1979–80 Chicago Bulls season
Head coachJerry Sloan
General managerRod Thorn
Owner(s)Arthur Wirtz and Jonathan Kovler
ArenaChicago Stadium
Results
Record30–52 (.366)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Midwest)
Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWGN-TV
(Bob Costas, Johnny “Red” Kerr)
RadioWIND
(Jim Durham, Bill Berg)

The 1979–80 NBA season was the Bulls' 14th season in the NBA and their final season in the Western Conference.[1]

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
12David GreenwoodPF/C United StatesUCLA
233Lawrence ButlerSG United StatesIdaho State
347Calvin GarrettSF United StatesOral Roberts
349Cedrick Hordges United StatesSouth Carolina
472George Maynor United StatesEast Carolina
593Larry Washington United StatesDrury
6114Steve Smith United StatesSouthern California
7133Mike Eversley United StatesChicago State
8153Tony Warren United StatesNorth Carolina State
9171James Jackson United StatesMinnesota
10190Marvin Thoms United StatesUCLA
10197Cortez Collins United StatesSouthern Indiana

Roster

1979-80 Chicago Bulls roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
C 20 Awtrey, Dennis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1948–02–22 Santa Clara
G 1 Beshore, Del 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1956–11–29 California (PA)
C 26 Dietrick, Coby 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1948–07–23 San José State
C 53 Gilmore, Artis 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1949–09–21 Jacksonville
F 34 Greenwood, David 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1957–05–27 UCLA
F 27 Johnson, Ollie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1949–05–11 Temple
F 13 Jones, Dwight 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1952–02–27 Houston
G 23 Mack, Ollie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1957–06–06 East Carolina
F 17 May, Scott 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1954–03–19 Indiana
G 15 Mengelt, John 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1949–10–16 Auburn
G 40 Sobers, Ricky 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1953–01–15 UNLV
G 24 Theus, Reggie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1957–10–13 UNLV
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 13, 1980

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks 4933.598–28–1221–2115–9
x-Kansas City Kings 4735.573230–1117–2418–6
Chicago Bulls 3052.3661921–209–328–16
Denver Nuggets 3052.3661924–176–3510–14
Utah Jazz 2458.2932517–247–349–15
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers6022.732–
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks4933.59811
3 x-Seattle SuperSonics5626.6834
4 x-Phoenix Suns5527.6715
5 x-Kansas City Kings4735.57313
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers3844.46322
7 San Diego Clippers3547.42725
8 Chicago Bulls3052.36630
9 Denver Nuggets3052.36630
10 Utah Jazz2458.29336
11 Golden State Warriors2458.29336
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1979-80 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SDC SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —2–41–14–21–16–02–02–44–20–21–11–14–24–24–21–12–05–11–10–22–03–3
Boston 4–2—2–04–22–06–02–06–04–21–10–22–05–15–13–31–12–04–22–00–22–04–2
Chicago 1–10–2—2–02–41–14–21–10–23–31–51–51–10–21–11–53–30–24–22–42–40–2
Cleveland 2–42–40–2—1–16–02–02–42–42–01–10–23–33–31–51–10–24–21–10–21–13–3
Denver 1–10–24–21–1—1–13–31–11–10–61–53–31–11–10–21–52–41–13–31–53–31–1
Detroit 0–60–61–10–61–1—1–11–51–50–20–21–12–42–41–50–20–22–40–20–21–12–4
Golden State 0–20–22–40–23–31–1—1–11–13–31–50–62–00–20–22–42–40–23–30–63–30–2
Houston 4–20–61–14–21–15–11–1—4–20–20–21–13–33–32–41–11–13–32–01–12–02–4
Indiana 2–42–42–04–21–15–11–12–4—1–10–20–22–44–21–50–22–02–41–10–21–14–2
Kansas City 2–01–13–30–26–02–03–32–01–1—2–43–31–11–11–11–51–51–15–13–36–02–0
Los Angeles 1–12–05–11–15–12–05–12–02–04–2—3–32–02–01–13–32–42–05–14–26–01–1
Milwaukee 1–10–25–12–03–31–16–01–12–03–33–3—1–11–10–24–25–10–24–22–44–21–1
New Jersey 2–41–51–13–31–14–20–23–34–21–10–21–1—2–41–51–10–23–31–11–11–13–3
New York 2–41–52–03–31–14–22–03–32–41–10–21–14–2—0–62–02–04–21–10–21–13–3
Philadelphia 2–43–31–15–12–05–12–04–25–11–11–12–05–16–0—1–12–04–21–11–11–15–1
Phoenix 1–11–15–11–15–12–04–21–12–05–13–32–41–10–21–1—6–01–12–44–26–02–0
Portland 0–20–23–32–04–22–04–21–10–25–14–21–52–00–20–20–6—1–14–21–53–31–1
San Antonio 1–52–42–02–41–14–22–03–34–21–10–22–03–32–42–41–11–1—2–01–11–14–2
San Diego 1–10–22–41–13–32–03–30–21–11–51–52–41–11–11–14–22–40–2—3–35–11–1
Seattle 2–02–04–22–05–12–06–01–12–03–32–44–21–12–01–12–45–11–13–3—5–11–1
Utah 0–20–24–21–13–31–13–30–21–10–60–62–41–11–11–10–63–31–11–51–5—0–2
Washington 3–32–42–03–31–14–22–04–22–40–21–11–13–33–31–50–21–12–41–11–12–0—

Game log

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

Season

Awards and records

Transactions

References

See also

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