-1985 Head Coach (Sacramento Kings, 1978 to 1984)
Bob Bass General Manager 1979-1980 Head Coach (San Antonio Spurs, 1974 to 1976)
Lawrence Payne Executive VP 1976-1977 N/A