1980–81 Atlanta Hawks season
Head coachHubie Brown (fired)
Mike Fratello (interim)
General managerStan Kasten
Owner(s)Ted Turner
ArenaOmni Coliseum
Results
Record31–51 (.378)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Central)
Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioWSB

The 1980–81 NBA season was the Hawks' 32nd season in the NBA and 13th season in Atlanta.[1]

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
118Don CollinsSF/SG United StatesWashington State
228Craig Shelton United StatesGeorgetown
5110Mike Doyle United StatesSouth Carolina
6133Mike Zagardo United StatesGeorge Washington
7156Charles Hightower United StatesDillard
9195Stanley Lamb United StatesFranciscan University of Steubenville

Roster

1980–81 Atlanta Hawks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
C 16 Burleson, Tommy 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1952–02–24 NC State
G 44 Collins, Art 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1954–04–14 St. Thomas (FL)
G 14 Criss, Charlie 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1948–11–06 New Mexico State
G/F 22 Drew, John 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1954–09–30 Gardner–Webb
C 10 Hawes, Steve 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1950–05–26 Washington
G 3 Johnson, Eddie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1955–02–24 Auburn
G 1 Matthews, Wes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1959–08–24 Wisconsin
G 33 McElroy, Jim 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1953–10–04 Central Michigan
C 54 McMillen, Tom 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1952–05–26 Maryland
F 41 Pellom, Sam 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1951–10–02 Buffalo
C 30 Rollins, Tree Injured 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1955–06–16 Clemson
F 32 Roundfield, Dan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1953–05–26 Central Michigan
F 11 Shelton, Craig 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1957–05–01 Georgetown
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (L) On leave from the team
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 26, 1981

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks6022.732–34–726–1523–7
x-Chicago Bulls4537.54915.026–1519–2220–9
x-Indiana Pacers4438.53716.027–1417–2417–12
Atlanta Hawks3151.37829.020–2111–309–21
Cleveland Cavaliers2854.34132.020–218–339–21
Detroit Pistons2161.25639.014–277–349–21
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Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics6220.756 –
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks6022.7322
3 x-Philadelphia 76ers6220.756–
4 x-New York Knicks5032.61012
5 x-Chicago Bulls4537.54917
6 x-Indiana Pacers4438.53718
7 Washington Bullets3943.47623
8 Atlanta Hawks3151.37831
9 Cleveland Cavaliers2854.34134
10 New Jersey Nets2458.29338
11 Detroit Pistons2161.25641
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1980-81 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 –2–42–41–52–01–14–22–01–11–51–10–21–53–22–41–50–21–11–11–11–12–01–4
Boston 4–2–5–14–12–02–04–11–12–03–31–12–03–36–05–13–32–02–02–02–01–11–15–1
Chicago 4–21–5–5–11–11–15–11–11–13–22–01–13–33–23–32–40–20–20–21–11–12–05–1
Cleveland 5–11–41–5–2–01–13–31–10–22–40–20–20–63–30–50–61–11–11–11–10–21–14–2
Dallas 0–20–21–10–2–3–30–22–30–60–20–60–50–21–11–10–21–41–41–52–31–41–50–2
Denver 1–10–21–11–13–3–2–03–22–41–14–23–21–11–10–21–11–42–32–43–23–22–40–2
Detroit 2–41–41–53–32–00–2–0–21–12–41–10–21–53–31–51–40–20–20–21–10–20–21–5
Golden State 0–21–11–11–13–22–32–0–3–21–15–01–51–11–12–00–22–42–41–42–43–34–11–1
Houston 1–10–21–12–06–04–21–12–3–1–12–42–30–22–00–20–21–43–23–31–44–14–20–2
Indiana 5–13–32–34–22–01–14–21–11–1–2–00–22–45–13–20–61–10–22–01–10–21–14–2
Kansas City 1–11–10–22–06–02–41–10–54–20–2–0–51–12–01–10–23–23–22–43–22–35–11–1
Los Angeles 2–00–21–12–05–02–32–05–13–22–05–0–0–22–02–01–12–43–32–33–36–03–21–1
Milwaukee 5–13–33–36–02–01–15–11–12–04–21–12–0–5–13–33–21–12–01–12–02–02–04–1
New Jersey 2–30–62–33–31–11–13–31–10–21–50–20–21–5–0–61–51–12–00–20–21–11–13–3
New York 4–21–53–35–01–12–05–10–22–02–31–10–23–36–0–3–31–11–10–22–02–02–04–2
Philadelphia 5–13–34–26–02–01–14–12–02–06–02–01–12–35–13–3–1–11–12–02–02–02–04–2
Phoenix 2–00–22–01–14–14–12–04–24–11–12–34–21–11–11–11–1–3–33–26–05–15–01–1
Portland 1–10–22–01–14–13–22–04–22–32–02–33–30–20–21–11–13–3–2–34–24–22–32–0
San Antonio 1–10–22–01–15–14–22–04–13–30–24–23–21–12–02–00–22–33–2–4–13–25–11–1
San Diego 1–10–21–11–13–22–31–14–24–11–12–33–30–22–00–20–20–62–41–4–5–13–20–2
Seattle 1–11–11–12–04–12–32–03–31–42–03–20–60–21–10–20–21–52–42–31–5–4–11–1
Utah 0–21–10–21–15–14–22–01–42–41–11–52–30–21–10–20–20–53–21–52–31–4–0–2
Washington 4–11–51–52–42–02–05–11–12–02–41–11–11–43–32–42–41–10–21–12–01–12–0—

Game log

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
John Drew 67 31.0 45.6 0.0 78.7 5.7 1.2 1.5 0.2 21.7
Eddie Johnson 75 35.9 50.4 30.0 78.4 2.4 5.4 1.7 0.1 19.1
Dan Roundfield 63 33.8 52.7 0.0 72.1 10.1 2.6 1.2 1.9 17.6
Don Collins 47 25.2 43.4 0.0 84.6 4.0 2.4 1.5 0.2 12.7
Wes Matthews 34 32.5 48.8 0.0 83.7 2.1 6.2 1.8 0.2 12.5
Steve Hawes 74 31.2 52.3 25.0 79.9 7.6 2.3 1.0 0.4 12.0
Charlie Criss 66 25.9 45.4 4.8 86.4 1.5 4.3 0.9 0.0 9.5
Tom McMillen 79 19.8 48.7 16.7 74.1 3.7 0.9 0.3 0.3 7.4
Tree Rollins 40 26.1 55.2 0.0 80.7 7.2 0.9 0.7 2.9 7.0
Sam Pellom 77 19.1 48.9 0.0 69.8 4.6 0.6 0.6 1.2 5.9
Armond Hill 24 26.0 33.6 0.0 84.0 2.1 4.9 1.1 0.1 5.0
Craig Shelton 55 10.7 45.7 0.0 60.3 2.5 0.5 0.3 0.1 4.3
Jim McElroy 54 12.6 38.6 12.5 81.4 0.9 1.6 0.4 0.2 3.8
Tom Burleson 31 11.7 41.4 0.0 48.8 3.0 0.4 0.3 0.6 3.3
Art Collins 29 13.6 35.4 0.0 66.7 1.4 0.9 0.4 0.0 3.2

Player Statistics Citation:[2]

Awards and records

Transactions

References

  1. ↑ 1980-81 Atlanta Hawks
  2. ↑ "1980-81 Atlanta Hawks Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 12, 2021.

See also

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