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Here are the Buffalo Braves 1975-76 (modern-day Los Angeles Clippers) roster and regular-season player statistics.

1975-76 Buffalo Braves Roster

No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate College / From
9 Randy Smith G/F 6-3 180 Dec 12 1948 Buffalo State
10 Don Adams F 6-6 210 Nov 27 1947 Northwestern
11 Ernie DiGregorio G 6-0 180 Jan 15 1951 Providence
12 Ken Charles G 6-3 180 Jul 10 1951 Fordham
14 Jack Marin F 6-7 200 Oct 12 1944 Duke
15 Bob McAdoo C/F 6-9 210 Sep 25 1951 North Carolina
20 Dick Gibbs F 6-5 210 Dec 20 1948 UTEP
21 Gar Heard F 6-6 219 May 3 1948 Oklahoma
22 Steve Kuberski F 6-8 215 Nov 6 1947 Bradley
24 Tom McMillen F/C 6-11 215 May 26 1952 Maryland
30 John Shumate F/C 6-9 235 Apr 26 1952 Notre Dame
31 Bob Weiss G 6-2 180 May 7 1942 Penn State
42 Jim Garvin F 6-7 210 Feb 3 1950 Boston Univ.
44 Lee Winfield G 6-2 170 Feb 4 1947 North Texas
50 Kevin Kunnert C 7-0 230 Nov 16 1951 Iowa

Head coach – Jack Ramsay

1975-76 Regular-Season Per Game

Player Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TO FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Bob McAdoo C 24 78   42.7 31.1 12.4 4.0 1.2 2.1 3.8 24.6 .487 0 0 9.4 .762
Randy Smith SG 27 82 82 38.6 21.8 5.1 5.9 1.9 0.0 3.3 17.3 .494 0 0 5.7 .817
Jim McMillian SF 27 74   35.3 15.8 5.3 2.8 1.2 0.2 1.9 12.4 .536 0 0 3.0 .858
John Shumate PF 23 32   32.7 12.2 9.8 2.0 1.2 0.6 2.6 7.9 .575 0 0 4.5 .678
Gar Heard PF 27 50   30.5 9.9 10.2 2.5 1.3 1.1 3.7 9.8 .421 0 0 2.7 .607
Ken Charles SG 24 81   27.7 10.1 2.7 2.5 1.5 0.6 3.2 8.9 .456 0 0 2.5 .785
Jack Marin SF 31 12   23.2 9.1 3.3 1.9 0.6 0.5 2.5 7.8 .436 0 0 2.8 .818
Ernie DiGregorio PG 25 67   20.4 6.7 1.7 4.0 0.6 0.0 2.4 7.1 .384 0 0 1.4 .915
Bob Weiss PG 33 66   15.1 3.2 1.0 2.3 0.7 0.2 1.4 2.8 .486 0 0 0.7 .729
Tom McMillen C 23 50   14.2 4.7 3.7 1.4 0.1 0.1 1.7 4.4 .432 0 0 1.1 .759
Don Adams SF 28 56   12.6 3.1 2.6 1.3 0.5 0.1 2.3 3.0 .394 0 0 1.0 .702
Dick Gibbs SF 27 72   12.0 4.7 1.5 0.7 0.2 0.2 1.8 4.2 .429 0 0 1.3 .828
Dale Schlueter C 30 71   10.9 2.5 3.2 1.1 0.2 0.2 2.0 1.7 .500 0 0 1.1 .667
Steve Kuberski SF 28 10   8.5 1.7 2.5 0.3 0.1 0.2 1.0 1.7 .412 0 0 0.3 1.000
Jim Washington PF 32 1   7.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0 0 0.0 0.000
Team Totals     82 82 240.3 107.3 45.4 25.8 8.8 4.5 24.6 89.1 .476 0 0 28.9 .774

1975-76 Playoff Per Game

Player Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TO FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Bob McAdoo C 24 9   45.1 28.0 14.2 3.2 0.8 2.0 4.1 23.9 .451 0 0 9.1 .707
Randy Smith SG 27 9   42.9 22.6 5.8 8.6 1.6 0.0 3.9 17.9 .503 0 0 5.4 .837
John Shumate PF 23 9   40.2 14.1 8.6 2.8 1.0 1.4 3.2 10.2 .587 0 0 4.2 .500
Jim McMillian SF 27 9   38.7 17.2 4.1 2.1 1.6 0.4 3.2 14.3 .473 0 0 4.2 .868
Ken Charles SG 24 9   26.4 5.9 2.9 1.6 0.8 0.7 3.4 6.1 .400 0 0 1.4 .692
Ernie DiGregorio PG 25 9   24.1 7.6 1.4 5.0 0.6 0.2 3.2 6.9 .484 0 0 0.9 1.000
Don Adams SF 28 9   13.6 4.0 3.0 1.4 0.2 0.0 2.6 4.0 .417 0 0 0.8 .857
Dale Schlueter C 30 8   5.5 1.9 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.4 1.4 0.9 .714 0 0 0.8 .833
Bob Weiss PG 33 7   5.1 1.1 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.7 1.1 .375 0 0 0.4 .667
Dick Gibbs SF 27 5   4.6 2.0 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 1.6 1.8 .444 0 0 0.4 1.000
Tom McMillen C 23 1   3.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 .500 0 0 0.0 0.000
Team Totals     9   242.8 103.2 41.6 25.4 6.8 5.1 26.4 86.2 .481 0 0 27.3 .744

1975-76 Regular-Season Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
Bob McAdoo C 24 78   3328 2427 965 315 93 160 298 1918 934 0 0 734 559
Randy Smith SG 27 82 82 3167 1787 417 484 153 4 274 1422 702 0 0 469 383
Jim McMillian SF 27 74   2610 1172 390 205 88 14 141 918 492 0 0 219 188
Ken Charles SG 24 81   2247 817 219 204 123 48 257 719 328 0 0 205 161
Gar Heard PF 27 50   1527 496 511 126 66 55 183 492 207 0 0 135 82
Ernie DiGregorio PG 25 67   1364 450 112 265 37 1 158 474 182 0 0 94 86
John Shumate PF 23 32   1046 389 314 65 38 18 83 254 146 0 0 143 97
Bob Weiss PG 33 66   995 213 66 150 48 14 94 183 89 0 0 48 35
Dick Gibbs SF 27 72   866 335 106 49 16 14 133 301 129 0 0 93 77
Dale Schlueter C 30 71   773 176 224 80 13 17 141 122 61 0 0 81 54
Tom McMillen C 23 50   708 233 186 69 7 6 87 222 96 0 0 54 41
Don Adams SF 28 56   704 174 145 73 30 7 128 170 67 0 0 57 40
Jack Marin SF 31 12   278 109 40 23 7 6 30 94 41 0 0 33 27
Steve Kuberski SF 28 10   85 17 25 3 1 2 10 17 7 0 0 3 3
Jim Washington PF 32 1   7 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Team Totals     82 82 19705 8795 3721 2112 720 366 2017 7307 3481 0 0 2368 1833

1975-76 Playoff Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
Bob McAdoo C 24 9   406 252 128 29 7 18 37 215 97 0 0 82 58
Randy Smith SG 27 9   386 203 52 77 14 0 35 161 81 0 0 49 41
John Shumate PF 23 9   362 127 77 25 9 13 29 92 54 0 0 38 19
Jim McMillian SF 27 9   348 155 37 19 14 4 29 129 61 0 0 38 33
Ken Charles SG 24 9   238 53 26 14 7 6 31 55 22 0 0 13 9
Ernie DiGregorio PG 25 9   217 68 13 45 5 2 29 62 30 0 0 8 8
Don Adams SF 28 9   122 36 27 13 2 0 23 36 15 0 0 7 6
Dale Schlueter C 30 8   44 15 8 2 1 3 11 7 5 0 0 6 5
Bob Weiss PG 33 7   36 8 4 3 2 0 5 8 3 0 0 3 2
Dick Gibbs SF 27 5   23 10 1 2 0 0 8 9 4 0 0 2 2
Tom McMillen C 23 1   3 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
Team Totals     9   2185 929 374 229 61 46 238 776 373 0 0 246 183

Team Impact Index

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK Impact Index* Notes
Bob McAdoo Superstar Scorer 42.7 High 31.1 12.4 4.0 3.3 25.4 MVP-caliber season; dominant scoring and rebounding; strong rim protection; team’s central offensive weapon.
Randy Smith Primary Creator 38.6 High 21.8 5.1 5.9 1.9 17.35 Lead guard; excels in scoring and playmaking; aggressive attacking and efficient shooting; solid defensive activity.
Jim McMillian Secondary Scorer 35.3 Medium 15.8 5.3 2.8 1.4 12.65 Versatile wing; efficient scorer; provides spacing and secondary offense; defensive contribution moderate.
John Shumate Two-Way PF 32.7 Medium 12.2 9.8 2.0 1.8 12.9 Rookie of the Year candidate; strong rebounding and defense; scoring efficiency notable; high growth potential.
Gar Heard Defensive PF 30.5 Medium 9.9 10.2 2.5 2.4 12.5 Excellent interior defender; provides rebounding and shot-blocking; secondary scoring; balanced role.
Ken Charles Role SG 27.7 Medium 10.1 2.7 2.5 2.1 8.7 Secondary ball-handler; contributes scoring and perimeter defense; rotation player with moderate impact.
Jack Marin Veteran SF 23.2 Low 9.1 3.3 1.9 1.1 7.7 Spot minutes; adds scoring punch; limited defensive and playmaking impact; experienced rotation piece.
Ernie DiGregorio Facilitator PG 20.4 Medium 6.7 1.7 4.0 0.6 6.5 Floor general; strong assist rate; modest scoring; limited defensive footprint; plays a key organizational role.
Bob Weiss Backup PG 15.1 Low 3.2 1.0 2.3 0.9 3.7 Limited offensive output; reliable backup handling duties; minor impact overall.
Tom McMillen Backup C 14.2 Low 4.7 3.7 1.4 0.2 4.0 Provides spot rebounding and interior defense; low usage in offense.
Don Adams Bench SF 12.6 Low 3.1 2.6 1.3 0.6 3.8 Rotation wing; moderate defensive activity; limited scoring contribution.
Dick Gibbs Spot SF 12.0 Low 4.7 1.5 0.7 0.4 3.65 Minimal minutes; occasional scoring; limited impact across other categories.
Dale Schlueter Reserve C 10.9 Low 2.5 3.2 1.1 0.4 3.6 Backup big; provides rebounding and minor defensive presence; low offensive usage.
Steve Kuberski Reserve SF 8.5 Low 1.7 2.5 0.3 0.3 2.4 Very limited minutes; negligible scoring; spot defensive coverage.
Jim Washington Minimal PF 7.0 Low 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 Practically no role; negligible production; veteran end-of-bench presence.