1980–81 Dallas Mavericks season | |
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Inaugural NBA season | |
Head coach | Dick Motta |
Arena | Reunion Arena |
Results | |
Record | 15–67 (.183) |
Place | Division: 6th (Midwest) Conference: 12th (Western) |
Playoff finish | DNQ |
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com |
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Local media | |
Television | WFAA, KTXA |
Radio | KJIM |
Dallas Mavericks seasons | |
< 1979–80 | 1981–82 > |
The 1980–81 Dallas Mavericks season was the 1st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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Playoffs – Player stats – Awards and records – Transactions – References – See also |
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Offseason
Draft picks
Main article: 1980 NBA Draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 11 | Kiki Vandeweghe | United States | UCLA |
- Kiki Vandeweghe of UCLA was drafted by the Mavs with the 11th pick of the 1980 NBA Draft, but Vandeweghe refused to play for the expansion Mavericks and staged a holdout that lasted a month into the team's inaugural season. Vandeweghe was traded to the Denver Nuggets, along with a first-round pick in 1981, in exchange for two future first-round picks
Regular season
Season standings
Midwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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y-San Antonio Spurs | 52 | 30 | .634 | – | 34–7 | 18–23 | 21–9 |
x-Houston Rockets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 12.0 | 25–16 | 15–26 | 19–11 |
x-Kansas City Kings | 40 | 42 | .488 | 12.0 | 24–17 | 16–25 | 19–11 |
Denver Nuggets | 37 | 45 | .451 | 15.0 | 23–18 | 14–27 | 13–17 |
Utah Jazz | 28 | 54 | .341 | 24.0 | 20–21 | 8–33 | 13–17 |
Dallas Mavericks | 15 | 67 | .183 | 37.0 | 11–30 | 4–37 | 5–25 |
Player statistics
Legend
- GP: Games played
- GS: Games started
- MPG: Minutes per game
- FG%: Field goal percentage
- 3FG%: 3-point field goal percentage
- FT%: Free throw percentage
- RPG: Rebounds per game
- APG: Assists per game
- SPG: Steals per game
- BPG: Blocks per game
- PPG: Points per game
Season
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Playoffs
Awards and records
Awards
Records
Transactions
Trades
Free agents
Additions
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Subtractions
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See also
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Dallas Mavericks seasons | ||||||||||
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Franchise • History • Seasons | ||||||||||
1980s | 1980–81 | 1981–82 | 1982–83 | 1983–84 | 1984–85 | 1985–86 | 1986–87 | 1987–88 | 1988–89 | |
1990s | 1989–90 | 1990–91 | 1991–92 | 1992–93 | 1993–94 | 1994–95 | 1995–96 | 1996–97 | 1997–98 | 1998–99 |
2000s | 1999–00 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 |
2010s | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 |
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