San Diego Clippers Regular Season Rosters

1981-1982 San Diego Clippers Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Jim Brogan G 6-4 185 1 WV Wesleyan 1980 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Michael Brooks F 6-7 220 1 La Salle 1980 Rnd 1 Pick 9 United States
Joe Bryant PF 6-9 185 6 La Salle 1975 Rnd 1 Pick 14 United States
Tom Chambers PF 6-10 220 0 Utah 1981 Rnd 1 Pick 8 United States
Charlie Criss G 5-8 165 4 New Mexico State 1970 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Ron Davis SF 6-6 198 4 Washington State 1976 Rnd 5 Pick 2 United States
John Douglas PG 6-2 170 3 Kansas 1978 Rnd 6 Pick 8 United States
Armond Hill PG 6-4 190 5 Princeton 1976 Rnd 1 Pick 9 United States
Rock Lee C 6-10 220 0 San Diego State 1978 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Swen Nater C 6-11 240 5 UCLA 1973 Rnd 1 Pick 16 Netherlands
Jim Smith PF 6-9 225 0 Ohio State 1981 Rnd 3 Pick 8 United States
Phil Smith SG 6-4 185 7 San Francisco 1974 Rnd 2 Pick 11 United States
Brian Taylor G 6-2 185 5 Princeton 1972 Rnd 2 Pick 10 United States
Bill Walton C 6-11 235 7 UCLA 1974 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
Jerome Whitehead C 6-10 220 3 Marquette 1978 Rnd 2 Pick 19 United States
Michael Wiley PF 6-9 200 1 Long Beach State 1980 Rnd 2 Pick 16 United States
Freeman Williams GF 6-4 190 3 Portland State 1978 Rnd 1 Pick 8 United States
Al Wood GF 6-6 193 0 North Carolina 1981 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States

1981-1982 San Diego Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters B. Taylor M. Brooks T. Chambers J. Bryant J. Whitehead
Rotation J. Douglas J. Brogan   M. Wiley S. Nater
Rotation       J. Smith R. Lee
Lim PT A. Hill C. Criss A. Wood   B. Walton

1981-1982 Pacific Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Los Angeles Lakers57-25-
2Seattle SuperSonics52-305
3Phoenix Suns46-3611
4Golden State Warriors45-3712
5Portland Trail Blazers42-4015
6San Diego Clippers17-6540

1981-1982 San Diego Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Tom Chambers Rookie Of The Month (Jan 82)

1981-1982 San Diego Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Tom Chambers 81 33.1 17.2 6.9 1.8 0.7 0.6 2.7
Michael Brooks 82 33.5 15.6 7.6 2.9 1.4 0.5 2.4
Jerome Whitehead 72 30.8 13.8 9.2 1.4 0.7 0.6 2.0
Joe Bryant 75 26.5 11.8 3.7 2.5 1.0 0.4 2.4
Phil Smith 48 30.1 13.2 2.4 4.9 0.9 0.4 2.4
Freeman Williams 37 21.8 16.5 1.4 1.8 0.6 0.0 2.4
Michael Wiley 61 16.6 8.3 3.0 0.9 0.7 0.3 1.2
John Douglas 64 16.1 7.0 1.4 2.3 0.8 0.1 1.4
Brian Taylor 41 31.1 10.8 2.3 5.6 1.1 0.2 2.0
Jim Brogan 63 16.3 6.3 1.9 2.5 0.8 0.2 1.3
Al Wood 29 23.9 12.5 3.1 1.6 0.8 0.3 2.1
Charlie Criss 28 30.0 12.9 1.6 4.0 0.8 0.1 1.9
Swen Nater 21 27.4 12.5 9.1 1.4 0.3 0.4 2.3
Jim Smith 72 11.9 2.9 2.5 0.6 0.3 0.7 0.7
Armond Hill 19 25.3 4.7 1.4 4.3 0.8 0.2 2.7
Ron Davis 7 9.6 3.3 1.9 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.7
Rock Lee 2 5.0 1.0 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

1981-1982 San Diego Clippers Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Michael Brooks was selected as the #9 pick in the First Round of the 1980 NBA Draft by the San Diego Clippers. Michael Brooks signed a multi-year contract with the San Diego Clippers on September 1, 1980.

Tom Chambers was selected as the #8 pick in the First Round of the 1981 NBA Draft by the San Diego Clippers. Tom Chambers signed a multi-year contract with the San Diego Clippers on October 20, 1981.

Jim Smith was selected as the #8 pick in the 3 Round of the 1981 NBA Draft by the San Diego Clippers. Jim Smith signed a multi-year contract with the San Diego Clippers on September 1, 1981.

Acquired via Trade

Joe Bryant was acquired in a trade by the San Diego Clippers from the Philadelphia Sixers on October 5, 1979. Joe Bryant re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the San Diego Clippers on September 1, 1980.

Charlie Criss was acquired in a trade by the San Diego Clippers from the Atlanta Hawks on January 20, 1982.

Armond Hill was acquired in a trade by the San Diego Clippers from the Seattle SuperSonics on February 12, 1982.

Swen Nater was acquired in a trade by the Buffalo Braves from the Milwaukee Bucks on June 7, 1977.

Al Wood was acquired in a trade by the San Diego Clippers from the Atlanta Hawks on January 20, 1982.

Acquired via Free Agency

Jim Brogan signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the San Diego Clippers on August 31, 1981.

John Douglas signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the San Diego Clippers on September 4, 1981.

Rock Lee signed a contract as a free agent with the San Diego Clippers on April 11, 1982.

Brian Taylor signed a contract with the San Diego Clippers on February 15, 1979. Brian Taylor re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the San Diego Clippers on September 21, 1979.

Bill Walton signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the San Diego Clippers on September 18, 1979.

Jerome Whitehead signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the San Diego Clippers on January 9, 1981.

Michael Wiley signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the San Diego Clippers on December 2, 1981.