Last Updated on May 8, 2026 by Mat Diekhake
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Here is the 1996–97 Washington Bullets Roster and Player Statistics:
Roster
| NO. | PLAYER NAME | POS | HT | WT | DATE OF BIRTH | COLLEGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rod Strickland | PG | 6-3 | 175 | July 11, 1966 | DePaul |
| 4 | Chris Webber | PF | 6-10 | 245 | March 1, 1973 | Michigan |
| 5 | Juwan Howard | SF | 6-9 | 240 | February 7, 1973 | Michigan |
| 12 | Chris Whitney | PG | 6-0 | 168 | October 5, 1971 | Clemson |
| 15 | Gaylon Nickerson | SG | 6-3 | 190 | February 5, 1969 | Wichita State, Butler County Community College, Kansas State, Northwestern Oklahoma State University |
| 22 | Matt Fish | C | 6-11 | 235 | November 18, 1969 | UNC Wilmington |
| 23 | Tim Legler | SG | 6-4 | 200 | December 26, 1966 | La Salle |
| 30 | Ben Wallace | PF | 6-9 | 240 | September 10, 1974 | Cuyahoga Community College, Virginia Union University |
| 32 | Jaren Jackson | SG | 6-4 | 190 | October 27, 1967 | Georgetown |
| 35 | Tracy Murray | SF | 6-7 | 225 | July 25, 1971 | UCLA |
| 40 | Calbert Cheaney | SG | 6-7 | 209 | July 17, 1971 | Indiana |
| 43 | Lorenzo Williams | C | 6-9 | 200 | July 15, 1969 | Stetson University |
| 44 | Harvey Grant | PF | 6-8 | 195 | July 4, 1965 | Clemson, Oklahoma |
| 50 | Ashraf Amaya | PF | 6-8 | 230 | November 23, 1971 | Southern Illinois |
| 77 | Gheorghe Mureșan | C | 7-7 | 303 | February 14, 1971 |
Player Statistics (Per Game Averages)
| Player | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Webber | 72 | 39.0 | 20.1 | 10.3 | 4.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | .518 | .397 | .565 |
| Juwan Howard | 82 | 40.5 | 19.1 | 8.0 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | .486 | .000 | .756 |
| Rod Strickland | 82 | 36.5 | 17.2 | 4.1 | 8.9 | 1.7 | 0.2 | .466 | .169 | .738 |
| Gheorghe Mureșan | 73 | 25.3 | 10.6 | 6.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.3 | .604 | — | .618 |
| Calbert Cheaney | 79 | 30.5 | 10.6 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | .505 | .133 | .693 |
| Tracy Murray | 82 | 22.1 | 10.0 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | .425 | .353 | .839 |
| Chris Whitney | 82 | 13.6 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | .421 | .356 | .832 |
| Jaren Jackson | 75 | 15.1 | 5.0 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | .407 | .335 | .768 |
| Harvey Grant | 78 | 20.6 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | .411 | .315 | .769 |
| Tim Legler | 15 | 12.1 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | .313 | .276 | .857 |
| Lorenzo Williams | 19 | 13.9 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | .645 | — | .714 |
| Ashraf Amaya | 31 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | .300 | 1.000 | .536 |
| Ben Wallace | 34 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | .348 | — | .300 |