1983–84 San Diego Clippers season

1983–84 San Diego Clippers season
Head coach	Jim Lynam
Arena	San Diego Sports Arena
Results
Record	30–52 (.366)
Place	Division: 6th (Pacific) Conference: 11th (Western)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	XETV
Radio	KPQP

The 1983–84 NBA season was the Clippers' 14th season in the NBA and their sixth and final season in San Diego as the team moved to the city of Los Angeles.^[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 1983 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	4	Byron Scott	SG	United States	Arizona State
5	97	Manute Bol	C	Sudan
7	143	Dan Evans		United States	Oregon State
8	166	Mark Gannon		United States	Iowa
9	188	David Maxwell		United States	Fordham
10	209	Keith Smith		United States	San Diego State

Roster

San Diego Clippers 1983-1984 roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Nat.	Name	Ht.	Wt.
4.0 !F	7	USA !	Brooks, Michael	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	La Salle
4.0 !F	34	USA !	Cummings, Terry	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	DePaul
6.0 !C	40	USA !	Donaldson, James	7000218440000000000♠7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	278 lb (126 kg)	Washington State
1.5 !G	24	USA !	Hodges, Craig	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Arizona State
4.0 !F	22	USA !	Jones, Hutch	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	Vanderbilt
4.0 !F	20	USA !	Kelser, Greg	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Michigan State
1.5 !G	9	USA !	Loder, Kevin	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Alabama State
4.0 !F	8	USA !	McDowell, Hank	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Memphis State
1.5 !G	1	USA !	McKinney, Billy	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Northwestern
1.5 !G	10	USA !	Nixon, Norm	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Duquesne
1.5 !G	25	USA !	Pierce, Ricky	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	Rice
1.5 !G	18	USA !	Smith, Derek	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Louisville
4.0 !F	9	USA !	Townes, Linton	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	James Madison
6.0 !C	32	USA !	Walton, Bill	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	UCLA
4.0 !F	12	USA !	White, Rory	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	South Alabama
6.0 !C	33	USA !	Whitehead, Jerome	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Marquette

Head coach

Jim Lynam

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers	54	28	.659	–	28–13	26–15	18–12
x-Portland Trail Blazers	48	34	.585	6	33–8	15–26	17–13
x-Seattle SuperSonics	42	40	.512	12	32–9	10–31	14–16
x-Phoenix Suns	41	41	.500	13	31–10	10–31	16–14
Golden State Warriors	37	45	.451	17	27–14	10–31	13–17
San Diego Clippers	30	52	.366	24	25–16	5–36	12–18

#	Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Los Angeles Lakers	54	28	.659	–
2	y-Utah Jazz	45	37	.549	9
3	x-Portland Trail Blazers	48	34	.585	6
4	x-Dallas Mavericks	43	39	.524	11
5	x-Seattle SuperSonics	42	40	.512	12
6	x-Phoenix Suns	41	41	.500	13
7	x-Denver Nuggets	38	44	.463	16
8	x-Kansas City Kings	38	44	.463	16

9	San Antonio Spurs	37	45	.451	17
9	Golden State Warriors	37	45	.451	17
11	San Diego Clippers	30	52	.366	24
12	Houston Rockets	29	53	.354	25

Notes

z, y – division champions
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1983-84 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	—	0–5	4–2	3–3	1–1	0–2	2–4	1–1	1–1	4–2	0–2	0–2	3–3	3–3	4–1	5–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–2
Boston	5–0	—	5–0	6–0	2–0	2–0	4–2	2–0	1–1	5–1	2–0	0–2	5–1	4–2	3–3	2–4	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–2
Chicago	2–4	0–5	—	2–4	1–1	0–2	1–5	2–0	0–2	3–3	1–1	0–2	2–4	2–4	2–4	2–3	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–4
Cleveland	3–3	0–6	4–2	—	1–1	0–2	1–5	1–1	1–1	2–4	0–2	0–2	1–5	2–3	1–5	2–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	4–1
Dallas	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	—	4–2	0–2	4–1	4–2	2–0	3–3	3–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–2	2–3	4–2	4–1	1–4	4–2	0–2
Denver	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–4	—	1–1	2–3	4–2	0–2	4–2	1–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–3	1–4	3–3	3–2	2–3	3–3	0–2
Detroit	4–2	2–4	5–1	5–1	2–0	1–1	—	1–1	1–1	4–2	1–1	1–1	3–2	1–4	4–2	3–3	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–3
Golden State	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–4	3–2	1–1	—	2–3	2–0	4–1	3–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–5	2–4	3–2	3–3	4–2	1–4	2–0
Houston	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–4	2–4	1–1	3–2	—	1–1	2–4	1–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–3	1–4	2–4	2–3	3–2	1–5	0–2
Indiana	2–4	1–5	3–3	4–2	0–2	2–0	2–4	0–2	1–1	—	0–2	1–1	1–5	1–5	2–4	0–5	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–4
Kansas City	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–0	3–3	2–4	1–1	1–4	4–2	2–0	—	0–5	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–3	2–3	5–1	3–2	1–4	3–3	2–0
Los Angeles	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–3	4–1	1–1	3–3	4–1	1–1	5–0	—	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–3	5–1	2–3	4–2	3–3	4–1	1–1
Milwaukee	3–3	1–5	4–2	5–1	2–0	1–1	2–3	2–0	1–1	5–1	2–0	0–2	—	4–2	4–1	2–4	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	5–1
New Jersey	3–3	2–4	4–2	3–2	1–1	1–1	4–1	1–1	2–0	5–1	0–2	1–1	2–4	—	3–3	3–3	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–2
New York	1–4	3–3	4–1	5–1	2–0	1–1	2–4	1–1	2–0	4–2	2–0	2–0	1–4	3–3	—	2–4	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	4–2
Philadelphia	1–5	4–2	3–2	4–2	1–1	1–1	3–3	1–1	2–0	5–0	2–0	1–1	4–2	3–3	4–2	—	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	4–2
Phoenix	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–3	3–2	0–2	5–1	3–2	1–1	3–2	3–3	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	—	2–4	5–0	4–2	2–4	1–4	2–0
Portland	2–0	0–2	0–2	1–1	3–2	4–1	1–1	4–2	4–1	1–1	3–2	1–5	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	4–2	—	4–1	4–2	4–2	1–4	1–1
San Antonio	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	2–4	3–3	1–1	2–3	4–2	2–0	1–5	3–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–5	1–4	—	4–1	2–3	4–2	1–1
San Diego	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–4	2–3	0–2	3–3	3–2	1–1	2–3	2–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–4	2–4	1–4	—	3–3	2–3	1–1
Seattle	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	4–1	3–2	1–1	2–4	2–3	1–1	4–1	3–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–2	2–4	3–2	3–3	—	1–4	1–1
Utah	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–4	3–3	1–1	4–1	5–1	1–1	3–3	1–4	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	4–1	4–1	2–4	3–2	4–1	—	1–1
Washington	2–4	2–4	4–2	1–4	2–0	2–0	3–3	0–2	2–0	4–1	0–2	1–1	1–5	2–4	2–4	2–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	—

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
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
Brooks, Michael !Michael Brooks
Cummings, Terry !Terry Cummings
Donaldson, James !James Donaldson
Hodges, Craig !Craig Hodges
Jones, Hutch !Hutch Jones
Kelser, Greg !Greg Kelser
Loder, Kevin !Kevin Loder
McDowell, Hank !Hank McDowell
McKinney, Bill !Bill McKinney
Nixon, Norm !Norm Nixon
Pierce, Ricky !Ricky Pierce
Smith, Derek !Derek Smith
Townes, Linton !Linton Townes
Walton, Bill !Bill Walton
White, Roy !Roy White
Whitehead, Jerome !Jerome Whitehead

Transactions

The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 1983–84 season.

Trades

August 26, 1983	To San Diego Clippers James Donaldson, Greg Kelser, Mark Radford, 1984 first-round draft pick & 1985 second-round draft pick	To Seattle SuperSonics Tom Chambers, Al Wood, 1987 second-round draft pick & 1984 third-round draft pick
October 4, 1983	To San Diego Clippers Bill McKinney	To Denver Nuggets Richard Anderson
October 10, 1983	To San Diego Clippers Norm Nixon, Eddie Jordan & two future second-round draft picks	To Los Angeles Lakers Swen Nater & draft rights to Byron Scott
October 17, 1983	To San Diego Clippers Ricky Pierce	To Detroit Pistons 1986 & 1987 second-round draft picks
October 26, 1983	To San Diego Clippers Hank McDowell	To Indiana Pacers 1986 third-round draft pick

Free agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team

Subtractions

Player	Left	New team

References

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Los Angeles Clippers

Founded in 1970 Formerly the Buffalo Braves (1970–1978) and played in San Diego (1978–1984) Based in Los Angeles, California

Franchise	Franchise Expansion Draft Seasons All-time roster Draft history Head coaches Broadcasters Training Center Current season

Arenas	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Maple Leaf Gardens San Diego Sports Arena Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Staples Center

General Managers	Donovan Sonju Scheer Baylor Dunleavy Olshey Sacks Wohl

D-League affiliate	None

Administration	Owner Steve Ballmer President of Business Operations Gillian Zucker President of Basketball Operations & Head Coach Doc Rivers Vice President of Basketball Operations Lawrence Frank General Manager Dave Wohl

Division Championships (2)	2013 2014

Culture and lore	Buffalo Braves Clipper Darrell Lob City Billy Crystal Donald Sterling L.A. Clippers Dance Squad

Rivals	Los Angeles Lakers

Media	TV Prime Ticket Radio KLAC/KEIB KWKW (Spanish) Announcers Ralph Lawler Mike Smith Brian Sieman Celso Gaspar (Spanish)

Buffalo Braves–San Diego / Los Angeles Clippers seasons

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

1983–84 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston New Jersey New York Philadelphia Washington

Central	Atlanta Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee

Western

Midwest	Dallas Denver Houston Kansas City San Antonio Utah

Pacific	Golden State Los Angeles Phoenix Portland San Diego Seattle

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