1980–81 Chicago Bulls season

The 1980-81 NBA season was the Bulls' 15th season in the NBA and their first season in the Eastern Conference.[1]

1980–81 Chicago Bulls season
Head coachJerry Sloan
General managerRod Thorn
ArenaChicago Stadium
Results
Record45–37 (.549)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Central)
Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast Conference Semifinals
(Lost to Celtics 0–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWGN-TV/ONTV
(Milo Hamilton, Johnny “Red” Kerr)
RadioWVON
(Jim Durham, Norm Van Lier)

Draft picks
Main article: 1980 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
14Kelvin RanseyPG United StatesOhio State
226Sam WorthenSG United StatesMarquette
350James WilkesSF United StatesUCLA
474Ron CharlesPF/C United StatesMichigan State
596Mike Campbell United StatesNorthwestern
6120Bernard Rencher United StatesSt. John's
7142Robert Byrd United StatesMarquette
8164Modzel Greer United StatesNorth Park
9183Jay Shidler United StatesKentucky
10203Billy Foster United StatesMontana State-Billings

Roster
Roster listing
1980–81 Chicago Bulls roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
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, Dave 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1957–05–27 UCLA
F 13 Jones, Dwight 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1952–02–27 Houston
F 35 Kenon, Larry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1952–12–13 Memphis
G 12 Lester, Ronnie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1959–01–01 Iowa
F 7 May, Scott 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1954–03–19 Indiana
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
G 33 Wilkerson, Bob 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1954–08–15 Indiana
F 32 Wilkes, James 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1958–04–01 UCLA
G 31 Worthen, Sam 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1958–01–17 Marquette
Head coach

Jerry Sloan

Assistant coach(es)

Phil Johnson

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 Bucks6022.732–34–726–1523–7
x-Chicago Bulls4537.54915.026–1519–2220–9
x-Indiana Pacers4438.53716.027–1417–2417–12
Atlanta Hawks3151.37829.020–2111–309–21
Cleveland Cavaliers2854.34132.020–218–339–21
Detroit Pistons2161.25639.014–277–349–21
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics6220.756 –
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks6022.7322
3 x-Philadelphia 76ers6220.756–
4 x-New York Knicks5032.61012
5 x-Chicago Bulls4537.54917
6 x-Indiana Pacers4438.53718
7 Washington Bullets3943.47623
8 Atlanta Hawks3151.37831
9 Cleveland Cavaliers2854.34134
10 New Jersey Nets2458.29338
11 Detroit Pistons2161.25641


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 —2–42–41–52–01–14–22–01–11–51–10–21–53–22–41–50–21–11–11–11–12–01–4
Boston 4–2—5–14–12–02–04–11–12–03–31–12–03–36–05–13–32–02–02–02–01–11–15–1
Chicago 4–21–5—5–11–11–15–11–11–13–22–01–13–33–23–32–40–20–20–21–11–12–05–1
Cleveland 5–11–41–5—2–01–13–31–10–22–40–20–20–63–30–50–61–11–11–11–10–21–14–2
Dallas 0–20–21–10–2—3–30–22–30–60–20–60–50–21–11–10–21–41–41–52–31–41–50–2
Denver 1–10–21–11–13–3—2–03–22–41–14–23–21–11–10–21–11–42–32–43–23–22–40–2
Detroit 2–41–41–53–32–00–2—0–21–12–41–10–21–53–31–51–40–20–20–21–10–20–21–5
Golden State 0–21–11–11–13–22–32–0—3–21–15–01–51–11–12–00–22–42–41–42–43–34–11–1
Houston 1–10–21–12–06–04–21–12–3—1–12–42–30–22–00–20–21–43–23–31–44–14–20–2
Indiana 5–13–32–34–22–01–14–21–11–1—2–00–22–45–13–20–61–10–22–01–10–21–14–2
Kansas City 1–11–10–22–06–02–41–10–54–20–2—0–51–12–01–10–23–23–22–43–22–35–11–1
Los Angeles 2–00–21–12–05–02–32–05–13–22–05–0—0–22–02–01–12–43–32–33–36–03–21–1
Milwaukee 5–13–33–36–02–01–15–11–12–04–21–12–0—5–13–33–21–12–01–12–02–02–04–1
New Jersey 2–30–62–33–31–11–13–31–10–21–50–20–21–5—0–61–51–12–00–20–21–11–13–3
New York 4–21–53–35–01–12–05–10–22–02–31–10–23–36–0—3–31–11–10–22–02–02–04–2
Philadelphia 5–13–34–26–02–01–14–12–02–06–02–01–12–35–13–3—1–11–12–02–02–02–04–2
Phoenix 2–00–22–01–14–14–12–04–24–11–12–34–21–11–11–11–1—3–33–26–05–15–01–1
Portland 1–10–22–01–14–13–22–04–22–32–02–33–30–20–21–11–13–3—2–34–24–22–32–0
San Antonio 1–10–22–01–15–14–22–04–13–30–24–23–21–12–02–00–22–33–2—4–13–25–11–1
San Diego 1–10–21–11–13–22–31–14–24–11–12–33–30–22–00–20–20–62–41–4—5–13–20–2
Seattle 1–11–11–12–04–12–32–03–31–42–03–20–60–21–10–20–21–52–42–31–5—4–11–1
Utah 0–21–10–21–15–14–22–01–42–41–11–52–30–21–10–20–20–53–21–52–31–4—0–2
Washington 4–11–51–52–42–02–05–11–12–02–41–11–11–43–32–42–41–10–21–12–01–12–0—

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
  1. 1980-81 Chicago Bulls

See also
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