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1977-78 Buffalo Braves Roster and Statistics

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27-55, Finished 4th in NBA Atlantic Division (Schedule and Results)
Coached by: Cotton Fitzsimmons (27-55)

Points Per Game: 105.3 (17th of 22) ▪ Opponent Points Per Game: 109.0 (11th of 22)
Pythagorean W-L: 31-51 (20th of 22)

Arena: Buffalo Memorial Auditorium ▪ Attendance: 252,457 (19th of 21)

SRS: -3.55 (20th of 22) ▪ Pace Factor: 104.3 (17th of 22)
Offensive Rating: 100.3 (14th of 22) ▪ Defensive Rating: 103.8 (21st of 22)

1977-78 Buffalo Braves:

Roster

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No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
15 Bird Averitt G 6-1 170 July 22, 1952 4 Pepperdine University
8 Marvin Barnes F-C 6-8 210 July 27, 1952 3 Providence College
7 Gary Brokaw G 6-4 178 January 11, 1954 3 University of Notre Dame
22 Gus Gerard F-G 6-8 200 July 27, 1953 3 University of Virginia
14 Mike Glenn G 6-2 175 September 10, 1955 R Southern Illinois University
10 Larry Johnson G 6-3 205 November 28, 1954 R University of Kentucky
24 Wil Jones F 6-8 205 February 27, 1947 8 Albany State University
25 Billy Knight G-F 6-6 195 June 9, 1952 3 University of Pittsburgh
45 Scott Lloyd C-F 6-10 230 December 19, 1952 1 Arizona State University
12 Ted McClain G 6-1 180 August 30, 1946 6 Tennessee State University
44 Jim McDaniels C-F 6-11 228 April 2, 1948 4 Western Kentucky University
43 Larry McNeill F-C 6-9 195 January 31, 1951 4 Marquette University
31 Swen Nater C 6-11 240 January 14, 1950 4 University of California, Los Angeles
40 Eddie Owens F 6-7 210 December 26, 1953 R University of Nevada, Las Vegas
34 John Shumate F-C 6-9 235 April 6, 1952 2 University of Notre Dame
9 Randy Smith G-F 6-3 180 December 12, 1948 6 Buffalo State College
11 Chuck Williams G 6-2 175 June 6, 1946 7 University of Colorado
32 Bill Willoughby F-C 6-8 205 May 20, 1957 2

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 PTS
Team 82 19805 3413 7323 .466 1808 2314 .781 1083 2538 3621 1975 650 327 1575 2017 8634 105.3
Opponent 82 19805 3623 7609 .476 1695 2250 .753 1178 2587 3765 2137 722 375 1476 2003 8941 109.0

Player Statistics

Totals

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Randy Smith 29 82 3314 789 1697 .465 443 554 .800 110 200 310 458 172 11 286 224 2021
2 Billy Knight 25 53 2155 457 926 .494 301 372 .809 126 257 383 161 82 13 167 137 1215
3 Swen Nater 28 78 2778 501 994 .504 208 272 .765 278 751 1029 216 40 47 225 274 1210
4 Marvin Barnes 25 48 1377 226 543 .416 114 153 .745 107 241 348 117 57 72 107 198 566
5 Wil Jones 30 79 1711 226 514 .440 84 119 .706 106 228 334 116 70 43 137 255 536
6 Chuck Williams 31 73 2002 208 436 .477 114 138 .826 29 108 137 317 48 4 156 137 530
7 Larry McNeill 27 37 873 156 338 .462 130 156 .833 78 110 188 45 18 10 60 100 442
8 Mike Glenn 22 56 947 195 370 .527 51 65 .785 14 65 79 78 35 5 50 98 441
9 Bill Willoughby 20 56 1079 156 363 .430 64 80 .800 76 143 219 38 24 47 56 131 376
10 Bird Averitt 25 34 676 129 296 .436 64 96 .667 10 40 50 128 22 8 88 86 322
11 Jim McDaniels 29 42 694 100 234 .427 36 42 .857 46 135 181 44 4 37 50 112 236
12 John Shumate 25 18 590 75 151 .497 74 99 .747 32 96 128 58 14 9 46 58 224
13 Ted McClain 31 41 727 81 184 .440 50 63 .794 11 64 75 123 42 2 68 88 212
14 Scott Lloyd 25 56 566 68 160 .425 43 58 .741 45 74 119 35 11 9 36 83 179
15 Gary Brokaw 24 13 130 18 43 .419 18 24 .750 3 9 12 20 3 5 12 11 54
16 Gus Gerard 24 10 85 16 40 .400 11 15 .733 6 8 14 9 2 3 7 13 43
17 Eddie Owens 24 8 63 9 21 .429 3 6 .500 5 5 10 5 1 0 3 9 21
18 Larry Johnson 23 4 38 3 13 .231 0 2 .000 1 4 5 7 5 2 3 3 6

Per Game

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Randy Smith 29 82 40.4 9.6 20.7 .465 5.4 6.8 .800 1.3 2.4 3.8 5.6 2.1 0.1 3.5 2.7 24.6
2 Billy Knight 25 53 40.7 8.6 17.5 .494 5.7 7.0 .809 2.4 4.8 7.2 3.0 1.5 0.2 3.2 2.6 22.9
3 Swen Nater 28 78 35.6 6.4 12.7 .504 2.7 3.5 .765 3.6 9.6 13.2 2.8 0.5 0.6 2.9 3.5 15.5
4 John Shumate 25 18 32.8 4.2 8.4 .497 4.1 5.5 .747 1.8 5.3 7.1 3.2 0.8 0.5 2.6 3.2 12.4
5 Larry McNeill 27 37 23.6 4.2 9.1 .462 3.5 4.2 .833 2.1 3.0 5.1 1.2 0.5 0.3 1.6 2.7 11.9
6 Marvin Barnes 25 48 28.7 4.7 11.3 .416 2.4 3.2 .745 2.2 5.0 7.3 2.4 1.2 1.5 2.2 4.1 11.8
7 Bird Averitt 25 34 19.9 3.8 8.7 .436 1.9 2.8 .667 0.3 1.2 1.5 3.8 0.6 0.2 2.6 2.5 9.5
8 Mike Glenn 22 56 16.9 3.5 6.6 .527 0.9 1.2 .785 0.3 1.2 1.4 1.4 0.6 0.1 0.9 1.8 7.9
9 Chuck Williams 31 73 27.4 2.8 6.0 .477 1.6 1.9 .826 0.4 1.5 1.9 4.3 0.7 0.1 2.1 1.9 7.3
10 Wil Jones 30 79 21.7 2.9 6.5 .440 1.1 1.5 .706 1.3 2.9 4.2 1.5 0.9 0.5 1.7 3.2 6.8
11 Bill Willoughby 20 56 19.3 2.8 6.5 .430 1.1 1.4 .800 1.4 2.6 3.9 0.7 0.4 0.8 1.0 2.3 6.7
12 Jim McDaniels 29 42 16.5 2.4 5.6 .427 0.9 1.0 .857 1.1 3.2 4.3 1.0 0.1 0.9 1.2 2.7 5.6
13 Ted McClain 31 41 17.7 2.0 4.5 .440 1.2 1.5 .794 0.3 1.6 1.8 3.0 1.0 0.0 1.7 2.1 5.2
14 Gus Gerard 24 10 8.5 1.6 4.0 .400 1.1 1.5 .733 0.6 0.8 1.4 0.9 0.2 0.3 0.7 1.3 4.3
15 Gary Brokaw 24 13 10.0 1.4 3.3 .419 1.4 1.8 .750 0.2 0.7 0.9 1.5 0.2 0.4 0.9 0.8 4.2
16 Scott Lloyd 25 56 10.1 1.2 2.9 .425 0.8 1.0 .741 0.8 1.3 2.1 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.6 1.5 3.2
17 Eddie Owens 24 8 7.9 1.1 2.6 .429 0.4 0.8 .500 0.6 0.6 1.3 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.4 1.1 2.6
18 Larry Johnson 23 4 9.5 0.8 3.3 .231 0.0 0.5 .000 0.3 1.0 1.3 1.8 1.3 0.5 0.8 0.8 1.5

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Randy Smith 29 82 3314 8.6 18.4 .465 4.8 6.0 .800 1.2 2.2 3.4 5.0 1.9 0.1 3.1 2.4 22.0
2 Billy Knight 25 53 2155 7.6 15.5 .494 5.0 6.2 .809 2.1 4.3 6.4 2.7 1.4 0.2 2.8 2.3 20.3
3 Gus Gerard 24 10 85 6.8 16.9 .400 4.7 6.4 .733 2.5 3.4 5.9 3.8 0.8 1.3 3.0 5.5 18.2
4 Larry McNeill 27 37 873 6.4 13.9 .462 5.4 6.4 .833 3.2 4.5 7.8 1.9 0.7 0.4 2.5 4.1 18.2
5 Bird Averitt 25 34 676 6.9 15.8 .436 3.4 5.1 .667 0.5 2.1 2.7 6.8 1.2 0.4 4.7 4.6 17.1
6 Mike Glenn 22 56 947 7.4 14.1 .527 1.9 2.5 .785 0.5 2.5 3.0 3.0 1.3 0.2 1.9 3.7 16.8
7 Swen Nater 28 78 2778 6.5 12.9 .504 2.7 3.5 .765 3.6 9.7 13.3 2.8 0.5 0.6 2.9 3.6 15.7
8 Gary Brokaw 24 13 130 5.0 11.9 .419 5.0 6.6 .750 0.8 2.5 3.3 5.5 0.8 1.4 3.3 3.0 15.0
9 Marvin Barnes 25 48 1377 5.9 14.2 .416 3.0 4.0 .745 2.8 6.3 9.1 3.1 1.5 1.9 2.8 5.2 14.8
10 John Shumate 25 18 590 4.6 9.2 .497 4.5 6.0 .747 2.0 5.9 7.8 3.5 0.9 0.5 2.8 3.5 13.7
11 Bill Willoughby 20 56 1079 5.2 12.1 .430 2.1 2.7 .800 2.5 4.8 7.3 1.3 0.8 1.6 1.9 4.4 12.5
12 Jim McDaniels 29 42 694 5.2 12.1 .427 1.9 2.2 .857 2.4 7.0 9.4 2.3 0.2 1.9 2.6 5.8 12.2
13 Eddie Owens 24 8 63 5.1 12.0 .429 1.7 3.4 .500 2.9 2.9 5.7 2.9 0.6 0.0 1.7 5.1 12.0
14 Scott Lloyd 25 56 566 4.3 10.2 .425 2.7 3.7 .741 2.9 4.7 7.6 2.2 0.7 0.6 2.3 5.3 11.4
15 Wil Jones 30 79 1711 4.8 10.8 .440 1.8 2.5 .706 2.2 4.8 7.0 2.4 1.5 0.9 2.9 5.4 11.3
16 Ted McClain 31 41 727 4.0 9.1 .440 2.5 3.1 .794 0.5 3.2 3.7 6.1 2.1 0.1 3.4 4.4 10.5
17 Chuck Williams 31 73 2002 3.7 7.8 .477 2.0 2.5 .826 0.5 1.9 2.5 5.7 0.9 0.1 2.8 2.5 9.5
18 Larry Johnson 23 4 38 2.8 12.3 .231 0.0 1.9 .000 0.9 3.8 4.7 6.6 4.7 1.9 2.8 2.8 5.7

Advanced

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Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1 Randy Smith 29 82 3314 19.1 .521 .465 3.6 6.4 5.0 22.2 2.4 0.2 12.8 26.8 104 105 6.1 1.7 7.9
2 Swen Nater 28 78 2778 16.9 .543 .504 10.8 28.8 19.9 11.4 0.7 0.9 16.8 19.2 104 101 4.0 2.8 6.8
3 Billy Knight 25 53 2155 18.7 .558 .494 6.3 12.7 9.5 11.5 1.8 0.3 13.3 23.3 108 104 4.7 1.3 6.0
4 Larry McNeill 27 37 873 16.0 .543 .462 9.6 13.4 11.5 7.5 0.9 0.6 12.9 21.4 108 105 1.8 0.4 2.2
5 Mike Glenn 22 56 947 14.3 .553 .527 1.6 7.3 4.5 12.6 1.7 0.3 11.1 18.9 107 106 1.5 0.4 1.9
6 Marvin Barnes 25 48 1377 14.1 .464 .416 8.4 18.7 13.6 12.2 1.9 2.7 14.9 20.8 94 100 0.3 1.6 1.8
7 John Shumate 25 18 590 14.2 .576 .497 5.9 17.3 11.6 13.4 1.1 0.8 19.1 16.3 107 104 0.9 0.4 1.3
8 Chuck Williams 31 73 2002 9.5 .533 .477 1.6 5.8 3.7 20.9 1.1 0.1 23.9 13.0 98 108 1.0 0.3 1.3
9 Bill Willoughby 20 56 1079 10.9 .472 .430 7.6 14.1 10.9 4.9 1.0 2.3 12.3 16.8 97 104 0.4 0.7 1.2
10 Wil Jones 30 79 1711 9.4 .473 .440 6.7 14.2 10.5 9.3 1.9 1.3 19.5 16.4 90 103 -0.6 1.4 0.9
11 Scott Lloyd 25 56 566 9.6 .482 .425 8.6 13.9 11.3 8.3 0.9 0.8 16.3 15.6 97 105 0.3 0.3 0.6
12 Ted McClain 31 41 727 10.5 .501 .440 1.6 9.4 5.5 22.6 2.7 0.1 24.3 15.4 93 103 0.0 0.5 0.5
13 Jim McDaniels 29 42 694 10.2 .467 .427 7.2 20.7 14.0 8.8 0.3 2.8 16.5 17.4 92 103 -0.1 0.6 0.5
14 Gus Gerard 24 10 85 13.5 .461 .400 7.6 10.0 8.8 15.7 1.1 1.8 13.1 25.2 96 105 0.0 0.0 0.1
15 Gary Brokaw 24 13 130 13.3 .504 .419 2.5 7.4 5.0 21.3 1.1 2.0 18.3 20.1 98 106 0.1 0.1 0.1
16 Eddie Owens 24 8 63 8.8 .444 .429 8.6 8.5 8.5 11.0 0.7 0.0 11.3 16.9 96 108 0.0 0.0 0.0
17 Larry Johnson 23 4 38 8.0 .216 .231 2.8 11.2 7.1 23.5 6.1 2.7 17.8 17.7 59 94 -0.2 0.1 -0.1
18 Bird Averitt 25 34 676 11.5 .476 .436 1.6 6.3 4.0 28.2 1.5 0.6 20.6 25.2 89 106 -0.4 0.2 -0.2