List of Philadelphia 76ers seasons

Exterior of the Wells Fargo Center, the current home of the 76ers.

The Philadelphia 76ers, often referred to as the “Sixers”, are an American professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Sixers play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In sixty-six NBA seasons, the franchise has played in the NBA Finals nine times and won three NBA championships.[1] The Sixers have the third-highest victory total and third most playoff appearances in NBA history.[2] Since 1996, the Sixers have played home games at Wells Fargo Center.

In 1937, owner Daniel Biasone founded the franchise as the Syracuse Nationals, a member of the National Basketball League (NBL).[3] The Nationals qualified for the playoffs three times then joined the NBA in 1949, one of seven NBL teams to merge with the rival Basketball Association of America (BAA). The Nationals qualified for the playoffs in every season played in Syracuse, advancing to three Finals and defeating the Pistons in the 1955 Finals.[4] For the 1963–64 season, the year following the departure of the Philadelphia Warriors for San Francisco, the Syracuse Nationals relocated to Philadelphia as the 76ers.

The franchise has played fifty-three seasons as the Philadelphia 76ers, with thirty-three playoff appearances and two NBA championships.[1] The Sixers acquired Philadelphia-native Wilt Chamberlain in 1964 from the Warriors and defeated Wilt’s former team in the 1967 Finals, but suffered a sharp fall from grace due to the loss of Chamberlin to retirement and Billy Cunningham to the ABA:[5] in 1972–73 the team won only nine games, the fewest in an 82-game NBA season. Under coaches Gene Shue and Cunningham, and the on-court leadership of forward Julius Erving, the 76ers returned as a power quite rapidly, achieving winning records in all but one season from 1975–76 to 1990–91. The Sixers won their last title in 1983 against the Los Angeles Lakers, sweeping them in four games.

During the 1990s, the 76ers declined to an 18–64 record in 1995–96 before popular high-scoring guard Allen Iverson led the team back up the table. In 2000–01 the Iverson-led 76ers won fifty-sx games and defeated the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference Finals to reach the 2001 Finals but lost to the Lakers four games to one in the best-of-seven series. The 76ers were a middle-of-the-road team on-court during the following dozen seasons, but by the early 2010s financial problems led incoming general manager Sam Hinkie to clean out any expensive players in order to save money and gain draft choices for the future.[6] Lacking on-court talent, the 76ers set many records for ineptitude in the following three seasons, becoming the second NBA team after the 1995–96 to 1998–99 Grizzlies to suffer three consecutive seasons winning fewer than twenty games. In 2015–16 by going 10–72 the 76ers suffered the ignominy of having suffered the two all-time worst 82-game NBA season winning percentages.[a]

Seasons

League Championships Conference Championships Division Titles Playoff Berth
Season Team League Conference Finish Division Finish Wins Losses Win% GB Playoffs Awards
Syracuse Nationals
1949–50 1949–50 NBA — — Eastern 1st 51 13 .797 — Won Division Semifinals (Warriors) 2–0
Won Division Finals (Knicks) 2–1
Lost NBA Finals (Lakers) 4–2
1950–51 1950–51 NBA — — Eastern 4th 32 34 .485 8 Won Division Semifinals (Warriors) 2–0
Lost Division Finals (Knicks) 3–2
1951–52 1951–52 NBA — — Eastern 1st 40 26 .606 — Won Division Semifinals (Warriors) 2–1
Lost Division Finals (Knicks) 3–1
1952–53 1952–53 NBA — — Eastern 2nd 47 24 .662 0.5 Lost Division Semifinals (Celtics) 2–0
1953–54 1953–54 NBA — — Eastern T-2nd 42 30 .583 2 Won Division Finals (Celtics) 2–0
Lost NBA Finals (Lakers) 4–3
1954–55 1954–55 NBA — — Eastern 1st 43 29 .597 — Won Division Finals (Celtics) 3–1
Won NBA Finals (Pistons) 4–3
1955–56 1955–56 NBA — — Eastern 3rd 35 37 .486 10 Won Division Semifinals (Celtics) 2–1
Lost Division Finals (Warriors) 3–2
1956–57 1956–57 NBA — — Eastern 2nd 38 34 .528 6 Won Division Semifinals (Warriors) 2–0
Lost Division Finals (Celtics) 3–0
1957–58 1957–58 NBA — — Eastern 2nd 41 31 .569 8 Lost Division Semifinals (Warriors) 2–1
1958–59 1958–59 NBA — — Eastern 3rd 35 37 .486 17 Won Division Semifinals (Knicks) 2–0
Lost Division Finals (Celtics) 4–3
1959–60 1959–60 NBA — — Eastern 3rd 45 30 .600 14 Lost Division Semifinals (Warriors) 2–1
1960–61 1960–61 NBA — — Eastern 3rd 38 41 .481 19 Won Division Semifinals (Warriors) 3–0
Lost Division Finals (Celtics) 4–1
1961–62 1961–62 NBA — — Eastern 3rd 41 39 .513 19 Lost Division Semifinals (Warriors) 3–2
1962–63 1962–63 NBA — — Eastern 2nd 48 32 .600 10 Lost Division Semifinals (Royals) 3–2
Philadelphia 76ers
1963–64 1963–64 NBA — — Eastern 3rd 34 46 .425 25 Lost Division Semifinals (Royals) 3–2
1964–65 1964–65 NBA — — Eastern 3rd 40 40 .500 22 Won Division Semifinals (Royals) 3–1
Lost Division Finals (Celtics) 4–3
1965–66 1965–66 NBA — — Eastern 1st 55 25 .688 — Lost Division Finals (Celtics) 4–1 Wilt Chamberlain (MVP)
Dolph Schayes (CoY)
1966–67 1966–67 NBA — — Eastern 1st 68 13 .840 — Won Division Semifinals (Royals) 3–1
Won Division Finals (Celtics) 4–1
Won NBA Finals (Warriors) 4–2		 Wilt Chamberlain (MVP)
1967–68 1967–68 NBA — — Eastern 1st 62 20 .756 — Won Division Semifinals (Knicks) 4–2
Lost Division Finals (Celtics) 4–3		 Wilt Chamberlain (MVP)
1968–69 1968–69 NBA — — Eastern 2nd 55 27 .671 2 Lost Division Semifinals (Celtics) 4–1
1969–70 1969–70 NBA — — Eastern 4th 42 40 .512 18 Lost Division Semifinals (Bucks) 4–1
1970–71 1970–71 NBA Eastern 3rd Atlantic[b] 2nd 47 35 .573 5 Lost Conference Semifinals (Bullets) 4–3
1971–72 1971–72 NBA Eastern 6th Atlantic 3rd 30 52 .366 26 —
1972–73 1972–73 NBA Eastern 8th Atlantic 4th 9 73 .110 59 —
1973–74 1973–74 NBA Eastern 8th Atlantic 4th 25 57 .305 31 —
1974–75 1974–75 NBA Eastern 7th Atlantic 4th 34 48 .415 26 —
1975–76 1975–76 NBA Eastern 4th Atlantic 2nd 46 36 .561 8 Lost First Round (Braves) 2–1
1976–77 1976–77 NBA Eastern 1st Atlantic 1st 50 32 .610 — Won Conference Semifinals (Celtics) 4–3
Won Conference Finals (Rockets) 4–2
Lost NBA Finals (Trail Blazers) 4–2
1977–78 1977–78 NBA Eastern 1st Atlantic 1st 55 27 .671 — Won Conference Semifinals (Knicks) 4–0
Lost Conference Finals (Bullets) 4–2
1978–79 1978–79 NBA Eastern 3rd Atlantic 2nd 47 35 .573 7 Won First Round (Nets) 2–0
Lost Conference Semifinals (Spurs) 4–3
1979–80 1979–80 NBA Eastern 3rd Atlantic 2nd 59 23 .720 2 Won First Round (Bullets) 2–0
Won Conference Semifinals (Hawks) 4–1
Won Conference Finals (Celtics) 4–1
Lost NBA Finals (Lakers) 4–2
1980–81 1980–81 NBA Eastern 3rd Atlantic 2nd 62 20 .756 — Won First Round (Pacers) 2–0
Won Conference Semifinals (Bucks) 4–3
Lost Conference Finals (Celtics) 4–3		 Julius Erving (MVP)
1981–82 1981–82 NBA Eastern 3rd Atlantic 2nd 58 24 .707 5 Won First Round (Hawks) 2–0
Won Conference Semifinals (Bucks) 4–2
Won Conference Finals (Celtics) 4–3
Lost NBA Finals (Lakers) 4–2
1982–83 1982–83 NBA Eastern 1st Atlantic 1st 65 17 .793 — Won Conference Semifinals (Knicks) 4–0
Won Conference Finals (Bucks) 4–1
Won NBA Finals (Lakers) 4–0		 Moses Malone (MVP, FMVP)
Bobby Jones (SMoY)
Julius Erving (JWKC)
1983–84 1983–84 NBA Eastern 3rd Atlantic 2nd 52 30 .634 10 Lost First Round (Nets) 3–2
1984–85 1984–85 NBA Eastern 3rd Atlantic 2nd 58 24 .707 5 Won First Round (Bullets) 3–1
Won Conference Semifinals (Bucks) 4–0
Lost Conference Finals (Celtics) 4–1
1985–86 1985–86 NBA Eastern 3rd Atlantic 2nd 54 28 .659 13 Won First Round (Bullets) 3–2
Lost Conference Semifinals (Bucks) 4–3
1986–87 1986–87 NBA Eastern 5th Atlantic 2nd 45 37 .549 14 Lost First Round (Bucks) 3–2
1987–88 1987–88 NBA Eastern 10th Atlantic 4th 36 46 .439 21 —
1988–89 1988–89 NBA Eastern 7th Atlantic 2nd 46 36 .561 6 Lost First Round (Knicks) 3–0
1989–90 1989–90 NBA Eastern 3rd Atlantic 1st 53 29 .646 — Won First Round (Cavaliers) 3–2
Lost Conference Semifinals (Bulls) 4–1
1990–91 1990–91 NBA Eastern 5th Atlantic 2nd 44 38 .537 12 Won First Round (Bucks) 3–0
Lost Conference Semifinals (Bulls) 4–1
1991–92 1991–92 NBA Eastern 10th Atlantic 5th 35 47 .427 16 —
1992–93 1992–93 NBA Eastern 13th Atlantic 6th 26 56 .317 34 — Dana Barros (MIP)
1993–94 1993–94 NBA Eastern 11th Atlantic 6th 25 57 .305 32 —
1994–95 1994–95 NBA Eastern 13th Atlantic 6th 24 58 .293 33 —
1995–96 1995–96 NBA Eastern 15th Atlantic 7th 18 64 .220 42 —
1996–97 1996–97 NBA Eastern 14th Atlantic 6th 22 60 .268 39 — Allen Iverson (RoY)
1997–98 1997–98 NBA Eastern 14th Atlantic 7th 31 51 .378 24 —
1998–99[c] 1998–99 NBA Eastern 6th Atlantic 3rd 28 22 .560 5 Won First Round (Magic) 3–1
Lost Conference Semifinals (Pacers) 4–0
1999–00 1999–00 NBA Eastern 5th Atlantic 3rd 49 33 .598 3 Won First Round (Hornets) 3–1
Lost Conference Semifinals (Pacers) 4–2
2000–01 2000–01 NBA Eastern 1st Atlantic 1st 56 26 .683 — Won First Round (Pacers) 3–1
Won Conference Semifinals (Raptors) 4–3
Won Conference Finals (Bucks) 4–3
Lost NBA Finals (Lakers) 4–1		 Allen Iverson (MVP)
Dikembe Mutombo (DPoY, JWKC)
Aaron McKie (SMoY)
Larry Brown (CoY)
2001–02 2001–02 NBA Eastern 6th Atlantic 4th 43 39 .524 9 Lost First Round (Celtics) 3–2
2002–03 2002–03 NBA Eastern 4th Atlantic 2nd 48 34 .585 1 Won First Round (Hornets) 4–2
Lost Conference Semifinals (Pistons) 4–2
2003–04 2003–04 NBA Eastern 11th Atlantic 5th 33 49 .402 14 —
2004–05 2004–05 NBA Eastern 7th Atlantic 2nd 43 39 .524 2 Lost First Round (Pistons) 4–1
2005–06 2005–06 NBA Eastern 9th Atlantic 2nd 38 44 .463 11 —
2006–07 2006–07 NBA Eastern 9th Atlantic 3rd 35 47 .427 12 —
2007–08 2007–08 NBA Eastern 7th Atlantic 3rd 40 42 .488 26 Lost First Round (Pistons) 4–2
2008–09 2008–09 NBA Eastern 6th Atlantic 2nd 41 41 .500 21 Lost First Round (Magic) 4–2
2009–10 2009–10 NBA Eastern 13th Atlantic 4th 27 55 .329 23 — Samuel Dalembert (JWKC)
2010–11 2010–11 NBA Eastern 7th Atlantic 3rd 41 41 .500 15 Lost First Round (Heat) 4–1
2011–12[d] 2011–12 NBA Eastern 8th Atlantic 3rd 35 31 .530 4 Won First Round (Bulls) 4–2
Lost Conference Semifinals (Celtics) 4–3
2012–13 2012–13 NBA Eastern 9th Atlantic 4th 34 48 .415 20 —
2013–14 2013–14 NBA Eastern 14th Atlantic 5th 19 63 .232 29 — Michael Carter-Williams (RoY)
2014–15 2014–15 NBA Eastern 14th Atlantic 4th 18 64 .220 31 —
2015–16 2015–16 NBA Eastern 15th Atlantic 5th 10 72 .122 46 —
Regular Season 2,726 2,578 .514 47 Playoff Berths
11 Division Titles
3 Conference Titles
Playoffs 217 205 .514 9 Conference Championships
3 NBA Championships

Notes

Sources

References

  1. 1 2 "Philadelphia 76ers Franchise Index". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "Sixers Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Wilt’s 100-Point Game - 3/2/2012". Philadelphia 76ers. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  3. ↑ Porter, edited by David L. (2005). Basketball : a biographical dictionary. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. ISBN 9780313309526.
  4. ↑ Grasso, John (2010). Historical dictionary of basketball. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810867635.
  5. ↑ Wright, Kyle; The NBA from Top to Bottom: A History of the NBA from the No. 1 Team through No. 1,153; p. 84 ISBN 9780595697960
  6. ↑ Mutoni, Marcel; ‘Philadelphia Sixers GM Sam Hinkie Steps Down’; SLAMonline, April 06, 2016
  7. ↑ "NBPA History". National Basketball Players Association. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
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