Phoenix Suns Regular Season Rosters

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1972-1973 Phoenix Suns Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Mike Bantom FC 6-9 200 0 Saint Francis of Assisi College 1973 Rnd 1 Pick 8 United States
Corky Calhoun F 6-7 210 0 Pennsylvania 1972 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
Scott English SF 6-6 205 0 UTEP 1972 Rnd 3 Pick 3 United States
Lamar Green FC 6-7 210 3 Morehead State 1969 Rnd 3 Pick 4 United States
Clem Haskins PG 6-3 195 5 Western Kentucky 1967 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
Connie Hawkins PF 6-8 210 4 - 1964 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Gus Johnson FC 6-6 230 9 Idaho 1963 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States
Mo Layton PG 6-1 180 1 USC 1971 Rnd 3 Pick 13 United States
Gary Melchionni G 6-2 185 0 Duke 1973 Rnd 2 Pick 15 United States
Charlie Scott SG 6-5 175 1 North Carolina 1970 Rnd 7 Pick 4 United States
Paul Stovall G 6-4 215 0 Arizona State 1972 Rnd 2 Pick 9 United States
Dick Van Arsdale GF 6-5 210 7 Indiana 1965 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States
Neal Walk C 6-10 220 3 Florida 1969 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
Walt Wesley C 6-11 220 6 Kansas 1966 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States

1972-1973 Phoenix Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters C. Scott D. Van Arsdale L. Green C. Hawkins N. Walk
Rotation C. Haskins P. Stovall C. Calhoun    
Rotation M. Layton   S. English    
Lim PT         W. Wesley

1972-1973 Pacific Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Los Angeles Lakers60-22-
2Golden State Warriors47-3513
3Phoenix Suns38-4422
4Seattle SuperSonics26-5634
5Portland Trail Blazers21-6139

1972-1973 Phoenix Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Charlie Scott Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1973)
Connie Hawkins Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1973)

1972-1973 Phoenix Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Charlie Scott 81 37.8 25.3 4.2 6.1
Neal Walk 81 38.4 20.2 12.4 3.5
Dick Van Arsdale 81 36.8 18.4 4.0 3.3
Connie Hawkins 75 36.9 16.1 8.5 4.1
Clem Haskins 77 20.5 10.5 2.2 2.6
Lamar Green 80 25.6 6.7 9.3 1.1
Corky Calhoun 82 24.7 6.0 4.1 0.9
Mo Layton 65 15.2 7.1 1.2 2.1
Gus Johnson 21 19.9 7.8 6.5 1.5
Walt Wesley 45 8.1 3.2 2.5 0.5
Scott English 29 6.8 3.2 1.5 0.5
Paul Stovall 25 8.4 3.0 2.4 0.5

1972-1973 Phoenix Suns Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Corky Calhoun was selected as the #4 pick in the First Round of the 1972 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns. Corky Calhoun signed a multi-year contract with the Phoenix Suns on April 11, 1972.

Scott English was selected as the #3 pick in the 3 Round of the 1972 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns. Scott English signed a multi-year contract with the Phoenix Suns on August 3, 1972.

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

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

Paul Stovall was acquired in a trade by the Phoenix Suns from the Los Angeles Lakers on September 19, 1972.

Walt Wesley was acquired in a trade by the Phoenix Suns from the Cleveland Cavaliers on November 22, 1972.

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.

Acquired via Free Agency

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

1972-1973 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
Butch Van Breda Kolff Head Coach 1972-1973 Head Coach (Detroit Pistons, 1969 to 1972)
Jerry Colangelo Head Coach, General Manager 1968-1969 N/A
Joe Proski Head Athletic Trainer 1968-1969 Athletic Trainer (Chicago Bulls, 1967 to 1968)
Al McCoy Radio Broadcaster 1972-1973 N/A