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1971-1972 Phoenix Suns Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Corky Calhoun F 6-7 210 0 Pennsylvania 1972 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
Mel Counts FC 7-0 230 7 Oregon State 1964 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States
Lamar Green FC 6-7 210 2 Morehead State 1969 Rnd 3 Pick 4 United States
Art Harris G 6-4 185 3 Stanford 1968 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States
Clem Haskins PG 6-3 195 4 Western Kentucky 1967 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
Connie Hawkins PF 6-8 210 3 - 1964 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Gus Johnson FC 6-6 230 8 Idaho 1963 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States
Mo Layton PG 6-1 180 0 USC 1971 Rnd 3 Pick 13 United States
Otto Moore C 6-11 205 3 Texas-RGV 1968 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
Charlie Scott SG 6-5 175 0 North Carolina 1970 Rnd 7 Pick 4 United States
Paul Silas PF 6-7 225 7 Creighton 1964 Rnd 2 Pick 3 United States
Fred Taylor SG 6-5 180 1 Texas-RGV 1970 Rnd 2 Pick 10 United States
Dick Van Arsdale GF 6-5 210 6 Indiana 1965 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States
Neal Walk C 6-10 220 2 Florida 1969 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
Jeff Webb SG 6-4 170 1 Kansas State 1970 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
John Wetzel GF 6-5 190 2 Virginia Tech 1966 Rnd 8 Pick 7 United States

1971-1972 Phoenix Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters C. Haskins C. Scott D. Van Arsdale P. Silas C. Hawkins
Rotation M. Layton A. Harris J. Wetzel L. Green N. Walk
Rotation       M. Counts O. Moore
Lim PT   J. Webb      

1971-1972 Midwest Division Standings

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

1971-1972 Phoenix Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Paul Silas All-NBA Defensive Second Team (1972)
Paul Silas Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1972)
Connie Hawkins Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1972)

1971-1972 Phoenix Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Dick Van Arsdale 82 37.8 19.7 4.1 3.6
Connie Hawkins 76 36.8 21.0 8.3 3.9
Paul Silas 80 38.5 17.5 11.9 4.3
Neal Walk 81 26.4 15.7 8.2 1.9
Clem Haskins 79 31.1 15.7 3.4 3.7
Mo Layton 80 23.1 9.1 2.0 3.1
Otto Moore 81 20.0 7.6 6.7 1.1
Mel Counts 76 11.9 5.2 3.4 1.3
Lamar Green 67 14.8 5.0 5.2 0.7
Charlie Scott 6 29.5 18.8 3.8 4.3
John Wetzel 51 8.2 1.7 1.3 1.1
Jeff Webb 27 4.8 2.5 0.6 0.6
Art Harris 21 6.9 2.6 0.6 0.9
Fred Taylor 13 5.3 1.2 1.3 0.5

1971-1972 Phoenix Suns Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Lamar Green was selected as the #4 pick in the 3 Round of the 1969 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns. Lamar Green signed a multi-year contract with the Phoenix Suns on September 1, 1969.

Mo Layton was selected as the #13 pick in the 3 Round of the 1971 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns. Mo Layton signed a multi-year contract with the Phoenix Suns on May 13, 1971.

Neal Walk was selected as the #2 pick in the First Round of the 1969 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns. Neal Walk signed a multi-year contract with the Phoenix Suns on April 19, 1969.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Charlie Scott, the #4 pick in the 7 Round of the 1970 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Phoenix Suns from the Boston Celtics on March 12, 1972. Charlie Scott signed a multi-year contract with the Phoenix Suns on March 13, 1972.

Acquired via Trade

Mel Counts was acquired in a trade by the Phoenix Suns from the Los Angeles Lakers on May 20, 1970.

Art Harris was acquired in a trade by the Phoenix Suns from the Seattle SuperSonics on October 26, 1969.

Clem Haskins was acquired in a trade by the Phoenix Suns from the Chicago Bulls on April 23, 1970.

Otto Moore was acquired in a trade by the Phoenix Suns from the Detroit Pistons on April 2, 1971. Otto Moore signed a multi-year extension with the Phoenix Suns on April 3, 1971.

Paul Silas was acquired in a trade by the Phoenix Suns from the Atlanta Hawks on May 9, 1969.

Acquired via Expansion Draft

Dick Van Arsdale was taken in the 1968 Expansion Draft by the Phoenix Suns from the New York Knicks on May 6, 1968.

John Wetzel was taken in the 1968 Expansion Draft by the Phoenix Suns from the Los Angeles Lakers on May 6, 1968. John Wetzel re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns on September 1, 1970.

Acquired via Free Agency

Connie Hawkins signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns on June 20, 1969.

1971-1972 Phoenix Suns Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Bhavik Darji Owner 1968-1969 N/A
Don Diamond Owner 1968-1969 N/A
Don Pitt Owner 1968-1969 N/A
Karl Eller Owner 1968-1969 N/A
Marvin Meyer Owner 1968-1969 N/A
Richard Bloch Owner 1968-1969 N/A
Cotton Fitzsimmons Head Coach 1995-1996 Head Coach (Phoenix Suns, 1988 to 1992)
Jerry Colangelo General Manager 1968-1969 N/A
Joe Proski Head Athletic Trainer 1968-1969 Athletic Trainer (Chicago Bulls, 1967 to 1968)