1974–75 Philadelphia 76ers season

Season of National Basketball Association team the Philadelphia 76ers

NBA professional basketball team season

1974–75 Philadelphia 76ers season

Head coach| Gene Shue
General manager| Pat Williams
Arena| The Spectrum
Results
Record| 34-48 (.415)
Place| Division: 4th (Atlantic)
Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finish| Did not qualify

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Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television| WTAF-TV
Radio| WCAU
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The 1974–75 NBA season was the 76ers 26th season in the NBA & 12th season in Philadelphia. The team was marginally better than in 1973–1974, posting a record of 34–48. Billy Cunningham returned to the 76ers, after a two-year stint in the ABA.[1]

## Offseason

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### Draft picks

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Main article: 1974 NBA draft

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1 | 2 | Marvin Barnes | PF/C |  United States | Providence
2 | 19 | Don Smith | PG |  United States | Dayton
3 | 37 | Connie Norman | SG |  United States | Arizona
3 | 42 | Harvey Catchings | C/PF |  United States | Hardin-Simmons
4 | 55 | Butch Taylor | C |  United States | Jacksonville
5 | 73 | Gary Crowthers |  |  United States | Hardin-Simmons
6 | 91 | Mark Westra |  |  United States | USC
7 | 109 | Dave Stoczynski |  |  United States | Gannon
8 | 127 | Jimmy Powell | F |  United States | Middle Tennessee State
9 | 145 | Perry Warbington | PG |  United States | Georgia Southern
10 | 162 | Larry Witherspoon |  |  United States | Towson

## Roster

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Philadelphia 76ers roster

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SF | 44 | Allan Bristow | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)  | 210 lb (95 kg)  |  | Virginia Tech
PG | 11 | Freddie Boyd | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  | 180 lb (82 kg)  |  | Oregon State
PG | 3 | Fred Carter | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 185 lb (84 kg)  |  | Mount St. Mary's
PF | 42 | Harvey Catchings | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)  | 218 lb (99 kg)  |  | Hardin–Simmons
SG | 20 | Doug Collins | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)  | 180 lb (82 kg)  |  | Illinois State
SF | 32 | Billy Cunningham | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)  | 210 lb (95 kg)  |  | North Carolina
PF | 25 | Leroy Ellis | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)  | 210 lb (95 kg)  |  | St. John's
C | 43 | Clyde Lee | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)  | 205 lb (93 kg)  |  | Vanderbilt
SF | 50 | Steve Mix | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)  | 215 lb (98 kg)  |  | Toledo
PG | 22 | Connie Norman | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 175 lb (79 kg)  | 1953-09-24  | Arizona
PG | 10 | Don Smith | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)  | 160 lb (73 kg)  |  | Dayton
SF | 26 | John Tschogl | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)  | 206 lb (93 kg)  |  | UC Santa Barbara

Head coach

* Gene Shue

Assistant(s)

* Jack McMahon

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Legend

* (DP) Unsigned draft pick
* (FA) Free agent
* (S) Suspended
* Injured

## Regular season

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### Season standings

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Atlantic Division

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y-Boston Celtics | 60 | 22 | .732 | – | 28–13 | 32–9 | 17–9
x-Buffalo Braves | 49 | 33 | .598 | 11 | 30–11 | 19–22 | 15–11
x-New York Knicks | 40 | 42 | .488 | 20 | 23–18 | 17–24 | 9–17
Philadelphia 76ers | 34 | 48 | .415 | 26 | 20–21 | 14–27 | 11–15
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Team  |  W  |  L  |  PCT  |  GB
1  | z-Boston Celtics | 60 | 22 | .732 | –
2  | y-Washington Bullets | 60 | 22 | .732 | –
3  | x-Buffalo Braves | 49 | 33 | .598 | 11
4  | x-Houston Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 19
5  | x-New York Knicks | 40 | 42 | .488 | 20
6  | Cleveland Cavaliers | 40 | 42 | .488 | 20
7  | Philadelphia 76ers | 34 | 48 | .415 | 26
8  | Atlanta Hawks | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29
9  | New Orleans Jazz | 23 | 59 | .280 | 37

z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

### Record vs. opponents

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1974–75 NBA Records

Team  | ATL  | BOS  | BUF  | CHI  | CLE  | DET  | GSW  | HOU  | KCO  | LAL  | MIL  | NOJ  | NYK  | PHI  | PHO  | POR  | SEA  | WAS
Atlanta | — | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–5 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–5 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–5
Boston | 4–0 | — | 5–4 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 7–2 | 5–3 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2
Buffalo | 3–1 | 4–5 | — | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 5–3 | 6–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2
Chicago | 4–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | — | 2–2 | 4–5 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–5 | 3–1 | 3–5 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–3
Cleveland | 4–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | — | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 6–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–5
Detroit | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 5–4 | 2–2 | — | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–6 | 3–1 | 3–6 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3
Golden State | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | — | 2–2 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 5–3 | 5–3 | 4–3 | 1–3
Houston | 5–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 5–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–5
Kansas City-Omaha | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 5–4 | 2–2 | 6–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | — | 3–1 | 6–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3
Los Angeles | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–5 | 2–2 | 1–3 | — | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 4–4 | 2–5 | 2–6 | 1–3
Milwaukee | 2–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 5–3 | 3–1 | 6–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–6 | 0–4 | — | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–4
New Orleans | 5–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–6 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 3–5 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | — | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–7
New York | 4–0 | 2–7 | 3–5 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | — | 4–5 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3
Philadelphia  | 2–2 | 3–5 | 3–6 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 5–4 | — | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3
Phoenix | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–5 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–4 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | — | 1–6 | 4–3 | 1–3
Portland | 3–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–5 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 6–1 | — | 2–6 | 1–3
Seattle | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 6–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 6–2 | — | 1–3
Washington | 5–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 5–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 7–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | —

## References

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1. ^ 1974–75 Philadelphia 76ers

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* 1974 NBA expansion draft
* 1974 NBA draft
* All-Star Game
* Playoffs
* Finals
* Transactions

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* Boston
* Buffalo
* New York
* Philadelphia

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* Cleveland
* Houston
* New Orleans
* Washington

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* Chicago
* Detroit
* Kansas City-Omaha
* Milwaukee

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* Golden State
* Los Angeles
* Phoenix
* Portland
* Seattle

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*[Pos.]: Position
*[No.]: Jersey number
*[DOB]: Date of birth
*[ W ]: Games won
*[ L ]: Games lost
*[ PCT ]: Winning percentage
*[ GB ]: Games behind
*[ Home ]: Home record
*[ Road ]: Road record
*[ Div ]: Division record