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Here is the 1973–74 Portland Trail Blazers roster and regular season player statistics. This season marked the team’s fourth in the NBA, finishing with a 27–55 record under head coach Jack McCloskey. Despite the losing record, the team featured standout performances from players like Geoff Petrie and Sidney Wicks.

1973–74 Portland Trail Blazers Roster

No. Player Pos Height Weight Age College
15 Larry Steele G/F 6’5″ 180 lbs 24 Kentucky
17 Lenny Wilkens G 6’1″ 180 lbs 36 Providence
20 Geoff Petrie G 6’4″ 190 lbs 25 Princeton
21 Sidney Wicks F 6’8″ 225 lbs 24 UCLA
22 John Johnson F 6’7″ 200 lbs 25 Iowa
23 Bernie Fryer G 6’4″ 185 lbs 24 Brigham Young
24 Rick Roberson C 6’9″ 231 lbs 26 Cincinnati
25 Ollie Johnson F 6’6″ 200 lbs 24 Temple
30 Greg Smith F 6’5″ 195 lbs 26 Western Kentucky
31 LaRue Martin C 6’11” 208 lbs 24 Loyola Chicago
32 Lloyd Neal F/C 6’7″ 225 lbs 23 Tennessee State
33 Bob Verga G 6’1″ 180 lbs 29 Duke
34 Mark Sibley G 6’2″ 180 lbs 23 Northwestern
35 Mo Layton G 6’0″ 165 lbs 25 Southern California

1973–74 Regular Season Per Game

Player Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TO FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Geoff Petrie PG 25 73 – 38.4 24.3 2.8 4.3 1.2 0.2 2.7 21.1 .481 – – 4.7 .853
Sidney Wicks PF 24 75 – 38.0 22.5 9.1 4.3 1.2 0.8 2.9 19.9 .459 – – 5.5 .762
John Johnson SF 26 69 – 33.1 16.4 7.5 4.1 1.0 0.4 3.2 14.3 .464 – – 3.8 .812
Larry Steele SG 24 81 – 32.7 9.7 3.8 4.0 2.7 0.4 3.6 8.4 .478 – – 2.1 .789
Rick Roberson C 26 69 – 29.9 13.5 10.2 1.9 0.9 0.8 3.7 11.6 .457 – – 4.6 .649
Ollie Johnson SF 24 79 – 21.7 6.3 4.1 2.1 0.8 0.4 2.3 5.5 .482 – – 1.2 .819
Bernie Fryer SG 24 80 – 20.9 7.0 2.0 3.5 1.2 0.1 2.3 6.1 .460 – – 1.7 .793
Lloyd Neal PF 23 80 – 19.0 7.6 6.2 1.1 0.6 0.9 2.4 6.3 .490 – – 2.1 .696
Mo Layton PG 25 22 – 14.9 5.6 1.5 2.3 0.4 0.0 2.0 5.1 .491 – – 1.2 .538
Greg Smith SF 27 67 – 13.1 3.7 2.8 1.2 0.6 0.1 1.9 3.4 .434 – – 1.2 .608
Charlie Davis SG 24 8 – 11.3 3.9 1.4 1.4 0.3 0.0 0.9 5.0 .350 – – 0.5 .750
LaRue Martin C 23 50 – 10.8 4.9 3.6 0.4 0.1 0.5 1.8 4.6 .435 – – 1.3 .636
Bob Verga SG 28 21 – 10.3 5.0 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.0 1.0 4.4 .452 – – 1.5 .625
Mark Sibley SG 23 28 – 4.4 1.6 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.8 2.0 .357 – – 0.3 .857
Team Totals – – 82 – 240.6 106.8 47.0 25.7 9.7 4.2 25.0 93.7 .467 – – 25.8 .753

1973–74 Regular Season Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS Min Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
Sidney Wicks PF 24 75 – 2853 1684 684 326 90 63 – 1492 685 – – 412 314
Geoff Petrie PG 25 73 – 2800 1771 208 315 84 15 – 1537 740 – – 341 291
Larry Steele SG 24 81 – 2648 785 310 323 217 32 – 680 325 – – 171 135
John Johnson SF 26 69 – 2287 1130 515 284 69 29 – 990 459 – – 261 212
Rick Roberson C 26 69 – 2060 933 701 133 65 55 – 797 364 – – 316 205
Ollie Johnson SF 24 79 – 1718 495 324 167 60 30 – 434 209 – – 94 77
Bernie Fryer SG 24 80 – 1674 559 159 279 92 10 – 491 226 – – 135 107
Lloyd Neal PF 23 80 – 1517 609 494 89 45 73 – 502 246 – – 168 117
Greg Smith SF 27 67 – 878 246 189 78 41 6 – 228 99 – – 79 48
LaRue Martin C 23 50 – 538 244 181 20 7 26 – 232 101 – – 66 42
Mo Layton PG 25 22 – 327 124 33 51 9 1 – 112 55 – – 26 14
Bob Verga SG 28 21 – 216 104 18 17 12 0 – 93 42 – – 32 20
Mark Sibley SG 23 28 – 124 46 25 13 4 1 – 56 20 – – 7 6
Charlie Davis SG 24 8 – 90 31 11 11 2 0 – 40 14 – – 4 3
Team Totals – – 82 – 19730 8761 3852 2106 797 341 – 7684 3585 – – 2112 1591

Team Impact Index

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK Impact Index* Notes Awards
Geoff Petrie Primary Facilitator 38.4 High 24.3 2.8 4.3 1.4 16.4 Led team in scoring while running offense; efficient mid-range shooter; primary playmaker. AS
Sidney Wicks Frontline Scorer 38.0 High 22.5 9.1 4.3 2.0 18.0 Dominant in paint and mid-range; consistent double-double threat; strong rebounding presence. AS
John Johnson Secondary Scorer 33.1 Medium 16.4 7.5 4.1 1.4 14.7 Versatile wing; balanced scoring and playmaking; solid defender on perimeter.  
Larry Steele Defensive/3&D SG 32.7 Medium 9.7 3.8 4.0 3.1 10.3 Elite perimeter defender; contributed heavily in steals; spacing threat on offense.  
Rick Roberson Rim Protector 29.9 Medium 13.5 10.2 1.9 1.7 13.7 Anchored defense at center; consistent double-double contributor; solid shot-blocking.  
Ollie Johnson Role Wing 21.7 Low 6.3 4.1 2.1 1.2 6.8 Spot-up scoring and energy off the bench; contributed defensively in short bursts.  
Bernie Fryer Backup Facilitator 20.9 Low-Med 7.0 2.0 3.5 1.3 6.9 Provided ball-handling depth; occasional scoring spark; perimeter defender.  
Lloyd Neal Energy Big 19.0 Low 7.6 6.2 1.1 1.5 7.2 Hustle rebounder; limited offense; contributed efficiently in minutes played.  
Mo Layton Backup PG 14.9 Low 5.6 1.5 2.3 0.4 4.9 Spot minutes at point guard; low usage, some playmaking; limited impact.  
Greg Smith Bench Wing 13.1 Low 3.7 2.8 1.2 0.7 4.2 Backup forward; minor scoring and defensive role; rotational depth.  
Charlie Davis Short-term SG 11.3 Low 3.9 1.4 1.4 0.3 3.5 Minimal minutes; small scoring contributions; used for rotation coverage.  
LaRue Martin Reserve Center 10.8 Low 1.8 3.6 0.4 0.6 3.2 Limited offensive role; some rim protection and rebounding; developmental player.  
Bob Verga Bench Shooter 10.3 Low 5.0 0.9 0.8 0.6 3.7 Spot minutes shooting guard; scoring only in garbage/bench minutes.  
Mark Sibley Deep Bench SG 4.4 Low 1.6 0.9 0.5 0.1 1.5 Very limited minutes; negligible impact.