1970–71 Buffalo Braves season

1970–71 Buffalo Braves season
Head coach Dolph Schayes
Arena Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Results
Record 22–60 (.268)
Place Division: 4th (Atlantic)
Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finish DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television WBEN-TV
Radio WBEN

The 1970–71 NBA season was the Buffalo Braves inaugural season in the NBA. With a roster made up primarily of castoffs, the Braves got off on the right foot by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 107–92 at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium on October 14.[1] However, the Braves would drop their next nine as they took on established NBA teams on the way to finishing in last place in the Atlantic Division. The Braves' record was 22–60, which was 7 games better than the Cleveland Cavaliers, their partners in expansion.[1]

Offseason

NBA Draft

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
115John HummerCenter United StatesPrinceton
224Cornell WarnerCenter United StatesJackson State
343Chip CaseForward United StatesVirginia
458Ervin PolnickForward United StatesAustin State
577Robert MooreGuard United StatesCentral State
692Doug HessCenter United StatesToledo
7111Cliff ShegoggForward United StatesColorado State
8126Larry WoodsGuard United StatesWest Virginia
9145Larry Duckworth United StatesHenderson State
10160Joe Taylor United StatesDillard
11177Dick Walker United StatesWake Forest

Expansion Draft

Player Position Team
Emmette Bryant Guard Boston Celtics
Freddie Crawford Guard Milwaukee Bucks
Dick Garrett Guard L.A. Lakers
Herm Gilliam Guard Cincinnati Royals
Bill Hosket Forward New York Knicks
Bailey Howell Forward Boston Celtics
Paul Long Guard Detroit Pistons
Mike Lynn Guard Los Angeles Lakers
Don May Guard New York Knicks
Ray Scott Center Baltimore Bullets
George Wilson Forward Philadelphia 76ers

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Roster

Buffalo Braves 1970–71 roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHt.Wt.From
C 17 United States Bowman, Nate 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Wichita State
G 7 United States Bryant, Emmette 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) DePaul
G 15 United States Crawford, Freddie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) St. Bonaventure
G 13 United States Davis, Mike 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Virginia Union
G 20 United States Garrett, Dick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Southern Illinois
G 9 United States Gilliam, Herm 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Purdue
F 25 United States Hosket, Bill 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Ohio State
C 45 United States Hummer, John 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Princeton
F 44 United States Kauffman, Bob 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Guilford College
G 5 United States Long, Paul 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Wake Forest
F 25 United States Lynn, Mike 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) UCLA
G 22 United States May, Don 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Dayton
F 4 United States Silliman, Mike 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) USMA
C 35 United States Warner, Cornell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jackson State
F 33 United States Wilson, George 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Cincinnati
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division
TeamWLPCT.GB
New York Knicks5230.634–
Philadelphia 76ers4735.5735
Boston Celtics4438.5378
Buffalo Braves2260.26830

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Record vs. opponents

1970–71 NBA Records
Team ATL BAL BOS BUF CHI CIN CLE DET LAL MIL NYK PHI PHO POR SDR SFW SEA
Atlanta —3–32–43–11–42–44–00–53–21–43–34–21–42–22–32–33–2
Baltimore 3–3—3–33–12–33–34–02–32–31–42–43–33–22–24–12–33–2
Boston 4–23–3—4–04–14–23–12–33–20–50–64–22–32–23–23–23–2
Buffalo 1–31–30–4—0–40–45–71–52–20–42–20–41–36–61–31–31–3
Chicago 4–13–21–44–0—4–04–03–32–41–53–23–23–33–16–04–23–2
Cincinnati 4–23–32–44–00–4—5–11–41–41–42–41–51–44–01–32–31–4
Cleveland 0–40–41–37–50–41–5—2–20–40–40–41–30–42–100–41–30–4
Detroit 5–03–23–25–13–34–12–2—2–31–52–32–32–43–14–21–43–1
Los Angeles 2–33–22–32–24–24–14–03–2—1–43–23–22–44–03–34–24–2
Milwaukee 4–14–15–04–05–14–14–05–14–1—1–44–14–23–14–16–05–1
New York 3–34–26–02–22–34–24–03–22–34–1—2–44–13–14–13–22–3
Philadelphia 2–43–32–44–02–35–13–13–22–31–44–2—3–24–03–23–23–2
Phoenix 4–12–33–23–13–34–14–04–24–22–41–42–3—4–02–43–23–2
Portland 2–22–22–26–61–30–410–21–30–41–31–30–40–4—0–41–32–4
San Diego 3–21–42–33–10–63–14–02–43–31–41–42–34–24–0—2–45–1
San Francisco 3–23–22–33–12–43–23–14–12–40–62–32–32–33–14–2—3–3
Seattle 2–32–32–33–12–34–14–01–32–41–53–22–32–34–21–53–3—

Awards and honors

References

  1. 1 2 Buffalo Braves (1970–1978)
  2. ↑ BOBCATS: All-Time Expansion Draft Results Archived 2008-01-16 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ 1970-71 NBA Season Summary - Basketball-Reference.com
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