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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) 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 Penn Team 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
   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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