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Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Age* | College / Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Calvin Murphy | G | 5’9″ | 165 lbs | May 9, 1948 | 28 | Niagara |
| 14 | Mike Newlin | G | 6’4″ | 200 lbs | Jan 2, 1949 | 27 | Utah |
| 45 | Rudy Tomjanovich | F | 6’8″ | 218 lbs | Nov 24, 1948 | 27 | Michigan |
| 21 | John Lucas | G | 6’3″ | 170 lbs | Oct 31, 1953 | 22 | Maryland |
| 24 | Kevin Kunnert | C | 7’0″ | 230 lbs | Nov 11, 1951 | 24 | Iowa |
| 22 | Dwight Jones | F | 6’10” | 210 lbs | Feb 27, 1952 | 24 | Houston |
| 32 | John Johnson | F | 6’7″ | 200 lbs | Oct 18, 1947 | 29 | Iowa |
| 50 | Moses Malone | C | 6’10” | 215 lbs | Mar 23, 1955 | 21 | Petersburg HS (VA) |
| 11 | Ed Ratleff | G/F | 6’6″ | 195 lbs | Mar 29, 1950 | 26 | Long Beach State |
| 31 | Ron Riley | F | 6’8″ | 215 lbs | Nov 11, 1950 | 26 | USC |
| 25 | Cliff Meely | F | 6’8″ | 215 lbs | Jul 10, 1947 | 29 | Colorado |
| 10 | Steve Hawes | C | 6’9″ | 220 lbs | May 26, 1950 | 26 | Washington |
| 20 | Tom Owens | C | 6’10” | 215 lbs | Jun 28, 1949 | 27 | South Carolina |
| 12 | Rudy White | G | 6’2″ | 195 lbs | Jun 23, 1953 | 23 | Arizona State |
| 33 | Goo Kennedy | F | 6’7″ | 215 lbs | Aug 23, 1949 | 27 | Texas Christian |
| 15 | Dave Wohl | G | 6’2″ | 185 lbs | Nov 2, 1949 | 27 | Penn |
| 34 | Phil Hicks | F | 6’7″ | 205 lbs | Jan 31, 1953 | 23 | Tulane |
*Age calculated as of October 1, 1976.
Regular Season Per Game
| Player | Pos | Age | G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | FGA | FG% | 3PA | 3P% | FTA | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Tomjanovich | PF | 28 | 81 | – | 38.6 | 21.6 | 8.4 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | – | 17.7 | .510 | – | – | 4.2 | .839 |
| Calvin Murphy | PG | 28 | 82 | – | 33.7 | 17.9 | 2.1 | 4.7 | 1.8 | 0.1 | – | 14.8 | .490 | – | – | 3.7 | .886 |
| Moses Malone | C | 21 | 80 | – | 31.3 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 2.3 | – | 10.1 | .480 | – | – | 5.5 | .693 |
| John Lucas | SG | 23 | 82 | 82 | 30.9 | 11.1 | 2.7 | 5.6 | 1.5 | 0.2 | – | 9.9 | .477 | – | – | 2.1 | .789 |
| Mike Newlin | SG | 28 | 82 | – | 25.8 | 12.7 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 0.0 | – | 10.4 | .455 | – | – | 3.7 | .885 |
| Kevin Kunnert | C | 25 | 81 | – | 25.3 | 9.4 | 8.3 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 1.3 | – | 8.5 | .486 | – | – | 1.6 | .738 |
| John Johnson | SF | 29 | 79 | – | 22.0 | 9.3 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | – | 8.8 | .458 | – | – | 1.7 | .712 |
| Dwight Jones | PF | 24 | 74 | – | 16.7 | 5.9 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | – | 4.6 | .494 | – | – | 1.7 | .802 |
| Ed Ratleff | SF | 26 | 37 | – | 14.4 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | – | 4.4 | .435 | – | – | 1.1 | .619 |
| Tom Owens | C | 27 | 46 | – | 10.0 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | – | 2.9 | .504 | – | – | 1.7 | .684 |
| Goo Kennedy | SF | 27 | 32 | – | 8.7 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | – | 1.8 | .534 | – | – | 0.3 | .375 |
| Rudy White | SG | 23 | 46 | – | 8.0 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | – | 2.3 | .443 | – | – | 0.5 | .600 |
| Dave Wohl | PG | 27 | 14 | – | 4.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 1.2 | .412 | – | – | 0.3 | 1.000 |
| Phil Hicks | SF | 24 | 2 | – | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | – | 1.0 | .000 | – | – | 0.0 | – |
| Team Totals | – | – | 82 | 82 | 241.2 | 106.4 | 47.4 | 23.3 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 26.0 | 89.3 | .483 | – | – | 25.6 | .787 |
Playoff Per Game
| Player | Pos | Age | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGA | FG% | 3PA | 3P% | FTA | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses Malone | C | 21 | 12 | 12 | 43.2 | 18.8 | 16.9 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 13.5 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 | .692 |
| Rudy Tomjanovich | PF | 28 | 12 | 12 | 38.1 | 20.3 | 5.4 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 17.7 | .505 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | .784 |
| John Lucas | SG | 23 | 12 | 12 | 35.8 | 14.7 | 2.8 | 6.9 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 11.6 | .540 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | .765 |
| Calvin Murphy | PG | 28 | 12 | 12 | 35.0 | 19.3 | 1.6 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 3.9 | 17.8 | .479 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | .933 |
| Kevin Kunnert | C | 25 | 12 | 12 | 27.3 | 9.5 | 8.9 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 8.7 | .490 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | .522 |
| Mike Newlin | SG | 28 | 12 | 12 | 26.3 | 14.3 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 11.9 | .524 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | .750 |
| Dwight Jones | PF | 24 | 12 | 12 | 20.5 | 6.2 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 5.3 | .444 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | .783 |
| John Johnson | SF | 29 | 12 | 12 | 12.2 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 5.1 | .393 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | .667 |
| Goo Kennedy | SF | 27 | 6 | 6 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.7 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.000 |
| Tom Owens | C | 27 | 3 | 3 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | – |
| Rudy White | SG | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | – |
| Team Totals | – | – | 12 | 12 | 242.1 | 108.9 | 46.3 | 23.3 | 7.8 | 3.4 | 25.4 | 92.6 | .494 | 0 | 0 | 23.6 | .739 |
Regular Season Totals
| Player | Pos | Age | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Tomjanovich | PF | 28 | 81 | 81 | 3130 | 1753 | 684 | 172 | 57 | 27 | 198 | 1437 | 733 | 0 | 0 | 342 | 287 |
| Calvin Murphy | PG | 28 | 82 | 82 | 2764 | 1464 | 172 | 386 | 144 | 8 | 281 | 1216 | 596 | 0 | 0 | 307 | 272 |
| John Lucas | SG | 23 | 82 | 82 | 2531 | 911 | 219 | 463 | 125 | 19 | 174 | 814 | 388 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 135 |
| Moses Malone | C | 21 | 80 | 80 | 2500 | 1083 | 1071 | 89 | 67 | 181 | 274 | 810 | 389 | 0 | 0 | 440 | 305 |
| Mike Newlin | SG | 28 | 82 | 82 | 2119 | 1043 | 204 | 320 | 60 | 3 | 226 | 850 | 387 | 0 | 0 | 304 | 269 |
| Kevin Kunnert | C | 25 | 81 | 81 | 2050 | 759 | 669 | 154 | 35 | 105 | 361 | 685 | 333 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 93 |
| John Johnson | SF | 29 | 79 | 79 | 1738 | 732 | 266 | 163 | 47 | 24 | 199 | 696 | 319 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 94 |
| Dwight Jones | PF | 24 | 74 | 74 | 1239 | 435 | 284 | 48 | 38 | 19 | 175 | 338 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 101 |
| Ed Ratleff | SF | 26 | 37 | 37 | 533 | 166 | 77 | 43 | 20 | 6 | 45 | 161 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 26 |
| Tom Owens | C | 27 | 46 | 46 | 462 | 188 | 142 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 96 | 135 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 52 |
| Rudy White | SG | 23 | 46 | 46 | 368 | 109 | 41 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 39 | 106 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 15 |
| Goo Kennedy | SF | 27 | 32 | 32 | 277 | 65 | 51 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 45 | 58 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| Dave Wohl | SG | 27 | 14 | 14 | 62 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Phil Hicks | SF | 24 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | – | – | 82 | 82 | 19780 | 8726 | 3886 | 1913 | 616 | 411 | 2132 | 7325 | 3535 | 0 | 0 | 2103 | 1656 |
Playoff Totals
| Player | Pos | Age | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses Malone | C | 21 | 12 | 12 | 518 | 225 | 203 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 42 | 162 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 63 |
| Rudy Tomjanovich | PF | 28 | 12 | 12 | 457 | 243 | 65 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 212 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 29 |
| John Lucas | SG | 23 | 12 | 12 | 430 | 176 | 33 | 83 | 24 | 4 | 33 | 139 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 26 |
| Calvin Murphy | PG | 28 | 12 | 12 | 420 | 232 | 19 | 75 | 19 | 2 | 47 | 213 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 28 |
| Kevin Kunnert | C | 25 | 12 | 12 | 328 | 114 | 107 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 51 | 104 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 12 |
| Mike Newlin | SG | 28 | 12 | 12 | 316 | 171 | 34 | 53 | 15 | 0 | 37 | 143 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 21 |
| Dwight Jones | PF | 24 | 12 | 12 | 246 | 74 | 51 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 32 | 63 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 18 |
| John Johnson | SF | 29 | 12 | 12 | 146 | 58 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 61 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 |
| Goo Kennedy | SF | 27 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Tom Owens | C | 27 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rudy White | SG | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | – | – | 12 | 12 | 2905 | 1307 | 556 | 280 | 94 | 41 | 305 | 1111 | 549 | 0 | 0 | 283 | 209 |
Team Impact Spotlight
| Player Name | Role Tier | MPG | Usage Tier | PPG | RPG | APG | STK (SPG+BPG) | Impact Index* | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Tomjanovich | Primary Scoring Hub | 38.6 | Alpha Scorer | 21.6 | 8.4 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 16.6 | Team’s offensive focal point. Elite efficiency (.510 FG%) for a volume shooter. Strong on the boards and consistent floor-spacer. Veteran leadership set tone for half-court tempo. |
| Calvin Murphy | Offensive Catalyst | 33.7 | Creator/Scorer | 17.9 | 2.1 | 4.7 | 1.9 | 13.3 | Lightning-quick playmaker. Blended scoring and setup duties efficiently. Reliable closer (.886 FT%) who dictated late-game possessions. |
| Moses Malone | Interior Anchor | 31.3 | High-Usage Finisher | 13.5 | 13.4 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 15.6 | Rebounding machine and rim deterrent. Led league in offensive boards per 36. Offense ran through his second-chance creation; raw but dominant energy force. |
| John Lucas | System Engine | 30.9 | Distributor | 11.1 | 2.7 | 5.6 | 1.7 | 10.5 | Rookie orchestrator with excellent court vision. Controlled pace, broke pressure, and amplified Murphy’s scoring. Key transition initiator. |
| Mike Newlin | Secondary Playmaker | 25.8 | Support Scorer | 12.7 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 9.9 | Provided steady perimeter offense and ball movement. Shot well from midrange and created continuity when starters rested. |
| Kevin Kunnert | Defensive Stabilizer | 25.3 | Low Usage | 9.4 | 8.3 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 10.7 | Reliable backup center who anchored the second unit. Solid rebounder and rim helper; glue piece between frontcourt rotations. |
| John Johnson | Connector Wing | 22.0 | Balanced Role | 9.3 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 7.4 | Crafty forward who filled gaps — midrange shooter, secondary passer, steady team defender. Great fit beside high-usage scorers. |
| Dwight Jones | Reserve Big | 16.7 | Low Usage | 5.9 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 5.6 | High-energy backup who brought rebounding and physicality. Limited offensively but reliable interior presence. |
| Ed Ratleff | Depth Wing | 14.4 | Support Role | 4.5 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 4.2 | Athletic bench option; flashed playmaking instincts and effort defense. Solid situational fit. |
| Tom Owens | Bench Center | 10.0 | Low Usage | 4.1 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 4.0 | Depth big who absorbed fouls and stabilized rebounding in short stints. Good efficiency in limited touches. |
| Rudy White | Developmental Guard | 8.0 | Minimal | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.1 | End-of-bench guard developing court awareness; contributed spot minutes defensively. |
| Goo Kennedy | Depth Forward | 8.7 | Minimal | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2.1 | Energy guy who played physical defense. Offensive role extremely limited. |
| Dave Wohl | Veteran Mentor | 4.4 | Minimal | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.4 | Short stint veteran brought locker-room steadiness. Minimal on-court time. |
| Phil Hicks | Developmental | 3.5 | Minimal | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | Too small a sample to evaluate; athletic swingman with defensive upside. |