1970-71 Atlanta Hawks Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 36-46
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 1-4 Lost conference semifinals
Conference Semifinals - Lost to New York Knicks 4-1
Coach: Richie Guerin (36-46)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 245,910, Avg. 5,998 in 41 home dates
1970-71 Atlanta Hawks Statistics
1970-71 Atlanta Hawks Results

The Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association ended the 1970-71 season with a record of 36 wins and 46 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-4.

Atlanta netted 9,348 points and yielded 9,495. Lou Hudson tossed in a team-leading 2,039 points for the Hawks, and Pete Maravich scored 18 or more per game, too. Bill Bridges contributed 1,233 rebounds. Mahdi Abdul-Rahman dished out 514 assists for the squad.

Richie Guerin coached the team. The 1970-71 Atlanta Hawks lost in the conference semifinals.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Mahdi Abdul-RahmanGApril 15, 19426'2"185UCLAWilmington, DE USA
Walt BellamyCJuly 24, 19396'10"225IndianaNew Bern, NC USA
Bill BridgesF-CApril 4, 19396'5"228KansasHobbs, NM USA
Jerry ChambersFJuly 18, 19436'5"185UtahWashington, DC USA
Len ChappellF-CJanuary 31, 19416'8"240Wake ForestPortage, PA USA
Bob ChristianCMay 11, 19466'10"255Grambling
Jim DavisC-FDecember 18, 19416'9"225ColoradoMuncie, IN USA
Lou HudsonF-GJuly 11, 19446'4"205MinnesotaGreensboro, NC USA
Pete MaravichGJune 22, 19476'5"197Louisiana StateAliquippa, PA USA
Bob RileyFJuly 6, 19486'9"235Mount St. Mary's(ht) Columbus, OH USA
John VallelyGOctober 3, 19486'3"180UCLA
Herb WhiteGJune 15, 19486'2"195Georgia


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