Philadelphia Sixers Regular Season Rosters

1972-1973 Philadelphia Sixers Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
John Block FC 6-9 207 6 USC 1966 Rnd 3 Pick 7 United States
Freddie Boyd G 6-2 180 0 Oregon State 1972 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
Bill Bridges FC 6-6 228 10 Kansas 1961 Rnd 3 Pick 9 United States
Fred Carter G 6-3 185 3 Mount St. Mary's 1969 Rnd 3 Pick 14 United States
Mel Counts FC 7-0 230 8 Oregon State 1964 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States
Leroy Ellis FC 6-10 210 10 St. John's 1962 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
Luther Green PF 6-7 190 0 Long Island 1969 Rnd 3 Pick 12 United States
Hal Greer G 6-2 175 14 Marshall 1958 Rnd 2 Pick 6 United States
Jeff Halliburton SG 6-5 193 1 Drake 1971 Rnd 3 Pick 4 United States
Manny Leaks PF 6-8 225 0 Niagara 1968 Rnd 2 Pick 6 United States
Kevin Loughery SG 6-3 190 10 St. John's 1961 Rnd 11 Pick 1 United States
Don May SF 6-4 200 4 Dayton 1968 Rnd 3 Pick 8 United States
Mike Price SG 6-3 200 2 Illinois 1970 Rnd 1 Pick 17 United States
Bob Rule FC 6-9 220 5 Colorado State 1967 Rnd 2 Pick 7 United States
Dale Schlueter C 6-10 255 4 Colorado State 1967 Rnd 6 Pick 8 United States
Dave Sorenson PF 6-8 225 2 Ohio State 1970 Rnd 2 Pick 9 United States
John Q. Trapp SF 6-7 210 4 UNLV 1968 Rnd 2 Pick 1 United States
Tom Van Arsdale GF 6-5 202 7 Indiana 1965 Rnd 2 Pick 3 United States

1972-1973 Philadelphia Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters H. Greer F. Boyd F. Carter K. Loughery M. Leaks
Rotation   M. Price     D. Schlueter
Lim PT   J. Halliburton T. Van Arsdale L. Ellis  
Lim PT     D. May D. Sorenson  

1972-1973 Atlantic Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Boston Celtics68-14-
2New York Knicks57-2511
3Buffalo Braves21-6147
4Philadelphia Sixers9-7359

1972-1973 Philadelphia Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Freddie Boyd All-Rookie First Team (1973)
John Block Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1973)

1972-1973 Philadelphia Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Fred Carter 81 37.0 20.0 6.0 4.3
Leroy Ellis 69 35.4 13.7 10.8 2.0
Manny Leaks 82 30.9 11.0 8.3 1.2
Freddie Boyd 82 28.7 10.5 2.6 3.7
John Block 48 32.5 17.9 9.2 2.0
Tom Van Arsdale 30 34.3 17.7 6.2 2.1
Kevin Loughery 32 29.8 13.9 3.5 4.6
John Q. Trapp 39 21.9 10.7 4.8 1.2
Dale Schlueter 78 14.6 5.4 4.5 1.3
Don May 26 23.2 11.9 5.5 1.7
Jeff Halliburton 31 17.7 9.5 2.6 2.2
Mike Price 57 13.2 5.1 2.1 1.2
Dave Sorenson 48 13.0 5.9 3.6 0.6
Hal Greer 38 22.3 5.6 2.8 2.9
Bill Bridges 10 37.6 14.0 12.2 2.3
Mel Counts 7 6.7 1.4 2.3 0.4
Dennis Awtrey 3 12.3 2.3 4.7 0.7
Luther Green 5 6.4 0.6 0.6 0.0
Bob Rule 3 4.0 0.0 0.7 0.3

1972-1973 Philadelphia Sixers Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Freddie Boyd was selected as the #5 pick in the First Round of the 1972 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia Sixers. Freddie Boyd signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Sixers on September 14, 1972.

Hal Greer was selected as the #6 pick in the Second Round of the 1958 NBA Draft by the Syracuse Nationals. Hal Greer signed a multi-year contract with the Syracuse Nationals on September 1, 1958. Hal Greer signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Sixers on September 23, 1971.

Acquired via Trade

Fred Carter was acquired in a trade by the Philadelphia Sixers from the Washington Wizards on October 18, 1971.

Leroy Ellis was acquired in a trade by the Philadelphia Sixers from the Los Angeles Lakers on November 2, 1972.

Jeff Halliburton was acquired in a trade by the Philadelphia Sixers from the Atlanta Hawks on January 26, 1973.

Kevin Loughery was acquired in a trade by the Philadelphia Sixers from the Washington Wizards on October 18, 1971.

Don May was acquired in a trade by the Philadelphia Sixers from the Atlanta Hawks on February 1, 1973.

Dale Schlueter was acquired in a trade by the Philadelphia Sixers from the Portland Trail Blazers on October 2, 1972.

Dave Sorenson was acquired in a trade by the Philadelphia Sixers from the Cleveland Cavaliers on November 10, 1972.

Tom Van Arsdale was acquired in a trade by the Philadelphia Sixers from the Kansas City Kings on January 26, 1973.

Acquired via Free Agency

Manny Leaks signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Philadelphia Sixers on October 10, 1972.

Mike Price signed a contract as a free agent with the Philadelphia Sixers on October 10, 1972.

1972-1973 Philadelphia Sixers Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Ike Richman Owner 1963-1964 N/A
Irv Kosloff Owner 1963-1964 N/A
Kevin Loughery Head Coach 1972-1973 N/A
Roy Rubin Head Coach 1972-1973 N/A
Don DeJardin General Manager 1970-1971 N/A
Dave Zinkoff Public Address Announcer 1950-1951 N/A