1973-1974 Phoenix Suns: 30-52 .366
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 24-17 (4516 points scored, 4443 allowed) Road record: 6-34 (4230 points scored, 4588 allowed) Other sites: 0-1 (101 points scored, 108 allowed) Head Coach: John MacLeod 8847 points scored (6th of 17 teams), 9139 points allowed (15th) NBA Averages: 105.7 points/game (8671.0 points/team) Team Roster: Player Hgt Wgt Age School Mike Bantom 6'9 200 22 St. Joseph's Corky Calhoun 6'7 210 23 Penn Bill Chamberlain 6'6 188 24 North Carolina Bob Christian 6'10 255 27 Grambling State Keith Erickson 6'5 195 29 UCLA Lamar Green 6'7 210 26 Morehead State Clem Haskins 6'3 195 30 Western Kentucky Connie Hawkins 6'8 210 31 Iowa Gary Melchionni 6'2 185 22 Duke Jim Owens 6'5 200 23 Arizona State Joe Reaves 6'5 210 23 Bethel Charlie Scott 6'5 175 25 North Carolina Dick Van Arsdale 6'4 210 30 Indiana Neal Walk 6'10 220 25 Florida Team Stats: Pos Player GP Mins FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA ORB DRB REB ASS STL BLK TO PF PTS PPG G Dick Van Arsdale 78 2832 514 1028 0 0 361 423 66 155 221 324 96 17 0 241 1389 17.8 C Neal Walk 82 2549 573 1245 0 0 235 297 235 602 837 331 73 57 0 255 1381 16.8 G Charlie Scott 52 2003 538 1171 0 0 246 315 64 158 222 271 99 22 0 194 1322 25.4 F Keith Erickson 66 2033 393 824 0 0 177 221 94 320 414 205 63 20 0 193 963 14.6 G Clem Haskins 81 1822 364 792 0 0 171 203 78 144 222 259 81 16 0 166 899 11.1 F Mike Bantom 76 1982 314 787 0 0 141 213 172 347 519 163 50 47 0 289 769 10.1 F Corky Calhoun 77 2207 268 581 0 0 98 129 115 292 407 135 71 30 0 253 634 8.2 G Gary Melchionni 69 1251 202 439 0 0 92 107 46 96 142 142 41 9 0 85 496 7.2 C Bob Christian 81 1244 140 288 0 0 106 151 85 254 339 98 19 32 0 191 386 4.8 F Lamar Green 72 1103 129 317 0 0 38 68 85 265 350 43 32 38 0 150 296 4.1 F Bill Chamberlain 28 367 57 130 0 0 39 56 33 47 80 37 20 12 0 74 153 5.5 F Connie Hawkins 8 223 36 74 0 0 18 27 14 29 43 28 8 3 0 20 90 11.2 F Jim Owens 17 101 21 39 0 0 11 14 1 8 9 15 5 0 0 6 53 3.1 F Joe Reaves 7 38 6 11 0 0 4 11 2 6 8 1 0 2 0 6 16 2.3
1973 Draft:
NBA ABA
Rnd Ovr Player Games Games School
1 8 Mike Bantom 706 St. Joseph's
2 33 Gary Melchionni 137 Duke [pick acquired from MIL via PHI]
3 42 Joe Reaves 7 12 Bethel (TN) [pick acquired from KCO]
3 43 Steve Mitchell Kansas State
4 60 Ronnie Robinson 72 Memphis State
5 77 Clinton Harris Iowa State
6 94 Gene Doyle Holy Cross
7 111 Jerry Bisbano SW Louisiana
8 128 Jim Owens 58 Arizona State
9 144 Sandy Smith Winston-Salem State
10 158 Claude White Elmhurst
11 170 Lynn Greer Virginia State
12 179 Lyman Williamson Samford
13 186 Kalevi Sarkalahti Brigham Young
Traded draft picks:
#2 to CLE (Allan Hornyak)
Regular Season Game Log:
Date Opponent Result Record 10/10/1973 vs Seattle Supersonics W 115-111 1-0 10/12/1973 vs Milwaukee Bucks L 84-107 1-1 10/14/1973 vs Golden State Warriors L 95-120 1-2 10/20/1973 vs Atlanta Hawks W 118-108 2-2 10/21/1973 at Seattle Supersonics L 112-116 2-3 10/23/1973 at Golden State Warriors L 109-121 2-4 10/24/1973 vs Detroit Pistons L 99-115 2-5 10/26/1973 at Kansas City-Omaha Kings L 93-98 2-6 10/27/1973 at Milwaukee Bucks L 95-104 2-7 10/30/1973 at Atlanta Hawks L 101-122 2-8 11/02/1973 at Detroit Pistons L 107-114 2-9 11/04/1973 at Capitol Bullets L 99-102 2-10 11/07/1973 at Philadelphia 76ers L 115-122 2-11 11/09/1973 at Boston Celtics L 107-122 2-12 11/13/1973 vs Chicago Bulls W 116-108 3-12 11/15/1973 vs Philadelphia 76ers W 116-94 4-12 11/17/1973 vs Los Angeles Lakers L 110-130 4-13 11/20/1973 at Buffalo Braves L 100-127 4-14 11/21/1973 at Detroit Pistons L 104-107 4-15 11/23/1973 at Chicago Bulls W 99-94 5-15 11/27/1973 at Houston Rockets L 111-125 5-16 11/29/1973 vs Kansas City-Omaha Kings W 119-99 6-16 11/30/1973 at Portland Trail Blazers W 107-99 7-16 12/01/1973 vs Detroit Pistons L 109-121 7-17 12/04/1973 at Los Angeles Lakers L 103-120 7-18 12/05/1973 vs Golden State Warriors W 103-97 8-18 12/07/1973 vs Capitol Bullets W 114-92 9-18 12/09/1973 at Cleveland Cavaliers W 117-106 10-18 12/11/1973 at New York Knicks L 97-105 10-19 12/13/1973 vs Portland Trail Blazers L 108-119 10-20 12/15/1973 vs Boston Celtics W 121-120 11-20 12/16/1973 at Seattle Supersonics W 113-109 12-20 12/18/1973 at Portland Trail Blazers L 117-133 12-21 12/19/1973 vs Philadelphia 76ers L 98-101 12-22 12/22/1973 vs Milwaukee Bucks W 121-112 13-22 12/25/1973 vs Los Angeles Lakers W 135-100 14-22 12/27/1973 vs Seattle Supersonics W 111-100 15-22 12/28/1973 at Los Angeles Lakers L 107-119 15-23 12/29/1973 vs Buffalo Braves L 108-120 15-24 01/02/1974 at Atlanta Hawks W 116-113 16-24 01/04/1974 at Kansas City-Omaha Kings L 97-122 16-25 01/05/1974 at Milwaukee Bucks L 109-118 16-26 | Date Opponent Result Record 01/06/1974 at Chicago Bulls L 116-120 16-27 01/09/1974 vs Houston Rockets W 105-101 17-27 01/11/1974 vs Kansas City-Omaha Kings L 100-117 17-28 01/13/1974 vs Seattle Supersonics L 112-123 17-29 01/17/1974 at Golden State Warriors L 120-127 17-30 01/19/1974 vs New York Knicks W 112-89 18-30 01/23/1974 vs Cleveland Cavaliers W 110-103 19-30 01/25/1974 vs Milwaukee Bucks L 108-112 19-31 01/27/1974 vs Capitol Bullets W 127-107 20-31 01/31/1974 vs Portland Trail Blazers W 112-100 21-31 02/01/1974 at Los Angeles Lakers L 110-121 21-32 02/02/1974 vs Los Angeles Lakers W 119-112 22-32 02/05/1974 at New York Knicks L 90-106 22-33 02/06/1974 at Capitol Bullets L 101-109 22-34 02/08/1974 vs Detroit Pistons L 94-99 22-35 02/10/1974 vs Golden State Warriors L 105-121 22-36 02/12/1974 at Portland Trail Blazers L 104-113 22-37 02/14/1974 vs Houston Rockets W 107-99 23-37 02/16/1974 vs Atlanta Hawks W 124-123 24-37 02/17/1974 vs Portland Trail Blazers W 112-100 25-37 02/19/1974 at Chicago Bulls L 96-130 25-38 02/22/1974 at Kansas City-Omaha Kings L 104-119 25-39 02/23/1974 at Detroit Pistons L 107-119 25-40 02/24/1974 at Cleveland Cavaliers L 97-101 25-41 02/26/1974 at Golden State Warriors L 100-120 25-42 02/27/1974 vs Chicago Bulls L 95-107 25-43 03/01/1974 at Houston Rockets L 111-117 25-44 03/03/1974 vs Kansas City-Omaha Kings W 113-100 26-44 03/05/1974 vs Chicago Bulls L 91-111 26-45 03/07/1974 vs Boston Celtics L 97-99 26-46 03/09/1974 vs Cleveland Cavaliers W 109-100 27-46 03/11/1974 at Milwaukee Bucks L 92-105 27-47 03/12/1974 at Buffalo Braves L 94-124 27-48 03/13/1974 at Boston Celtics L 97-104 27-49 03/15/1974 at Philadelphia 76ers L 101-108 27-50 03/17/1974 at Seattle Supersonics W 133-108 28-50 03/20/1974 vs New York Knicks L 104-106 28-51 03/22/1974 vs Buffalo Braves W 126-119 29-51 03/24/1974 vs Golden State Warriors W 134-121 30-51 03/27/1974 at Seattle Supersonics L 123-127 30-52 |