1980–81 Seattle SuperSonics season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Seattle SuperSonics 1981 34 48 Pacific 6 10 Lenny Wilkens Zollie Volchok Sam Schulman Kingdome Did not qualify SEA KIRO-TV KIRO The 1980–81 Seattle SuperSonics season was the SuperSonics 14th season in the NBA.1980-81 Seattle SuperSonics Offseason Draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 20 Bill Hanzlik SF/PF United States Notre Dame 3 66 Carl Bailey C United States Tuskegee 4 89 Gary Hooker F United States Murray State 5 112 Lenny Horton F United States Georgia Tech 6 135 Jim Strickland C United States South Carolina 7 158 Carl Ervin G United States Seattle 8 176 Al Dutch F United States Georgetown 9 197 Jim Tillman G United States Eastern Kentucky 10 212 Kent Williams G United States Texas Tech Roster Seattle SuperSonics 1980–81 21 Dennis Awtrey C 6 10 235 1948–02–22 Santa Clara 20 James Bailey basketball PF 6 9 220 1957–05–21 Rutgers 32 Fred Brown basketball SG 6 3 182 1948–08–07 Iowa 40 James Donaldson basketball C 7 2 275 1957–08–16 Washington State 22 Bill Hanzlik SF 6 7 185 1957–12–06 Notre Dame 24 Armond Hill PG 6 4 190 1953–03–31 Princeton 27 John Johnson basketball, born 1947 SF 6 7 200 1947–10–18 Iowa 15 Vinnie Johnson PG 6 2 200 1956–09–01 Baylor 8 Lonnie Shelton PF 6 8 240 1955–10–19 Oregon State 43 Jack Sikma C 6 11 230 1955–11–14 Illinois Wesleyan 42 Wally Walker SF 6 7 190 1954–07–18 Virginia 44 Paul Westphal SG 6 4 195 1950–11–30 USC Lenny Wilkens Les Habegger Bob Kloppenburg https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1981.html January 19, 1981 Standings SEA SEA Notes z, y – division champions x – clinched playoff spot Game log Seattle SuperSonics 1981 Seattle SuperSonics October (5–7) no yes yes |- | 1 | October 10 | Los Angeles | L 98–99 | Kingdome | 0–1 |- | 2 | October 12 | @ Portland | L 96–107 | Memorial Coliseum | 0–2 |- | 3 | October 14 | @ Dallas | W 85–83 | Reunion Arena | 1–2 |- | 4 | October 15 | @ Houston | L 100–103 | The Summit | 1–3 |- | 5 | October 18 | @ Kansas City | W 127–122 | Kemper Arena | 2–3 |- | 6 | October 20 | @ Utah | W 98–92 | Salt Palace | 3–3 |- | 7 | October 22 | Dallas | L 102–107 | Kingdome | 3–4 |- | 8 | October 24 | @ Los Angeles | L 98–104 | The Forum | 3–5 |- | 9 | October 25 | Phoenix | L 75–100 | Kingdome | 3–6 |- | 10 | October 26 | Portland | 111–98 | Kingdome | 4–6 |- | 11 | October 28 | Golden State | 119–102 | Kingdome | 5–6 |- style="background:#fcc | 12 | October 31 | San Antonio | L 96–112 | Kingdome | 5–7 Seattle SuperSonics November (6–7) no yes |- style="background:#fcc | 13 | November 1 | @ Denver | L 118–123 | McNichols Sports Arena | 5–8 |- | 14 | November 3 | Cleveland | W 118–83 | Kingdome | 6–8 |- | 15 | November 5 | Denver | L 117–125 | Kingdome | 6–9 |- | 16 | November 7 | San Diego | W 113–94 | Kingdome | 7–9 |- | 17 | November 12 | Utah | L 106–114 | Kingdome | 7–10 |- | 18 | November 14 | season | W 127–125 | Kingdome | 8–10 |- | 19 | November 15 | Houston | W 143–139 (OT) | Kingdome | 9–10 |- style="background:#fcc | 20 | November 18 | @ Houston | L 118–138 | The Summit | 9–11 |- | 21 | November 21 | @ Dallas | W 101–91 | Reunion Arena | 10–11 |- | 22 | November 23 | @ San Diego | L 99–110 | San Diego Sports Arena | 10–12 |- | 23 | November 26 | @ Phoenix | L 103–113 | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 10–13 |- | 24 | November 28 | San Diego | L 92–93 | Kingdome | 10–14 |- | 25 | November 30 | New Jersey | W 113–89 | Kingdome | 11–14 |- Seattle SuperSonics December (6–7) no yes |- | 26 | December 3 | Chicago | W 113–105 | Kingdome | 12–14 |- | 27 | December 6 | @ Utah | W 108–98 | Salt Palace | 13–14 |- | 28 | December 8 | San Antonio | w 104–99 | Kingdome | 14–14 |- | 29 | December 9 | @ Portland | L 98–111 | Memorial Coliseum | 14–15 |- | 30 | December 10 | @ Golden State | W 108–103 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | 15–15 |- | 31 | December 12 | Los Angeles | L 107–113 | Kingdome | 15–16 |- | 32 | December 14 | @ San Diego | L 81–91 | San Diego Sports Arena | 15–17 |- | 33 | December 17 | Kansas City | W 101–94 | Kingdome | 16–17 |- | 34 | December 19 | Atlanta | W 95–92 | Kingdome | 17–17 |- | 35 | December 22 | Phoenix | L 98–109 | Kingdome | 17–18 |- | 36 | December 26 | Portland | L 90–96 | Kingdome | 17–19 |- | 37 | December 27 | @ Golden State | L 98–104 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | 17–20 |- | 38 | December 30 | @ San Antonio | L 100–102 | HemisFair Arena | 17–21 |- Seattle SuperSonics January (4–10) no yes |- | 39 | January 2 | Philadelphia | L 117–120 (OT) | Kingdome | 17–22 |- | 40 | January 5 | Dallas | W 103–89 | Kingdome | 18–22 |- | 41 | January 7 | Detroit | W 99–94 | Kingdome | 19–22 |- | 42 | January 9 | @ Los Angeles | L 87–92 | The Forum | 19–23 |- | 43 | January 10 | Denver | W 119–116 | Kingdome | 20–23 |- | 44 | January 11 | Golden State | L 98–106 | Kingdome | 20–24 |- | 45 | January 13 | @ Phoenix | L 99–104 | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 20–25 |- | 46 | January 16 | @ Indiana | W 95–94 | Market Square Arena | 21–25 |- | 47 | January 18 | @ Philadelphia | L 92–113 | The Spectrum | 21–26 |- | 48 | January 20 | @ New York | L 97–98 | Madison Square Garden | 21–27 |- | 49 | January 21 | @ New Jersey | L 122–126 (OT) | Rutgers Athletic Center | 21–28 |- | 50 | January 23 | @ Washington | L 91–103 | Capital Centre | 21–29 |- | 51 | January 25 | @ Boston | L 106–115 | Boston Garden | 21–30 |- | 52 | January 28 | Milwaukee | L 110–119 | Kingdome | 21–31 |- Seattle SuperSonics February (8–7) no yes |- | 53 | February 4 | Washington | W 108–99 | Kingdome | 22–31 |- | 54 | February 6 | Kansas City | L 92–102 | Kingdome | 22–32 |- | 55 | February 7 | Utah | W 96–89 | Kingdome | 23–32 |- | 56 | February 8 | Denver | W 133–112 | Kingdome | 24–32 |- | 57 | February 10 | Boston | W 108–107 (OT) | Kingdome | 25–32 |- | 58 | February 12 | @ Portland | W 112–109 | Memorial Coliseum | 26–32 |- | 59 | February 14 | @ Chicago | W 117–134 | Chicago Stadium | 26–33 |- | 60 | February 15 | @ Kansas City | L 105–107 | Kemper Arena | 26–34 |- | 61 | February 17 | @ Utah | W 101–98 | Salt Palace | 27–34 |- | 62 | February 18 | New York | L 103–105 | Kingdome | 27–35 |- | 63 | February 20 | Phoenix | W 112–111 | Kingdome | 28–35 |- | 64 | February 22 | Houston | L 96–111 | Kingdome | 28–36 |- | 65 | February 24 | @ Dallas | W 102–84 | Reunion Arena | 29–36 |- | 66 | February 26 | @ San Antonio | L 113–123 | HemisFair Arena | 29–37 |- | 67 | February 27 | @ Houston | L 92–96 | The Summit | 29–38 |- Seattle SuperSonics March (5–10) no yes |- | 68 | March 1 | @ Atlanta | L 102–108 | Omni Coliseum | 29–39 |- | 69 | March 4 | Indiana | W 105–93 | Kingdome | 30–39 |- | 70 | March 6 | San Antonio | W 102–94 | Kingdome | 31–39 |- | 71 | March 7 | @ Golden State | L 103–106 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | 31–40 |- | 72 | March 8 | San Diego | L 92–103 | Kingdome | 31–41 |- | 73 | March 11 | @ Cleveland | W 101–95 | Coliseum at Richfield | 32–41 |- | 74 | March 13 | @ Detroit | W 102–100 | Pontiac Silverdome | 33–41 |- | 75 | March 15 | @ Milwaukee | L 108–132 | MECCA Arena | 33–42 |- | 76 | March 17 | @ Denver | L 112–124 | McNichols Sports Arena | 33–43 |- | 77 | March 20 | @ Los Angeles | L 119–133 | The Forum | 33–44 |- | 78 | March 22 | @ Phoenix | L 91–107 | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 33–45 |- | 79 | March 24 | @ San Diego | L 106–111 | San Diego Sports Arena | 33–46 |- | 80 | March 25 | Portland | L 103–112 | Kingdome | 33–47 |- | 81 | March 27 | Los Angeles | L 90–97 | Kingdome | 33–48 |- | 82 | March 29 | Golden State | W 96–92 | Kingdome | 34–48 |- SEA 1981 Player statistics Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Bailey, James James Bailey82 31.0.499.500.7097.41.2.91.714.0 Brown, Fred Fred Brown78 25.5.488.359.8322.23.01.1.215.5 Donaldson, James James Donaldson68 14.4.542 .5944.5.6.11.15.3 Hanzlik, Bill Bill Hanzlik74 17.0.478.200.7932.11.5.8.35.4 Johnson, John John Johnson80 29.1.431.000.8084.53.9.7 .311.5 Johnson, Vinnie Vinnie Johnson81 28.5.534.200.7934.54.21.0.213.0 Shelton, Lonnie Lonnie Shelton14 31.4.420 .6555.62.51.6.213.0 Sikma, Jack Jack Sikma82 35.6.454.000.82310.43.01.01.118.7 Walker, Wally Wally Walker82 21.9.463.000.6453.81.5.6.28.4 Westphal, Paul Paul Westphal36 29.9.442.240.8321.94.11.3.416.7 Transactions Free agents SubtractionsPlayerDate signedNew teamTom LaGardeExpansion Draft May 28, 1980Dallas Mavericks References Category:Seattle SuperSonics seasons Sea