1972–73 Buffalo Braves season

1972–73 Buffalo Braves season
Bob McAdoo's debut season
Head coach Jack Ramsay
Arena Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Maple Leaf Gardens
Results
Record 21–61 (.256)
Place Division: 3rd (Atlantic)
Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finish DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television MSG Network, WBEN, CFTO
Radio WBEN, CJBC
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Despite finishing with a worse record than their previous 2 seasons, their 21–61 record was good enough for 3rd place. The Braves showed improvement under new Coach Jack Ramsay. Rookie center Bob McAdoo provided the silver lining by winning the Rookie of the Year Award with 18.0 points per game and 9.1 rebounds per game.[1]

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1
2

Roster

Buffalo Braves 1972-73 roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. From
G 42 United States Abdul-Rahman, Mahdi style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) UCLA
G 7 United States Fox, Harold style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jacksonville
G 20 United States Garrett, Dick style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Southern Illinois
F 27 United States Hewitt, Bill style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Southern California
G 32 United States Hilton, Fred style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Grambling
C 45 United States Hummer, John style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Princeton
F 44 United States Kauffman, Bob style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Guilford College
G 5 United States Komives, Howard style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Bowling Green
F 11 United States McAdoo, Bob style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) North Carolina
C 3 United States Smith, Elmore style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Kentucky State
G 9 United States Smith, Randy style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Buffalo State
F 35 United States Warner, Cornell style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jackson State
G 13 United States Wohl, Dave style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Pennsylvania
Head coach


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

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division
Team W L PCT. GB
Boston Celtics 68 14 .829 -
New York Knicks C 57 25 .695 11
Buffalo Braves 21 61 .256 47
Philadelphia 76ers 9 73 .110 59

[2]

Player statistics

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

Player GP MIN FG FT REB AST PTS
Bob McAdoo 80 2562 585271 728 139 1441
Elmore Smith
Bob Kauffman
Randy Smith
Dick Garrett
John Hummer
Dave Wohl
Fred Hilton
Howard Komives
Bill Hewitt
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 9
Harold Fox10
Cornell Warner4

[3]

Awards and honors

References

  1. ↑ Buffalo Braves (1970–1978)
  2. ↑ 1972-73 NBA Season Summary - Basketball-Reference.com
  3. ↑ http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/BUF/1973.html