1971-72 Buffalo Braves Statistics
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 22-60
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Dolph Schayes (0-1)
Coach: Johnny McCarthy (22-59)
Location: Buffalo, New York
Attendance: 350,852, Avg. 8,557 in 41 home dates
1971-72 Buffalo Braves RosterTeam Record: 22-60
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Dolph Schayes (0-1)
Coach: Johnny McCarthy (22-59)
Location: Buffalo, New York
Attendance: 350,852, Avg. 8,557 in 41 home dates
1971-72 Buffalo Braves Results
The Buffalo Braves of the National Basketball Association ended the 1971-72 season with a record of 22 wins and 60 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.
Buffalo racked up 8,367 points, worst in the circuit and yielded 9,125. Bob Kauffman tossed in a team-leading 1,457 points for the Braves, and Elmore Smith scored 16 or more per game, too. Elmore Smith contributed 1,184 boards. Mahdi Abdul-Rahman dished out 406 assists for the squad.
Dolph Schayes and Johnny McCarthy coached the team.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Kauffman | F-C | 77 | 3205 | 1123 | 558 | 429 | 341 | 0 | 0 | 787 | 297 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 273 | 1457 | ||
| Elmore Smith | C | 78 | 3186 | 1275 | 579 | 363 | 194 | 0 | 0 | 1184 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 306 | 1352 | ||
| Mahdi Abdul-Rahman | G | 72 | 2389 | 998 | 450 | 303 | 237 | 0 | 0 | 213 | 406 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 230 | 1137 | ||
| Randy Smith | G-F | 76 | 2094 | 896 | 432 | 254 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 368 | 189 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 1022 | ||
| Dick Garrett | G | 73 | 1905 | 735 | 325 | 157 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 786 | ||
| Fred Hilton | G-F | 61 | 1349 | 795 | 309 | 122 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 708 | ||
| Mike Davis | G | 62 | 1068 | 501 | 213 | 180 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 564 | ||
| Cornell Warner | F-C | 62 | 1239 | 366 | 162 | 78 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 379 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 382 | ||
| John Hummer | F-C | 55 | 1186 | 290 | 113 | 124 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 229 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 284 | ||
| Emmette Bryant | G | 54 | 1223 | 220 | 101 | 125 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 206 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 277 | ||
| Bill Hosket | F-C | 44 | 592 | 181 | 89 | 52 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 220 | ||
| Jerry Chambers | F | 26 | 369 | 180 | 78 | 32 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 178 | ||
| Totals | 740 | 19805 | 7560 | 3409 | 0 | 0 | 2219 | 1549 | 0 | 0 | 3978 | 1759 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2110 | 8367 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Kauffman | F-C | 77 | 41.6 | 49.7 | 79.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.2 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 18.9 | |
| Elmore Smith | C | 78 | 40.8 | 45.4 | 53.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.2 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 17.3 | |
| Mahdi Abdul-Rahman | G | 72 | 33.2 | 45.1 | 78.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 15.8 | |
| Randy Smith | G-F | 76 | 27.6 | 48.2 | 62.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 13.4 | |
| Dick Garrett | G | 73 | 26.1 | 44.2 | 86.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 10.8 | |
| Fred Hilton | G-F | 61 | 22.1 | 38.9 | 73.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 11.6 | |
| Mike Davis | G | 62 | 17.2 | 42.5 | 76.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 9.1 | |
| Cornell Warner | F-C | 62 | 20.0 | 44.3 | 74.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 6.2 | |
| John Hummer | F-C | 55 | 21.6 | 39.0 | 46.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 5.2 | |
| Emmette Bryant | G | 54 | 22.6 | 45.9 | 60.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 5.1 | |
| Bill Hosket | F-C | 44 | 13.5 | 49.2 | 80.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 5.0 | |
| Jerry Chambers | F | 26 | 14.2 | 43.3 | 68.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 6.8 | |
| Averages | 740 | 26.8 | 45.1 | 69.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 11.3 |
