1982–83 San Diego Clippers season

NBA professional basketball team season

NBA professional basketball team season

1982–83 San Diego Clippers season

Head coach| Paul Silas
Arena| San Diego Sports Arena
Results
Record| 25-57 (.305)
Place| Division: 6th (Pacific)
Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finish| Did not qualify

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Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television| XETV
Radio| KCNN
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The 1982–83 NBA season was the Clippers' 13th season in the NBA and their 5th season in the city of San Diego.[1] Midway through the season, the team changed their colors from light blue and orange to blue and red.

## Draft picks

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Main article: 1982 NBA draft

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1  | 2  | Terry Cummings | Forward  |  United States | DePaul
2  | 32  | Richard Anderson | Forward  |  United States | UC Santa Barbara
3  | 48  | Craig Hodges | Guard  |  United States | Long Beach State
4  | 71  | Darius Clemons | Guard  |  United States | Loyola (IL)
5  | 94  | Gary Carter | Guard  |  United States | Tennessee
6  | 117  | Eric Marbury | Guard  |  United States | Georgia
7  | 140  | Eddie Hughes | Guard  |  United States | Colorado State
8  | 163  | Jacques Tuz | Forward  |  United States | Colorado
9  | 186  | John Hegwood | Guard  |  United States | San Francisco
10  | 207  | Daryl Stovall | Guard  |  United States | Creighton

## Roster

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1982–83 San Diego Clippers roster Players  | Coaches

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F | 35 | Richard Anderson | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)  | 243 lb (110 kg)  |  | UC Santa Barbara
G | 15 | Jim Brogan | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)  | 180 lb (82 kg)  |  | West Virginia Wesleyan
F | 7 | Michael Brooks | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)  | 220 lb (100 kg)  |  | La Salle
F | 22 | Tom Chambers | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)  | 220 lb (100 kg)  |  | Utah
C | 23 | Joe Cooper | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)  | 230 lb (104 kg)  |  | Colorado
F | 34 | Terry Cummings | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)  | 220 lb (100 kg)  |  | DePaul
G | 13 | John Douglas | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  | 180 lb (82 kg)  |  | Kansas
G | 30 | Bobby Gross | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)  | 200 lb (91 kg)  |  | Long Beach State
G | 24 | Craig Hodges | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 185 lb (84 kg)  |  | Long Beach State
G | 9 | Lionel Hollins | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 185 lb (84 kg)  |  | Arizona State
F | 23 | Hutch Jones | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)  | 196 lb (89 kg)  |  | Vanderbilt
G | 13 | Lowes Moore | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)  | 170 lb (77 kg)  |  | West Virginia
C | 31 | Swen Nater | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)  | 240 lb (109 kg)  |  | UCLA
G | 9 | Randy Smith | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 185 lb (84 kg)  |  | Buffalo State
G | 9 | Robert Smith | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)  | 170 lb (77 kg)  |  | UNLV
C | 32 | Bill Walton | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)  | 235 lb (107 kg)  |  | UCLA
C | 33 | Jerome Whitehead | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)  | 220 lb (100 kg)  |  | Marquette
F | 4 | Al Wood | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)  | 193 lb (88 kg)  |  | North Carolina

Head coach

* Paul Silas

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Legend

* (DP) Unsigned draft pick
* (FA) Free agent
* (S) Suspended
* Injured

### Roster notes

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## Regular season

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### Season standings

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Pacific Division

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y-Los Angeles Lakers | 58 | 24 | .707 | – | 33–8 | 25–16 | 21–9
x-Phoenix Suns | 53 | 29 | .646 | 5 | 32–9 | 21–20 | 21–9
x-Seattle SuperSonics | 48 | 34 | .585 | 10 | 29–12 | 19–22 | 14–16
x-Portland Trail Blazers | 46 | 36 | .561 | 12 | 31–10 | 15–26 | 16–14
Golden State Warriors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 28 | 21–20 | 9–32 | 11–19
San Diego Clippers | 25 | 57 | .305 | 33 | 18–23 | 7–34 | 7–23
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Team  |  W  |  L  |  PCT  |  GB
1  | c-Los Angeles Lakers | 58 | 24 | .707 | –
2  | y-San Antonio Spurs | 53 | 29 | .646 | 5
3  | x-Phoenix Suns | 53 | 29 | .646 | 5
4  | x-Seattle SuperSonics | 48 | 34 | .585 | 10
5  | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 46 | 36 | .561 | 12
6  | x-Denver Nuggets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 13
7  |  Kansas City Kings | 45 | 37 | .549 | 13
8  | Dallas Mavericks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 20
9  | Utah Jazz | 30 | 52 | .366 | 28
9  | Golden State Warriors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 28
11  | San Diego Clippers | 25 | 57 | .305 | 33
12  | Houston Rockets | 14 | 68 | .171 | 44

Notes

* z, y – division champions
* x – clinched playoff spot

### Record vs. opponents

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1982-83 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 | – | 1–5 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2
Boston | 5–1 | – | 3–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3
Chicago | 1–5 | 2–3 | – | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–5
Cleveland | 0–6 | 1–5 | 1–5 | – | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 0–6 | 1–5 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2
Dallas | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 0–2
Denver | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | – | 2–0 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–1
Detroit | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | – | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2
Golden State | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | – | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 2–0
Houston | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 2–3 | – | 2–0 | 1–5 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 0–5 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–6 | 1–1
Indiana | 0–6 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 0–6 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–5
Kansas City | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | – | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 2–0
Los Angeles | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 1–1
Milwaukee | 4–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–2
New Jersey | 4–2 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | – | 4–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2
New York | 2–3 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | – | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2
Philadelphia | 4–2 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | – | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2
Phoenix | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | – | 5–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 0–2
Portland | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–5 | – | 2–3 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 1–1
San Antonio | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | – | 4–1 | 1–4 | 5–1 | 2–0
San Diego  | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 1–4 | – | 0–6 | 2–3 | 0–2
Seattle | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 6–0 | – | 5–0 | 1–1
Utah | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 6–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 0–5 | – | 0–2
Washington | 2–4 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | —

### Game log

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## Player statistics

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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  |  |
Player  | GP  | GS  | MPG  | FG%  | 3FG%  | FT%  | RPG  | APG  | SPG  | BPG  | PPG

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Richard Anderson | 78 | 5 | 16.3 | .404 | .368 | .696 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 5.2
Jim Brogan | 58 | 0 | 8.0 | .427 | .231 | .791 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 3.8
Michael Brooks | 82 | 26 | 30.0 | .484 | .333 | .697 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 12.2
Tom Chambers | 79 | 79 | 33.7 | .472 | .000 | .723 | 6.6 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 17.6
Joe Cooper | 13 | 4 | 21.2 | .525 |  | .550 | 5.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 5.6
Terry Cummings | 70 | 69 | 36.2 | .523 | .000 | .709 | 10.6 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 23.7
John Douglas | 3 | 1 | 4.0 | .167 | .500 | 1.000 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7
Bob Gross | 27 | 3 | 13.8 | .427 | .333 | .632 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 3.1
Craig Hodges | 76 | 48 | 26.6 | .452 | .222 | .723 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 9.9
Lionel Hollins | 56 | 54 | 32.9 | .437 | .143 | .721 | 2.3 | 6.7 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 13.5
Hutch Jones | 9 | 0 | 9.4 | .459 |  | 1.000 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 4.4
Lowes Moore | 37 | 3 | 17.4 | .426 | .261 | .750 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 5.7
Swen Nater | 7 | 0 | 7.3 | .300 |  | 1.000 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.3
Randy Smith | 65 | 16 | 19.4 | .489 | .188 | .863 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 9.1
Robert Smith | 5 | 0 | 8.6 | .154 | .000 | .875 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.2
Bill Walton | 33 | 32 | 33.3 | .528 |  | .556 | 9.8 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 14.1
Jerome Whitehead | 46 | 23 | 19.7 | .536 |  | .828 | 5.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 8.7
Al Wood | 76 | 47 | 24.0 | .464 | .300 | .770 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 10.9

## Awards and records

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### Awards

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* Forward Terry Cummings won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award.

## Transactions

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The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 1982–83 season.

### Trades

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June 28, 1982 | To San Diego Clippers

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* 1982 second-round draft choice (32nd pick)

| To Houston Rockets

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* Joe Bryant and 1982 second-round draft choice (42nd pick)

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October 15, 1982 | To San Diego Clippers

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* Robert Smith

| To Milwaukee Bucks

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* 1983 sixth-round draft pick

October 27, 1982 | To San Diego Clippers

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* Lionel Hollins

| To Philadelphia 76ers

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* 1982 second-round & 1983 fourth-round draft picks

### Free agents

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#### Additions

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Ray Blume | 10/8/82  | Chicago Bulls
Randy Smith | 10/28/82  | New York Knicks
Hutch Jones | 11/17/82  |
Lowes Moore | 1/29/83  | Billings Volcanos
Bob Gross | 2/14/83  | Portland Trail Blazers
Joe Cooper | 3/21/83  | Lancaster Lightning

#### Subtractions

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Jim Smith | 10/27/82  | Detroit Pistons
Eddie Hughes | 10/27/82  | Wyoming Wildcatters
John Douglas | 12/20/82  | Montana Golden Nuggets
Robert Smith | 11/17/82  | San Antonio Spurs
Hutch Jones | 12/20/82  | Albuquerque Silvers
Randy Smith | 3/15/83  | Atlanta Hawks

## References

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1. ^ 1982-83 San Diego Clippers

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