1981–82 Dallas Mavericks season
![](../I/m/Philadelphia_76ers_at_Dallas_Mavericks_1981-10-15_(ticket).jpg)
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
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.
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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 |
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- Head coach
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
Injured
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Regular season
Season standings
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
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
Transactions
Free Agents
See also
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