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1971–72 Philadelphia 76ers season

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1971–72 Philadelphia 76ers season
Head coachJack Ramsay
ArenaThe Spectrum
Results
Record30–52 (.366)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Atlantic)
Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWTAF-TV
RadioWCAU
< 1970–71 1972–73 >

The 1971–72 NBA season was the 76ers 23rd season in the NBA and 9th season in Philadelphia. The team finished with a record of 30–52 and missed the post season for the 1st time in franchise history, ending an NBA-record streak of 22 consecutive appearances.

The team made a major trade to obtain guards Fred Carter and Kevin Loughery from the Baltimore Bullets in exchange for guard Archie Clark and draft picks.[1] At the start of the season the team was 9–4 after 13 games but imploded before long.

After the season Billy Cunningham left for the ABA, Lucious Jackson retired due to nagging injuries & coach Jack Ramsay left to become the head coach of the Buffalo Braves.[2]

Offseason

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Draft picks

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Main article: 1971 NBA draft

This table only displays picks through the second round.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 12 Dana Lewis PF/C  United States Tulsa
2 33 Marvin Stewart G  United States Nebraska

Roster

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Philadelphia 76ers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
C 20 Awtrey, Dennis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Santa Clara
F/C 23 Bridges, Bill 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Kansas
G 3 Carter, Fred 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Mount St. Mary's
F 32 Cunningham, Billy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) North Carolina
G 15 Greer, Hal 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Marshall
F 54 Jackson, Luke 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Texas–Pan American
Head coach
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

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Season standings

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Atlantic Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
y-Boston Celtics 56 26 .683 – 32–9 21–16 3–1 15–3
x-New York Knicks 48 34 .585 8 27–14 20–19 1–1 11–7
Philadelphia 76ers 30 52 .366 26 14–23 14–26 2–3 6–12
Buffalo Braves 22 60 .268 34 13–27 8–31 1–2 4–14
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Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT
1 z-Boston Celtics 56 26 .683
2 y-Baltimore Bullets 38 44 .463
3 x-New York Knicks 48 34 .585
4 x-Atlanta Hawks 36 46 .439
5 Philadelphia 76ers 30 52 .366
5 Cincinnati Royals 30 52 .366
7 Cleveland Cavaliers 23 59 .280
8 Buffalo Braves 22 60 .268
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

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1971–72 NBA Records
Team ATL BAL BOS BUF CHI CIN CLE DET GSW HOU LAL MIL NYK PHI PHO POR SEA
Atlanta — 2–4 0–4 4–2 0–5 3–3 4–2 3–2 3–2 1–4 0–5 2–3 3–1 3–3 3–2 4–0 1–4
Baltimore 4–2 — 2–2 3–3 1–4 4–2 1–5 3–2 1–4 3–2 1–4 0–5 2–4 4–0 4–1 3–1 2–3
Boston 4–0 2–2 — 6–0 3–2 4–2 5–1 5–0 2–3 5–0 1–4 2–3 3–3 6–0 2–3 4–0 2–3
Buffalo 2–4 3–3 0–6 — 1–3 3–3 4–2 2–4 1–3 0–4 0–4 0–4 1–5 3–3 0–4 2–4 0–4
Chicago 5–0 4–1 2–3 3–1 — 3–1 4–0 5–1 3–3 5–1 1–3 2–4 3–2 4–1 5–1 6–0 2–3
Cincinnati 3–3 2–4 2–4 3–3 1–3 — 6–2 2–3 2–3 0–4 1–4 0–5 2–2 2–2 2–3 2–2 0–5
Cleveland 2–4 5–1 1–5 2–4 0–4 2–6 — 1–3 0–4 2–2 1–3 0–4 1–5 2–4 0–4 4–2 0–4
Detroit 2–3 2–3 0–5 4–2 1–5 3–2 3–1 — 0–5 3–3 1–4 1–5 1–4 1–4 2–4 2–2 0–4
Golden State 2–3 4–1 3–2 3–1 3–3 3–2 4–0 5–0 — 5–1 1–5 2–2 2–3 4–1 2–3 4–2 4–2
Houston 4–1 2–3 0–5 4–0 1–5 4–0 2–2 3–3 1–5 — 1–5 0–5 0–5 4–1 1–3 4–2 3–3
Los Angeles 5–0 4–1 4–1 4–0 3–1 4–1 3–1 4–1 5–1 5–1 — 4–1 4–1 5–0 4–2 6–0 5–1
Milwaukee 3–2 5–0 3–2 4–0 4–2 5–0 4–0 5–1 2–2 5–0 1–4 — 2–3 4–1 4–2 6–0 6–0
New York 1–3 4–2 3–3 5–1 2–3 2–2 5–1 4–1 3–2 5–0 1–4 3–2 — 3–3 1–4 3–1 3–2
Philadelphia 3–3 0–4 0–6 3–3 1–4 2–2 4–2 4–1 1–4 1–4 0–5 1–4 3–3 — 1–4 2–2 4–1
Phoenix 2–3 1–4 3–2 4–0 1–5 3–2 4–0 4–2 3–2 3–1 2–4 2–4 4–1 4–1 — 6–0 3–2
Portland 0–4 1–3 0–4 4–2 0–6 2–2 2–4 2–2 2–4 2–4 0–6 0–6 1–3 2–2 0–6 — 0–6
Seattle 4–1 3–2 3–2 4–0 3–2 5–0 4–0 4–0 2–4 3–3 1–5 0–6 2–3 1–4 2–3 6–0 —

Game log

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1971–72 Game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 October 12 @ Chicago 114–100 Archie Clark (29) 1–0
2 October 14 @ Houston 105–94 Billy Cunningham (41) 2–0
3 October 16 @ Atlanta 104–102 Billy Cunningham (27) 3–0
4 October 20 Seattle 93–100 Billy Cunningham (29) 4–0
5 October 23 Milwaukee 110–88 Fred Foster (17) 4–1
6 October 24 @ Cleveland 111–93 Hal Greer (28) 5–1
7 October 27 Cleveland 106–120 Billy Cunningham (31) 6–1
8 October 29 Phoenix 137–135 (2OT) Fred Foster (29) 6–2
9 October 30 @ New York 108–101 Kevin Loughery (25) 7–2
10 November 3 @ Cincinnati 100–124 Fred Foster (29) 7–3
11 November 6 Atlanta 96–101 Hal Greer (31) 8–3
12 November 10 Los Angeles 143–103 Greer, Wohl (16) 8–4
13 November 12 Detroit 101–115 Billy Cunningham (24) 9–4
14 November 13 @ Baltimore 105–111 Kevin Loughery (22) 9–5
15 November 14 N Milwaukee 114–125 Billy Cunningham (32) 9–6
16 November 17 Houston 118–112 Billy Cunningham (29) 9–7
17 November 19 Chicago 148–104 Billy Cunningham (17) 9–8
18 November 21 @ Seattle 117–127 Billy Cunningham (32) 9–9
19 November 23 @ Phoenix 107–128 Billy Cunningham (17) 9–10
20 November 24 @ Houston 108–109 Billy Cunningham (30) 9–11
21 November 25 @ Golden State 112–111 Fred Foster (28) 10–11
22 November 27 Portland 93–116 Billy Cunningham (23) 11–11
23 November 28 @ Cleveland 120–124 Bill Bridges (25) 11–12
24 December 1 Seattle 98–102 Billy Cunningham (32) 12–12
25 December 3 Los Angeles 131–116 Hal Greer (23) 12–13
26 December 4 @ Atlanta 109–126 Bob Rule (18) 12–14
27 December 8 @ Cincinnati 115–109 Bob Rule (21) 13–14
28 December 10 Cincinnati 113–106 (OT) Kevin Loughery (27) 13–15
29 December 11 @ Detroit 118–111 Bill Bridges (26) 14–15
30 December 14 @ Buffalo 110–117 Billy Cunningham (29) 14–16
31 December 16 @ Golden State 93–113 Cunningham, Wohl (19) 14–17
32 December 17 @ Portland 126–127 Billy Cunningham (47) 14–18
33 December 19 @ Los Angeles 132–154 Bob Rule (33) 14–19
34 December 21 @ Phoenix 119–124 Bob Rule (26) 14–20
35 December 25 Baltimore 117–114 Billy Cunningham (29) 14–21
36 December 27 @ Buffalo 121–112 Billy Cunningham (26) 15–21
37 December 28 Boston 120–116 Billy Cunningham (24) 15–22
38 December 29 N Cleveland 102–103 Bob Rule (25) 15–23
39 December 31 @ Boston 119–131 Bob Rule (36) 15–24
40 January 2 @ Cleveland 148–119 Billy Cunningham (38) 16–24
41 January 4 @ Detroit 131–127 Billy Cunningham (39) 17–24
42 January 5 Chicago 139–107 Billy Cunningham (22) 17–25
43 January 7 New York 113–117 Billy Cunningham (25) 18–25
44 January 8 Phoenix 119–130 Billy Cunningham (31) 19–25
45 January 12 Buffalo 111–109 Bob Rule (24) 19–26
46 January 14 Los Angeles 135–121 Bob Rule (25) 19–27
47 January 15 @ Detroit 131–121 Bob Rule (25) 20–27
48 January 16 @ Atlanta 116–124 Billy Cunningham (45) 20–28
49 January 21 N Portland 122–136 Fred Carter (29) 21–28
50 January 22 Golden State 113–106 Fred Carter (27) 21–29
51 January 26 Cincinnati 102–113 Fred Carter (31) 22–29
52 January 28 Milwaukee 127–118 Billy Cunningham (39) 22–30
53 January 30 @ Boston 114–130 Billy Cunningham (41) 22–31
54 February 2 Buffalo 104–119 Fred Carter (23) 23–31
55 February 4 Detroit 118–113 Carter, Cunningham, Rule (21) 23–32
56 February 5 @ New York 104–112 Kevin Loughery (22) 23–33
57 February 6 New York 109–107 Fred Carter (36) 23–34
58 February 8 @ Phoenix 108–120 Kevin Loughery (17) 23–35
59 February 10 @ Golden State 112–121 Fred Foster (30) 23–36
60 February 11 @ Portland 106–110 Fred Carter (26) 23–37
61 February 14 Houston 130–116 Billy Cunningham (25) 23–38
62 February 16 Cleveland 116–126 Bob Rule (31) 24–38
63 February 18 @ Milwaukee 132–126 Fred Carter (41) 25–38
64 February 19 Baltimore 121–105 Billy Cunningham (23) 25–39
65 February 21 @ Baltimore 101–102 Foster, Rule (21) 25–40
66 February 22 @ Chicago 88–119 Carter, Foster (14) 25–41
67 February 25 N Atlanta 114–110 Fred Foster (26) 26–41
68 March 1 Buffalo 99–108 Bob Rule (20) 27–41
69 March 3 Milwaukee 94–81 Dave Wohl (17) 27–42
70 March 4 @ New York 115–118 (OT) Fred Carter (34) 27–43
71 March 5 New York 98–100 Fred Foster (24) 28–43
72 March 7 @ Los Angeles 97–114 Fred Carter (20) 28–44
73 March 9 @ Seattle 128–123 Bridges, Carter (26) 29–44
74 March 12 @ Houston 112–121 Billy Cunningham (20) 29–45
75 March 14 @ Buffalo 105–108 Fred Carter (26) 29–46
76 March 15 Boston 120–115 Billy Cunningham (32) 29–47
77 March 17 N Boston 111–127 Billy Cunningham (24) 29–48
78 March 19 Seattle 100–115 Billy Cunningham (26) 30–48
79 March 21 Atlanta 117–111 Billy Cunningham (31) 30–49
80 March 22 @ Boston 106–113 Billy Cunningham (26) 30–50
81 March 24 Chicago 116–99 Billy Cunningham (25) 30–51
82 March 26 Golden State 116–115 Hal Greer (27) 30–52

Awards and records

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References

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  1. ^ "76ers Deal Clark to Bullets For Loughery and Carter". The New York Times. October 19, 1971.
  2. ^ 1971–72 Philadelphia 76ers
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