1971–72 Philadelphia 76ers season

1971–72 Philadelphia 76ers season
Head coach	Jack Ramsay
Arena	The Spectrum
Results
Record	30–52 (.366)
Place	Division: 3rd (Atlantic) Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1971–72 NBA season was the 76ers 23rd season in the NBA and 9th season in Philadelphia. The team finished with a record of 30–52 and missed the post season for the first time in franchise history, ending an NBA-record streak of 22 consecutive appearances.

The team made a major trade to obtain guards Fred Carter and Kevin Loughery from the Baltimore Bullets in exchange for guard Archie Clark and draft picks.^[1] At the start of the season the team was 9–4 after 13 games but imploded shortly after.

After the season Billy Cunningham left for the ABA, Lucious Jackson retired due to nagging injuries, and coach Jack Ramsay exited to become the head coach of the Buffalo Braves.^[2]

Offseason

Draft picks

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
y-Boston Celtics	56	26	.683	–	32–9	21–16	3–1	15–3
x-New York Knicks	48	34	.585	8	27–14	20–19	1–1	11–7
Philadelphia 76ers	30	52	.366	26	14–23	14–26	2–3	6–12
Buffalo Braves	22	60	.268	34	13–27	8–31	1–2	4–14

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT
1	z-Boston Celtics	56	26	.683
2	y-Baltimore Bullets	38	44	.463
3	x-New York Knicks	48	34	.585
4	x-Atlanta Hawks	36	46	.439
5	Philadelphia 76ers	30	52	.366
5	Cincinnati Royals	30	52	.366
7	Cleveland Cavaliers	23	59	.280
8	Buffalo Braves	22	60	.268

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Awards and records

• Billy Cunningham, All-NBA Second Team

References

1. "76ers Deal Clark to Bullets For Loughery and Carter". New York Times. October 19, 1971.
2. 1971-72 Philadelphia 76ers