Chicago Bulls Regular Season Rosters

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1972-1973 Chicago Bulls Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Dennis Awtrey C 6-10 235 2 Santa Clara 1970 Rnd 3 Pick 12 United States
Tom Boerwinkle C 7-0 265 4 Tennessee 1968 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
Rowland Garrett SF 6-6 210 0 Florida State 1972 Rnd 5 Pick 15 United States
Billy Harris SG 6-2 185 0 Northern Illinois 1973 Rnd 7 Pick 12 United States
Gar Heard PF 6-6 219 2 Oklahoma 1970 Rnd 3 Pick 6 United States
Jim King G 6-2 175 9 Tulsa 1963 Rnd 2 Pick 5 United States
Bob Love F 6-8 215 6 Southern 1965 Rnd 4 Pick 7 United States
Howard Porter PF 6-8 220 1 Villanova 1971 Rnd 2 Pick 15 United States
Clifford Ray FC 6-9 230 1 Oklahoma 1971 Rnd 3 Pick 5 United States
Frank Russell SG 6-3 180 0 Detroit-Mercy 1972 Rnd 3 Pick 5 United States
Mark Sibley G 6-2 175 0 Northwestern 1973 Rnd 4 Pick 12 United States
Jerry Sloan GF 6-5 195 7 Evansville 1964 Rnd 3 Pick 3 United States
Norm Van Lier PG 6-1 173 3 St. Francis (PA) 1969 Rnd 3 Pick 5 United States
Chet Walker F 6-6 212 10 Bradley 1962 Rnd 2 Pick 5 United States
Bob Weiss SG 6-2 180 7 Penn State 1965 Rnd 3 Pick 5 United States

1972-1973 Chicago Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters N. Van Lier B. Weiss J. Sloan C. Walker B. Love
Rotation   J. King   H. Porter T. Boerwinkle
Rotation       C. Ray  
Lim PT   F. Russell R. Garrett G. Heard D. Awtrey

1972-1973 Midwest Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Milwaukee Bucks60-22-
2Chicago Bulls51-319
3Detroit Pistons40-4220
4Kansas City Kings36-4624

1972-1973 Chicago Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Norm Van Lier All-NBA Defensive Second Team (1973)
Chet Walker Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1973)
Bob Love Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1973)

1972-1973 Chicago Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Bob Love 82 37.0 23.1 6.5 1.5
Chet Walker 79 31.1 19.9 5.0 2.3
Norm Van Lier 80 36.0 13.9 5.5 7.1
Gar Heard 78 19.7 10.3 5.7 0.7
Bob Weiss 82 25.4 8.7 1.8 3.6
Jerry Sloan 69 35.0 10.1 6.9 2.2
Clifford Ray 73 27.5 8.6 10.9 3.7
Dennis Awtrey 79 20.9 4.7 5.5 2.8
Jim King 65 12.1 4.2 1.2 1.2
Howard Porter 43 9.5 5.1 2.7 0.4
Rowland Garrett 35 6.0 3.6 1.7 0.2
Frank Russell 23 5.7 3.2 0.7 0.7
Tom Boerwinkle 8 22.0 3.8 6.8 5.0
Kenny McIntosh 3 11.0 5.3 3.0 0.3

1972-1973 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.

Rowland Garrett was selected as the #15 pick in the 5 Round of the 1972 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. Rowland Garrett signed a multi-year contract with the Chicago Bulls on May 2, 1972.

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.

Frank Russell was selected as the #5 pick in the 3 Round of the 1972 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. Frank Russell signed a contract with the Chicago Bulls on September 1, 1972.

Acquired via Trade

Dennis Awtrey was acquired in a trade by the Chicago Bulls from the Philadelphia Sixers on October 18, 1972.

Gar Heard was acquired in a trade by the Chicago Bulls from the Seattle SuperSonics on October 20, 1972.

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.

1972-1973 Chicago Bulls Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Dick Klein Owner 1966-1967 N/A
Arthur Wirtz Chairman 1972-1973 N/A
Dick Motta Head Coach 1968-1969 N/A
Pat Williams General Manager 1969-1970 N/A