1976-77 Buffalo Braves Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 30-52
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Tates Locke (16-30)
Coach: Bob MacKinnon (3-4)
Coach: Joe Mullaney (11-18)
Location: Buffalo, New York
Attendance: 319,398, Avg. 7,790 in 41 home dates
1976-77 Buffalo Braves Statistics
1976-77 Buffalo Braves Results

The Buffalo Braves of the National Basketball Association ended the 1976-77 season with a record of 30 wins and 52 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.

Buffalo scored 8,612 points and yielded 8,976. Randy Smith tossed in a team-leading 1,698 points for the Braves, and Adrian Dantley contributed 17 or more per game also. John Shumate accounted for 701 boards. Randy Smith dished out 441 assists for the squad.

On the defensive side of the ball, Randy Smith added 176 steals.

Tates Locke, Bob MacKinnon and Joe Mullaney coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Zaid Abdul-AzizC-FApril 7, 19466'9"230Iowa StateBrooklyn, NY USA
Don AdamsFNovember 27, 19476'6"210NorthwesternAtlanta, GA USA
Bird AverittGJuly 22, 19526'1"170PepperdineHopkinsville, KY USA
Adrian DantleyF-GFebruary 26, 19556'5"208Notre DameWashington, DC USA
Ernie DiGregorioGJanuary 15, 19516'0"180ProvidenceNorth Providence, RI USA
Fred FosterFMarch 18, 19466'5"210Miami (OH)Springfield, OH USA
Gus GerardF-GJuly 27, 19536'8"200VirginiaUniontown, PA USA
John GianelliC-FJune 10, 19506'10"220PacificStockton, CA USA
George JohnsonC-FDecember 18, 19486'11"205DillardTylertown, MS USA
Moses MaloneC-FMarch 23, 19556'10"215nonePetersburg, VA USA
Clyde MayesFMarch 17, 19536'8"225FurmanGreenville, SC USA
Bob McAdooC-FSeptember 25, 19516'9"210North CarolinaGreensboro, NC USA
Tom McMillenF-CMay 26, 19526'11"210MarylandMansfield, PA USA
Johnny NeumannG-FSeptember 11, 19516'6"200MississippiMemphis, TN USA
Jim PriceGNovember 27, 19496'2"195LouisvilleRussellville, KY USA
John ShumateF-CApril 6, 19526'9"235Notre DameGreenville, SC USA
Randy SmithG-FDecember 12, 19486'3"160Buffalo StateBellport, NY USA
Claude TerryG-FJanuary 12, 19506'4"195StanfordSalida, CA USA
Chuck WilliamsGJune 6, 19466'2"175ColoradoBoulder, CO USA



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