Portland Trail Blazers Regular Season Rosters
1971-1972 Portland Trail Blazers Regular Season Roster
Player | Pos | HT | WT | YOS | Pre-Draft Team | Draft Status | Nationality |
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Rick Adelman | PG | 6-1 | 175 | 3 | Loyola Marymount | 1968 Rnd 7 Pick 1 | United States |
Gary Gregor | F | 6-7 | 225 | 3 | South Carolina | 1967 Rnd 3 Pick 5 | United States |
Darrall Imhoff | C | 6-10 | 220 | 11 | California | 1960 Rnd 1 Pick 3 | United States |
Ron Knight | F | 6-7 | 215 | 1 | Cal State Los Angeles | 1970 Rnd 5 Pick 8 | United States |
Jim Marsh | SF | 6-7 | 215 | 0 | USC | 1968 Rnd 11 Pick 2 | United States |
Willie McCarter | SG | 6-3 | 175 | 2 | Drake | 1969 Rnd 1 Pick 12 | United States |
Stan McKenzie | GF | 6-5 | 195 | 4 | NYU | 1966 Rnd 11 Pick 3 | United States |
Geoff Petrie | G | 6-4 | 190 | 1 | Princeton | 1970 Rnd 1 Pick 8 | United States |
Dale Schlueter | C | 6-10 | 255 | 3 | Colorado State | 1967 Rnd 6 Pick 8 | United States |
Bill Smith | SF | 6-11 | 220 | 0 | Syracuse | 1971 Rnd 3 Pick 7 | United States |
Larry Steele | G | 6-5 | 180 | 0 | Kentucky | 1971 Rnd 3 Pick 2 | United States |
Sidney Wicks | FC | 6-8 | 225 | 0 | UCLA | 1971 Rnd 1 Pick 2 | United States |
Charlie Yelverton | SG | 6-2 | 190 | 0 | Fordham | 1971 Rnd 2 Pick 8 | United States |
1971-1972 Portland Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | R. Adelman | G. Petrie | G. Gregor | S. Wicks | D. Schlueter |
Rotation | L. Steele | S. McKenzie | |||
Rotation | C. Yelverton | B. Smith | |||
Rotation | R. Knight | ||||
Rotation | J. Marsh | ||||
Lim PT | D. Imhoff |
1971-1972 Pacific Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | Los Angeles Lakers | 69-13 | - |
2 | Golden State Warriors | 51-31 | 18 |
3 | Seattle SuperSonics | 47-35 | 22 |
4 | Houston Rockets | 34-48 | 35 |
5 | Portland Trail Blazers | 18-64 | 51 |
1971-1972 Portland Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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Sidney Wicks | Wilt Chamberlain Rookie Of The Year (1972) |
Sidney Wicks | All-Rookie First Team (1972) |
Sidney Wicks | Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1972) |
1971-1972 Portland Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST |
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Sidney Wicks | 82 | 39.6 | 24.5 | 11.5 | 4.3 |
Stan McKenzie | 82 | 24.8 | 13.8 | 3.3 | 1.8 |
Geoff Petrie | 60 | 35.9 | 18.9 | 2.2 | 4.1 |
Dale Schlueter | 81 | 33.2 | 11.7 | 10.6 | 3.5 |
Gary Gregor | 82 | 28.9 | 11.1 | 7.2 | 2.3 |
Rick Adelman | 80 | 30.6 | 10.1 | 2.9 | 5.2 |
Charlie Yelverton | 69 | 17.8 | 7.9 | 2.9 | 1.2 |
Larry Steele | 72 | 18.2 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 2.2 |
Ron Knight | 49 | 9.9 | 5.2 | 2.4 | 0.7 |
Willie McCarter | 39 | 15.7 | 6.2 | 1.1 | 2.2 |
Bill Smith | 22 | 20.4 | 8.3 | 6.1 | 0.9 |
Jim Marsh | 39 | 9.6 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 0.8 |
Darrall Imhoff | 40 | 10.1 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.2 |
1971-1972 Portland Trail Blazers Roster Composition
Selected via Draft |
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Ron Knight was selected as the #8 pick in the 5 Round of the 1970 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Ron Knight signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on September 1, 1970. Geoff Petrie was selected as the #8 pick in the First Round of the 1970 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Geoff Petrie signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on March 27, 1970. Bill Smith was selected as the #7 pick in the 3 Round of the 1971 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Bill Smith signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on May 11, 1971. Larry Steele was selected as the #2 pick in the 3 Round of the 1971 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Larry Steele signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on April 9, 1971. Sidney Wicks was selected as the #2 pick in the First Round of the 1971 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Sidney Wicks signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on September 1, 1971. Charlie Yelverton was selected as the #8 pick in the Second Round of the 1971 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Charlie Yelverton signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers on May 1, 1971. |
Acquired via Trade |
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Gary Gregor was acquired in a trade by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Atlanta Hawks on June 17, 1970. |
Acquired via Waiver Claim |
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Darrall Imhoff was claimed off of the waiver wire by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Cincinnati Royals on December 1, 1971. |
Acquired via Expansion Draft |
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Rick Adelman was taken in the 1970 Expansion Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers from the San Diego Rockets on May 11, 1970. Stan McKenzie was taken in the 1970 Expansion Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Phoenix Suns on May 11, 1970. Dale Schlueter was taken in the 1970 Expansion Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Golden State Warriors on May 11, 1970. |
Acquired via Free Agency |
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Jim Marsh signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers on July 16, 1971. |
1971-1972 Portland Trail Blazers Front Office
Staff Member | Position | Start Season | Previous Job |
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Larry Weinberg | Owner | 1970-1971 | N/A |
Rolland Todd | Head Coach | 1970-1971 | N/A |
Stu Inman | Head Coach | 1971-1972 | N/A |
Harry Glickman | Owner, General Manager | 1970-1971 | N/A |
Bill Schonely | Television Play-By-Play | 1970-1971 | N/A |