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The 1985–86 Dallas Mavericks were powered by Mark Aguirre as the clear offensive focal point, with Rolando Blackman and Sam Perkins providing reliable secondary scoring and frontcourt production. Derek Harper emerged as the team’s primary playmaker, while James Donaldson anchored the paint with strong rebounding and interior defense. The statistics reflect a balanced roster that paired dependable scoring depth with solid rebounding, ball movement, and an effective inside presence.

Roster

NO. PLAYER POS. HT. WT. BIRTH DATE COLLEGE
12 Derek Harper PG 6-4 185 October 13, 1961 Illinois
14 Dale Ellis SF 6-7 205 August 6, 1960 Tennessee
15 Brad Davis PG 6-3 180 December 17, 1955 Maryland
22 Rolando Blackman SG 6-6 190 February 26, 1959 Kansas State
23 Bill Wennington C 7-0 245 April 26, 1963 St. John’s
24 Mark Aguirre SF 6-6 232 December 10, 1959 DePaul
31 Jay Vincent PF 6-7 220 June 10, 1959 Michigan State
32 Detlef Schrempf SF 6-10 235 January 21, 1963 Washington
33 Uwe Blab C 7-1 252 March 26, 1962 Indiana
40 James Donaldson C 7-2 275 August 16, 1957 Washington State
40 Kurt Nimphius PF 6-10 218 March 13, 1958 Arizona State
41 Sam Perkins PF 6-9 235 June 14, 1961 UNC
43 Harold Keeling SG 6-4 185 September 18, 1963 Santa Clara
55 Wallace Bryant C 7-0 245 July 14, 1959 San Francisco

Regular Season Per Game

PLAYER POS AGE G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Rolando Blackman SG 26 82 81 34.0 21.5 3.5 3.3 1.0 0.3 2.3 16.1 .514 0.4 .138 5.9 .836
Mark Aguirre SF 26 74 73 33.8 22.6 6.0 4.6 0.8 0.2 3.4 17.9 .503 0.8 .286 6.1 .705
Sam Perkins PF 24 80 79 32.8 15.4 8.6 1.9 0.9 1.2 1.8 11.4 .503 0.4 .333 4.7 .814
James Donaldson C 28 69 64 32.5 8.3 9.6 1.2 0.3 1.6 1.2 5.4 .568 0.0 — 2.7 .799
Derek Harper PG 24 79 39 27.2 12.2 2.9 5.3 1.9 0.3 1.8 9.2 .534 0.6 .235 2.9 .747
Jay Vincent PF 26 80 3 24.9 13.8 4.6 2.3 0.8 0.3 1.8 11.5 .481 0.0 .000 3.4 .810
Brad Davis PG 30 82 43 24.0 9.3 1.8 5.7 0.7 0.2 1.3 6.1 .532 1.1 .360 2.8 .868
Kurt Nimphius PF 27 13 4 21.5 7.0 4.6 1.1 0.2 0.9 1.0 5.5 .514 0.1 .000 2.2 .586
Wallace Bryant C 26 9 8 17.1 3.1 3.7 1.2 0.3 0.2 0.8 3.3 .367 0.0 — 1.2 .545
Dale Ellis SF 25 72 1 15.1 7.1 2.3 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.5 6.5 .411 2.4 .364 1.1 .720
Detlef Schrempf SF 23 64 12 15.1 6.2 3.1 1.4 0.4 0.2 1.3 4.9 .451 0.1 .429 2.4 .724
Bill Wennington C 22 56 3 10.0 3.4 2.4 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.4 2.7 .471 0.1 .000 1.1 .726
Uwe Blab C 23 48 0 8.5 2.6 1.9 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.6 2.0 .468 0.0 — 1.4 .537
Harold Keeling SG 22 20 0 3.8 2.2 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.4 2.0 .436 0.0 — 0.7 .714
TEAM TOTALS — — 82 82 241.5 115.3 42.8 25.7 7.4 4.5 15.7 88.5 .501 5.4 .316 32.2 .776

Playoff Per Game

Player Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TPG FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
James Donaldson C 28 10 10 41.0 10.9 11.7 1.0 0.6 1.2 1.0 4.8 .750 0.0   4.0 .925
Rolando Blackman SG 26 10 10 37.1 20.8 3.5 3.2 0.8 0.1 2.0 16.7 .497 0.1 .000 5.3 .792
Derek Harper PG 24 10 10 34.8 13.4 1.9 7.6 2.3 0.0 2.3 10.7 .533 1.4 .571 1.6 .750
Sam Perkins PF 24 10 10 34.7 14.9 8.3 2.4 0.9 1.4 1.6 13.3 .429 0.8 .250 4.3 .767
Mark Aguirre SF 26 10 10 34.5 24.7 7.1 5.4 0.9 0.0 2.3 21.4 .491 0.6 .333 5.5 .636
Jay Vincent PF 26 10 0 20.4 10.6 3.9 1.5 0.4 0.1 1.7 9.9 .384 0.0   3.4 .882
Brad Davis PG 30 10 0 16.3 7.7 1.9 2.3 0.3 0.0 1.5 4.4 .545 1.5 .667 2.4 .792
Detlef Schrempf SF 23 10 0 12.0 3.7 2.3 1.4 0.2 0.1 1.0 2.8 .464 0.1 .000 1.7 .647
Dale Ellis SF 25 7 0 9.6 4.3 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 3.1 .409 1.7 .583 0.7 1.000
Uwe Blab C 23 1 0 6.0 4.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 .667 0.0   0.0  
Bill Wennington C 22 6 0 3.0 1.2 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .333 0.2 1.000 0.3 1.000
Harold Keeling SG 22 1 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0   0.0   0.0  
Team Totals     10 10 240.0 110.8 41.9 25.0 6.6 3.1 14.2 87.1 .489 5.8 .517 28.9 .782

Regular Season Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS Min Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
Rolando Blackman SG 26 82 81 2787 1762 291 271 79 25 189 1318 677 29 4 483 404
Sam Perkins PF 24 80 79 2626 1234 685 153 75 94 145 910 458 33 11 377 307
Mark Aguirre SF 26 74 73 2501 1670 445 339 62 14 252 1327 668 56 16 451 318
James Donaldson C 28 69 64 2241 573 664 84 23 110 85 375 213 0 0 184 147
Derek Harper PG 24 79 39 2150 963 226 416 153 23 144 730 390 51 12 229 171
Jay Vincent PF 26 80 3 1994 1106 368 180 66 21 145 919 442 3 0 274 222
Brad Davis PG 30 82 43 1971 764 146 467 57 15 110 502 267 89 32 228 198
Dale Ellis SF 25 72 1 1086 508 168 37 40 9 38 470 193 173 63 82 59
Detlef Schrempf SF 23 64 12 969 397 198 88 23 10 84 315 142 7 3 152 110
Bill Wennington C 22 56 3 562 189 132 21 11 22 21 153 72 4 0 62 45
Uwe Blab C 23 48 0 409 124 91 17 3 12 28 94 44 0 0 67 36
Kurt Nimphius C 27 13 4 280 91 60 14 3 12 13 72 37 1 0 29 17
Wallace Bryant C 26 9 8 154 28 33 11 3 2 7 30 11 0 0 11 6
Harold Keeling SG 22 20 0 75 44 6 10 7 0 7 39 17 0 0 14 10
Team Totals     82 82 19805 9453 3513 2108 605 369 1268 7254 3631 446 141 2643 2050

Playoff Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS Min Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
James Donaldson C 28 10 10 410 109 117 10 6 12 10 48 36 0 0 40 37
Rolando Blackman SG 26 10 10 371 208 35 32 8 1 20 167 83 1 0 53 42
Derek Harper PG 24 10 10 348 134 19 76 23 0 23 107 57 14 8 16 12
Sam Perkins PF 24 10 10 347 149 83 24 9 14 16 133 57 8 2 43 33
Mark Aguirre SF 26 10 10 345 247 71 54 9 0 23 214 105 6 2 55 35
Jay Vincent PF 26 10 0 204 106 39 15 4 1 17 99 38 0 0 34 30
Brad Davis PG 30 10 0 163 77 19 23 3 0 15 44 24 15 10 24 19
Detlef Schrempf SF 23 10 0 120 37 23 14 2 1 10 28 13 1 0 17 11
Dale Ellis SF 25 7 0 67 30 7 2 2 2 4 22 9 12 7 5 5
Bill Wennington C 22 6 0 18 7 5 0 0 0 0 6 2 1 1 2 2
Uwe Blab C 23 1 0 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0
Harold Keeling SG 22 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Team Totals     10 10 2400 1108 419 250 66 31 138 871 426 58 30 289 226

HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK Impact Index* Notes
Mark Aguirre Primary Scorer 33.8 High 22.6 6.0 4.6 1.0 16.1 Offensive focal point, strong all-around production, consistent across scoring, rebounding, and playmaking.
Rolando Blackman Secondary Scorer 34.0 High 21.5 3.5 3.3 1.3 14.8 Efficient SG, contributes offensively and defensively, complements primary scorer.
Sam Perkins Two-Way Forward 32.8 Medium 15.4 8.6 1.9 2.1 14.0 Balanced scoring and rebounding, strong defensive presence, reliable two-way contributor.
James Donaldson Rim Protector 32.5 Low 8.3 9.6 1.2 1.9 10.5 Defensive anchor, elite rebounder, limited offensive responsibility.
Derek Harper Floor General 27.2 Medium 12.2 2.9 5.3 2.2 11.3 Facilitates offense, strong defensive activity (steals + blocks), moderate scoring load.
Jay Vincent Secondary Scorer 24.9 Medium 13.8 4.6 2.3 1.1 10.4 Productive bench scorer, contributes on boards and defense, efficient offensive option.
Brad Davis Backup Facilitator 24.0 Medium 9.3 1.8 5.7 0.9 8.85 Veteran PG, stabilizes second unit, strong assists, moderate scoring in limited minutes.
Dale Ellis Role Scorer 15.1 Low 7.1 2.3 0.5 0.7 5.3 Spot minutes, perimeter scoring threat, emerging offensive role.
Detlef Schrempf Emerging Talent 15.1 Low 6.2 3.1 1.4 0.6 5.15 Young forward, versatile in limited minutes, shows potential in rebounding and scoring efficiency.
Kurt Nimphius Spot Minutes 21.5 Low 7.0 4.6 1.1 1.1 6.15 Limited minutes but provides rebounding and defensive support off bench.
Bill Wennington Peripheral 10.0 Low 3.4 2.4 0.4 0.6 3.4 Spot center minutes, limited impact, contributes marginally on boards and defense.
Uwe Blab Peripheral 8.5 Low 2.6 1.9 0.4 0.4 2.65 Minimal playing time, developmental center role.
Wallace Bryant Peripheral 17.1 Low 3.1 3.7 1.2 0.5 4.25 Short-term starter, small sample, moderate impact on boards and limited scoring.
Harold Keeling Peripheral 3.8 Low 2.2 0.3 0.5 0.4 1.7 Minimal minutes, developmental role.