1976-77 Buffalo Braves Statistics
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 RosterTeam 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 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 Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Smith | G-F | 82 | 0 | 3094 | 1504 | 702 | 386 | 294 | 134 | 323 | 457 | 441 | 176 | 8 | 0 | 264 | 1698 | ||
| Adrian Dantley | F-G | 77 | 76 | 2816 | 1046 | 544 | 582 | 476 | 251 | 336 | 587 | 144 | 91 | 15 | 0 | 215 | 1564 | ||
| John Shumate | F-C | 74 | 0 | 2601 | 810 | 407 | 450 | 302 | 163 | 538 | 701 | 159 | 90 | 84 | 0 | 197 | 1116 | ||
| Ernie DiGregorio | G | 81 | 0 | 2267 | 875 | 365 | 146 | 138 | 52 | 132 | 184 | 378 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 150 | 868 | ||
| Bird Averitt | G | 75 | 0 | 1136 | 619 | 234 | 169 | 121 | 20 | 58 | 78 | 134 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 127 | 589 | ||
| Don Adams | F | 77 | 0 | 1710 | 526 | 216 | 173 | 129 | 130 | 241 | 371 | 150 | 74 | 16 | 0 | 201 | 561 | ||
| Bob McAdoo | C-F | 20 | 0 | 767 | 400 | 182 | 158 | 110 | 66 | 198 | 264 | 65 | 16 | 34 | 0 | 74 | 474 | ||
| John Gianelli | C-F | 57 | 0 | 1283 | 397 | 171 | 77 | 55 | 94 | 203 | 297 | 57 | 21 | 70 | 0 | 117 | 397 | ||
| George Johnson | C-F | 39 | 0 | 1055 | 279 | 125 | 67 | 46 | 117 | 283 | 400 | 78 | 22 | 104 | 0 | 141 | 296 | ||
| Gus Gerard | F-G | 41 | 0 | 592 | 244 | 100 | 61 | 40 | 51 | 66 | 117 | 43 | 23 | 32 | 0 | 91 | 240 | ||
| Fred Foster | F | 59 | 0 | 689 | 247 | 99 | 44 | 30 | 33 | 43 | 76 | 48 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 228 | ||
| Chuck Williams | G | 44 | 0 | 556 | 117 | 43 | 48 | 38 | 18 | 49 | 67 | 88 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 124 | ||
| Tom McMillen | F-C | 20 | 0 | 270 | 92 | 45 | 36 | 26 | 29 | 43 | 72 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 116 | ||
| Claude Terry | G-F | 33 | 0 | 304 | 104 | 49 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 116 | ||
| Jim Price | G | 20 | 0 | 333 | 104 | 44 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 38 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 52 | 105 | ||
| Zaid Abdul-Aziz | C-F | 22 | 0 | 195 | 74 | 25 | 43 | 33 | 41 | 49 | 90 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 83 | ||
| Johnny Neumann | G-F | 4 | 0 | 49 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 35 | ||
| Clyde Mayes | F | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Moses Malone | C-F | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 829 | 76 | 19730 | 7475 | 3366 | 0 | 0 | 2492 | 1880 | 1213 | 2623 | 3836 | 1883 | 683 | 392 | 0 | 1842 | 8612 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Smith | G-F | 82 | 0 | 37.7 | 46.7 | 76.2 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 20.7 | |
| Adrian Dantley | F-G | 77 | 76 | 36.6 | 52.0 | 81.8 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 7.6 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 20.3 | |
| John Shumate | F-C | 74 | 0 | 35.1 | 50.2 | 67.1 | 2.2 | 7.3 | 9.5 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 15.1 | |
| Ernie DiGregorio | G | 81 | 0 | 28.0 | 41.7 | 94.5 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 10.7 | |
| Bird Averitt | G | 75 | 0 | 15.1 | 37.8 | 71.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 7.9 | |
| Don Adams | F | 77 | 0 | 22.2 | 41.1 | 74.6 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 7.3 | |
| Bob McAdoo | C-F | 20 | 0 | 38.4 | 45.5 | 69.6 | 3.3 | 9.9 | 13.2 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 23.7 | |
| John Gianelli | C-F | 57 | 0 | 22.5 | 43.1 | 71.4 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 7.0 | |
| George Johnson | C-F | 39 | 0 | 27.1 | 44.8 | 68.7 | 3.0 | 7.3 | 10.3 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 7.6 | |
| Gus Gerard | F-G | 41 | 0 | 14.4 | 41.0 | 65.6 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 5.9 | |
| Fred Foster | F | 59 | 0 | 11.7 | 40.1 | 68.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 3.9 | |
| Chuck Williams | G | 44 | 0 | 12.6 | 36.8 | 79.2 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.8 | |
| Tom McMillen | F-C | 20 | 0 | 13.5 | 48.9 | 72.2 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 5.8 | |
| Claude Terry | G-F | 33 | 0 | 9.2 | 47.1 | 78.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 3.5 | |
| Jim Price | G | 20 | 0 | 16.7 | 42.3 | 85.0 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 5.3 | |
| Zaid Abdul-Aziz | C-F | 22 | 0 | 8.9 | 33.8 | 76.7 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.8 | |
| Johnny Neumann | G-F | 4 | 0 | 12.3 | 44.1 | 83.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 8.8 | |
| Clyde Mayes | F | 2 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| Moses Malone | C-F | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | |||
| Averages | 829 | 76 | 23.8 | 45.0 | 75.4 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 10.4 |
