San Antonio Spurs Regular Season Rosters

1985-1986 San Antonio Spurs Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
40 Mike Brittain C 7-0 235 0 South Carolina 1985 Rnd 2 Pick 5 United States
45 Jeff Cook FC 6-10 215 7 Idaho State 1978 Rnd 3 Pick 5 United States
23 Tyrone Corbin F 6-6 210 0 DePaul 1985 Rnd 2 Pick 11 United States
53 Artis Gilmore C 7-2 240 9 Jacksonville 1971 Rnd 7 Pick 15 United States
10 David Greenwood F 6-9 222 6 UCLA 1979 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
22 Rod Higgins FC 6-7 200 3 Fresno State 1982 Rnd 2 Pick 8 United States
6 Alfredrick Hughes GF 6-5 215 0 Loyola (IL) 1985 Rnd 1 Pick 14 United States
32 Marc Iavaroni F 6-8 210 4 Virginia 1978 Rnd 3 Pick 11 United States
33 Steve Johnson FC 6-10 235 4 Oregon State 1981 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States
  Earl Jones C 7-0 210 1 University of the District of Columbia 1984 Rnd 1 Pick 23 United States
3 Jeff Lamp GF 6-6 195 3 Virginia 1981 Rnd 1 Pick 15 United States
1 Wes Matthews G 6-1 170 5 Wisconsin 1980 Rnd 1 Pick 14 United States
34 Mike Mitchell F 6-7 215 7 Auburn 1978 Rnd 1 Pick 15 United States
00 Johnny Moore G 6-1 175 6 Texas 1979 Rnd 2 Pick 21 United States
21 Alvin Robertson SG 6-3 185 1 Arkansas 1984 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States
20 Jon Sundvold G 6-2 170 2 Missouri 1983 Rnd 1 Pick 16 United States
  Jeff Taylor G 6-4 175 2 Texas Tech 1982 Rnd 2 Pick 19 United States
  Mychal Thompson FC 6-10 226 7 Minnesota 1978 Rnd 1 Pick 1 Bahamas
3 Ennis Whatley SG 6-3 177 2 Alabama 1983 Rnd 1 Pick 13 United States
45 Jeff Wilkins FC 6-11 230 6 Illinois State 1977 Rnd 2 Pick 15 United States
11 Ray Williams G 6-3 188 8 Minnesota 1977 Rnd 1 Pick 10 United States

1985-1986 San Antonio Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters W. Matthews A. Robertson M. Mitchell D. Greenwood A. Gilmore
Rotation J. Sundvold A. Hughes J. Lamp S. Johnson J. Wilkins
Rotation     T. Corbin    
Lim PT J. Moore       M. Brittain

1985-1986 Midwest Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Houston Rockets51-31-
2Denver Nuggets47-354
3Dallas Mavericks44-387
4Utah Jazz42-409
5Sacramento Kings37-4514
6San Antonio Spurs35-4716

1985-1986 San Antonio Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Alvin Robertson All-NBA Second Team (1986)
Alvin Robertson Player Of The Month (Dec 85)
Alvin Robertson Player Of The Week (12/15/85)
Alvin Robertson Hakeem Olajuwon Defensive Player Of The Year (1986)
Alvin Robertson All-NBA Defensive Second Team (1986)
Alvin Robertson George Mikan Most Improved Player (1986)
Alvin Robertson Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1986)
Artis Gilmore Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1986)

1985-1986 San Antonio Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Mike Mitchell 82 36.2 23.5 5.0 2.3 0.7 0.3 2.2
Alvin Robertson 82 35.1 17.0 6.3 5.5 3.7 0.5 3.1
Artis Gilmore 71 33.7 16.7 8.5 1.4 0.5 1.5 2.6
Steve Johnson 71 25.7 13.8 6.5 1.3 0.6 1.0 2.7
Wes Matthews 75 24.7 10.9 1.7 6.3 1.2 0.4 3.1
David Greenwood 68 28.1 7.9 7.8 1.3 0.5 0.8 1.7
Jon Sundvold 70 16.4 7.1 1.1 3.7 0.5 0.0 1.2
Johnny Moore 28 30.6 13.0 3.1 9.0 2.5 0.2 2.9
Alfredrick Hughes 68 12.7 5.2 1.7 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.9
Jeff Lamp 30 20.7 11.1 2.6 1.8 0.6 0.0 1.3
Marc Iavaroni 42 15.9 4.5 3.1 1.3 0.5 0.3 1.2
Ray Williams 23 17.3 7.1 1.6 4.8 1.2 0.1 2.2
Jeff Wilkins 27 19.3 4.8 4.7 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.7
Jeff Cook 34 10.5 2.4 2.4 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.3
Tyrone Corbin 16 10.9 4.0 1.6 0.7 0.7 0.1 0.8
Mike Brittain 32 6.8 1.7 1.5 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.6
Rod Higgins 11 11.6 4.3 2.2 1.1 0.2 0.3 0.5
Ennis Whatley 2 7.0 1.0 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 2.0

1985-1986 San Antonio Spurs Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Mike Brittain was selected as the #5 pick in the Second Round of the 1985 NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs. Mike Brittain signed a multi-year contract with the San Antonio Spurs on July 8, 1985.

Tyrone Corbin was selected as the #11 pick in the Second Round of the 1985 NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs. Tyrone Corbin signed a multi-year contract with the San Antonio Spurs on September 20, 1985.

Alfredrick Hughes was selected as the #14 pick in the First Round of the 1985 NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs. Alfredrick Hughes signed a multi-year contract with the San Antonio Spurs on July 11, 1985.

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

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

David Greenwood was acquired in a trade by the San Antonio Spurs from the Chicago Bulls on October 24, 1985.

Steve Johnson was acquired in a trade by the San Antonio Spurs from the Chicago Bulls on June 17, 1985. Steve Johnson re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs on August 1, 1985.

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.

Jon Sundvold was acquired in a trade by the San Antonio Spurs from the Seattle SuperSonics on October 23, 1985. Jon Sundvold signed a multi-year extension with the San Antonio Spurs on November 1, 1985.

Jeff Wilkins was acquired in a trade by the San Antonio Spurs from the Utah Jazz on February 15, 1986.

Acquired via Free Agency

Jeff Lamp signed a contract with the San Antonio Spurs on February 11, 1986. Jeff Lamp re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs on February 21, 1986. Jeff Lamp re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs on March 4, 1986.

Wes Matthews signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs on October 23, 1985.

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. Johnny Moore re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs on October 28, 1985.

1985-1986 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