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 Roster
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.

The Braves racked up 8,367 points, worst in the circuit and yielded 9,125. Bob Kauffman tossed in a team-leading 1,457 points for Buffalo, 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	Reb	Ast	PF	Pts
Bob Kauffman	F-C	77	3205	1123	558			429	341	787	297	273	1457
Elmore Smith	C	78	3186	1275	579			363	194	1184	111	306	1352
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman	G	72	2389	998	450			303	237	213	406	230	1137
Randy Smith	G-F	76	2094	896	432			254	158	368	189	202	1022
Dick Garrett	G	73	1905	735	325			157	136	225	165	225	786
Fred Hilton	G-F	61	1349	795	309			122	90	156	116	145	708
Mike Davis	G	62	1068	501	213			180	138	120	82	141	564
Cornell Warner	F-C	62	1239	366	162			78	58	379	54	125	382
John Hummer	F-C	55	1186	290	113			124	58	229	72	178	284
Emmette Bryant	G	54	1223	220	101			125	75	127	206	167	277
Bill Hosket	F-C	44	592	181	89			52	42	123	38	79	220
Jerry Chambers	F	26	369	180	78			32	22	67	23	39	178
Totals		740	19805	7560	3409	0	0	2219	1549	3978	1759	2110	8367

Player Averages:

Player	Pos	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	Reb	Ast	PF	Pts
Bob Kauffman	F-C	77	41.6	49.7	79.5	10.2	3.9	3.5	18.9
Elmore Smith	C	78	40.8	45.4	53.4	15.2	1.4	3.9	17.3
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman	G	72	33.2	45.1	78.2	3.0	5.6	3.2	15.8
Randy Smith	G-F	76	27.6	48.2	62.2	4.8	2.5	2.7	13.4
Dick Garrett	G	73	26.1	44.2	86.6	3.1	2.3	3.1	10.8
Fred Hilton	G-F	61	22.1	38.9	73.8	2.6	1.9	2.4	11.6
Mike Davis	G	62	17.2	42.5	76.7	1.9	1.3	2.3	9.1
Cornell Warner	F-C	62	20.0	44.3	74.4	6.1	0.9	2.0	6.2
John Hummer	F-C	55	21.6	39.0	46.8	4.2	1.3	3.2	5.2
Emmette Bryant	G	54	22.6	45.9	60.0	2.4	3.8	3.1	5.1
Bill Hosket	F-C	44	13.5	49.2	80.8	2.8	0.9	1.8	5.0
Jerry Chambers	F	26	14.2	43.3	68.8	2.6	0.9	1.5	6.8
Averages		740	26.8	45.1	69.8	5.4	2.4	2.9	11.3

1971-72 Buffalo Braves Statistics

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