1971–72 Cincinnati Royals season
{{short description|NBA professional basketball team season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{NBA season
| team = Cincinnati Royals
| end_year = 1972
| wins = 30
| losses = 52
| division = Central
| division_place = 3
| conf_place = 5
| coach = Bob Cousy
| gm = Joe Axelson
| owners =
- Max Jacobs
- Jeremy Jacobs
| arena = Cincinnati Gardens
| playoffs = Did not qualify
| bbr_team = CIN
| television = WLWT
| radio = WLW
| next_name = Kansas City-Omaha Kings
}}
The 1971–72 season would be the Royals final season in Cincinnati. The franchise continued to struggle and missed the playoffs for the 5th year in a row. The Royals finished the season with a record of 30 wins and 52 losses.[http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nba/cincy/cincyroyals.html Cincinnati Royals (1957–1972)] Prior to the season, the Royals were sold to a group of 10 businessmen from Kansas City. The new ownership group paid $5 million for the franchise and a decision was reached to move the team after the season. The franchise would relocate west where they would be reborn as the Kansas City-Omaha Kings.
Draft picks
{{Main article|1971 NBA draft}}
Roster
{{NBA roster header|team=Cincinnati Royals|season=1971-72}}
{{player2 | num = 10 | first = Nate | last = Archibald | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 165 | college = UTEP}}
{{player2 | num = 43 | first = Sid | last = Catlett | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 230 | college = Notre Dame}}
{{player2 | num = 33 | first = Ken | last = Durrett | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 190 | college = La Salle}}
{{player2 | num = 41 | first = Jim | last = Fox | dab = basketball, born 1943 | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 10 | lbs = 230 | college = South Carolina}}
{{player2 | num = 12 | first = Jake | last = Jones | dab= basketball | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 180 | college = Assumption}}
{{player2 | num = 44 | first = Sam | last = Lacey | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 10 | lbs = 235 | college = New Mexico State}}
{{player2 | num = 15 | first = John | last = Mengelt | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 195 | college = Auburn}}
{{player2 | num = 5 | first = Tom | last = Van Arsdale | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs=202 | college = Indiana}}
{{player2 | num = 22 | first = Nate | last = Williams | dab = basketball, born 1950 | pos = F/G | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 215 | college = Utah State}}
{{NBA roster footer
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| asst_coach =
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Regular season
=Season standings=
{{1971–72 NBA Central standings|team=CIN}}
{{1971–72 NBA East standings|team=CIN}}
=Record vs. opponents=
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| colspan=18|1971–72 NBA records | |||||||||||||||||
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| width=100|Team
!style="background:#003EA4;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|ATL !style="background:#E45206;color:#002854;width=35"|BAL !style="background:#006400;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|BOS !style="background:#FF8201;color:#000000;width=35"|BUF !style="background:#BA0C2F;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|CHI !style="background:#012F6B;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|CIN !style="background:#77222F;color:#FFA402;width=35"|CLE !style="background:#012F6B;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|DET !style="background:#FFC62C;color:#012F6B;width=35"|GSW !style="background:#BA0C2F;color:#FEC72E;width=35"|HOU !style="background:#800080;color:#FFD700;width=35"|LAL !style="background:#006400;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|MIL !style="background:#003EA4;color:#E35208;width=35"|NYK !style="background:#012268;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|PHI !style="background:#702F8B;color:#FA4417;width=35"|PHO !style="background:#BA0C2F;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|POR !style="background:#173F36;color:#EBAA00;width=35"|SEA | |||||||||||||||||
| style="text-align:left;" | Atlanta | — | 2–4 | 0–4 | 4–2 | 0–5 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–4 |
| style="text-align:left;" | Baltimore | 4–2 | — | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 |
| style="text-align:left;" | Boston | 4–0 | 2–2 | — | 6–0 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 2–3 |
| style="text-align:left;" | Buffalo | 2–4 | 3–3 | 0–6 | — | 1–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 0–4 |
| style="text-align:left;" | Chicago | 5–0 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | — | 3–1 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 2–3 |
| style="text-align:left;" | Cincinnati | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 1–3 | — | 6–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–5 |
| style="text-align:left;" | Cleveland | 2–4 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 2–6 | — | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 4–2 | 0–4 |
| style="text-align:left;" | Detroit | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–5 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 3–1 | — | 0–5 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 0–4 |
| style="text-align:left;" | Golden State | 2–3 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 5–0 | — | 5–1 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 |
| style="text-align:left;" | Houston | 4–1 | 2–3 | 0–5 | 4–0 | 1–5 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–5 | — | 1–5 | 0–5 | 0–5 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 |
| style="text-align:left;" | Los Angeles | 5–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | — | 4–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 5–1 |
| style="text-align:left;" | Milwaukee | 3–2 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 1–4 | — | 2–3 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 6–0 |
| style="text-align:left;" | New York | 1–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 3–2 | — | 3–3 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 3–2 |
| style="text-align:left;" | Philadelphia | 3–3 | 0–4 | 0–6 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 3–3 | — | 1–4 | 2–2 | 4–1 |
| style="text-align:left;" | Phoenix | 2–3 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 4–1 | — | 6–0 | 3–2 |
| style="text-align:left;" | Portland | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 4–2 | 0–6 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 0–6 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–6 | — | 0–6 |
| style="text-align:left;" | Seattle | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 0–6 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 6–0 | — |
=Game log=
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| colspan=11 style="background:#0046AD; color:white;" | 1971–72 Game log | |||||
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| # | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record |
| align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 1 | October 12 | Atlanta | 113–127 | Tom Van Arsdale (34) | 1–0 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 2 | October 19 | Seattle | 101–100 | Nate Archibald (26) | 1–1 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 3 | October 23 | @ Portland | 100–104 | Tom Van Arsdale (26) | 1–2 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 4 | October 24 | @ Seattle | 101–119 | Tom Van Arsdale (26) | 1–3 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 5 | October 26 | @ Phoenix | 99–126 | Tom Van Arsdale (31) | 1–4 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 6 | October 29 | @ Los Angeles | 107–119 | Tom Van Arsdale (23) | 1–5 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 7 | October 30 | @ Golden State | 112–116 | Tom Van Arsdale (30) | 1–6 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 8 | November 3 | Philadelphia | 100–124 | Tom Van Arsdale (32) | 2–6 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 9 | November 6 | Phoenix | 95–110 | Tom Van Arsdale (27) | 3–6 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 10 | November 8 | N Boston | 109–120 | Nate Williams (26) | 3–7 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 11 | November 10 | New York | 85–99 | Nate Archibald (22) | 4–7 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 12 | November 13 | Golden State | 101–110 | Johnny Green (22) | 5–7 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 13 | November 16 | @ Buffalo | 98–102 | Nate Williams (27) | 5–8 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 14 | November 17 | Baltimore | 113–103 | Nate Archibald (25) | 5–9 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 15 | November 19 | @ Boston | 110–106 | Nate Archibald (27) | 6–9 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 16 | November 23 | @ New York | 110–125 | Nate Archibald (24) | 6–10 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 17 | November 24 | Portland | 112–114 | Nate Archibald (33) | 7–10 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 18 | November 26 | @ Cleveland | 114–128 | Archibald, Fox (33) | 7–11 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 19 | November 27 | Milwaukee | 114–81 | Nate Archibald (25) | 7–12 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 20 | November 30 | @ Baltimore | 118–103 | Nate Williams (29) | 8–12 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 21 | December 1 | Chicago | 109–101 | Nate Archibald (42) | 8–13 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 22 | December 3 | @ Milwaukee | 82–120 | Nate Archibald (25) | 8–14 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 23 | December 4 | Seattle | 100–98 | Nate Archibald (27) | 8–15 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 24 | December 7 | @ Buffalo | 91–115 | Nate Archibald (21) | 8–16 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 25 | December 8 | Philadelphia | 115–109 | Nate Archibald (26) | 8–17 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 26 | December 10 | @ Philadelphia | 113–106 (OT) | Jim Fox (27) | 9–17 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 27 | December 11 | Cleveland | 95–103 | Nate Archibald (26) | 10–17 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 28 | December 12 | Boston | 96–83 | Jim Fox (31) | 10–18 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 29 | December 15 | Phoenix | 127–108 | John Mengelt (23) | 10–19 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 30 | December 16 | @ Detroit | 101–107 | Tom Van Arsdale (23) | 10–20 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 31 | December 18 | Houston | 126–116 | Tom Van Arsdale (35) | 10–21 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 32 | December 19 | @ Atlanta | 99–101 | Tom Van Arsdale (23) | 10–22 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 33 | December 22 | Atlanta | 106–103 | Nate Archibald (40) | 10–23 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 34 | December 25 | Boston | 99–94 | Nate Archibald (24) | 10–24 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 35 | December 28 | @ Baltimore | 87–119 | Nate Archibald (19) | 10–25 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 36 | December 29 | Golden State | 107–102 | Tom Van Arsdale (22) | 10–26 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 37 | January 1 | @ New York | 94–104 | Nate Archibald (31) | 10–27 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 38 | January 5 | Milwaukee | 115–106 | Sam Lacey (23) | 10–28 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 39 | January 7 | @ Detroit | 132–151 | Nate Archibald (41) | 10–29 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 40 | January 8 | Buffalo | 97–87 | Nate Archibald (31) | 10–30 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 41 | January 9 | @ Chicago | 104–108 (OT) | Nate Archibald (26) | 10–31 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 42 | January 11 | @ Buffalo | 109–107 (OT) | Nate Archibald (29) | 11–31 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 43 | January 12 | Los Angeles | 107–108 | Tom Van Arsdale (31) | 12–31 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 44 | January 14 | Atlanta | 102–126 | Nate Archibald (43) | 13–31 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 45 | January 16 | N Cleveland | 108–128 | Nate Archibald (41) | 14–31 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 46 | January 20 | Houston | 104–87 | Nate Archibald (27) | 14–32 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 47 | January 22 | Cleveland | 96–113 | Nate Archibald (36) | 15–32 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 48 | January 23 | @ Baltimore | 101–132 | Nate Archibald (28) | 15–33 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 49 | January 26 | @ Philadelphia | 102–113 | Nate Archibald (42) | 15–34 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 50 | January 28 | Baltimore | 132–124 | Nate Archibald (30) | 15–35 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 51 | January 29 | @ Cleveland | 120–118 | Nate Archibald (36) | 16–35 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 52 | February 2 | New York | 105–116 | Nate Archibald (49) | 17–35 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 53 | February 4 | @ Boston | 109–122 | Tom Van Arsdale (32) | 17–36 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 54 | February 5 | Detroit | 132–133 (OT) | Nate Archibald (45) | 18–36 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 55 | February 6 | @ Chicago | 94–119 | Nate Archibald (24) | 18–37 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 56 | February 8 | @ Portland | 100–104 | Nate Archibald (25) | 18–38 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 57 | February 10 | @ Seattle | 96–118 | Tom Van Arsdale (22) | 18–39 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 58 | February 12 | @ Phoenix | 95–117 | Tom Van Arsdale (27) | 18–40 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 59 | February 13 | @ Houston | 111–112 | Tom Van Arsdale (44) | 18–41 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 60 | February 15 | @ Los Angeles | 118–125 | Nate Archibald (30) | 18–42 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 61 | February 17 | Milwaukee | 111–97 | Nate Archibald (30) | 18–43 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 62 | February 18 | @ Cleveland | 109–133 | Nate Archibald (31) | 18–44 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 63 | February 19 | Cleveland | 92–112 | Nate Williams (33) | 19–44 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 64 | February 20 | @ Atlanta | 101–92 | Tom Van Arsdale (31) | 20–44 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 65 | February 23 | Portland | 106–110 | Nate Archibald (55) | 21–44 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 66 | February 24 | N Buffalo | 108–97 | Nate Archibald (32) | 22–44 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 67 | February 25 | @ Los Angeles | 88–109 | John Mengelt (32) | 22–45 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 68 | February 26 | @ Seattle | 106–122 | Nate Archibald (29) | 22–46 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 69 | February 29 | @ Golden State | 120–128 | Nate Archibald (38) | 22–47 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 70 | March 1 | N Houston | 108–96 | Nate Archibald (32) | 22–48 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 71 | March 5 | @ Boston | 125–114 | Archibald, Van Arsdale (39) | 23–48 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 72 | March 8 | Phoenix | 105–122 | Nate Archibald (35) | 24–48 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 73 | March 10 | Chicago | 100–104 | Nate Archibald (34) | 25–48 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 74 | March 12 | Golden State | 106–117 | Nate Archibald (46) | 26–48 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 75 | March 15 | Los Angeles | 121–116 | Nate Archibald (33) | 26–49 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 76 | March 18 | @ Atlanta | 106–115 | Nate Archibald (38) | 26–50 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 77 | March 19 | Buffalo | 105–136 | Nate Archibald (45) | 27–50 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 78 | March 21 | @ Detroit | 117–120 | Nate Archibald (37) | 27–51 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 79 | March 22 | Detroit | 130–135 | Nate Archibald (46) | 28–51 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 80 | March 24 | Baltimore | 114–132 | Nate Archibald (38) | 29–51 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"
| 81 | March 25 | @ Milwaukee | 95–119 | Nate Archibald (22) | 29–52 |
| align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"
| 82 | March 26 | @ Cleveland | 135–122 | Nate Archibald (45) | 30–52 |
Awards and honors
References
{{reflist}}
- [https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1972.html Royals on Basketball Reference]
{{1971–72 NBA season by team}}
{{Cincinnati Royals seasons}}
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