Philadelphia Sixers Regular Season Rosters

1971-1972 Philadelphia Sixers Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Dennis Awtrey C 6-10 235 1 Santa Clara 1970 Rnd 3 Pick 12 United States
Bill Bridges FC 6-6 228 9 Kansas 1961 Rnd 3 Pick 9 United States
Fred Carter G 6-3 185 2 Mount St. Mary's 1969 Rnd 3 Pick 14 United States
Billy Cunningham FC 6-7 210 6 North Carolina 1965 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
Fred Foster SF 6-5 210 3 Miami (OH) 1968 Rnd 3 Pick 6 United States
John Glover - - - 0 Wiley 1972 Rnd 6 Pick 5 -
Hal Greer G 6-2 175 13 Marshall 1958 Rnd 2 Pick 6 United States
Al Henry C 6-9 190 1 Wisconsin 1970 Rnd 1 Pick 12 United States
Luke Jackson FC 6-9 240 7 Texas-RGV 1964 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
Jake Jones SG 6-3 180 0 Assumption College 1971 Rnd 6 Pick 12 United States
Wali Jones G 6-2 180 7 Villanova 1964 Rnd 3 Pick 2 United States
Jim Kopp - - - 0 Rockhurst 1972 Rnd 8 Pick 5 -
Kevin Loughery SG 6-3 190 9 St. John's 1961 Rnd 11 Pick 1 United States
Rod Murray - - - 0 Cal State Los Angeles 1972 Rnd 9 Pick 6 -
Bob Rule FC 6-9 220 4 Colorado State 1967 Rnd 2 Pick 7 United States
Jim Washington PF 6-6 210 6 Villanova 1965 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
Dave Wohl PG 6-2 185 0 Pennsylvania 1971 Rnd 3 Pick 11 United States
Barry Yates PF 6-7 215 0 Maryland 1971 Rnd 8 Pick 12 United States

1971-1972 Philadelphia Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters D. Wohl H. Greer F. Foster B. Cunningham L. Jackson
Rotation       B. Yates D. Awtrey
Rotation         A. Henry
Lim PT   F. Carter   B. Bridges  
Lim PT   K. Loughery   B. Rule  

1971-1972 Atlantic Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Boston Celtics56-26-
2New York Knicks48-348
3Philadelphia Sixers30-5226
4Buffalo Braves22-6034

1971-1972 Philadelphia Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Billy Cunningham All-NBA Second Team (1972)
Billy Cunningham Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1972)

1971-1972 Philadelphia Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Billy Cunningham 75 38.7 23.3 12.2 5.9
Fred Carter 77 27.9 13.8 4.0 2.6
Bob Rule 60 33.1 17.2 8.0 1.8
Hal Greer 81 29.8 11.8 3.3 3.9
Kevin Loughery 74 23.4 12.6 2.4 2.5
Fred Foster 74 23.0 11.9 3.7 1.2
Bill Bridges 64 34.5 13.2 13.5 2.5
Dave Wohl 79 20.6 8.1 1.9 2.9
Luke Jackson 63 17.2 5.8 4.9 1.4
Dennis Awtrey 58 13.7 4.2 4.3 0.9
Jim Washington 17 32.1 11.2 7.9 1.5
Al Henry 43 9.8 4.3 3.2 0.2
Barry Yates 24 6.0 2.9 1.7 0.3
Archie Clark 1 42.0 29.0 3.0 7.0
Jake Jones 6 6.8 3.2 1.0 0.3

1971-1972 Philadelphia Sixers Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Dennis Awtrey was selected as the #12 pick in the 3 Round of the 1970 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia Sixers. Dennis Awtrey signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Sixers on March 27, 1970.

Billy Cunningham was selected as the #5 pick in the First Round of the 1965 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia Sixers. Billy Cunningham signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Sixers on September 1, 1965.

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.

Al Henry was selected as the #12 pick in the First Round of the 1970 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia Sixers. Al Henry signed a contract with the Philadelphia Sixers on March 26, 1970. Al Henry signed an extension with the Philadelphia Sixers on June 8, 1971.

Luke Jackson was selected as the #4 pick in the First Round of the 1964 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia Sixers. Luke Jackson signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Sixers on September 1, 1964.

Dave Wohl was selected as the #11 pick in the 3 Round of the 1971 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia Sixers. Dave Wohl signed a contract with the Philadelphia Sixers on April 20, 1971.

Barry Yates was selected as the #12 pick in the 8 Round of the 1971 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia Sixers. Barry Yates signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Sixers on September 1, 1971.

Acquired via Trade

Bill Bridges was acquired in a trade by the Philadelphia Sixers from the Atlanta Hawks on November 20, 1971.

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

Fred Foster was acquired in a trade by the Philadelphia Sixers from the Cincinnati Royals on October 16, 1970.

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

Bob Rule was acquired in a trade by the Philadelphia Sixers from the Seattle SuperSonics on November 25, 1971.

1971-1972 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
Jack Ramsay Head Coach 1968-1969 General Manager (Philadelphia Sixers, 1966 to 1970)
Don DeJardin General Manager 1970-1971 N/A
Dave Zinkoff Public Address Announcer 1950-1951 N/A