Season of National Basketball Association team the Philadelphia 76ers
The 1975–76 NBA season was the 76ers 27th season in the NBA and 13th season in Philadelphia .[1] The Philadelphia 76ers posted a 46–36 regular-season record, and returned to the NBA Playoffs for the first time since 1971 , ending a string of four consecutive losing seasons. The team had acquired forward George McGinnis from the ABA's Indiana Pacers, and also drafted shooting guard Lloyd Free (later changed name to World B. Free). The Sixers, however, lost to the Buffalo Braves , two games to one in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. This season would also be the last as a player for Billy Cunningham, who suffered an injury early in the season.
NBA Draft [ ]
Roster [ ]
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)
From
G/F
23
Bryant, Joe
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
La Salle
G
3
Carter, Fred
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Mount St. Mary's
PF
42
Catchings, Harvey
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
218 lb (99 kg)
Hardin Simmons
G
20
Collins, Doug
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Illinois State
F
32
Cunningham, Billy
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
North Carolina
C
53
Dawkins, Darryl
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
251 lb (114 kg)
Evans High School
C
25
Ellis, Leroy
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
St. John's
G
21
Free, Lloyd
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Guilford
F
30
McGinnis, George
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Indiana
F
50
Mix, Steve
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Toledo
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Regular season [ ]
Season standings [ ]
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents [ ]
1975–76 NBA records
Team
ATL
BOS
BUF
CHI
CLE
DET
GSW
HOU
KCK
LAL
MIL
NOJ
NYK
PHI
PHO
POR
SEA
WAS
Atlanta
—
2–3
2–3
2–2
2–5
1–3
2–2
2–5
2–2
1–3
2–2
2–4
3–2
2–3
0–4
2–2
1–3
1–5
Boston
3–2
—
4–3
2–2
3–2
4–0
2–2
4–1
2–2
4–0
2–2
4–1
5–2
4–3
4–0
2–2
2–2
3–2
Buffalo
3–2
3–4
—
3–1
3–2
1–3
1–3
3–2
4–0
2–2
3–1
4–1
4–3
3–4
3–1
2–2
2–2
2–3
Chicago
2–2
2–2
1–3
—
0–4
3–4
1–4
1–3
1–6
3–2
3–4
2–2
0–4
0–4
2–3
1–4
2–3
0–4
Cleveland
5–2
2–3
2–3
4–0
—
2–2
1–3
2–4
1–3
2–2
4–0
4–3
3–2
3–2
3–1
4–0
3–1
4–2
Detroit
3–1
0–4
3–1
4–3
2–2
—
0–5
2–2
5–2
1–4
3–4
1–3
3–1
1–3
1–4
2–3
3–2
2–2
Golden State
2–2
2–2
3–1
4–1
3–1
5–0
—
2–2
4–1
5–2
5–0
2–2
4–0
3–1
4–2
4–2
4–3
3–1
Houston
5–2
1–4
2–3
3–1
4–2
2–2
2–2
—
2–2
1–3
2–2
2–4
3–2
3–2
0–4
3–1
2–2
3–4
Kansas City
2–2
2–2
0–4
6–1
3–1
2–5
1–4
2–2
—
2–3
2–5
1–3
1–3
1–3
3–2
0–5
2–3
1–3
Los Angeles
3–1
0–4
2–2
2–3
2–2
4–1
2–5
3–1
3–2
—
2–3
3–1
3–1
2–2
2–4
3–4
3–3
1–3
Milwaukee
2–2
2–2
1–3
4–3
0–4
4–3
0–5
2–2
5–2
3–2
—
2–2
2–2
2–2
3–2
2–3
2–3
2–2
New Orleans
4–2
1–4
1–4
2–2
3–4
3–1
2–2
4–2
3–1
1–3
2–2
—
2–3
1–4
1–3
3–1
1–3
4–3
New York
2–3
2–5
3–4
4–0
2–3
1–3
0–4
2–3
3–1
1–3
2–2
3–2
—
5–2
2–2
3–1
0–4
3–2
Philadelphia
3–2
3–4
4–3
4–0
2–3
3–1
1–3
2–3
3–1
2–2
2–2
4–1
2–5
—
3–1
4–0
2–2
2–3
Phoenix
4–0
0–4
1–3
3–2
1–3
4–1
2–4
4–0
2–3
4–2
2–3
3–1
2–2
1–3
—
5–2
4–3
0–4
Portland
2–2
2–2
2–2
4–1
0–4
3–2
2–4
1–3
5–0
4–3
3–2
1–3
1–3
0–4
2–5
—
3–3
2–2
Seattle
3–1
2–2
2–2
3–2
1–3
2–3
3–4
2–2
3–2
3–3
3–2
3–1
4–0
2–2
3–4
3–3
—
1–3
Washington
5–1
2–3
3–2
4–0
2–4
2–2
1–3
4–3
3–1
3–1
2–2
3–4
2–3
3–2
4–0
2–2
3–1
—
Playoffs [ ]
1976 playoff game log
First Round: 1–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–0)
1976 schedule
Awards and records [ ]
George McGinnis , All-NBA First Team , NBA All-Star
Doug Collins, NBA All-Star
References [ ]
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