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1974–75 Phoenix Suns season

Professional basketball season


Professional basketball season

FieldValue
teamPhoenix Suns
end_year1975
wins32
losses50
divisionPacific
division_place4
conf_place8
coachJohn MacLeod
gmJerry Colangelo
ownersKarl Eller, Don Pitt, Don Diamond, Bhavik Darji, Marvin Meyer, Richard L. Bloch
arenaArizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
playoffsDid not qualify
bbr_teamPHO
televisionKTAR-TV
radioKTAR

The 1974–75 Phoenix Suns season was the seventh season for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association. The Suns' roster averaged 2.8 years of professional experience, and included four one-year players in addition to three rookies. Coming off a 30–52 season, the Suns only improved by two games, finishing 32–50 under second-year head coach John MacLeod. All home games were played at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Coming off an All-Star season, guard/forward Charlie Scott led the Suns in both points and assists with averages of 24.3 and 4.5 a game. For Scott, it was the third and final NBA All-Star Game selection of his career. 31-year-old Dick Van Arsdale, the only player remaining from the Suns' inaugural season roster, was second in scoring with a 16.1 average. Fourth-year forward Curtis Perry enjoyed his first season with Phoenix, posting career-highs in both points and rebounds, averaging 13.4 points and a team-high 11.9 rebounds per game.

Offseason

NBA draft

Main article: 1974 NBA draft

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14John ShumateForwardUnited StatesNotre Dame
231Fred SaundersForwardUnited StatesSyracuse
340George GervinGuardUnited StatesEastern Michigan
349Earl WilliamsCenterUnited StatesWinston-Salem State
458Randy AllenGuardUnited StatesIndiana (PA)
576Ralph BobikGuardUnited StatesCreighton
694Collis TempleForwardUnited StatesLouisiana State
7112Clyde DickeyGuardUnited StatesBoise State
8130Tom HollandForwardUnited StatesOklahoma
9148Ted EvansForwardUnited StatesOklahoma
10165Mark WasleyForwardUnited StatesArizona State

Roster

  • John MacLeod ()
  • Denny Price ()
  • Joe Proski ()

Regular season

Standings

Game log

|- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | October 17 | Seattle | W 114–97 | Charlie Scott (32) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 7,215 | 1–0 | W 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | October 19 | Kansas City-Omaha | L 91–94 | Charlie Scott (22) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 5,377 | 1–1 | L 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | October 23 | Detroit | W 100–90 | Charlie Scott (23) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 5,924 | 2–1 | W 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | October 25 | @ Seattle | L 97–106 | Gary Melchionni (20) | Seattle Center Coliseum 12,191 | 2–2 | L 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | October 27 | @ Los Angeles | L 116–123 | Keith Erickson (29) | The Forum 10,579 | 2–3 | L 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | October 30 | @ Philadelphia | W 104–99 | Charlie Scott (27) | The Spectrum 5,089 | 3–3

W 1
-
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
7
November 2
@ Washington
L 94–108
Charlie Scott (28)
Capital Centre
9,160
3–4
L 1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
8
November 3
@ Cleveland
L 101–104
Keith Erickson (19)
Coliseum at Richfield
7,354
3–5
L 2
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
9
November 7
@ Atlanta
L 108–109
Charlie Scott (31)
Omni Coliseum
2,847
3–6
L 3
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
10
November 8
@ New Orleans
W 105–102
Charlie Scott (34)
Municipal Auditorium
3,118
4–6
W 1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
11
November 9
@ Houston
W 101–96
Charlie Scott (32)
Hofheinz Pavilion
2,553
5–6
W 2
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
12
November 13
Philadelphia
W 105–100
Charlie Scott (41)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
5,071
6–6
W 3
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
13
November 15
Chicago
L 95–102
Charlie Scott (26)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
7,071
6–7
L 1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
14
November 17
Golden State
L 105–106
Charlie Scott (32)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
7,820
6–8
L 2
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
15
November 19
@ Milwaukee
L 108–122
Charlie Scott (32)
MECCA Arena
9,187
6–9
L 3
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
16
November 20
@ Detroit
W 114–106
Charlie Scott (33)
Cobo Arena
3,807
7–9
W 1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
17
November 22
@ Boston
L 94–95
Charlie Scott (27)
Boston Garden
13,756
7–10
L 1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
18
November 23
@ Buffalo
L 104–117
Charlie Scott (23)
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
12,743
7–11
L 2
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
19
November 26
New Orleans Jazz
W 120–110
Charlie Scott (31)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
4,931
8–11
W 1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
20
November 28
Portland
L 85–88
Charlie Scott (27)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
6,461
8–12
L 1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
21
November 30
Houston
W 112–100
Gary Melchionni (21)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
5,187
9–12
W 1
-
-
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
22
December 1
@ Los Angeles
L 105–111 (OT)
Charlie Scott (26)
The Forum
10,157
9–13
L 1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
23
December 3
Atlanta
L 85–91
Charlie Scott (24)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
4,019
9–14
L 2
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
24
December 5
Golden State
W 108–106 (2OT)
Charlie Scott (24)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
6,053
10–14
W 1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
25
December 7
Los Angeles
W 92–88
Charlie Scott (25)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
5,603
11–14
W 2
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
26
December 8
@ Los Angeles
L 102–107
Charlie Scott (28)
The Forum
11,124
11–15
L 1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
27
December 11
Portland
W 104–100
Keith Erickson (26)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
4,768
12–15
W 1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
28
December 13
Cleveland
W 85–84
Charlie Scott (34)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
5,756
13–15
W 2
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
29
December 19
Milwaukee
L 108–112
Keith Erickson (22)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
7,369
13–16
L 1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
30
December 21
Los Angeles
W 114–104
Keith Erickson (25)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
5,437
14–16
W 1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
31
December 23
@ Golden State
L 94–111
Keith Erickson,
Charlie Scott (20)
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
5,240
14–17
L 1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
32
December 25
Boston
W 110–96
Charlie Scott (30)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
8,276
15–17
W 1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
33
December 27
Buffalo
L 92–108
Charlie Scott,
Dick Van Arsdale (17)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
9,205
15–18
L 1
-
-
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
34
January 2
@ New York
L 113–117 (OT)
Charlie Scott (30)
Madison Square Garden
18,570
15–19
L 2
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
35
January 3
@ Chicago
L 99–126
Mike Bantom (20)
Chicago Stadium
6,047
15–20
L 3
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
36
January 5
@ Cleveland
L 86–97
Dennis Awtrey,
Gary Melchionni (15)
Coliseum at Richfield
6,138
15–21
L 4
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
37
January 8
Washington
L 95–102
Charlie Scott (26)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
6,770
15–22
L 5
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
38
January 10
Portland
L 110–113
Charlie Scott (24)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
5,068
15–23
L 6
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
39
January 11
New York
W 113–107
Mike Bantom (29)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
7,592
16–23
W 1
- align="center"
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
40
January 17
@ Chicago
W 115–105
Charlie Scott (31)
Chicago Stadium
7,174
17–23
W 2
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
41
January 18
@ Detroit
L 77–86
Mike Bantom (19)
Cobo Arena
6,053
17–24
L 1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
42
January 19
@ Kansas City-Omaha
W 109–97
Charlie Scott (28)
Kemper Arena
13,155
18–24
W 1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
43
January 21
Philadelphia
L 95–101
Charlie Scott (34)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
4,267
18–25
L 1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
44
January 25
New Orleans
W 94–90 (OT)
Charlie Scott (23)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
5,872
19–25
W 1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
45
January 28
@ Portland
L 107–115
Mike Bantom,
Charlie Scott (24)
Memorial Coliseum
10,291
19–26
L 1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
46
January 29
Seattle
L 85–99
Charlie Scott (25)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
4,273
19–27
L 2
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
47
January 31
Los Angeles
W 105–101
Curtis Perry (24)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
5,871
20–27
W 1
-
-
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
48
February 4
Washington
W 90–89
Dick Van Arsdale (30)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
4,263
21–27
W 2
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
49
February 5
@ Seattle
W 107–102
Dick Van Arsdale (46)
Seattle Center Coliseum
10,002
22–27
W 3
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
50
February 6
Seattle
W 112–105
Mike Bantom (26)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
5,865
23–27
W 4
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
51
February 8
@ Golden State
L 96–105
Dick Van Arsdale (27)
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
8,961
23–28
L 1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
52
February 12
Buffalo
W 108–96
Charlie Scott (25)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
6,255
24–28
W 1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
53
February 14
Boston
L 106–112
Dick Van Arsdale (25)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
9,338
24–29
L 1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
54
February 15
Atlanta
L 107–111
Curtis Perry (26)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
6,147
24–30
L 2
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
55
February 18
@ Buffalo
L 109–124
Charlie Scott (32)
Maple Leaf Gardens
8,163
24–31
L 3
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
56
February 19
@ Washington
L 97–120
Dick Van Arsdale (20)
Capital Centre
6,201
24–32
L 4
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
57
February 21
@ New Orleans
L 96–98
Gary Melchionni (17)
Municipal Auditorium
4,563
24–33
L 5
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
58
February 23
@ Milwaukee
W 106–97
Dennis Awtrey (24)
Dane County Coliseum
8,832
25–33
W 1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
59
February 25
@ Golden State
W 111–97
Charlie Scott (26)
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
8,550
26–33
W 2
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
60
February 26
Cleveland
W 108–96
Charlie Scott (24)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
5,447
27–33
W 3
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
61
February 28
Golden State
W 102–96
Dick Van Arsdale (25)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
9,511
28–33
W 4
-
-
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
62
March 2
@ Houston
L 104–110
Charlie Scott (26)
Hofheinz Pavilion
4,827
28–34
L 1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
63
March 4
@ Kansas City-Omaha
L 99–103
Mike Bantom (23)
Omaha Civic Auditorium
4,027
28–35
L 2
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
64
March 6
Chicago
W 88–65
Mike Bantom (16)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
7,683
29–35
W 1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
65
March 7
@ Portland
L 98–120
Mike Bantom (28)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
10,080
29–36
L 1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
66
March 8
Houston
L 107–112

| | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 5,272 | 29–37 | L 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 67 | March 11 | @ New York | L 98–103 | Charlie Scott (30) | Madison Square Garden 17,443 | 29–38 | L 3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 68 | March 12 | @ Boston | L 82–88 | Nate Hawthorne (20) | Hartford Civic Center 11,283 | 29–39 | L 4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 69 | March 14 | @ Philadelphia | L 97–108 | Mike Bantom (19) | The Spectrum 7,127 | 29–40 | L 5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 70 | March 16 | @ Atlanta | L 114–117 | Charlie Scott (38) | Omni Coliseum 2,786 | 29–41 | L 6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 71 | March 18 | @ Golden State | L 103–133 | Mike Bantom (26) | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 6,795 | 29–42 | L 7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 72 | March 19 | New York | L 96–101 | Curtis Perry (22) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 5,492 | 29–43 | L 8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 73 | March 21 | Portland | L 108–112 | Dick Van Arsdale (26) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 4,786 | 29–44 | L 9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 74 | March 22 | @ Portland | L 92–94 | Curtis Perry (18) | Memorial Coliseum 11,142 | 29–45 | L 10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 75 | March 23 | @ Seattle | W 102–96 | Mike Bantom (22) | Seattle Center Coliseum 14,082 | 30–45 | W 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 76 | March 25 | Milwaukee | W 92–87 | Charlie Scott (22) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 7,232 | 31–45 | W 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 77 | March 27 | Detroit | L 79–91 | Charlie Scott (19) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 5,629 | 31–46 | L 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 78 | March 29 | Kansas City-Omaha | L 100–104 | Dennis Awtrey, Curtis Perry (20) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 6,450 | 31–47 | L 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 79 | March 30 | @ Los Angeles | L 90–104 | Mike Bantom (20) | The Forum 8,546 | 31–48

L 3
-
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
80
April 2
Los Angeles
W 108–106
Charlie Scott (25)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
5,610
32–48
W 1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
81
April 4
Golden State
L 99–128
Mike Bantom (22)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
6,867
32–49
L 1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
82
April 6
@ Seattle
L 111–114
Charlie Scott (25)
Seattle Center Coliseum
14,082
32–50
L 2
-

Awards and honors

All-Star

  • Charlie Scott was selected as a reserve for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game, which was played in Phoenix for the first time. Scott finished third in voting among Western Conference guards with 40,736 votes. It was his third consecutive All-Star selection.
  • Other Suns players who received All-Star votes were Keith Erickson (23,171), Curtis Perry (22,574), and Dick Van Arsdale (19,395).

Season

  • Mike Bantom finished 14th in MVP voting.

Player statistics

Legend
GP
FG%
APG
PPG

Season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
827334.6.470.6778.64.2.7.69.9
825027.3.461.7146.71.9.8.612.5
*1308.3.375.933^2.50.3.5.22.9
492430.0.425.833^5.03.51.0.212.3
50212.4.411.6491.80.8.6.45.9
441817.6.416.5811.52.1.5.24.0
682922.5.430.8092.82.3.7.28.5
41510.5.386.7501.01.2.4.03.0
797834.0.477.71911.92.41.41.013.4
691215.3.433.6953.71.2.6.26.1
696037.6.441.7814.04.51.6.324.3
705034.6.470.8322.72.81.2.216.1
79913.2.414.4375.81.2.4.44.7
  • – Stats with the Suns.

^ – Minimum 125 free throws made.

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

Additions

DatePlayerContractOld Team
January 2, 1975Greg JacksonUndisclosedNew York Knicks

Subtractions

DatePlayerReason leftNew team
May 20, 1974Lamar Green[Expansion draft](1974-nba-expansion-draft)New Orleans Jazz
July 31, 1974Bob ChristianWaivedNew York Knicks
September 24, 1974Bill ChamberlainWaived(Retired)
October 10, 1974Dave StallworthWaivedNew York Knicks

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