Atlanta Hawks Regular Season Rosters

1970-1971 Atlanta Hawks Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman G 6-2 185 6 UCLA 1964 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Walt Bellamy C 6-11 225 9 Indiana 1961 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
Bill Bridges FC 6-6 228 8 Kansas 1961 Rnd 3 Pick 9 United States
Jerry Chambers SF 6-5 185 2 Utah 1966 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States
Len Chappell PF 6-8 240 8 Wake Forest 1962 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
Bob Christian C 6-10 255 0 Grambling State 1969 Rnd 8 Pick 10 United States
Jim Davis C 6-9 225 4 Colorado 1964 Rnd 4 Pick 2 United States
Jeff Halliburton SG 6-5 193 0 Drake 1971 Rnd 3 Pick 4 United States
Lou Hudson GF 6-5 210 4 Minnesota 1966 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
Pete Maravich GF 6-5 197 0 LSU 1970 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
Bob Riley PF 6-9 235 0 Mount Saint Mary College 1970 Rnd 5 Pick 14 United States
John Vallely SG 6-3 185 0 UCLA 1970 Rnd 1 Pick 14 United States
Herb White PG 6-2 195 0 Georgia 1970 Rnd 8 Pick 14 United States

1970-1971 Atlanta Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters M. Abdul-Rahman P. Maravich L. Hudson B. Bridges W. Bellamy
Rotation     J. Chambers   J. Davis
Lim PT H. White J. Vallely   L. Chappell B. Christian

1970-1971 Central Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Baltimore Bullets42-40-
2Atlanta Hawks36-466
3Cincinnati Royals33-499
4Cleveland Cavaliers15-6727

1970-1971 Atlanta Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Pete Maravich All-Rookie First Team (1971)
Lou Hudson Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1971)

1970-1971 Atlanta Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Lou Hudson 76 41.0 26.8 5.1 3.4
Pete Maravich 81 36.1 23.2 3.7 4.4
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 82 35.1 16.5 3.7 6.3
Walt Bellamy 82 35.5 14.7 12.9 2.8
Bill Bridges 82 38.3 11.9 15.0 2.9
Jim Davis 82 22.7 8.3 6.7 1.3
Jerry Chambers 65 18.0 8.9 3.8 0.9
Len Chappell 42 10.7 4.8 3.2 0.4
John Vallely 51 8.4 3.7 0.7 0.9
Bob Christian 54 9.7 2.8 3.3 0.6
Herb White 38 8.3 2.4 1.3 1.2
Bob Riley 7 5.6 1.9 1.7 0.1

1970-1971 Atlanta Hawks Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Bob Christian was selected as the #10 pick in the 8 Round of the 1969 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks. Bob Christian signed a multi-year contract with the Atlanta Hawks on September 1, 1970.

Lou Hudson was selected as the #4 pick in the First Round of the 1966 NBA Draft by the St. Louis Hawks. Lou Hudson signed a multi-year contract with the St. Louis Hawks on September 1, 1966.

Pete Maravich was selected as the #3 pick in the First Round of the 1970 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks. Pete Maravich signed a multi-year contract with the Atlanta Hawks on April 1, 1970.

John Vallely was selected as the #14 pick in the First Round of the 1970 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks. John Vallely signed a multi-year contract with the Atlanta Hawks on May 8, 1970.

Herb White was selected as the #14 pick in the 8 Round of the 1970 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks. Herb White signed a contract with the Atlanta Hawks on September 1, 1970.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Bill Bridges, the #9 pick in the 3 Round of the 1961 NBA Draft, were acquired by the St. Louis Hawks from the Chicago Zephyrs on June 14, 1962. Bill Bridges signed a multi-year contract with the St. Louis Hawks on January 8, 1963.

Acquired via Trade

Mahdi Abdul-Rahman was acquired in a trade by the Atlanta Hawks from the Seattle SuperSonics on October 12, 1968.

Walt Bellamy was acquired in a trade by the Atlanta Hawks from the Detroit Pistons on February 2, 1970.

Jerry Chambers was acquired in a trade by the Atlanta Hawks from the Portland Trail Blazers on June 17, 1970.

Acquired via Waiver Claim

Len Chappell was claimed off of the waiver wire by the Atlanta Hawks from the Cleveland Cavaliers on October 27, 1970.

Acquired via Free Agency

Jim Davis signed a multi-year contract with the St. Louis Hawks on September 5, 1967. Jim Davis re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Atlanta Hawks on August 12, 1970.

1970-1971 Atlanta Hawks Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Tom Cousins Owner 1968-1969 N/A
Richie Guerin Head Coach 1964-1965 N/A
Bob Cousins General Manager 1970-1971 N/A