1973–74 Phoenix Suns season: Difference between revisions

1973–74 Phoenix Suns season
1973–74 Phoenix Suns season
Head coach	John MacLeod
Arena	Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record	30–52 (.366)
Place	Division: 4th (Pacific); Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Radio	KTAR
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The 1973–74 Phoenix Suns season was the sixth for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association. It was the first of 14 seasons head coach John MacLeod spent with Phoenix. The season would also be the last for former All-Star forward/center Connie Hawkins, traded to the Los Angeles Lakers after appearing in nine games for the Suns. Charlie Scott would repeat as an All-Star, but who missed 30 games due to injury despite his NBA career-high 25.4 points a game. The team went on to finish the season 30–52, a career-worst for MacLeod and the franchise's poorest record since their inaugural season.

Dick Van Arsdale averaged 17.8 points on the season, while Neal Walk averaged 16.8 points and a team-high 10.2 rebounds per contest. Keith Erickson, obtained by the Suns along with a future second round pick in the Hawkins trade, enjoyed a career-high 14.6 points a game in his ninth year in the NBA and first with Phoenix.

Van Arsdale was named to the All-Defensive Second Team, while Mike Bantom, a rookie out of Saint Joseph's, was named to the All-Rookie Team.

Roster

Phoenix Suns roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (Y-M-D)	From
PF	40	Bantom, Mike	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1951-12-03	Saint Joseph's
SF	20	Calhoun, Corky	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1950-11-01	Penn
SF	24	Chamberlain, Bill	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	1949-12-16	North Carolina
C	31	Christian, Bob	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	1946-05-11	Grambling State
G/F	14	Erickson, Keith	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1944-04-19	UCLA
PF	16	Green, Lamar	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1947-03-22	Morehead State
PG	11	Haskins, Clem	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1943-07-11	Western Kentucky
PG	25	Melchionni, Gary	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1951-01-19	Duke
SG	33	Scott, Charlie	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1948-12-15	North Carolina
G/F	45	Owens, Jim	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1950-05-01	Arizona State
G/F	5	Van Arsdale, Dick	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1943-02-22	Indiana
C	41	Walk, Neal	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1948-07-29	Florida

Head coach

John MacLeod (Bellarmine)

Assistant coach(es)

Dennis Price (Oklahoma)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve	Inactive
C	Neal Walk	Bob Christian
PF	Mike Bantom	Lamar Green
SF	Corky Calhoun	Bill Chamberlain
SG	Dick Van Arsdale	Keith Erickson	Jim Owens	Charlie Scott
PG	Clem Haskins	Gary Melchionni

Regular season

Standings

Pacific Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers	47	35	.573	–	30–11	17–24	–	14–12
Golden State Warriors	44	38	.537	3	23–18	20–20	1–0	15–11
Seattle SuperSonics	36	46	.439	11	22–19	14–27	–	12–14
Phoenix Suns	30	52	.366	17	24–17	6–34	0–1	11–15
Portland Trail Blazers	27	55	.329	20	22–19	5–34	0–2	13–13

#	Western Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Milwaukee Bucks	59	23	.720	–
2	x-Chicago Bulls	54	28	.659	5
3	x-Detroit Pistons	52	30	.634	7
4	y-Los Angeles Lakers	47	35	.573	12

5	Golden State Warriors	44	38	.537	15
6	Seattle SuperSonics	36	46	.439	23
7	Kansas City–Omaha Kings	33	49	.402	26
8	Phoenix Suns	30	52	.366	29
9	Portland Trail Blazers	27	55	.329	32

Awards and honors

All-Star

Charlie Scott was selected to replace Jerry West in the All-Star Game. It was his second consecutive All-Star selection.

Season

Dick Van Arsdale was named to the All-Defensive Second Team.
Mike Bantom was named to the All-Rookie First Team.

References

Standings on Basketball Reference

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