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1971-72 Buffalo Braves

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22-60, Finished 4th in NBA Atlantic Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 102.0 points per game, Allowed 111.3 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 19-63)
Coached by Dolph Schayes (0-1) and Johnny McCarthy (22-59)

SRS: -9.44 (17th of 17)

1971-72 Statistics / Schedule

Team and Opponent Statistics

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G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
Team 82 19805 3409 7560 .451 1549 2219 .698 3978 1759 2110 8367
Opponent 82 19805 3479 7557 .460 2167 2842 .762 4187 1918 1728 9125

Player Statistics

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Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be included (1961-62 season and before).

Totals

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Bob Kauffman F-C 6-8 240 25 77 3205 558 1123 .497 341 429 .795 787 297 273 1457
2 Elmore Smith C 7-0 250 22 78 3186 579 1275 .454 194 363 .534 1184 111 306 1352
3 Mahdi Abdul-Rahman G 6-2 185 29 72 2389 450 998 .451 237 303 .782 213 406 230 1137
4 Randy Smith G-F 6-3 180 23 76 2094 432 896 .482 158 254 .622 368 189 202 1022
5 Dick Garrett G 6-3 185 25 73 1905 325 735 .442 136 157 .866 225 165 225 786
6 Fred Hilton G-F 6-3 185 24 61 1349 309 795 .389 90 122 .738 156 116 145 708
7 Mike Davis G 6-3 185 25 62 1068 213 501 .425 138 180 .767 120 82 141 564
8 Cornell Warner F-C 6-9 220 23 62 1239 162 366 .443 58 78 .744 379 54 125 382
9 John Hummer F-C 6-9 230 23 55 1186 113 290 .390 58 124 .468 229 72 178 284
10 Em Bryant G 6-1 175 33 54 1223 101 220 .459 75 125 .600 127 206 167 277
11 Bill Hosket F-C 6-8 225 25 44 592 89 181 .492 42 52 .808 123 38 79 220
12 Jerry Chambers F 6-5 185 28 26 369 78 180 .433 22 32 .688 67 23 39 178

Per Game

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Bob Kauffman F-C 6-8 240 25 77 41.6 7.2 14.6 .497 4.4 5.6 .795 10.2 3.9 3.5 18.9
2 Elmore Smith C 7-0 250 22 78 40.8 7.4 16.3 .454 2.5 4.7 .534 15.2 1.4 3.9 17.3
3 Mahdi Abdul-Rahman G 6-2 185 29 72 33.2 6.3 13.9 .451 3.3 4.2 .782 3.0 5.6 3.2 15.8
4 Randy Smith G-F 6-3 180 23 76 27.6 5.7 11.8 .482 2.1 3.3 .622 4.8 2.5 2.7 13.4
5 Fred Hilton G-F 6-3 185 24 61 22.1 5.1 13.0 .389 1.5 2.0 .738 2.6 1.9 2.4 11.6
6 Dick Garrett G 6-3 185 25 73 26.1 4.5 10.1 .442 1.9 2.2 .866 3.1 2.3 3.1 10.8
7 Mike Davis G 6-3 185 25 62 17.2 3.4 8.1 .425 2.2 2.9 .767 1.9 1.3 2.3 9.1
8 Jerry Chambers F 6-5 185 28 26 14.2 3.0 6.9 .433 0.8 1.2 .688 2.6 0.9 1.5 6.8
9 Cornell Warner F-C 6-9 220 23 62 20.0 2.6 5.9 .443 0.9 1.3 .744 6.1 0.9 2.0 6.2
10 John Hummer F-C 6-9 230 23 55 21.6 2.1 5.3 .390 1.1 2.3 .468 4.2 1.3 3.2 5.2
11 Em Bryant G 6-1 175 33 54 22.6 1.9 4.1 .459 1.4 2.3 .600 2.4 3.8 3.1 5.1
12 Bill Hosket F-C 6-8 225 25 44 13.5 2.0 4.1 .492 1.0 1.2 .808 2.8 0.9 1.8 5.0

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Mike Davis G 6-3 185 25 62 1068 7.2 16.9 .425 4.7 6.1 .767 4.0 2.8 4.8 19.0
2 Fred Hilton G-F 6-3 185 24 61 1349 8.2 21.2 .389 2.4 3.3 .738 4.2 3.1 3.9 18.9
3 Randy Smith G-F 6-3 180 23 76 2094 7.4 15.4 .482 2.7 4.4 .622 6.3 3.2 3.5 17.6
4 Jerry Chambers F 6-5 185 28 26 369 7.6 17.6 .433 2.1 3.1 .688 6.5 2.2 3.8 17.4
5 Mahdi Abdul-Rahman G 6-2 185 29 72 2389 6.8 15.0 .451 3.6 4.6 .782 3.2 6.1 3.5 17.1
6 Bob Kauffman F-C 6-8 240 25 77 3205 6.3 12.6 .497 3.8 4.8 .795 8.8 3.3 3.1 16.4
7 Elmore Smith C 7-0 250 22 78 3186 6.5 14.4 .454 2.2 4.1 .534 13.4 1.3 3.5 15.3
8 Dick Garrett G 6-3 185 25 73 1905 6.1 13.9 .442 2.6 3.0 .866 4.3 3.1 4.3 14.9
9 Bill Hosket F-C 6-8 225 25 44 592 5.4 11.0 .492 2.6 3.2 .808 7.5 2.3 4.8 13.4
10 Cornell Warner F-C 6-9 220 23 62 1239 4.7 10.6 .443 1.7 2.3 .744 11.0 1.6 3.6 11.1
11 John Hummer F-C 6-9 230 23 55 1186 3.4 8.8 .390 1.8 3.8 .468 7.0 2.2 5.4 8.6
12 Em Bryant G 6-1 175 33 54 1223 3.0 6.5 .459 2.2 3.7 .600 3.7 6.1 4.9 8.2

Advanced

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% Usg% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS LS WSAA
1 Em Bryant G 6-1 175 33 54 1223 9.7 .504 .459 5.0 21.6
2 Cornell Warner F-C 6-9 220 23 62 1239 11.8 .477 .443 14.8 6.0
3 Randy Smith G-F 6-3 180 23 76 2094 15.5 .507 .482 8.5 13.8
4 Elmore Smith C 7-0 250 22 78 3186 15.0 .471 .454 18.0 5.1
5 Bob Kauffman F-C 6-8 240 25 77 3205 17.7 .555 .497 11.9 13.5
6 John Hummer F-C 6-9 230 23 55 1186 6.4 .412 .390 9.4 7.9
7 Bill Hosket F-C 6-8 225 25 44 592 12.7 .540 .492 10.1 9.0
8 Fred Hilton G-F 6-3 185 24 61 1349 11.4 .417 .389 5.6 13.6
9 Dick Garrett G 6-3 185 25 73 1905 11.8 .489 .442 5.7 12.6
10 Mike Davis G 6-3 185 25 62 1068 13.5 .486 .425 5.5 11.6
11 Jerry Chambers F 6-5 185 28 26 369 12.9 .459 .433 8.8 9.6
12 Mahdi Abdul-Rahman G 6-2 185 29 72 2389 15.9 .503 .451 4.3 25.3

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 Bob Kauffman *$64,250
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)