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The San Antonio Spurs 1982–83 season was powered by one of the NBA’s most explosive offenses, with George Gervin and Mike Mitchell forming a prolific scoring tandem on the wings. Artis Gilmore dominated the interior through efficient scoring, rebounding, and rim protection, while Gene Banks added versatile frontcourt production. San Antonio paired balanced offensive firepower with strong interior play and advanced to the Western Conference Finals despite a defense that was solid rather than dominant.
Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | Birthdate | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Mike Mitchell | SF | 6’7″ | 215 lbs | Jan 1, 1956 | Auburn |
| 1 | Johnny Moore | PG | 6’1″ | 175 lbs | Mar 3, 1958 | Texas |
| 10 | Gene Banks | SF | 6’7″ | 215 lbs | May 15, 1959 | Duke |
| 11 | Mark McNamara | C | 6’11” | 235 lbs | Jun 8, 1959 | California |
| 14 | John Paxson | PG | 6’2″ | 185 lbs | Sep 29, 1960 | Notre Dame |
| 15 | Ron Brewer | SG | 6’4″ | 180 lbs | Sep 16, 1955 | Arkansas |
| 21 | Artis Gilmore | C | 7’2″ | 240 lbs | Sep 21, 1949 | Jacksonville |
| 22 | Mike Gale | SG | 6’4″ | 185 lbs | Jul 18, 1951 | Elizabeth City St. |
| 23 | Matt Fish | C | 6’11” | 275 lbs | Nov 18, 1969 | UNC Wilmington |
| 25 | Edgar Jones | PF | 6’10” | 225 lbs | Jun 17, 1956 | Nevada |
| 30 | Kevin Restani | PF | 6’9″ | 225 lbs | Dec 23, 1951 | San Francisco |
| 31 | Paul Griffin | PF | 6’9″ | 215 lbs | Apr 14, 1954 | Western Michigan |
| 32 | George Johnson | C | 6’11” | 210 lbs | Dec 18, 1948 | Stephen F. Austin |
| 33 | Reggie Johnson | PF | 6’9″ | 205 lbs | Jun 25, 1957 | Tennessee |
Regular Season Per Game
| Player | Pos | Age | G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | FGA | FG% | 3PA | 3P% | FTA | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Gervin | SG | 30 | 78 | 78 | 36.3 | 26.2 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 19.9 | .487 | 0.4 | .364 | 7.8 | .853 |
| Mike Mitchell | SF | 27 | 80 | 79 | 35.0 | 19.9 | 6.7 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 16.8 | .511 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.6 | .758 |
| Artis Gilmore | C | 33 | 82 | 82 | 34.1 | 18.0 | 12.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 10.8 | .626 | 0.1 | .000 | 6.0 | .740 |
| Gene Banks | PF | 23 | 81 | 81 | 33.6 | 14.9 | 7.6 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 11.3 | .550 | 0.1 | .000 | 3.4 | .705 |
| Johnny Moore | PG | 24 | 77 | 73 | 33.1 | 12.2 | 3.6 | 9.8 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 10.9 | .468 | 0.3 | .227 | 2.6 | .744 |
| Edgar Jones | PF | 26 | 28 | 3 | 22.2 | 9.6 | 6.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 6.6 | .497 | 0.1 | .000 | 4.1 | .737 |
| Mike Dunleavy | PG | 28 | 79 | 9 | 20.5 | 7.8 | 1.7 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 6.5 | .418 | 2.5 | .345 | 1.9 | .779 |
| Bill Willoughby | SF | 25 | 52 | 0 | 20.4 | 6.1 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 5.7 | .461 | 0.3 | .462 | 1.0 | .774 |
| Paul Griffin | PF | 29 | 53 | 0 | 18.0 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 2.2 | .517 | 0.0 | — | 1.4 | .697 |
| Billy Paultz | C | 34 | 7 | 0 | 17.9 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 3.9 | .444 | 0.0 | — | 0.3 | .500 |
| Mike Sanders | SF | 22 | 26 | 0 | 15.1 | 7.0 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 6.0 | .484 | 0.1 | .000 | 1.7 | .721 |
| Geoff Crompton | C | 27 | 14 | 0 | 10.6 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.4 | .412 | 0.0 | — | 0.4 | .600 |
| Roger Phegley | SG | 26 | 62 | 4 | 9.7 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 4.3 | .449 | 0.2 | .214 | 0.9 | .768 |
| Ed Rains | SF | 26 | 34 | 1 | 8.6 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 2.4 | .398 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.3 | .674 |
| Jim Johnstone | C | 22 | 7 | 0 | 7.7 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.4 | .200 | 0.0 | — | 0.7 | .600 |
| Coby Dietrick | C | 34 | 8 | 0 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | .200 | 0.0 | — | 0.3 | .000 |
| Oliver Robinson | SG | 22 | 35 | 0 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.8 | .361 | 0.3 | .091 | 1.3 | .667 |
| Robert Smith | PG | 27 | 7 | 0 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.6 | .455 | 0.1 | .000 | 0.3 | 1.000 |
| Team Totals | — | — | 82 | 82 | 241.2 | 114.3 | 46.7 | 27.6 | 8.2 | 5.7 | 18.3 | 89.5 | .504 | 3.8 | .305 | 30.1 | .765 |
Regular Season Totals
| Player | Pos | Age | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Gervin | G | 30 | 78 | 78 | 2830 | 2043 | 357 | 264 | 88 | 67 | 247 | 1553 | 757 | 33 | 12 | 606 | 517 |
| Mike Mitchell | F | 27 | 80 | 79 | 2803 | 1591 | 537 | 98 | 57 | 52 | 126 | 1342 | 686 | 3 | 0 | 289 | 219 |
| Artis Gilmore | C | 33 | 82 | 82 | 2797 | 1479 | 984 | 126 | 40 | 192 | 254 | 888 | 556 | 6 | 0 | 496 | 367 |
| Gene Banks | F | 23 | 81 | 81 | 2722 | 1206 | 612 | 279 | 78 | 21 | 171 | 919 | 505 | 5 | 0 | 278 | 196 |
| Johnny Moore | G | 24 | 77 | 73 | 2552 | 941 | 277 | 753 | 194 | 32 | 226 | 841 | 394 | 22 | 5 | 199 | 148 |
| Mike Dunleavy | F | 28 | 79 | 9 | 1619 | 613 | 134 | 437 | 74 | 4 | 160 | 510 | 213 | 194 | 67 | 154 | 120 |
| Bill Willoughby | F | 25 | 52 | 0 | 1062 | 319 | 190 | 56 | 24 | 16 | 56 | 295 | 136 | 13 | 6 | 53 | 41 |
| Paul Griffin | F | 29 | 53 | 0 | 956 | 173 | 216 | 86 | 33 | 25 | 68 | 116 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 53 |
| Edgar Jones | F | 26 | 28 | 3 | 622 | 268 | 177 | 20 | 14 | 31 | 43 | 185 | 92 | 3 | 0 | 114 | 84 |
| Roger Phegley | G | 26 | 62 | 4 | 599 | 286 | 84 | 60 | 30 | 8 | 49 | 267 | 120 | 14 | 3 | 56 | 43 |
| Mike Sanders | F | 22 | 26 | 0 | 393 | 183 | 94 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 28 | 157 | 76 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 31 |
| Ed Rains | F | 26 | 34 | 1 | 292 | 95 | 44 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 83 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 29 |
| Geoff Crompton | C | 27 | 14 | 0 | 148 | 31 | 48 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Oliver Robinson | F | 22 | 35 | 0 | 147 | 101 | 17 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 97 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 45 | 30 |
| Billy Paultz | C | 34 | 7 | 0 | 125 | 25 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jim Johnstone | C | 22 | 7 | 0 | 54 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Coby Dietrick | C | 34 | 8 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Robert Smith | F | 27 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Team Totals | — | — | 82 | 82 | 19780 | 9375 | 3831 | 2261 | 675 | 469 | 1485 | 7340 | 3697 | 308 | 94 | 2468 | 1887 |
HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight
| Player Name | Role Tier | MPG | Usage Tier | PPG | RPG | APG | STK (SPG+BPG) | Impact Index* | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Gervin | Primary Scoring Engine | 36.3 | Alpha Creator | 26.2 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 18.1 | Still the offensive heartbeat — elite efficiency (49% FG) and scoring gravity shaped every possession. Defensive reads improving through anticipation, not hustle. |
| Mike Mitchell | Secondary Scorer / Wing Finisher | 35.0 | High | 19.9 | 6.7 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 14.6 | Midrange master and perfect complement to Gervin. Strong rebounding wing, dependable consistency. Not a playmaker but key in spacing and rhythm. |
| Artis Gilmore | Anchor / Defensive Core | 34.1 | Medium-High | 18.0 | 12.0 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 17.1 | Rim dominance both ways. Efficient (63%) and physically commanding. Low assist totals but major defensive deterrent. |
| Gene Banks | Connector / Hybrid Forward | 33.6 | Medium | 14.9 | 7.6 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 13.6 | Balanced contributor bridging stars. Excellent positional defense and improved ball movement instincts. Sneaky valuable in high-energy lineups. |
| Johnny Moore | Orchestrator / Tempo Setter | 33.1 | High-Assist Load | 12.2 | 3.6 | 9.8 | 2.9 | 14.3 | True floor general. Top-tier passing impact and defensive disruption (2.5 steals). Limited scorer but immense playmaking engine. |
| Edgar Jones | Bench Enforcer / Energy Big | 22.2 | Medium | 9.6 | 6.3 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 9.1 | Short stretch but high energy — physicality and rebounding punch off the bench. Good rim activity. |
| Mike Dunleavy | Veteran Stabilizer / Secondary Playmaker | 20.5 | Medium | 7.8 | 1.7 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 8.0 | Coach-on-the-floor type. Reliable shooter, low turnovers. Valuable situational leader for second units. |
| Bill Willoughby | Athletic Wing Defender | 20.4 | Low-Medium | 6.1 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 5.9 | Defensive versatility flashed, but limited offensive volume. Solid glue presence. |
| Paul Griffin | Utility Big / Defensive Role | 18.0 | Low | 3.3 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 5.0 | Low-usage hustle player. Helped maintain interior stability in reserve minutes. |
| Mike Sanders | Prospect Wing / Scoring Depth | 15.1 | Medium | 7.0 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 6.1 | Young forward showing growth as a scorer. Needs defensive refinement. |
| Remaining Players (rotational/depth) | Spot Roles / Limited Sample | <15 MPG | Low | 2.0–4.0 | 1–3 | <1.0 | <0.7 | 2–4 | Short stints provided situational minutes — marginal statistical influence on team trends. |