1975–76 Philadelphia 76ers season

Season of National Basketball Association team the Philadelphia 76ers

NBA professional basketball team season

1975–76 Philadelphia 76ers season
Head coach	Gene Shue
General manager	Pat Williams
Arena	The Spectrum
Results
Record	46–36 (.561)
Place	Division: 2nd (Atlantic) Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	First round (lost to Braves 1–2)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WKBS-TV
Radio	WCAU
< 1974–75 1976–77 >

The 1975–76 NBA season was the 76ers 27th season in the NBA and 13th season in Philadelphia.^[1] The Philadelphia 76ers posted a 46–36 regular-season record, and returned to the NBA Playoffs for the first time since 1971, ending a string of four consecutive losing seasons. The team had acquired forward George McGinnis from the ABA's Indiana Pacers, and also drafted shooting guard Lloyd Free (later changed name to World B. Free). The Sixers, however, lost to the Buffalo Braves, two games to one in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. This season would also be the last as a player for Billy Cunningham, who suffered an injury early in the season.

NBA draft

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Main article: 1975 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	5	Darryl Dawkins	C	United States
2	23	World B. Free	SG	United States	Guilford
3	39	Jimmie Baker	F	United States	Hawaiʻi
3	41	Charles Cleveland	SG	United States	Alabama
4	59	Louis Dunbar	F	United States	Houston
5	77	Ken Tyler	United States	Gonzaga
6	95	Ken Alston	United States	Valdosta State
7	113	Mike Flynn	G	United States	Kentucky
8	131	Freeman Blade	G	United States	MSU Billings
9	148	Larry Harralson	United States	Drake
10	164	Rick Reed	United States	Azusa Pacific

Roster

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Philadelphia 76ers roster

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Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
PF	23	Bryant, Joe	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1954年10月19日	La Salle
PG	3	Carter, Fred	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1945年02月14日	Mount St. Mary's
C	42	Catchings, Harvey	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	1951年09月02日	Hardin–Simmons
SG	20	Collins, Doug	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1951年07月28日	Illinois State
SF	32	Cunningham, Billy Injured	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1943年06月03日	North Carolina
C	53	Dawkins, Darryl	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	251 lb (114 kg)	1957年01月11日	Maynard Evans HS (FL)
PF	25	Ellis, Leroy	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1940年03月10日	St. John's
SG	21	Free, Lloyd	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1953年12月09日	Guilford
C	34	Lee, Clyde	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1944年03月14日	Vanderbilt
PF	30	McGinnis, George	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1950年08月12日	Indiana
SF	50	Mix, Steve	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1947年12月30日	Toledo
PG	22	Norman, Connie	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1953年09月24日	Arizona

Head coach

Gene Shue

Assistant coach(es)

Jack McMahon

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured Injured

Regular season

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Season standings

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Atlantic Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Boston Celtics	54	28	.659	–	31–10	23–18	13–8
x-Philadelphia 76ers	46	36	.561	8	34–7	12–29	9–12
x-Buffalo Braves	46	36	.561	8	28–14	18–22	10–11
New York Knicks	38	44	.463	16	24–17	14–27	10–11

#	Eastern Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Boston Celtics	54	28	.659	–
2	y-Cleveland Cavaliers	49	33	.598	5
3	x-Washington Bullets	48	34	.585	6
4	x-Philadelphia 76ers	46	36	.561	8
5	x-Buffalo Braves	46	36	.561	8
6	Houston Rockets	40	42	.488	14
7	New York Knicks	38	44	.463	16
8	New Orleans Jazz	38	44	.463	16
9	Atlanta Hawks	29	53	.354	25

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

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1975–76 NBA records
Team	ATL	BOS	BUF	CHI	CLE	DET	GSW	HOU	KCK	LAL	MIL	NOJ	NYK	PHI	PHO	POR	SEA	WAS
Atlanta	—	2–3	2–3	2–2	2–5	1–3	2–2	2–5	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–4	3–2	2–3	0–4	2–2	1–3	1–5
Boston	3–2	—	4–3	2–2	3–2	4–0	2–2	4–1	2–2	4–0	2–2	4–1	5–2	4–3	4–0	2–2	2–2	3–2
Buffalo	3–2	3–4	—	3–1	3–2	1–3	1–3	3–2	4–0	2–2	3–1	4–1	4–3	3–4	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–3
Chicago	2–2	2–2	1–3	—	0–4	3–4	1–4	1–3	1–6	3–2	3–4	2–2	0–4	0–4	2–3	1–4	2–3	0–4
Cleveland	5–2	2–3	2–3	4–0	—	2–2	1–3	2–4	1–3	2–2	4–0	4–3	3–2	3–2	3–1	4–0	3–1	4–2
Detroit	3–1	0–4	3–1	4–3	2–2	—	0–5	2–2	5–2	1–4	3–4	1–3	3–1	1–3	1–4	2–3	3–2	2–2
Golden State	2–2	2–2	3–1	4–1	3–1	5–0	—	2–2	4–1	5–2	5–0	2–2	4–0	3–1	4–2	4–2	4–3	3–1
Houston	5–2	1–4	2–3	3–1	4–2	2–2	2–2	—	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–4	3–2	3–2	0–4	3–1	2–2	3–4
Kansas City	2–2	2–2	0–4	6–1	3–1	2–5	1–4	2–2	—	2–3	2–5	1–3	1–3	1–3	3–2	0–5	2–3	1–3
Los Angeles	3–1	0–4	2–2	2–3	2–2	4–1	2–5	3–1	3–2	—	2–3	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–4	3–4	3–3	1–3
Milwaukee	2–2	2–2	1–3	4–3	0–4	4–3	0–5	2–2	5–2	3–2	—	2–2	2–2	2–2	3–2	2–3	2–3	2–2
New Orleans	4–2	1–4	1–4	2–2	3–4	3–1	2–2	4–2	3–1	1–3	2–2	—	2–3	1–4	1–3	3–1	1–3	4–3
New York	2–3	2–5	3–4	4–0	2–3	1–3	0–4	2–3	3–1	1–3	2–2	3–2	—	5–2	2–2	3–1	0–4	3–2
Philadelphia	3–2	3–4	4–3	4–0	2–3	3–1	1–3	2–3	3–1	2–2	2–2	4–1	2–5	—	3–1	4–0	2–2	2–3
Phoenix	4–0	0–4	1–3	3–2	1–3	4–1	2–4	4–0	2–3	4–2	2–3	3–1	2–2	1–3	—	5–2	4–3	0–4
Portland	2–2	2–2	2–2	4–1	0–4	3–2	2–4	1–3	5–0	4–3	3–2	1–3	1–3	0–4	2–5	—	3–3	2–2
Seattle	3–1	2–2	2–2	3–2	1–3	2–3	3–4	2–2	3–2	3–3	3–2	3–1	4–0	2–2	3–4	3–3	—	1–3
Washington	5–1	2–3	3–2	4–0	2–4	2–2	1–3	4–3	3–1	3–1	2–2	3–4	2–3	3–2	4–0	2–2	3–1	—

Playoffs

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1976 playoff game log

First Round: 1–2 (home: 0–2; road: 1–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	April 15	Buffalo	L 89–95	Fred Carter (30)	George McGinnis (15)	George McGinnis (4)	Spectrum 14,352	0–1
2	April 16	@ Buffalo	W 131–106	George McGinnis (34)	George McGinnis (11)	Fred Carter (6)	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 12,049	1–1
3	April 18	Buffalo	L 123–124 (OT)	Fred Carter (32)	George McGinnis (15)	Fred Carter (6)	Spectrum 13,087	1–2

1976 schedule

Awards and records

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George McGinnis, All-NBA First Team, NBA All-Star
Doug Collins, NBA All-Star

References

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^ 1975–76 Philadelphia 76ers

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1975–76 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston Buffalo New York Philadelphia
Central	Atlanta Cleveland Houston New Orleans Washington

Western

Midwest	Chicago Detroit Kansas City Milwaukee
Pacific	Golden State Los Angeles Phoenix Portland Seattle

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