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The 1980β81 season was the 11th season of the
Portland Trail Blazers in the
National Basketball Association (NBA).
[1] The Blazers won seven more games than the previous season, ending with a record of 45β37 and making the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.
The Blazers were eliminated from the
1981 NBA Playoffs after losing their best-of-three first-round series to the
Kansas City Kings , two games to one.
Note: This is not a complete list; only the first two rounds are covered, as well as any other picks by the franchise who played at least one NBA game.
1980β81 Portland Trail Blazers roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
G
12
Bates, Billy Ray
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1956β05β31
Kentucky State
C
45
Crompton, Geoff
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
280 lb (127 kg)
1955β07β04
North Carolina
G
11
Gale, Mike
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1950β07β18
Elizabeth City State
F
30
Gross, Bob
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1953β08β03
Long Beach State
F
32
Harper, Mike
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1957β12β09
North Park
C
44
Kunnert, Kevin
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1951β11β11
Iowa
SF
33
Natt, Calvin
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1957β01β08
LouisianaβMonroe
F/C
25
Owens, Tom
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1949β06β28
South Carolina
G
4
Paxson, Jim
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1957β07β09
Dayton
PG
14
Ransey, Kelvin
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1958β05β03
Ohio State
F/C
43
Thompson, Mychal
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
226 lb (103 kg)
1955β01β30
Minnesota
F
42
Washington, Kermit
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1951β09β17
American
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
The Trail Blazers played their home games at
Veterans Memorial Coliseum .
z β clinched division title
y β clinched division title
x β clinched playoff spot
1980β81 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
β
2β4
2β4
1β5
2β0
1β1
4β2
2β0
1β1
1β5
1β1
0β2
1β5
3β2
2β4
1β5
0β2
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
2β0
1β4
Boston
4β2
β
5β1
4β1
2β0
2β0
4β1
1β1
2β0
3β3
1β1
2β0
3β3
6β0
5β1
3β3
2β0
2β0
2β0
2β0
1β1
1β1
5β1
Chicago
4β2
1β5
β
5β1
1β1
1β1
5β1
1β1
1β1
3β2
2β0
1β1
3β3
3β2
3β3
2β4
0β2
0β2
0β2
1β1
1β1
2β0
5β1
Cleveland
5β1
1β4
1β5
β
2β0
1β1
3β3
1β1
0β2
2β4
0β2
0β2
0β6
3β3
0β5
0β6
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
0β2
1β1
4β2
Dallas
0β2
0β2
1β1
0β2
β
3β3
0β2
2β3
0β6
0β2
0β6
0β5
0β2
1β1
1β1
0β2
1β4
1β4
1β5
2β3
1β4
1β5
0β2
Denver
1β1
0β2
1β1
1β1
3β3
β
2β0
3β2
2β4
1β1
4β2
3β2
1β1
1β1
0β2
1β1
1β4
2β3
2β4
3β2
3β2
2β4
0β2
Detroit
2β4
1β4
1β5
3β3
2β0
0β2
β
0β2
1β1
2β4
1β1
0β2
1β5
3β3
1β5
1β4
0β2
0β2
0β2
1β1
0β2
0β2
1β5
Golden State
0β2
1β1
1β1
1β1
3β2
2β3
2β0
β
3β2
1β1
5β0
1β5
1β1
1β1
2β0
0β2
2β4
2β4
1β4
2β4
3β3
4β1
1β1
Houston
1β1
0β2
1β1
2β0
6β0
4β2
1β1
2β3
β
1β1
2β4
2β3
0β2
2β0
0β2
0β2
1β4
3β2
3β3
1β4
4β1
4β2
0β2
Indiana
5β1
3β3
2β3
4β2
2β0
1β1
4β2
1β1
1β1
β
2β0
0β2
2β4
5β1
3β2
0β6
1β1
0β2
2β0
1β1
0β2
1β1
4β2
Kansas City
1β1
1β1
0β2
2β0
6β0
2β4
1β1
0β5
4β2
0β2
β
0β5
1β1
2β0
1β1
0β2
3β2
3β2
2β4
3β2
2β3
5β1
1β1
Los Angeles
2β0
0β2
1β1
2β0
5β0
2β3
2β0
5β1
3β2
2β0
5β0
β
0β2
2β0
2β0
1β1
2β4
3β3
2β3
3β3
6β0
3β2
1β1
Milwaukee
5β1
3β3
3β3
6β0
2β0
1β1
5β1
1β1
2β0
4β2
1β1
2β0
β
5β1
3β3
3β2
1β1
2β0
1β1
2β0
2β0
2β0
4β1
New Jersey
2β3
0β6
2β3
3β3
1β1
1β1
3β3
1β1
0β2
1β5
0β2
0β2
1β5
β
0β6
1β5
1β1
2β0
0β2
0β2
1β1
1β1
3β3
New York
4β2
1β5
3β3
5β0
1β1
2β0
5β1
0β2
2β0
2β3
1β1
0β2
3β3
6β0
β
3β3
1β1
1β1
0β2
2β0
2β0
2β0
4β2
Philadelphia
5β1
3β3
4β2
6β0
2β0
1β1
4β1
2β0
2β0
6β0
2β0
1β1
2β3
5β1
3β3
β
1β1
1β1
2β0
2β0
2β0
2β0
4β2
Phoenix
2β0
0β2
2β0
1β1
4β1
4β1
2β0
4β2
4β1
1β1
2β3
4β2
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
β
3β3
3β2
6β0
5β1
5β0
1β1
Portland
1β1
0β2
2β0
1β1
4β1
3β2
2β0
4β2
2β3
2β0
2β3
3β3
0β2
0β2
1β1
1β1
3β3
β
2β3
4β2
4β2
2β3
2β0
San Antonio
1β1
0β2
2β0
1β1
5β1
4β2
2β0
4β1
3β3
0β2
4β2
3β2
1β1
2β0
2β0
0β2
2β3
3β2
β
4β1
3β2
5β1
1β1
San Diego
1β1
0β2
1β1
1β1
3β2
2β3
1β1
4β2
4β1
1β1
2β3
3β3
0β2
2β0
0β2
0β2
0β6
2β4
1β4
β
5β1
3β2
0β2
Seattle
1β1
1β1
1β1
2β0
4β1
2β3
2β0
3β3
1β4
2β0
3β2
0β6
0β2
1β1
0β2
0β2
1β5
2β4
2β3
1β5
β
4β1
1β1
Utah
0β2
1β1
0β2
1β1
5β1
4β2
2β0
1β4
2β4
1β1
1β5
2β3
0β2
1β1
0β2
0β2
0β5
3β2
1β5
2β3
1β4
β
0β2
Washington
4β1
1β5
1β5
2β4
2β0
2β0
5β1
1β1
2β0
2β4
1β1
1β1
1β4
3β3
2β4
2β4
1β1
0β2
1β1
2β0
1β1
2β0
β
1980β81 game log Total: 45β37 (home: 30β11; road: 15β26)
October: 3β7 (home: 3β1; road: 0β6)
November: 4β12 (home: 4β4; road: 0β8)
December: 13β2 (home: 8β2; road: 5β0)
January: 7β7 (home: 4β1; road: 3β6)
February: 7β6 (home: 4β2; road: 3β4)
March: 11β4 (home: 7β1; road: 4β3)
1980β81 schedule
1981 playoff game log
First round: 1β2 (home: 0β2; road: 1β0)
1981 schedule
Player
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3FG%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
Player
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3FG%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
July 21, 1980
August 15, 1980
September 24, 1980
October 8, 1980
Traded
Jim Brewer to the
Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for the a second round draft pick in the 1984 NBA draft. During the draft the Trail Blazers had the option to swap first round picks with the Lakers but declined. Portland selected
Jerome Kersey with the Lakers pick.
October 13, 1980
December 19, 1980
February 2, 1981
June 5, 1981
June 8, 1981
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1980-81 Portland Trail Blazers
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"T. R. Dunn NBA & ABA Stats" . Basketball-Reference.com . Retrieved July 9, 2014 .
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"Howard Carter NBA & ABA Stats" . Basketball-Reference.com . Retrieved July 9, 2014 .
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"Clyde Drexler NBA & ABA Stats" . Basketball-Reference.com . Retrieved July 9, 2014 .
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"Steve Colter NBA & ABA Stats" . Basketball-Reference.com . Retrieved July 9, 2014 .
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"Roy Hamilton NBA & ABA Stats" . Basketball-Reference.com . Retrieved July 9, 2014 .
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"Ron Brewer NBA & ABA Stats" . Basketball-Reference.com . Retrieved July 9, 2014 .
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"Mike Gale NBA & ABA Stats" . Basketball-Reference.com . Retrieved July 9, 2014 .
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"Ricky Pierce NBA & ABA Stats" . Basketball-Reference.com . Retrieved July 9, 2014 .
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"Geoff Crompton NBA & ABA Stats" . Basketball-Reference.com . Retrieved July 9, 2014 .
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"Tom Owens NBA & ABA Stats" . Basketball-Reference.com . Retrieved July 9, 2014 .
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"Sam Bowie NBA & ABA Stats" . Basketball-Reference.com . Retrieved July 9, 2014 .
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"Audie Norris NBA & ABA Stats" . Basketball-Reference.com . Retrieved July 9, 2014 .
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"Mike Smrek NBA & ABA Stats" . Basketball-Reference.com . Retrieved July 9, 2014 .
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