Baltimore Bullets Regular Season Rosters

1971-1972 Baltimore Bullets Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Phil Chenier PG 6-3 180 0 California 1971 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Archie Clark G 6-2 175 5 Minnesota 1966 Rnd 4 Pick 7 United States
Terry Driscoll PF 6-7 215 1 Boston College 1969 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
Elvin Hayes FC 6-9 235 3 Houston 1968 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
Gus Johnson FC 6-6 230 8 Idaho 1963 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States
Stan Love PF 6-9 215 0 Oregon 1971 Rnd 1 Pick 9 United States
Jack Marin GF 6-7 200 5 Duke 1966 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
Earl Monroe G 6-3 185 4 Winston-Salem State 1967 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
Dorie Murrey PF 6-8 215 5 Detroit-Mercy 1966 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States
Kevin Porter PG 6-0 170 0 St. Francis (PA) 1972 Rnd 3 Pick 9 United States
Rich Rinaldi SG 6-3 195 0 Saint Peter's 1971 Rnd 3 Pick 8 United States
Mike Riordan GF 6-4 200 3 Providence 1967 Rnd 12 Pick 5 United States
Dave Stallworth SF 6-7 200 4 Wichita State 1965 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
John Tresvant PF 6-7 215 7 Seattle 1964 Rnd 5 Pick 6 United States
Wes Unseld FC 6-7 245 3 Louisville 1968 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
Gary Zeller SG 6-3 205 1 Drake 1970 Rnd 5 Pick 15 United States

1971-1972 Washington Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters P. Chenier J. Marin G. Johnson J. Tresvant W. Unseld
Rotation       S. Love  
Lim PT   R. Rinaldi M. Riordan T. Driscoll  
Lim PT   A. Clark D. Stallworth D. Murrey  

1971-1972 Central Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Baltimore Bullets38-44-
2Atlanta Hawks36-462
3Cincinnati Royals30-528
4Cleveland Cavaliers23-5915

1971-1972 Washington Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Archie Clark All-NBA Second Team (1972)
Phil Chenier All-Rookie First Team (1972)
Jack Marin Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1972)
Wes Unseld Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1972)
Archie Clark Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1972)

1971-1972 Washington Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Archie Clark 76 42.7 25.1 3.5 8.0
Jack Marin 78 37.5 22.3 6.8 2.2
Phil Chenier 81 30.6 12.3 3.3 2.5
Wes Unseld 76 41.7 13.0 17.6 3.7
Dave Stallworth 64 28.4 11.4 6.2 2.1
Stan Love 74 17.9 7.9 4.6 0.7
Mike Riordan 54 24.9 10.0 2.4 2.3
John Tresvant 65 18.9 6.8 5.0 1.3
Gus Johnson 39 17.1 6.4 5.8 1.3
Gary Zeller 28 16.8 6.7 2.3 1.1
Dorie Murrey 51 8.3 2.2 2.5 0.3
Terry Driscoll 40 7.8 2.7 2.7 0.6
Rich Rinaldi 39 4.1 2.7 0.5 0.4
Earl Monroe 3 34.3 21.7 2.7 3.3
Fred Carter 2 34.0 7.5 9.5 6.0
Kevin Loughery 2 21.0 6.5 2.5 4.0

1971-1972 Baltimore Bullets Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Gus Johnson was selected as the #2 pick in the Second Round of the 1963 NBA Draft by the Chicago Zephyrs. Gus Johnson signed a multi-year contract with the Washington Wizards on September 1, 1963.

Stan Love was selected as the #9 pick in the First Round of the 1971 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards. Stan Love signed a multi-year contract with the Washington Wizards on April 27, 1971.

Jack Marin was selected as the #5 pick in the First Round of the 1966 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards. Jack Marin signed a multi-year contract with the Washington Wizards on September 1, 1966.

Rich Rinaldi was selected as the #8 pick in the 3 Round of the 1971 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards. Rich Rinaldi signed a multi-year contract with the Washington Wizards on September 1, 1971.

Wes Unseld was selected as the #2 pick in the First Round of the 1968 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards. Wes Unseld signed a multi-year contract with the Washington Wizards on April 18, 1968. Wes Unseld re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Washington Wizards on September 1, 1971.

Acquired via Trade

Archie Clark was acquired in a trade by the Washington Wizards from the Philadelphia Sixers on October 18, 1971.

Dorie Murrey was acquired in a trade by the Washington Wizards from the Portland Trail Blazers on October 22, 1970.

Mike Riordan was acquired in a trade by the Washington Wizards from the New York Knicks on November 11, 1971.

Dave Stallworth was acquired in a trade by the Washington Wizards from the New York Knicks on November 11, 1971.

John Tresvant was acquired in a trade by the Washington Wizards from the Los Angeles Lakers on November 12, 1970.

Acquired via Waiver Claim

Terry Driscoll was claimed off of the waiver wire by the Washington Wizards from the Detroit Pistons on October 12, 1971.

1971-1972 Baltimore Bullets Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Abe Pollin Owner 1964-1965 N/A
Gene Shue Head Coach 1980-1981 Head Coach (Los Angeles Clippers, 1978 to 1980)
Jerry Sachs General Manager 1968-1969 N/A