1982–83 San Antonio Spurs season

March 2026 August 2023 San Antonio Spurs 1983 yes 53 29 Midwest 1 2 Stan Albeck Bob Bass Angelo Drossos HemisFair Arena Conference finals(lost to Lakers 2–4) SAS The 1982–83 San Antonio Spurs season was the Spurs' seventh season in the NBA and 16th season as a franchise.1982-83 San Antonio Spurs This season also saw the debut of their mascot The Coyote. Who first appeared on April 13, 1983. Draft picks 1982 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 2 24 Oliver Robinson SG Alabama-Birmingham 3 64 Willie Redden South Florida 4 87 Tony Grier South Florida 5 110 Clarence Swannegan Texas Tech 6 133 Jaime Pena New Mexico State 7 156 Delonte Taylor North Texas State 8 179 Chris Faggi Memphis 9 201 Harry O'Brien St. Mary's 10 222 Keith White McMurry Roster San Antonio Spurs 1982–83 20 Gene Banks PF 6 7 215 1959-05-15 Duke 10 Mike Dunleavy Mike Dunleavy Sr. PG 6 3 180 1954-03-21 South Carolina 44 George Gervin G/F 6 7 180 1952-04-27 Eastern Michigan 53 Artis Gilmore C 7 2 240 1949-09-21 Jacksonville 30 Paul Griffin basketball PF 6 9 205 1954-01-20 Western Michigan 42 Edgar Jones basketball PF 6 10 225 1956-06-17 Nevada 34 Mike Mitchell basketball, born 1956 SF 6 7 215 1956-01-01 Auburn 00 Johnny Moore basketball PG 6 1 175 1958-03-03 Texas 5 Billy Paultz C 6 11 235 1948-07-30 St. John's 21 Roger Phegley SG 6 6 205 1956-10-16 Bradley 15 Ed Rains SF 6 7 190 1956-12-24 South Alabama 1 Oliver Robinson SG 6 4 180 1960-03-13 UAB 35 Mike Sanders basketball SF 6 6 210 1960-05-07 UCLA 9 Robert Smith basketball PG 5 11 165 1955-03-10 UNLV Stan Albeck Morris McHone https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SAS/1983.html April 7, 1983 Regular season Season standings SAS SAS z - clinched division title y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot Game log Regular season San Antonio Spurs 1983 #000000 #C0C0C0 Total: 53–29 (home: 31–10; road: 22–19) San Antonio Spurs October yes #C0C0C0 #000000 1 0 1 0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | October 29 | @ Utah | W 120–114 | | | | Salt Palace Acord Arena | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | October 30 | Portland | W 112–107 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 2–0 San Antonio Spurs November #C0C0C0 #000000 6 2 4 4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | November 3 | @ Seattle | L 107–109 | | | | Kingdome | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | November 4 | @ Portland | W 108–107 (OT) | | | | Memorial Coliseum | 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | November 5 | @ Golden State | W 105–104 | | | | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena | 4–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | November 7 | Phoenix | W 101–100 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 5–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 | November 9 | Utah | W 120–114 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 6–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 8 | November 11 | @ San Diego | L 105–109 | | | | San Diego Sports Arena | 5–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 | November 13 | Seattle | L 98–107 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 6–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 10 | November 16 | Kansas City | L 102–105 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 6–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 | November 17 | @ Washington | W 114–112 | | | | Capital Centre | 7–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 | November 19 | @ Boston | L 111–119 | | | | Boston Garden | 7–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 | November 20 | Golden State | W 134–112 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 8–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 | November 23 | Denver | W 136–126 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 9–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 15 | November 24 | @ Denver | L 123–129 | | | | McNichols Sports Arena | 9–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 | November 26 | Chicago | W 122–120 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 10–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 | November 27 | @ Dallas | W 107–106 | | | | Reunion Arena | 11–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 | November 30 | Los Angeles | W 117–114 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 12–6 San Antonio Spurs December #C0C0C0 #000000 4 3 5 3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 19 | December 1 | @ Detroit | L 97–105 | | | | Pontiac Silverdome | 12–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 | December 3 | Houston | W 88–78 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 13–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 | December 4 | @ Houston | L 93–94 | | | | The Summit | 13–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 | December 7 | Dallas | W 106–92 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 14–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 | December 8 | @ Kansas City | W 102–101 (OT) | | | | Kemper Arena | 15–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 | December 10 | @ New Jersey | W 114–102 | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena | 16–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 25 | December 11 | Kansas City | L 110–122 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 16–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 | December 14 | @ Houston | W 102–93 | | | | The Summit | 17–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 27 | December 16 | @ Denver | W 120–108 | | | | McNichols Sports Arena | 18–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 28 | December 17 | Utah | W 110–103 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 19–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 29 | December 19 | @ Milwaukee | L 98–113 | | | | MECCA Arena | 19–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 30 | December 21 | Phoenix | L 113–114 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 19–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 31 | December 26 | Philadelphia | L 122–124 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 19–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 32 | December 29 | San Diego | W 124–115 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 20–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 | December 30 | @ Chicago | W 105–102 | | | | Chicago Stadium | 21–12 San Antonio Spurs January #C0C0C0 #000000 5 2 4 4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 34 | January 2 | @ Cleveland | W 103–95 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 22–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 35 | January 4 | @ Atlanta | W 104–95 | | | | The Omni | 23–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 36 | January 5 | @ Dallas | L 131–136 | | | | Reunion Arena | 23–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 37 | January 7 | Boston | L 113–116 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 23–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 38 | January 11 | Dallas | W 109–101 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 24–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 39 | January 12 | @ Kansas City | L 113–118 | | | | Kemper Arena | 24–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 40 | January 14 | Houston | W 96–92 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 25–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 41 | January 15 | Washington | W 117–96 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 26–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 42 | January 18 | Denver | W 143–124 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 27–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 43 | January 19 | @ Phoenix | L 113–118 | | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 27–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 44 | January 21 | @ Los Angeles | L 110–119 | | | | The Forum | 27–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 45 | January 23 | Portland | L 107–108 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 27–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 46 | January 25 | @ Utah | W 116–106 | | | | Salt Palace Acord Arena | 28–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 47 | January 27 | @ Indiana | W 143–138 | | | | Market Square Arena | 29–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 | January 29 | New Jersey | W 120–109 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 30–18 San Antonio Spurs February #C0C0C0 #000000 4 2 2 3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 49 | February 2 | New York | L 98–109 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 30–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 50 | February 4 | @ Seattle | L 103–115 | | | | Kingdome | 30–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 51 | February 5 | @ Golden State | L 102–106 | | | | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena | 30–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 52 | February 8 | Detroit | W 147–143 (OT) | | | | HemisFair Arena | 31–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 53 | February 10 | Golden State | W 128–109 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 32–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 54 | February 15 | @ Los Angeles | W 124–103 | | | | The Forum | 33–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 55 | February 16 | @ Utah | L 101–112 | | | | Salt Palace Acord Arena | 33–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 56 | February 20 | Atlanta | W 103–100 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 34–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 57 | February 23 | Portland | W 124–114 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 35–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 58 | February 25 | @ Kansas City | W 131–125 | | | | Kemper Arena | 36–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 59 | February 26 | Milwaukee | L 104–107 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 36–23 San Antonio Spurs March #C0C0C0 #000000 7 0 3 4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 60 | March 1 | Seattle | W 119–104 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 37–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 61 | March 2 | @ Phoenix | L 106–110 | | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 37–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 62 | March 4 | @ San Diego | W 107–99 | | | | San Diego Sports Arena | 38–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 63 | March 6 | Cleveland | W 117–98 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 39–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 64 | March 8 | @ Denver | L 118–129 | | | | McNichols Sports Arena | 39–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 65 | March 9 | Phoenix | W 108–105 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 40–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 66 | March 12 | Golden State | W 131–120 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 41–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 67 | March 15 | San Diego | W 130–109 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 42–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 68 | March 17 | @ San Diego | W 111–101 | | | | San Diego Sports Arena | 43–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 69 | March 19 | Indiana | W 138–118 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 44–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 70 | March 22 | @ Portland | L 102–119 | | | | Memorial Coliseum | 44–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 71 | March 23 | @ Seattle | L 117–137 | | | | Kingdome | 44–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 72 | March 25 | @ Los Angeles | W 132–120 | | | | The Forum | 45–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 73 | March 29 | Denver | W 136–129 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 46–27 San Antonio Spurs April #C0C0C0 #000000 4 1 3 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 74 | April 1 | Houston | W 124–99 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 47–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 75 | April 2 | @ Houston | W 112–101 | | | | The Summit | 48–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 76 | April 5 | Kansas City | W 130–113 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 49–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 77 | April 6 | @ Philadelphia | W 112–109 | | | | The Spectrum | 50–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 78 | April 8 | @ New York | L 100–102 (OT) | | | | Madison Square Garden | 50–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 79 | April 9 | Dallas | L 111–122 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 50–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 80 | April 13 | Los Angeles | W 114–109 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 51–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 81 | April 15 | Utah | W 121–118 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 52–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 82 | April 16 | @ Dallas | W 132–120 | | | | Reunion Arena | 53–29 SAS 1983 Playoffs San Antonio Spurs 1983 yes #000000 #C0C0C0 San Antonio Spurs Conference semifinals yes yes no #C0C0C0 #000000 3 0 1 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 26 | Denver | W 152–133 | George Gervin (42) | Gene Banks (11) | Johnny Moore (17) | HemisFair Arena10,116 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 27 | Denver | W 126–109 | George Gervin (30) | Artis Gilmore (12) | Johnny Moore (20) | HemisFair Arena10,690 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | April 29 | @ Denver | W 127–126 (OT) | Johnny Moore (39) | Artis Gilmore (14) | Johnny Moore (12) | McNichols Sports Arena16,965 | 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | May 2 | @ Denver | L 114–124 | Johnny Moore (27) | Artis Gilmore (11) | Johnny Moore (9) | McNichols Sports Arena15,035 | 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | May 4 | Denver | W 145–105 | George Gervin (26) | Artis Gilmore (15) | Johnny Moore (13) | HemisFair Arena12,736 | 4–1 |- San Antonio Spurs Conference finals yes no #C0C0C0 #000000 0 3 2 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | May 8 | @ Los Angeles | L 107–119 | Mike Mitchell (26) | George Gervin (9) | Johnny Moore (18) | The Forum15,063 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | May 10 | @ Los Angeles | W 122–113 | George Gervin (32) | Artis Gilmore (20) | Johnny Moore (15) | The Forum17,505 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | May 13 | Los Angeles | L 100–113 | Mike Mitchell (23) | Artis Gilmore (14) | Johnny Moore (9) | HemisFair Arena15,782 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | May 15 | Los Angeles | L 121–129 | Mike Mitchell (35) | Mike Mitchell (11) | Johnny Moore (17) | HemisFair Arena15,782 | 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | May 18 | @ Los Angeles | W 117–112 | Mike Mitchell (26) | Artis Gilmore (14) | Johnny Moore (17) | The Forum17,505 | 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | May 20 | Los Angeles | L 100–101 | George Gervin (25) | Artis Gilmore (18) | Johnny Moore (14) | HemisFair Arena15,782 | 2–4 |- SAS 1983 yes Player statistics Ragular season Player POS Position GP Games played GS Games starter MP Minutes played REB Rebounds AST Assists STL Steals BLK Blocks PTS Points MPG Minutes per game RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per gameArtis GilmoreC82 82 2,797 984 126 40 192 1,479 34.1 12.0 1.5 .5 2.3 18.0Gene BanksPF 81 81 2,722 612 279 78 21 1,206 33.6 7.6 3.4 1.0 .3 14.9Mike Mitchell basketball, born 1956SF 80 79 2,803 537 98 57 52 1,591 35.0 6.7 1.2 .7 .7 19.9Mike Dunleavy Sr.PG 79 9 1,619 134 437 74 4 613 20.5 1.7 5.5 .9 .1 7.8George GervinSG 78 78 2,830 357 264 88 67 2,043 36.3 4.6 3.4 1.1 .9 26.2Johnny Moore basketballPG 77 73 2,552 277 753 194 32 941 33.1 3.6 9.8 2.5 .4 12.2Roger PhegleySG 62 4 599 84 60 30 8 286 9.7 1.4 1.0 .5 .1 4.6Paul Griffin basketballPF 53 0 956 216 86 33 25 173 18.0 4.1 1.6 .6 .5 3.3Bill Willoughby†SF 52 0 1,062 190 56 24 16 319 20.4 3.7 1.1 .5 .3 6.1Oliver RobinsonSG 35 0 147 17 21 4 2 101 4.2 .5 .6 .1 .1 2.9Ed RainsSF 34 1 292 44 22 10 1 95 8.6 1.3 .6 .3 .0 2.8Edgar Jones basketball†PF 28 3 622 177 20 14 31 268 22.2 6.3 .7 .5 1.1 9.6Mike Sanders basketballSF 26 0 393 94 19 18 6 183 15.1 3.6 .7 .7 .2 7.0Geoff CromptonC 14 0 148 48 7 3 5 31 10.6 3.4 .5 .2 .4 2.2Coby DietrickC 8 0 34 8 6 1 0 2 4.3 1.0 .8 .1 .0 .3Billy Paultz†C 7 0 125 33 4 5 6 25 17.9 4.7 .6 .7 .9 3.6Jim Johnstone basketball†C 7 0 54 16 1 1 1 7 7.7 2.3 .1 .1 .1 1.0Robert Smith basketball†PG 7 0 25 3 2 1 0 12 3.6 .4 .3 .1 .0 1.7 † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Spurs only. Playoffs Player POS Position GP Games played GS Games starter MP Minutes played REB Rebounds AST Assists STL Steals BLK Blocks PTS Points MPG Minutes per game RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per gameGeorge GervinSG11 437 74 37 12 4 277 39.7 6.7 3.4 1.1 .4 25.2Mike Mitchell basketball, born 1956SF11 422 105 12 7 19 230 38.4 9.5 1.1 .6 1.7 20.9Johnny Moore basketballPG11 414 47 161 28 3 247 37.6 4.3 14.6 2.5 .3 22.5Artis GilmoreC11 401 142 18 9 34 184 36.5 12.9 1.6 .8 3.1 16.7Gene BanksPF11 398 76 50 11 1 175 36.2 6.9 4.5 1.0 .1 15.9Edgar Jones basketballPF11 193 53 17 6 14 75 17.5 4.8 1.5 .5 1.3 6.8Mike Dunleavy Sr.PG11 174 13 49 9 1 61 15.8 1.2 4.5 .8 .1 5.5Billy PaultzC11 133 32 11 4 2 30 12.1 2.9 1.0 .4 .2 2.7Roger PhegleySG 8 38 8 1 0 0 24 4.8 1.0 .1 .0 .0 3.0Mike Sanders basketballSF 6 25 9 4 0 0 14 4.2 1.5 .7 .0 .0 2.3Robert Smith basketballPG 6 19 5 6 1 0 10 3.2 .8 1.0 .2 .0 1.7Ed RainsSF 3 11 1 1 0 0 4 3.7 .3 .3 .0 .0 1.3 Awards and records George Gervin, All-NBA Second Team References See also 1982-83 NBA season Category:San Antonio Spurs seasons S San Antonio San Antonio