1979-80 Chicago Bulls Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 30-52
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Coach: Jerry Sloan (30-52)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 363,605, Avg. 8,868 in 41 home dates
1979-80 Chicago Bulls Statistics
1979-80 Chicago Bulls Results

The Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association ended the 1979-80 season with a record of 30 wins and 52 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference.

Chicago scored 8,813 points and yielded 9,035. Reggie Theus netted a team-leading 1,660 points for the Bulls, while David Greenwood racked up 773 rebounds. Reggie Theus dished out 515 assists for the squad.

On the defensive side of the ball, Ricky Sobers added 136 steals, and David Greenwood swatted 129 opponent shot attempts.

Jerry Sloan coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Dennis AwtreyCFebruary 22, 19486'10"235Santa ClaraHollywood, CA USA
Del BeshoreGNovember 29, 19565'11"165California (PA)Mechanicsburg, PA USA
Roger BrownCFebruary 23, 19506'11"225KansasChicago, IL USA
Coby DietrickC-FJuly 23, 19486'10"220San Jose StateRiverside, CA USA
Artis GilmoreCSeptember 21, 19487'2"240JacksonvilleChipley, FL USA
David GreenwoodF-CMay 27, 19576'9"222UCLALynwood, CA USA
Ollie JohnsonFMay 11, 19496'6"200TemplePhiladelphia, PA USA
Dwight JonesF-CFebruary 27, 19526'10"210HoustonHouston, TX USA
Mark LandsbergerF-CMay 21, 19556'8"215Arizona StateMinot, ND USA
Ollie MackGJune 6, 19576'3"185East CarolinaNew York, NY USA
Scott MayFMarch 19, 19546'6"215IndianaSandusky, OH USA
John MengeltGOctober 16, 19496'2"195AuburnLacrosse, WI USA
Sam SmithGJanuary 8, 19556'4"200UNLVFerriday, LA USA
Ricky SobersGJanuary 15, 19536'3"198UNLVBronx, NY USA
Reggie TheusGOctober 13, 19576'6"190UNLVInglewood, CA USA


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