1972-1973 Buffalo Braves: 21-61 .256
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 14-27 (4201 points scored, 4496 allowed) Road record: 6-31 (3814 points scored, 4242 allowed) Other sites: 1-3 (456 points scored, 485 allowed)
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 14-27 (4201 points scored, 4496 allowed) Road record: 6-31 (3814 points scored, 4242 allowed) Other sites: 1-3 (456 points scored, 485 allowed)
Head Coach: Jack Ramsay 8471 points scored (16th of 17 teams), 9223 points allowed (14th) NBA Averages: 107.6 points/game (8823.0 points/team)
Team Roster: Player Hgt Wgt Age School Harold Fox 6'2 175 23 Jacksonville Dick Garrett 6'3 185 25 Southern Illinois Walt Hazzard 6'2 185 30 UCLA Bill Hewitt 6'7 210 28 Southern California Fred Hilton 6'3 185 24 Grambling State John Hummer 6'9 230 24 Princeton Bob Kauffman 6'8 240 26 Guilford Howard Komives 6'1 185 31 Bowling Green Bob McAdoo 6'9 210 21 North Carolina Elmore Smith 7'0 250 23 Kentucky State Randy Smith 6'3 180 24 SUNY - Buffalo Cornell Warner 6'9 220 24 Jackson State Dave Wohl 6'2 185 23 PennTeam Stats: Pos Player GP Mins FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA ORB DRB REB ASS STL BLK TO PF PTS PPG C Bob McAdoo 80 2562 585 1293 0 0 271 350 0 0 728 139 0 0 0 256 1441 18.0 C Elmore Smith 76 2829 600 1244 0 0 188 337 0 0 946 192 0 0 0 295 1388 18.3 F Bob Kauffman 77 3049 535 1059 0 0 280 359 0 0 855 396 0 0 0 211 1350 17.5 G Randy Smith 82 2603 511 1154 0 0 192 264 0 0 391 422 0 0 0 247 1214 14.8 G Dick Garrett 78 1805 341 813 0 0 96 110 0 0 209 217 0 0 0 217 778 10.0 F John Hummer 66 1546 206 464 0 0 115 205 0 0 323 138 0 0 0 185 527 8.0 G Dave Wohl 56 1540 207 454 0 0 79 100 0 0 89 258 0 0 0 182 493 8.8 G Fred Hilton 59 731 191 494 0 0 41 53 0 0 98 74 0 0 0 100 423 7.2 G Howard Komives 67 1468 163 429 0 0 85 98 0 0 118 239 0 0 0 155 411 6.1 F Bill Hewitt 73 1332 152 364 0 0 41 74 0 0 368 110 0 0 0 154 345 4.7 G Walt Hazzard 9 134 25 60 0 0 3 6 0 0 10 17 0 0 0 19 53 5.9 G Harold Fox 10 84 12 32 0 0 7 8 0 0 8 10 0 0 0 7 31 3.1 F Cornell Warner 4 47 8 17 0 0 1 2 0 0 15 6 0 0 0 6 17 4.2
1972 Draft:
NBA ABA
Rnd Ovr Player Games Games School
1 2 Bob McAdoo 852 North Carolina
2 15 Harold Fox 10 Jacksonville
3 32 Bob Morse Penn
4 49 George Bryant Eastern Kentucky
5 65 Arnie Berman Brown
6 82 Ed Czernota Sacred Heart
7 99 Greg Kohls Syracuse
8 115 Andy Denny South Alabama
9 131 John Collins SUNY Brockport
11 158 Jim Prokell Edinboro
12 167 Frank Dewitt Virginia
13 176 Kim Huband North Carolina
14 182 Greg Corson North Carolina
15 189 Paul Hoffman St. Bonaventure
16 194 Norman Bounds SUNY Brockport
Traded draft picks:
Regular Season Game Log:
Date Opponent Result Record
10/10/1972 vs Atlanta Hawks L 109-120 0-1
10/13/1972 at Philadelphia 76ers W 104-101 1-1
10/14/1972 vs Houston Rockets L 113-121 1-2
10/17/1972 vs Philadelphia 76ers W 122-114 2-2
10/20/1972 at Boston Celtics L 118-126 2-3
10/21/1972 vs Milwaukee Bucks L 63-91 2-4
10/24/1972 vs Boston Celtics L 97-105 2-5
10/25/1972 at Milwaukee Bucks L 92-109 2-6
10/28/1972 vs Kansas City-Omaha Kings L 102-113 2-7
11/03/1972 at Cleveland Cavaliers L 97-124 2-8
11/04/1972 vs Chicago Bulls W 101-99 3-8
11/07/1972 vs Golden State Warriors L 91-105 3-9
11/08/1972 at Baltimore Bullets L 94-126 3-10
11/10/1972 vs Boston Celtics L 104-106 3-11
11/14/1972 at Kansas City-Omaha Kings L 100-106 3-12
11/17/1972 at Los Angeles Lakers L 100-103 3-13
11/18/1972 at Golden State Warriors L 92-120 3-14
11/19/1972 at Seattle Supersonics L 84-107 3-15
11/21/1972 vs Baltimore Bullets L 88-124 3-16
11/24/1972 at Philadelphia 76ers W 105-96 4-16
11/25/1972 vs Cleveland Cavaliers L 90-103 4-17
11/28/1972 vs Philadelphia 76ers L 94-101 4-18
11/30/1972 at Detroit Pistons L 116-127 4-19
12/01/1972 vs Seattle Supersonics W 93-90 5-19
12/02/1972 at New York Knicks L 94-119 5-20
12/05/1972 vs Phoenix Suns W 108-97 6-20
12/08/1972 vs New York Knicks W 91-89 7-20
12/09/1972 at Chicago Bulls L 94-105 7-21
12/12/1972 vs Houston Rockets W 95-94 8-21
12/15/1972 vs Golden State Warriors L 95-129 8-22
12/16/1972 at Philadelphia 76ers W 126-103 9-22
12/19/1972 vs Los Angeles Lakers L 100-126 9-23
12/22/1972 vs Atlanta Hawks L 109-110 9-24
12/26/1972 vs Baltimore Bullets L 104-121 9-25
12/28/1972 at New York Knicks L 86-107 9-26
12/29/1972 at Baltimore Bullets W 118-109 10-26
12/30/1972 at Atlanta Hawks L 110-120 10-27
01/02/1973 vs Philadelphia 76ers W 114-110 11-27
01/05/1973 vs New York Knicks L 106-129 11-28
01/06/1973 at Milwaukee Bucks L 96-110 11-29
01/07/1973 at Chicago Bulls L 96-119 11-30
01/09/1973 vs Cleveland Cavaliers W 106-102 12-30
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Date Opponent Result Record
01/12/1973 vs Portland Trail Blazers W 120-100 13-30
01/16/1973 vs Boston Celtics L 102-106 13-31
01/18/1973 at Atlanta Hawks W 127-125 14-31
01/19/1973 vs Detroit Pistons W 108-98 15-31
01/21/1973 at Boston Celtics L 97-104 15-32
01/25/1973 at New York Knicks L 92-99 15-33
01/26/1973 vs Atlanta Hawks L 82-118 15-34
01/27/1973 at Baltimore Bullets L 87-115 15-35
01/28/1973 at Philadelphia 76ers W 101-96 16-35
01/30/1973 vs Philadelphia 76ers W 105-104 17-35
02/02/1973 vs Milwaukee Bucks L 108-114 17-36
02/03/1973 at Atlanta Hawks L 101-105 17-37
02/04/1973 at Houston Rockets L 118-130 17-38
02/06/1973 vs Detroit Pistons L 105-107 17-39
02/09/1973 vs Baltimore Bullets L 95-101 17-40
02/11/1973 at Seattle Supersonics W 128-125 18-40
02/13/1973 at Portland Trail Blazers L 100-120 18-41
02/14/1973 at Phoenix Suns L 107-124 18-42
02/16/1973 vs New York Knicks L 98-102 18-43
02/18/1973 at Cleveland Cavaliers L 98-122 18-44
02/20/1973 vs Kansas City-Omaha Kings W 113-106 19-44
02/23/1973 vs Phoenix Suns L 106-125 19-45
02/24/1973 at New York Knicks L 97-125 19-46
02/27/1973 vs Houston Rockets L 105-112 19-47
03/02/1973 vs Seattle Supersonics L 120-139 19-48
03/04/1973 at Boston Celtics L 113-125 19-49
03/06/1973 vs Boston Celtics L 112-127 19-50
03/08/1973 vs Chicago Bulls W 112-102 20-50
03/10/1973 vs Portland Trail Blazers W 106-101 21-50
03/13/1973 vs Los Angeles Lakers L 112-121 21-51
03/16/1973 at Detroit Pistons L 100-121 21-52
03/17/1973 vs Cleveland Cavaliers L 97-114 21-53
03/18/1973 at Cleveland Cavaliers L 101-102 21-54
03/20/1973 at Kansas City-Omaha Kings L 115-119 21-55
03/21/1973 at Phoenix Suns L 124-134 21-56
03/23/1973 at Los Angeles Lakers L 101-121 21-57
03/24/1973 at Golden State Warriors L 101-106 21-58
03/25/1973 at Portland Trail Blazers L 107-113 21-59
03/27/1973 at Houston Rockets L 111-121 21-60
03/28/1973 at Houston Rockets L 122-138 21-61
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