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Here is the 1978–79 Atlanta Hawks roster and regular season player statistics.
1978–79 Atlanta Hawks Roster
| No. |
Player |
Pos |
Height |
Weight |
DOB |
Age |
College |
| 11 |
Ron Behagen |
PF |
6’9″ |
185 lb |
Jan 14, 1951 |
28 |
Minnesota |
| 50 |
John Brown |
PF |
6’7″ |
220 lb |
Dec 14, 1951 |
27 |
Missouri |
| 44 |
Ken Charles |
SG |
6’3″ |
180 lb |
Jul 10, 1951 |
27 |
Fordham |
| 14 |
Charlie Criss |
PG |
5’8″ |
165 lb |
Nov 6, 1948 |
30 |
New Mexico State |
| 22 |
John Drew |
SF |
6’6″ |
205 lb |
Sep 30, 1954 |
24 |
Gardner–Webb |
| 10 |
Steve Hawes |
C |
6’9″ |
220 lb |
May 26, 1950 |
28 |
Washington |
| 24 |
Armond Hill |
PG |
6’4″ |
190 lb |
Mar 31, 1953 |
25 |
Princeton |
| 3 |
Eddie Johnson |
SG |
6’2″ |
180 lb |
Feb 24, 1955 |
23 |
Auburn |
| 27 |
Ollie Johnson |
SF |
6’6″ |
200 lb |
May 11, 1949 |
29 |
Temple |
| 54 |
Tom McMillen |
PF |
6’11” |
215 lb |
May 26, 1952 |
26 |
Maryland |
| 4 |
Tony Robertson |
SG |
6’4″ |
195 lb |
Jan 1, 1956 |
23 |
West Virginia |
| 30 |
Tree Rollins |
C |
7’1″ |
255 lb |
Jun 16, 1955 |
23 |
Clemson |
| 12 |
Claude Terry |
SG |
6’4″ |
195 lb |
Jan 12, 1950 |
29 |
Stanford |
1978–79 Regular Season Per Game
| Player |
Pos |
Age |
G |
GS |
MPG |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
TOV |
FGA |
FGM |
FG% |
3PA |
3PM |
3P% |
FTA |
FTM |
FT% |
| John Drew |
SF |
24 |
79 |
79 |
30.5 |
22.7 |
6.6 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
2.7 |
17.4 |
8.2 |
.473 |
— |
— |
— |
8.6 |
6.3 |
.731 |
| Eddie Johnson |
SG |
23 |
78 |
77 |
30.9 |
16.0 |
2.2 |
4.6 |
1.6 |
0.1 |
2.7 |
12.6 |
6.4 |
.510 |
— |
— |
— |
3.7 |
3.1 |
.832 |
| Dan Roundfield |
PF |
25 |
80 |
65 |
31.7 |
15.3 |
10.8 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
11.5 |
5.8 |
.504 |
— |
— |
— |
5.3 |
3.8 |
.714 |
| Steve Hawes |
PF |
28 |
81 |
54 |
27.2 |
10.5 |
7.3 |
2.3 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
9.3 |
4.6 |
.492 |
— |
— |
— |
1.6 |
1.3 |
.818 |
| Tree Rollins |
C |
23 |
81 |
45 |
23.5 |
8.4 |
7.3 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
3.1 |
1.1 |
6.9 |
3.7 |
.535 |
— |
— |
— |
1.7 |
1.1 |
.631 |
| Armond Hill |
PG |
25 |
82 |
82 |
30.8 |
10.2 |
2.0 |
5.9 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
2.5 |
8.3 |
3.6 |
.434 |
— |
— |
— |
3.5 |
3.0 |
.854 |
| Terry Furlow |
SG |
24 |
29 |
0 |
19.9 |
9.9 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
8.1 |
3.9 |
.481 |
— |
— |
— |
2.4 |
2.1 |
.857 |
| Butch Lee |
PG |
22 |
49 |
4 |
20.3 |
7.7 |
1.2 |
3.4 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
6.4 |
2.9 |
.460 |
— |
— |
— |
2.4 |
1.8 |
.752 |
| Jack Givens |
SF |
22 |
74 |
3 |
18.2 |
7.7 |
2.9 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
7.6 |
3.2 |
.415 |
— |
— |
— |
1.8 |
1.4 |
.756 |
| Tom McMillen |
C |
26 |
82 |
0 |
17.0 |
7.0 |
4.0 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
6.1 |
2.8 |
.466 |
— |
— |
— |
1.5 |
1.3 |
.891 |
| Charlie Criss |
PG |
30 |
54 |
1 |
16.3 |
5.3 |
1.1 |
2.6 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
5.4 |
2.0 |
.377 |
— |
— |
— |
1.6 |
1.2 |
.779 |
| Rick Wilson |
SG |
22 |
61 |
0 |
9.7 |
3.0 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
3.2 |
1.3 |
.411 |
— |
— |
— |
0.7 |
0.4 |
.545 |
| Keith Herron |
SG |
22 |
14 |
0 |
5.8 |
2.9 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
3.4 |
1.0 |
.292 |
— |
— |
— |
0.9 |
0.9 |
.923 |
| Team Totals |
— |
— |
82 |
82 |
242.1 |
109.1 |
45.4 |
23.6 |
9.8 |
7.3 |
18.6 |
90.4 |
42.7 |
.473 |
— |
— |
— |
30.9 |
23.7 |
.766 |
1978–79 Playoff Per Game
| Player |
Pos |
Age |
G |
GS |
MPG |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
TOV |
FGA |
FGM |
FG% |
3PA |
3PM |
3P% |
FTA |
FTM |
FT% |
| Dan Roundfield |
PF |
25 |
9 |
— |
37.6 |
17.6 |
11.8 |
2.8 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
14.8 |
6.8 |
.459 |
— |
— |
— |
5.0 |
4.0 |
.800 |
| Terry Furlow |
SG |
24 |
9 |
— |
27.1 |
15.1 |
3.6 |
3.2 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
12.6 |
6.1 |
.487 |
— |
— |
— |
3.1 |
2.9 |
.929 |
| Eddie Johnson |
SG |
23 |
9 |
— |
29.1 |
16.4 |
2.6 |
5.0 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
14.2 |
7.2 |
.508 |
— |
— |
— |
2.8 |
2.0 |
.720 |
| John Drew |
SF |
24 |
9 |
— |
30.6 |
16.1 |
6.7 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
14.6 |
6.1 |
.420 |
— |
— |
— |
5.1 |
3.9 |
.761 |
| Steve Hawes |
PF |
28 |
9 |
— |
27.0 |
9.9 |
7.0 |
3.2 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
9.0 |
4.4 |
.494 |
— |
— |
— |
1.3 |
1.0 |
.750 |
| Tree Rollins |
C |
23 |
9 |
— |
23.6 |
5.7 |
7.9 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
2.7 |
1.6 |
5.7 |
2.3 |
.412 |
— |
— |
— |
1.4 |
1.0 |
.692 |
| Tom McMillen |
C |
26 |
9 |
— |
18.1 |
6.2 |
3.8 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
5.1 |
2.2 |
.435 |
— |
— |
— |
2.1 |
1.8 |
.842 |
| Armond Hill |
PG |
25 |
9 |
— |
29.7 |
7.3 |
1.9 |
5.6 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
2.6 |
7.9 |
3.2 |
.408 |
— |
— |
— |
1.3 |
0.9 |
.667 |
| Charlie Criss |
PG |
30 |
9 |
— |
11.0 |
3.7 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
3.2 |
1.3 |
.414 |
— |
— |
— |
1.1 |
1.0 |
.900 |
| Jack Givens |
SF |
22 |
9 |
— |
9.0 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
3.3 |
1.1 |
.333 |
— |
— |
— |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.000 |
| Rick Wilson |
SG |
22 |
1 |
— |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
0.0 |
0.0 |
— |
| Team Totals |
— |
— |
9 |
— |
242.8 |
100.6 |
48.0 |
24.0 |
6.3 |
6.9 |
14.4 |
90.3 |
40.9 |
.453 |
— |
— |
— |
23.7 |
18.8 |
.793 |
1978–79 Regular Season Totals
| Player |
Pos |
Age |
G |
GS |
Min |
Pts |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
FGA |
FGM |
FG% |
3PA |
3PM |
3P% |
FTA |
FTM |
FT% |
| John Drew |
SF |
24 |
79 |
79 |
2410 |
1795 |
522 |
119 |
128 |
16 |
211 |
1375 |
650 |
.473 |
— |
— |
— |
677 |
495 |
.731 |
| Eddie Johnson |
SG |
23 |
78 |
77 |
2413 |
1245 |
170 |
360 |
121 |
11 |
213 |
982 |
501 |
.510 |
— |
— |
— |
292 |
243 |
.832 |
| Dan Roundfield |
PF |
25 |
80 |
65 |
2539 |
1224 |
865 |
131 |
87 |
176 |
209 |
916 |
462 |
.504 |
— |
— |
— |
420 |
300 |
.714 |
| Steve Hawes |
PF |
28 |
81 |
54 |
2205 |
852 |
591 |
184 |
79 |
47 |
145 |
756 |
372 |
.492 |
— |
— |
— |
132 |
108 |
.818 |
| Armond Hill |
PG |
25 |
82 |
82 |
2527 |
838 |
164 |
480 |
102 |
16 |
202 |
682 |
296 |
.434 |
— |
— |
— |
288 |
246 |
.854 |
| Tree Rollins |
C |
23 |
81 |
45 |
1900 |
683 |
588 |
49 |
46 |
254 |
87 |
555 |
297 |
.535 |
— |
— |
— |
141 |
89 |
.631 |
| Jack Givens |
SF |
22 |
74 |
3 |
1347 |
570 |
214 |
83 |
72 |
17 |
75 |
564 |
234 |
.415 |
— |
— |
— |
135 |
102 |
.756 |
| Tom McMillen |
C |
26 |
82 |
0 |
1392 |
570 |
332 |
69 |
15 |
32 |
87 |
498 |
232 |
.466 |
— |
— |
— |
119 |
106 |
.891 |
| Butch Lee |
PG |
22 |
49 |
4 |
997 |
376 |
59 |
169 |
56 |
1 |
96 |
313 |
144 |
.460 |
— |
— |
— |
117 |
88 |
.752 |
| Terry Furlow |
SG |
24 |
29 |
0 |
576 |
286 |
71 |
81 |
18 |
13 |
47 |
235 |
113 |
.481 |
— |
— |
— |
70 |
60 |
.857 |
| Charlie Criss |
PG |
30 |
54 |
1 |
879 |
285 |
60 |
138 |
41 |
3 |
79 |
289 |
109 |
.377 |
— |
— |
— |
86 |
67 |
.779 |
| Rick Wilson |
SG |
22 |
61 |
0 |
589 |
186 |
76 |
72 |
30 |
8 |
41 |
197 |
81 |
.411 |
— |
— |
— |
44 |
24 |
.545 |
| Keith Herron |
SG |
22 |
14 |
0 |
81 |
40 |
10 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
5 |
48 |
14 |
.292 |
— |
— |
— |
13 |
12 |
.923 |
| Team Totals |
— |
— |
82 |
82 |
19855 |
8950 |
3722 |
1938 |
801 |
596 |
1497 |
7410 |
3505 |
.473 |
— |
— |
— |
2534 |
1940 |
.766 |
1978–79 Playoff Totals
| Player |
Pos |
Age |
G |
GS |
Min |
Pts |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
FGA |
FGM |
FG% |
3PA |
3PM |
3P% |
FTA |
FTM |
FT% |
| John Drew |
SF |
24 |
9 |
9 |
275 |
145 |
60 |
7 |
9 |
4 |
16 |
131 |
55 |
.420 |
— |
— |
— |
46 |
35 |
.761 |
| Eddie Johnson |
SG |
23 |
9 |
9 |
262 |
148 |
23 |
45 |
4 |
2 |
19 |
128 |
65 |
.508 |
— |
— |
— |
25 |
18 |
.720 |
| Dan Roundfield |
PF |
25 |
9 |
9 |
338 |
158 |
106 |
25 |
8 |
23 |
23 |
133 |
61 |
.459 |
— |
— |
— |
45 |
36 |
.800 |
| Terry Furlow |
SG |
24 |
9 |
9 |
244 |
136 |
32 |
29 |
7 |
2 |
12 |
113 |
55 |
.487 |
— |
— |
— |
28 |
26 |
.929 |
| Steve Hawes |
PF |
28 |
9 |
9 |
243 |
89 |
63 |
29 |
8 |
3 |
5 |
81 |
40 |
.494 |
— |
— |
— |
12 |
9 |
.750 |
| Armond Hill |
PG |
25 |
9 |
9 |
267 |
66 |
17 |
50 |
12 |
1 |
23 |
71 |
29 |
.408 |
— |
— |
— |
12 |
8 |
.667 |
| Tree Rollins |
C |
23 |
9 |
9 |
212 |
51 |
71 |
5 |
3 |
24 |
14 |
51 |
21 |
.412 |
— |
— |
— |
13 |
9 |
.692 |
| Tom McMillen |
C |
26 |
9 |
9 |
163 |
56 |
34 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
46 |
20 |
.435 |
— |
— |
— |
19 |
16 |
.842 |
| Charlie Criss |
PG |
30 |
9 |
9 |
99 |
33 |
5 |
16 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
29 |
12 |
.414 |
— |
— |
— |
10 |
9 |
.900 |
| Jack Givens |
SF |
22 |
9 |
9 |
81 |
23 |
21 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
30 |
10 |
.333 |
— |
— |
— |
3 |
3 |
1.000 |
| Rick Wilson |
SG |
22 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
0 |
0 |
— |
| Team Totals |
— |
— |
9 |
9 |
2185 |
905 |
432 |
216 |
57 |
62 |
128 |
813 |
368 |
.453 |
— |
— |
— |
213 |
169 |
.793 |
Team Impact Index
| Player Name |
Role Tier |
MPG |
Usage Tier |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
STK (SPG + BPG) |
Impact Index* |
Notes |
Awards |
| Dan Roundfield |
Defensive Anchor / Two-Way PF |
31.7 |
Moderate-High Usage |
15.3 |
10.8 |
1.6 |
3.3 |
15.5 |
Team’s primary rebounder and interior defender who anchored the frontcourt and produced consistent scoring and board work. |
— |
| Eddie Johnson |
Scoring / Secondary Ball-Handler |
30.9 |
Moderate-High Usage |
16.0 |
2.2 |
4.6 |
1.7 |
12.2 |
Provided the Hawks reliable scoring and playmaking from the wing backcourt, mixing shot creation with assists. |
— |
| Armond Hill |
Lead Facilitator / Veteran PG |
30.8 |
High Usage (Assists) |
10.2 |
2.0 |
5.9 |
1.4 |
9.8 |
Primary playmaker who stabilized the offense with steady assist creation and reliable defense. |
— |
| John Drew |
Primary Scoring Wing |
30.5 |
High Usage |
22.7 |
6.6 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
16.3 |
Go-to scoring option with efficient inside and mid-range scoring; one of the team’s top offensive producers. |
— |
| Steve Hawes |
Frontcourt Glue / Space & Rebound |
27.2 |
Moderate Usage |
10.5 |
7.3 |
2.3 |
1.6 |
10.9 |
Reliable frontcourt minutes: rebounder, interior scorer and steady veteran presence in the rotation. |
— |
| Tree Rollins |
Rim Protector / Defensive Center |
23.5 |
Low-Moderate Usage |
8.4 |
7.3 |
0.6 |
3.7 |
10.0 |
Defensive backbone in the paint with strong shot-blocking and rim protection. |
— |
| Butch Lee |
Backup Point / Change-of-Pace PG |
20.3 |
Low Usage |
7.7 |
1.2 |
3.4 |
1.1 |
6.7 |
Provided depth at the point with playmaking off the bench and occasional scoring bursts. |
— |
| Terry Furlow |
Scoring Spark / Bench Wing |
19.9 |
Low Usage |
9.9 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
1.0 |
8.1 |
Off-ball scorer and slasher who supplied bench scoring and offensive punch in limited minutes. |
— |
| Jack Givens |
Rotation Wing / Spot Scorer |
18.2 |
Low Usage |
7.7 |
2.9 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
6.4 |
Role player who contributed spot scoring and hustle minutes as a reserve forward. |
— |
| Tom McMillen |
Stretch Big / Role Center |
17.0 |
Low Usage |
7.0 |
4.0 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
6.2 |
Provided size, passing and floor spacing in a complementary frontcourt role. |
— |
| Charlie Criss |
Change-of-Pace Guard / Energy |
16.3 |
Low Usage |
5.3 |
1.1 |
2.6 |
0.9 |
5.0 |
Quick reserve guard who injected pace, secondary playmaking and hustle in relief minutes. |
— |
| Rick Wilson |
Deep Rotation Guard |
9.7 |
Minimal Usage |
3.0 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
3.0 |
Limited-minute guard used for depth and occasional ball-handling in late rotation. |
— |
| Keith Herron |
Deep Bench Wing |
5.8 |
Minimal Usage |
2.9 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
2.2 |
Saw very limited action; provided depth on the wing when called upon. |
— |
