1975-76 Phoenix Suns Roster
Team Record: 42-40
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 10-9 Lost finals
Conference Semifinals - Defeated Seattle Supersonics 4-2
Conference Finals - Defeated Golden State Warriors 4-3
Finals - Lost to Boston Celtics 4-2
Coach: John MacLeod (42-40)
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 295,293, Avg. 7,202 in 41 home dates
1975-76 Phoenix Suns Results
The Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association ended the 1975-76 season with a record of 42 wins and 40 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 10-9.
Phoenix scored 8,620 points and allowed 8,570. Paul Westphal netted a team-leading 1,679 points for the Suns, and Alvan Adams contributed 17 or more per game, too. Alvan Adams accounted for 727 rebounds. Alvan Adams dished out 450 assists for the squad.
Defensively, Paul Westphal added 210 steals.
John MacLeod coached the team. The 1975-76 Phoenix Suns lost in the finals.
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Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
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Alvan Adams | C-F | July 19, 1954 | 6'9" | 210 | Oklahoma | Lawrence, KS USA |
Dennis Awtrey | C | February 22, 1948 | 6'10" | 235 | Santa Clara | Hollywood, CA USA |
Mike Bantom | F-C | December 3, 1951 | 6'9" | 200 | St. Joseph's (PA) | Philadelphia, PA USA |
Keith Erickson | F-G | April 19, 1944 | 6'5" | 195 | UCLA | San Francisco, CA USA |
Nate Hawthorne | G | January 15, 1950 | 6'4" | 190 | Southern Illinois | Mt. Vernon, IL USA |
Garfield Heard | F | May 3, 1948 | 6'6" | 215 | Oklahoma | Hogansville, GA USA |
Phil Lumpkin | G | December 20, 1951 | 6'0" | 165 | Miami (OH) | Dayton, OH USA |
Curtis Perry | F | September 13, 1948 | 6'7" | 220 | Southwest Missouri | Washington, DC USA |
Pat Riley | G-F | March 20, 1945 | 6'4" | 202 | Kentucky | Rome, NY USA |
Fred Saunders | F | June 13, 1951 | 6'7" | 210 | Syracuse | Columbus, OH USA |
John Shumate | F-C | April 6, 1952 | 6'9" | 235 | Notre Dame | Greenville, SC USA |
Ricky Sobers | G | January 15, 1953 | 6'3" | 198 | UNLV | Bronx, NY USA |
Dick Van Arsdale | G-F | February 22, 1943 | 6'4" | 202 | Indiana | Indianapolis, IN USA |
Paul Westphal | G | November 30, 1950 | 6'4" | 192 | USC | Torrance, CA USA |
John Wetzel | G-F | October 22, 1944 | 6'5" | 183 | Virginia Tech | Waynesboro, VA USA |