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1975–76 Philadelphia 76ers season

{{short description|Season of National Basketball Association team the Philadelphia 76ers}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{NBA season

| team = Philadelphia 76ers

| end_year = 1976

| wins = 46

| losses = 36

| division = Atlantic

| division_place = 2

| conf_place = 4

| coach = Gene Shue

| gm = Pat Williams

| arena = The Spectrum

| owners =

| television = WKBS-TV

| radio = WCAU

| playoffs = First round
(lost to Braves 1–2)

| bbr_team = PHI

}}

The 1975–76 NBA season was the 76ers 27th season in the NBA and 13th season in Philadelphia.[https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/PHI/1976.html 1975–76 Philadelphia 76ers] 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

{{main|1975 NBA draft}}

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! style="background:#d22; color:#FFFFFF" width="10%"| Round

! style="background:#d22; color:#FFFFFF" width="10%"| Pick

! style="background:#d22; color:#FFFFFF" width="20%"| Player

! style="background:#d22; color:#FFFFFF" width="15%"| Position

! style="background:#d22; color:#FFFFFF" width="15%"| Nationality

! style="background:#d22; color:#FFFFFF" width="20%"| College

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| 1

5Darryl DawkinsC{{USA}}
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| 2

23World B. FreeSG{{USA}}Guilford
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| 3

39Jimmie BakerF{{USA}}{{college|Hawaii}}
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| 3

41Charles ClevelandSG{{USA}}{{college|Alabama}}
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| 4

59Louis DunbarF{{USA}}{{college|Houston}}
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| 5

77Ken Tyler{{USA}}{{college|Gonzaga}}
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| 6

95Ken Alston{{USA}}Valdosta State
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| 7

113Mike FlynnG{{USA}}{{college|Kentucky}}
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| 8

131Freeman BladeG{{USA}}MSU Billings
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| 9

148Larry Harralson{{USA}}Drake
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| 10

164Rick Reed{{USA}}Azusa Pacific

Roster

{{NBA roster header|team = Philadelphia 76ers}}

{{player2 | num = 23 | first = Joe | last = Bryant | pos = PF | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 185 | DOB = 1954-10-19 | college = La Salle}}

{{player2 | num = 3 | first = Fred | last = Carter | pos = PG | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 185 | DOB = 1945-02-14 | college = Mount St. Mary's}}

{{player2 | num = 42 | first = Harvey | last = Catchings | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 10 | lbs = 218 | DOB = 1951-09-02 | college = Hardin-Simmons}}

{{player2 | num = 20 | first = Doug | last = Collins | dab = basketball | pos = SG | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 180 | DOB = 1951-07-28 | college = Illinois State}}

{{player2 | num = 32 | first = Billy | last = Cunningham | pos = SF | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 210 | DOB = 1943-06-03 | college = North Carolina | inj = yes}}

{{player2 | num = 53 | first = Darryl | last = Dawkins | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 11 | lbs = 251 | DOB = 1957-01-11 | school = Maynard Evans HS (FL)}}

{{player2 | num = 25 | first = Leroy | last = Ellis | pos = PF | ft = 6 | in = 11 | lbs = 210 | DOB = 1940-03-10 | college = St. John's}}

{{player2 | num = 21 | first = Lloyd | last = Free | link = World B. Free | pos = SG | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 185 | DOB = 1953-12-09 | college = Guilford}}

{{player2 | num = 34 | first = Clyde | last = Lee | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 10 | lbs = 205 | DOB = 1944-03-14 | college = Vanderbilt}}

{{player2 | num = 30 | first = George | last = McGinnis | pos = PF | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 235 | DOB = 1950-08-12 | college = Indiana}}

{{player2 | num = 50 | first = Steve | last = Mix | pos = SF | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 215 | DOB = 1947-12-30 | college = Toledo}}

{{player2 | num = 22 | first = Connie | last = Norman | pos = PG | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 175 | DOB = 1953-09-24 | college = Arizona}}

{{NBA roster footer

| head_coach =

| asst_coach =

}}

Regular season

=Season standings=

{{1975–76 NBA Atlantic standings|team=PHI}}

{{1975–76 NBA East standings|team=PHI}}

:z – clinched division title

:y – clinched division title

:x – clinched playoff spot

=Record vs. opponents=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
colspan=19|1975–76 NBA records
width=100|Team

!style="background:#FF0000;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|ATL

!style="background:#006400;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|BOS

!style="background:#000000;color:#F15110;width=35"|BUF

!style="background:#FF0000;color:#000000;width=35"|CHI

!style="background:#FFD700;color:#8B0000;width=35"|CLE

!style="background:#0000FF;color:#FF0000;width=35"|DET

!style="background:#0000FF;color:#FFD700;width=35"|GSW

!style="background:#FF0000;color:#FFD700;width=35"|HOU

!style="background:#0000FF;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|KCK

!style="background:#800080;color:#FFD700;width=35"|LAL

!style="background:#006400;color:#B22222;width=35"|MIL

!style="background:#36004A;color:#FFFF00;width=35"|NOJ

!style="background:#0000FF;color:#FF8C00;width=35"|NYK

!style="background:#FF0000;color:#0000FF;width=35"|PHI

!style="background:#800080;color:#FF4500;width=35"|PHO

!style="background:#000000;color:#FF0000;width=35"|POR

!style="background:#005831;color:#FFC322;width=35"|SEA

!style="background:#DC143C;color:#0000CD;width=35"|WAS

style="text-align:left;" | Atlanta—2–32–32–22–51–32–22–52–21–32–22–43–22–30–42–21–31–5
style="text-align:left;" | Boston3–2—4–32–23–24–02–24–12–24–02–24–15–24–34–02–22–23–2
style="text-align:left;" | Buffalo3–23–4—3–13–21–31–33–24–02–23–14–14–33–43–12–22–22–3
style="text-align:left;" | Chicago2–22–21–3—0–43–41–41–31–63–23–42–20–40–42–31–42–30–4
style="text-align:left;" | Cleveland5–22–32–34–0—2–21–32–41–32–24–04–33–23–23–14–03–14–2
style="text-align:left;" | Detroit3–10–43–14–32–2—0–52–25–21–43–41–33–11–31–42–33–22–2
style="text-align:left;" | Golden State2–22–23–14–13–15–0—2–24–15–25–02–24–03–14–24–24–33–1
style="text-align:left;" | Houston5–21–42–33–14–22–22–2—2–21–32–22–43–23–20–43–12–23–4
style="text-align:left;" | Kansas City2–22–20–46–13–12–51–42–2—2–32–51–31–31–33–20–52–31–3
style="text-align:left;" | Los Angeles3–10–42–22–32–24–12–53–13–2—2–33–13–12–22–43–43–31–3
style="text-align:left;" | Milwaukee2–22–21–34–30–44–30–52–25–23–2—2–22–22–23–22–32–32–2
style="text-align:left;" | New Orleans4–21–41–42–23–43–12–24–23–11–32–2—2–31–41–33–11–34–3
style="text-align:left;" | New York2–32–53–44–02–31–30–42–33–11–32–23–2—5–22–23–10–43–2
style="text-align:left;" | Philadelphia3–23–44–34–02–33–11–32–33–12–22–24–12–5—3–14–02–22–3
style="text-align:left;" | Phoenix4–00–41–33–21–34–12–44–02–34–22–33–12–21–3—5–24–30–4
style="text-align:left;" | Portland2–22–22–24–10–43–22–41–35–04–33–21–31–30–42–5—3–32–2
style="text-align:left;" | Seattle3–12–22–23–21–32–33–42–23–23–33–23–14–02–23–43–3—1–3
style="text-align:left;" | Washington5–12–33–24–02–42–21–34–33–13–12–23–42–33–24–02–23–1—

Playoffs

{{NBA game log start|Philadelphia 76ers|end_year=1976|bgcolor=#0067B1|color=white|playoffs=yes}}

{{NBA game log section|Philadelphia 76ers|First Round|first=yes|bgcolor=#ED174C|color=white|playoffs=yes|show=no

| home_wins = 0

| home_losses = 2

| road_wins = 1

| road_losses = 0

}}

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 1

| April 15

| Buffalo

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197604150PHI.html L 89–95]

| Fred Carter (30)

| George McGinnis (15)

| George McGinnis (4)

| Spectrum
14,352

| 0–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 2

| April 16

| @ Buffalo

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197604160BUF.html W 131–106]

| George McGinnis (34)

| George McGinnis (11)

| Fred Carter (6)

| Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
12,049

| 1–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 3

| April 18

| Buffalo

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197604180PHI.html L 123–124 (OT)]

| Fred Carter (32)

| George McGinnis (15)

| Fred Carter (6)

| Spectrum
13,087

| 1–2

|-

{{NBA game log end|bbr_team=PHI|end_year=1976|playoffs=yes}}

Awards and records

References

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