1979-80 NBA Uniform Numbers

Most Valuable Player: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (24.8/10.8/4.5)
Rookie of the Year: Larry Bird (21.3/10.4/4.5)

PPG Leader: George Gervin (33.1)
RPG Leader: Swen Nater (15.0)
APG Leader: Micheal Ray Richardson (10.1)
WS Leader: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (14.8)

Uniform Numbers

UNK Mike Bantom (IND)	00 Robert Parish* (GSW)	1 Del Beshore (CHI) Mike Evans (SAS) Phil Ford (KCK) Kevin Porter (WSB) Gus Williams (SEA)	2 Rick Barry* (HOU) Junior Bridgeman (MIL) Kenny Carr (CLE) Alex English* (DEN)	3 Eddie Johnson (ATL) Bernard Toone (PHI)
4 Rick Barry* (HOU) Lawrence Boston (WSB) Adrian Dantley* (UTA) John Lucas (GSW) Steve Malovic (SDC-WSB) Sidney Moncrief (MIL) Jim Paxson (POR) Marlon Redmond (KCK) Clint Richardson (PHI)	5 Tom Abernethy (GSW) John Kuester (IND) Billy Paultz (HOU-SAS) Robert Smith (UTA)	6 Pat Cummings (MIL) Walter Davis (PHO) Julius Erving* (PHI) Tom Henderson (HOU)	7 Tiny Archibald* (BOS) Dudley Bradley (IND) Marty Byrnes (LAL) Kenny Carr (LAL) Pete Maravich* (UTA) Dave Meyers (MIL) Bingo Smith (CLE-SDC)	8 Marques Johnson (MIL) Mickey Johnson (IND) Lonnie Shelton (SEA)
9 Jim Chones (LAL) Lionel Hollins (PHI) Jackie Robinson (DET) Randy Smith (CLE)	10 Otis Birdsong (KCK) Ron Brewer (POR) Don Buse (PHO) Corky Calhoun (IND) Maurice Cheeks (PHI) Bob Dandridge (WSB) Mike Dunleavy (HOU) Joe Hassett (IND) Steve Hawes (ATL) Norm Nixon (LAL) John Roche (DEN) Robert Smith (NJN) Jo Jo White (GSW)	11 Walt Frazier* (CLE) James Hardy (UTA) Joe Hassett (IND) Elvin Hayes* (WSB) Abdul Jeelani (POR) Caldwell Jones (PHI) Major Jones (HOU) Bob McAdoo* (DET) Charlie Scott (DEN) Willie Smith (CLE) Raymond Townsend (GSW) Lloyd Walton (MIL)	12 Billy Ray Bates (POR) Ron Behagen (WSB) Don Chaney (BOS) Terry Crosby (KCK) Brad Davis (UTA) Mike Gale (SAS) Johnny High (PHO) Nick Weatherspoon (SDC)	13 Ron Carter (IND) Leon Douglas (DET) Dwight Jones (CHI-HOU) James Silas (SAS) Dave Twardzik (POR) Ray Williams (NYK)
14 Henry Bibby (PHI) Charlie Criss (ATL) Brad Holland (LAL) Lionel Hollins (POR) Eric Money (DET) Mike Newlin (NJN) Alvin Scott (PHO) Brian Taylor (SDC) Foots Walker (CLE)	15 Vinnie Johnson (SEA) Eddie Jordan (NJN) Butch Lee (CLE-LAL) John Mengelt (CHI) Earl Monroe* (NYK) Larry Steele (POR) Andre Wakefield (UTA) Scott Wedman (KCK)	16 Tom Burleson (KCK) Johnny Davis (IND) Bob Lanier* (DET-MIL)	17 Phil Jackson (NJN) Scott May (CHI) Bubba Wilson (GSW)	18 Dave Cowens* (BOS)
20 Dennis Awtrey (CHI) Gus Bailey (WSB) James Bailey (SEA) Doug Collins (PHI) Ernie Grunfeld (KCK) George Johnson (DEN) Maurice Lucas (POR) Micheal Ray Richardson (NYK) Phil Smith (GSW) Jan Van Breda Kolff (NJN) Duck Williams (UTA) Freeman Williams (SDC)	21 Tim Bassett (NJN-SAS) Quinn Buckner (MIL) Michael Cooper (LAL) Earl Evans (DET) Jack Givens (ATL) Cheese Johnson (GSW) Irv Kiffin (SAS) Anthony Roberts (DEN) Truck Robinson (PHO) Campy Russell (CLE) Sidney Wicks (SDC)	22 Alonzo Bradley (HOU) John Drew (ATL) Alex English* (IND) Gus Gerard (KCK) Glen Gondrezick (DEN) Johnny High (PHO) Bernard King* (UTA) Eric Money (PHI) Sonny Parker (GSW) Roger Phegley (NJN-WSB) Stan Pietkiewicz (SDC)	23 Mike Bratz (PHO) Joe Bryant (SDC) Harry Davis (SAS) T.R. Dunn (POR) Mike Green (KCK) Geoff Huston (NYK) Tom LaGarde (SEA) Ollie Mack (CHI) Calvin Murphy* (HOU) John Williamson (NJN-WSB)	24 Ron Boone (LAL-UTA) World B. Free (SDC) Gary Garland (DEN) Roy Hamilton (DET) Gar Heard (PHO) Armond Hill (ATL) Dennis Johnson* (SEA) Bobby Jones (PHI) John Lambert (CLE) Moses Malone* (HOU) Reggie Theus (CHI)
25 Bill Cartwright (NYK) Terry Furlow (ATL-UTA) Billy Knight (IND) Mitch Kupchak (WSB) John Long (DET) Ollie Mack (LAL) Billy McKinney (KCK) Tom Owens (POR) Dave Robisch (CLE)	26 Coby Dietrick (CHI)	27 Marvin Barnes (SDC) John Johnson (SEA) Ollie Johnson (CHI)	28 Sam Smith (CHI)	30 Bob Carrington (SDC) M.L. Carr (BOS) Phil Chenier (IND) Brad Davis (IND) Paul Griffin (SAS) Bob Gross (POR) Darnell Hillman (GSW) Allen Leavell (HOU) Ron Lee (DET) George McGinnis (DEN-IND) Mike Mitchell (CLE) Jackie Robinson (DET) Tree Rollins (ATL) Al Skinner (PHI)
31 Paul Dawkins (UTA) Bo Ellis (DEN) Spencer Haywood (LAL) Cedric Maxwell (BOS) Swen Nater (SDC) Kevin Restani (SAS) Richard Washington (MIL)	32 Fred Brown (SEA) John Brown (UTA) Magic Johnson* (LAL) Jeff Judkins (BOS) Greg Kelser (DET) Dan Roundfield (ATL) Bill Walton* (SDC) Rudy White (HOU) Bob Wilkerson (DEN) Brian Winters (MIL) Larry Wright (WSB)	33 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* (LAL) Alvan Adams (PHO) Larry Bird* (BOS) Tom Boswell (UTA) Mack Calvin (UTA) Jim Cleamons (WSB) Greg Deane (UTA) Maurice Lucas (NJN) Jim McElroy (ATL-DET) Calvin Natt (POR) David Thompson* (DEN) Jerome Whitehead (SDC) Sly Williams (NYK) Bill Willoughby (CLE)	34 Winford Boynes (NJN) Austin Carr (CLE) Mike Glenn (NYK) Dave Greenwood (CHI) John Shumate (DET-HOU-SAS) Jim Spanarkel (PHI)	35 Jim Cleamons (NYK) Don Ford (CLE-LAL) Kevin Grevey (WSB) Phil Hubbard (DET) Kim Hughes (DEN) Larry Kenon (SAS)
36 Paul Silas (SEA)	40 Dave Corzine (WSB) James Edwards (IND) John Gianelli (UTA) Sylvester Norris (SAS) John Olive (SDC) Ricky Sobers (CHI) Marvin Webster (NYK) Jerome Whitehead (UTA)	41 Tom Boswell (DEN) John Coughran (GSW) Len Elmore (KCK) Arvid Kramer (DEN) Sam Pellom (ATL) Terry Tyler (DET) Wes Unseld* (WSB)	42 Greg Ballard (WSB) Harvey Catchings (MIL) Larry Demic (NYK) Terry Duerod (DET) Chris Ford (BOS) Wally Walker (SEA) Kermit Washington (POR) Rick Wilson (ATL)	43 Wayne Cooper (GSW) Gerald Henderson (BOS) Toby Knight (NYK) Calvin Natt (NJN) Jack Sikma (SEA) Earl Tatum (CLE)
44 Allan Bristow (UTA) George Gervin* (SAS) Dan Issel* (DEN) Kevin Kunnert (POR) Sam Lacey (KCK) Ron Lee (ATL) Steve Malovic (DET) Pete Maravich* (BOS) Clifford Ray (GSW) Ralph Simpson (NJN) Paul Westphal (PHO) Tony Zeno (IND)	45 Phil Chenier (WSB) Jeff Cook (PHO) Hollis Copeland (NYK) Eric Fernsten (BOS) Clemon Johnson (IND) Cliff Robinson (NJN) Purvis Short (GSW) Rudy Tomjanovich (HOU)	50 John Brown (ATL) Joel Kramer (PHO) Joe Meriweather (NYK) Steve Mix (PHI) Ben Poquette (UTA) Robert Reid (HOU)	51 Carl Kilpatrick (UTA) Reggie King (KCK)	52 Jim Brewer (POR) John Brown (UTA) George Johnson (NJN) Bill Robinzine (KCK) Jamaal Wilkes* (LAL)
53 Darryl Dawkins (PHI) Artis Gilmore* (CHI) Rich Kelley (NJN-PHO) Mark Olberding (SAS) Rick Robey (BOS)	54 Kent Benson (DET-MIL) Bob Elliott (NJN) Mark Landsberger (CHI-LAL) Tom McMillen (ATL) Paul Mokeski (HOU) Wiley Peck (SAS)	55 Roger Brown (CHI)

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