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31-51, Finished 5th in NBA Midwest Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary
Scored 109.5 points per game, Allowed 111.4 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 36-46)
Coached by Phil Johnson (13-24) and Larry Staverman (18-27)
Arena: Kemper Arena / Attendance: 315,722 (17th of 21 available)
SRS: -1.76 (16th of 22) / Pace Factor: 108.2 (9th of 22)
Offensive Rating: 100.5 (11th of 22) / Defensive Rating: 102.2 (17th of 22)
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1977-78 Statistics / Schedule
| G | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 82 | 19830 | 3601 | 7731 | .466 | 1775 | 2262 | .785 | 1208 | 2632 | 3840 | 1992 | 794 | 370 | 1690 | 2228 | 8977 | 109.5 | |||
| Opponent | 82 | 19830 | 3564 | 7521 | .474 | 2004 | 2635 | .761 | 1232 | 2684 | 3916 | 1928 | 796 | 408 | 1694 | 2088 | 9132 | 111.4 |
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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 | Ron Boone | G-F | 6-2 | 200 | 31 | 82 | 2653 | 563 | 1271 | .443 | 322 | 377 | .854 | 112 | 157 | 269 | 311 | 105 | 11 | 303 | 233 | 1448 | ||||
| 2 | Scott Wedman | F-G | 6-7 | 215 | 25 | 81 | 2961 | 607 | 1192 | .509 | 221 | 254 | .870 | 144 | 319 | 463 | 201 | 99 | 22 | 158 | 242 | 1435 | ||||
| 3 | Otis Birdsong | G | 6-3 | 190 | 22 | 73 | 1878 | 470 | 955 | .492 | 216 | 310 | .697 | 70 | 105 | 175 | 174 | 74 | 12 | 145 | 179 | 1156 | ||||
| 4 | Richard Washington | F-C | 6-11 | 220 | 22 | 78 | 2231 | 425 | 891 | .477 | 150 | 199 | .754 | 188 | 466 | 654 | 118 | 74 | 73 | 191 | 324 | 1000 | ||||
| 5 | Lucius Allen | G | 6-2 | 175 | 30 | 77 | 2147 | 373 | 846 | .441 | 174 | 220 | .791 | 66 | 163 | 229 | 360 | 93 | 28 | 217 | 180 | 920 | ||||
| 6 | Bill Robinzine | F | 6-7 | 230 | 25 | 82 | 1748 | 305 | 677 | .451 | 206 | 271 | .760 | 173 | 366 | 539 | 72 | 74 | 11 | 172 | 281 | 816 | ||||
| 7 | Sam Lacey | C | 6-10 | 235 | 29 | 77 | 2131 | 265 | 590 | .449 | 134 | 187 | .717 | 155 | 487 | 642 | 300 | 120 | 108 | 186 | 264 | 664 | ||||
| 8 | Tom Burleson | C | 7-2 | 225 | 25 | 76 | 1525 | 228 | 525 | .434 | 197 | 248 | .794 | 170 | 312 | 482 | 131 | 62 | 81 | 123 | 259 | 653 | ||||
| 9 | John Kuester | G | 6-2 | 180 | 22 | 78 | 1215 | 145 | 319 | .455 | 87 | 105 | .829 | 19 | 95 | 114 | 252 | 58 | 1 | 97 | 143 | 377 | ||||
| 10 | Bob Nash | F | 6-8 | 195 | 27 | 66 | 800 | 157 | 304 | .516 | 50 | 69 | .725 | 75 | 94 | 169 | 46 | 27 | 18 | 47 | 75 | 364 | ||||
| 11 | Kevin Restani | F-C | 6-9 | 225 | 26 | 46 | 463 | 59 | 139 | .424 | 9 | 11 | .818 | 32 | 62 | 94 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 37 | 127 | ||||
| 12 | Louie Nelson | G | 6-3 | 190 | 26 | 8 | 53 | 3 | 14 | .214 | 9 | 11 | .818 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 15 | ||||
| 13 | Bob Bigelow | F-G | 6-7 | 215 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| 14 | Glenn Hansen | G | 6-4 | 205 | 25 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 15 | Andre McCarter | G | 6-3 | 190 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | Ron Boone | G-F | 6-2 | 200 | 31 | 82 | 32.4 | 6.9 | 15.5 | .443 | 3.9 | 4.6 | .854 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 17.7 | ||||
| 2 | Scott Wedman | F-G | 6-7 | 215 | 25 | 81 | 36.6 | 7.5 | 14.7 | .509 | 2.7 | 3.1 | .870 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 17.7 | ||||
| 3 | Otis Birdsong | G | 6-3 | 190 | 22 | 73 | 25.7 | 6.4 | 13.1 | .492 | 3.0 | 4.2 | .697 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 15.8 | ||||
| 4 | Richard Washington | F-C | 6-11 | 220 | 22 | 78 | 28.6 | 5.4 | 11.4 | .477 | 1.9 | 2.6 | .754 | 2.4 | 6.0 | 8.4 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 12.8 | ||||
| 5 | Lucius Allen | G | 6-2 | 175 | 30 | 77 | 27.9 | 4.8 | 11.0 | .441 | 2.3 | 2.9 | .791 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 11.9 | ||||
| 6 | Bill Robinzine | F | 6-7 | 230 | 25 | 82 | 21.3 | 3.7 | 8.3 | .451 | 2.5 | 3.3 | .760 | 2.1 | 4.5 | 6.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 10.0 | ||||
| 7 | Tom Burleson | C | 7-2 | 225 | 25 | 76 | 20.1 | 3.0 | 6.9 | .434 | 2.6 | 3.3 | .794 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 8.6 | ||||
| 8 | Sam Lacey | C | 6-10 | 235 | 29 | 77 | 27.7 | 3.4 | 7.7 | .449 | 1.7 | 2.4 | .717 | 2.0 | 6.3 | 8.3 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 8.6 | ||||
| 9 | Bob Nash | F | 6-8 | 195 | 27 | 66 | 12.1 | 2.4 | 4.6 | .516 | 0.8 | 1.0 | .725 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 5.5 | ||||
| 10 | John Kuester | G | 6-2 | 180 | 22 | 78 | 15.6 | 1.9 | 4.1 | .455 | 1.1 | 1.3 | .829 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 4.8 | ||||
| 11 | Kevin Restani | F-C | 6-9 | 225 | 26 | 46 | 10.1 | 1.3 | 3.0 | .424 | 0.2 | 0.2 | .818 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.8 | ||||
| 12 | Bob Bigelow | F-G | 6-7 | 215 | 24 | 1 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | |||||
| 13 | Louie Nelson | G | 6-3 | 190 | 26 | 8 | 6.6 | 0.4 | 1.8 | .214 | 1.1 | 1.4 | .818 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.9 | ||||
| 14 | Glenn Hansen | G | 6-4 | 205 | 25 | 3 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| 15 | Andre McCarter | G | 6-3 | 190 | 24 | 1 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 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 | Otis Birdsong | G | 6-3 | 190 | 22 | 73 | 1878 | 9.0 | 18.3 | .492 | 4.1 | 5.9 | .697 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 22.2 | ||||
| 2 | Ron Boone | G-F | 6-2 | 200 | 31 | 82 | 2653 | 7.6 | 17.2 | .443 | 4.4 | 5.1 | .854 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 19.6 | ||||
| 3 | Scott Wedman | F-G | 6-7 | 215 | 25 | 81 | 2961 | 7.4 | 14.5 | .509 | 2.7 | 3.1 | .870 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 17.4 | ||||
| 4 | Bill Robinzine | F | 6-7 | 230 | 25 | 82 | 1748 | 6.3 | 13.9 | .451 | 4.2 | 5.6 | .760 | 3.6 | 7.5 | 11.1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 16.8 | ||||
| 5 | Bob Nash | F | 6-8 | 195 | 27 | 66 | 800 | 7.1 | 13.7 | .516 | 2.3 | 3.1 | .725 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 7.6 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 16.4 | ||||
| 6 | Richard Washington | F-C | 6-11 | 220 | 22 | 78 | 2231 | 6.9 | 14.4 | .477 | 2.4 | 3.2 | .754 | 3.0 | 7.5 | 10.6 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 5.2 | 16.1 | ||||
| 7 | Lucius Allen | G | 6-2 | 175 | 30 | 77 | 2147 | 6.3 | 14.2 | .441 | 2.9 | 3.7 | .791 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 15.4 | ||||
| 8 | Tom Burleson | C | 7-2 | 225 | 25 | 76 | 1525 | 5.4 | 12.4 | .434 | 4.7 | 5.9 | .794 | 4.0 | 7.4 | 11.4 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 6.1 | 15.4 | ||||
| 9 | Sam Lacey | C | 6-10 | 235 | 29 | 77 | 2131 | 4.5 | 10.0 | .449 | 2.3 | 3.2 | .717 | 2.6 | 8.2 | 10.8 | 5.1 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 11.2 | ||||
| 10 | John Kuester | G | 6-2 | 180 | 22 | 78 | 1215 | 4.3 | 9.5 | .455 | 2.6 | 3.1 | .829 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 7.5 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 11.2 | ||||
| 11 | Bob Bigelow | F-G | 6-7 | 215 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.3 | 15.4 | 25.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.3 | 10.3 | |||||
| 12 | Louie Nelson | G | 6-3 | 190 | 26 | 8 | 53 | 2.0 | 9.5 | .214 | 6.1 | 7.5 | .818 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 10.2 | ||||
| 13 | Kevin Restani | F-C | 6-9 | 225 | 26 | 46 | 463 | 4.6 | 10.8 | .424 | 0.7 | 0.9 | .818 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 7.3 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 9.9 | ||||
| 14 | Glenn Hansen | G | 6-4 | 205 | 25 | 3 | 9 | 0.0 | 20.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| 15 | Andre McCarter | G | 6-3 | 190 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 0.0 | 8.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| 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 | Scott Wedman | F-G | 6-7 | 215 | 25 | 81 | 2961 | 15.9 | .550 | .509 | 5.0 | 11.1 | 8.0 | 9.7 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 10.8 | 18.8 | 110 | 104 | 15.0 | 4.7 | 20 | 14 | 3.0 |
| 2 | Otis Birdsong | G | 6-3 | 190 | 22 | 73 | 1878 | 17.1 | .530 | .492 | 3.8 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 14.1 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 11.7 | 25.1 | 104 | 105 | 8.3 | 2.3 | 11 | 14 | -1.5 |
| 3 | Tom Burleson | C | 7-2 | 225 | 25 | 76 | 1525 | 16.5 | .515 | .434 | 11.4 | 21.0 | 16.2 | 11.3 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 16.2 | 18.9 | 104 | 98 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 11 | 7 | 2.0 |
| 4 | Sam Lacey | C | 6-10 | 235 | 29 | 77 | 2131 | 15.2 | .494 | .449 | 7.4 | 23.5 | 15.4 | 18.0 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 21.7 | 15.3 | 97 | 97 | 2.4 | 8.6 | 11 | 12 | -0.5 |
| 5 | Richard Washington | F-C | 6-11 | 220 | 22 | 78 | 2231 | 14.2 | .511 | .477 | 8.6 | 21.4 | 15.0 | 7.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 16.3 | 20.0 | 98 | 100 | 3.4 | 6.6 | 10 | 17 | -3.5 |
| 6 | Ron Boone | G-F | 6-2 | 200 | 31 | 82 | 2653 | 14.0 | .504 | .443 | 4.3 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 16.8 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 17.4 | 25.0 | 96 | 105 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 7 | 32 | -12.5 |
| 7 | Bill Robinzine | F | 6-7 | 230 | 25 | 82 | 1748 | 13.6 | .512 | .451 | 10.1 | 21.5 | 15.8 | 5.6 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 17.8 | 21.1 | 97 | 100 | 2.5 | 5.1 | 7 | 15 | -4.0 |
| 8 | Lucius Allen | G | 6-2 | 175 | 30 | 77 | 2147 | 13.3 | .488 | .441 | 3.1 | 7.8 | 5.5 | 22.8 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 18.7 | 20.6 | 95 | 104 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 5 | 24 | -9.5 |
| 9 | Bob Nash | F | 6-8 | 195 | 27 | 66 | 800 | 16.2 | .544 | .516 | 9.6 | 12.1 | 10.8 | 8.1 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 12.3 | 18.2 | 109 | 103 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 5 | 4 | 0.5 |
| 10 | John Kuester | G | 6-2 | 180 | 22 | 78 | 1215 | 12.2 | .516 | .455 | 1.6 | 8.0 | 4.8 | 26.3 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 21.0 | 14.5 | 102 | 104 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 5 | 9 | -2.0 |
| 11 | Kevin Restani | F-C | 6-9 | 225 | 26 | 46 | 463 | 8.7 | .441 | .424 | 7.0 | 13.7 | 10.4 | 5.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 9.4 | 13.1 | 98 | 105 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1 | 4 | -1.5 |
| 12 | Louie Nelson | G | 6-3 | 190 | 26 | 8 | 53 | 2.4 | .398 | .214 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 11.1 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 29.8 | 19.3 | 70 | 105 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | -0.5 |
| 13 | Andre McCarter | G | 6-3 | 190 | 24 | 1 | 9 | -7.2 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.5 | 0 | 107 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Glenn Hansen | G | 6-4 | 205 | 25 | 3 | 9 | -10.9 | .000 | .000 | 11.3 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 12.2 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21.2 | 26 | 100 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Bob Bigelow | F-G | 6-7 | 215 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 21.4 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 29.1 | 44.0 | 36.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 201 | 97 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |