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A ticket for a March 1981 game between the Dallas Mavericks and the season's eventual champions Boston Celtics . The 1980–81 Dallas Mavericks season was the first season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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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 1980–81 Dallas Mavericks roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From SF 45 Byrnes, Marty 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1956–04–30 Syracuse PG 15 Davis, Brad 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1955–12–17 Maryland SF 11 Jeelani, Abdul 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1954–02–10 UW–Parkside PF 53 Kea, Clarence 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1959–02–02 Lamar SG 21 Kinch, Chad 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1958–05–22 Charlotte C 25 LaGarde, Tom 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1955–02–10 North Carolina C 44 Lloyd, Scott 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1952–12–19 Arizona State SG 17 Mack, Ollie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1957–06–06 East Carolina SG 43 Pietkiewicz, Stan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1956–07–14 Auburn PF 52 Robinzine, Bill 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1953–01–20 DePaul SF 34 Spanarkel, Jim 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1957–06–28 Duke
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured Roster Last transaction: March 2, 1981
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z , y – division champions x – clinched playoff spot Record vs. opponents [ edit ] 1980-81 NBA Records Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SDC SEA UTA WAS Atlanta – 2–4 2–4 1–5 2–0 1–1 4–2 2–0 1–1 1–5 1–1 0–2 1–5 3–2 2–4 1–5 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–4 Boston 4–2 – 5–1 4–1 2–0 2–0 4–1 1–1 2–0 3–3 1–1 2–0 3–3 6–0 5–1 3–3 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 5–1 Chicago 4–2 1–5 – 5–1 1–1 1–1 5–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–0 1–1 3–3 3–2 3–3 2–4 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 5–1 Cleveland 5–1 1–4 1–5 – 2–0 1–1 3–3 1–1 0–2 2–4 0–2 0–2 0–6 3–3 0–5 0–6 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–2 Dallas 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 – 3–3 0–2 2–3 0–6 0–2 0–6 0–5 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–4 1–4 1–5 2–3 1–4 1–5 0–2 Denver 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–3 – 2–0 3–2 2–4 1–1 4–2 3–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–4 2–3 2–4 3–2 3–2 2–4 0–2 Detroit 2–4 1–4 1–5 3–3 2–0 0–2 – 0–2 1–1 2–4 1–1 0–2 1–5 3–3 1–5 1–4 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–5 Golden State 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–3 2–0 – 3–2 1–1 5–0 1–5 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–4 2–4 1–4 2–4 3–3 4–1 1–1 Houston 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 6–0 4–2 1–1 2–3 – 1–1 2–4 2–3 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–4 3–2 3–3 1–4 4–1 4–2 0–2 Indiana 5–1 3–3 2–3 4–2 2–0 1–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 – 2–0 0–2 2–4 5–1 3–2 0–6 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–2 Kansas City 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 6–0 2–4 1–1 0–5 4–2 0–2 – 0–5 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–2 3–2 2–4 3–2 2–3 5–1 1–1 Los Angeles 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 5–0 2–3 2–0 5–1 3–2 2–0 5–0 – 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–4 3–3 2–3 3–3 6–0 3–2 1–1 Milwaukee 5–1 3–3 3–3 6–0 2–0 1–1 5–1 1–1 2–0 4–2 1–1 2–0 – 5–1 3–3 3–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 4–1 New Jersey 2–3 0–6 2–3 3–3 1–1 1–1 3–3 1–1 0–2 1–5 0–2 0–2 1–5 – 0–6 1–5 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–3 New York 4–2 1–5 3–3 5–0 1–1 2–0 5–1 0–2 2–0 2–3 1–1 0–2 3–3 6–0 – 3–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 4–2 Philadelphia 5–1 3–3 4–2 6–0 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–0 2–0 6–0 2–0 1–1 2–3 5–1 3–3 – 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 4–2 Phoenix 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 4–1 4–1 2–0 4–2 4–1 1–1 2–3 4–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 – 3–3 3–2 6–0 5–1 5–0 1–1 Portland 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 4–1 3–2 2–0 4–2 2–3 2–0 2–3 3–3 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–3 – 2–3 4–2 4–2 2–3 2–0 San Antonio 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 5–1 4–2 2–0 4–1 3–3 0–2 4–2 3–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–3 3–2 – 4–1 3–2 5–1 1–1 San Diego 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–3 1–1 4–2 4–1 1–1 2–3 3–3 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–6 2–4 1–4 – 5–1 3–2 0–2 Seattle 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 4–1 2–3 2–0 3–3 1–4 2–0 3–2 0–6 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–5 2–4 2–3 1–5 – 4–1 1–1 Utah 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 5–1 4–2 2–0 1–4 2–4 1–1 1–5 2–3 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–5 3–2 1–5 2–3 1–4 – 0–2 Washington 4–1 1–5 1–5 2–4 2–0 2–0 5–1 1–1 2–0 2–4 1–1 1–1 1–4 3–3 2–4 2–4 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 —
1980–81 game log Total: 15–67 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) October: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
November: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
1980–81 schedule
Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Tom LaGarde PF 82 82 2,670 665 237 35 45 1,122 32.6 8.1 2.9 .4 .5 13.7 Jim Spanarkel SF 82 2,317 297 232 117 20 1,184 28.3 3.6 2.8 1.4 .2 14.4 Scott Lloyd C 72 2,186 454 159 34 25 637 30.4 6.3 2.2 .5 .3 8.8 Marty Byrnes SF 72 1,360 177 113 29 17 561 18.9 2.5 1.6 .4 .2 7.8 Bill Robinzine † PF 70 1,932 520 113 71 9 970 27.6 7.4 1.6 1.0 .1 13.9 Abdul Jeelani SF 66 1,108 230 65 44 31 553 16.8 3.5 1.0 .7 .5 8.4 Oliver Mack † SG 62 1,666 229 162 55 7 635 26.9 3.7 2.6 .9 .1 10.2 Geoff Huston † PG 56 1,892 99 277 45 6 899 33.8 1.8 4.9 .8 .1 16.1 Brad Davis PG 56 1,686 151 385 52 11 626 30.1 2.7 6.9 .9 .2 11.2 Winford Boynes SG 44 757 75 37 23 16 287 17.2 1.7 .8 .5 .4 6.5 Stan Pietkiewicz † SG 36 431 41 75 15 2 140 12.0 1.1 2.1 .4 .1 3.9 Darrell Allums PF 22 276 65 25 5 8 59 12.5 3.0 1.1 .2 .4 2.7 Terry Duerod † SF 18 337 39 30 12 4 168 18.7 2.2 1.7 .7 .2 9.3 Joe Hassett † SG 17 280 25 18 5 0 138 16.5 1.5 1.1 .3 .0 8.1 Clarence Kea PF 16 199 67 5 6 1 117 12.4 4.2 .3 .4 .1 7.3 Chad Kinch † SG 12 106 9 10 2 1 38 8.8 .8 .8 .2 .1 3.2 Richard Washington † PF 11 307 84 16 5 7 119 27.9 7.6 1.5 .5 .6 10.8 Austin Carr † SG 8 77 9 9 1 0 16 9.6 1.1 1.1 .1 .0 2.0 Jerome Whitehead † C 7 118 28 2 4 1 37 16.9 4.0 .3 .6 .1 5.3 Ralph Drollinger C 6 67 19 14 1 2 15 11.2 3.2 2.3 .2 .3 2.5 Monti Davis † PF 1 8 3 0 0 1 1 8.0 3.0 .0 .0 1.0 1.0
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