1982–83 San Diego Clippers season

1982–83 San Diego Clippers season
Head coach	Paul Silas
Arena	San Diego Sports Arena
Results
Record	25–57 (.305)
Place	Division: 6th (Pacific) Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	XETV
Radio	KCNN

The 1982-83 NBA season was the Clippers' 13th season in the NBA and their 5th season in the city of San Diego.^[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 1982 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	2	Terry Cummings	United States	DePaul
2	32	Richard Anderson	United States	UC Santa Barbara
3	48	Craig Hodges	United States	Long Beach State
4	71	Darius Clemons	United States	Loyola (IL)
5	94	Gary Carter	United States	Tennessee
6	117	Eric Marbury	United States	Georgia
7	140	Ed Hughes	United States	Colorado State
8	163	Jacques Tuz	United States	Colorado
9	186	John Hegwood	United States	San Francisco
10	207	Daryl Stovall	United States	Creighton

Roster

San Diego Clippers 1982-1983 roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Nat.	Name	Ht.	Wt.
4.0 !F	35	USA !	Anderson, Richard	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	243 lb (110 kg)	UC Santa Barbara
1.5 !G	15	USA !	Brogan, Jim	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Wesleyan (WV)
4.0 !F	7	USA !	Brooks, Michael	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	La Salle
4.0 !F	22	USA !	Chambers, Tom	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Utah
4.0 !F	34	USA !	Cummings, Terry	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	DePaul
1.5 !G	13	USA !	Douglas, John	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Kansas
1.5 !G	30	USA !	Gross, Bobby	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Long Beach State
1.5 !G	24	USA !	Hodges, Craig	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Arizona State
1.5 !G	14	USA !	Hollins, Lionel	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Arizona State
4.0 !F	23	USA !	Jones, Hutch	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	Vanderbilt
1.5 !G	13	USA !	Moore, Lowes	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	West Virginia
6.0 !C	31	NED !	Nater, Swen	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	UCLA
1.5 !G	9	USA !	Smith, Randy	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Buffalo State
1.5 !G	5	USA !	Smith, Robert	7000180340000000000♠5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	UNLV
6.0 !C	32	USA !	Walton, Bill	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	UCLA
6.0 !C	33	USA !	Whitehead, Jerome	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Marquette

Head coach

Paul Silas

Legend

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

Roster notes

This is Jerome Whitehead's second tour of duty with the Clippers. He previously played with the team during the 1978-79 season.

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers	58	24	.707	–	33–8	25–16	21–9
x-Phoenix Suns	53	29	.646	5	32–9	21–20	21–9
x-Seattle SuperSonics	48	34	.585	10	29–12	19–22	14–16
x-Portland Trail Blazers	46	36	.561	12	31–10	15–26	16–14
Golden State Warriors	30	52	.366	28	21–20	9–32	11–19
San Diego Clippers	25	57	.305	33	18–23	7–34	7–23

#	Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Los Angeles Lakers	58	24	.707	–
2	y-San Antonio Spurs	53	29	.646	5
3	x-Phoenix Suns	53	29	.646	5
4	x-Seattle SuperSonics	48	34	.585	10
5	x-Portland Trail Blazers	46	36	.561	12
6	x-Denver Nuggets	45	37	.549	13

7	Kansas City Kings	45	37	.549	13
8	Dallas Mavericks	38	44	.463	20
9	Utah Jazz	30	52	.366	28
9	Golden State Warriors	30	52	.366	28
11	San Diego Clippers	25	57	.305	33
12	Houston Rockets	14	68	.171	44

Notes

z, y – division champions
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1982-83 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	5–1	6–0	1–1	1–1	3–3	0–2	2–0	6–0	0–2	0–2	1–4	2–4	3–2	2–4	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	4–2
Boston	5–1	—	3–2	5–1	2–0	2–0	3–3	1–1	2–0	4–1	1–1	2–0	3–3	5–1	3–3	3–3	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–3
Chicago	1–5	2–3	—	5–1	1–1	1–1	2–4	2–0	1–1	4–2	0–2	0–2	1–5	2–4	1–4	1–5	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–5
Cleveland	0–6	1–5	1–5	—	2–0	0–2	1–5	2–0	2–0	5–1	1–1	0–2	1–5	0–6	1–5	0–5	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	3–2
Dallas	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	—	3–3	2–0	3–2	5–1	2–0	3–3	2–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–3	3–2	2–4	5–0	2–3	2–4	0–2
Denver	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	3–3	—	2–0	4–1	5–1	1–1	3–3	1–4	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	4–1	2–3	2–4	3–2	3–2	4–2	1–1
Detroit	3–3	3–3	4–2	5–1	0–2	0–2	—	2–0	2–0	4–2	0–2	0–2	3–3	3–2	1–5	0–6	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	3–2
Golden State	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–3	1–4	0–2	—	3–2	1–1	1–4	1–5	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–4	2–4	1–4	3–3	3–3	3–2	2–0
Houston	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–5	1–5	0–2	2–3	—	2–0	1–5	0–5	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–5	0–5	1–5	2–3	1–4	0–6	1–1
Indiana	0–6	1–4	2–4	1–5	0–2	1–1	2–4	1–1	0–2	—	1–1	0–2	1–5	0–6	3–3	1–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–5
Kansas City	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–3	3–3	2–0	4–1	5–1	1–1	—	1–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–4	2–3	3–3	4–1	1–4	4–2	2–0
Los Angeles	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	3–2	4–1	2–0	5–1	5–0	2–0	4–1	—	2–0	1–1	2–0	0–2	3–3	3–3	1–4	5–1	5–1	4–1	1–1
Milwaukee	4–1	3–3	5–1	5–1	2–0	0–2	3–3	1–1	2–0	5–1	1–1	0–2	—	3–2	4–2	1–5	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	3–2
New Jersey	4–2	1–5	4–2	6–0	2–0	1–1	2–3	2–0	1–1	6–0	1–1	1–1	2–3	—	4–2	3–3	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–2
New York	2–3	3–3	4–1	5–1	2–0	2–0	5–1	1–1	2–0	3–3	1–1	0–2	2–4	2–4	—	1–5	0–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	4–2
Philadelphia	4–2	3–3	5–1	5–0	2–0	2–0	6–0	2–0	2–0	4–1	2–0	2–0	5–1	3–3	5–1	—	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	4–2
Phoenix	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	3–2	1–4	1–1	4–2	5–0	1–1	4–1	3–3	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	—	5–1	3–2	4–2	5–1	5–0	0–2
Portland	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–3	3–2	1–1	4–2	5–0	2–0	3–2	3–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–5	—	2–3	5–1	3–3	3–2	1–1
San Antonio	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	4–2	4–2	1–1	4–1	5–1	2–0	3–3	4–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–3	3–2	—	4–1	1–4	5–1	2–0
San Diego	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–5	2–3	1–1	3–3	3–2	1–1	1–4	1–5	0–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–4	1–5	1–4	—	0–6	2–3	0–2
Seattle	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–2	2–3	2–0	3–3	4–1	1–1	4–1	1–5	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–5	3–3	4–1	6–0	—	5–0	1–1
Utah	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–0	4–2	2–4	2–0	2–3	6–0	0–2	2–4	1–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–5	2–3	1–5	3–2	0–5	—	0–2
Washington	2–4	3–3	5–1	2–3	2–0	1–1	2–3	0–2	1–1	5–1	0–2	1–1	3–3	3–3	2–4	2–4	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	2–0	—

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	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Anderson, Richard !Richard Anderson
Brogan, Jim !Jim Brogan
Brooks, Michael !Michael Brooks
Chambers, Tom !Tom Chambers
Cooper, Joe !Joe Cooper
Cummings, Terry !Terry Cummings
Douglas, John !John Douglas
Gross, Bob !Bob Gross
Hodges, Craig !Craig Hodges
Hollins, Lionel !Lionel Hollins
Jones, Hutch !Hutch Jones
Moore, Lowes !Lowes Moore
Nater, Swen !Swen Nater
Smith, Randy !Randy Smith
Smith, Robert !Robert Smith
Walton, Bill !Bill Walton
Whitehead, Jerome !Jerome Whitehead
Wood, Al !Al Wood

Transactions

The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 1982–83 season.

Trades

June 28, 1982	To San Diego Clippers 1982 second-round draft choice (32nd pick)	To Houston Rockets Joe Bryant and 1982 second-round draft choice (42nd pick)
October 15, 1982	To San Diego Clippers Robert Smith	To Milwaukee Bucks 1983 sixth-round draft pick
October 27, 1982	To San Diego Clippers Lionel Hollins	To Philadelphia 76ers 1982 second-round & 1983 fourth-round draft picks

Free agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team

Subtractions

Player	Left	New team

References

↑ 1982-83 San Diego Clippers

Los Angeles Clippers

Founded in 1970 Formerly the Buffalo Braves (1970–1978) and played in San Diego (1978–1984) Based in Los Angeles, California

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

Arenas	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Maple Leaf Gardens San Diego Sports Arena Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Staples Center

General Managers	Donovan Sonju Scheer Baylor Dunleavy Olshey Sacks Wohl

D-League affiliate	None

Administration	Owner Steve Ballmer President of Business Operations Gillian Zucker President of Basketball Operations & Head Coach Doc Rivers Vice President of Basketball Operations Lawrence Frank General Manager Dave Wohl

Division Championships (2)	2013 2014

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1982–83 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

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