1975–76 Philadelphia 76ers season

The 1975–76 NBA season was the 76ers 27th season in the NBA and 13th season in Philadelphia.[1] The Philadelphia 76ers posted a 46–36 regular-season record, and returned to the NBA Playoffs for the first time since 1971, ending a string of four consecutive losing seasons. The team had acquired forward George McGinnis from the ABA's Indiana Pacers, and also drafted shooting guard Lloyd Free (later changed name to World B. Free). The Sixers, however, lost to the Buffalo Braves, two games to one in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. This season would also be the last as a player for Billy Cunningham, who suffered an injury early in the season.

1975–76 Philadelphia 76ers season
Head coachGene Shue
General managerPat Williams
ArenaThe Spectrum
Results
Record46–36 (.561)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Atlantic)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Braves 1–2)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWKBS-TV
RadioWCAU

NBA draft
Main article: 1975 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
15Darryl DawkinsC United States
223World B. FreeSG United StatesGuilford
339Jimmie BakerF United StatesHawaiʻi
341Charles ClevelandSG United StatesAlabama
459Louis DunbarF United StatesHouston
577Ken Tyler United StatesGonzaga
695Ken Alston United StatesValdosta State
7113Mike FlynnG United StatesKentucky
8131Freeman BladeG United StatesMSU Billings
9148Larry Harralson United StatesDrake
10164Rick Reed United StatesAzusa Pacific

Roster
Philadelphia 76ers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
PF 23 Bryant, Joe 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1954-10-19 La Salle
PG 3 Carter, Fred 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1945-02-14 Mount St. Mary's
C 42 Catchings, Harvey 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1951-09-02 Hardin–Simmons
SG 20 Collins, Doug 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1951-07-28 Illinois State
SF 32 Cunningham, Billy Injured 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1943-06-03 North Carolina
C 53 Dawkins, Darryl 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 251 lb (114 kg) 1957-01-11 Maynard Evans HS (FL)
PF 25 Ellis, Leroy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1940-03-10 St. John's
SG 21 Free, Lloyd 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1953-12-09 Guilford
C 34 Lee, Clyde 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1944-03-14 Vanderbilt
PF 30 McGinnis, George 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1950-08-12 Indiana
SF 50 Mix, Steve 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1947-12-30 Toledo
PG 22 Norman, Connie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1953-09-24 Arizona
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Atlantic Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics 5428.659–31–1023–1813–8
x-Philadelphia 76ers 4636.561834–712–299–12
x-Buffalo Braves 4636.561828–1418–2210–11
New York Knicks 3844.4631624–1714–2710–11
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics5428.659–
2 y-Cleveland Cavaliers4933.5985
3 x-Washington Bullets4834.5856
4 x-Philadelphia 76ers4636.5618
5 x-Buffalo Braves4636.5618
6 Houston Rockets4042.48814
7 New York Knicks3844.46316
8 New Orleans Jazz3844.46316
9 Atlanta Hawks2953.35425
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1975–76 NBA records
Team ATL BOS BUF CHI CLE DET GSW HOU KCK LAL MIL NOJ NYK PHI PHO POR SEA WAS
Atlanta —2–32–32–22–51–32–22–52–21–32–22–43–22–30–42–21–31–5
Boston 3–2—4–32–23–24–02–24–12–24–02–24–15–24–34–02–22–23–2
Buffalo 3–23–4—3–13–21–31–33–24–02–23–14–14–33–43–12–22–22–3
Chicago 2–22–21–3—0–43–41–41–31–63–23–42–20–40–42–31–42–30–4
Cleveland 5–22–32–34–0—2–21–32–41–32–24–04–33–23–23–14–03–14–2
Detroit 3–10–43–14–32–2—0–52–25–21–43–41–33–11–31–42–33–22–2
Golden State 2–22–23–14–13–15–0—2–24–15–25–02–24–03–14–24–24–33–1
Houston 5–21–42–33–14–22–22–2—2–21–32–22–43–23–20–43–12–23–4
Kansas City 2–22–20–46–13–12–51–42–2—2–32–51–31–31–33–20–52–31–3
Los Angeles 3–10–42–22–32–24–12–53–13–2—2–33–13–12–22–43–43–31–3
Milwaukee 2–22–21–34–30–44–30–52–25–23–2—2–22–22–23–22–32–32–2
New Orleans 4–21–41–42–23–43–12–24–23–11–32–2—2–31–41–33–11–34–3
New York 2–32–53–44–02–31–30–42–33–11–32–23–2—5–22–23–10–43–2
Philadelphia 3–23–44–34–02–33–11–32–33–12–22–24–12–5—3–14–02–22–3
Phoenix 4–00–41–33–21–34–12–44–02–34–22–33–12–21–3—5–24–30–4
Portland 2–22–22–24–10–43–22–41–35–04–33–21–31–30–42–5—3–32–2
Seattle 3–12–22–23–21–32–33–42–23–23–33–23–14–02–23–43–3—1–3
Washington 5–12–33–24–02–42–21–34–33–13–12–23–42–33–24–02–23–1—

Playoffs
1976 playoff game log
First Round: 1–2 (home: 0–2; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 15 Buffalo L 89–95 Fred Carter (30) George McGinnis (15) George McGinnis (4) Spectrum
14,352		 0–1
2 April 16 @ Buffalo W 131–106 George McGinnis (34) George McGinnis (11) Fred Carter (6) Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
12,049		 1–1
3 April 18 Buffalo L 123–124 (OT) Fred Carter (32) George McGinnis (15) Fred Carter (6) Spectrum
13,087		 1–2
1976 schedule

Awards and records

References
  1. 1975–76 Philadelphia 76ers
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