1980–81 Chicago Bulls season

1980–81 Chicago Bulls season
Head coach	Jerry Sloan
General manager	Rod Thorn
Arena	Chicago Stadium
Results
Record	45–37 (.549)
Place	Division: 2nd (Central) Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East Conference Semifinals (eliminated 0-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1980-81 NBA season was the Bulls' 15th season in the NBA.^[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 1980 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	4	Kelvin Ransey	PG	United States	Ohio State
2	26	Sam Worthen	SG	United States	Marquette
3	50	James Wilkes	SF	United States	UCLA
4	74	Ron Charles	PF/C	United States	Michigan State
5	96	Mike Campbell		United States	Northwestern
6	120	Bernard Rencher		United States	St. John's
7	142	Robert Byrd		United States	Marquette
8	164	Modzel Greer		United States	North Park
9	183	Jay Shidler		United States	Kentucky
10	203	Billy Foster		United States	Montana State-Billings

Roster

1980–81 Chicago Bulls roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
6.0 !C	26	Dietrick, Coby	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1948–07–23	San José State
6.0 !C	53	Gilmore, Artis	7000218440000000000♠7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1949–09–21	Jacksonville
4.0 !F	34	Greenwood, Dave	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	1957–05–27	UCLA
4.0 !F	13	Jones, Dwight	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1952–02–27	Houston
4.0 !F	35	Kenon, Larry	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1952–12–13	Memphis
1.5 !G	12	Lester, Ronnie	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1959–01–01	Iowa
1.5 !G	23	Mack, Ollie	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1957–06–06	East Carolina
4.0 !F	7	May, Scott	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1954–03–19	Indiana
1.5 !G	40	Sobers, Ricky	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	1953–01–15	UNLV
1.5 !G	24	Theus, Reggie	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1957–10–13	UNLV
1.5 !G	33	Wilkerson, Bob	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1954–08–15	Indiana
4.0 !F	32	Wilkes, James	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1958–04–01	UCLA
1.5 !G	31	Worthen, Sam	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1958–01–17	Marquette

Head coach

Jerry Sloan

Legend

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

Roster
Last transaction: 2015–06–20

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks	60	22	.732	–	34–7	26–15	23–7
x-Chicago Bulls	45	37	.549	15.0	26–15	19–22	20–9
x-Indiana Pacers	44	38	.537	16.0	27–14	17–24	17–12
Atlanta Hawks	31	51	.378	29.0	20–21	11–30	9–21
Cleveland Cavaliers	28	54	.341	32.0	20–21	8–33	9–21
Detroit Pistons	21	61	.256	39.0	14–27	7–34	9–21

#	Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Boston Celtics	62	20	.756	–
2	y-Milwaukee Bucks	60	22	.732	2
3	x-Philadelphia 76ers	62	20	.756	–
4	x-New York Knicks	50	32	.610	12
5	x-Chicago Bulls	45	37	.549	17
6	x-Indiana Pacers	44	38	.537	18

7	Washington Bullets	39	43	.476	23
8	Atlanta Hawks	31	51	.378	31
9	Cleveland Cavaliers	28	54	.341	34
10	New Jersey Nets	24	58	.293	38
11	Detroit Pistons	21	61	.256	41

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

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	—

Playoffs

East First Round

(4) New York Knicks vs. (5) Chicago Bulls: Bulls win series 2-0

Game 1 @ New York: Chicago 90, New York 80
Game 2 @ Chicago: Chicago 115, New York 114 (OT)

East Conference Semifinals

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (4) Chicago Bulls: Celtics win series 4-0

Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 121, Chicago 109
Game 2 @ Boston: Boston 106, Chicago 97
Game 3 @ Chicago: Boston 113, Chicago 107
Game 4 @ Chicago: Boston 109, Chicago 103

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

Awards and records

References

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Chicago Bulls

Founded in 1966 Based in Chicago, Illinois

Franchise	Franchise Expansion Draft All-time roster Draft history Seasons Records Broadcasters Head coaches Current season

Arenas	International Amphitheatre Chicago Stadium United Center

Personnel	Owner: Jerry Reinsdorf Vice President of Basketball Operations: John Paxson General Manager: Gar Forman Coach: Fred Hoiberg

NBA Championships (6)	1991 1992 1993 1996 1997 1998

Conference Championships (6)	1991 1992 1993 1996 1997 1998

Retired numbers	4 10 23 33 Coach General Manager

Hall of Famers	George Gervin Artis Gilmore Phil Jackson Michael Jordan Robert Parish Scottie Pippen Dennis Rodman Jerry Sloan Nate Thurmond Tex Winter Jerry Reinsdorf

D-League affiliate	Dakota Wizards (2006–07) Iowa Energy (2007–14) Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2014–15) Windy City Bulls (beginning in 2016–17)

Rivals	Detroit Pistons Miami Heat New York Knicks

Culture and lore	Phantom Buzzer Game The Shot Air Jordan Jumpman Tommy Edwards Benny the Bull "Sirius" Ray Clay 72–10 Michael Jordan's last shot Jordan Rules Triangle offense Ashland Green/Pink Line Station Tex Winter The Spirit

Media	TV WGN9 (through WGN Sports) WGN America Chicago's CW 50 Comcast SportsNet Chicago CN100 Radio 89 WLS Announcers Neil Funk Stacey King Chuck Swirsky Bill Wennington

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