Phoenix Suns Regular Season Rosters

1983-1984 Phoenix Suns Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
33 Alvan Adams FC 6-9 210 8 Oklahoma 1975 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
6 Walter Davis GF 6-6 193 6 North Carolina 1977 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
53 James Edwards C 7-0 225 6 Washington 1977 Rnd 3 Pick 2 United States
  Rod Foster G 6-1 160 0 UCLA 1983 Rnd 2 Pick 4 United States
  Johnny High G 6-3 185 3 Nevada 1979 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States
  Maurice Lucas PF 6-9 215 7 Marquette 1974 Rnd 1 Pick 14 United States
  Kyle Macy G 6-3 175 4 Kentucky 1979 Rnd 1 Pick 22 United States
22 Larry Nance PF 6-10 205 2 Clemson 1981 Rnd 1 Pick 20 United States
  Charles Pittman F 6-8 220 1 Maryland 1982 Rnd 3 Pick 15 United States
  Rick Robey C 6-11 230 5 Kentucky 1978 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
7 Mike Sanders GF 6-6 210 1 UCLA 1982 Rnd 4 Pick 5 United States
  Alvin Scott GF 6-7 185 6 Oral Roberts 1977 Rnd 7 Pick 5 United States
  Paul Westphal G 6-4 195 11 USC 1972 Rnd 1 Pick 10 United States
7 Rory White PF 6-8 210 1 South Alabama 1982 Rnd 4 Pick 17 United States

1983-1984 Phoenix Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters K. Macy W. Davis L. Nance M. Lucas J. Edwards
Rotation   P. Westphal C. Pittman A. Adams R. Robey
Rotation   R. Foster M. Sanders    
Rotation     A. Scott    

1983-1984 Pacific Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Los Angeles Lakers54-28-
2Portland Trail Blazers48-346
3Seattle SuperSonics42-4012
4Phoenix Suns41-4113
5Golden State Warriors37-4517
6San Diego Clippers30-5224

1983-1984 Phoenix Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Walter Davis Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1984)
Larry Nance Slam Dunk Contest Participant (1984)
Larry Nance Slam Dunk Champion (1984)

1983-1984 Phoenix Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Walter Davis 78 32.6 20.0 2.6 5.5 1.4 0.2 2.7
Larry Nance 82 35.4 17.7 8.3 2.6 1.0 2.1 2.2
Maurice Lucas 75 30.8 15.9 9.7 2.7 0.7 0.5 2.4
James Edwards 72 26.3 14.7 4.8 2.6 0.3 0.4 1.9
Kyle Macy 82 29.3 10.1 2.3 4.3 1.5 0.1 1.4
Alvan Adams 70 20.7 9.6 4.6 3.1 1.0 0.4 1.7
Rod Foster 80 17.8 8.3 1.5 2.1 0.7 0.1 1.4
Paul Westphal 59 14.7 7.0 0.7 2.5 0.7 0.1 1.3
Rick Robey 61 14.0 5.6 3.2 1.1 0.3 0.2 1.3
Charles Pittman 69 14.3 4.7 3.1 1.0 0.2 0.3 1.2
Mike Sanders 50 11.7 4.5 2.1 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.9
Alvin Scott 65 11.3 2.6 1.5 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.6
Rory White 22 14.0 7.4 2.8 0.6 0.6 0.1 0.8
Johnny High 29 17.7 1.6 2.3 1.8 1.4 0.4 1.3

1983-1984 Phoenix Suns Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Alvan Adams was selected as the #4 pick in the First Round of the 1975 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns. Alvan Adams signed a multi-year contract with the Phoenix Suns on September 1, 1975. Alvan Adams re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns on September 1, 1979. Alvan Adams signed a multi-year extension with the Phoenix Suns on December 20, 1982.

Walter Davis was selected as the #5 pick in the First Round of the 1977 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns. Walter Davis signed a multi-year contract with the Phoenix Suns on August 29, 1977. Walter Davis re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns on August 1, 1980.

Rod Foster was selected as the #4 pick in the Second Round of the 1983 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns. Rod Foster signed a multi-year contract with the Phoenix Suns on September 17, 1983.

Kyle Macy was selected as the #22 pick in the First Round of the 1979 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns. Kyle Macy signed a multi-year contract with the Phoenix Suns on May 22, 1980.

Larry Nance was selected as the #20 pick in the First Round of the 1981 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns. Larry Nance signed a multi-year contract with the Phoenix Suns on September 1, 1981. Larry Nance signed a multi-year extension with the Phoenix Suns on December 9, 1983.

Alvin Scott was selected as the #5 pick in the 7 Round of the 1977 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns. Alvin Scott signed a multi-year contract with the Phoenix Suns on August 4, 1977. Alvin Scott signed a multi-year extension with the Phoenix Suns on June 19, 1981.

Acquired via Trade

James Edwards was acquired in a trade by the Phoenix Suns from the Cleveland Cavaliers on February 7, 1983.

Maurice Lucas was acquired in a trade by the Phoenix Suns from the New York Knicks on July 7, 1982.

Rick Robey was acquired in a trade by the Phoenix Suns from the Boston Celtics on June 27, 1983. Rick Robey re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns on July 1, 1983.

Acquired via Free Agency

Charles Pittman signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns on February 7, 1983.

Mike Sanders signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns on December 10, 1983.

Paul Westphal signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns on September 14, 1983.

1983-1984 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
John MacLeod Head Coach 1973-1974 N/A
Al Bianchi Assistant Coach 2001-2002 General Manager (New York Knicks, 1987 to 1991)
Jerry Colangelo 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