1971-72 Buffalo Braves season

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1971-72 Buffalo Braves season
Head Coach	Dolph Schayes
Arena	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium

Results
Record	{{{wins}}}–{{{losses}}} (.000)
Place	Division: 4^th Conference: 7^th
Playoff Finish	Did not qualify

A pair of rookies named Smith gave Buffalo fans reason for a bright future. The Braves repeated their 22-60 record from their inaugural season, and occupied the Atlantic Division basement. ^[1] Elmore Smith and Randy Smith each had out standing rookie seasons with Elmore averaging 17.3 points per game and 15.2 rebounds per game, while Randy added 13.4 points per game. ^[2]

1 Offseason
- 1.1 NBA Draft
2 Regular season
- 2.1 Season Standings
- 2.2 Season Schedule
3 Player stats
4 Awards and Honors
5 References

[edit] Offseason

[edit] NBA Draft

Main article: 1971 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1
2

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season Standings

[edit] Season Schedule

[edit] Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

Player	GP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	AVG

[edit] Awards and Honors

[edit] References

v • d • e

1971–72 NBA season by team

1971 NBA Draft • All-Star Game • Playoffs • Finals • Transactions

East

Atlantic	Boston • Buffalo • New York • Philadelphia

Central	Atlanta • Baltimore • Cincinnati • Cleveland

West

Midwest	Chicago • Detroit • Milwaukee • Phoenix

Pacific	Golden State • Houston • Los Angeles • Portland • Seattle

v • d • e Buffalo Braves seasons

1970-71 • 1971-72 • 1972-73 • 1973-74 • 1974-75 • 1975-76 • 1976-77 • 1977-78 • Clippers seasons

v • d • e Sports teams based in Upstate New York

Baseball	IL: Buffalo Bisons · Rochester Red Wings · Syracuse Chiefs — EL: Binghamton Mets — NYPL: Auburn Doubledays · Batavia Muckdogs · Hudson Valley Renegades · Jamestown Jammers · Oneonta Tigers · Tri-City ValleyCats

Basketball	ABA: Buffalo Sharks — CBA: Albany Patroons PBL: Buffalo Dragons · Rochester Razorsharks — NPBL: Elmira Bulldogs

Football	NFL: Buffalo Bills — af2: Albany Conquest — CIFL: Rochester Raiders — WPFL: Empire State Roar — EFL: Watertown Red & Black · Amsterdam Zephyrs — NFA: Buffalo Gladiators · Syracuse Shock

Hockey	NHL: Buffalo Sabres — AHL: Albany River Rats · Binghamton Senators · Rochester Americans · Syracuse Crunch — ECHL: Elmira Jackals — UJHL: Jamestown Jets OPJHL: Buffalo Jr. Sabres

Soccer	USL-1: Rochester Rhinos — NPSL: Queen City FC — W-League: Rochester Rhinos Women

Lacrosse	MLL: Rochester Rattlers — NLL: Buffalo Bandits · Rochester Knighthawks

College athletics (NCAA Division I)	University at Albany · Binghamton University · University at Buffalo · Canisius College · Colgate University · Cornell University · Marist College · Niagara University · Siena College · St. Bonaventure University · Syracuse University