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42-42, Finished 3rd in ABA Eastern Division (Game Results)
ABA Season Summary
Scored 114.1 points per game, Allowed 114.4 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 41-43)
Coached by Al Bianchi (42-42)
Arena: Norfolk Scope / Attendance: NA
SRS: 0.17 (6th of 10)
Playoffs:
Lost ABA Eastern Division Semifinals (4-1) versus Kentucky Colonels
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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 | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 84 | 19970 | 3722 | 7757 | .480 | 40 | 186 | .215 | 2097 | 2785 | .753 | 1411 | 2609 | 4020 | 2029 | 1819 | 2317 | 9581 | 114.1 | ||
| Opponent | 84 | 19970 | 3638 | 7727 | .471 | 88 | 319 | .276 | 2249 | 3031 | .742 | 1523 | 2654 | 4177 | 1932 | 1832 | 2158 | 9613 | 114.4 |
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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 | Julius Erving | F-G | 6-6 | 200 | 22 | 71 | 2993 | 894 | 1804 | .496 | 5 | 24 | .208 | 475 | 612 | .776 | 262 | 605 | 867 | 298 | 181 | 127 | 326 | 197 | 2268 | |
| 2 | Jim Eakins | C | 6-11 | 215 | 26 | 83 | 2559 | 430 | 823 | .522 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 384 | 479 | .802 | 234 | 499 | 733 | 262 | 131 | 233 | 287 | 1244 | ||
| 3 | George Irvine | F-G | 6-6 | 200 | 24 | 79 | 2075 | 424 | 805 | .527 | 7 | 33 | .212 | 169 | 203 | .833 | 108 | 188 | 296 | 149 | 138 | 267 | 1024 | |||
| 4 | Bernie Williams | G | 6-3 | 175 | 27 | 71 | 1513 | 356 | 831 | .428 | 10 | 58 | .172 | 166 | 193 | .860 | 60 | 65 | 125 | 137 | 136 | 150 | 888 | |||
| 5 | Fatty Taylor | G | 6-0 | 175 | 26 | 78 | 2553 | 316 | 679 | .465 | 3 | 7 | .429 | 150 | 248 | .605 | 137 | 181 | 318 | 374 | 210 | 237 | 266 | 785 | ||
| 6 | Mike Barr | G | 6-3 | 180 | 22 | 79 | 2076 | 289 | 612 | .472 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 141 | 188 | .750 | 76 | 151 | 227 | 254 | 185 | 220 | 720 | |||
| 7 | William Franklin | F | 6-7 | 220 | 23 | 73 | 990 | 218 | 524 | .416 | 2 | 7 | .286 | 107 | 179 | .598 | 123 | 166 | 289 | 50 | 123 | 157 | 545 | |||
| 8 | Neil Johnson | F-C | 6-7 | 220 | 29 | 69 | 1442 | 210 | 429 | .490 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 103 | 156 | .660 | 156 | 208 | 364 | 158 | 131 | 232 | 523 | |||
| 9 | Willard Sojourner | C-F | 6-8 | 225 | 24 | 64 | 1065 | 199 | 410 | .485 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 128 | .656 | 121 | 243 | 364 | 75 | 80 | 187 | 482 | ||||
| 10 | Dave Twardzik | G | 6-1 | 175 | 22 | 80 | 1357 | 141 | 306 | .461 | 2 | 9 | .222 | 178 | 212 | .840 | 45 | 113 | 158 | 184 | 122 | 202 | 462 | |||
| 11 | George Gervin | G-F | 6-7 | 180 | 20 | 30 | 689 | 161 | 341 | .472 | 6 | 26 | .231 | 96 | 118 | .814 | 34 | 94 | 128 | 34 | 54 | 72 | 424 | |||
| 12 | Goose Ligon | F-C | 6-7 | 210 | 28 | 12 | 360 | 58 | 103 | .563 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 43 | .651 | 36 | 58 | 94 | 20 | 21 | 40 | 144 | ||||
| 13 | Erwin Mueller | C-F | 6-8 | 230 | 28 | 17 | 205 | 17 | 53 | .321 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .300 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 26 | 22 | 24 | 37 | ||||
| 14 | Billy Shepherd | G | 5-10 | 160 | 23 | 16 | 68 | 7 | 35 | .200 | 4 | 16 | .250 | 9 | 10 | .900 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 27 | |||
| 15 | Al Sanders | F | 6-7 | 240 | 23 | 4 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | .667 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 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 | Julius Erving | F-G | 6-6 | 200 | 22 | 71 | 42.2 | 12.6 | 25.4 | .496 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .208 | 6.7 | 8.6 | .776 | 3.7 | 8.5 | 12.2 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 31.9 | |
| 2 | Jim Eakins | C | 6-11 | 215 | 26 | 83 | 30.8 | 5.2 | 9.9 | .522 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.6 | 5.8 | .802 | 2.8 | 6.0 | 8.8 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 15.0 | ||
| 3 | George Gervin | G-F | 6-7 | 180 | 20 | 30 | 23.0 | 5.4 | 11.4 | .472 | 0.2 | 0.9 | .231 | 3.2 | 3.9 | .814 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 14.1 | |||
| 4 | George Irvine | F-G | 6-6 | 200 | 24 | 79 | 26.3 | 5.4 | 10.2 | .527 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .212 | 2.1 | 2.6 | .833 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 13.0 | |||
| 5 | Bernie Williams | G | 6-3 | 175 | 27 | 71 | 21.3 | 5.0 | 11.7 | .428 | 0.1 | 0.8 | .172 | 2.3 | 2.7 | .860 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 12.5 | |||
| 6 | Goose Ligon | F-C | 6-7 | 210 | 28 | 12 | 30.0 | 4.8 | 8.6 | .563 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 3.6 | .651 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 7.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 12.0 | ||||
| 7 | Fatty Taylor | G | 6-0 | 175 | 26 | 78 | 32.7 | 4.1 | 8.7 | .465 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .429 | 1.9 | 3.2 | .605 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 10.1 | ||
| 8 | Mike Barr | G | 6-3 | 180 | 22 | 79 | 26.3 | 3.7 | 7.7 | .472 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .250 | 1.8 | 2.4 | .750 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 9.1 | |||
| 9 | Neil Johnson | F-C | 6-7 | 220 | 29 | 69 | 20.9 | 3.0 | 6.2 | .490 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.5 | 2.3 | .660 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 5.3 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 7.6 | |||
| 10 | William Franklin | F | 6-7 | 220 | 23 | 73 | 13.6 | 3.0 | 7.2 | .416 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .286 | 1.5 | 2.5 | .598 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 7.5 | |||
| 11 | Willard Sojourner | C-F | 6-8 | 225 | 24 | 64 | 16.6 | 3.1 | 6.4 | .485 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.0 | .656 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 5.7 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 7.5 | ||||
| 12 | Dave Twardzik | G | 6-1 | 175 | 22 | 80 | 17.0 | 1.8 | 3.8 | .461 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .222 | 2.2 | 2.7 | .840 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 5.8 | |||
| 13 | Erwin Mueller | C-F | 6-8 | 230 | 28 | 17 | 12.1 | 1.0 | 3.1 | .321 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | .300 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.2 | ||||
| 14 | Al Sanders | F | 6-7 | 240 | 23 | 4 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | .667 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.0 | ||||
| 15 | Billy Shepherd | G | 5-10 | 160 | 23 | 16 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 2.2 | .200 | 0.3 | 1.0 | .250 | 0.6 | 0.6 | .900 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
| 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 | Julius Erving | F-G | 6-6 | 200 | 22 | 71 | 2993 | 10.8 | 21.7 | .496 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .208 | 5.7 | 7.4 | .776 | 3.2 | 7.3 | 10.4 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 27.3 | |
| 2 | George Gervin | G-F | 6-7 | 180 | 20 | 30 | 689 | 8.4 | 17.8 | .472 | 0.3 | 1.4 | .231 | 5.0 | 6.2 | .814 | 1.8 | 4.9 | 6.7 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 22.2 | |||
| 3 | Bernie Williams | G | 6-3 | 175 | 27 | 71 | 1513 | 8.5 | 19.8 | .428 | 0.2 | 1.4 | .172 | 3.9 | 4.6 | .860 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 21.1 | |||
| 4 | William Franklin | F | 6-7 | 220 | 23 | 73 | 990 | 7.9 | 19.1 | .416 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .286 | 3.9 | 6.5 | .598 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 10.5 | 1.8 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 19.8 | |||
| 5 | George Irvine | F-G | 6-6 | 200 | 24 | 79 | 2075 | 7.4 | 14.0 | .527 | 0.1 | 0.6 | .212 | 2.9 | 3.5 | .833 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 17.8 | |||
| 6 | Jim Eakins | C | 6-11 | 215 | 26 | 83 | 2559 | 6.0 | 11.6 | .522 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 5.4 | 6.7 | .802 | 3.3 | 7.0 | 10.3 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 17.5 | ||
| 7 | Willard Sojourner | C-F | 6-8 | 225 | 24 | 64 | 1065 | 6.7 | 13.9 | .485 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 4.3 | .656 | 4.1 | 8.2 | 12.3 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 6.3 | 16.3 | ||||
| 8 | Goose Ligon | F-C | 6-7 | 210 | 28 | 12 | 360 | 5.8 | 10.3 | .563 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 4.3 | .651 | 3.6 | 5.8 | 9.4 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 14.4 | ||||
| 9 | Billy Shepherd | G | 5-10 | 160 | 23 | 16 | 68 | 3.7 | 18.5 | .200 | 2.1 | 8.5 | .250 | 4.8 | 5.3 | .900 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 6.4 | 14.3 | |||
| 10 | Neil Johnson | F-C | 6-7 | 220 | 29 | 69 | 1442 | 5.2 | 10.7 | .490 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.6 | 3.9 | .660 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 9.1 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 5.8 | 13.1 | |||
| 11 | Mike Barr | G | 6-3 | 180 | 22 | 79 | 2076 | 5.0 | 10.6 | .472 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .250 | 2.4 | 3.3 | .750 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 12.5 | |||
| 12 | Dave Twardzik | G | 6-1 | 175 | 22 | 80 | 1357 | 3.7 | 8.1 | .461 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .222 | 4.7 | 5.6 | .840 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 12.3 | |||
| 13 | Al Sanders | F | 6-7 | 240 | 23 | 4 | 25 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 8.6 | .667 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 11.5 | ||||
| 14 | Fatty Taylor | G | 6-0 | 175 | 26 | 78 | 2553 | 4.5 | 9.6 | .465 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .429 | 2.1 | 3.5 | .605 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 11.1 | ||
| 15 | Erwin Mueller | C-F | 6-8 | 230 | 28 | 17 | 205 | 3.0 | 9.3 | .321 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.8 | .300 | 3.0 | 5.3 | 8.3 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 6.5 |
| 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 | Mike Barr | G | 6-3 | 180 | 22 | 79 | 2076 | 8.8 | .518 | .473 | 3.6 | 7.0 | 5.3 | 15.4 | 21.0 | 15.7 | |||||||||
| 2 | Dave Twardzik | G | 6-1 | 175 | 22 | 80 | 1357 | 9.5 | .579 | .464 | 3.3 | 8.0 | 5.7 | 16.4 | 23.4 | 14.2 | |||||||||
| 3 | Fatty Taylor | G | 6-0 | 175 | 26 | 78 | 2553 | 12.6 | .498 | .468 | 5.3 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 18.1 | 3.6 | 23.1 | 14.8 | ||||||||
| 4 | Willard Sojourner | C-F | 6-8 | 225 | 24 | 64 | 1065 | 14.3 | .517 | .485 | 11.2 | 22.1 | 16.7 | 9.5 | 14.6 | 19.0 | |||||||||
| 5 | Billy Shepherd | G | 5-10 | 160 | 23 | 16 | 68 | -0.2 | .343 | .257 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 14.2 | 16.9 | 25.8 | |||||||||
| 6 | Al Sanders | F | 6-7 | 240 | 23 | 4 | 25 | 6.6 | .862 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 19.3 | 9.7 | 0.0 | 39.3 | 11.3 | |||||||||
| 7 | Erwin Mueller | C-F | 6-8 | 230 | 28 | 17 | 205 | 2.9 | .322 | .321 | 8.1 | 14.1 | 11.2 | 14.9 | 27.7 | 14.3 | |||||||||
| 8 | Goose Ligon | F-C | 6-7 | 210 | 28 | 12 | 360 | 14.5 | .591 | .563 | 9.8 | 15.6 | 12.7 | 7.2 | 14.7 | 14.7 | |||||||||
| 9 | Neil Johnson | F-C | 6-7 | 220 | 29 | 69 | 1442 | 11.4 | .525 | .490 | 10.6 | 13.9 | 12.3 | 13.9 | 20.8 | 16.1 | |||||||||
| 10 | George Irvine | F-G | 6-6 | 200 | 24 | 79 | 2075 | 13.9 | .573 | .531 | 5.1 | 8.8 | 7.0 | 9.9 | 13.4 | 18.4 | |||||||||
| 11 | George Gervin | G-F | 6-7 | 180 | 20 | 30 | 689 | 16.0 | .540 | .481 | 4.8 | 13.2 | 9.1 | 7.1 | 12.1 | 24.0 | |||||||||
| 12 | William Franklin | F | 6-7 | 220 | 23 | 73 | 990 | 10.8 | .452 | .418 | 12.2 | 16.2 | 14.2 | 7.1 | 16.9 | 27.1 | |||||||||
| 13 | Julius Erving | F-G | 6-6 | 200 | 22 | 71 | 2993 | 27.7 | .547 | .497 | 8.6 | 19.5 | 14.1 | 15.7 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 13.6 | 29.6 | |||||||
| 14 | Jim Eakins | C | 6-11 | 215 | 26 | 83 | 2559 | 19.2 | .602 | .522 | 9.0 | 18.8 | 14.0 | 13.4 | 2.8 | 18.4 | 18.3 | ||||||||
| 15 | Bernie Williams | G | 6-3 | 175 | 27 | 71 | 1513 | 12.2 | .485 | .434 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 25.7 |
| 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 | Julius Erving | F-G | 6-6 | 200 | 22 | 5 | 219 | 59 | 112 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 40 | 14 | 45 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 148 | .527 | .000 | .750 | 43.8 | 29.6 | 9.0 | 3.2 | ||
| 2 | Jim Eakins | C | 6-11 | 215 | 26 | 5 | 217 | 48 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 34 | 20 | 57 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 124 | .593 | .824 | 43.4 | 24.8 | 11.4 | 3.6 | |||
| 3 | George Gervin | G-F | 6-7 | 180 | 20 | 5 | 200 | 34 | 77 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 34 | 16 | 38 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 93 | .442 | .200 | .706 | 40.0 | 18.6 | 7.6 | 1.6 | ||
| 4 | Fatty Taylor | G | 6-0 | 175 | 26 | 5 | 169 | 13 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 41 | .342 | .500 | .933 | 33.8 | 8.2 | 4.2 | 2.8 | ||
| 5 | Neil Johnson | F-C | 6-7 | 220 | 29 | 5 | 98 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 32 | .500 | .750 | 19.6 | 6.4 | 4.2 | 1.0 | |||
| 6 | George Irvine | F-G | 6-6 | 200 | 24 | 5 | 53 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 17 | .400 | 1.000 | 10.6 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |||
| 7 | Erwin Mueller | C-F | 6-8 | 230 | 28 | 5 | 112 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 17 | .278 | 1.000 | .857 | 22.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.0 | ||
| 8 | Mike Barr | G | 6-3 | 180 | 22 | 5 | 84 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 15 | .278 | .833 | 16.8 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 2.0 | |||
| 9 | Dave Twardzik | G | 6-1 | 175 | 22 | 2 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | .429 | 1.000 | 14.5 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | |||
| 10 | Willard Sojourner | C-F | 6-8 | 225 | 24 | 3 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | .571 | 1.000 | 6.7 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 0.7 | |||
| 11 | Bernie Williams | G | 6-3 | 175 | 27 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | .375 | .000 | 1.000 | 8.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ||