1976-77 Buffalo Braves Roster
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 30-52
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Tates Locke (16-30)
Coach: Bob MacKinnon (3-4)
Coach: Joe Mullaney (11-18)
Location: Buffalo, New York
Attendance: 319,398, Avg. 7,790 in 41 home dates
1976-77 Buffalo Braves StatisticsTeam Record: 30-52
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Tates Locke (16-30)
Coach: Bob MacKinnon (3-4)
Coach: Joe Mullaney (11-18)
Location: Buffalo, New York
Attendance: 319,398, Avg. 7,790 in 41 home dates
1976-77 Buffalo Braves Results
The Buffalo Braves of the National Basketball Association ended the 1976-77 season with a record of 30 wins and 52 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.
Buffalo scored 8,612 points and yielded 8,976. Randy Smith tossed in a team-leading 1,698 points for the Braves, and Adrian Dantley contributed 17 or more per game also. John Shumate accounted for 701 boards. Randy Smith dished out 441 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Randy Smith added 176 steals.
Tates Locke, Bob MacKinnon and Joe Mullaney coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaid Abdul-Aziz | C-F | April 7, 1946 | 6'9" | 230 | Iowa State | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Don Adams | F | November 27, 1947 | 6'6" | 210 | Northwestern | Atlanta, GA USA |
| Bird Averitt | G | July 22, 1952 | 6'1" | 170 | Pepperdine | Hopkinsville, KY USA |
| Adrian Dantley | F-G | February 26, 1955 | 6'5" | 208 | Notre Dame | Washington, DC USA |
| Ernie DiGregorio | G | January 15, 1951 | 6'0" | 180 | Providence | North Providence, RI USA |
| Fred Foster | F | March 18, 1946 | 6'5" | 210 | Miami (OH) | Springfield, OH USA |
| Gus Gerard | F-G | July 27, 1953 | 6'8" | 200 | Virginia | Uniontown, PA USA |
| John Gianelli | C-F | June 10, 1950 | 6'10" | 220 | Pacific | Stockton, CA USA |
| George Johnson | C-F | December 18, 1948 | 6'11" | 205 | Dillard | Tylertown, MS USA |
| Moses Malone | C-F | March 23, 1955 | 6'10" | 215 | none | Petersburg, VA USA |
| Clyde Mayes | F | March 17, 1953 | 6'8" | 225 | Furman | Greenville, SC USA |
| Bob McAdoo | C-F | September 25, 1951 | 6'9" | 210 | North Carolina | Greensboro, NC USA |
| Tom McMillen | F-C | May 26, 1952 | 6'11" | 210 | Maryland | Mansfield, PA USA |
| Johnny Neumann | G-F | September 11, 1951 | 6'6" | 200 | Mississippi | Memphis, TN USA |
| Jim Price | G | November 27, 1949 | 6'2" | 195 | Louisville | Russellville, KY USA |
| John Shumate | F-C | April 6, 1952 | 6'9" | 235 | Notre Dame | Greenville, SC USA |
| Randy Smith | G-F | December 12, 1948 | 6'3" | 160 | Buffalo State | Bellport, NY USA |
| Claude Terry | G-F | January 12, 1950 | 6'4" | 195 | Stanford | Salida, CA USA |
| Chuck Williams | G | June 6, 1946 | 6'2" | 175 | Colorado | Boulder, CO USA |
