San Antonio Spurs Regular Season Rosters
1978-1979 San Antonio Spurs Regular Season Roster
1978-1979 San Antonio Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | J. Silas | G. Gervin | M. Olberding | L. Kenon | M. Green |
Rotation | L. Dampier | M. Gale | A. Bristow | B. Paultz | |
Rotation | C. Dietrick | ||||
Lim PT | C. Cox | G. Mosley | |||
Lim PT | M. Evans |
1978-1979 Central Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | San Antonio Spurs | 48-34 | - |
2 | Houston Rockets | 47-35 | 1 |
3 | Atlanta Hawks | 46-36 | 2 |
4 | Detroit Pistons | 30-52 | 18 |
5 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 30-52 | 18 |
6 | New Orleans Jazz | 26-56 | 22 |
1978-1979 San Antonio Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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George Gervin | All-NBA First Team (1979) |
George Gervin | Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1979) |
Larry Kenon | Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1979) |
1978-1979 San Antonio Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV |
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George Gervin | 80 | 36.1 | 29.6 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 3.6 |
Larry Kenon | 81 | 36.4 | 22.1 | 9.8 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 3.7 |
James Silas | 79 | 27.5 | 16.0 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
Billy Paultz | 79 | 26.9 | 11.5 | 7.9 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 2.0 |
Mark Olberding | 80 | 23.6 | 9.4 | 5.4 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
Mike Gale | 82 | 25.9 | 8.0 | 2.3 | 4.6 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 1.9 |
Mike Green | 76 | 21.6 | 7.5 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
Coby Dietrick | 76 | 19.6 | 6.5 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
Allan Bristow | 74 | 17.9 | 6.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
Louie Dampier | 70 | 10.9 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
Frankie Sanders | 22 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
Glenn Mosley | 26 | 8.5 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
1978-1979 San Antonio Spurs Roster Composition
Selected via Draft |
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Louie Dampier was selected as the #7 pick in the 4 Round of the 1967 NBA Draft by the Cincinnati Royals. Louie Dampier signed a multi-year contract with the San Antonio Spurs on August 5, 1976. Coby Dietrick was selected as the #2 pick in the 10 Round of the 1970 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors. Coby Dietrick signed a multi-year contract with the San Antonio Spurs on August 5, 1976. Mike Gale was selected as the #12 pick in the 3 Round of the 1971 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. Mike Gale signed a multi-year contract with the San Antonio Spurs on August 5, 1976. Mike Gale signed a multi-year extension with the San Antonio Spurs on May 8, 1978. 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. Larry Kenon was selected as the #15 pick in the 3 Round of the 1973 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. Larry Kenon signed a multi-year contract with the San Antonio Spurs on August 5, 1976. Billy Paultz was selected as the #1 pick in the 7 Round of the 1970 NBA Draft by the San Diego Rockets. Billy Paultz signed a multi-year contract with the San Antonio Spurs on August 5, 1976. Billy Paultz signed a multi-year extension with the San Antonio Spurs on June 12, 1978. |
Acquired via Trade |
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Mike Green was acquired in a trade by the San Antonio Spurs from the Seattle SuperSonics on November 12, 1977. |
Acquired via Free Agency |
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Allan Bristow signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs on August 5, 1976. Glenn Mosley signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs on December 29, 1978. Mark Olberding signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs on August 5, 1976. James Silas signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs on August 5, 1976. |
1978-1979 San Antonio Spurs Front Office
Staff Member | Position | Start Season | Previous Job |
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Angelo Drossos | Owner | 1973-1974 | N/A |
Doug Moe | Head Coach | 1976-1977 | N/A |
George Karl | Assistant Coach | 1978-1979 | N/A |
John Begzos | General Manager | 1974-1975 | N/A |
Lawrence Payne | Executive VP | 1976-1977 | N/A |