1972–73 Phoenix Suns season

1972–73 Phoenix Suns season
Head coach	Butch Van Breda Kolff, Jerry Colangelo
Arena	Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Results
Record	38–44 (.463)
Place	Division: 3rd (Pacific) Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Radio	KTAR
Phoenix Suns seasons
< 1971–72	1973–74 >

The 1972–73 Phoenix Suns season was the fifth for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association. The season began under head coach Butch Van Breda Kolff for the first seven games, before Jerry Colangelo finished coaching duties for the team. All home games were played at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Charlie Scott had played in six games for the Suns one season ago, after a late-season switch to the NBA from the ABA, and his first full season with the Suns was arguably his best. Scott was named to his first NBA All-Star Team, joining teammate Connie Hawkins, who was selected to his fourth and final All-Star Game of his NBA career. In addition to Scott leading the Suns with his 6.1 assist per game average, his 2,048-season-point total was fifth in the league (and the only 2,000+-point season of his career). His average of 25.3 points per contest was sixth-best in the NBA. Center Neal Walk averaged career-bests in both points and rebounds, averaging 20.2 and 12.5 on the season. Walk's rebounding average was just shy of Paul Silas's franchise record of 12.5. Dick Van Arsdale averaged 18.4 points on the season, while Connie Hawkins contributed 16.1 per contest.

1 Roster
- 1.1 Depth chart
2 Regular season
- 2.1 Standings
3 Awards and honors
- 3.1 All-Star
4 References

Roster

Phoenix Suns roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Nat.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (Y-M-D)	From
3.0 !SF	20	USA !	Calhoun, Corky	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1950-11-01	Pennsylvania
3.0 !SF	14	USA !	English, Scott	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1947-01-13	Stanford
5.5 !F/C	16	USA !	Green, Lamar	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1947-03-22	Morehead State*
1.0 !PG	11	USA !	Haskins, Clem	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1943-07-11	Western Kentucky
4.0 !F	42	USA !	Hawkins, Connie	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1942-07-17	Iowa
1.0 !PG	1	USA !	Layton, Mo	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1948-12-24	Southern California
2.0 !SG	33	USA !	Scott, Charlie	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1948-12-15	North Carolina
2.5 !G/F	23	USA !	Stovall, Paul	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1948-08-16	Arizona State
2.5 !G/F	5	USA !	Van Arsdale, Dick	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1943-02-22	Indiana
6.0 !C	41	USA !	Walk, Neal	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1948-07-29	Florida
6.0 !C	31	USA !	Wesley, Walt	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1945-01-25	Kansas

Head coach

Jerry Colangelo (Illinois)

Athletic trainer(s)

Joe Proski (Montana State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended

Injured

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve
C	Neal Walk	Walt Wesley
PF	Connie Hawkins	Lamar Green
SF	Dick Van Arsdale	Corky Calhoun	Scott English
SG	Charlie Scott		Paul Stovall
PG	Clem Haskins	Mo Layton

Regular season

Standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers	60	22	.732	–	30–11	28–11	2–0	22–4
x-Golden State Warriors	47	35	.573	13	27–14	18–20	2–1	14–12
Phoenix Suns	38	44	.463	22	22–19	15–25	1–0	14–12
Seattle SuperSonics	26	56	.317	34	16–25	10–29	0–2	9–17
Portland Trail Blazers	21	61	.256	39	13–28	8–32	0–1	6–20

#	Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT
1	z-Milwaukee Bucks	60	22	.732
2	y-Los Angeles Lakers	60	22	.732
3	x-Chicago Bulls	51	31	.622
4	x-Golden State Warriors	47	35	.573

5	Detroit Pistons	40	42	.488
6	Phoenix Suns	38	44	.463
7	Kansas City–Omaha Kings	36	46	.439
8	Seattle SuperSonics	26	56	.317
9	Portland Trail Blazers	21	61	.256

Awards and honors

All-Star

Charlie Scott was selected as a reserve for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game. It was his first All-Star selection.
Connie Hawkins was selected to replace Rick Barry in the All-Star Game. It was his fourth consecutive All-Star selection.

References

Standings on Basketball Reference


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1972–73 NBA season by team

1972 NBA Draft • All-Star Game • Playoffs • Finals • Transactions

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston • Buffalo • New York • Philadelphia

Central	Atlanta • Baltimore • Cleveland • Houston

Western

Midwest	Chicago • Detroit • Kansas City-Omaha • Milwaukee

Pacific	Golden State • Los Angeles • Phoenix • Portland • Seattle