Washington Bullets Regular Season Rosters

1983-1984 Washington Bullets Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
42 Greg Ballard F 6-7 215 6 Oregon 1977 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
23 Charles Davis F 6-7 215 2 Vanderbilt 1981 Rnd 2 Pick 12 United States
25 Darren Daye FC 6-8 220 0 UCLA 1983 Rnd 3 Pick 10 United States
  Mike Gibson PF 6-10 205 0 USC Upstate 1982 Rnd 2 Pick 21 United States
15 Frank Johnson G 6-1 185 2 Wake Forest 1981 Rnd 1 Pick 11 United States
  Joe Kopicki PF 6-9 240 1 Detroit-Mercy 1982 Rnd 3 Pick 10 United States
44 Rick Mahorn C 6-10 240 3 Hampton 1980 Rnd 2 Pick 12 United States
24 Jeff Malone SG 6-4 205 0 Mississippi State 1983 Rnd 1 Pick 10 United States
  Tom McMillen PF 6-11 215 8 Maryland 1974 Rnd 1 Pick 9 United States
  Cliff Robinson F 6-9 220 4 USC 1979 Rnd 1 Pick 11 United States
43 Jeff Ruland C 6-10 240 2 Iona 1980 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States
  DeWayne Scales PF 6-8 208 2 LSU 1980 Rnd 2 Pick 13 United States
  Ricky Sobers SG 6-3 198 8 UNLV 1975 Rnd 1 Pick 16 United States
  Bryan Warrick G 6-5 195 1 Saint Joseph's 1982 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States
  Gus Williams G 6-2 175 7 USC 1975 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States
2 Michael Wilson G 6-4 175 1 Marquette 1982 Rnd 3 Pick 1 United States

1983-1984 Washington Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters F. Johnson R. Sobers G. Ballard R. Mahorn J. Ruland
Rotation   J. Malone C. Davis T. McMillen  
Rotation       J. Kopicki  
Rotation       D. Daye  
Lim PT   B. Warrick   M. Gibson  

1983-1984 Atlantic Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Boston Celtics62-20-
2Philadelphia Sixers52-3010
3New York Knicks47-3515
4New Jersey Nets45-3717
5Washington Bullets35-4727

1983-1984 Washington Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Jeff Ruland Player Of The Month (Dec 83)
Jeff Ruland Player Of The Week (12/11/83)
Jeff Malone All-Rookie First Team (1984)
Jeff Ruland Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1984)

1983-1984 Washington Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Jeff Ruland 75 41.1 22.2 12.3 3.9 0.9 1.0 4.6
Ricky Sobers 81 32.4 15.6 2.2 4.7 1.4 0.2 2.7
Greg Ballard 82 32.9 14.5 6.0 3.5 1.1 0.4 1.7
Frank Johnson 82 32.8 12.0 2.2 6.9 1.2 0.1 2.3
Jeff Malone 81 24.4 12.1 1.9 1.9 0.3 0.2 1.4
Rick Mahorn 82 32.9 9.0 9.0 1.6 0.8 1.5 1.7
Tom McMillen 62 20.9 9.2 3.2 1.2 0.2 0.3 1.1
Darren Daye 75 15.7 6.1 2.5 2.3 0.5 0.2 1.3
Charles Davis 46 10.2 5.0 2.2 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.8
Joe Kopicki 59 11.5 3.7 2.8 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.7
Bryan Warrick 32 7.9 2.0 0.7 1.3 0.3 0.1 0.6
Mike Gibson 32 7.2 1.7 2.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.4
DeWayne Scales 2 6.5 3.0 1.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.0
Michael Wilson 6 4.3 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5

1983-1984 Washington Bullets Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Greg Ballard was selected as the #4 pick in the First Round of the 1977 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards. Greg Ballard signed a multi-year contract with the Washington Wizards on August 25, 1977. Greg Ballard re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Washington Wizards on August 1, 1981.

Charles Davis was selected as the #12 pick in the Second Round of the 1981 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards. Charles Davis signed a multi-year contract with the Washington Wizards on September 1, 1981.

Darren Daye was selected as the #10 pick in the 3 Round of the 1983 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards. Darren Daye signed a multi-year contract with the Washington Wizards on September 1, 1983.

Mike Gibson was selected as the #21 pick in the Second Round of the 1982 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards. Mike Gibson signed a contract with the Washington Wizards on June 20, 1983.

Frank Johnson was selected as the #11 pick in the First Round of the 1981 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards. Frank Johnson signed a multi-year contract with the Washington Wizards on October 1, 1981.

Rick Mahorn was selected as the #12 pick in the Second Round of the 1980 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards. Rick Mahorn signed a multi-year contract with the Washington Wizards on September 1, 1980. Rick Mahorn re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Washington Wizards on September 1, 1983.

Jeff Malone was selected as the #10 pick in the First Round of the 1983 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards. Jeff Malone signed a multi-year contract with the Washington Wizards on August 1, 1983.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Jeff Ruland, the #2 pick in the Second Round of the 1980 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Washington Wizards from the Golden State Warriors on June 10, 1980. Jeff Ruland signed a multi-year contract with the Washington Wizards on August 1, 1981. Jeff Ruland signed a multi-year extension with the Washington Wizards on September 1, 1983.

Acquired via Trade

Tom McMillen was acquired in a trade by the Washington Wizards from the Atlanta Hawks on June 29, 1983.

Acquired via Free Agency

Joe Kopicki signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Washington Wizards on March 9, 1983.

Ricky Sobers signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Washington Wizards on January 24, 1983.

Bryan Warrick signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Washington Wizards on November 17, 1983.

1983-1984 Washington Bullets Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Abe Pollin Owner 1964-1965 N/A
Gene Shue Head Coach 1980-1981 Head Coach (Los Angeles Clippers, 1978 to 1980)
Bernie Bickerstaff Assistant Coach 1973-1974 N/A
Bob Ferry General Manager 1973-1974 N/A