1975-76 Phoenix Suns Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 42-40
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 10-9 Lost finals
Conference Semifinals - Defeated Seattle Supersonics 4-2
Conference Finals - Defeated Golden State Warriors 4-3
Finals - Lost to Boston Celtics 4-2
Coach: John MacLeod (42-40)
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 295,293, Avg. 7,202 in 41 home dates
1975-76 Phoenix Suns Statistics
1975-76 Phoenix Suns Results

The Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association ended the 1975-76 season with a record of 42 wins and 40 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 10-9.

The Suns scored 8,620 points and allowed 8,570. Paul Westphal netted a team-leading 1,679 points for Phoenix, and Alvan Adams contributed 17 or more per game, too. Alvan Adams accounted for 727 rebounds. Alvan Adams dished out 450 assists for the squad.

Defensively, Paul Westphal added 210 steals.

John MacLeod coached the team. The 1975-76 Phoenix Suns lost in the finals.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Alvan AdamsC-FJuly 19, 19546'9"210OklahomaLawrence, KS USA
Dennis AwtreyCFebruary 22, 19486'10"235Santa ClaraHollywood, CA USA
Mike BantomF-CDecember 3, 19516'9"200St. Joseph's (PA)Philadelphia, PA USA
Keith EricksonF-GApril 19, 19446'5"195UCLASan Francisco, CA USA
Nate HawthorneGJanuary 15, 19506'4"190Southern IllinoisMt. Vernon, IL USA
Garfield HeardFMay 3, 19486'6"215OklahomaHogansville, GA USA
Phil LumpkinGDecember 20, 19516'0"165Miami (OH)Dayton, OH USA
Curtis PerryFSeptember 13, 19486'7"220Southwest MissouriWashington, DC USA
Pat RileyG-FMarch 20, 19456'4"202KentuckyRome, NY USA
Fred SaundersFJune 13, 19516'7"210SyracuseColumbus, OH USA
John ShumateF-CApril 6, 19526'9"235Notre DameGreenville, SC USA
Ricky SobersGJanuary 15, 19536'3"198UNLVBronx, NY USA
Dick Van ArsdaleG-FFebruary 22, 19436'4"202IndianaIndianapolis, IN USA
Paul WestphalGNovember 30, 19506'4"192USCTorrance, CA USA
John WetzelG-FOctober 22, 19446'5"183Virginia TechWaynesboro, VA USA



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