1981–82 Chicago Bulls season

1981–82 Chicago Bulls season
1981–82 Chicago Bulls season
Head coach	Jerry Sloan (fired); Phil Johnson (interim); Rod Thorn (interim);
General manager	Rod Thorn
Owner(s)	Arthur Wirtz and Jonathan Kovler
Arena	Chicago Stadium
Results
Record	34–48 (.415)
Place	Division: 5th (Central); Conference: 9th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	WGN-TV/ONTV; (Milo Hamilton, Johnny “Red” Kerr)
Radio	WGCI; (Jim Durham, Norm Van Lier)
< 1980–81	1982–83 >

The 1981–82 Chicago Bulls season was the Bulls' 16th season in the NBA.^[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	6	Orlando Woolridge	PF	United States	Notre Dame
2	32	Mike Olliver		United States	Lamar
4	84	Oliver Lee		United States	Marquette
5	108	Johnny Nash		United States	Arizona State
6	130	Roger Burkman	G	United States	Louisville
7	154	Scott Williams		United States	South Alabama
8	175	Ben Mitchell		United States	Alabama-Huntsville
9	197	Terry Martin		United States	Lambath
10	216	Kenny Easley		United States	UCLA

1981–82 Chicago Bulls roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Player	Height	Weight	DOB	From
C	26	Coby Dietrick	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1948-07-23	San José State
C	53	Artis Gilmore	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1949-09-21	Jacksonville
F	34	David Greenwood	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	1957-05-27	UCLA
G	11	Tracy Jackson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1959-04-21	Notre Dame
F	13	Dwight Jones	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1952-02-27	Houston
F	35	Larry Kenon	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1952-12-13	Memphis
PG	12	Ronnie Lester	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1959-01-01	Iowa
G	14	Ricky Sobers	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	1953-01-15	UNLV
G	24	Reggie Theus	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1957-10-13	UNLV
F	34	James Wilkes	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1958-04-01	UCLA
F	0	Orlando Woolridge	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1959-12-16	Notre Dame

Head coach

Assistant(s)

Legend

Roster
Updated: February 17, 1982

Central Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks	55	27	.671	–	31–10	24–17	24–6
x-Atlanta Hawks	42	40	.512	13.0	24–17	18–23	15–14
Detroit Pistons	39	43	.476	16.0	23–18	16–25	19–11
Indiana Pacers	35	47	.427	20.0	25–16	10–31	14–16
Chicago Bulls	34	48	.415	21.0	22–19	12–29	12–17
Cleveland Cavaliers	15	67	.183	40.0	9–32	6–35	5–25

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot