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Here is the Chicago Bulls 1971–72 Roster and Regular Season Player Statistics:

Chicago Bulls 1971–72 Roster

No. Player Pos Height Weight Birth Date Age College
4 Jerry Sloan G/F 6-5 195 lbs Mar 28, 1942 29 Evansville
10 Clem Haskins G 6-3 195 lbs Aug 11, 1943 28 Western Kentucky
11 Tom Boerwinkle C 7-0 265 lbs Aug 23, 1945 26 Tennessee
12 John Baum G/F 6-5 200 lbs June 17, 1946 25 Temple
15 Bob Love F 6-8 215 lbs Dec 8, 1942 29 Southern University
20 Chet Walker F 6-7 212 lbs Feb 22, 1940 32 Bradley
22 Garfield Heard F 6-6 219 lbs May 3, 1948 23 Oklahoma
25 Howard Porter F 6-8 220 lbs Aug 31, 1948 23 Villanova
32 Jimmy Collins G 6-2 185 lbs Nov 24, 1946 25 New Mexico State
33 Dennis Awtrey C 6-10 235 lbs Feb 22, 1948 24 Santa Clara
40 Rick Adelman G 6-1 175 lbs June 16, 1946 25 Loyola Marymount

1971–72 Chicago Bulls Regular Season Per Game

PLAYER POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Bob Love PF 29 79 0 39.3 25.8 6.6 1.6 0 0 0 23.5 10.4 .442 0 0 0 6.4 5.1 .784
Chet Walker SF 31 78 0 33.2 22.0 6.1 2.3 0 0 0 15.7 7.9 .505 0 0 0 7.3 6.2 .847
Jerry Sloan SG 29 82 0 37.0 16.2 8.4 2.6 0 0 0 14.7 6.5 .444 0 0 0 4.8 3.1 .660
Norm Van Lier PG 24 69 0 31.0 12.1 4.3 7.1 0 0 0 9.7 4.4 .456 0 0 0 4.0 3.2 .791
Bob Weiss PG 29 82 0 29.9 11.3 2.1 4.6 0 0 0 10.1 4.4 .430 0 0 0 3.1 2.6 .835
Tom Boerwinkle C 26 80 0 25.3 7.0 11.2 3.5 0 0 0 6.3 2.7 .438 0 0 0 2.3 1.5 .656
Clifford Ray C 23 82 0 22.8 7.0 10.6 3.1 0 0 0 5.4 2.7 .499 0 0 0 2.7 1.6 .615
Jim Fox C 28 10 0 13.3 6.0 5.4 0.6 0 0 0 5.3 2.0 .377 0 0 0 2.8 2.0 .714
Howard Porter SF 23 67 0 10.9 6.0 2.7 0.4 0 0 0 6.0 2.6 .424 0 0 0 1.1 0.9 .766
Jim King SG 30 73 0 13.9 5.7 1.1 1.4 0 0 0 4.9 2.2 .455 0 0 0 1.5 1.2 .788
Charlie Paulk PF 25 7 0 8.6 3.3 2.1 0.6 0 0 0 4.0 1.1 .286 0 0 0 1.3 1.0 .778
Jimmy Collins SG 25 19 0 7.1 3.3 0.6 0.5 0 0 0 3.7 1.4 .366 0 0 0 0.6 0.5 .909
Kenny McIntosh SF 23 43 0 9.4 3.1 2.1 0.4 0 0 0 3.9 1.3 .339 0 0 0 1.0 0.5 .477
Jackie Dinkins SF 22 18 0 4.9 2.5 1.1 0.4 0 0 0 2.3 0.9 .415 0 0 0 1.1 0.6 .550
Team Totals — — 82 0 241.2 111.2 53.3 25.5 0 0 0 95.8 43.2 .451 0 0 0 32.9 24.9 .755

1971–72 Chicago Bulls Playoff Per Game

PLAYER POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Bob Love PF 29 4 0 43.3 18.8 6.8 1.8 0 0 0 22.3 8.0 .360 0 0 0 3.3 2.8 .846
Jerry Sloan SG 29 4 0 42.5 15.8 8.8 2.5 0 0 0 16.0 6.5 .406 0 0 0 4.8 2.8 .579
Clifford Ray C 23 4 0 40.3 15.3 16.5 4.0 0 0 0 12.8 6.8 .529 0 0 0 2.3 1.8 .778
Norm Van Lier PG 24 4 0 36.0 14.0 6.3 8.3 0 0 0 13.3 5.5 .415 0 0 0 3.5 3.0 .857
Bob Weiss PG 29 4 0 29.8 13.8 3.3 3.0 0 0 0 12.3 6.0 .490 0 0 0 2.0 1.8 .875
Chet Walker SF 31 4 0 24.3 11.3 3.5 1.0 0 0 0 9.5 4.0 .421 0 0 0 4.0 3.3 .813
Jim King SG 30 4 0 14.0 6.5 1.5 1.3 0 0 0 6.0 2.8 .458 0 0 0 1.0 1.0 1.000
Howard Porter SF 23 4 0 7.8 4.8 2.8 0.8 0 0 0 5.3 2.3 .429 0 0 0 0.3 0.3 1.000
Jackie Dinkins SF 22 1 0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 1.0 1.0 1.000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 —
Tom Boerwinkle C 26 1 0 8.0 0.0 6.0 3.0 0 0 0 3.0 0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 —
Team Totals — — 4 0 240.0 100.5 50.8 23.3 0 0 0 98.3 42.0 .427 0 0 0 21.0 16.5 .786

1971–72 Chicago Bulls Regular Season Totals

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Bob Love PF 29 79 79 3108 2037 518 125 — — — 1854 819 .442 — — — 509 399 .784
Chet Walker SF 31 78 78 2588 1719 473 178 — — — 1225 619 .505 — — — 568 481 .847
Jerry Sloan SG 29 82 82 3035 1328 691 211 — — — 1206 535 .444 — — — 391 258 .660
Bob Weiss PG 29 82 82 2450 928 170 377 — — — 832 358 .430 — — — 254 212 .835
Norm Van Lier PG 24 69 69 2140 832 299 491 — — — 671 306 .456 — — — 278 220 .791
Clifford Ray C 23 82 82 1872 578 869 254 — — — 445 222 .499 — — — 218 134 .615
Tom Boerwinkle C 26 80 80 2022 556 897 281 — — — 500 219 .438 — — — 180 118 .656
Jim King SG 30 73 73 1014 413 81 101 — — — 356 162 .455 — — — 113 89 .788
Howard Porter SF 23 67 67 730 401 183 24 — — — 403 171 .424 — — — 77 59 .766
Kenny McIntosh PF 23 43 43 405 135 89 18 — — — 168 57 .339 — — — 44 21 .477
Jimmy Collins PG 25 19 19 134 62 12 10 — — — 71 26 .366 — — — 11 10 .909
Jim Fox PF 28 10 10 133 60 54 6 — — — 53 20 .377 — — — 28 20 .714
Jackie Dinkins SF 22 18 18 89 45 20 7 — — — 41 17 .415 — — — 20 11 .550
Charlie Paulk PF 25 7 7 60 23 15 4 — — — 28 8 .286 — — — 9 7 .778
Team Totals — — 82 — 19780 9117 4371 2087 — — — 7853 3539 .451 — — — 2700 2039 .755

1971–72 Chicago Bulls Playoff Totals 

Player POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Bob Love PF 29 4 4 173 75 27 7 — — — 89 32 .360 — — — 13 11 .846
Jerry Sloan SG 29 4 4 170 63 35 10 — — — 64 26 .406 — — — 19 11 .579
Clifford Ray C 23 4 4 161 61 66 16 — — — 51 27 .529 — — — 9 7 .778
Norm Van Lier PG 24 4 4 144 56 25 33 — — — 53 22 .415 — — — 14 12 .857
Bob Weiss PG 29 4 4 119 55 13 12 — — — 49 24 .490 — — — 8 7 .875
Chet Walker SF 31 4 4 97 45 14 4 — — — 38 16 .421 — — — 16 13 .813
Jim King SG 30 4 4 56 26 6 5 — — — 24 11 .458 — — — 4 4 1.000
Howard Porter SF 23 4 4 31 19 11 3 — — — 21 9 .429 — — — 1 1 1.000
Jackie Dinkins SF 22 1 1 1 2 0 0 — — — 1 1 1.000 — — — 0 0 —
Tom Boerwinkle C 26 1 1 8 0 6 3 — — — 3 0 .000 — — — 0 0 —
Team Totals — — 4 — 960 402 203 93 — — — 393 168 .427 — — — 84 66 .786

Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK (SPG+BPG) Impact Index* Notes (with source) Awards
Bob Love Primary Scoring Engine 39.3 High 25.8 6.6 1.6 0 16.95 Led the Bulls’ offense with elite scoring and durability; a long-armed scorer with a reliable midrange game and free-throw production who finished 6th in league MVP voting and earned All-NBA and All-Defensive honors this season. (Steals/blocks were not officially recorded in this season’s box scores).  MVP-6, AS, NBA2, DEF2
Chet Walker Secondary Scoring Veteran 33.2 High 22.0 6.1 2.3 0 15.20 Durable wing scorer and intelligent off-ball player who consistently produced near 20+ PPG and strong free-throw rates; his scoring and efficiency made him a key complement to Love.  —
Jerry Sloan Defensive Lead & Rebounder 37.0 Medium-High 16.2 8.4 2.6 0 13.60 Hard-nosed guard-forward who excelled on defense and rebounding for his position; reputation as one of the league’s most tenacious defenders of the era.  MVP-21, DEF1
Norm Van Lier Floor General / Defensive Catalyst 31.0 Medium-High 12.1 4.3 7.1 0 11.75 Led the team in assists and embodied a gritty, disruptive defensive style as part of Chicago’s tough backcourt. DEF2
Bob Weiss Secondary Facilitator 29.9 Medium 11.3 2.1 4.6 0 8.95 Steady scoring and playmaking off the bench / secondary guard role; provided relief ball-handling and created opportunities.  —
Tom Boerwinkle Big Playmaker / Interior Setter 25.3 Medium 7.0 11.2 3.5 0 10.85 Unusual passing big for the era with strong rebounding; served as a pivotal distributor from the post when on the floor. —
Clifford Ray Impact Rebounder / Role Big 22.8 Medium 7.0 10.6 3.1 0 10.35 Provided strong interior rebounding and effort, helping anchor the frontcourt rotation as a young center.  ROY-4
Jim King Situational Guard 13.9 Low 5.7 1.1 1.4 0 4.10 Spot minutes as a bench guard; modest scoring and limited secondary playmaking. —
Jim Fox Short-Term Big 13.3 Low 6.0 5.4 0.6 0 5.50 Appeared in limited games; provided brief scoring and rebound support.  —
Howard Porter Role Wing 10.9 Low 6.0 2.7 0.4 0 4.55 Bench wing with occasional scoring burst in limited minutes.  —
Kenny McIntosh Deep Bench 9.4 Low 3.1 2.1 0.4 0 2.75 Appeared in spot minutes; minimal impact.  —
Charlie Paulk Brief Reserve 8.6 Low 3.3 2.1 0.6 0 3.00 Short stint with limited opportunity; peripheral contributions.  —
Jimmy Collins Deep Guard Reserve 7.1 Low 3.3 0.6 0.5 0 2.20 Sparse bench minutes; minor scoring.  —
Jackie Dinkins Minimal Rotation 4.9 Low 2.5 1.1 0.4 0 2.00 Very limited rotation time with brief appearances.  —