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A ticket for an October 1981 pre-season game between the Mavericks and the season's eventual Eastern Conference champions
Philadelphia 76ers .
The 1981β82 Dallas Mavericks season was the second season of the franchise in the
National Basketball Association (NBA). Rookie Jay Vincent led the team in scoring with 21.4 points per game and earned NBA All-Rookie Team honors. The Mavericks improved to 28β54, getting out of the Midwest Division cellar as they finished above the
Utah Jazz .
Draft picks
The
1981 NBA draft brought three players who would become vital parts of the team. The Mavs selected 6'6" forward
Mark Aguirre with the first pick, 6'6" guard
Rolando Blackman 9th, and 6'7" forward
Jay Vincent 24th. By the end of his seven-year Mavs career, Aguirre would average 24.6 points per game.
Blackman contributed 19.2 points over his 11-year career in Dallas.
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Roster
1981β82 Dallas Mavericks roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
SF
24
Aguirre, Mark
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
232 lb (105 kg)
1959β12β10
DePaul
SG
22
Blackman, Rolando
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1959β02β26
Kansas State
SF
23
Bristow, Allan
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1951β08β23
Virginia Tech
C
43
Cooper, Wayne
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1956β11β16
New Orleans
PG
15
Davis, Brad
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1955β12β17
Maryland
PF
53
Kea, Clarence
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
218 lb (99 kg)
1959β02β02
Lamar
C
25
LaGarde, Tom
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1955β02β10
North Carolina
PF
44
Lloyd, Scott
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1952β12β19
Arizona State
C
40
Nimphius, Kurt
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
218 lb (99 kg)
1958β03β13
Arizona State
SG
34
Spanarkel, Jim
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1957β06β28
Duke
SF
33
Turner, Elston
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1959β06β10
Mississippi
PF
31
Vincent, Jay
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1959β06β10
Michigan State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Roster Last transaction: December 28, 1981
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
1981-82 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
1β5
2β3
4β2
1β1
1β1
2β4
0β2
2β0
4β2
1β1
0β2
3β3
3β2
5β1
3β3
1β1
2β0
1β1
1β1
1β1
2β0
2β4
Boston
5β1
β
4β2
5β0
2β0
1β1
6β0
1β1
1β1
4β1
2β0
1β1
3β3
5β1
5β1
4β2
1β1
1β1
2β0
2β0
0β2
2β0
6β0
Chicago
3β2
2β4
β
5β1
1β1
1β1
0β6
0β2
1β1
3β3
1β1
2β0
1β5
2β4
3β2
1β5
0β2
1β1
1β1
2β0
1β1
1β1
2β4
Cleveland
2β4
0β5
1β5
β
2β0
0β2
1β5
1β1
1β1
1β5
1β1
0β2
0β6
0β6
0β6
0β5
0β2
1β1
0β2
1β1
0β2
2β0
1β5
Dallas
1β1
0β2
1β1
0β2
β
1β5
1β1
0β5
2β4
1β1
4β2
1β4
1β1
2β0
1β1
0β2
2β3
2β3
1β5
2β3
1β4
3β3
1β1
Denver
1β1
1β1
1β1
2β0
5β1
β
1β1
3β2
5β1
0β2
4β2
1β4
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
2β3
2β3
2β4
5β0
2β3
3β3
2β0
Detroit
4β2
0β6
6β0
5β1
1β1
1β1
β
2β0
2β0
2β4
2β0
0β2
2β4
2β4
3β3
2β3
0β2
0β2
0β2
2β0
1β1
1β1
1β4
Golden State
2β0
1β1
2β0
1β1
5β0
2β3
0β2
β
1β4
2β0
3β2
3β3
2β0
1β1
1β1
0β2
4β2
2β4
3β2
5β1
1β5
3β2
1β1
Houston
0β2
1β1
1β1
1β1
4β2
1β5
0β2
4β1
β
2β0
3β3
1β4
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
3β2
4β1
3β3
4β1
2β3
6β0
2β0
Indiana
2β4
1β5
3β3
5β1
1β1
2β0
4β2
0β2
0β2
β
1β1
0β2
0β6
4β2
3β2
0β6
1β1
1β1
2β0
2β0
1β1
1β1
1β5
Kansas City
1β1
0β2
1β1
1β1
2β4
2β4
0β2
2β3
3β3
1β1
β
1β4
1β1
1β1
2β0
0β2
2β3
0β5
1β5
4β1
2β3
3β3
0β2
Los Angeles
2β0
1β1
0β2
2β0
4β1
4β1
2β0
3β3
4β1
2β0
4β1
β
0β2
1β1
0β2
1β1
4β2
5β1
2β3
5β1
4β2
5β0
2β0
Milwaukee
3β3
3β3
5β1
6β0
1β1
1β1
4β2
0β2
1β1
6β0
1β1
2β0
β
4β1
3β3
4β2
1β1
2β0
1β1
2β0
0β2
2β0
3β2
New Jersey
2β3
1β5
4β2
6β0
0β2
1β1
4β2
1β1
1β1
2β4
1β1
1β1
1β4
β
4β2
3β3
2β0
1β1
1β1
2β0
0β2
2β0
4β2
New York
1β5
1β5
2β3
6β0
1β1
1β1
3β3
1β1
1β1
2β3
0β2
2β0
3β3
2β4
β
1β5
0β2
1β1
0β2
2β0
0β2
2β0
1β5
Philadelphia
3β3
2β4
5β1
5β0
2β0
1β1
3β2
2β0
1β1
6β0
2β0
1β1
2β4
3β3
5β1
β
1β1
2β0
0β2
2β0
2β0
2β0
6β0
Phoenix
1β1
1β1
2β0
2β0
3β2
3β2
2β0
2β4
2β3
1β1
3β2
2β4
1β1
0β2
2β0
1β1
β
3β3
4β1
4β2
3β3
3β2
1β1
Portland
0β2
1β1
1β1
1β1
3β2
3β2
2β0
4β2
1β4
1β1
5β0
1β5
0β2
1β1
1β1
0β2
3β3
β
3β2
4β2
3β3
4β1
0β2
San Antonio
1β1
0β2
1β1
2β0
5β1
4β2
2β0
2β3
3β3
0β2
5β1
3β2
1β1
1β1
2β0
2β0
1β4
2β3
β
3β2
4β1
3β3
1β1
San Diego
1β1
0β2
0β2
1β1
3β2
0β5
0β2
1β5
1β4
0β2
1β4
1β5
0β2
0β2
0β2
0β2
2β4
2β4
2β3
β
1β5
1β4
0β2
Seattle
1β1
2β0
1β1
2β0
4β1
3β2
1β1
5β1
3β2
1β1
3β2
2β4
2β0
2β0
2β0
0β2
3β3
3β3
1β4
5β1
β
5β0
1β1
Utah
0β2
0β2
1β1
0β2
3β3
3β3
1β1
2β3
0β6
1β1
3β3
0β5
0β2
0β2
0β2
0β2
2β3
1β4
3β3
4β1
0β5
β
1β1
Washington
4β2
0β6
4β2
5β1
1β1
0β2
4β1
1β1
0β2
5β1
2β0
0β2
2β3
2β4
5β1
0β6
1β1
2β0
1β1
2β0
1β1
1β1
β
Game log
1981β82 game log Total: 28β54 (Home: 0β0; Road: 0β0)
October: 0β0 (home: 0β0; road: 0β0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
November: 0β0 (home: 0β0; road: 0β0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
December: 0β0 (home: 0β0; road: 0β0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
January: 0β0 (home: 0β0; road: 0β0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
February: 0β0 (home: 0β0; road: 0β0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
March: 0β0 (home: 0β0; road: 0β0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
April: 0β0 (home: 0β0; road: 0β0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
1981β82 schedule
Player statistics
Awards and records
Awards
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Transactions
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Free agents
See also
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