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40-44, Finished 3rd in ABA Eastern Division (Game Results)
ABA Season Summary
Scored 111.0 points per game, Allowed 111.6 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 40-44)
Coached by Lou Carnesecca (40-44)
SRS: -0.86 (6th of 11)
Playoffs:
Lost ABA Eastern Division Semifinals (4-2) versus Virginia Squires
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1970-71 Statistics / Schedule
| G | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 84 | 20260 | 3638 | 7704 | .472 | 38 | 170 | .224 | 2013 | 2653 | .759 | 4109 | 1877 | 1782 | 2203 | 9327 | ||||
| Opponent | 84 | 20260 | 3552 | 7727 | .460 | 121 | 472 | .256 | 2153 | 2886 | .746 | 4196 | 1746 | 1748 | 2097 | 9378 |
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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 | Rick Barry | F | 6-7 | 205 | 26 | 59 | 2502 | 632 | 1348 | .469 | 19 | 86 | .221 | 451 | 507 | .890 | 105 | 296 | 401 | 294 | 202 | 205 | 1734 | |||
| 2 | Bill Melchionni | G | 6-1 | 165 | 26 | 81 | 3284 | 561 | 1244 | .451 | 2 | 22 | .091 | 301 | 370 | .814 | 49 | 188 | 237 | 672 | 300 | 273 | 1425 | |||
| 3 | Billy Paultz | C-F | 6-11 | 235 | 22 | 83 | 2758 | 510 | 973 | .524 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 201 | 269 | .747 | 239 | 701 | 940 | 160 | 206 | 274 | 1221 | |||
| 4 | Sonny Dove | F | 6-7 | 198 | 25 | 83 | 2280 | 467 | 1006 | .464 | 4 | 14 | .286 | 186 | 273 | .681 | 264 | 412 | 676 | 88 | 224 | 304 | 1124 | |||
| 5 | Oliver Taylor | G-F | 6-2 | 194 | 23 | 80 | 1617 | 251 | 496 | .506 | 5 | 12 | .417 | 187 | 277 | .675 | 111 | 196 | 307 | 146 | 162 | 231 | 694 | |||
| 6 | Manny Leaks | C-F | 6-8 | 225 | 25 | 40 | 1427 | 274 | 553 | .495 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 130 | 179 | .726 | 136 | 249 | 385 | 49 | 100 | 108 | 678 | |||
| 7 | Joe DePre | G | 6-3 | 185 | 23 | 72 | 1707 | 250 | 488 | .512 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 132 | 172 | .767 | 55 | 120 | 175 | 138 | 137 | 262 | 632 | |||
| 8 | Levern Tart | G-F | 6-2 | 195 | 28 | 27 | 985 | 192 | 453 | .424 | 4 | 9 | .444 | 102 | 133 | .767 | 52 | 54 | 106 | 73 | 87 | 84 | 490 | |||
| 9 | Jim Ard | F-C | 6-8 | 215 | 22 | 73 | 1027 | 174 | 382 | .455 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 79 | 132 | .598 | 112 | 225 | 337 | 40 | 108 | 119 | 427 | |||
| 10 | Ed Johnson | C | 6-8 | 205 | 26 | 26 | 592 | 97 | 218 | .445 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 110 | .673 | 83 | 139 | 222 | 26 | 66 | 80 | 268 | ||||
| 11 | Bill Bunting | F-C | 6-8 | 200 | 23 | 39 | 687 | 65 | 151 | .430 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 69 | .870 | 64 | 78 | 142 | 34 | 51 | 94 | 190 | ||||
| 12 | Jeffrey Congdon | G | 6-1 | 180 | 27 | 42 | 579 | 62 | 150 | .413 | 4 | 13 | .308 | 32 | 37 | .865 | 10 | 44 | 54 | 97 | 51 | 50 | 160 | |||
| 13 | Jim Hayes | G | 6-3 | 200 | 22 | 47 | 494 | 46 | 109 | .422 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 67 | .776 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 47 | 45 | 73 | 144 | ||||
| 14 | Luther Green | F | 6-7 | 190 | 24 | 26 | 164 | 40 | 88 | .455 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 18 | 44 | .409 | 22 | 33 | 55 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 98 | |||
| 15 | Les Hunter | F-C | 6-7 | 210 | 28 | 5 | 110 | 14 | 39 | .359 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | .500 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 32 | ||||
| 16 | Billy DeAngelis | G | 6-1 | 180 | 24 | 8 | 47 | 3 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | .667 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 10 |
| 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 | Rick Barry | F | 6-7 | 205 | 26 | 59 | 42.4 | 10.7 | 22.8 | .469 | 0.3 | 1.5 | .221 | 7.6 | 8.6 | .890 | 1.8 | 5.0 | 6.8 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 29.4 | |||
| 2 | Levern Tart | G-F | 6-2 | 195 | 28 | 27 | 36.5 | 7.1 | 16.8 | .424 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .444 | 3.8 | 4.9 | .767 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 18.1 | |||
| 3 | Bill Melchionni | G | 6-1 | 165 | 26 | 81 | 40.5 | 6.9 | 15.4 | .451 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .091 | 3.7 | 4.6 | .814 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 8.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 17.6 | |||
| 4 | Manny Leaks | C-F | 6-8 | 225 | 25 | 40 | 35.7 | 6.9 | 13.8 | .495 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.3 | 4.5 | .726 | 3.4 | 6.2 | 9.6 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 17.0 | |||
| 5 | Billy Paultz | C-F | 6-11 | 235 | 22 | 83 | 33.2 | 6.1 | 11.7 | .524 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.4 | 3.2 | .747 | 2.9 | 8.4 | 11.3 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 14.7 | |||
| 6 | Sonny Dove | F | 6-7 | 198 | 25 | 83 | 27.5 | 5.6 | 12.1 | .464 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .286 | 2.2 | 3.3 | .681 | 3.2 | 5.0 | 8.1 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 13.5 | |||
| 7 | Ed Johnson | C | 6-8 | 205 | 26 | 26 | 22.8 | 3.7 | 8.4 | .445 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 4.2 | .673 | 3.2 | 5.3 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 10.3 | ||||
| 8 | Joe DePre | G | 6-3 | 185 | 23 | 72 | 23.7 | 3.5 | 6.8 | .512 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 1.8 | 2.4 | .767 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 8.8 | |||
| 9 | Oliver Taylor | G-F | 6-2 | 194 | 23 | 80 | 20.2 | 3.1 | 6.2 | .506 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .417 | 2.3 | 3.5 | .675 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 8.7 | |||
| 10 | Les Hunter | F-C | 6-7 | 210 | 28 | 5 | 22.0 | 2.8 | 7.8 | .359 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.6 | .500 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 6.4 | ||||
| 11 | Jim Ard | F-C | 6-8 | 215 | 22 | 73 | 14.1 | 2.4 | 5.2 | .455 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.1 | 1.8 | .598 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 5.8 | |||
| 12 | Bill Bunting | F-C | 6-8 | 200 | 23 | 39 | 17.6 | 1.7 | 3.9 | .430 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | .870 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 4.9 | ||||
| 13 | Luther Green | F | 6-7 | 190 | 24 | 26 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 3.4 | .455 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .000 | 0.7 | 1.7 | .409 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 3.8 | |||
| 14 | Jeffrey Congdon | G | 6-1 | 180 | 27 | 42 | 13.8 | 1.5 | 3.6 | .413 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .308 | 0.8 | 0.9 | .865 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 3.8 | |||
| 15 | Jim Hayes | G | 6-3 | 200 | 22 | 47 | 10.5 | 1.0 | 2.3 | .422 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.4 | .776 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 3.1 | ||||
| 16 | Billy DeAngelis | G | 6-1 | 180 | 24 | 8 | 5.9 | 0.4 | 0.8 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | .667 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 1.3 |
| 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 | Rick Barry | F | 6-7 | 205 | 26 | 59 | 2502 | 9.1 | 19.4 | .469 | 0.3 | 1.2 | .221 | 6.5 | 7.3 | .890 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 24.9 | |||
| 2 | Luther Green | F | 6-7 | 190 | 24 | 26 | 164 | 8.8 | 19.3 | .455 | 0.0 | 0.9 | .000 | 4.0 | 9.7 | .409 | 4.8 | 7.2 | 12.1 | 0.7 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 21.5 | |||
| 3 | Levern Tart | G-F | 6-2 | 195 | 28 | 27 | 985 | 7.0 | 16.6 | .424 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .444 | 3.7 | 4.9 | .767 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 17.9 | |||
| 4 | Sonny Dove | F | 6-7 | 198 | 25 | 83 | 2280 | 7.4 | 15.9 | .464 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .286 | 2.9 | 4.3 | .681 | 4.2 | 6.5 | 10.7 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 17.7 | |||
| 5 | Manny Leaks | C-F | 6-8 | 225 | 25 | 40 | 1427 | 6.9 | 14.0 | .495 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.3 | 4.5 | .726 | 3.4 | 6.3 | 9.7 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 17.1 | |||
| 6 | Ed Johnson | C | 6-8 | 205 | 26 | 26 | 592 | 5.9 | 13.3 | .445 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 6.7 | .673 | 5.0 | 8.5 | 13.5 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 16.3 | ||||
| 7 | Billy Paultz | C-F | 6-11 | 235 | 22 | 83 | 2758 | 6.7 | 12.7 | .524 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.6 | 3.5 | .747 | 3.1 | 9.2 | 12.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 15.9 | |||
| 8 | Bill Melchionni | G | 6-1 | 165 | 26 | 81 | 3284 | 6.1 | 13.6 | .451 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .091 | 3.3 | 4.1 | .814 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 7.4 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 15.6 | |||
| 9 | Oliver Taylor | G-F | 6-2 | 194 | 23 | 80 | 1617 | 5.6 | 11.0 | .506 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .417 | 4.2 | 6.2 | .675 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 6.8 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 15.5 | |||
| 10 | Jim Ard | F-C | 6-8 | 215 | 22 | 73 | 1027 | 6.1 | 13.4 | .455 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 2.8 | 4.6 | .598 | 3.9 | 7.9 | 11.8 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 15.0 | |||
| 11 | Joe DePre | G | 6-3 | 185 | 23 | 72 | 1707 | 5.3 | 10.3 | .512 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 2.8 | 3.6 | .767 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 5.5 | 13.3 | |||
| 12 | Jim Hayes | G | 6-3 | 200 | 22 | 47 | 494 | 3.4 | 7.9 | .422 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 4.9 | .776 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 10.5 | ||||
| 13 | Les Hunter | F-C | 6-7 | 210 | 28 | 5 | 110 | 4.6 | 12.8 | .359 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.6 | .500 | 2.0 | 4.9 | 6.9 | 0.7 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 10.5 | ||||
| 14 | Bill Bunting | F-C | 6-8 | 200 | 23 | 39 | 687 | 3.4 | 7.9 | .430 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 3.6 | .870 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 7.4 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 10.0 | ||||
| 15 | Jeffrey Congdon | G | 6-1 | 180 | 27 | 42 | 579 | 3.9 | 9.3 | .413 | 0.2 | 0.8 | .308 | 2.0 | 2.3 | .865 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 6.0 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 9.9 | |||
| 16 | Billy DeAngelis | G | 6-1 | 180 | 24 | 8 | 47 | 2.3 | 4.6 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 4.6 | .667 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 6.1 | 3.8 | 12.3 | 7.7 |
| 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 | Rick Barry | F | 6-7 | 205 | 26 | 59 | 2502 | 22.9 | .552 | .476 | 7.8 | 18.2 | 11.4 | 27.0 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Oliver Taylor | G-F | 6-2 | 194 | 23 | 80 | 1617 | 12.6 | .562 | .511 | 9.3 | 12.2 | 20.8 | 18.3 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Levern Tart | G-F | 6-2 | 195 | 28 | 27 | 985 | 11.5 | .479 | .428 | 5.3 | 10.5 | 14.5 | 23.1 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Billy Paultz | C-F | 6-11 | 235 | 22 | 83 | 2758 | 17.1 | .559 | .524 | 16.6 | 8.1 | 15.9 | 17.9 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Bill Melchionni | G | 6-1 | 165 | 26 | 81 | 3284 | 14.1 | .506 | .452 | 3.5 | 28.1 | 17.6 | 19.8 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Manny Leaks | C-F | 6-8 | 225 | 25 | 40 | 1427 | 16.3 | .537 | .495 | 13.2 | 4.9 | 13.7 | 19.5 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Ed Johnson | C | 6-8 | 205 | 26 | 26 | 592 | 14.0 | .503 | .445 | 18.3 | 6.0 | 19.9 | 21.4 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Les Hunter | F-C | 6-7 | 210 | 28 | 5 | 110 | -1.5 | .376 | .359 | 9.3 | 2.4 | 28.6 | 20.6 | |||||||||||
| 9 | Jim Hayes | G | 6-3 | 200 | 22 | 47 | 494 | 6.0 | .520 | .422 | 4.4 | 11.8 | 24.5 | 14.1 | |||||||||||
| 10 | Luther Green | F | 6-7 | 190 | 24 | 26 | 164 | 13.1 | .456 | .455 | 16.4 | 2.8 | 16.4 | 29.8 | |||||||||||
| 11 | Sonny Dove | F | 6-7 | 198 | 25 | 83 | 2280 | 13.7 | .499 | .466 | 14.5 | 5.6 | 16.6 | 22.5 | |||||||||||
| 12 | Joe DePre | G | 6-3 | 185 | 23 | 72 | 1707 | 9.1 | .561 | .512 | 5.0 | 10.8 | 19.6 | 15.6 | |||||||||||
| 13 | Billy DeAngelis | G | 6-1 | 180 | 24 | 8 | 47 | 2.8 | .579 | .500 | 6.2 | 20.4 | 36.7 | 11.0 | |||||||||||
| 14 | Jeffrey Congdon | G | 6-1 | 180 | 27 | 42 | 579 | 8.3 | .481 | .427 | 4.6 | 21.2 | 23.5 | 14.3 | |||||||||||
| 15 | Bill Bunting | F-C | 6-8 | 200 | 23 | 39 | 687 | 8.2 | .524 | .430 | 10.1 | 6.2 | 21.9 | 12.9 | |||||||||||
| 16 | Jim Ard | F-C | 6-8 | 215 | 22 | 73 | 1027 | 11.6 | .485 | .455 | 16.0 | 5.3 | 19.7 | 20.3 |
| 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 | Rick Barry | F | 6-7 | 205 | 26 | 6 | 287 | 70 | 135 | 14 | 27 | 48 | 59 | 17 | 70 | 24 | 33 | 23 | 202 | .519 | .519 | .814 | 47.8 | 33.7 | 11.7 | 4.0 | ||
| 2 | Billy Paultz | C-F | 6-11 | 235 | 22 | 6 | 239 | 45 | 76 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 40 | 17 | 90 | 18 | 25 | 29 | 121 | .592 | 1.000 | .750 | 39.8 | 20.2 | 15.0 | 3.0 | ||
| 3 | Bill Melchionni | G | 6-1 | 165 | 26 | 5 | 205 | 44 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 41 | 18 | 16 | 112 | .537 | .923 | 41.0 | 22.4 | 1.4 | 8.2 | |||
| 4 | Manny Leaks | C-F | 6-8 | 225 | 25 | 6 | 204 | 35 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 76 | .507 | .500 | 34.0 | 12.7 | 7.8 | 0.5 | |||
| 5 | Joe DePre | G | 6-3 | 185 | 23 | 6 | 171 | 29 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 32 | 73 | .527 | .000 | .789 | 28.5 | 12.2 | 3.0 | 2.2 | ||
| 6 | Oliver Taylor | G-F | 6-2 | 194 | 23 | 6 | 128 | 15 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 29 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 53 | .484 | .500 | .759 | 21.3 | 8.8 | 2.5 | 2.2 | ||
| 7 | Jim Ard | F-C | 6-8 | 215 | 22 | 6 | 98 | 16 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 11 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 47 | .552 | .682 | 16.3 | 7.8 | 4.8 | 0.5 | |||
| 8 | Jeffrey Congdon | G | 6-1 | 180 | 27 | 4 | 76 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 21 | .381 | .000 | 1.000 | 19.0 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 2.8 | ||
| 9 | Sonny Dove | F | 6-7 | 198 | 25 | 5 | 32 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | .500 | .250 | 6.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0.2 | |||