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51-33, Finished 1st in ABA Western Division (Game Results)
ABA Season Summary
Scored 115.4 points per game, Allowed 111.0 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 53-31)
Coached by John McLendon (9-19) and Joe Belmont (42-14)
SRS: 4.32 (1st of 11)
Playoffs:
Lost ABA Western Division Finals (4-1) versus Los Angeles Stars
Won ABA Western Division Semifinals (4-3) versus Washington Capitols
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1969-70 Statistics / Schedule
| G | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 84 | 20360 | 3743 | 8381 | .447 | 188 | 684 | .275 | 2023 | 2713 | .746 | 4845 | 1621 | 1404 | 2064 | 9697 | ||||
| Opponent | 84 | 20360 | 3619 | 8286 | .437 | 161 | 534 | .301 | 1927 | 2571 | .750 | 4442 | 1602 | 1479 | 2124 | 9326 |
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accomplishments.
Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be
included (1961-62 season and before).
| 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 | Spencer Haywood | F-C | 6-8 | 225 | 20 | 84 | 3808 | 986 | 1998 | .493 | 0 | 11 | .000 | 547 | 705 | .776 | 533 | 1104 | 1637 | 190 | 253 | 221 | 2519 | |||
| 2 | Larry Jones | G-F | 6-2 | 180 | 27 | 75 | 3027 | 625 | 1441 | .434 | 41 | 165 | .248 | 579 | 732 | .791 | 143 | 248 | 391 | 426 | 237 | 228 | 1870 | |||
| 3 | Byron Beck | C-F | 6-9 | 225 | 25 | 79 | 2454 | 440 | 841 | .523 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 137 | 174 | .787 | 250 | 514 | 764 | 112 | 137 | 293 | 1017 | |||
| 4 | Lonnie Wright | G | 6-2 | 205 | 26 | 79 | 2237 | 393 | 952 | .413 | 54 | 193 | .280 | 121 | 175 | .691 | 49 | 167 | 216 | 149 | 97 | 278 | 961 | |||
| 5 | Julian Hammond | F | 6-5 | 205 | 26 | 69 | 1847 | 329 | 660 | .498 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 169 | 243 | .695 | 204 | 267 | 471 | 109 | 158 | 183 | 827 | |||
| 6 | Jeffrey Congdon | G | 6-1 | 180 | 26 | 83 | 2461 | 299 | 775 | .386 | 63 | 178 | .354 | 151 | 192 | .786 | 52 | 181 | 233 | 446 | 205 | 205 | 812 | |||
| 7 | Julius Keye | F-C | 6-10 | 200 | 23 | 77 | 1641 | 245 | 618 | .396 | 0 | 7 | .000 | 116 | 193 | .601 | 188 | 342 | 530 | 47 | 99 | 209 | 606 | |||
| 8 | Walter Piatkowski | F | 6-8 | 220 | 24 | 74 | 1302 | 215 | 535 | .402 | 11 | 50 | .220 | 76 | 99 | .768 | 106 | 146 | 252 | 41 | 75 | 180 | 517 | |||
| 9 | Greg Wittman | F | 6-8 | 210 | 22 | 50 | 453 | 80 | 204 | .392 | 4 | 17 | .235 | 32 | 59 | .542 | 30 | 68 | 98 | 15 | 36 | 87 | 196 | |||
| 10 | Ben Warley | F-G | 6-5 | 200 | 33 | 42 | 475 | 60 | 170 | .353 | 15 | 58 | .259 | 58 | 76 | .763 | 26 | 84 | 110 | 30 | 36 | 98 | 193 | |||
| 11 | Floyd Theard | G | 6-1 | 170 | 25 | 25 | 406 | 39 | 113 | .345 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 18 | 28 | .643 | 8 | 43 | 51 | 44 | 45 | 49 | 96 | |||
| 12 | Lonnie Lynn | F | 6-7 | 215 | 26 | 12 | 140 | 20 | 46 | .435 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | .667 | 15 | 35 | 50 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 48 | ||||
| 13 | Dwight Waller | F | 6-6 | 220 | 24 | 7 | 87 | 10 | 24 | .417 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 9 | 19 | .474 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 29 | |||
| 14 | Cliff Anderson | G-F | 6-2 | 200 | 25 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .333 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 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 | Spencer Haywood | F-C | 6-8 | 225 | 20 | 84 | 45.3 | 11.7 | 23.8 | .493 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 6.5 | 8.4 | .776 | 6.3 | 13.1 | 19.5 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 30.0 | |||
| 2 | Larry Jones | G-F | 6-2 | 180 | 27 | 75 | 40.4 | 8.3 | 19.2 | .434 | 0.5 | 2.2 | .248 | 7.7 | 9.8 | .791 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 24.9 | |||
| 3 | Byron Beck | C-F | 6-9 | 225 | 25 | 79 | 31.1 | 5.6 | 10.6 | .523 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.7 | 2.2 | .787 | 3.2 | 6.5 | 9.7 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 12.9 | |||
| 4 | Lonnie Wright | G | 6-2 | 205 | 26 | 79 | 28.3 | 5.0 | 12.1 | .413 | 0.7 | 2.4 | .280 | 1.5 | 2.2 | .691 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 12.2 | |||
| 5 | Julian Hammond | F | 6-5 | 205 | 26 | 69 | 26.8 | 4.8 | 9.6 | .498 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.4 | 3.5 | .695 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 6.8 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 12.0 | |||
| 6 | Jeffrey Congdon | G | 6-1 | 180 | 26 | 83 | 29.7 | 3.6 | 9.3 | .386 | 0.8 | 2.1 | .354 | 1.8 | 2.3 | .786 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 5.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 9.8 | |||
| 7 | Julius Keye | F-C | 6-10 | 200 | 23 | 77 | 21.3 | 3.2 | 8.0 | .396 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 1.5 | 2.5 | .601 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 6.9 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 7.9 | |||
| 8 | Walter Piatkowski | F | 6-8 | 220 | 24 | 74 | 17.6 | 2.9 | 7.2 | .402 | 0.1 | 0.7 | .220 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .768 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 7.0 | |||
| 9 | Ben Warley | F-G | 6-5 | 200 | 33 | 42 | 11.3 | 1.4 | 4.0 | .353 | 0.4 | 1.4 | .259 | 1.4 | 1.8 | .763 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 4.6 | |||
| 10 | Dwight Waller | F | 6-6 | 220 | 24 | 7 | 12.4 | 1.4 | 3.4 | .417 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 1.3 | 2.7 | .474 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 4.1 | |||
| 11 | Lonnie Lynn | F | 6-7 | 215 | 26 | 12 | 11.7 | 1.7 | 3.8 | .435 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | .667 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 4.0 | ||||
| 12 | Greg Wittman | F | 6-8 | 210 | 22 | 50 | 9.1 | 1.6 | 4.1 | .392 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .235 | 0.6 | 1.2 | .542 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 3.9 | |||
| 13 | Floyd Theard | G | 6-1 | 170 | 25 | 25 | 16.2 | 1.6 | 4.5 | .345 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.7 | 1.1 | .643 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 3.8 | |||
| 14 | Cliff Anderson | G-F | 6-2 | 200 | 25 | 3 | 7.3 | 0.7 | 1.3 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 2.0 | .333 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 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 | Spencer Haywood | F-C | 6-8 | 225 | 20 | 84 | 3808 | 9.3 | 18.9 | .493 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 5.2 | 6.7 | .776 | 5.0 | 10.4 | 15.5 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 23.8 | |||
| 2 | Larry Jones | G-F | 6-2 | 180 | 27 | 75 | 3027 | 7.4 | 17.1 | .434 | 0.5 | 2.0 | .248 | 6.9 | 8.7 | .791 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 22.2 | |||
| 3 | Julian Hammond | F | 6-5 | 205 | 26 | 69 | 1847 | 6.4 | 12.9 | .498 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.3 | 4.7 | .695 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 9.2 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 16.1 | |||
| 4 | Greg Wittman | F | 6-8 | 210 | 22 | 50 | 453 | 6.4 | 16.2 | .392 | 0.3 | 1.4 | .235 | 2.5 | 4.7 | .542 | 2.4 | 5.4 | 7.8 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 6.9 | 15.6 | |||
| 5 | Lonnie Wright | G | 6-2 | 205 | 26 | 79 | 2237 | 6.3 | 15.3 | .413 | 0.9 | 3.1 | .280 | 1.9 | 2.8 | .691 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 4.5 | 15.5 | |||
| 6 | Byron Beck | C-F | 6-9 | 225 | 25 | 79 | 2454 | 6.5 | 12.3 | .523 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.0 | 2.6 | .787 | 3.7 | 7.5 | 11.2 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 14.9 | |||
| 7 | Ben Warley | F-G | 6-5 | 200 | 33 | 42 | 475 | 4.5 | 12.9 | .353 | 1.1 | 4.4 | .259 | 4.4 | 5.8 | .763 | 2.0 | 6.4 | 8.3 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 7.4 | 14.6 | |||
| 8 | Walter Piatkowski | F | 6-8 | 220 | 24 | 74 | 1302 | 5.9 | 14.8 | .402 | 0.3 | 1.4 | .220 | 2.1 | 2.7 | .768 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 5.0 | 14.3 | |||
| 9 | Julius Keye | F-C | 6-10 | 200 | 23 | 77 | 1641 | 5.4 | 13.6 | .396 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .000 | 2.5 | 4.2 | .601 | 4.1 | 7.5 | 11.6 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 4.6 | 13.3 | |||
| 10 | Lonnie Lynn | F | 6-7 | 215 | 26 | 12 | 140 | 5.1 | 11.8 | .435 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 3.1 | .667 | 3.9 | 9.0 | 12.9 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 12.3 | ||||
| 11 | Dwight Waller | F | 6-6 | 220 | 24 | 7 | 87 | 4.1 | 9.9 | .417 | 0.0 | 0.4 | .000 | 3.7 | 7.9 | .474 | 6.6 | 9.1 | 15.7 | 1.7 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 12.0 | |||
| 12 | Jeffrey Congdon | G | 6-1 | 180 | 26 | 83 | 2461 | 4.4 | 11.3 | .386 | 0.9 | 2.6 | .354 | 2.2 | 2.8 | .786 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 11.9 | |||
| 13 | Cliff Anderson | G-F | 6-2 | 200 | 25 | 3 | 22 | 3.3 | 6.5 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 9.8 | .333 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 9.8 | ||||
| 14 | Floyd Theard | G | 6-1 | 170 | 25 | 25 | 406 | 3.5 | 10.0 | .345 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 1.6 | 2.5 | .643 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 8.5 |
| 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 | Byron Beck | C-F | 6-9 | 225 | 25 | 79 | 2454 | 17.0 | .554 | .523 | 13.7 | 6.2 | 13.0 | 15.9 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Lonnie Wright | G | 6-2 | 205 | 26 | 79 | 2237 | 10.3 | .467 | .441 | 4.2 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 18.7 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Greg Wittman | F | 6-8 | 210 | 22 | 50 | 453 | 7.1 | .426 | .402 | 9.5 | 4.5 | 13.5 | 21.8 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Ben Warley | F-G | 6-5 | 200 | 33 | 42 | 475 | 9.2 | .474 | .397 | 10.2 | 8.0 | 15.0 | 18.7 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Dwight Waller | F | 6-6 | 220 | 24 | 7 | 87 | 7.7 | .448 | .417 | 19.2 | 5.7 | 33.1 | 20.6 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Floyd Theard | G | 6-1 | 170 | 25 | 25 | 406 | 1.8 | .383 | .345 | 5.5 | 13.2 | 26.4 | 15.6 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Walter Piatkowski | F | 6-8 | 220 | 24 | 74 | 1302 | 9.5 | .447 | .412 | 8.5 | 4.2 | 11.5 | 18.6 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Lonnie Lynn | F | 6-7 | 215 | 26 | 12 | 140 | 12.7 | .468 | .435 | 15.7 | 3.7 | 12.0 | 15.4 | |||||||||||
| 9 | Julius Keye | F-C | 6-10 | 200 | 23 | 77 | 1641 | 11.1 | .431 | .396 | 14.2 | 3.7 | 12.3 | 18.1 | |||||||||||
| 10 | Larry Jones | G-F | 6-2 | 180 | 27 | 75 | 3027 | 21.4 | .530 | .448 | 5.7 | 19.7 | 11.8 | 24.5 | |||||||||||
| 11 | Spencer Haywood | F-C | 6-8 | 225 | 20 | 84 | 3808 | 28.3 | .546 | .493 | 18.8 | 7.6 | 9.9 | 24.9 | |||||||||||
| 12 | Julian Hammond | F | 6-5 | 205 | 26 | 69 | 1847 | 16.1 | .539 | .498 | 11.2 | 8.0 | 17.1 | 18.6 | |||||||||||
| 13 | Jeffrey Congdon | G | 6-1 | 180 | 26 | 83 | 2461 | 10.8 | .472 | .426 | 4.2 | 22.7 | 19.3 | 16.0 | |||||||||||
| 14 | Cliff Anderson | G-F | 6-2 | 200 | 25 | 3 | 22 | 6.5 | .452 | .500 | 8.0 | 22.0 | 31.1 | 16.3 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1 | Spencer Haywood | F-C | 6-8 | 225 | 20 | 12 | 568 | 185 | 362 | 1 | 5 | 69 | 83 | 237 | 39 | 41 | 31 | 440 | .511 | .200 | .831 | 47.3 | 36.7 | 19.8 | 3.3 | |||
| 2 | Larry Jones | G-F | 6-2 | 180 | 27 | 12 | 535 | 113 | 207 | 5 | 20 | 88 | 101 | 64 | 76 | 29 | 41 | 319 | .546 | .250 | .871 | 44.6 | 26.6 | 5.3 | 6.3 | |||
| 3 | Julian Hammond | F | 6-5 | 205 | 26 | 12 | 395 | 85 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 36 | 79 | 34 | 27 | 49 | 192 | .500 | .611 | 32.9 | 16.0 | 6.6 | 2.8 | ||||
| 4 | Byron Beck | C-F | 6-9 | 225 | 25 | 12 | 439 | 77 | 176 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 47 | 144 | 19 | 24 | 41 | 191 | .438 | .250 | .766 | 36.6 | 15.9 | 12.0 | 1.6 | |||
| 5 | Jeffrey Congdon | G | 6-1 | 180 | 26 | 12 | 313 | 43 | 118 | 16 | 50 | 24 | 32 | 33 | 68 | 25 | 41 | 126 | .364 | .320 | .750 | 26.1 | 10.5 | 2.8 | 5.7 | |||
| 6 | Lonnie Wright | G | 6-2 | 205 | 26 | 11 | 334 | 32 | 109 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 32 | 44 | 11 | 33 | 84 | .294 | .250 | .783 | 30.4 | 7.6 | 2.9 | 4.0 | |||
| 7 | Ben Warley | F-G | 6-5 | 200 | 33 | 10 | 129 | 16 | 38 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 11 | 9 | 27 | 45 | .421 | .438 | .600 | 12.9 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 1.1 | |||
| 8 | Walter Piatkowski | F | 6-8 | 220 | 24 | 6 | 50 | 12 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 27 | .500 | .250 | .500 | 8.3 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 0.7 | |||
| 9 | Julius Keye | F-C | 6-10 | 200 | 23 | 7 | 138 | 10 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 23 | .238 | .000 | .500 | 19.7 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 0.9 | |||
| 10 | Greg Wittman | F | 6-8 | 210 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 1.000 | .333 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||