1981–82 Atlanta Hawks season

1981–82 Atlanta Hawks season
1981–82 Atlanta Hawks season
Head coach	Kevin Loughery
General manager	Stan Kasten
Owner	Ted Turner
Arena	The Omni
Results
Record	42–40 (.512)
Place	Division: 2nd (Central); Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	First round; (lost to 76ers 0–2)
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	WTBS; SuperStation WTBS;
Radio	WSB

The 1981–82 Atlanta Hawks season was the Hawks' 33rd season in the NBA and 14th season in Atlanta.^[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	4	Al Wood	SF/SG	United States	North Carolina
2	38	Clyde Bradshaw		United States	DePaul
3	52	Rudy Macklin	SF/SG	United States	Louisiana State
4	75	Kevin Figaro		United States	Louisiana-Lafayette
5	98	Steve Krafscisin		United States	Iowa
6	121	Darryl Warwick		United States	Hampton
7	144	Kevin Vesey		United States	Iona
8	167	Gilbert Salinas		Mexico United States	Notre Dame
9	189	Howard Thompkins		United States	Wagner
10	209	Mike Frazier		United States	Georgetown

Roster

1981–82 Atlanta Hawks roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Player	Height	Weight	From
G	22	John Drew	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Gardner–Webb
G	34	Mike Glenn	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Southern Illinois
C	10	Steve Hawes	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Washington
G	3	Eddie Johnson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Auburn
SF	40	Rudy Macklin	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	LSU
G	1	Wes Matthews	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Wisconsin
G	33	Jim McElroy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Central Michigan
C	54	Tom McMillen	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Maryland
C	30	Tree Rollins	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Clemson
F	32	Dan Roundfield	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Central Michigan
PG	2	Rory Sparrow	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Villanova
G	20	Freeman Williams	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Portland State

Head coach

Kevin Loughery

Assistant(s)

Mike Fratello

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks	55	27	.671	–	31–10	24–17	24–6
x-Atlanta Hawks	42	40	.512	13.0	24–17	18–23	15–14
Detroit Pistons	39	43	.476	16.0	23–18	16–25	19–11
Indiana Pacers	35	47	.427	20.0	25–16	10–31	14–16
Chicago Bulls	34	48	.415	21.0	22–19	12–29	12–17
Cleveland Cavaliers	15	67	.183	40.0	9–32	6–35	5–25

#	Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Boston Celtics	63	19	.768	–
2	y-Milwaukee Bucks	55	27	.671	8
3	x-Philadelphia 76ers	58	24	.707	5
4	x-New Jersey Nets	44	38	.537	19
5	x-Washington Bullets	43	39	.524	20
6	x-Atlanta Hawks	42	40	.512	21

7	Detroit Pistons	39	43	.476	24
8	Indiana Pacers	35	47	.427	28
9	Chicago Bulls	34	48	.415	29
10	New York Knicks	33	49	.402	30
11	Cleveland Cavaliers	15	67	.183	48

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

Regular season

1981–82 game log
Total: 42–40 (home: 24–17; road: 18–23)

October: 0–1 (home: 0–1; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 31	Philadelphia

November: 8–4 (home: 4–3; road: 4–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
4	November 6	@ Philadelphia
13	November 28	Boston

December: 4–11 (home: 2–4; road: 2–7)

Game	Date	Team
14	December 1	Philadelphia
19	December 11	@ Boston
20	December 12	Boston
24	December 20	@ Los Angeles
26	December 26	@ San Antonio

January: 7–6 (home: 4–2; road: 3–4)

Game	Date	Team
33	January 13	@ Boston
34	January 15	@ Philadelphia
38	January 22	San Antonio

February: 5–8 (home: 1–5; road: 4–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
45	February 9	Los Angeles

March: 12–5 (home: 8–1; road: 4–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
56	March 5	@ Philadelphia
63	March 17	@ Boston

April: 6–5 (home: 5–1; road: 1–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
73	April 2	Boston
77	April 9	Philadelphia

1981–82 schedule

Playoffs

1982 playoff game log

First round: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	April 21	@ Philadelphia	L 76–111	John Drew (18)	Dan Roundfield (11)	Rory Sparrow (8)	Spectrum 11,250	1–0
2	April 23	Philadelphia	W 95–98 (OT)	Dan Roundfield (29)	Dan Roundfield (11)	Eddie Johnson (4)	Omni Coliseum 8,703	2–0

1982 schedule

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Dan Roundfield	61	58	36.3	46.6	20.0	76.0	11.8	2.7	1.0	1.5	18.6
John Drew	70	51	29.1	48.6	33.3	74.1	5.4	1.4	0.9	0.0	18.5
Eddie Johnson	68	57	34.0	45.0	23.3	76.4	2.8	5.3	1.5	0.2	17.8
Rory Sparrow	82	82	31.8	50.1	6.7	83.8	2.7	5.2	1.1	0.2	10.5
Tom McMillen	73	23	24.5	50.9	33.3	82.4	4.6	1.8	0.3	0.3	9.9
Steve Hawes	49	42	26.9	48.1	40.0	76.2	6.5	2.9	0.7	0.7	9.3
Charlie Criss	27	0	20.4	40.0	25.0	89.0	1.4	2.8	0.9	0.1	8.7
Mike Glenn	49	0	17.0	54.3	50.0	88.1	1.2	1.8	0.5	0.1	7.7
Rudy Macklin	79	32	19.2	43.4	0.0	77.5	3.3	0.6	0.5	0.3	7.0
Wes Matthews	47	5	17.8	44.0	25.0	75.9	1.2	3.0	1.1	0.0	6.9
Jim McElroy	20	17	17.5	41.6	20.0	80.6	0.9	2.0	0.4	0.2	6.7
Tree Rollins	79	39	25.5	58.4	0.0	61.2	7.7	0.7	0.4	2.8	6.1
Al Wood	19	0	12.5	34.3	0.0	71.4	2.3	0.6	0.5	0.1	4.8
Freeman Williams	23	0	8.2	38.2	20.0	84.6	0.5	0.8	0.3	0.0	4.8
Sam Pellom	69	4	15.0	45.4	0.0	77.2	3.3	0.4	0.4	0.7	4.2
Craig Shelton	4	0	5.3	33.3	0.0	50.0	0.8	0.0	0.3	0.0	1.3

Playoffs

Player	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Dan Roundfield	2	42.5	47.2	57.1	11.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	21.0
John Drew	2	29.5	36.4	58.3	5.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	11.5
Eddie Johnson	2	33.5	34.6	100.0	3.0	4.5	0.0	0.5	11.0
Tom McMillen	2	23.5	61.5	66.7	3.5	0.5	1.5	0.0	10.0
Rory Sparrow	2	34.5	41.7	100.0	4.0	5.5	1.0	0.0	7.0
Rudy Macklin	2	15.0	50.0	100.0	1.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	7.0
Steve Hawes	1	12.0	40.0	75.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.0
Mike Glenn	2	17.5	71.4	100.0	0.5	1.0	1.5	0.0	6.0
Wes Matthews	2	14.0	20.0	100.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.5	4.0
Tree Rollins	2	32.5	33.3	75.0	4.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	3.5
Sam Pellom	1	4.0	33.3	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0
Freeman Williams	1	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Player statistics citation:^[2]

Awards and records

Dan Roundfield, NBA All-Defensive First Team

References

↑ 1981-82 Atlanta Hawks
↑ "1981-82 Atlanta Hawks Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 18, 2021.

Atlanta Hawks
Founded in 1946 Formerly the Buffalo Bisons (1946) and Tri-Cities Blackhawks (1946–1951); played in Milwaukee (1951–1955) and St. Louis (1955–1968) Based in Atlanta, Georgia
Franchise	All-time roster Draft history Head coaches Seasons Current season
Arenas	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Wharton Field House Milwaukee Arena Kiel Auditorium St. Louis Arena Alexander Memorial Coliseum Omni Coliseum Lakefront Arena Georgia Dome State Farm Arena
Personnel	Owner(s) Tony Ressler Jami Gertz Grant Hill Sara Blakely Jesse Itzler Steven Price Rick Schnall General manager Onsi Saleh Head coach Quin Snyder
G League affiliate	College Park Skyhawks
Retired numbers	9 21 23 44 55 59
NBA championships	1958
Culture and lore	The Human Highlight Film Pistol Pete Spud Phantom Buzzer Game 1961 Boston Celtics boycott Life as We Know It Ted Turner
Category Commons

Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Game log

Regular season

Playoffs

Player statistics

Season

Playoffs

Awards and records

References

See also