1979-80 Phoenix Suns Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 55-27
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 3-5 Lost conference semifinals
Conference First Round - Defeated Kansas City Kings 2-1
Conference Semifinals - Lost to Los Angeles Lakers 4-1
Coach: John MacLeod (55-27)
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 480,659, Avg. 11,723 in 41 home dates
1979-80 Phoenix Suns Statistics
1979-80 Phoenix Suns Results

The Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association ended the 1979-80 season with a record of 55 wins and 27 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-5.

Phoenix tossed in 9,114 points and gave up 8,819. Paul Westphal netted a team-leading 1,792 points for the Suns, while Walter Davis scored 18 or more per game, too. Truck Robinson accounted for 770 rebounds. Paul Westphal dished out 416 assists for the squad.

Defensively, Don Buse added 132 thefts.

John MacLeod coached the team. The 1979-80 Phoenix Suns lost in the conference semifinals.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Alvan AdamsC-FJuly 19, 19546'9"210OklahomaLawrence, KS USA
Mike BratzGOctober 17, 19556'2"185StanfordLompoc, CA USA
Don BuseGAugust 10, 19506'4"190EvansvilleHuntingburg, IN USA
Jeff CookF-COctober 21, 19566'10"215Idaho StateWest Covina, CA USA
Walter DavisG-FSeptember 9, 19546'6"193North CarolinaPineville, NC USA
Garfield HeardFMay 3, 19486'6"215OklahomaHogansville, GA USA
Johnny HighGApril 25, 19576'3"185Nevada-RenoBirmingham, AL USA
Rich KelleyC-FMarch 23, 19537'0"235StanfordSan Mateo, CA USA
Joel KramerF-CNovember 30, 19556'7"203San Diego StateSan Diego, CA USA
Truck RobinsonF-COctober 4, 19516'7"225Tennessee StateJacksonville, FL USA
Alvin ScottF-GSeptember 14, 19556'7"185Oral RobertsCleveland, TN USA
Paul WestphalGNovember 30, 19506'4"192USCTorrance, CA USA



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