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1978-79 San Antonio Spurs Roster and Statistics

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48-34, Finished 1st in NBA Central Division (Schedule and Results)
Coached by: Doug Moe (48-34)

Points Per Game: 119.3 (1st of 22) ▪ Opponent Points Per Game: 114.1 (20th of 22)
Pythagorean W-L: 53-29 (1st of 22)

Arena: HemisFair Arena ▪ Attendance: 489,207 (7th of 22)

SRS: 4.97 (1st of 22) ▪ Pace Factor: 110.6 (1st of 22)
Offensive Rating: 107.1 (3rd of 22) ▪ Defensive Rating: 102.4 (7th of 22)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference Finals (4-3) versus Washington Bullets
Won NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-3) versus Philadelphia 76ers

1978-79 San Antonio Spurs:

Roster

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No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
30 Allan Bristow F-G 6-7 210 August 23, 1951 5 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
10 Louie Dampier G 6-0 170 November 20, 1944 11 University of Kentucky
25 Coby Dietrick C-F 6-10 220 July 23, 1948 8 San Jose State University
12 Mike Gale G 6-4 185 July 18, 1950 7 Elizabeth City State University
44 George Gervin G-F 6-7 180 April 27, 1952 6 Eastern Michigan University
23 Mike Green C-F 6-10 200 August 6, 1951 5 Louisiana Tech University
35 Larry Kenon F 6-9 205 December 13, 1952 5 University of Memphis
34 Glenn Mosley F 6-8 195 December 26, 1955 1 Seton Hall University
53 Mark Olberding F 6-8 225 April 21, 1956 3 University of Minnesota
5 Billy Paultz C-F 6-11 235 July 30, 1948 8 St. John's University
45 Frankie Sanders F-G 6-6 200 January 23, 1957 R Southern University and A&M College
13 James Silas G 6-1 180 February 11, 1949 6 Stephen F. Austin State University

Team and Opponent Statistics

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G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS
Team 82 19830 3927 7760 .506 1926 2423 .795 1096 2619 3715 2313 829 509 1652 2071 9780 119.3
Opponent 82 19830 3798 7970 .477 1759 2343 .751 1297 2531 3828 2232 788 405 1700 2168 9355 114.1

Player Statistics

Totals

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 George Gervin 26 80 2888 947 1749 .541 471 570 .826 142 258 400 219 137 91 286 275 2365
2 Larry Kenon 26 81 2947 748 1484 .504 295 349 .845 260 530 790 335 154 19 300 192 1791
3 James Silas 29 79 2171 466 922 .505 334 402 .831 35 148 183 273 76 20 199 215 1266
4 Billy Paultz 30 79 2122 399 758 .526 114 194 .588 169 456 625 178 35 125 157 204 912
5 Mark Olberding 22 80 1885 261 551 .474 233 290 .803 96 333 429 211 53 18 163 282 755
6 Mike Gale 28 82 2121 284 612 .464 91 108 .843 40 146 186 374 152 40 153 192 659
7 Mike Green 27 76 1641 235 477 .493 101 144 .701 131 223 354 116 37 122 89 230 571
8 Coby Dietrick 30 76 1487 209 400 .523 79 99 .798 88 227 315 198 72 38 92 206 497
9 Allan Bristow 27 74 1324 174 354 .492 124 149 .832 80 167 247 231 56 15 108 154 472
10 Louie Dampier 34 70 760 123 251 .490 29 39 .744 15 48 63 124 35 8 39 42 275
11 Frankie Sanders 22 22 263 50 127 .394 32 41 .780 13 46 59 35 14 3 32 44 132
12 Glenn Mosley 23 26 221 31 75 .413 23 38 .605 27 37 64 19 8 10 20 35 85

Per Game

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 George Gervin 26 80 36.1 11.8 21.9 .541 5.9 7.1 .826 1.8 3.2 5.0 2.7 1.7 1.1 3.6 3.4 29.6
2 Larry Kenon 26 81 36.4 9.2 18.3 .504 3.6 4.3 .845 3.2 6.5 9.8 4.1 1.9 0.2 3.7 2.4 22.1
3 James Silas 29 79 27.5 5.9 11.7 .505 4.2 5.1 .831 0.4 1.9 2.3 3.5 1.0 0.3 2.5 2.7 16.0
4 Billy Paultz 30 79 26.9 5.1 9.6 .526 1.4 2.5 .588 2.1 5.8 7.9 2.3 0.4 1.6 2.0 2.6 11.5
5 Mark Olberding 22 80 23.6 3.3 6.9 .474 2.9 3.6 .803 1.2 4.2 5.4 2.6 0.7 0.2 2.0 3.5 9.4
6 Mike Gale 28 82 25.9 3.5 7.5 .464 1.1 1.3 .843 0.5 1.8 2.3 4.6 1.9 0.5 1.9 2.3 8.0
7 Mike Green 27 76 21.6 3.1 6.3 .493 1.3 1.9 .701 1.7 2.9 4.7 1.5 0.5 1.6 1.2 3.0 7.5
8 Coby Dietrick 30 76 19.6 2.8 5.3 .523 1.0 1.3 .798 1.2 3.0 4.1 2.6 0.9 0.5 1.2 2.7 6.5
9 Allan Bristow 27 74 17.9 2.4 4.8 .492 1.7 2.0 .832 1.1 2.3 3.3 3.1 0.8 0.2 1.5 2.1 6.4
10 Frankie Sanders 22 22 12.0 2.3 5.8 .394 1.5 1.9 .780 0.6 2.1 2.7 1.6 0.6 0.1 1.5 2.0 6.0
11 Louie Dampier 34 70 10.9 1.8 3.6 .490 0.4 0.6 .744 0.2 0.7 0.9 1.8 0.5 0.1 0.6 0.6 3.9
12 Glenn Mosley 23 26 8.5 1.2 2.9 .413 0.9 1.5 .605 1.0 1.4 2.5 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.8 1.3 3.3

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 George Gervin 26 80 2888 11.8 21.8 .541 5.9 7.1 .826 1.8 3.2 5.0 2.7 1.7 1.1 3.6 3.4 29.5
2 Larry Kenon 26 81 2947 9.1 18.1 .504 3.6 4.3 .845 3.2 6.5 9.7 4.1 1.9 0.2 3.7 2.3 21.9
3 James Silas 29 79 2171 7.7 15.3 .505 5.5 6.7 .831 0.6 2.5 3.0 4.5 1.3 0.3 3.3 3.6 21.0
4 Frankie Sanders 22 22 263 6.8 17.4 .394 4.4 5.6 .780 1.8 6.3 8.1 4.8 1.9 0.4 4.4 6.0 18.1
5 Billy Paultz 30 79 2122 6.8 12.9 .526 1.9 3.3 .588 2.9 7.7 10.6 3.0 0.6 2.1 2.7 3.5 15.5
6 Mark Olberding 22 80 1885 5.0 10.5 .474 4.4 5.5 .803 1.8 6.4 8.2 4.0 1.0 0.3 3.1 5.4 14.4
7 Glenn Mosley 23 26 221 5.0 12.2 .413 3.7 6.2 .605 4.4 6.0 10.4 3.1 1.3 1.6 3.3 5.7 13.8
8 Louie Dampier 34 70 760 5.8 11.9 .490 1.4 1.8 .744 0.7 2.3 3.0 5.9 1.7 0.4 1.8 2.0 13.0
9 Allan Bristow 27 74 1324 4.7 9.6 .492 3.4 4.1 .832 2.2 4.5 6.7 6.3 1.5 0.4 2.9 4.2 12.8
10 Mike Green 27 76 1641 5.2 10.5 .493 2.2 3.2 .701 2.9 4.9 7.8 2.5 0.8 2.7 2.0 5.0 12.5
11 Coby Dietrick 30 76 1487 5.1 9.7 .523 1.9 2.4 .798 2.1 5.5 7.6 4.8 1.7 0.9 2.2 5.0 12.0
12 Mike Gale 28 82 2121 4.8 10.4 .464 1.5 1.8 .843 0.7 2.5 3.2 6.3 2.6 0.7 2.6 3.3 11.2

Advanced

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Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1 George Gervin 26 80 2888 23.2 .591 .541 5.4 9.0 7.3 11.5 2.1 1.6 12.5 30.0 112 103 8.1 3.2 11.4
2 Larry Kenon 26 81 2947 19.8 .547 .504 9.6 18.2 14.1 15.4 2.3 0.3 15.5 24.9 106 101 4.7 4.1 8.8
3 James Silas 29 79 2171 16.0 .576 .505 1.8 6.9 4.4 16.2 1.5 0.5 15.3 22.6 109 106 4.0 1.7 5.7
4 Billy Paultz 30 79 2122 15.5 .541 .526 8.7 21.8 15.5 10.5 0.7 2.9 15.7 17.8 104 101 2.1 2.9 5.1
5 Mark Olberding 22 80 1885 12.4 .556 .474 5.6 17.9 12.0 13.1 1.2 0.5 19.4 16.9 105 103 2.0 2.2 4.2
6 Coby Dietrick 30 76 1487 13.9 .560 .523 6.5 15.5 11.1 15.7 2.1 1.3 17.2 13.6 111 101 2.1 2.0 4.1
7 Mike Green 27 76 1641 12.9 .528 .493 8.7 13.8 11.3 8.3 1.0 3.7 14.1 14.5 107 102 1.8 2.0 3.8
8 Mike Gale 28 82 2121 12.3 .500 .464 2.1 7.0 4.6 20.6 3.1 0.9 18.8 14.5 100 102 1.0 2.6 3.6
9 Allan Bristow 27 74 1324 14.2 .562 .492 6.6 12.8 9.8 20.3 1.8 0.6 20.5 15.1 110 103 2.0 1.5 3.5
10 Louie Dampier 34 70 760 13.3 .513 .490 2.2 6.4 4.4 19.7 2.0 0.5 12.7 15.3 107 105 0.9 0.7 1.6
11 Glenn Mosley 23 26 221 12.2 .463 .413 13.4 17.0 15.2 10.1 1.6 2.3 17.9 19.1 96 101 0.0 0.3 0.3
12 Frankie Sanders 22 22 263 11.8 .455 .394 5.4 17.7 11.8 16.6 2.3 0.6 18.1 25.5 90 101 -0.2 0.4 0.1

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Age G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1 George Gervin 26 14 513 158 295 84 104 33 82 35 27 15 40 51 400 .536 .808 36.6 28.6 5.9 2.5
2 Larry Kenon 26 14 557 128 292 39 53 57 160 42 20 1 33 42 295 .438 .736 39.8 21.1 11.4 3.0
3 James Silas 29 14 475 102 215 63 80 12 42 66 21 1 36 39 267 .474 .788 33.9 19.1 3.0 4.7
4 Mark Olberding 22 14 359 41 103 29 37 12 69 33 12 5 29 53 111 .398 .784 25.6 7.9 4.9 2.4
5 Mike Green 27 14 350 48 114 14 21 35 73 11 13 35 18 59 110 .421 .667 25.0 7.9 5.2 0.8
6 Mike Gale 28 14 302 38 87 19 22 10 29 56 16 4 16 33 95 .437 .864 21.6 6.8 2.1 4.0
7 Coby Dietrick 30 14 281 39 88 4 8 26 65 26 12 3 18 41 82 .443 .500 20.1 5.9 4.6 1.9
8 Billy Paultz 30 13 299 30 80 22 33 24 98 30 4 13 14 33 82 .375 .667 23.0 6.3 7.5 2.3
9 Allan Bristow 27 13 163 20 49 16 21 12 27 28 9 5 11 17 56 .408 .762 12.5 4.3 2.1 2.2
10 Louie Dampier 34 7 55 8 14 4 7 1 5 8 3 1 1 8 20 .571 .571 7.9 2.9 0.7 1.1
11 Glenn Mosley 23 3 6 2 3 1 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 5 .667 .333 2.0 1.7 0.3 0.3

Playoffs Advanced

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Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1 George Gervin 26 14 513 25.5 .587 .536 6.3 9.6 7.9 11.3 2.4 1.5 10.5 28.8 116 104 1.9 0.4 2.3
2 James Silas 29 14 475 17.7 .534 .474 2.5 6.3 4.4 19.9 2.0 0.1 12.6 23.4 108 107 0.9 0.2 1.1
3 Larry Kenon 26 14 557 17.4 .468 .438 10.1 18.5 14.3 11.0 1.6 0.1 9.5 24.3 102 104 0.6 0.5 1.1
4 Mike Gale 28 14 302 13.6 .491 .437 3.3 6.3 4.8 23.5 2.4 0.7 14.2 14.5 107 106 0.4 0.2 0.6
5 Billy Paultz 30 13 299 12.6 .434 .375 7.9 24.8 16.3 12.3 0.6 2.2 12.9 14.1 99 102 0.1 0.3 0.5
6 Mike Green 27 14 350 11.7 .446 .421 9.9 10.9 10.4 4.0 1.7 5.1 12.7 15.7 95 102 0.0 0.4 0.4
7 Coby Dietrick 30 14 281 10.7 .448 .443 9.1 13.9 11.5 11.9 2.0 0.5 16.4 15.1 95 104 0.0 0.2 0.3
8 Allan Bristow 27 13 163 15.3 .481 .408 7.3 9.2 8.2 21.7 2.5 1.6 15.9 16.5 105 104 0.2 0.1 0.3
9 Louie Dampier 34 7 55 16.1 .585 .571 1.8 7.3 4.5 18.9 2.5 0.9 5.5 12.8 128 105 0.2 0.0 0.2
10 Mark Olberding 22 14 359 8.9 .465 .398 3.3 15.9 9.6 11.5 1.5 0.7 19.6 16.0 90 104 -0.1 0.3 0.2
11 Glenn Mosley 23 3 6 34.7 .579 .667 0.0 16.7 8.3 28.7 0.0 8.5 0.0 27.9 123 102 0.0 0.0 0.0

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 Larry Kenon $250,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)