1970-71 Buffalo Braves Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 22-60
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Dolph Schayes (22-60)
Location: Buffalo, New York
Attendance: 204,053, Avg. 4,977 in 41 home dates
1970-71 Buffalo Braves Statistics
1970-71 Buffalo Braves Results

The Buffalo Braves of the National Basketball Association ended the 1970-71 season with a record of 22 wins and 60 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.

The Braves scored 8,653 points and yielded 9,196. Bob Kauffman tossed in a team-leading 1,591 points for Buffalo, while Don May netted 17 or more per game also. Bob Kauffman contributed 837 boards. Bob Kauffman dished out 354 assists for the squad.

Dolph Schayes coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Nate BowmanCMarch 19, 19436'10"230Wichita StateFort Worth, TX USA
Emmette BryantGNovember 4, 19386'1"175DePaulChicago, IL USA
Freddie CrawfordG-FDecember 23, 19406'4"189St. BonaventureNew York, NY USA
Mike DavisGJuly 26, 19466'3"185Virginia UnionBrooklyn, NY USA
Dick GarrettGJanuary 31, 19476'3"185Southern IllinoisChicago, IL USA
Herm GilliamG-FApril 5, 19476'3"185PurdueWinston-Salem, NC USA
Bill HosketF-CDecember 20, 19466'7"225Ohio StateDayton, OH USA
John HummerF-CMay 4, 19486'9"225PrincetonWashington, DC USA
Bob KauffmanF-CJuly 13, 19466'8"240GuilfordBrooklyn, NY USA
Paul LongGFebruary 8, 19446'2"178Virginia TechLouisville, KY USA
Mike LynnFNovember 25, 19456'7"215UCLACovina, CA USA
Don MayFJanuary 3, 19466'4"200DaytonDayton, OH USA
Mike SillimanFMay 5, 19446'6"225ArmyLouisville, KY USA
Cornell WarnerF-CAugust 12, 19486'9"220Jackson StateJackson, MS USA
George WilsonCMay 9, 19426'8"215CincinnatiMeridian, MS USA



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