Last Updated on November 20, 2025 by Mat Diekhake
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Here is the 1977–78 Portland Trail Blazers roster and regular season player statistics:
Portland Trail Blazers 1977–78 Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Lionel Hollins | G | 6’3″ | 185 lbs | 24 | Arizona State |
| 11 | Herm Gilliam | G | 6’3″ | 190 lbs | 30 | Purdue |
| 12 | Larry Steele | G | 6’5″ | 180 lbs | 28 | Kentucky |
| 14 | Johnny Davis | G | 6’2″ | 170 lbs | 22 | Dayton |
| 20 | Corky Calhoun | G/F | 6’7″ | 210 lbs | 27 | Penn |
| 21 | Dave Twardzik | G | 6’1″ | 175 lbs | 28 | Old Dominion |
| 22 | Lloyd Neal | F/C | 6’7″ | 225 lbs | 28 | Tennessee State |
| 30 | Tom Owens | C | 6’10” | 215 lbs | 28 | South Carolina |
| 32 | Bob Gross | F | 6’6″ | 200 lbs | 25 | Long Beach State |
| 33 | Maurice Lucas | F | 6’9″ | 215 lbs | 25 | Marquette |
| 34 | Robin Jones | F | 6’9″ | 225 lbs | 25 | Saint Louis |
| 35 | Bill Walton | C | 6’11” | 210 lbs | 25 | UCLA |
| 50 | Wally Walker | F | 6’7″ | 180 lbs | 23 | Virginia |
1977–78 Regular Season Per Game
| Player | Pos | Age | G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | FGA | FG% | 3PA | 3P% | FTA | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lionel Hollins | PG | 24 | 81 | — | 33.8 | 15.9 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 14.8 | .442 | — | — | 3.7 | .743 |
| Bill Walton | C | 25 | 58 | — | 33.3 | 18.9 | 13.2 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 15.2 | .522 | — | — | 4.2 | .720 |
| Maurice Lucas | PF | 25 | 68 | — | 31.2 | 16.4 | 9.1 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 14.5 | .458 | — | — | 4.0 | .767 |
| Bob Gross | SF | 24 | 72 | — | 30.0 | 12.7 | 5.6 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 10.0 | .529 | — | — | 2.6 | .800 |
| Johnny Davis | SG | 22 | 82 | — | 26.7 | 10.7 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 9.2 | .454 | — | — | 2.8 | .828 |
| Dave Twardzik | PG | 27 | 75 | — | 24.3 | 8.9 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 5.5 | .592 | — | — | 3.1 | .782 |
| Tom Owens | C | 28 | 82 | — | 20.9 | 10.1 | 6.6 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 7.8 | .490 | — | — | 3.4 | .741 |
| Lloyd Neal | PF | 27 | 61 | — | 19.2 | 11.0 | 6.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 8.9 | .504 | — | — | 2.9 | .718 |
| Willie Norwood | SF | 30 | 19 | — | 18.5 | 5.8 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 5.2 | .404 | — | — | 2.4 | .652 |
| Larry Steele | SG | 28 | 65 | — | 17.4 | 8.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 6.9 | .470 | — | — | 1.9 | .820 |
| Corky Calhoun | SF | 27 | 79 | — | 17.3 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 4.6 | .479 | — | — | 1.0 | .868 |
| Jacky Dorsey | SF | 23 | 4 | — | 12.8 | 6.3 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 4.8 | .474 | — | — | 2.8 | .636 |
| T.R. Dunn | SG | 22 | 63 | — | 12.2 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 3.8 | .417 | — | — | 0.9 | .661 |
| Wally Walker | SF | 23 | 9 | — | 11.2 | 4.8 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 4.6 | .463 | — | — | 0.9 | .625 |
| Dale Schlueter | C | 32 | 10 | — | 10.9 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.9 | .421 | — | — | 1.8 | .500 |
| Team Totals | — | — | 82 | — | 240.6 | 107.7 | 47.2 | 25.2 | 9.7 | 4.8 | 19.8 | 89.8 | .483 | — | — | 27.5 | .760 |
1977–78 Playoff Per Game
| Player | Pos | Age | G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | FGA | FG% | 3PA | 3P% | FTA | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Lucas | PF | 25 | 6 | — | 38.8 | 17.2 | 12.5 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 18.0 | .426 | — | — | 3.2 | .579 |
| Lionel Hollins | PG | 24 | 6 | — | 37.2 | 16.7 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 14.8 | .449 | — | — | 4.8 | .690 |
| Johnny Davis | SG | 22 | 6 | — | 33.5 | 14.3 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 12.7 | .461 | — | — | 3.8 | .696 |
| Tom Owens | C | 28 | 6 | — | 33.3 | 15.2 | 6.5 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 11.5 | .551 | — | — | 3.5 | .714 |
| Larry Steele | SG | 28 | 6 | — | 31.8 | 11.5 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 10.0 | .417 | — | — | 3.5 | .905 |
| Bill Walton | C | 25 | 2 | — | 24.5 | 13.5 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 9.0 | .611 | — | — | 3.5 | .714 |
| Corky Calhoun | SF | 27 | 6 | — | 18.2 | 5.7 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 4.8 | .517 | — | — | 1.2 | .571 |
| Dave Twardzik | PG | 27 | 6 | — | 18.0 | 6.0 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 3.8 | .478 | — | — | 2.3 | 1.000 |
| Lloyd Neal | PF | 27 | 3 | — | 15.7 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 7.0 | .333 | — | — | 0.3 | 1.000 |
| Willie Norwood | SF | 30 | 3 | — | 14.7 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 4.0 | .583 | — | — | 0.3 | 1.000 |
| T.R. Dunn | SG | 22 | 4 | — | 8.8 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | .500 | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| Team Totals | — | — | 6 | — | 240.0 | 96.7 | 39.8 | 21.3 | 6.2 | 3.7 | 16.2 | 84.8 | .466 | — | — | 23.8 | .741 |
1977–78 Regular Season Totals
| Player | Pos | Age | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lionel Hollins | PG | 24 | 81 | — | 2741 | 1285 | 277 | 380 | 157 | 29 | 241 | 1202 | 531 | — | — | 300 | 223 |
| Johnny Davis | SG | 22 | 82 | — | 2188 | 874 | 173 | 217 | 81 | 14 | 151 | 756 | 343 | — | — | 227 | 188 |
| Bob Gross | SF | 24 | 72 | — | 2163 | 914 | 400 | 254 | 100 | 52 | 179 | 720 | 381 | — | — | 190 | 152 |
| Maurice Lucas | PF | 25 | 68 | — | 2119 | 1113 | 621 | 173 | 61 | 56 | 192 | 989 | 453 | — | — | 270 | 207 |
| Bill Walton | C | 25 | 58 | — | 1929 | 1097 | 766 | 291 | 60 | 146 | 206 | 882 | 460 | — | — | 246 | 177 |
| Dave Twardzik | PG | 27 | 75 | — | 1820 | 667 | 134 | 244 | 107 | 4 | 158 | 409 | 242 | — | — | 234 | 183 |
| Tom Owens | C | 28 | 82 | — | 1714 | 832 | 541 | 160 | 33 | 37 | 152 | 639 | 313 | — | — | 278 | 206 |
| Corky Calhoun | SF | 27 | 79 | — | 1370 | 416 | 215 | 87 | 42 | 15 | 64 | 365 | 175 | — | — | 76 | 66 |
| Lloyd Neal | PF | 27 | 61 | — | 1174 | 671 | 373 | 81 | 29 | 21 | 96 | 540 | 272 | — | — | 177 | 127 |
| Larry Steele | SG | 28 | 65 | — | 1132 | 520 | 113 | 87 | 59 | 5 | 66 | 447 | 210 | — | — | 122 | 100 |
| T.R. Dunn | SG | 22 | 63 | — | 768 | 237 | 147 | 45 | 46 | 8 | 35 | 240 | 100 | — | — | 56 | 37 |
| Willie Norwood | SF | 30 | 19 | — | 351 | 110 | 65 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 39 | 99 | 40 | — | — | 46 | 30 |
| Dale Schlueter | C | 32 | 10 | — | 109 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 8 | — | — | 18 | 9 |
| Wally Walker | SF | 23 | 9 | — | 101 | 43 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 41 | 19 | — | — | 8 | 5 |
| Jacky Dorsey | SF | 23 | 4 | — | 51 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 9 | — | — | 11 | 7 |
| Team Totals | — | — | 82 | — | 19730 | 8829 | 3873 | 2067 | 798 | 390 | 1608 | 7367 | 3556 | — | — | 2259 | 1717 |
1977–78 Playoff Totals
| Player | Pos | Age | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Lucas | PF | 25 | 6 | — | 233 | 103 | 75 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 108 | 46 | — | — | 19 | 11 |
| Lionel Hollins | PG | 24 | 6 | — | 223 | 100 | 29 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 89 | 40 | — | — | 29 | 20 |
| Johnny Davis | SG | 22 | 6 | — | 201 | 86 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 76 | 35 | — | — | 23 | 16 |
| Tom Owens | C | 28 | 6 | — | 200 | 91 | 39 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 69 | 38 | — | — | 21 | 15 |
| Larry Steele | SG | 28 | 6 | — | 191 | 69 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 60 | 25 | — | — | 21 | 19 |
| Corky Calhoun | SF | 27 | 6 | — | 109 | 34 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 15 | — | — | 7 | 4 |
| Dave Twardzik | PG | 27 | 6 | — | 108 | 36 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 23 | 11 | — | — | 14 | 14 |
| Bill Walton | C | 25 | 2 | — | 49 | 27 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 11 | — | — | 7 | 5 |
| Lloyd Neal | PF | 27 | 3 | — | 47 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Willie Norwood | SF | 30 | 3 | — | 44 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| T.R. Dunn | SG | 22 | 4 | — | 35 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | — | — | 6 | — | 1440 | 580 | 239 | 128 | 37 | 22 | 96 | 509 | 237 | — | — | 143 | 106 |
Team Impact Index
| Player Name | Role Tier | MPG | Usage Tier | PPG | RPG | APG | STK (SPG+BPG) | Impact Index* | Notes | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Walton | Team Anchor | 33.3 | High | 18.9 | 13.2 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 20.3 | Led team in rebounds, primary post playmaker, anchored defense, efficient scorer, controlled tempo | MVP-1, All-Star, NBA 1st Team, All-Defensive 1st Team |
| Maurice Lucas | Core Contributor | 31.2 | High | 16.4 | 9.1 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 14.9 | Power forward role, strong inside scorer, versatile defender, contributed on boards and rim protection | MVP-6, All-Star, NBA 2nd Team, All-Defensive 1st Team |
| Lionel Hollins | Lead Facilitator | 33.8 | High | 15.9 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 13.2 | Primary ball-handler, led team in assists, pressured opposing guards defensively, secondary scorer | All-Star, All-Defensive 1st Team |
| Bob Gross | Defensive Specialist | 30.0 | Medium | 12.7 | 5.6 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 11.0 | Key perimeter defender, secondary playmaker, reliable mid-range scoring option | All-Defensive 2nd Team |
| Johnny Davis | Secondary Scorer | 26.7 | Medium | 10.7 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 8.3 | Off-ball scorer, contributed modestly in assists and defense | — |
| Tom Owens | Frontcourt Role | 20.9 | Medium | 10.1 | 6.6 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 9.8 | Backup center, provided rebounding and scoring, occasional rim protection | — |
| Lloyd Neal | Role PF | 19.2 | Medium | 11.0 | 6.1 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 9.6 | Energy forward, efficient inside scoring, contributed defensively and on boards | — |
| Dave Twardzik | Backup Facilitator | 24.3 | Medium | 8.9 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 7.8 | Backup point guard, secondary ball-handler, pressured opposing guards defensively | — |
| Larry Steele | Spot Scorer | 17.4 | Low | 8.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 5.0 | Provided outside shooting, contributed defensively, limited playmaking | — |
| Corky Calhoun | Bench Wing | 17.3 | Low | 5.3 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 4.9 | Role player on wing, contributed defensively, occasional scoring | — |
| Willie Norwood | Reserve SF | 18.5 | Low | 5.8 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 5.1 | Reserve small forward, contributed modestly in scoring and rebounds, limited appearances | — |
| Jacky Dorsey | Short-term Role | 12.8 | Low | 6.3 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 4.9 | Limited appearances, contributed off the bench as scoring option | — |
| T.R. Dunn | Defensive Reserve | 12.2 | Low | 3.8 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 3.8 | Defensive specialist, pressured ball, limited offensive role | — |
| Wally Walker | Reserve SF | 11.2 | Low | 4.8 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 3.9 | Short bench minutes, contributed as a role player and scorer | — |
| Dale Schlueter | Backup C | 10.9 | Low | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 3.5 | Backup center, contributed rebounds and passing in limited minutes | — |