1975–76 Washington Bullets season

1975–76 Washington Bullets season
1975–76 Washington Bullets season
Head coach	K. C. Jones
General manager	Bob Ferry
Owner	Abe Pollin
Arena	Capital Centre
Results
Record	48–34 (.585)
Place	Division: 2nd (Central); Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Conference semifinals; (lost to Cavaliers 3–4)
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	WDCA
Radio	WTOP

The 1975–76 Washington Bullets season was the Bullets 15th season in the NBA and their 3rd season in the city of Washington, D.C.^[1]

Draft picks

1975–76 Washington Bullets roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Player	Height	Weight	From
G	21	Dave Bing	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Syracuse
G	45	Phil Chenier	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	California
F	35	Kevin Grevey	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Kentucky
G	14	Clem Haskins	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Western Kentucky
C	11	Elvin Hayes	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Houston
PF	22	Tom Kozelko	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Toledo
SG	24	Tom Kropp	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Nebraska–Kearney
SG	6	Mike Riordan	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Providence
F	33	Leonard Robinson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Tennessee State
F	41	Wes Unseld	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Louisville
F	12	Nick Weatherspoon	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Illinois

Head coach

Legend

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Cleveland Cavaliers	49	33	.598	–	29–12	20–21	15–11
x-Washington Bullets	48	34	.585	1	31–10	17–24	14–12
Houston Rockets	40	42	.488	9	27–13	13–29	14–12
New Orleans Jazz	38	44	.463	11	22–19	16–25	15–11
Atlanta Hawks	29	53	.354	20	20–21	9–32	7–19

Notes

1975–76 game log
Total: 48–34 (home: 24–17; road: 15–26)

October: 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record

November : 6–8 (home: 4–4; road: 2–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
8	November 13	Boston	W 110–107				Capital Centre	6–2

December : 9–7 (home: 6–1; road: 3–6)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
21	December 12	@ Boston	L 108–130				Boston Garden	11–10

January : 11–6 (home: 7–1; road: 4–5)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
36	January 9	@ Boston	L 113–118				Boston Garden	20–16

February : 11–4 (home: 7–0; road: 4–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
All-Star Break

March : 8–6 (home: 6–2; road: 2–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
68	March 14	@ Boston	W 102–89				Boston Garden	42–26

April : 2–3 (home: 0–2; road: 2–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
82	April 11	Boston	L 99–103				Capital Centre	48–34

1976 playoff game log

Eastern Conference Semifinals: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	April 13	@ Cleveland	W 100–95	Elvin Hayes (28)	Elvin Hayes (18)	Dave Bing (5)	Richfield Coliseum 19,974	1–0
2	April 15	Cleveland	L 79–80	Phil Chenier (19)	Unseld, Robinson (13)	Dave Bing (7)	Capital Centre 17,988	1–1
3	April 17	@ Cleveland	L 76–88	Elvin Hayes (17)	Wes Unseld (13)	four players tied (3)	Richfield Coliseum 21,061	1–2
4	April 21	Cleveland	W 109–98	Clem Haskins (22)	Unseld, Hayes (14)	Wes Unseld (7)	Capital Centre 17,542	2–2
5	April 22	@ Cleveland	L 91–92	Elvin Hayes (25)	Elvin Hayes (13)	Dave Bing (6)	Richfield Coliseum 21,312	2–3
6	April 26	Cleveland	W 102–98 (OT)	Elvin Hayes (28)	Wes Unseld (18)	Wes Unseld (8)	Capital Centre 19,035	3–3
7	April 29	@ Cleveland	L 85–87	Phil Chenier (31)	Elvin Hayes (11)	Wes Unseld (4)	Richfield Coliseum 21,564	3–4