1973–74 Philadelphia 76ers season

The 1973–74 NBA season was the 76ers 25th season in the NBA & 11th season in Philadelphia. The team improved from a league history worst 9 wins to 25 wins, thanks to a fruitful 1973 NBA Draft which yielded overall #1 pick Doug Collins. Eventual 76er mainstays George McGinnis and Caldwell Jones were also selected by the team, but both would opt for the ABA.

1973–74 Philadelphia 76ers season
Head coachGene Shue
ArenaThe Spectrum
Results
Record25–57 (.305)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Atlantic)
Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWTAF-TV
RadioWCAU
(Bill Campbell)

Fred Carter was the team's leading scorer who averaged over 20 points a game & Doug Collins was a rookie on this squad who was the #1 overall draft choice from Illinois State in the 1973 draft.[1]

Offseason

Draft picks
Main article: 1973 NBA Draft

This table only displays picks through the second round.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
11Doug CollinsSG United StatesIllinois State
118Raymond LewisG United StatesCal State LA
221Allan BristowSF/SG United StatesVirginia Tech
222George McGinnisPF/C United StatesIndiana
232Caldwell JonesC/PF United StatesAlbany State

Roster
Roster listing
Philadelphia 76ers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 11 Boyd, Freddie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oregon State
F 44 Bristow, Allan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Virginia Tech
G 3 Carter, Fred 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Mount St. Mary's
G 20 Collins, Doug 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Illinois State
C 25 Ellis, Leroy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) St. John's
F 26 Freeman, Rod 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Vanderbilt
F 7 Kimball, Toby 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Connecticut
G 34 May, Don 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Dayton
F 50 Mix, Steve 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Toledo
C 42 Rackley, Luther 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Xavier
G/F 5 Van Arsdale, Tom 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Indiana
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
y-Boston Celtics 5626.683–26–621–189–217–5
x-New York Knicks 4933.598728–1321–190–110–12
x-Buffalo Braves 4240.5121419–1317–216–612–10
Philadelphia 76ers 2557.3053114–239–302–45–17
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics5626.683–
2 x-New York Knicks4933.5987
3 y-Capital Bullets4735.5739
4 x-Buffalo Braves4240.51214
5 Atlanta Hawks3547.42721
6 Houston Rockets3250.39024
7 Cleveland Cavaliers2953.35427
8 Philadelphia 76ers2557.30531


z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1973–74 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS BUF CAP CHI CLE DET GSW HOU KCO LAL MIL NYK PHI PHO POR SEA
Atlanta —1–52–44–41–34–30–41–35–21–34–01–31–53–31–32–24–0
Boston 5–1—5–22–42–24–23–13–14–23–12–22–25–27–13–14–02–2
Buffalo 4–22–5—3–31–35–11–31–34–22–20–41–34–46–13–13–12–2
Capital 4–44–23–3—1–36–12–23–14–33–12–21–33–34–22–23–12–2
Chicago 3–12–23–13–1—4–05–24–24–05–21–53–32–23–14–24–24–2
Cleveland 3–42–41–51–60–4—2–20–44–40–43–10–41–55–11–34–02–2
Detroit 4–01–33–12–22–52–2—5–13–14–24–23–41–32–26–05–15–1
Golden State 3–11–33–11–32–44–01–5—4–03–34–23–31–33–15–23–43–3
Houston 2–52–42–43–40–44–41–30–4—2–22–20–44–24–22–23–11–3
Kansas City-Omaha 3–11–32–21–32–54–02–43–32–2—1–50–71–31–34–24–22–4
Los Angeles 0–42–24–02–25–11–32–42–42–25–1—4–22–24–04–24–34–3
Milwaukee 3–12–23–13–13–34–04–33–34–07–02–4—2–24–05–16–04–2
New York 5–12–54–43–32–25–13–13–12–43–12–22–2—4–33–12–24–0
Philadelphia 3–31–71–62–41–31–52–21–32–43–10–40–43–4—3–12–20–4
Phoenix 3–11–31–32–22–43–10–62–52–22–42–41–51–31–3—3–34–3
Portland 2–20–41–31–32–40–41–54–31–32–43–40–62–22–23–3—3–3
Seattle 0–42–22–22–22–42–21–53–33–14–23–42–40–44–03–43–3—

References
  1. 1973–74 Philadelphia 76ers
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