1971–72 Chicago Bulls season

1971–72 Chicago Bulls season
Head coach	Dick Motta
Arena	Chicago Stadium
Results
Record	57–25 (.695)
Place	Division: 2nd (Midwest) Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finish	West Conference Semifinals (eliminated 0-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1971-72 NBA season was the Bulls' 6th season in the NBA.^[1]

Offseason

Draft picks

Roster

1971–72 Chicago Bulls roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From C 18 Boerwinkle, Tom 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1945–08–23 Tennessee G 22 Collins, Jimmy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1946–11–24 New Mexico State F 23 Dinkins, Jackie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1950–01–22 Voorhees C 31 Fox, Jim 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1943–04–07 South Carolina G 21 King, Jim 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1941–02–07 Tulsa F 10 Love, Bob 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1942–12–08 Southern F 40 McIntosh, Kenny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1949–01–21 Eastern Michigan F 42 Paulk, Charlie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 219 lb (99 kg) 1946–06–14 Northeastern State F 54 Porter, Howard 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1948–08–31 Villanova C 14 Ray, Clifford 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1949–01–21 Oklahoma G 4 Sloan, Jerry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1942–03–28 Evansville G 2 Van Lier, Norm 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1947–04–01 Saint Francis F 25 Walker, Chet 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1940–02–22 Bradley G 8 Weiss, Bob 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1942–05–07 Penn State	Head coach Dick Motta Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Last transaction: 2015-05-10

Regular season

Season standings

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT
1	z-Los Angeles Lakers	69	13	.841
2	y-Milwaukee Bucks	63	19	.768
3	x-Chicago Bulls	57	25	.695
4	x-Golden State Warriors	51	31	.622
5	Phoenix Suns	49	33	.598
6	Seattle SuperSonics	47	35	.573
7	Houston Rockets	34	48	.415
8	Detroit Pistons	26	56	.317
9	Portland Trail Blazers	18	64	.220

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

West Conference Semifinals

(P1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (M2) Chicago Bulls: Lakers win series 4-0

• Game 1 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 95, Chicago 88
• Game 2 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 131, Chicago 124
• Game 3 @ Chicago: Los Angeles 108, Chicago 101
• Game 4 @ Chicago: Los Angeles 108, Chicago 97

Awards and records

• Bob Love, All-NBA Second Team
• Jerry Sloan, NBA All-Defensive First Team
• Norm Van Lier, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
• Bob Love, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
• Clifford Ray, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team
• Bob Love, NBA All-Star Game

References

1. 1971-72 Chicago Bulls