1972-73 ABA Rookies

1971-72 Rookies 1973-74 Rookies

League Champion: Indiana Pacers

Most Valuable Player: Billy Cunningham (24.1/12.0/6.3)

Rookie of the Year: Brian Taylor (15.3/3.2/2.8)

PPG Leader: Julius Erving (31.9)

RPG Leader: Artis Gilmore (17.6)

APG Leader: Bill Melchionni (7.4)

WS Leader: Artis Gilmore (18.5)

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Career Stats

1972-73 Stats

Rookies

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Rookies Table
					Totals																Shooting			Per Game
Rk	Player	Debut	Age	Yrs	G	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK
1	George Adams	Nov 1, '72, SDA @ MMT	23	3	215	3903	716	1440	4	17	216	272	313	873	317	88	59	292	372	1652	.497	.235	.794	18.2	7.7	4.1	1.5	0.6	0.4
2	Henry Bacon	Oct 13, '72, SDA vs. DNR	24	1	47	425	60	164	2	10	44	73	40	82	38			64	72	166	.366	.200	.603	9.0	3.5	1.7	0.8
3	Mike Barr	Oct 12, '72, VIR vs. CAR	22	4	234	5117	631	1292	9	27	248	327	147	502	686	158	25	428	493	1519	.488	.333	.758	21.9	6.5	2.1	2.9	1.0	0.2
4	Roger Brown	Nov 3, '72, CAR vs. NYA	22	3	162	1860	185	450	2	2	78	131	232	605	93	31	84	143	312	450	.411	1.000	.595	11.5	2.8	3.7	0.6	0.3	0.8
5	George Bruns	Feb 28, '73, NYA vs. MMT	26	1	13	236	31	66	2	4	22	27	1	8	36			20	26	86	.470	.500	.815	18.2	6.6	0.6	2.8
6	Don Buse	Oct 12, '72, INA @ MMT	22	4	318	9110	949	2174	151	462	356	458	355	1058	1505	658	66	395	595	2405	.437	.327	.777	28.6	7.6	3.3	4.7	2.7	0.3
7	David Bustion	Oct 13, '72, DNR @ SDA	23	1	47	355	58	133	0	0	42	59	39	101	21			54	82	158	.436		.712	7.6	3.4	2.1	0.4
8	Sam Cash	Oct 12, '72, MMT vs. INA	22	1	7	52	4	18	0	0	12	17	11	19	0	5	3	16	11	20	.222		.706	7.4	2.9	2.7	0.0	0.7	0.4
9	Bill Chamberlain	Oct 13, '72, KEN @ NYA	23	1	50	665	112	282	2	8	36	59	61	118	76			58	98	262	.397	.250	.610	13.3	5.2	2.4	1.5
10	Jerry Chambers	Oct 13, '72, SDA vs. DNR	29	2	81	1464	293	674	2	10	148	178	120	293	88	11	3	83	176	736	.435	.200	.831	18.1	9.1	3.6	1.1	0.3	0.1
11	Jim Chones	Oct 13, '72, NYA vs. KEN	23	2	165	4540	930	1786	0	3	297	492	334	1231	213	59	131	419	638	2157	.521	.000	.604	27.5	13.1	7.5	1.3	0.7	1.6
12	Billy Cunningham*	Oct 12, '72, CAR @ VIR	29	2	116	4438	1024	2120	15	57	621	785	326	1343	680	275	21	508	414	2684	.483	.263	.791	38.3	23.1	11.6	5.9	2.4	0.7
13	Mike Davis	Dec 26, '72, MMT @ UTS	26	1	38	553	93	222	6	23	62	87	21	41	47			36	87	254	.419	.261	.713	14.6	6.7	1.1	1.2
14	Bob Ford	Oct 12, '72, MMT vs. INA	23	1	9	74	5	17	0	0	4	5	2	12	4			4	8	14	.294		.800	8.2	1.6	1.3	0.4
15	Bill Franklin	Oct 12, '72, VIR vs. CAR	23	3	107	1264	262	631	2	8	131	218	174	400	65	6	5	146	210	657	.415	.250	.601	11.8	6.1	3.7	0.6	0.2	0.1
16	George Gervin*	Jan 26, '73, VIR vs. UTS	20	4	269	9061	2323	4836	45	192	1196	1439	630	1995	584	342	377	772	919	5887	.480	.234	.831	33.7	21.9	7.4	2.2	1.4	1.6
17	Gary Gregor	Dec 3, '72, NYA vs. INA	27	2	65	908	139	289	3	4	41	50	62	221	46	4	1	51	132	322	.481	.750	.820	14.0	5.0	3.4	0.7	0.2	0.0
18	Mike Jackson	Oct 14, '72, UTS vs. DLC	23	4	264	5918	1055	2077	4	15	569	743	556	1506	254	117	63	538	882	2683	.508	.267	.766	22.4	10.2	5.7	1.0	0.5	0.3
19	Gus Johnson*	Dec 16, '72, INA vs. MMT	34	1	50	753	132	299	4	21	31	42	85	245	62			70	113	299	.441	.190	.738	15.1	6.0	4.9	1.2
20	Bob Lackey	Oct 13, '72, NYA vs. KEN	23	2	71	1200	156	362	2	5	99	167	63	164	137	1	0	121	172	413	.431	.400	.593	16.9	5.8	2.3	1.9	0.3	0.0
					Totals																Shooting			Per Game
Rk	Player	Debut	Age	Yrs	G	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK
21	Brian Mahoney	Dec 8, '72, NYA vs. VIR	24	1	19	181	17	57	0	2	24	40	4	14	12			17	35	58	.298	.000	.600	9.5	3.1	0.7	0.6
22	Erwin Mueller	Feb 28, '73, VIR @ KEN	28	2	20	225	17	57	0	0	5	15	17	50	28	0	0	25	29	39	.298		.333	11.3	2.0	2.5	1.4	0.0	0.0
23	Bill Newton	Oct 20, '72, INA @ DNR	22	2	35	190	31	71	1	2	10	20	22	65	14	2	0	17	52	73	.437	.500	.500	5.4	2.1	1.9	0.4	0.2	0.0
24	Steve Previs	Oct 13, '72, CAR @ INA	22	1	30	147	23	60	1	8	8	15	6	14	24			13	26	55	.383	.125	.533	4.9	1.8	0.5	0.8
25	Luther Rackley	Nov 8, '72, MMT @ DLC	26	1	57	893	170	344	0	1	78	120	90	287	36			50	130	418	.494	.000	.650	15.7	7.3	5.0	0.6
26	Al Sanders	Oct 14, '72, VIR @ KEN	23	1	4	25	2	2	0	0	4	6	0	5	0			3	4	8	1.000		.667	6.3	2.0	1.3	0.0
27	Billy Shepherd	Oct 12, '72, VIR vs. CAR	23	3	169	3121	368	951	129	361	103	148	38	191	657	163	19	219	182	968	.387	.357	.696	18.5	5.7	1.1	3.9	1.1	0.1
28	James Silas	Oct 25, '72, DLC @ KEN	23	4	328	11730	2123	4216	0	5	1732	2020	376	1324	1413	356	49	896	1013	5978	.504	.000	.857	35.8	18.2	4.0	4.3	1.4	0.2
29	Garfield Smith	Oct 20, '72, SDA vs. MMT	27	1	71	1055	116	244	0	0	28	93	140	306	39			33	197	260	.475		.301	14.9	3.7	4.3	0.5
30	Pete Smith	Oct 13, '72, SDA vs. DNR		1	5	32	2	12	0	2	0	0	3	8	1			5	5	4	.167	.000		6.4	0.8	1.6	0.2
31	Brian Taylor	Oct 13, '72, NYA vs. KEN	21	4	271	8887	1584	3173	54	176	582	772	325	811	1002	500	70	606	765	3804	.499	.307	.754	32.8	14.0	3.0	3.7	2.4	0.3
32	Claude Terry	Oct 12, '72, DNR @ UTS	23	4	277	3592	658	1404	47	139	284	364	170	438	392	85	10	302	373	1647	.469	.338	.780	13.0	5.9	1.6	1.4	0.4	0.0
33	Ron Thomas	Jan 25, '73, KEN @ INA	22	4	264	3292	439	938	3	14	170	317	437	1075	198	160	39	234	530	1051	.468	.214	.536	12.5	4.0	4.1	0.8	0.7	0.2
34	John Trapp	Feb 12, '73, DNR @ UTS	27	1	24	342	54	128	0	2	19	32	27	72	20			25	76	127	.422	.000	.594	14.3	5.3	3.0	0.8
35	Ansley Truitt	Oct 14, '72, DLC @ UTS	22	1	16	86	18	42	0	0	3	9	10	38	2			7	9	39	.429		.333	5.4	2.4	2.4	0.1
36	Dave Twardzik	Oct 12, '72, VIR vs. CAR	22	4	256	6320	763	1522	9	46	776	949	219	675	883	254	22	599	720	2311	.501	.196	.818	24.7	9.0	2.6	3.4	1.4	0.1
37	Claude Virden	Oct 13, '72, KEN @ NYA	25	1	31	825	130	327	0	2	46	59	49	154	74			49	84	306	.398	.000	.780	26.6	9.9	5.0	2.4
38	Isaiah Wilson	Nov 3, '72, MMT vs. UTS	24	1	30	386	68	159	3	8	51	64	18	39	72			41	46	190	.428	.375	.797	12.9	6.3	1.3	2.4
39	Dennis Wuycik	Oct 12, '72, CAR @ VIR	22	3	157	1684	273	593	1	7	137	204	137	323	128	22	5	181	293	684	.460	.143	.672	10.7	4.4	2.1	0.8	0.3	0.1