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Here is the 1977–78 Atlanta Hawks roster and regular season player statistics.

1977–78 Atlanta Hawks Roster

No. Player Pos Height Weight DOB Age College
11 Ron Behagen PF 6’9″ 185 lb Jan 14, 1951 27 Minnesota
50 John Brown PF 6’7″ 220 lb Dec 14, 1951 26 Missouri
44 Ken Charles SG 6’3″ 180 lb Jul 10, 1951 26 Fordham
14 Charlie Criss PG 5’8″ 165 lb Nov 6, 1948 29 New Mexico State
22 John Drew SF 6’6″ 205 lb Sep 30, 1954 23 Gardner–Webb
10 Steve Hawes C 6’9″ 220 lb May 26, 1950 27 Washington
24 Armond Hill PG 6’4″ 190 lb Mar 31, 1953 24 Princeton
3 Eddie Johnson SG 6’2″ 180 lb Feb 24, 1955 22 Auburn
27 Ollie Johnson SF 6’6″ 200 lb May 11, 1949 28 Temple
54 Tom McMillen PF 6’11” 215 lb May 26, 1952 25 Maryland
4 Tony Robertson SG 6’4″ 195 lb Jan 1, 1956 22 West Virginia
30 Tree Rollins C 7’1″ 255 lb Jun 16, 1955 22 Clemson
12 Claude Terry SG 6’4″ 195 lb Jan 12, 1950 28 Stanford

1977–78 Regular Season Per Game

Player Name Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
John Drew SF 23 70   31.5 23.2 7.3 2.0 1.7 0.4 3.0 17.7 8.5 .480 – – – 8.2 6.2 .760
Steve Hawes PF 27 75   31.0 12.7 9.2 2.5 1.0 0.8 2.0 11.4 5.2 .453 – – – 2.9 2.3 .818
Charlie Criss PG 29 77   25.1 11.4 1.6 3.8 1.4 0.1 1.9 9.8 4.1 .425 – – – 3.8 3.1 .797
Ron Behagen PF 27 26   22.0 11.0 6.7 1.3 1.2 0.5 2.2 9.6 4.5 .470 – – – 2.7 2.0 .729
Eddie Johnson SG 22 79   23.7 10.5 1.9 3.0 1.3 0.1 2.1 8.7 4.2 .484 – – – 2.5 2.1 .816
Tom McMillen C 25 68   24.8 9.9 6.1 1.2 0.5 0.2 1.6 8.4 4.1 .493 – – – 2.1 1.7 .800
Armond Hill PG 24 82 82 30.9 9.7 2.8 5.2 1.8 0.2 2.9 8.9 3.7 .415 – – – 2.7 2.3 .848
Ken Charles SG 26 21   24.8 9.0 1.1 3.9 1.2 0.2 1.8 8.8 3.5 .397 – – – 2.4 2.0 .840
Ollie Johnson SF 28 82   20.8 8.5 3.2 1.5 1.0 0.4 1.3 7.5 3.6 .472 – – – 1.6 1.4 .854
Tree Rollins C 22 80   22.4 7.6 6.9 1.0 0.7 2.7 1.5 6.5 3.2 .487 – – – 1.9 1.3 .703
John Brown SF 26 75   21.3 7.3 4.0 1.4 0.7 0.1 1.5 5.4 2.6 .474 – – – 2.7 2.2 .825
Tony Robertson SG 22 63   14.7 5.9 1.1 1.6 1.2 0.1 1.4 6.0 2.7 .441 – – – 0.8 0.6 .698
Claude Terry SG 28 27   6.1 2.2 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.3 2.5 0.9 .368 – – – 0.4 0.3 .818
Team Totals – – 82 82 241.8 103.7 42.9 23.2 11.2 5.0 19.4 88.5 40.7 .460 – – – 28.2 22.4 .793

1977–78 Playoff Per Game

Player Name Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
John Drew SF 23 2   39.5 26.0 7.5 1.5 0.5 0.5 2.0 24.5 10.5 .429 – – – 8.0 5.0 .625
Eddie Johnson SG 22 2   32.0 15.5 3.0 3.0 4.0 0.5 2.5 9.5 6.0 .632 – – – 4.0 3.5 .875
Charlie Criss PG 29 2   32.5 13.5 2.0 1.5 2.0 0.5 2.5 12.0 5.0 .417 – – – 4.5 3.5 .778
Tom McMillen C 25 2   37.5 13.0 11.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 1.5 11.5 6.5 .565 – – – 0.0 0.0 –
Steve Hawes PF 27 2   35.5 8.0 8.5 4.0 0.5 1.0 3.0 9.0 3.5 .389 – – – 1.5 1.0 .667
Armond Hill PG 24 2   30.5 8.0 1.5 3.5 1.0 0.0 2.5 7.5 3.0 .400 – – – 2.0 2.0 1.000
Tree Rollins C 22 2   25.5 8.0 4.5 0.5 0.5 2.0 1.5 6.0 3.5 .583 – – – 4.0 1.0 .250
Ollie Johnson SF 28 2   10.5 4.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 5.5 2.0 .364 – – – 0.0 0.0 –
Tony Robertson SG 22 2   6.0 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 1.0 .333 – – – 1.0 0.5 .500
John Brown SF 26 2   3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 – – – – 0.0 0.0 –
Team Totals – – 2 – 252.5 98.5 39.5 15.5 9.5 5.0 16.5 88.5 41.0 .463 – – – 25.0 16.5 .660

1977–78 Regular Season Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
John Drew SF 23 70   2203 1623 511 141 119 27 210 1236 593 .480 – – – 575 437 .760
Steve Hawes PF 27 75   2325 949 690 190 78 57 148 854 387 .453 – – – 214 175 .818
Charlie Criss PG 29 77   1935 874 121 294 108 5 150 751 319 .425 – – – 296 236 .797
Eddie Johnson SG 22 79   1875 828 153 235 100 4 168 686 332 .484 – – – 201 164 .816
Armond Hill PG 24 82 82 2530 797 231 427 151 15 240 732 304 .415 – – – 223 189 .848
Tom McMillen C 25 68   1683 676 416 84 33 16 109 568 280 .493 – – – 145 116 .800
Ollie Johnson SF 28 82   1704 695 260 120 80 36 107 619 292 .472 – – – 130 111 .854
John Brown SF 26 75   1594 549 303 105 55 8 116 405 192 .474 – – – 200 165 .825
Tony Robertson SG 22 63   929 373 70 103 74 5 88 381 168 .441 – – – 53 37 .698
Ron Behagen PF 27 26   571 285 173 34 30 12 58 249 117 .470 – – – 70 51 .729
Ken Charles SG 26 21   520 188 24 82 25 5 37 184 73 .397 – – – 50 42 .840
Claude Terry SG 28 27   166 59 15 7 6 0 8 68 25 .368 – – – 11 9 .818
Tree Rollins C 22 80   1795 610 552 79 57 218 121 520 253 .487 – – – 148 104 .703
Team Totals – – 82 82 19830 8506 3519 1901 916 408 1560 7253 3335 .460 – – – 2316 1836 .793

1977–78 Playoff Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
John Drew SF 23 2   79 52 15 3 1 1 4 49 21 .429 – – – 16 10 .625
Eddie Johnson SG 22 2   64 31 6 6 8 1 5 19 12 .632 – – – 8 7 .875
Charlie Criss PG 29 2   65 27 4 3 4 1 5 24 10 .417 – – – 9 7 .778
Tom McMillen C 25 2   75 26 22 1 1 0 3 23 13 .565 – – – 0 0 –
Tree Rollins C 22 2   51 16 9 1 1 4 3 12 7 .583 – – – 8 2 .250
Steve Hawes PF 27 2   71 16 17 8 1 2 6 18 7 .389 – – – 3 2 .667
Armond Hill PG 24 2   61 16 3 7 2 0 5 15 6 .400 – – – 4 4 1.000
Ollie Johnson SF 28 2   21 8 3 2 1 1 0 11 4 .364 – – – 0 0 –
Tony Robertson SG 22 2   12 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 .333 – – – 2 1 .500
John Brown SF 26 2   6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 – – – – 0 0 –
Team Totals – – 2 – 505 197 79 31 19 10 33 177 82 .463 – – – 50 33 .660

Team Impact Index

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK (SPG + BPG) Impact Index* Notes Awards
John Drew Primary Scoring Wing 31.5 High Usage 23.2 7.3 2.0 2.1 16.3 John Drew led the Hawks in scoring with high efficiency, attacking the basket and drawing fouls.  –
Steve Hawes Frontcourt Glue / Big Man 31.0 Moderate Usage 12.7 9.2 2.5 1.8 12.1 Hawes contributed strong rebounding, steady scoring, and veteran presence in the paint.  –
Armond Hill Lead Playmaker / Point Guard 30.9 Moderate-High Usage 9.7 2.8 5.2 2.0 9.8 Hill ran the offense and created for teammates, while also making defensive plays.  –
Charlie Criss Change-of-Pace Guard 25.1 Moderate Usage 11.4 1.6 3.8 1.5 8.2 Criss provided quick ball handling, transition scoring, and energy in his minutes.  –
Ken Charles Scoring Guard / Role Player 24.8 Low Usage 9.0 1.1 3.9 1.4 7.7 Charles was a reserve guard who contributed scoring and secondary playmaking.  –
Tom McMillen Stretch Big / Passing Big 24.8 Low Usage 9.9 6.1 1.2 0.7 8.3 McMillen offered size and the ability to pass from the high post; he also grabbed a solid number of boards.  –
Eddie Johnson Supporting Guard / Wing Scorer 23.7 Moderate Usage 10.5 1.9 3.0 1.4 7.9 Johnson gave the Hawks scoring punch off the wing and worked as a secondary creator.  –
Tree Rollins Defensive Center / Rim Protector 22.4 Low Usage 7.6 6.9 1.0 3.4 9.5 Rollins anchored the defense with his shot-blocking and interior presence.  –
Ron Behagen Physical PF / Role Big 22.0 Low Usage 11.0 6.7 1.3 2.4 10.7 Behagen contributed as a big body in the frontcourt, mixing scoring and rebounding.  –
John Brown Role Wing / Depth Forward 21.3 Low Usage 7.3 4.0 1.4 0.8 6.7 Brown offered versatility, stepping in for minutes on the wing and helping rebound.  –
Ollie Johnson Rotation Forward / Scoring Depth 20.8 Low Usage 8.5 3.2 1.5 1.4 7.3 Johnson played a steady role off the bench, adding scoring and veteran forward depth.  –
Tony Robertson Spot Guard / Development Option 14.7 Minimal Usage 5.9 1.1 1.6 1.3 4.9 Robertson provided backcourt depth and looked to develop his game in limited minutes.  –
Claude Terry Deep Bench Guard 6.1 Minimal Usage 2.2 0.6 0.3 0.2 1.6 Terry saw very limited time, primarily to give the Hawks extra guard options in garbage minutes.  –