1977-78 Buffalo Braves Statistics
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 RosterTeam 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 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 Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Smith | G-F | 82 | 0 | 3314 | 1697 | 789 | 554 | 443 | 110 | 200 | 310 | 458 | 172 | 11 | 286 | 224 | 2021 | ||
| Billy Knight | G-F | 53 | 0 | 2155 | 926 | 457 | 372 | 301 | 126 | 257 | 383 | 161 | 82 | 13 | 167 | 137 | 1215 | ||
| Swen Nater | C | 78 | 0 | 2778 | 994 | 501 | 272 | 208 | 278 | 751 | 1029 | 216 | 40 | 47 | 225 | 274 | 1210 | ||
| Marvin Barnes | F-C | 48 | 0 | 1377 | 543 | 226 | 153 | 114 | 107 | 241 | 348 | 117 | 57 | 72 | 107 | 198 | 566 | ||
| Wil Jones | F | 79 | 0 | 1711 | 514 | 226 | 119 | 84 | 106 | 228 | 334 | 116 | 70 | 43 | 137 | 255 | 536 | ||
| Chuck Williams | G | 73 | 0 | 2002 | 436 | 208 | 138 | 114 | 29 | 108 | 137 | 317 | 48 | 4 | 156 | 137 | 530 | ||
| Larry McNeill | F-C | 37 | 0 | 873 | 338 | 156 | 156 | 130 | 78 | 110 | 188 | 45 | 18 | 10 | 60 | 100 | 442 | ||
| Mike Glenn | G | 56 | 14 | 947 | 370 | 195 | 65 | 51 | 14 | 65 | 79 | 78 | 35 | 5 | 50 | 98 | 441 | ||
| Bill Willoughby | F-C | 56 | 0 | 1079 | 363 | 156 | 80 | 64 | 76 | 143 | 219 | 38 | 24 | 47 | 56 | 131 | 376 | ||
| Bird Averitt | G | 34 | 0 | 676 | 296 | 129 | 96 | 64 | 10 | 40 | 50 | 128 | 22 | 8 | 88 | 86 | 322 | ||
| Jim McDaniels | C-F | 42 | 0 | 694 | 234 | 100 | 42 | 36 | 46 | 135 | 181 | 44 | 4 | 37 | 50 | 112 | 236 | ||
| John Shumate | F-C | 18 | 0 | 590 | 151 | 75 | 99 | 74 | 32 | 96 | 128 | 58 | 14 | 9 | 46 | 58 | 224 | ||
| Ted McClain | G | 41 | 0 | 727 | 184 | 81 | 63 | 50 | 11 | 64 | 75 | 123 | 42 | 2 | 68 | 88 | 212 | ||
| Scott Lloyd | C-F | 56 | 0 | 566 | 160 | 68 | 58 | 43 | 45 | 74 | 119 | 35 | 11 | 9 | 36 | 83 | 179 | ||
| Gary Brokaw | G | 13 | 0 | 130 | 43 | 18 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 54 | ||
| Gus Gerard | F-G | 10 | 0 | 85 | 40 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 43 | ||
| Eddie Owens | F | 8 | 0 | 63 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 21 | ||
| Larry Johnson | G | 4 | 0 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| Totals | 788 | 14 | 19805 | 7323 | 3413 | 0 | 0 | 2314 | 1808 | 1083 | 2538 | 3621 | 1975 | 650 | 327 | 1557 | 2017 | 8634 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Smith | G-F | 82 | 0 | 40.4 | 46.5 | 80.0 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 24.6 | |
| Billy Knight | G-F | 53 | 0 | 40.7 | 49.4 | 80.9 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 7.2 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 22.9 | |
| Swen Nater | C | 78 | 0 | 35.6 | 50.4 | 76.5 | 3.6 | 9.6 | 13.2 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 15.5 | |
| Marvin Barnes | F-C | 48 | 0 | 28.7 | 41.6 | 74.5 | 2.2 | 5.0 | 7.3 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 11.8 | |
| Wil Jones | F | 79 | 0 | 21.7 | 44.0 | 70.6 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 6.8 | |
| Chuck Williams | G | 73 | 0 | 27.4 | 47.7 | 82.6 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 7.3 | |
| Larry McNeill | F-C | 37 | 0 | 23.6 | 46.2 | 83.3 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 11.9 | |
| Mike Glenn | G | 56 | 14 | 16.9 | 52.7 | 78.5 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 7.9 | |
| Bill Willoughby | F-C | 56 | 0 | 19.3 | 43.0 | 80.0 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 6.7 | |
| Bird Averitt | G | 34 | 0 | 19.9 | 43.6 | 66.7 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 9.5 | |
| Jim McDaniels | C-F | 42 | 0 | 16.5 | 42.7 | 85.7 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 5.6 | |
| John Shumate | F-C | 18 | 0 | 32.8 | 49.7 | 74.7 | 1.8 | 5.3 | 7.1 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 12.4 | |
| Ted McClain | G | 41 | 0 | 17.7 | 44.0 | 79.4 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 5.2 | |
| Scott Lloyd | C-F | 56 | 0 | 10.1 | 42.5 | 74.1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 3.2 | |
| Gary Brokaw | G | 13 | 0 | 10.0 | 41.9 | 75.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 4.2 | |
| Gus Gerard | F-G | 10 | 0 | 8.5 | 40.0 | 73.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 4.3 | |
| Eddie Owens | F | 8 | 0 | 7.9 | 42.9 | 50.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.6 | |
| Larry Johnson | G | 4 | 0 | 9.5 | 23.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.5 | |
| Averages | 788 | 14 | 25.1 | 46.6 | 78.1 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 11.0 |
