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56-28, Finished 2nd in ABA Eastern Division (Game Results)
ABA Season Summary
Scored 111.9 points per game, Allowed 105.5 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 58-26)
Coached by Joe Mullaney (56-28)
SRS: 5.64 (1st of 10)
Playoffs:
Lost ABA Finals (4-3) versus Indiana Pacers
Won ABA Eastern Division Finals (4-3) versus Carolina Cougars
Won ABA Eastern Division Semifinals (4-1) versus Virginia Squires
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1972-73 Statistics / Schedule
| G | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 84 | 20160 | 3770 | 7900 | .477 | 82 | 296 | .277 | 1779 | 2453 | .725 | 1379 | 2784 | 4163 | 2287 | 1359 | 1976 | 9401 | ||
| Opponent | 84 | 20160 | 3504 | 7563 | .463 | 84 | 340 | .247 | 1768 | 2369 | .746 | 1393 | 2884 | 4277 | 1865 | 1624 | 2055 | 8860 |
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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 | Dan Issel | C-F | 6-9 | 235 | 24 | 84 | 3531 | 902 | 1757 | .513 | 3 | 15 | .200 | 485 | 635 | .764 | 329 | 593 | 922 | 220 | 216 | 255 | 2292 | |||
| 2 | Artis Gilmore | C | 7-2 | 240 | 23 | 84 | 3502 | 687 | 1228 | .559 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 368 | 572 | .643 | 449 | 1027 | 1476 | 295 | 259 | 286 | 302 | 1743 | ||
| 3 | Louie Dampier | G | 6-0 | 170 | 28 | 80 | 3039 | 515 | 1143 | .451 | 54 | 155 | .348 | 262 | 334 | .784 | 55 | 158 | 213 | 521 | 188 | 216 | 1346 | |||
| 4 | Walter Simon | F-G | 6-6 | 200 | 33 | 83 | 2403 | 433 | 897 | .483 | 1 | 17 | .059 | 143 | 191 | .749 | 122 | 273 | 395 | 336 | 156 | 271 | 1010 | |||
| 5 | Rick Mount | G | 6-3 | 175 | 26 | 61 | 1780 | 369 | 804 | .459 | 9 | 30 | .300 | 159 | 198 | .803 | 50 | 88 | 138 | 194 | 119 | 172 | 906 | |||
| 6 | Mike Gale | G | 6-4 | 185 | 22 | 81 | 1854 | 218 | 463 | .471 | 1 | 6 | .167 | 100 | 143 | .699 | 78 | 163 | 241 | 248 | 131 | 108 | 207 | 537 | ||
| 7 | Jimmy O'Brien | G | 6-1 | 170 | 23 | 68 | 1014 | 126 | 317 | .397 | 0 | 9 | .000 | 68 | 89 | .764 | 27 | 65 | 92 | 174 | 77 | 103 | 320 | |||
| 8 | Claude Virden | F | 6-6 | 195 | 25 | 31 | 825 | 130 | 327 | .398 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 46 | 59 | .780 | 49 | 105 | 154 | 74 | 49 | 84 | 306 | |||
| 9 | Pierre Russell | F-G | 6-4 | 190 | 23 | 59 | 618 | 119 | 266 | .447 | 2 | 17 | .118 | 49 | 78 | .628 | 54 | 75 | 129 | 61 | 33 | 80 | 289 | |||
| 10 | Wendell Ladner | F | 6-5 | 220 | 24 | 37 | 659 | 109 | 318 | .343 | 8 | 38 | .211 | 44 | 58 | .759 | 57 | 124 | 181 | 72 | 52 | 132 | 270 | |||
| 11 | Bill Chamberlain | F | 6-6 | 188 | 23 | 43 | 566 | 101 | 248 | .407 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 34 | 55 | .618 | 56 | 51 | 107 | 69 | 54 | 81 | 237 | |||
| 12 | Ronald Thomas | F | 6-6 | 215 | 22 | 31 | 369 | 62 | 132 | .470 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 21 | 41 | .512 | 53 | 62 | 115 | 23 | 21 | 73 | 145 |
| 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 | Dan Issel | C-F | 6-9 | 235 | 24 | 84 | 42.0 | 10.7 | 20.9 | .513 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .200 | 5.8 | 7.6 | .764 | 3.9 | 7.1 | 11.0 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 27.3 | |||
| 2 | Artis Gilmore | C | 7-2 | 240 | 23 | 84 | 41.7 | 8.2 | 14.6 | .559 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .500 | 4.4 | 6.8 | .643 | 5.3 | 12.2 | 17.6 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 20.8 | ||
| 3 | Louie Dampier | G | 6-0 | 170 | 28 | 80 | 38.0 | 6.4 | 14.3 | .451 | 0.7 | 1.9 | .348 | 3.3 | 4.2 | .784 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 6.5 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 16.8 | |||
| 4 | Rick Mount | G | 6-3 | 175 | 26 | 61 | 29.2 | 6.0 | 13.2 | .459 | 0.1 | 0.5 | .300 | 2.6 | 3.2 | .803 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 14.9 | |||
| 5 | Walter Simon | F-G | 6-6 | 200 | 33 | 83 | 29.0 | 5.2 | 10.8 | .483 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .059 | 1.7 | 2.3 | .749 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 12.2 | |||
| 6 | Claude Virden | F | 6-6 | 195 | 25 | 31 | 26.6 | 4.2 | 10.5 | .398 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 1.5 | 1.9 | .780 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 9.9 | |||
| 7 | Wendell Ladner | F | 6-5 | 220 | 24 | 37 | 17.8 | 2.9 | 8.6 | .343 | 0.2 | 1.0 | .211 | 1.2 | 1.6 | .759 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 7.3 | |||
| 8 | Mike Gale | G | 6-4 | 185 | 22 | 81 | 22.9 | 2.7 | 5.7 | .471 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .167 | 1.2 | 1.8 | .699 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 6.6 | ||
| 9 | Bill Chamberlain | F | 6-6 | 188 | 23 | 43 | 13.2 | 2.3 | 5.8 | .407 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .333 | 0.8 | 1.3 | .618 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 5.5 | |||
| 10 | Pierre Russell | F-G | 6-4 | 190 | 23 | 59 | 10.5 | 2.0 | 4.5 | .447 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .118 | 0.8 | 1.3 | .628 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 4.9 | |||
| 11 | Jimmy O'Brien | G | 6-1 | 170 | 23 | 68 | 14.9 | 1.9 | 4.7 | .397 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .764 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 4.7 | |||
| 12 | Ronald Thomas | F | 6-6 | 215 | 22 | 31 | 11.9 | 2.0 | 4.3 | .470 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 0.7 | 1.3 | .512 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 4.7 |
| 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 | Dan Issel | C-F | 6-9 | 235 | 24 | 84 | 3531 | 9.2 | 17.9 | .513 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .200 | 4.9 | 6.5 | .764 | 3.4 | 6.0 | 9.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 23.4 | |||
| 2 | Rick Mount | G | 6-3 | 175 | 26 | 61 | 1780 | 7.5 | 16.3 | .459 | 0.2 | 0.6 | .300 | 3.2 | 4.0 | .803 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 18.3 | |||
| 3 | Artis Gilmore | C | 7-2 | 240 | 23 | 84 | 3502 | 7.1 | 12.6 | .559 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .500 | 3.8 | 5.9 | .643 | 4.6 | 10.6 | 15.2 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 17.9 | ||
| 4 | Pierre Russell | F-G | 6-4 | 190 | 23 | 59 | 618 | 6.9 | 15.5 | .447 | 0.1 | 1.0 | .118 | 2.9 | 4.5 | .628 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 7.5 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 4.7 | 16.8 | |||
| 5 | Louie Dampier | G | 6-0 | 170 | 28 | 80 | 3039 | 6.1 | 13.5 | .451 | 0.6 | 1.8 | .348 | 3.1 | 4.0 | .784 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 6.2 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 15.9 | |||
| 6 | Walter Simon | F-G | 6-6 | 200 | 33 | 83 | 2403 | 6.5 | 13.4 | .483 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .059 | 2.1 | 2.9 | .749 | 1.8 | 4.1 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 15.1 | |||
| 7 | Bill Chamberlain | F | 6-6 | 188 | 23 | 43 | 566 | 6.4 | 15.8 | .407 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .333 | 2.2 | 3.5 | .618 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 6.8 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 15.1 | |||
| 8 | Wendell Ladner | F | 6-5 | 220 | 24 | 37 | 659 | 6.0 | 17.4 | .343 | 0.4 | 2.1 | .211 | 2.4 | 3.2 | .759 | 3.1 | 6.8 | 9.9 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 7.2 | 14.7 | |||
| 9 | Ronald Thomas | F | 6-6 | 215 | 22 | 31 | 369 | 6.0 | 12.9 | .470 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .000 | 2.0 | 4.0 | .512 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 11.2 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 7.1 | 14.1 | |||
| 10 | Claude Virden | F | 6-6 | 195 | 25 | 31 | 825 | 5.7 | 14.3 | .398 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 2.0 | 2.6 | .780 | 2.1 | 4.6 | 6.7 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 13.4 | |||
| 11 | Jimmy O'Brien | G | 6-1 | 170 | 23 | 68 | 1014 | 4.5 | 11.3 | .397 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .000 | 2.4 | 3.2 | .764 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 6.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 11.4 | |||
| 12 | Mike Gale | G | 6-4 | 185 | 22 | 81 | 1854 | 4.2 | 9.0 | .471 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .167 | 1.9 | 2.8 | .699 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 10.4 |
| 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 | Bill Chamberlain | F | 6-6 | 188 | 23 | 43 | 566 | 9.6 | .435 | .409 | 9.4 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 16.1 | 16.6 | 22.5 | |||||||||
| 2 | Ronald Thomas | F | 6-6 | 215 | 22 | 31 | 369 | 12.5 | .483 | .470 | 13.6 | 16.2 | 14.9 | 8.1 | 12.3 | 18.1 | |||||||||
| 3 | Walter Simon | F-G | 6-6 | 200 | 33 | 83 | 2403 | 13.8 | .515 | .483 | 4.8 | 11.0 | 7.9 | 18.5 | 13.7 | 18.5 | |||||||||
| 4 | Pierre Russell | F-G | 6-4 | 190 | 23 | 59 | 618 | 14.2 | .481 | .451 | 8.3 | 11.7 | 10.0 | 13.3 | 9.9 | 21.0 | |||||||||
| 5 | Jimmy O'Brien | G | 6-1 | 170 | 23 | 68 | 1014 | 8.6 | .449 | .397 | 2.5 | 6.2 | 4.3 | 21.2 | 17.8 | 16.7 | |||||||||
| 6 | Rick Mount | G | 6-3 | 175 | 26 | 61 | 1780 | 13.1 | .508 | .465 | 2.7 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 15.0 | 11.8 | 22.1 | |||||||||
| 7 | Wendell Ladner | F | 6-5 | 220 | 24 | 37 | 659 | 8.4 | .393 | .355 | 8.2 | 18.2 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 13.1 | 23.4 | |||||||||
| 8 | Dan Issel | C-F | 6-9 | 235 | 24 | 84 | 3531 | 22.4 | .563 | .514 | 8.8 | 16.2 | 12.5 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 24.9 | |||||||||
| 9 | Artis Gilmore | C | 7-2 | 240 | 23 | 84 | 3502 | 24.1 | .589 | .560 | 12.1 | 28.3 | 20.1 | 11.4 | 4.1 | 16.2 | 19.7 | ||||||||
| 10 | Mike Gale | G | 6-4 | 185 | 22 | 81 | 1854 | 13.5 | .511 | .472 | 4.0 | 8.5 | 6.2 | 16.4 | 3.3 | 17.0 | 13.3 | ||||||||
| 11 | Louie Dampier | G | 6-0 | 170 | 28 | 80 | 3039 | 14.3 | .522 | .474 | 1.7 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 22.4 | 12.7 | 19.0 | |||||||||
| 12 | Claude Virden | F | 6-6 | 195 | 25 | 31 | 825 | 9.6 | .433 | .398 | 5.6 | 12.3 | 8.9 | 11.5 | 12.2 | 19.0 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Dan Issel | C-F | 6-9 | 235 | 24 | 19 | 825 | 198 | 398 | 1 | 6 | 124 | 156 | 60 | 225 | 28 | 47 | 71 | 521 | .497 | .167 | .795 | 43.4 | 27.4 | 11.8 | 1.5 | ||
| 2 | Artis Gilmore | C | 7-2 | 240 | 23 | 19 | 780 | 142 | 261 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 123 | 84 | 260 | 75 | 63 | 68 | 361 | .544 | .626 | 41.1 | 19.0 | 13.7 | 3.9 | |||
| 3 | Rick Mount | G | 6-3 | 175 | 26 | 19 | 676 | 119 | 293 | 10 | 22 | 73 | 87 | 21 | 47 | 49 | 42 | 48 | 321 | .406 | .455 | .839 | 35.6 | 16.9 | 2.5 | 2.6 | ||
| 4 | Walter Simon | F-G | 6-6 | 200 | 33 | 19 | 639 | 92 | 207 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 19 | 93 | 79 | 38 | 67 | 211 | .444 | .000 | .871 | 33.6 | 11.1 | 4.9 | 4.2 | ||
| 5 | Louie Dampier | G | 6-0 | 170 | 28 | 12 | 411 | 65 | 126 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 30 | 6 | 25 | 39 | 19 | 35 | 161 | .516 | .455 | .700 | 34.3 | 13.4 | 2.1 | 3.3 | ||
| 6 | Wendell Ladner | F | 6-5 | 220 | 24 | 19 | 269 | 55 | 142 | 14 | 53 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 56 | 21 | 25 | 67 | 136 | .387 | .264 | .857 | 14.2 | 7.2 | 2.9 | 1.1 | ||
| 7 | Jimmy O'Brien | G | 6-1 | 170 | 23 | 19 | 435 | 33 | 93 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 45 | 9 | 34 | 82 | 33 | 35 | 106 | .355 | .333 | .867 | 22.9 | 5.6 | 1.8 | 4.3 | ||
| 8 | Ronald Thomas | F | 6-6 | 215 | 22 | 17 | 247 | 38 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 75 | 13 | 24 | 44 | 85 | .494 | .000 | .391 | 14.5 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 0.8 | ||
| 9 | Mike Gale | G | 6-4 | 185 | 22 | 12 | 291 | 23 | 58 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 23 | 8 | 30 | 40 | 15 | 41 | 66 | .397 | .000 | .870 | 24.3 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 3.3 | ||
| 10 | Pierre Russell | F-G | 6-4 | 190 | 23 | 12 | 37 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 17 | .583 | .500 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | |||