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1971–72 Philadelphia 76ers season

Season of National Basketball Association team the Philadelphia 76ers

The 1971–72 Philadelphia 76ers season was the 76ers 23rd season in the NBA and 9th season in Philadelphia. The team finished with a record of 30–52 and missed the post season for the 1st time in franchise history, ending an NBA-record streak of 22 consecutive appearances.

The team made a major trade to obtain guards Fred Carter and Kevin Loughery from the Baltimore Bullets in exchange for guard Archie Clark and draft picks. At the start of the season the team was 9–4 after 13 games but imploded before long.

After the season Billy Cunningham left for the ABA, Lucious Jackson retired due to nagging injuries & coach Jack Ramsay left to become the head coach of the Buffalo Braves.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1971 NBA draft

This table only displays picks through the second round.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	12	Dana Lewis	PF/C
2	33	Marvin Stewart	G

Roster

Jack Ramsay

Regular season

Season standings

:z – clinched division title :y – clinched division title :x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

1971–72 Game log
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Awards and records

Billy Cunningham, All-NBA Second Team

References

(October 19, 1971). "76ers Deal Clark to Bullets For Loughery and Carter". [[The New York Times]].
[https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/PHI/1972.html 1971–72 Philadelphia 76ers]

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