Philadelphia Sixers Regular Season Rosters

1996-1997 Philadelphia Sixers Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
50 Mark Bradtke C 6-10 265 1 Melbourne South (Australia) 1990 NBA Draft, Undrafted Australia
4 Michael Cage PF 6-9 224 12 San Diego State 1984 Rnd 1 Pick 14 United States
45 Adrian Caldwell PF 6-8 265 4 Lamar 1989 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
44 Derrick Coleman FC 6-10 230 6 Syracuse 1990 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
21 Joe Courtney PF 6-8 235 4 Southern Mississippi 1992 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
7 Mark Davis G-F 6-7 210 1 Texas Tech 1995 Rnd 2 Pick 19 United States
30 Lucious Harris SG 6-5 190 3 Long Beach State 1993 Rnd 2 Pick 1 United States
14 Mark Hendrickson F 6-9 220 0 Washington State 1996 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States
3 Allen Iverson G 6-0 165 0 Georgetown 1996 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
  Jim Jackson SG 6-6 220 4 Ohio State 1992 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
20 Frankie King G 6-1 185 1 Western Carolina 1995 Rnd 2 Pick 8 United States
25 Don MacLean PF 6-10 235 4 UCLA 1992 Rnd 1 Pick 19 United States
  Eric Montross C 7-0 270 2 North Carolina 1994 Rnd 1 Pick 9 United States
9 Doug Overton SG 6-3 190 5 La Salle 1991 Rnd 2 Pick 13 United States
42 Jerry Stackhouse SF 6-6 218 1 North Carolina 1995 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
23 Rex Walters G 6-4 190 3 Kansas 1993 Rnd 1 Pick 16 United States
35 Clarence Weatherspoon PF 6-6 240 4 Southern Mississippi 1992 Rnd 1 Pick 9 United States
55 Scott Williams FC 6-10 230 6 North Carolina 1990 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States

1996-1997 Philadelphia Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters A. Iverson J. Stackhouse C. Weatherspoon D. Coleman S. Williams
Rotation D. Overton R. Walters M. Davis D. MacLean M. Bradtke
Rotation   L. Harris   M. Cage  
Rotation   F. King   M. Hendrickson  
Lim PT       A. Caldwell  

1996-1997 Atlantic Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Miami Heat61-21-
2New York Knicks57-254
3Orlando Magic45-3716
4Washington Bullets44-3817
5New Jersey Nets26-5635
6Philadelphia Sixers22-6039
7Boston Celtics15-6746

1996-1997 Philadelphia Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Allen Iverson Player Of The Week (04/13/97)
Allen Iverson Wilt Chamberlain Rookie Of The Year (1997)
Allen Iverson All-Rookie First Team (1997)
Allen Iverson Rookie Of The Month (Nov 96, Apr 97)
Allen Iverson Rising Stars Challenge Participant (1997)
Allen Iverson Rising Stars Challenge MVP (1997)

1996-1997 Philadelphia Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Allen Iverson 76 40.1 23.5 4.1 7.5 2.1 0.3 4.4
Jerry Stackhouse 81 39.1 20.7 4.2 3.1 1.1 0.8 3.9
Derrick Coleman 57 36.9 18.1 10.1 3.4 0.9 1.3 3.2
Clarence Weatherspoon 82 36.0 12.2 8.3 1.7 0.9 1.0 1.7
Mark Davis 75 22.7 8.5 4.3 1.8 1.1 0.4 1.6
Rex Walters 59 17.6 6.8 1.8 1.9 0.5 0.1 1.0
Don MacLean 37 19.8 10.9 3.8 1.0 0.3 0.3 1.3
Scott Williams 62 21.2 5.8 6.4 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8
Lucious Harris 54 15.1 5.4 1.3 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.6
Doug Overton 61 10.4 3.6 1.1 1.7 0.4 0.0 0.7
Michael Cage 82 15.2 1.8 3.9 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.2
Mark Hendrickson 29 10.4 2.9 3.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.5
Adrian Caldwell 27 13.5 2.7 4.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6
Mark Bradtke 36 7.0 1.6 1.9 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2
Frankie King 7 8.4 2.9 2.0 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.4
Joe Courtney 4 13.0 3.0 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2

1996-1997 Philadelphia Sixers Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Mark Hendrickson was selected as the #2 pick in the Second Round of the 1996 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia Sixers. Mark Hendrickson signed a contract with the Philadelphia Sixers on September 25, 1996.

Allen Iverson was selected as the #1 pick in the First Round of the 1996 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia Sixers. Allen Iverson signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Sixers on September 13, 1996.

Jerry Stackhouse was selected as the #3 pick in the First Round of the 1995 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia Sixers. Jerry Stackhouse signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Sixers on September 27, 1995.

Clarence Weatherspoon was selected as the #9 pick in the First Round of the 1992 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia Sixers. Clarence Weatherspoon signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Sixers on August 1, 1992. Clarence Weatherspoon re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Philadelphia Sixers on October 5, 1994.

Acquired via Trade

Derrick Coleman was acquired in a trade by the Philadelphia Sixers from the New Jersey Nets on November 30, 1995.

Rex Walters was acquired in a trade by the Philadelphia Sixers from the New Jersey Nets on November 30, 1995.

Acquired via Free Agency

Mark Bradtke signed a contract as a free agent with the Philadelphia Sixers on October 16, 1996.

Michael Cage signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Philadelphia Sixers on August 22, 1996.

Adrian Caldwell signed a contract with the Philadelphia Sixers on January 15, 1997. Adrian Caldwell re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Philadelphia Sixers on January 25, 1997. Adrian Caldwell re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Philadelphia Sixers on February 4, 1997.

Mark Davis signed a contract as a free agent with the Philadelphia Sixers on September 11, 1996.

Lucious Harris signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Philadelphia Sixers on July 23, 1996.

Frankie King signed a contract with the Philadelphia Sixers on April 5, 1997. Frankie King re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Philadelphia Sixers on April 15, 1997.

Don MacLean signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Philadelphia Sixers on July 16, 1996.

Doug Overton signed a contract as a free agent with the Philadelphia Sixers on October 3, 1996.

Scott Williams signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Philadelphia Sixers on July 28, 1994.

1996-1997 Philadelphia Sixers Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Ed Snider Owner, Managing Owner 1996-1997 N/A
Johnny Davis Head Coach 1996-1997 N/A
Bob Ociepka Assistant Coach 1996-1997 Assistant Coach (Los Angeles Clippers, 1994 to 1996)
Brad Greenberg General Manager 1996-1997 N/A
Allen Lumpkin Equipment Manager 1988-1989 Box Office (Philadelphia Sixers, 1983 to 1988)
Marc Zumoff Television Play-By-Play 1995-1996 N/A