1972-1973 Phoenix Suns: 38-44 .463
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 22-19 (4646 points scored, 4568 allowed) Road record: 15-25 (4392 points scored, 4590 allowed) Other sites: 1-0 (117 points scored, 102 allowed)
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 22-19 (4646 points scored, 4568 allowed) Road record: 15-25 (4392 points scored, 4590 allowed) Other sites: 1-0 (117 points scored, 102 allowed)
Head Coaches: Butch Van Breda Kolff (3-4), Jerry Colangelo (35-40) 9155 points scored (5th of 17 teams), 9260 points allowed (15th) NBA Averages: 107.6 points/game (8823.0 points/team)
Team Roster: Player Hgt Wgt Age School Corky Calhoun 6'7 210 22 Penn Scott English 6'6 205 22 Texas - El Paso Lamar Green 6'7 210 25 Morehead State Clem Haskins 6'3 195 29 Western Kentucky Connie Hawkins 6'8 210 30 Iowa Gus Johnson 6'5 230 34 Idaho Mo Layton 6'1 180 24 Southern California Charlie Scott 6'5 175 24 North Carolina Paul Stovall 6'4 215 24 Arizona State Dick Van Arsdale 6'4 210 29 Indiana Neal Walk 6'10 220 24 Florida Walt Wesley 6'11 220 27 KansasTeam Stats: Pos Player GP Mins FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA ORB DRB REB ASS STL BLK TO PF PTS PPG G Charlie Scott 81 3062 806 1809 0 0 436 556 0 0 342 495 0 0 0 306 2048 25.3 C Neal Walk 81 3114 678 1455 0 0 279 355 0 0 1006 287 0 0 0 323 1635 20.2 G Dick Van Arsdale 81 2979 532 1118 0 0 426 496 0 0 326 268 0 0 0 221 1490 18.4 F Connie Hawkins 75 2768 441 920 0 0 322 404 0 0 641 304 0 0 0 229 1204 16.1 G Clem Haskins 77 1581 339 731 0 0 130 156 0 0 173 203 0 0 0 143 808 10.5 F Lamar Green 80 2048 224 520 0 0 89 118 0 0 746 89 0 0 0 263 537 6.7 F Corky Calhoun 82 2025 211 450 0 0 71 96 0 0 338 76 0 0 0 214 493 6.0 G Mo Layton 65 990 187 434 0 0 90 119 0 0 77 139 0 0 0 127 464 7.1 F Gus Johnson 21 417 69 181 0 0 25 36 0 0 136 31 0 0 0 55 163 7.8 C Walt Wesley 45 364 63 155 0 0 18 34 0 0 113 24 0 0 0 56 144 3.2 F Scott English 29 196 36 93 0 0 21 29 0 0 44 15 0 0 0 38 93 3.2 F Paul Stovall 25 211 26 76 0 0 24 38 0 0 61 13 0 0 0 37 76 3.0
1972 Draft:
NBA ABA
Rnd Ovr Player Games Games School
1 4 Corky Calhoun 542 Penn [pick acquired from DET via HOU]
3 33 Scott English 29 76 Texas-El Paso [pick acquired from CLE]
3 34 Don Buse 648 318 Evansville [pick acquired from DET]
3 42 Claude Terry 72 277 Stanford
4 59 Matt Gantt St. Bonaventure
5 75 Wardell Dyson Shaw
6 92 Charles Edge 155 LeMoyne-Owen
7 109 Bernie Fryer 111 9 Brigham Young
8 125 Russell Golden Jackson State
9 140 Bill Kennedy Arizona
10 153 Al Vilcheck Louisville
11 164 John Belcher Arkansas State
12 172 Mark Soderberg Utah
13 179 Kelly Utley Shaw
14 186 Ray Golson West Texas State
Traded draft picks:
#1 to DET (Bob Nash)
#2 to BAL (Tom Patterson)
Regular Season Game Log:
Date Opponent Result Record
10/13/1972 vs Milwaukee Bucks L 105-117 0-1
10/14/1972 at Portland Trail Blazers W 124-120 1-1
10/15/1972 vs Baltimore Bullets W 107-98 2-1
10/21/1972 vs Seattle Supersonics W 129-117 3-1
10/24/1972 vs Chicago Bulls L 106-107 3-2
10/27/1972 at Seattle Supersonics L 115-120 3-3
10/29/1972 at Los Angeles Lakers L 123-133 3-4
11/03/1972 at Chicago Bulls L 100-115 3-5
11/04/1972 at Milwaukee Bucks W 105-104 4-5
11/05/1972 at Cleveland Cavaliers W 107-106 5-5
11/08/1972 vs Cleveland Cavaliers W 107-99 6-5
11/10/1972 vs Houston Rockets W 115-109 7-5
11/12/1972 vs Philadelphia 76ers W 119-108 8-5
11/14/1972 at New York Knicks L 97-103 8-6
11/15/1972 at Boston Celtics L 94-113 8-7
11/17/1972 at Baltimore Bullets L 106-117 8-8
11/18/1972 at Atlanta Hawks L 122-126 8-9
11/21/1972 at Kansas City-Omaha Kings L 96-101 8-10
11/23/1972 vs Detroit Pistons W 128-122 9-10
11/25/1972 vs Los Angeles Lakers L 109-116 9-11
11/26/1972 at Los Angeles Lakers L 107-112 9-12
11/28/1972 at Golden State Warriors L 102-110 9-13
11/29/1972 vs Atlanta Hawks W 109-98 10-13
12/01/1972 vs Golden State Warriors W 115-106 11-13
12/03/1972 vs Milwaukee Bucks L 101-119 11-14
12/05/1972 at Buffalo Braves L 97-108 11-15
12/06/1972 at Detroit Pistons L 105-114 11-16
12/07/1972 at Philadelphia 76ers W 117-102 12-16
12/09/1972 vs Portland Trail Blazers W 116-97 13-16
12/10/1972 at Seattle Supersonics L 102-110 13-17
12/13/1972 vs Boston Celtics L 100-105 13-18
12/17/1972 vs Kansas City-Omaha Kings W 112-102 14-18
12/19/1972 vs New York Knicks W 117-84 15-18
12/22/1972 at Los Angeles Lakers W 118-110 16-18
12/25/1972 vs Chicago Bulls W 115-108 17-18
12/26/1972 at Houston Rockets L 110-113 17-19
12/29/1972 vs Portland Trail Blazers W 106-99 18-19
12/30/1972 at Portland Trail Blazers W 107-104 19-19
01/02/1973 at Cleveland Cavaliers L 88-111 19-20
01/03/1973 at Detroit Pistons L 105-119 19-21
01/05/1973 at Chicago Bulls W 126-115 20-21
01/06/1973 at Kansas City-Omaha Kings W 118-112 21-21
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Date Opponent Result Record
01/10/1973 vs Detroit Pistons W 123-121 22-21
01/12/1973 vs Golden State Warriors L 107-108 22-22
01/13/1973 at Golden State Warriors W 116-110 23-22
01/14/1973 vs Baltimore Bullets L 94-95 23-23
01/16/1973 vs New York Knicks L 101-102 23-24
01/18/1973 vs Kansas City-Omaha Kings L 96-119 23-25
01/20/1973 vs Los Angeles Lakers L 104-124 23-26
01/25/1973 vs Seattle Supersonics W 112-109 24-26
01/26/1973 at Portland Trail Blazers W 120-116 25-26
01/27/1973 vs Portland Trail Blazers L 109-117 25-27
02/01/1973 vs Los Angeles Lakers L 106-120 25-28
02/03/1973 vs Houston Rockets W 132-123 26-28
02/06/1973 at Milwaukee Bucks L 111-126 26-29
02/07/1973 at Detroit Pistons L 107-113 26-30
02/08/1973 vs Seattle Supersonics W 125-112 27-30
02/10/1973 vs Philadelphia 76ers W 126-121 28-30
02/14/1973 vs Buffalo Braves W 124-107 29-30
02/16/1973 vs Atlanta Hawks L 104-111 29-31
02/17/1973 at Houston Rockets L 111-127 29-32
02/18/1973 vs Portland Trail Blazers L 118-119 29-33
02/20/1973 at Boston Celtics L 97-107 29-34
02/21/1973 at Baltimore Bullets W 107-98 30-34
02/23/1973 at Buffalo Braves W 125-106 31-34
02/24/1973 at Chicago Bulls L 100-122 31-35
02/25/1973 at Kansas City-Omaha Kings W 111-109 32-35
02/28/1973 vs Kansas City-Omaha Kings L 107-109 32-36
03/04/1973 vs Chicago Bulls L 117-118 32-37
03/06/1973 vs Cleveland Cavaliers W 110-102 33-37
03/08/1973 vs Boston Celtics L 134-141 33-38
03/10/1973 vs Detroit Pistons L 110-117 33-39
03/12/1973 at Milwaukee Bucks L 95-126 33-40
03/13/1973 at New York Knicks L 111-115 33-41
03/14/1973 at Philadelphia 76ers W 120-114 34-41
03/16/1973 at Atlanta Hawks L 127-135 34-42
03/18/1973 at Los Angeles Lakers L 113-131 34-43
03/21/1973 vs Buffalo Braves W 134-124 35-43
03/23/1973 vs Golden State Warriors W 125-124 36-43
03/25/1973 vs Milwaukee Bucks L 112-114 36-44
03/26/1973 at Golden State Warriors W 120-114 37-44
03/28/1973 at Seattle Supersonics W 127-125 38-44
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