1971-1972 Buffalo Braves: 22-60 .268
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 13-27 (4108 points scored, 4284 allowed) Road record: 8-31 (3945 points scored, 4506 allowed) Other sites: 1-2 (314 points scored, 335 allowed) Head Coaches: Dolph Schayes (0-1), Johnny McCarthy (22-59) 8367 points scored (17th of 17 teams), 9125 points allowed (11th) NBA Averages: 110.2 points/game (9036.0 points/team) Team Roster: Player Hgt Wgt Age School Em Bryant 6'1 175 33 DePaul Jerry Chambers 6'5 185 28 Utah Mike Davis 6'3 185 25 Virginia Union Dick Garrett 6'3 185 24 Southern Illinois Walt Hazzard 6'2 185 29 UCLA Fred Hilton 6'3 185 23 Grambling State Bill Hosket 6'7 225 25 Ohio State John Hummer 6'9 230 23 Princeton Bob Kauffman 6'8 240 25 Guilford Elmore Smith 7'0 250 22 Kentucky State Randy Smith 6'3 180 23 SUNY - Buffalo Cornell Warner 6'9 220 23 Jackson State 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 77 3205 558 1123 0 0 341 429 0 0 787 297 0 0 0 273 1457 18.9 C Elmore Smith 78 3186 579 1275 0 0 194 363 0 0 1184 111 0 0 0 306 1352 17.3 G Walt Hazzard 72 2389 450 998 0 0 237 303 0 0 213 406 0 0 0 230 1137 15.8 G Randy Smith 76 2094 432 896 0 0 158 254 0 0 368 189 0 0 0 202 1022 13.4 G Dick Garrett 73 1905 325 735 0 0 136 157 0 0 225 165 0 0 0 225 786 10.8 G Fred Hilton 61 1349 309 795 0 0 90 122 0 0 156 116 0 0 0 145 708 11.6 G Mike Davis 62 1068 213 501 0 0 138 180 0 0 120 82 0 0 0 141 564 9.1 F Cornell Warner 62 1239 162 366 0 0 58 78 0 0 379 54 0 0 0 125 382 6.2 F John Hummer 55 1186 113 290 0 0 58 124 0 0 229 72 0 0 0 178 284 5.2 G Em Bryant 54 1223 101 220 0 0 75 125 0 0 127 206 0 0 0 167 277 5.1 F Bill Hosket 44 592 89 181 0 0 42 52 0 0 123 38 0 0 0 79 220 5.0 F Jerry Chambers 26 369 78 180 0 0 22 32 0 0 67 23 0 0 0 39 178 6.8
1971 Draft:
NBA ABA
Rnd Ovr Player Games Games School
1 3 Elmore Smith 562 Kentucky State
2 19 Fred Hilton 120 Grambling
2 26 Amos Thomas SW Oklahoma State
2 30 Spencer Haywood 760 84 Detroit [pick acquired from PHI]
4 53 Jim O'Brien 303 Boston College
5 70 Garry Nelson Duquesne
6 87 Glen Summors Gannon
7 104 Randy Smith 976 Buffalo State
8 121 Craig Love Ohio
9 138 Gary Stewart Canisius
10 154 Don Ward Colgate
11 170 Bill Warner Arizona
12 184 Butch Webster LSU-New Orleans
13 197 Pete Smith 5 Valdosta State
14 209 Ray Lavender Drury
15 218 William Chatmon Baylor
16 226 James Douglas Memphis
17 230 Nelson Isley Louisiana State
18 233 Joey Meyer DePaul
Traded draft picks:
Regular Season Game Log:
Date Opponent Result Record 10/12/1971 vs Seattle Supersonics L 90-123 0-1 10/15/1971 at Cleveland Cavaliers W 111-109 1-1 10/16/1971 vs Cleveland Cavaliers L 89-93 1-2 10/19/1971 vs Los Angeles Lakers L 106-123 1-3 10/22/1971 at Milwaukee Bucks L 105-124 1-4 10/23/1971 vs Boston Celtics L 98-103 1-5 10/26/1971 at Golden State Warriors W 91-89 2-5 10/28/1971 at Seattle Supersonics L 96-106 2-6 10/29/1971 at Portland Trail Blazers W 120-119 3-6 10/31/1971 at Houston Rockets L 87-102 3-7 11/03/1971 vs Phoenix Suns L 98-100 3-8 11/05/1971 at Atlanta Hawks W 122-117 4-8 11/06/1971 vs Chicago Bulls W 130-99 5-8 11/09/1971 vs Portland Trail Blazers W 109-100 6-8 11/13/1971 vs Milwaukee Bucks L 106-127 6-9 11/16/1971 vs Cincinnati Royals W 102-98 7-9 11/19/1971 at Baltimore Bullets L 105-126 7-10 11/20/1971 vs Detroit Pistons L 96-105 7-11 11/23/1971 vs Atlanta Hawks W 102-97 8-11 11/24/1971 at Boston Celtics L 100-108 8-12 11/27/1971 vs Golden State Warriors L 91-110 8-13 11/30/1971 vs Houston Rockets L 101-115 8-14 12/02/1971 vs Baltimore Bullets W 109-105 9-14 12/03/1971 vs Cleveland Cavaliers W 91-90 10-14 12/04/1971 at New York Knicks L 90-130 10-15 12/07/1971 vs Cincinnati Royals W 115-91 11-15 12/10/1971 vs Portland Trail Blazers L 100-101 11-16 12/14/1971 vs Philadelphia 76ers W 117-110 12-16 12/15/1971 at Milwaukee Bucks L 108-122 12-17 12/17/1971 vs New York Knicks L 95-115 12-18 12/18/1971 at Boston Celtics L 91-124 12-19 12/21/1971 vs Los Angeles Lakers L 103-117 12-20 12/25/1971 at Atlanta Hawks L 117-140 12-21 12/27/1971 vs Philadelphia 76ers L 112-121 12-22 12/28/1971 at Los Angeles Lakers L 87-105 12-23 12/30/1971 at Phoenix Suns L 102-123 12-24 01/01/1972 at Seattle Supersonics L 83-97 12-25 01/02/1972 at Portland Trail Blazers L 90-108 12-26 01/04/1972 at Golden State Warriors L 86-112 12-27 01/07/1972 vs Phoenix Suns L 110-123 12-28 01/08/1972 at Cincinnati Royals W 97-87 13-28 01/09/1972 at Detroit Pistons L 96-101 13-29 | Date Opponent Result Record 01/11/1972 vs Cincinnati Royals L 107-109 13-30 01/12/1972 at Philadelphia 76ers W 111-109 14-30 01/14/1972 vs Portland Trail Blazers L 100-102 14-31 01/21/1972 vs Chicago Bulls L 93-113 14-32 01/25/1972 vs Atlanta Hawks L 110-123 14-33 01/26/1972 at Baltimore Bullets L 114-115 14-34 01/28/1972 vs Seattle Supersonics L 93-104 14-35 01/30/1972 at Cleveland Cavaliers W 99-98 15-35 02/01/1972 vs Cleveland Cavaliers L 99-104 15-36 02/02/1972 at Philadelphia 76ers L 104-119 15-37 02/04/1972 vs New York Knicks L 84-103 15-38 02/05/1972 at Chicago Bulls L 96-130 15-39 02/06/1972 at Cleveland Cavaliers W 121-108 16-39 02/08/1972 vs Milwaukee Bucks L 108-126 16-40 02/09/1972 at Boston Celtics L 112-139 16-41 02/11/1972 vs Detroit Pistons W 95-88 17-41 02/12/1972 at Detroit Pistons L 87-113 17-42 02/13/1972 at Atlanta Hawks L 119-133 17-43 02/15/1972 vs Golden State Warriors L 100-103 17-44 02/18/1972 vs Houston Rockets L 96-108 17-45 02/19/1972 at New York Knicks L 95-100 17-46 02/22/1972 vs Baltimore Bullets W 99-98 18-46 02/24/1972 at Cincinnati Royals L 97-108 18-47 02/25/1972 vs Boston Celtics L 115-117 18-48 02/29/1972 vs Atlanta Hawks L 89-99 18-49 03/01/1972 at Philadelphia 76ers L 99-108 18-50 03/03/1972 vs New York Knicks W 105-97 19-50 03/05/1972 at Phoenix Suns L 103-131 19-51 03/07/1972 at Portland Trail Blazers L 94-98 19-52 03/11/1972 at Houston Rockets L 100-121 19-53 03/12/1972 at Los Angeles Lakers L 102-141 19-54 03/14/1972 vs Philadelphia 76ers W 108-105 20-54 03/17/1972 at Chicago Bulls L 103-126 20-55 03/18/1972 vs Detroit Pistons W 116-103 21-55 03/19/1972 at Cincinnati Royals L 105-136 21-56 03/21/1972 vs Baltimore Bullets W 114-100 22-56 03/22/1972 at New York Knicks L 99-123 22-57 03/24/1972 at Detroit Pistons L 105-112 22-58 03/25/1972 vs Boston Celtics L 116-121 22-59 03/26/1972 at Baltimore Bullets L 101-119 22-60 |