1982–83 Dallas Mavericks season

1982–83 Dallas Mavericks season
1982–83 Dallas Mavericks season
Head coach	Dick Motta
General manager	Norm Sonju
Owner	Don Carter
Arena	Reunion Arena
Results
Record	38–44 (.463)
Place	Division: 4th (Midwest); Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	Stats at Basketball Reference
< 1981–82	1983–84 >

The 1982–83 Dallas Mavericks season was the team's third season in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Team
1	4	Bill Garnett	SF	United States	Wyoming^[1]^[2]
3	50	Corny Thompson	PF	United States	Connecticut^[1]^[2]
4	73	Rudy Woods	C	United States	Texas A&M^[1]^[2]
5	96	Ken Arnold		United States	Iowa^[1]^[2]
6	119	Wayne Waggoner		United States	Northwestern State^[1]^[2]
7	142	Bob Grady		United States	Northwestern State^[1]^[2]
8	165	Keith Peterson		United States	Arkansas^[1]^[2]
9	188	Ralph McPherson		United States	Texas−Arlington^[1]^[2]
10	209	Albert Culton		United States	Texas−Arlington^[1]^[2]

1982–83 Dallas Mavericks roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Player	Height	Weight	DOB	From
SF	24	Mark Aguirre	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	1959-12-10	DePaul
SG	22	Rolando Blackman	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1959-02-26	Kansas State
SF	23	Allan Bristow	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1951-08-23	Virginia Tech
C	42	Pat Cummings	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1956-07-11	Cincinnati
PG	15	Brad Davis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1955-12-17	Maryland
C	20	Bill Garnett	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1960-04-22	Wyoming
C	40	Kurt Nimphius	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	1958-03-13	Arizona State
PG	14	Kelvin Ransey	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1958-05-03	Ohio State
SG	34	Jim Spanarkel	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1957-06-28	Duke
PF	25	Corny Thompson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1960-02-05	Connecticut
SF	33	Elston Turner	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1959-06-10	Mississippi
PF	31	Jay Vincent	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1959-06-10	Michigan State

Head coach

Assistant(s)

Legend

Roster
Updated: December 21, 1982

Midwest Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-San Antonio Spurs	53	29	.646	–	31–10	22–19	21–9
x-Denver Nuggets	45	37	.549	8	29–12	16–25	17–13
Kansas City Kings	45	37	.549	8	30–11	15–26	18–12
Dallas Mavericks	38	44	.463	15	23–18	15–26	15–15
Utah Jazz	30	52	.366	23	21–20	9–32	15–15
Houston Rockets	14	68	.171	39	9–32	5–36	4–26

1982–83 game log
Total: 38–44 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)

October: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 29 8:35 p.m. CDT	@ Denver	W 125–117	Blackman (26)	Cummings (8)	Davis (7)	McNichols Sports Arena 12,099	1–0

November: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
8	November 12 6:30 p.m. CST	@ Boston	L 110–118	Aguirre, Blackman (21)	Nimphius (6)	Aguirre, Davis (6)	Boston Garden 15,320	4–4
9	November 13 7:35 p.m. CST	Denver	L 130–140	Aguirre (28)	Lloyd Ransey (8)	Aguirre, Ransey (6)	Reunion Arena 10,283	4–5
10	November 17 7:35 p.m. CST	Los Angeles	W 118–117	Blackman (24)	Cummings (17)	Vincent (6)	Reunion Arena 17,134	5–5
14	November 30 8:35 p.m. CST	@ Denver	W 140–129	Aguirre (37)	Cummings (10)	Davis (9)	McNichols Sports Arena 8,799	7–7

December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
24	December 19 9:30 p.m. CST	@ Los Angeles	L 108–110	Aguirre (20)	Garnett (15)	Davis, Vincent (7)	The Forum 14,094	11–13

January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
33	January 8 7:35 p.m. CST	Boston	L 110–114	Aguirre (32)	Vincent (10)	Davis (12)	Reunion Arena 17,134	13–20
36	January 14 7:35 p.m. CST	Denver	W 149–139	Aguirre (30)	Cummings (12)	Aguirre (16)	Reunion Arena 11,015	15–21

February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
45	February 2 7:35 p.m. CST	Los Angeles	W 122–120	Aguirre (31)	Vincent (15)	Aguirre (11)	Reunion Arena 17,134	22–23
All-Star Break
51	February 17 7:10 p.m. CST	Los Angeles	L 110–127	Aguirre (22)	Vincent (9)	Davis (9)	Reunion Arena 17,134	25–26

March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
69	March 20 9:30 p.m. CST	@ Los Angeles	L 110–117	Aguirre (33)	Vincent (15)	Davis (6)	The Forum 17,505	34–35

April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
78	April 8 7:35 p.m. CST	Denver	L 115–132	Ransey (19)	Nimphius (11)	Aguirre (8)	Reunion Arena 10,878	36–42
81	April 15 8:35 p.m. CST	@ Denver	L 126–137	Aguirre (31)	Cummings (11)	Davis (13)	McNichols Sports Arena 15,039	38–43

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Mark Aguirre	SF	81	75	2,784	508	332	80	26	1,979	34.4	6.3	4.1	1.0	.3	24.4
Jay Vincent	PF	81	73	2,726	592	212	70	45	1,513	33.7	7.3	2.6	.9	.6	18.7
Pat Cummings	C	81	71	2,317	668	144	57	35	1,014	28.6	8.2	1.8	.7	.4	12.5
Kurt Nimphius	C	81	12	1,515	404	115	24	111	426	18.7	5.0	1.4	.3	1.4	5.3
Brad Davis	PG	79	78	2,323	198	565	80	11	915	29.4	2.5	7.2	1.0	.1	11.6
Kelvin Ransey	PG	76	4	1,607	147	280	58	4	840	21.1	1.9	3.7	.8	.1	11.1
Rolando Blackman	SG	75	62	2,349	293	185	37	29	1,326	31.3	3.9	2.5	.5	.4	17.7
Bill Garnett	C	75	13	1,411	406	103	48	70	469	18.8	5.4	1.4	.6	.9	6.3
Elston Turner	SF	59	16	879	152	88	47	0	214	14.9	2.6	1.5	.8	.0	3.6
Jim Spanarkel	SG	48	4	722	84	78	27	3	272	15.0	1.8	1.6	.6	.1	5.7
Corny Thompson	PF	44	2	520	120	34	12	7	122	11.8	2.7	.8	.3	.2	2.8
Allan Bristow	SF	37	0	371	59	70	6	1	104	10.0	1.6	1.9	.2	.0	2.8
Scott Lloyd	C	15	0	206	46	21	6	6	49	13.7	3.1	1.4	.4	.4	3.3

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