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1975-76 Phoenix Suns Roster and Statistics

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42-40, Finished 3rd in NBA Pacific Division (Schedule and Results)
Coached by: John MacLeod (42-40)

Points Per Game: 105.1 (8th of 18) ▪ Opponent Points Per Game: 104.5 (8th of 18)
Pythagorean W-L: 43-39 (6th of 18)

Arena: Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum ▪ Attendance: 295,293 (13th of 18)

SRS: 0.59 (6th of 18) ▪ Pace Factor: 105.6 (10th of 18)
Offensive Rating: 98.5 (8th of 18) ▪ Defensive Rating: 97.9 (7th of 18)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Finals (4-2) versus Boston Celtics
Won NBA Western Conference Finals (4-3) versus Golden State Warriors
Won NBA Western Conference Semifinals (4-2) versus Seattle Supersonics

1975-76 Phoenix Suns:

Roster

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No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
33 Alvan Adams C-F 6-9 210 July 19, 1954 R University of Oklahoma
21 Dennis Awtrey C 6-10 235 February 22, 1948 5 Santa Clara University
40 Mike Bantom F-C 6-9 200 December 3, 1951 2 Saint Joseph's University
14 Keith Erickson F-G 6-5 195 April 19, 1944 10 University of California, Los Angeles
32 Nate Hawthorne G 6-4 190 January 15, 1950 2 Southern Illinois University
24 Gar Heard F 6-6 219 May 3, 1948 5 University of Oklahoma
10 Phil Lumpkin G 6-0 165 December 20, 1951 1 Miami University
18 Curtis Perry F 6-7 220 September 13, 1948 5 Missouri State University
12 Pat Riley G-F 6-4 205 March 20, 1945 8 University of Kentucky
30 Fred Saunders F 6-7 210 June 13, 1951 1 Syracuse University
34 John Shumate F-C 6-9 235 April 6, 1952 R University of Notre Dame
4-40 Ricky Sobers G 6-3 198 January 15, 1953 R University of Nevada, Las Vegas
5 Dick Van Arsdale G-F 6-5 210 February 22, 1943 10 Indiana University
44 Paul Westphal G 6-4 195 November 30, 1950 3 University of Southern California
25 John Wetzel G-F 6-5 190 October 22, 1944 6 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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 19880 3420 7251 .472 1780 2337 .762 1108 2558 3666 2083 853 349 1852 2018 8620 105.1
Opponent 82 19880 3444 7357 .468 1682 2265 .743 1143 2513 3656 1979 912 336 1746 2163 8570 104.5

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 Paul Westphal 25 82 2960 657 1329 .494 365 440 .830 74 185 259 440 210 38 218 1679
2 Alvan Adams 21 80 2656 629 1341 .469 261 355 .735 215 512 727 450 121 116 274 1519
3 Curtis Perry 27 71 2353 386 776 .497 175 239 .732 197 487 684 182 84 66 269 947
4 Dick Van Arsdale 32 58 1870 276 570 .484 195 235 .830 39 98 137 140 52 11 113 747
5 Keith Erickson 31 74 1850 305 649 .470 134 157 .854 106 226 332 185 79 6 196 744
6 Ricky Sobers 23 78 1898 280 623 .449 158 192 .823 80 179 259 215 106 7 253 718
7 John Shumate 23 43 930 186 338 .550 115 183 .628 61 179 240 62 44 16 76 487
8 Nate Hawthorne 26 79 1144 182 423 .430 115 170 .676 86 123 209 46 33 15 147 479
9 Gar Heard 27 36 1220 185 409 .452 76 113 .673 109 249 358 64 51 41 120 446
10 Dennis Awtrey 27 74 1376 142 304 .467 75 109 .688 93 200 293 159 21 22 153 359
11 Pat Riley 30 60 790 112 288 .389 54 74 .730 15 32 47 57 21 5 107 278
12 Phil Lumpkin 24 34 370 22 65 .338 26 30 .867 7 16 23 48 15 0 26 70
13 John Wetzel 31 37 249 22 46 .478 20 24 .833 8 30 38 19 9 3 30 64
14 Fred Saunders 24 17 146 28 64 .438 6 11 .545 11 26 37 13 5 1 23 62
15 Mike Bantom 24 7 68 8 26 .308 5 5 1.000 7 16 23 3 2 2 13 21

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 Paul Westphal 25 82 36.1 8.0 16.2 .494 4.5 5.4 .830 0.9 2.3 3.2 5.4 2.6 0.5 2.7 20.5
2 Alvan Adams 21 80 33.2 7.9 16.8 .469 3.3 4.4 .735 2.7 6.4 9.1 5.6 1.5 1.5 3.4 19.0
3 Curtis Perry 27 71 33.1 5.4 10.9 .497 2.5 3.4 .732 2.8 6.9 9.6 2.6 1.2 0.9 3.8 13.3
4 Dick Van Arsdale 32 58 32.2 4.8 9.8 .484 3.4 4.1 .830 0.7 1.7 2.4 2.4 0.9 0.2 1.9 12.9
5 Gar Heard 27 36 33.9 5.1 11.4 .452 2.1 3.1 .673 3.0 6.9 9.9 1.8 1.4 1.1 3.3 12.4
6 John Shumate 23 43 21.6 4.3 7.9 .550 2.7 4.3 .628 1.4 4.2 5.6 1.4 1.0 0.4 1.8 11.3
7 Keith Erickson 31 74 25.0 4.1 8.8 .470 1.8 2.1 .854 1.4 3.1 4.5 2.5 1.1 0.1 2.6 10.1
8 Ricky Sobers 23 78 24.3 3.6 8.0 .449 2.0 2.5 .823 1.0 2.3 3.3 2.8 1.4 0.1 3.2 9.2
9 Nate Hawthorne 26 79 14.5 2.3 5.4 .430 1.5 2.2 .676 1.1 1.6 2.6 0.6 0.4 0.2 1.9 6.1
10 Dennis Awtrey 27 74 18.6 1.9 4.1 .467 1.0 1.5 .688 1.3 2.7 4.0 2.1 0.3 0.3 2.1 4.9
11 Pat Riley 30 60 13.2 1.9 4.8 .389 0.9 1.2 .730 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.0 0.4 0.1 1.8 4.6
12 Fred Saunders 24 17 8.6 1.6 3.8 .438 0.4 0.6 .545 0.6 1.5 2.2 0.8 0.3 0.1 1.4 3.6
13 Mike Bantom 24 7 9.7 1.1 3.7 .308 0.7 0.7 1.000 1.0 2.3 3.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 1.9 3.0
14 Phil Lumpkin 24 34 10.9 0.6 1.9 .338 0.8 0.9 .867 0.2 0.5 0.7 1.4 0.4 0.0 0.8 2.1
15 John Wetzel 31 37 6.7 0.6 1.2 .478 0.5 0.6 .833 0.2 0.8 1.0 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.8 1.7

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 Alvan Adams 21 80 2656 8.5 18.2 .469 3.5 4.8 .735 2.9 6.9 9.9 6.1 1.6 1.6 3.7 20.6
2 Paul Westphal 25 82 2960 8.0 16.2 .494 4.4 5.4 .830 0.9 2.3 3.2 5.4 2.6 0.5 2.7 20.4
3 John Shumate 23 43 930 7.2 13.1 .550 4.5 7.1 .628 2.4 6.9 9.3 2.4 1.7 0.6 2.9 18.9
4 Fred Saunders 24 17 146 6.9 15.8 .438 1.5 2.7 .545 2.7 6.4 9.1 3.2 1.2 0.2 5.7 15.3
5 Nate Hawthorne 26 79 1144 5.7 13.3 .430 3.6 5.3 .676 2.7 3.9 6.6 1.4 1.0 0.5 4.6 15.1
6 Curtis Perry 27 71 2353 5.9 11.9 .497 2.7 3.7 .732 3.0 7.5 10.5 2.8 1.3 1.0 4.1 14.5
7 Keith Erickson 31 74 1850 5.9 12.6 .470 2.6 3.1 .854 2.1 4.4 6.5 3.6 1.5 0.1 3.8 14.5
8 Dick Van Arsdale 32 58 1870 5.3 11.0 .484 3.8 4.5 .830 0.8 1.9 2.6 2.7 1.0 0.2 2.2 14.4
9 Ricky Sobers 23 78 1898 5.3 11.8 .449 3.0 3.6 .823 1.5 3.4 4.9 4.1 2.0 0.1 4.8 13.6
10 Gar Heard 27 36 1220 5.5 12.1 .452 2.2 3.3 .673 3.2 7.3 10.6 1.9 1.5 1.2 3.5 13.2
11 Pat Riley 30 60 790 5.1 13.1 .389 2.5 3.4 .730 0.7 1.5 2.1 2.6 1.0 0.2 4.9 12.7
12 Mike Bantom 24 7 68 4.2 13.8 .308 2.6 2.6 1.000 3.7 8.5 12.2 1.6 1.1 1.1 6.9 11.1
13 Dennis Awtrey 27 74 1376 3.7 8.0 .467 2.0 2.9 .688 2.4 5.2 7.7 4.2 0.5 0.6 4.0 9.4
14 John Wetzel 31 37 249 3.2 6.7 .478 2.9 3.5 .833 1.2 4.3 5.5 2.7 1.3 0.4 4.3 9.3
15 Phil Lumpkin 24 34 370 2.1 6.3 .338 2.5 2.9 .867 0.7 1.6 2.2 4.7 1.5 0.0 2.5 6.8

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 Paul Westphal 25 82 2960 19.9 .551 .494 2.7 6.7 4.8 23.3 3.2 0.7 98 6.3 3.2 9.6
2 Alvan Adams 21 80 2656 21.7 .507 .469 8.9 20.7 14.9 27.2 2.1 2.4 95 3.3 3.9 7.2
3 Curtis Perry 27 71 2353 15.8 .537 .497 9.2 22.2 15.8 11.1 1.6 1.5 96 2.8 3.2 6.0
4 Dick Van Arsdale 32 58 1870 12.4 .555 .484 2.3 5.6 4.0 10.5 1.3 0.3 102 3.1 0.9 4.0
5 Keith Erickson 31 74 1850 14.1 .518 .470 6.3 13.1 9.7 14.4 1.9 0.2 99 2.0 1.8 3.8
6 John Shumate 23 43 930 19.0 .582 .550 7.2 20.7 14.0 10.1 2.1 0.9 96 1.8 1.3 3.1
7 Ricky Sobers 23 78 1898 13.1 .507 .449 4.6 10.1 7.4 15.9 2.5 0.2 98 0.9 1.9 2.8
8 Gar Heard 27 36 1220 14.1 .486 .452 9.8 21.9 15.9 7.4 1.9 1.8 95 0.6 1.7 2.3
9 Dennis Awtrey 27 74 1376 11.2 .510 .467 7.4 15.6 11.6 15.3 0.7 0.9 100 0.7 1.1 1.8
10 Nate Hawthorne 26 79 1144 11.7 .481 .430 8.3 11.6 9.9 5.7 1.3 0.7 100 0.2 0.9 1.1
11 John Wetzel 31 37 249 10.1 .566 .478 3.5 12.9 8.3 9.9 1.6 0.7 99 0.2 0.2 0.4
12 Phil Lumpkin 24 34 370 8.2 .448 .338 2.1 4.6 3.4 16.2 1.8 0.0 102 0.0 0.2 0.2
13 Fred Saunders 24 17 146 12.7 .450 .438 8.3 19.1 13.8 13.3 1.6 0.4 98 -0.1 0.2 0.1
14 Mike Bantom 24 7 68 9.1 .372 .308 11.3 25.3 18.4 5.9 1.3 1.6 95 -0.1 0.1 0.0
15 Pat Riley 30 60 790 7.6 .434 .389 2.1 4.4 3.2 10.0 1.2 0.3 103 -0.6 0.4 -0.3

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player 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 Paul Westphal 25 19 685 165 323 71 93 14 47 96 34 9 61 401 .511 .763 36.1 21.1 2.5 5.1
2 Alvan Adams 21 19 668 137 303 67 82 54 191 98 24 20 60 341 .452 .817 35.2 17.9 10.1 5.2
3 Gar Heard 27 19 721 105 238 55 81 53 197 33 39 37 56 265 .441 .679 37.9 13.9 10.4 1.7
4 Ricky Sobers 23 19 563 96 205 55 66 20 63 79 18 6 77 247 .468 .833 29.6 13.0 3.3 4.2
5 Curtis Perry 27 19 615 99 218 44 68 63 146 36 12 17 78 242 .454 .647 32.4 12.7 7.7 1.9
6 Keith Erickson 31 19 426 80 173 55 68 15 67 35 11 4 61 215 .462 .809 22.4 11.3 3.5 1.8
7 Dick Van Arsdale 32 19 472 61 125 40 46 10 23 38 13 2 41 162 .488 .870 24.8 8.5 1.2 2.0
8 Dennis Awtrey 27 19 286 21 45 18 33 17 63 25 5 9 38 60 .467 .545 15.1 3.2 3.3 1.3
9 Phil Lumpkin 24 17 136 10 30 11 14 5 13 21 2 0 8 31 .333 .786 8.0 1.8 0.8 1.2
10 Nate Hawthorne 26 15 81 9 26 8 11 5 16 4 5 1 20 26 .346 .727 5.4 1.7 1.1 0.3
11 Pat Riley 30 5 27 6 15 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 13 .400 1.000 5.4 2.6 0.0 1.0
12 John Wetzel 31 2 5 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 1.000 2.5 1.0 1.0 0.0

Playoffs 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 Paul Westphal 25 19 685 19.1 .551 .511 2.1 5.3 3.7 23.3 2.3 0.7 101 1.3 0.6 1.9
2 Alvan Adams 21 19 668 19.8 .503 .452 8.5 22.5 15.4 23.0 1.7 1.6 96 0.7 0.9 1.7
3 Gar Heard 27 19 721 15.0 .484 .441 7.7 21.9 14.7 6.6 2.5 2.8 94 0.3 1.2 1.5
4 Ricky Sobers 23 19 563 14.7 .528 .468 3.7 8.4 6.0 20.9 1.5 0.6 102 0.5 0.4 0.9
5 Curtis Perry 27 19 615 13.2 .488 .454 10.8 14.8 12.7 8.6 0.9 1.5 100 0.3 0.6 0.9
6 Dick Van Arsdale 32 19 472 10.9 .558 .488 2.2 3.0 2.6 11.3 1.3 0.2 104 0.6 0.2 0.8
7 Keith Erickson 31 19 426 14.7 .530 .462 3.7 13.4 8.4 12.6 1.2 0.5 101 0.4 0.4 0.8
8 Dennis Awtrey 27 19 286 9.7 .504 .467 6.2 17.7 11.8 11.4 0.8 1.7 99 0.0 0.3 0.3
9 Nate Hawthorne 26 15 81 8.7 .422 .346 6.5 14.9 10.6 6.8 2.8 0.7 97 -0.1 0.1 0.0
10 Phil Lumpkin 24 17 136 9.2 .429 .333 3.9 6.5 5.1 20.1 0.7 0.0 105 0.0 0.1 0.0
11 Pat Riley 30 5 27 10.5 .421 .400 0.0 0.0 0.0 29.9 0.0 0.0 108 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 John Wetzel 31 2 5 13.8 1.136 0.0 43.9 21.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 94 0.0 0.0 0.0

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 Paul Westphal *$206,250
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)