Philadelphia Sixers Regular Season Rosters

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1975-1976 Philadelphia Sixers Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Jerry Baskerville F 6-7 190 0 Temple 1975 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Mel Bennett F 6-7 200 0 Pittsburgh 1975 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Freddie Boyd G 6-2 180 3 Oregon State 1972 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
Joe Bryant PF 6-9 185 0 La Salle 1975 Rnd 1 Pick 14 United States
Fred Carter G 6-3 185 6 Mount St. Mary's 1969 Rnd 3 Pick 14 United States
Harvey Catchings FC 6-9 218 1 Hardin-Simmons 1973 Rnd 9 Pick 1 United States
Doug Collins GF 6-6 180 2 Illinois State 1973 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
Billy Cunningham FC 6-7 210 8 North Carolina 1965 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
Darryl Dawkins C 6-11 251 0 Evans High School (Florida) 1975 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
Leroy Ellis FC 6-10 210 13 St. John's 1962 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
World B. Free G 6-2 185 0 Guilford 1975 Rnd 2 Pick 5 United States
Caldwell Jones FC 6-11 216 1 Albany State (GA) 1973 Rnd 2 Pick 14 United States
Wali Jones G 6-2 180 9 Villanova 1964 Rnd 3 Pick 2 United States
Clyde Lee FC 6-10 205 9 Vanderbilt 1966 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
George McGinnis PF 6-8 235 0 Indiana 1973 Rnd 2 Pick 4 United States
Steve Mix F 6-7 215 5 Toledo 1969 Rnd 5 Pick 4 United States
Connie Norman G 6-3 175 1 Arizona 1974 Rnd 3 Pick 1 United States

1975-1976 Philadelphia Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters F. Carter D. Collins S. Mix G. McGinnis H. Catchings
Rotation   W. Free   C. Lee  
Rotation       J. Bryant  
Lim PT   C. Norman   L. Ellis D. Dawkins
Lim PT   W. Jones   C. Jones  
Lim PT       B. Cunningham  

1975-1976 Atlantic Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Boston Celtics54-28-
2Philadelphia Sixers46-368
3Buffalo Braves46-368
4New York Knicks38-4416

1975-1976 Philadelphia Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
George McGinnis All-NBA First Team (1976)
George McGinnis Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1976)
Doug Collins Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1976)

1975-1976 Philadelphia Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK
George McGinnis 77 38.3 23.0 12.6 4.7 2.6 0.5
Doug Collins 77 38.9 20.8 4.0 2.5 1.4 0.3
Fred Carter 82 36.5 18.9 3.6 4.5 1.7 0.2
Steve Mix 81 37.5 13.9 8.2 2.7 2.0 0.4
World B. Free 71 15.8 8.3 1.8 1.5 0.5 0.1
Joe Bryant 75 16.0 7.4 3.7 0.8 0.6 0.3
Connie Norman 65 12.6 5.9 1.6 1.0 0.4 0.1
Clyde Lee 79 18.0 3.9 5.7 0.7 0.3 0.3
Billy Cunningham 20 32.0 13.7 7.3 5.3 1.2 0.5
Harvey Catchings 75 23.1 3.5 6.9 0.8 0.3 2.2
Leroy Ellis 29 16.9 4.8 4.2 0.7 0.6 0.3
Darryl Dawkins 37 4.5 2.4 1.3 0.1 0.1 0.2
Wali Jones 16 9.8 2.9 0.6 1.9 0.2 0.0
Jerry Baskerville 21 5.0 1.2 1.3 0.1 0.3 0.2
Freddie Boyd 6 5.5 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.0

1975-1976 Philadelphia Sixers Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Harvey Catchings was selected as the #1 pick in the 9 Round of the 1973 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia Sixers. Harvey Catchings signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Sixers on September 1, 1974.

Doug Collins was selected as the #1 pick in the First Round of the 1973 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia Sixers. Doug Collins signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Sixers on September 1, 1973.

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. Billy Cunningham re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Philadelphia Sixers on September 1, 1974.

Darryl Dawkins was selected as the #5 pick in the First Round of the 1975 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia Sixers. Darryl Dawkins signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Sixers on May 31, 1975.

World B. Free was selected as the #5 pick in the Second Round of the 1975 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia Sixers. World B. Free signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Sixers on June 9, 1975.

Caldwell Jones was selected as the #14 pick in the Second Round of the 1973 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia Sixers. Caldwell Jones signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Sixers on February 25, 1975.

George McGinnis was selected as the #4 pick in the Second Round of the 1973 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia Sixers. George McGinnis signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Sixers on July 10, 1975.

Connie Norman was selected as the #1 pick in the 3 Round of the 1974 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia Sixers. Connie Norman signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Sixers on September 4, 1974.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Joe Bryant, the #14 pick in the First Round of the 1975 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Philadelphia Sixers from the Golden State Warriors on September 11, 1975. Joe Bryant signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Sixers on October 1, 1975.

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.

Clyde Lee was acquired in a trade by the Philadelphia Sixers from the Atlanta Hawks on November 8, 1974.

Acquired via Free Agency

Wali Jones signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Philadelphia Sixers on February 27, 1976.

Steve Mix signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Philadelphia Sixers on August 29, 1973.

1975-1976 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
Gene Shue Head Coach 1973-1974 Head Coach (Washington Wizards, 1966 to 1973)
Pat Williams General Manager 1974-1975 General Manager (Atlanta Hawks, 1973 to 1974)
Dave Zinkoff Public Address Announcer 1950-1951 N/A