1971-72 Virginia Squires Roster

American Basketball Association (ABA)
Team Record: 45-39
Finishing 2nd in the ABA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 7-4 Lost division finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated The Floridians 4-0
Division Finals - Lost to New York Nets 4-3
Coach: Al Bianchi (45-39)
Location: Hampton, Virginia; Richmond, Virginia
1971-72 Virginia Squires Statistics
1971-72 Virginia Squires Results

The Virginia Squires of the American Basketball Association ended the 1971-72 season with a record of 45 wins and 39 losses, finishing second in the ABA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 7-4.

Virginia netted 9,988 points and surrendered 9,914. Charlie Scott tossed in a team-best 2,524 points for the Squires, while Julius Erving scored 19 or more per game, too. Julius Erving contributed 1,319 boards. Charlie Scott dished out 347 assists for the squad.

Al Bianchi coached the team. The 1971-72 Virginia Squires lost in the division finals.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Mike BarrettGSeptember 5, 19436'2"155West Virginia TechMontgomery, WV USA
Bill BuntingF-CAugust 26, 19476'8"195North CarolinaNew Bern, NC USA
Jim EakinsCMay 24, 19466'11"215Brigham YoungSacramento, CA USA
Julius ErvingF-G-CFebruary 22, 19506'6"200MassachusettsRoosevelt, NY USA
George IrvineF-GFebruary 1, 19486'6"200WashingtonSeattle, WA USA
Neil JohnsonF-CApril 17, 19436'7"220CreightonJackson, MI USA
Mike MaloyFMay 10, 19496'7"215DavidsonNew York, NY USA
Doug MoeF-GSeptember 21, 19386'5"215North CarolinaBrooklyn, NY USA
Dana PagettGMarch 29, 19496'2"180USC
Charlie ScottG-FDecember 15, 19486'5"175North CarolinaNew York, NY USA
Ray ScottF-CJuly 12, 19386'9"215PortlandPhiladelphia, PA USA
Adrian SmithGOctober 5, 19366'1"180KentuckyFarmington, KY USA
Willie SojournerC-FSeptember 10, 19486'8"225Weber StatePhiladelphia, PA USA
Fatty TaylorGMarch 13, 19466'0"175LaSalleWashington, DC USA
Bernie WilliamsGDecember 30, 19456'3"175LaSalleWashington, DC USA



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