Baltimore Bullets Regular Season Rosters

1972-1973 Baltimore Bullets Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Phil Chenier PG 6-3 180 1 California 1971 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Archie Clark G 6-2 175 6 Minnesota 1966 Rnd 4 Pick 7 United States
Mike Davis G 6-3 185 0 Virginia Union 1969 Rnd 1 Pick 14 United States
Elvin Hayes FC 6-9 235 4 Houston 1968 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
Stan Love PF 6-9 215 1 Oregon 1971 Rnd 1 Pick 9 United States
Tom Patterson F 6-6 220 0 Ouachita Baptist 1972 Rnd 2 Pick 12 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 1 Saint Peter's 1971 Rnd 3 Pick 8 United States
Mike Riordan GF 6-4 200 4 Providence 1967 Rnd 12 Pick 5 United States
Flynn Robinson G 6-1 185 6 Wyoming 1965 Rnd 2 Pick 7 United States
Dave Stallworth SF 6-7 200 5 Wichita State 1965 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
John Tresvant PF 6-7 215 8 Seattle 1964 Rnd 5 Pick 6 United States
Wes Unseld FC 6-7 245 4 Louisville 1968 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States

1972-1973 Washington Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters P. Chenier A. Clark M. Riordan W. Unseld E. Hayes
Rotation K. Porter   D. Stallworth J. Tresvant  
Lim PT   M. Davis T. Patterson S. Love  
Lim PT   F. Robinson      
Lim PT   R. Rinaldi      

1972-1973 Central Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Baltimore Bullets52-30-
2Atlanta Hawks46-366
3Houston Rockets33-4919
4Cleveland Cavaliers32-5020

1972-1973 Washington Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Elvin Hayes All-NBA Second Team (1973)
Mike Riordan All-NBA Defensive Second Team (1973)
Elvin Hayes Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1973)
Wes Unseld Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1973)

1972-1973 Washington Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Elvin Hayes 81 41.3 21.2 14.5 1.6
Mike Riordan 82 42.3 18.1 4.9 5.2
Phil Chenier 71 39.1 19.7 4.1 4.2
Wes Unseld 79 39.1 12.5 15.9 4.4
Archie Clark 39 37.9 18.3 3.3 7.1
Kevin Porter 71 17.1 6.6 1.0 3.3
Stan Love 72 13.8 6.4 4.2 0.6
Dave Stallworth 73 16.7 6.0 3.2 1.5
Rich Rinaldi 33 19.6 8.5 2.1 1.5
Flynn Robinson 38 15.3 6.9 1.4 2.0
John Tresvant 55 9.8 3.8 2.8 0.6
Mike Davis 13 21.8 9.5 2.7 1.5
Tom Patterson 23 4.0 2.4 1.0 0.1
Terry Driscoll 1 5.0 0.0 3.0 0.0

1972-1973 Baltimore Bullets Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

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.

Tom Patterson was selected as the #12 pick in the Second Round of the 1972 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards. Tom Patterson signed a multi-year contract with the Washington Wizards on September 1, 1972.

Kevin Porter was selected as the #9 pick in the 3 Round of the 1972 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards. Kevin Porter signed a multi-year contract with the Washington Wizards on May 30, 1972.

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.

Elvin Hayes was acquired in a trade by the Washington Wizards from the Houston Rockets on June 23, 1972. Elvin Hayes re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Washington Wizards on August 2, 1972.

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

Flynn Robinson was acquired in a trade by the Washington Wizards from the Los Angeles Lakers on December 5, 1972.

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 Free Agency

Mike Davis signed a contract as a free agent with the Washington Wizards on October 24, 1972.

1972-1973 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