Chicago Bulls Regular Season Rosters

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1971-1972 Chicago Bulls Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Tom Boerwinkle C 7-0 265 3 Tennessee 1968 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
Jimmy Collins SG 6-2 175 1 New Mexico State 1970 Rnd 1 Pick 11 United States
Jackie Dinkins SF 6-5 210 0 Voorhees 1971 Rnd 9 Pick 14 United States
Jim Fox C 6-10 230 4 South Carolina 1965 Rnd 8 Pick 6 United States
Rowland Garrett SF 6-6 210 0 Florida State 1972 Rnd 5 Pick 15 United States
Jim King G 6-2 175 8 Tulsa 1963 Rnd 2 Pick 5 United States
Bob Love F 6-8 215 5 Southern 1965 Rnd 4 Pick 7 United States
Kenny McIntosh SF 6-7 225 0 Eastern Michigan 1971 Rnd 1 Pick 15 United States
Charlie Paulk PF 6-8 219 2 Northeastern State 1968 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States
Howard Porter PF 6-8 220 0 Villanova 1971 Rnd 2 Pick 15 United States
Clifford Ray FC 6-9 230 0 Oklahoma 1971 Rnd 3 Pick 5 United States
Jerry Sloan GF 6-5 195 6 Evansville 1964 Rnd 3 Pick 3 United States
John Thornton - - - 0 South Carolina State 1972 Rnd 17 Pick 1 -
Norm Van Lier PG 6-1 173 2 St. Francis (PA) 1969 Rnd 3 Pick 5 United States
Chet Walker F 6-6 212 9 Bradley 1962 Rnd 2 Pick 5 United States
Bob Weiss SG 6-2 180 6 Penn State 1965 Rnd 3 Pick 5 United States

1971-1972 Chicago Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters B. Weiss J. Sloan C. Walker B. Love C. Ray
Rotation   J. King   H. Porter  
Lim PT N. Van Lier   J. Dinkins   T. Boerwinkle
Lim PT     K. McIntosh    

1971-1972 Midwest Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Milwaukee Bucks63-19-
2Chicago Bulls57-256
3Phoenix Suns49-3314
4Detroit Pistons26-5637

1971-1972 Chicago Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Bob Love All-NBA Second Team (1972)
Jerry Sloan All-NBA Defensive First Team (1972)
Norm Van Lier All-NBA Defensive Second Team (1972)
Bob Love All-NBA Defensive Second Team (1972)
Clifford Ray All-Rookie First Team (1972)
Bob Love Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1972)

1971-1972 Chicago Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Bob Love 79 39.3 25.8 6.6 1.6
Chet Walker 78 33.2 22.0 6.1 2.3
Jerry Sloan 82 37.0 16.2 8.4 2.6
Bob Weiss 82 29.9 11.3 2.1 4.6
Norm Van Lier 69 31.0 12.1 4.3 7.1
Clifford Ray 82 22.8 7.0 10.6 3.1
Tom Boerwinkle 80 25.3 7.0 11.2 3.5
Jim King 73 13.9 5.7 1.1 1.4
Howard Porter 67 10.9 6.0 2.7 0.4
Kenny McIntosh 43 9.4 3.1 2.1 0.4
Jimmy Collins 19 7.1 3.3 0.6 0.5
Jim Fox 10 13.3 6.0 5.4 0.6
Jackie Dinkins 18 4.9 2.5 1.1 0.4
Charlie Paulk 7 8.6 3.3 2.1 0.6

1971-1972 Chicago Bulls Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Tom Boerwinkle was selected as the #4 pick in the First Round of the 1968 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. Tom Boerwinkle signed a multi-year contract with the Chicago Bulls on September 1, 1968.

Jackie Dinkins was selected as the #14 pick in the 9 Round of the 1971 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. Jackie Dinkins signed a contract with the Chicago Bulls on May 25, 1971.

Kenny McIntosh was selected as the #15 pick in the First Round of the 1971 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. Kenny McIntosh signed a multi-year contract with the Chicago Bulls on September 1, 1971.

Howard Porter was selected as the #15 pick in the Second Round of the 1971 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. Howard Porter signed a multi-year contract with the Chicago Bulls on April 24, 1971.

Clifford Ray was selected as the #5 pick in the 3 Round of the 1971 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. Clifford Ray signed a multi-year contract with the Chicago Bulls on September 1, 1971.

Acquired via Trade

Bob Love was acquired in a trade by the Chicago Bulls from the Milwaukee Bucks on November 23, 1968.

Norm Van Lier was acquired in a trade by the Chicago Bulls from the Cincinnati Royals on November 9, 1971.

Chet Walker was acquired in a trade by the Chicago Bulls from the Philadelphia Sixers on September 2, 1969.

Bob Weiss was acquired in a trade by the Chicago Bulls from the Milwaukee Bucks on November 23, 1968.

Acquired via Expansion Draft

Jerry Sloan was taken in the 1966 Expansion Draft by the Chicago Bulls from the Washington Wizards on April 30, 1966.

Acquired via Free Agency

Jim King signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls on October 20, 1970.

1971-1972 Chicago Bulls Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Dick Klein Owner 1966-1967 N/A
Dick Motta Head Coach 1968-1969 N/A
Pat Williams General Manager 1969-1970 N/A