1981–82 Dallas Mavericks season

1981–82 Dallas Mavericks season
Head coach	Dick Motta
Arena	Reunion Arena
Results
Record	28–54 (.341)
Place	Division: 5th (Midwest) Conference: 10th (Western)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WFAA, KTXA
Radio	KJIM

A ticket for an October 1981 pre-season game between the Mavericks and the season's eventual Eastern Conference champions Philadelphia 76ers.

The 1981–82 Dallas Mavericks season was the second season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Rookie Jay Vincent led the team in scoring with 21.4 points per game and earned NBA All-Rookie Team honors. The Mavericks improved to 28–54, getting out of the Midwest Division cellar as they finished above the Utah Jazz.

Draft picks

Main article: 1981 NBA Draft

The 1981 NBA Draft brought three players who would become vital parts of the team. The Mavs selected 6'6" forward Mark Aguirre with the first pick, 6'6" guard Rolando Blackman 9th, and 6'7" forward Jay Vincent 24th. By the end of his seven-year Mavs career, Aguirre would average 24.6 points per game. Blackman contributed 19.2 points over his 11-year career in Dallas.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	1	Mark Aguirre	SF	United States	DePaul
1	9	Rolando Blackman	SG	United States	Kansas State
2	24	Jay Vincent	SF	United States	Michigan State
2	43	Elston Turner	SG/SF	United States	Mississippi
3	47	Art Housey		United States	Kansas
4	70	Eddie Moss		United States	Syracuse
5	93	Pete Budko		United States	North Carolina

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Roster

1981-82 Dallas Mavericks roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
4.0 !F	24	Aguirre, Mark	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	1959-12-10	DePaul
1.5 !G	22	Blackman, Rolando	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1959-02-26	Kansas State
4.0 !F	23	Bristow, Allan	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1951-08-32	Virginia Tech
1.5 !G	15	Davis, Brad	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1955-12-17	Maryland
6.0 !C	25	LaGarde, Tom	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1955-02-10	North Carolina
1.5 !G	17	Mack, Ollie	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1957-06-06	East Carolina
6.0 !C	40	Nimphius, Kurt	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	1958-03-13	Arizona State
1.5 !G	34	Spanarkel, Jim	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1957-06-28	Duke
4.0 !F	33	Turner, Elston	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1959-06-10	Mississippi
4.0 !F	31	Vincent, Jay	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1959-06-10	Michigan State
6.0 !C	54	Whitehead, Jerome	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1956-09-30	Marquette

Head coach

Dick Motta

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-San Antonio Spurs	48	34	.585	–	29–12	19–22	20–10
x-Denver Nuggets	46	36	.561	2.0	29–12	17–24	19–11
x-Houston Rockets	46	36	.561	2.0	25–16	21–20	17–13
Kansas City Kings	30	52	.366	18.0	23–18	7–34	11–19
Dallas Mavericks	28	54	.341	20.0	16–25	12–29	11–19
Utah Jazz	25	57	.305	23.0	18–23	7–34	9–21

Record vs. opponents

1981-82 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	—	1–5	2–3	4–2	1–1	1–1	2–4	0–2	2–0	4–2	1–1	0–2	3–3	3–2	5–1	3–3	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–4
Boston	5–1	—	4–2	5–0	2–0	1–1	6–0	1–1	1–1	4–1	2–0	1–1	3–3	5–1	5–1	4–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	6–0
Chicago	3–2	2–4	—	5–1	1–1	1–1	0–6	0–2	1–1	3–3	1–1	2–0	1–5	2–4	3–2	1–5	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–4
Cleveland	2–4	0–5	1–5	—	2–0	0–2	1–5	1–1	1–1	1–5	1–1	0–2	0–6	0–6	0–6	0–5	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–5
Dallas	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	—	1–5	1–1	0–5	2–4	1–1	4–2	1–4	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–3	2–3	1–5	2–3	1–4	3–3	1–1
Denver	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	5–1	—	1–1	3–2	5–1	0–2	4–2	1–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–3	2–3	2–4	5–0	2–3	3–3	2–0
Detroit	4–2	0–6	6–0	5–1	1–1	1–1	—	2–0	2–0	2–4	2–0	0–2	2–4	2–4	3–3	2–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–4
Golden State	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	5–0	2–3	0–2	—	1–4	2–0	3–2	3–3	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	4–2	2–4	3–2	5–1	1–5	3–2	1–1
Houston	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–2	1–5	0–2	4–1	—	2–0	3–3	1–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–2	4–1	3–3	4–1	2–3	6–0	2–0
Indiana	2–4	1–5	3–3	5–1	1–1	2–0	4–2	0–2	0–2	—	1–1	0–2	0–6	4–2	3–2	0–6	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–5
Kansas City	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–4	2–4	0–2	2–3	3–3	1–1	—	1–4	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–3	0–5	1–5	4–1	2–3	3–3	0–2
Los Angeles	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	4–1	4–1	2–0	3–3	4–1	2–0	4–1	—	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	4–2	5–1	2–3	5–1	4–2	5–0	2–0
Milwaukee	3–3	3–3	5–1	6–0	1–1	1–1	4–2	0–2	1–1	6–0	1–1	2–0	—	4–1	3–3	4–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	3–2
New Jersey	2–3	1–5	4–2	6–0	0–2	1–1	4–2	1–1	1–1	2–4	1–1	1–1	1–4	—	4–2	3–3	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	4–2
New York	1–5	1–5	2–3	6–0	1–1	1–1	3–3	1–1	1–1	2–3	0–2	2–0	3–3	2–4	—	1–5	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–5
Philadelphia	3–3	2–4	5–1	5–0	2–0	1–1	3–2	2–0	1–1	6–0	2–0	1–1	2–4	3–3	5–1	—	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	6–0
Phoenix	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	3–2	3–2	2–0	2–4	2–3	1–1	3–2	2–4	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	—	3–3	4–1	4–2	3–3	3–2	1–1
Portland	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–2	3–2	2–0	4–2	1–4	1–1	5–0	1–5	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	3–3	—	3–2	4–2	3–3	4–1	0–2
San Antonio	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	5–1	4–2	2–0	2–3	3–3	0–2	5–1	3–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–4	2–3	—	3–2	4–1	3–3	1–1
San Diego	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	3–2	0–5	0–2	1–5	1–4	0–2	1–4	1–5	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–4	2–4	2–3	—	1–5	1–4	0–2
Seattle	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	4–1	3–2	1–1	5–1	3–2	1–1	3–2	2–4	2–0	2–0	2–0	0–2	3–3	3–3	1–4	5–1	—	5–0	1–1
Utah	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	3–3	3–3	1–1	2–3	0–6	1–1	3–3	0–5	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–3	1–4	3–3	4–1	0–5	—	1–1
Washington	4–2	0–6	4–2	5–1	1–1	0–2	4–1	1–1	0–2	5–1	2–0	0–2	2–3	2–4	5–1	0–6	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	—

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	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

Player	GP	GS	MIN	FG%	3FG%	FT%	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS
Jay Vincent	81	62	2626	.497	.250	.716	565	176	89	22	1732
Rolando Blackman	82	16	1979	.513	.250	.768	254	105	46	30	1091
Brad Davis	82	82	2614	.515	.286	.804	226	509	73	6	993
Mark Aguirre	51	20	1468	.465	.352	.680	249	164	37	22	955
Jerome Whitehead	82	1	1755	.479	.333	.853	210	206	86	9	827
Wayne Cooper							550	115	37	106	682
Elston Turner							301	189	75	2	661
Allan Bristow							339	448	65	6	573
Kurt Nimphius							295	61	17	82	337
Scott Lloyd							210	49	17	17	312

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Awards and records

Awards

Jay Vincent, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

Transactions

Free Agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Kurt Nimphius	September 2, 1981	Denver Nuggets

Subtractions

Player	Left	New team
Abdul Jeelani	October 5, 1981	Denver Nuggets
Chad Kinch	October 5, 1981	Washington Bullets
Ollie Mack	December 22, 1981

References

1981–82 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston New Jersey New York Philadelphia Washington

Central	Atlanta Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee

Western

Midwest	Dallas Denver Houston Kansas City San Antonio Utah

Pacific	Golden State Los Angeles Phoenix Portland San Diego Seattle

Dallas Mavericks

Founded in 1980 Based in Dallas, Texas

Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Players Draft history Expansion Draft Head coaches Current season

Arenas	Reunion Arena Moody Coliseum American Airlines Center

General managers	Sonju Grant Zaccanelli Nelson Sr. Nelson Jr.

D-League affiliates	Fort Worth Flyers Albuquerque Thunderbirds Texas Legends

Retired numbers	15 22

NBA Championships (1)	2011

Conference Championships (2)	2006 2011

Division Championships (3)	1987 2007 2010

Culture and lore	Don Carter Mark Cuban Nellie Ball Moody Madness German Wunderkind "Eminence Front"

Media	TV KTXA Fox Sports Southwest Radio KESN-FM KFLC-AM Announcers Mark Followill Derek Harper Chuck Cooperstein Brad Davis Victor Villalba

Dallas Mavericks seasons

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2010–11

Bold indicates NBA Finals victory

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