Portland Trail Blazers Regular Season Rosters
1978-1979 Portland Trail Blazers Regular Season Roster
1978-1979 Portland Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | D. Twardzik | R. Brewer | T. Owens | M. Thompson | M. Lucas |
Rotation | L. Steele | C. Johnson | |||
Rotation | L. Hollins | ||||
Rotation | T. Dunn | ||||
Lim PT | W. Smith | B. Gross | L. Neal | B. Walton | |
Lim PT | I. Terrell |
1978-1979 Pacific Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | Seattle SuperSonics | 52-30 | - |
2 | Phoenix Suns | 50-32 | 2 |
3 | Los Angeles Lakers | 47-35 | 5 |
4 | Portland Trail Blazers | 45-37 | 7 |
5 | San Diego Clippers | 43-39 | 9 |
6 | Golden State Warriors | 38-44 | 14 |
1978-1979 Portland Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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Maurice Lucas | All-NBA Defensive Second Team (1979) |
Lionel Hollins | All-NBA Defensive Second Team (1979) |
Ron Brewer | All-Rookie First Team (1979) |
Mychal Thompson | All-Rookie First Team (1979) |
Maurice Lucas | Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1979) |
1978-1979 Portland Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV |
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Tom Owens | 82 | 34.0 | 18.5 | 9.0 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 3.0 |
Maurice Lucas | 69 | 35.7 | 20.4 | 10.4 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 3.4 |
Ron Brewer | 81 | 30.3 | 13.3 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.9 |
Mychal Thompson | 73 | 29.4 | 14.7 | 8.3 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.8 |
Lionel Hollins | 64 | 30.7 | 15.2 | 2.3 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 3.5 |
Dave Twardzik | 64 | 24.5 | 10.4 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
T.R. Dunn | 80 | 22.9 | 7.7 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
Larry Steele | 72 | 20.7 | 7.2 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
Bob Gross | 53 | 27.2 | 9.7 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 2.3 |
Clemon Johnson | 74 | 10.7 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
Jim McMillian | 23 | 12.1 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
Ira Terrell | 18 | 8.9 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
Kim Anderson | 21 | 10.7 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
Willie Smith | 13 | 10.1 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
Lloyd Neal | 4 | 12.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
1978-1979 Portland Trail Blazers Roster Composition
Selected via Draft |
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Ron Brewer was selected as the #7 pick in the First Round of the 1978 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Ron Brewer signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on September 1, 1978. T.R. Dunn was selected as the #19 pick in the Second Round of the 1977 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. T.R. Dunn signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on September 19, 1977. Bob Gross was selected as the #7 pick in the Second Round of the 1975 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Bob Gross signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on September 1, 1975. Lionel Hollins was selected as the #6 pick in the First Round of the 1975 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Lionel Hollins signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on July 15, 1975. Clemon Johnson was selected as the #22 pick in the Second Round of the 1978 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Clemon Johnson signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on September 1, 1978. Lloyd Neal was selected as the #1 pick in the 3 Round of the 1972 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Lloyd Neal signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on September 1, 1972. Larry Steele was selected as the #2 pick in the 3 Round of the 1971 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Larry Steele signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on April 9, 1971. Mychal Thompson was selected as the #1 pick in the First Round of the 1978 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Mychal Thompson signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on September 13, 1978. Dave Twardzik was selected as the #13 pick in the Second Round of the 1972 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Dave Twardzik signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on June 2, 1976. Bill Walton was selected as the #1 pick in the First Round of the 1974 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Bill Walton signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on June 1, 1974. |
Acquired via Draft Rights Trade |
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Draft Rights to Maurice Lucas, the #14 pick in the First Round of the 1974 NBA Draft, were acquired by the New York Knicks from the Chicago Bulls on May 28, 1974. Maurice Lucas signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on September 1, 1976. |
Acquired via Trade |
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Tom Owens was acquired in a trade by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Houston Rockets on August 10, 1977. |
Acquired via Free Agency |
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Willie Smith signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers on October 3, 1978. Ira Terrell signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers on February 17, 1979. |
1978-1979 Portland Trail Blazers Front Office
Staff Member | Position | Start Season | Previous Job |
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Larry Weinberg | Owner | 1970-1971 | N/A |
Jack Ramsay | Head Coach | 1976-1977 | Head Coach (Atlanta Hawks, 1972 to 1976) |
Harry Glickman | Owner, General Manager | 1970-1971 | N/A |
Bill Schonely | Television Play-By-Play | 1970-1971 | N/A |