1977-78 Buffalo Braves Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 27-55
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Cotton Fitzsimmons (27-55)
Location: Buffalo, New York
Attendance: 252,457, Avg. 6,157 in 41 home dates
1977-78 Buffalo Braves Statistics
1977-78 Buffalo Braves Results

The Buffalo Braves of the National Basketball Association ended the 1977-78 season with a record of 27 wins and 55 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.

The Braves tossed in 8,634 points and allowed 8,941. Randy Smith scored a team-leading 2,021 points for Buffalo, and Swen Nater contributed 1,029 boards. Randy Smith dished out 458 assists for the squad.

Defensively, Randy Smith added 172 steals.

Cotton Fitzsimmons coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Bird AverittGJuly 22, 19526'1"170PepperdineHopkinsville, KY USA
Marvin BarnesF-CJuly 27, 19526'8"210ProvidenceProvidence, RI USA
Gary BrokawGJanuary 11, 19546'4"178Notre DameNew Brunswick, NJ USA
Gus GerardF-GJuly 27, 19536'8"200VirginiaUniontown, PA USA
Mike GlennGSeptember 10, 19556'2"175Southern IllinoisRome, GA USA
Larry JohnsonGNovember 28, 19546'2"205KentuckyMorganfield, KY USA
Wil JonesFFebruary 27, 19476'8"205Albany State (GA)McGehee, AR USA
Billy KnightG-FJune 9, 19526'6"195PittsburghBraddock, PA USA
Scott LloydC-FDecember 19, 19526'10"230Arizona StateChicago, IL USA
Ted McClainGAugust 30, 19466'1"180Tennessee StateNashville, TN USA
Jim McDanielsC-FApril 2, 19486'11"228Western KentuckyScottsville, KY USA
Larry McNeillF-CJanuary 31, 19516'9"195MarquetteHoke, NC USA
Swen NaterCJanuary 14, 19506'11"240UCLADenhelder, HOL
Eddie OwensFDecember 26, 19536'7"210UNLVHouston, TX USA
John ShumateF-CApril 6, 19526'9"235Notre DameGreenville, SC USA
Randy SmithG-FDecember 12, 19486'3"160Buffalo StateBellport, NY USA
Chuck WilliamsGJune 6, 19466'2"175ColoradoBoulder, CO USA
Bill WilloughbyF-CMay 20, 19576'8"205noneEnglewood, NJ USA



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