Phoenix Suns Regular Season Rosters
1976-1977 Phoenix Suns Regular Season Roster
1976-1977 Phoenix Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | R. Sobers | P. Westphal | G. Heard | C. Perry | A. Adams |
Rotation | R. Lee | B. Feher | D. Van Arsdale | I. Terrell | D. Awtrey |
Rotation | K. Erickson | D. Schlueter | |||
Rotation | T. Van Arsdale | ||||
Lim PT | B. Forrest |
1976-1977 Pacific Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | Los Angeles Lakers | 53-29 | - |
2 | Portland Trail Blazers | 49-33 | 4 |
3 | Golden State Warriors | 46-36 | 7 |
4 | Seattle SuperSonics | 40-42 | 13 |
5 | Phoenix Suns | 34-48 | 19 |
1976-1977 Phoenix Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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Paul Westphal | All-NBA First Team (1977) |
Ron Lee | All-Rookie First Team (1977) |
Paul Westphal | Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1977) |
1976-1977 Phoenix Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK |
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Paul Westphal | 81 | 32.1 | 21.3 | 2.3 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
Alvan Adams | 72 | 31.6 | 18.0 | 9.1 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
Ricky Sobers | 79 | 25.4 | 13.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
Ron Lee | 82 | 22.5 | 10.2 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 0.4 |
Ira Terrell | 78 | 22.4 | 8.5 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
Dick Van Arsdale | 78 | 19.7 | 7.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
Curtis Perry | 44 | 31.6 | 10.7 | 9.0 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
Gar Heard | 46 | 29.6 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
Tom Van Arsdale | 77 | 18.5 | 5.8 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Dennis Awtrey | 72 | 24.4 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Keith Erickson | 50 | 19.0 | 6.4 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
Butch Feher | 48 | 10.1 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Dale Schlueter | 39 | 8.6 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
1976-1977 Phoenix Suns Roster Composition
Selected via Draft |
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Alvan Adams was selected as the #4 pick in the First Round of the 1975 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns. Alvan Adams signed a multi-year contract with the Phoenix Suns on September 1, 1975. Butch Feher was selected as the #16 pick in the Second Round of the 1976 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns. Butch Feher signed a multi-year contract with the Phoenix Suns on July 20, 1976. Ron Lee was selected as the #10 pick in the First Round of the 1976 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns. Ron Lee signed a multi-year contract with the Phoenix Suns on July 8, 1976. Ricky Sobers was selected as the #16 pick in the First Round of the 1975 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns. Ricky Sobers signed a multi-year contract with the Phoenix Suns on June 6, 1975. Ira Terrell was selected as the #11 pick in the 3 Round of the 1976 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns. Ira Terrell signed a multi-year contract with the Phoenix Suns on September 1, 1976. |
Acquired via Draft Rights Trade |
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Draft Rights to Bayard Forrest, the #18 pick in the 3 Round of the 1975 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Phoenix Suns from the Seattle SuperSonics on March 18, 1977. Bayard Forrest signed a multi-year contract with the Phoenix Suns on March 22, 1977. |
Acquired via Trade |
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Dennis Awtrey was acquired in a trade by the Phoenix Suns from the New Orleans Jazz on September 16, 1974. Keith Erickson was acquired in a trade by the Phoenix Suns from the Los Angeles Lakers on October 30, 1973. Gar Heard was acquired in a trade by the Phoenix Suns from the Buffalo Braves on February 1, 1976. Curtis Perry was acquired in a trade by the Phoenix Suns from the New Orleans Jazz on September 16, 1974. Tom Van Arsdale was acquired in a trade by the Phoenix Suns from the Buffalo Braves on August 25, 1976. Paul Westphal was acquired in a trade by the Phoenix Suns from the Boston Celtics on May 23, 1975. Paul Westphal signed a multi-year extension with the Phoenix Suns on February 10, 1977. |
Acquired via Expansion Draft |
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Dick Van Arsdale was taken in the 1968 Expansion Draft by the Phoenix Suns from the New York Knicks on May 6, 1968. |
Acquired via Free Agency |
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Dale Schlueter signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns on December 8, 1976. |
1976-1977 Phoenix Suns Front Office
Staff Member | Position | Start Season | Previous Job |
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Bhavik Darji | Owner | 1968-1969 | N/A |
Don Diamond | Owner | 1968-1969 | N/A |
Don Pitt | Owner | 1968-1969 | N/A |
Karl Eller | Owner | 1968-1969 | N/A |
Marvin Meyer | Owner | 1968-1969 | N/A |
Richard Bloch | Owner | 1968-1969 | N/A |
John MacLeod | Head Coach | 1973-1974 | N/A |
Al Bianchi | Assistant Coach | 2001-2002 | General Manager (New York Knicks, 1987 to 1991) |
Jerry Colangelo | General Manager | 1968-1969 | N/A |
Joe Proski | Head Athletic Trainer | 1968-1969 | Athletic Trainer (Chicago Bulls, 1967 to 1968) |
Al McCoy | Radio Broadcaster | 1972-1973 | N/A |