1979-80 San Diego Clippers Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 35-47
Finishing 5th in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Coach: Gene Shue (35-47)
Location: San Diego, California
Attendance: 325,012, Avg. 7,927 in 41 home dates
1979-80 San Diego Clippers Statistics
1979-80 San Diego Clippers Results

The San Diego Clippers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1979-80 season with a record of 35 wins and 47 losses, finishing fifth in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference.

The Clippers scored 8,820 points and allowed 9,160. World Free scored a team-best 2,055 points for San Diego, and Freeman Williams averaged 17 or more per game also. Swen Nater contributed 1,216 rebounds. Brian Taylor dished out 335 assists for the squad.

On defense, Brian Taylor added 147 steals.

Gene Shue coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Marvin BarnesF-CJuly 27, 19526'8"210ProvidenceProvidence, RI USA
Joe BryantF-C-GOctober 19, 19546'9"185LaSallePhiladelphia, PA USA
Bob CarringtonG-FJuly 3, 19536'6"195Boston CollegeBrookline, MA USA
World FreeGDecember 9, 19536'2"185GuilfordAtlanta, GA USA
Steve MalovicFJuly 21, 19566'10"230San Diego StateCleveland, OH USA
Swen NaterCJanuary 14, 19506'11"240UCLADenhelder, HOL
John OliveFMarch 1, 19556'7"210VillanovaPhiladelphia, PA USA
Stan PietkiewiczG-FJuly 14, 19566'5"200AuburnHuntsville, AL USA
Bingo SmithF-GFebruary 26, 19466'5"195TulsaMemphis, TN USA
Brian TaylorGJune 9, 19516'2"185PrincetonPerth Amboy, NJ USA
Bill WaltonC-FNovember 5, 19526'11"210UCLALa Mesa, CA USA
Nick WeatherspoonFJuly 20, 19506'7"195IllinoisGreenwood, MS USA
Jerome WhiteheadC-FSeptember 30, 19566'10"220MarquetteWaukegan, IL USA
Sidney WicksF-CSeptember 19, 19496'8"225UCLALos Angeles, CA USA
Freeman WilliamsG-FMay 15, 19566'4"190Portland StateLos Angeles, CA USA



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