1970-1971 Buffalo Braves: 22-60 .268
Next Season Home record: 14-23 (3985 points scored, 4088 allowed) Road record: 6-30 (3751 points scored, 4116 allowed) Other sites: 2-7 (917 points scored, 992 allowed) Head Coach: Dolph Schayes 8653 points scored (16th of 17 teams), 9196 points allowed (8th) NBA Averages: 112.4 points/game (9218.0 points/team) Team Roster: Player Hgt Wgt Age School Nate Bowman 6'10 230 27 Wichita State Em Bryant 6'1 175 32 DePaul Freddie Crawford 6'4 189 29 St. Bonaventure Mike Davis 6'3 185 24 Virginia Union Dick Garrett 6'3 185 23 Southern Illinois Herm Gilliam 6'3 190 24 Purdue Bill Hosket 6'7 225 24 Ohio State John Hummer 6'9 230 22 Princeton Bob Kauffman 6'8 240 24 Guilford Paul Long 6'2 180 26 Virginia Tech Mike Lynn 6'7 215 25 UCLA Don May 6'4 200 24 Dayton Mike Silliman 6'6 225 26 Army Cornell Warner 6'9 220 22 Jackson State George Wilson 6'8 225 28 Cincinnati Team Stats: Pos Player GP Mins FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA ORB DRB REB ASS STL BLK TO PF PTS PPG F Bob Kauffman 78 2778 616 1309 0 0 359 485 0 0 837 354 0 0 0 263 1591 20.4 F Don May 76 2666 629 1336 0 0 277 350 0 0 567 150 0 0 0 219 1535 20.2 G Dick Garrett 75 2375 373 902 0 0 218 251 0 0 295 264 0 0 0 290 964 12.9 F John Hummer 81 2637 339 764 0 0 235 405 0 0 717 163 0 0 0 284 913 11.3 G Herm Gilliam 80 2082 378 896 0 0 142 189 0 0 334 291 0 0 0 246 898 11.2 G Mike Davis 73 1617 317 774 0 0 199 262 0 0 187 153 0 0 0 220 833 11.4 G Em Bryant 73 2137 288 684 0 0 151 203 0 0 262 352 0 0 0 266 727 10.0 F Cornell Warner 65 1293 156 376 0 0 79 143 0 0 452 53 0 0 0 140 391 6.0 C George Wilson 46 713 92 269 0 0 56 69 0 0 230 48 0 0 0 99 240 5.2 C Nate Bowman 44 483 58 148 0 0 20 38 0 0 173 41 0 0 0 91 136 3.1 G Paul Long 30 213 57 120 0 0 20 24 0 0 31 25 0 0 0 23 134 4.5 F Bill Hosket 13 217 47 90 0 0 11 17 0 0 75 20 0 0 0 27 105 8.1 F Mike Silliman 36 366 36 79 0 0 19 39 0 0 62 23 0 0 0 37 91 2.5 G Freddie Crawford 15 203 36 106 0 0 16 26 0 0 35 24 0 0 0 18 88 5.9 F Mike Lynn 5 25 2 7 0 0 3 3 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 9 7 1.4
1970 Draft:
NBA ABA
Rnd Ovr Player Games Games School
1 15 John Hummer 327 Princeton [pick acquired from BAL]
2 24 Cornell Warner 445 Jackson State
3 43 Chip Case Virginia
4 58 Erwin Polnick Stephen F. Austin
5 77 Robert Moore Central State (OH)
6 92 Doug Hess Toledo
7 111 Cliff Shegogg Colorado State
8 126 Larry Woods West Virginia
9 145 Larry Duckworth Henderson State
10 160 Joe Taylor Dillard
11 177 Dick Walker Wake Forest
Traded draft picks:
#1 to BAL (George Johnson)
Regular Season Game Log:
Date Opponent Result Record 10/14/1970 vs Cleveland Cavaliers W 107-92 1-0 10/17/1970 vs San Diego Rockets L 93-102 1-1 10/20/1970 vs Philadelphia 76ers L 89-98 1-2 10/24/1970 vs Detroit Pistons L 95-114 1-3 10/27/1970 at Portland Trail Blazers L 108-119 1-4 10/30/1970 at Los Angeles Lakers L 90-104 1-5 10/31/1970 at Portland Trail Blazers L 102-107 1-6 11/02/1970 at Phoenix Suns L 102-110 1-7 11/04/1970 vs Seattle Supersonics L 101-126 1-8 11/05/1970 at Detroit Pistons L 109-121 1-9 11/07/1970 vs Cleveland Cavaliers W 103-91 2-9 11/11/1970 vs Atlanta Hawks W 134-118 3-9 11/13/1970 at Philadelphia 76ers L 111-119 3-10 11/14/1970 vs Milwaukee Bucks L 107-116 3-11 11/16/1970 at Seattle Supersonics W 112-103 4-11 11/17/1970 at Portland Trail Blazers W 102-101 5-11 11/20/1970 at San Francisco Warriors L 108-123 5-12 11/21/1970 at Portland Trail Blazers L 108-112 5-13 11/24/1970 vs Phoenix Suns W 112-106 6-13 11/25/1970 at Philadelphia 76ers L 92-99 6-14 11/27/1970 at Chicago Bulls L 104-121 6-15 11/28/1970 vs Portland Trail Blazers W 111-95 7-15 11/30/1970 at Boston Celtics L 106-109 7-16 12/01/1970 vs Boston Celtics L 116-117 7-17 12/04/1970 vs New York Knicks W 97-91 8-17 12/05/1970 at New York Knicks L 93-117 8-18 12/06/1970 at Cleveland Cavaliers L 106-108 8-19 12/08/1970 vs Boston Celtics L 102-122 8-20 12/10/1970 vs Chicago Bulls L 120-138 8-21 12/11/1970 vs Portland Trail Blazers L 105-120 8-22 12/12/1970 at Detroit Pistons W 93-92 9-22 12/13/1970 at Atlanta Hawks L 91-110 9-23 12/15/1970 vs Los Angeles Lakers W 113-111 10-23 12/17/1970 at Boston Celtics L 93-102 10-24 12/18/1970 vs Cleveland Cavaliers W 113-94 11-24 12/19/1970 at Cleveland Cavaliers L 112-123 11-25 12/20/1970 at Milwaukee Bucks L 101-131 11-26 12/23/1970 vs Chicago Bulls L 103-104 11-27 12/25/1970 at New York Knicks L 102-115 11-28 12/26/1970 at Cleveland Cavaliers L 107-120 11-29 12/29/1970 vs Philadelphia 76ers L 113-124 11-30 12/30/1970 at Baltimore Bullets L 90-106 11-31 | Date Opponent Result Record 01/02/1971 vs Cincinnati Royals L 103-115 11-32 01/06/1971 vs San Francisco Warriors W 115-108 12-32 01/08/1971 vs Seattle Supersonics L 102-110 12-33 01/09/1971 at Cleveland Cavaliers L 89-111 12-34 01/10/1971 at Chicago Bulls L 113-141 12-35 01/14/1971 vs Portland Trail Blazers W 119-113 13-35 01/15/1971 vs Detroit Pistons L 97-99 13-36 01/16/1971 at Cincinnati Royals L 113-114 13-37 01/18/1971 vs Atlanta Hawks L 113-123 13-38 01/19/1971 vs Cleveland Cavaliers L 79-111 13-39 01/20/1971 vs Portland Trail Blazers W 126-106 14-39 01/22/1971 vs San Diego Rockets W 101-94 15-39 01/24/1971 vs Portland Trail Blazers W 123-111 16-39 01/25/1971 at San Diego Rockets L 106-114 16-40 01/26/1971 at Phoenix Suns L 82-114 16-41 01/28/1971 at Seattle Supersonics L 110-120 16-42 01/29/1971 at San Francisco Warriors L 100-106 16-43 01/31/1971 at Cleveland Cavaliers L 108-117 16-44 02/02/1971 vs Cleveland Cavaliers L 91-101 16-45 02/05/1971 vs Baltimore Bullets L 90-98 16-46 02/10/1971 vs New York Knicks W 106-99 17-46 02/13/1971 at Cleveland Cavaliers W 111-106 18-46 02/14/1971 vs Phoenix Suns L 97-108 18-47 02/16/1971 vs Milwaukee Bucks L 103-135 18-48 02/17/1971 at Baltimore Bullets W 118-114 19-48 02/19/1971 vs Baltimore Bullets L 113-120 19-49 02/20/1971 at Cincinnati Royals L 94-120 19-50 02/22/1971 vs San Francisco Warriors L 91-109 19-51 02/26/1971 vs Detroit Pistons L 122-127 19-52 02/27/1971 at Atlanta Hawks L 117-134 19-53 03/02/1971 vs Los Angeles Lakers L 118-131 19-54 03/04/1971 at Milwaukee Bucks L 113-116 19-55 03/06/1971 vs Cleveland Cavaliers W 120-109 20-55 03/08/1971 at Portland Trail Blazers W 114-98 21-55 03/09/1971 at San Diego Rockets L 96-106 21-56 03/12/1971 at Los Angeles Lakers W 116-109 22-56 03/14/1971 at Portland Trail Blazers L 112-122 22-57 03/16/1971 vs Cincinnati Royals L 102-113 22-58 03/19/1971 at Detroit Pistons L 105-111 22-59 03/20/1971 vs Portland Trail Blazers L 129-132 22-60 |