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31-51, Finished 5th in NBA Midwest Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary
Scored 104.7 points per game, Allowed 108.7 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 31-51)
Coached by Larry Costello (20-36) and Scotty Robertson (11-15)
SRS: -3.78 (19th of 22)
Pace Factor: 102.9 (19th of 22)
Offensive Rating: 101.3 (20th of 22), Defensive Rating: 105.1 (16th of 22)
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1978-79 Statistics / Schedule
| G | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 82 | 19780 | 3478 | 7108 | .489 | 1632 | 2184 | .747 | 1224 | 2544 | 3768 | 2169 | 576 | 324 | 1813 | 1970 | 8588 | |||
| Opponent | 82 | 19780 | 3682 | 7408 | .497 | 1549 | 2029 | .763 | 1095 | 2377 | 3472 | 2146 | 844 | 503 | 1468 | 2093 | 8913 |
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Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be
included (1961-62 season and before).
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artis Gilmore | C | 7-2 | 240 | 29 | 82 | 3265 | 753 | 1310 | .575 | 434 | 587 | .739 | 293 | 750 | 1043 | 274 | 50 | 156 | 310 | 280 | 1940 | ||||
| 2 | Reggie Theus | G | 6-7 | 190 | 21 | 82 | 2753 | 537 | 1119 | .480 | 264 | 347 | .761 | 92 | 136 | 228 | 429 | 93 | 18 | 303 | 270 | 1338 | ||||
| 3 | Mickey Johnson | F | 6-10 | 190 | 26 | 82 | 2594 | 496 | 1105 | .449 | 273 | 329 | .830 | 193 | 434 | 627 | 380 | 88 | 59 | 312 | 286 | 1265 | ||||
| 4 | Wilbur Holland | G | 6-0 | 175 | 27 | 82 | 2483 | 445 | 940 | .473 | 141 | 176 | .801 | 78 | 176 | 254 | 330 | 122 | 12 | 185 | 240 | 1031 | ||||
| 5 | John Mengelt | G | 6-2 | 195 | 29 | 75 | 1705 | 338 | 689 | .491 | 150 | 182 | .824 | 25 | 93 | 118 | 187 | 46 | 4 | 120 | 148 | 826 | ||||
| 6 | Ollie Johnson | F | 6-6 | 200 | 29 | 71 | 1734 | 281 | 540 | .520 | 88 | 110 | .800 | 58 | 169 | 227 | 163 | 54 | 33 | 114 | 182 | 650 | ||||
| 7 | Mark Landsberger | F-C | 6-8 | 215 | 23 | 80 | 1959 | 278 | 585 | .475 | 91 | 194 | .469 | 292 | 450 | 742 | 68 | 27 | 22 | 149 | 125 | 647 | ||||
| 8 | John Brown | F | 6-7 | 220 | 27 | 77 | 1265 | 152 | 317 | .479 | 84 | 98 | .857 | 83 | 155 | 238 | 104 | 18 | 10 | 89 | 180 | 388 | ||||
| 9 | Scott May | F | 6-7 | 215 | 24 | 37 | 403 | 59 | 136 | .434 | 30 | 40 | .750 | 14 | 50 | 64 | 39 | 22 | 1 | 51 | 51 | 148 | ||||
| 10 | Charles Dudley | G | 6-2 | 180 | 28 | 43 | 684 | 45 | 125 | .360 | 28 | 42 | .667 | 25 | 61 | 86 | 116 | 32 | 1 | 64 | 82 | 118 | ||||
| 11 | Scott Lloyd | C-F | 6-10 | 230 | 26 | 67 | 465 | 42 | 120 | .350 | 27 | 47 | .574 | 48 | 45 | 93 | 32 | 9 | 8 | 43 | 86 | 111 | ||||
| 12 | Tate Armstrong | G | 6-3 | 175 | 23 | 26 | 259 | 28 | 70 | .400 | 10 | 13 | .769 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 22 | 66 | ||||
| 13 | Steve Sheppard | F | 6-6 | 215 | 24 | 22 | 203 | 24 | 51 | .471 | 12 | 19 | .632 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 60 | ||||
| 14 | Andre Wakefield | G | 6-3 | 175 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artis Gilmore | C | 7-2 | 240 | 29 | 82 | 39.8 | 9.2 | 16.0 | .575 | 5.3 | 7.2 | .739 | 3.6 | 9.1 | 12.7 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 23.7 | ||||
| 2 | Reggie Theus | G | 6-7 | 190 | 21 | 82 | 33.6 | 6.5 | 13.6 | .480 | 3.2 | 4.2 | .761 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 16.3 | ||||
| 3 | Mickey Johnson | F | 6-10 | 190 | 26 | 82 | 31.6 | 6.0 | 13.5 | .449 | 3.3 | 4.0 | .830 | 2.4 | 5.3 | 7.6 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 15.4 | ||||
| 4 | Wilbur Holland | G | 6-0 | 175 | 27 | 82 | 30.3 | 5.4 | 11.5 | .473 | 1.7 | 2.1 | .801 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 12.6 | ||||
| 5 | John Mengelt | G | 6-2 | 195 | 29 | 75 | 22.7 | 4.5 | 9.2 | .491 | 2.0 | 2.4 | .824 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 11.0 | ||||
| 6 | Ollie Johnson | F | 6-6 | 200 | 29 | 71 | 24.4 | 4.0 | 7.6 | .520 | 1.2 | 1.5 | .800 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 9.2 | ||||
| 7 | Mark Landsberger | F-C | 6-8 | 215 | 23 | 80 | 24.5 | 3.5 | 7.3 | .475 | 1.1 | 2.4 | .469 | 3.7 | 5.6 | 9.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 8.1 | ||||
| 8 | John Brown | F | 6-7 | 220 | 27 | 77 | 16.4 | 2.0 | 4.1 | .479 | 1.1 | 1.3 | .857 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 5.0 | ||||
| 9 | Scott May | F | 6-7 | 215 | 24 | 37 | 10.9 | 1.6 | 3.7 | .434 | 0.8 | 1.1 | .750 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 4.0 | ||||
| 10 | Charles Dudley | G | 6-2 | 180 | 28 | 43 | 15.9 | 1.0 | 2.9 | .360 | 0.7 | 1.0 | .667 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.7 | ||||
| 11 | Steve Sheppard | F | 6-6 | 215 | 24 | 22 | 9.2 | 1.1 | 2.3 | .471 | 0.5 | 0.9 | .632 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 2.7 | ||||
| 12 | Tate Armstrong | G | 6-3 | 175 | 23 | 26 | 10.0 | 1.1 | 2.7 | .400 | 0.4 | 0.5 | .769 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.5 | ||||
| 13 | Scott Lloyd | C-F | 6-10 | 230 | 26 | 67 | 6.9 | 0.6 | 1.8 | .350 | 0.4 | 0.7 | .574 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.7 | ||||
| 14 | Andre Wakefield | G | 6-3 | 175 | 24 | 2 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artis Gilmore | C | 7-2 | 240 | 29 | 82 | 3265 | 8.3 | 14.4 | .575 | 4.8 | 6.5 | .739 | 3.2 | 8.3 | 11.5 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 21.4 | ||||
| 2 | Mickey Johnson | F | 6-10 | 190 | 26 | 82 | 2594 | 6.9 | 15.3 | .449 | 3.8 | 4.6 | .830 | 2.7 | 6.0 | 8.7 | 5.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 17.6 | ||||
| 3 | Reggie Theus | G | 6-7 | 190 | 21 | 82 | 2753 | 7.0 | 14.6 | .480 | 3.5 | 4.5 | .761 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 17.5 | ||||
| 4 | John Mengelt | G | 6-2 | 195 | 29 | 75 | 1705 | 7.1 | 14.5 | .491 | 3.2 | 3.8 | .824 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 17.4 | ||||
| 5 | Wilbur Holland | G | 6-0 | 175 | 27 | 82 | 2483 | 6.5 | 13.6 | .473 | 2.0 | 2.6 | .801 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 14.9 | ||||
| 6 | Ollie Johnson | F | 6-6 | 200 | 29 | 71 | 1734 | 5.8 | 11.2 | .520 | 1.8 | 2.3 | .800 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 13.5 | ||||
| 7 | Scott May | F | 6-7 | 215 | 24 | 37 | 403 | 5.3 | 12.1 | .434 | 2.7 | 3.6 | .750 | 1.3 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 13.2 | ||||
| 8 | Mark Landsberger | F-C | 6-8 | 215 | 23 | 80 | 1959 | 5.1 | 10.8 | .475 | 1.7 | 3.6 | .469 | 5.4 | 8.3 | 13.6 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 11.9 | ||||
| 9 | John Brown | F | 6-7 | 220 | 27 | 77 | 1265 | 4.3 | 9.0 | .479 | 2.4 | 2.8 | .857 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 6.8 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 5.1 | 11.0 | ||||
| 10 | Steve Sheppard | F | 6-6 | 215 | 24 | 22 | 203 | 4.3 | 9.0 | .471 | 2.1 | 3.4 | .632 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 10.6 | ||||
| 11 | Tate Armstrong | G | 6-3 | 175 | 23 | 26 | 259 | 3.9 | 9.7 | .400 | 1.4 | 1.8 | .769 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 9.2 | ||||
| 12 | Scott Lloyd | C-F | 6-10 | 230 | 26 | 67 | 465 | 3.3 | 9.3 | .350 | 2.1 | 3.6 | .574 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 7.2 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 6.7 | 8.6 | ||||
| 13 | Charles Dudley | G | 6-2 | 180 | 28 | 43 | 684 | 2.4 | 6.6 | .360 | 1.5 | 2.2 | .667 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 6.2 | ||||
| 14 | Andre Wakefield | G | 6-3 | 175 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 0.0 | 4.5 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | Usg% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | LS | WSAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artis Gilmore | C | 7-2 | 240 | 29 | 82 | 3265 | 22.3 | .619 | .575 | 9.9 | 25.0 | 17.5 | 12.9 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 16.5 | 23.0 | 114 | 102 | 20.5 | 12.0 | 33 | 8 | 12.5 |
| 2 | Wilbur Holland | G | 6-0 | 175 | 27 | 82 | 2483 | 13.1 | .507 | .473 | 3.5 | 7.7 | 5.6 | 19.0 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 15.4 | 19.4 | 101 | 105 | 4.1 | 6.2 | 10 | 19 | -4.5 |
| 3 | Mickey Johnson | F | 6-10 | 190 | 26 | 82 | 2594 | 15.5 | .506 | .449 | 8.2 | 18.2 | 13.2 | 21.3 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 20.0 | 24.1 | 98 | 103 | 2.0 | 8.5 | 10 | 25 | -7.5 |
| 4 | Reggie Theus | G | 6-7 | 190 | 21 | 82 | 2753 | 13.3 | .526 | .480 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 22.8 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 19.2 | 22.9 | 99 | 107 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 9 | 28 | -9.5 |
| 5 | Ollie Johnson | F | 6-6 | 200 | 29 | 71 | 1734 | 12.3 | .552 | .520 | 3.7 | 10.6 | 7.2 | 13.1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 16.2 | 16.2 | 105 | 106 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 8 | 10 | -1.0 |
| 6 | John Mengelt | G | 6-2 | 195 | 29 | 75 | 1705 | 13.2 | .537 | .491 | 1.6 | 5.9 | 3.8 | 16.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 13.5 | 20.9 | 106 | 108 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 8 | 12 | -2.0 |
| 7 | Mark Landsberger | F-C | 6-8 | 215 | 23 | 80 | 1959 | 12.6 | .483 | .475 | 16.4 | 25.0 | 20.7 | 4.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 18.2 | 16.7 | 96 | 104 | 0.4 | 5.9 | 6 | 16 | -5.0 |
| 8 | John Brown | F | 6-7 | 220 | 27 | 77 | 1265 | 9.4 | .539 | .479 | 7.2 | 13.3 | 10.3 | 10.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 19.8 | 14.2 | 103 | 107 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 5 | 9 | -2.0 |
| 9 | Charles Dudley | G | 6-2 | 180 | 28 | 43 | 684 | 6.4 | .411 | .360 | 4.0 | 9.7 | 6.9 | 20.9 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 30.8 | 12.1 | 83 | 105 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 2 | 8 | -3.0 |
| 10 | Scott May | F | 6-7 | 215 | 24 | 37 | 403 | 8.4 | .482 | .434 | 3.8 | 13.5 | 8.7 | 13.2 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 24.9 | 20.3 | 84 | 103 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1 | 6 | -2.5 |
| 11 | Scott Lloyd | C-F | 6-10 | 230 | 26 | 67 | 465 | 4.3 | .395 | .350 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.9 | 8.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 23.4 | 15.8 | 81 | 107 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1 | 7 | -3.0 |
| 12 | Steve Sheppard | F | 6-6 | 215 | 24 | 22 | 203 | 7.4 | .505 | .471 | 8.7 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 9.7 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 26.1 | 15.8 | 89 | 108 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0 | 2 | -1.0 |
| 13 | Andre Wakefield | G | 6-3 | 175 | 24 | 2 | 8 | -15.9 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 15.0 | 16 | 112 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Tate Armstrong | G | 6-3 | 175 | 23 | 26 | 259 | 6.5 | .436 | .400 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 15.5 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 21.7 | 14.9 | 86 | 107 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | -1.5 |