1975–76 Portland Trail Blazers season

1975–76 Portland Trail Blazers season
Head coach Lenny Wilkens
Arena Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record 37–45 (.451)
Place Division: 5th (Pacific)
Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finish DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Portland Trail Blazers seasons
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The 1975–76 season was the sixth season of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Blazers finished at 37-45, one game shy of their franchise high from the previous year. Despite finishing with a better record than the Detroit Pistons of the Midwest Division, the Pistons made the playoffs and the Blazers did not.

NBA Draft

Main article: 1975 NBA Draft

Note: This is not a complete list; only the first two rounds are covered, as well as any other picks by the franchise who played at least one NBA game.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 6 Lionel Hollins G  United States Arizona State
2 25 Bob Gross G/F  United States Long Beach State
3 50 Gus Gerard G/F  United States Spirits of St. Louis (ABA)
4 61 Phil Hicks F  United States Tulane

Awards and honors

1975 NBA Draft • All-Star Game • Playoffs • Finals • Transactions
Eastern
Atlanta • Cleveland • Houston • New Orleans • Washington
Western
Chicago • Detroit • Kansas City • Milwaukee
Golden State • Los Angeles • Phoenix • Portland • Seattle
Founded in 1970 • Based in Portland, Oregon
The Franchise
Arenas
Coaches
Todd • Inman • McCloskey • Wilkens (player-coach) • Ramsay • Schuler • Adelman • Carlesimo • Dunleavy • Cheeks • Pritchard • McMillan
General Managers
Glickman • Inman • Spoelstra • Petrie • Whitsitt • Nash • Patterson • Leiweke • Pritchard • Cho
President
Sarkowsky • Weinberg • Whitsitt • Glickman • Patterson • Leiweke • Miller
D-League Affiliate
Administration
Owner: Paul Allen • General Manager: (Vacant) • Head Coach: Nate McMillan • List of executives
Retired Numbers
1 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 20 • 22 • 30 (Gross) • 30 (Porter) • 32 • 36 • 45 • 77
NBA Championships (1)
Culture and lore
Media
TV: KGW • Comcast SportsNet Northwest • Radio: KXTG-FM • Announcers: Mike Barrett • Mike Rice • Brian Wheeler • Antonio Harvey
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