1971–72 Cincinnati Royals season

1971–72 Cincinnati Royals season
Head coach Bob Cousy
Arena Cincinnati Gardens
Results
Record 30–52 (.366)
Place Division: 3rd (Central)
Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finish DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Cincinnati Royals seasons
< 1970–71 1972–73 >

The 1971-72 season would be the Royals final season in Cincinnati. The franchise continued to struggle and missed the playoffs for the 5th year in a row. The Royals finished the season with a record of 30 wins and 52 losses.[1] Prior to the season, the Royals were sold to a group of 10 businessmen from Kansas City. The new ownership group paid $5 million for the franchise and a decision was reached to move the team after the season.[1] The franchise would relocate to the Midwest where they would be reborn as the Kansas City-Omaha Kings.

Contents

Offseason

NBA Draft

Pick Player Position School/Club Team

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division
Team W L PCT. GB
Baltimore Bullets 38 44 .463 -
Atlanta Hawks 36 46 .439 2
Cincinnati Royals 30 52 .366 8
Cleveland Cavaliers 23 59 .280 15

[2]

Season Schedule

Date Opponent Score Result Loss

[3]

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

Player GP REB AST STL BLK PTS AVG

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ a b Cincinnati Royals (1957-1972)
  2. ^ 1971-72 NBA Season Summary - Basketball-Reference.com
  3. ^ 1971-72 Cincinnati Royals Games - Basketball-Reference.com
1971 NBA Draft • All-Star Game • Playoffs • Finals • Transactions
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Atlanta • Baltimore • Cincinnati • Cleveland
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