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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 [ edit ] NBA draft [ edit ] Phoenix Suns roster Players Coaches Pos. # Name Height Weight DOB (Y-M-D) From C 21 Awtrey, Dennis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1948-02-22 Santa Clara F/C 40 Bantom, Mike 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1951-12-03 Saint Joseph's G/F 14 Erickson, Keith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1944-04-19 UCLA G 32 Hawthorne, Nate 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1950-01-15 Southern Illinois G 24 Jackson, Greg 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1952-08-02 Guilford G 25 Melchionni, Gary 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1951-01-19 Duke G/F 45 Owens, Jim 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1950-05-01 Arizona State F 18 Perry, Curtis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1948-09-13 Missouri State F 30 Saunders, Fred 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1951-06-13 Syracuse G 33 Scott, Charlie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1948-12-15 North Carolina F/C 34 Shumate, John (IN) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1952-04-06 Notre Dame G/F 5 Van Arsdale, Dick 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1943-02-22 Indiana F/C 55 Williams, Earl 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1951-03-24 Winston-Salem State
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Regular season [ edit ] Standings [ edit ] Record vs. opponents [ edit ] 1974–75 NBA records Team ATL BOS BUF CHI CLE DET GSW HOU KCO LAL MIL NOJ NYK PHI PHO POR SEA WAS Atlanta — 0–4 1–3 0–4 3–4 2–2 1–3 2–5 2–2 2–2 2–2 3–5 0–4 2–2 4–0 1–3 3–1 3–5 Boston 4–0 — 5–4 3–1 3–1 3–1 1–3 4–0 2–2 4–0 4–0 4–0 7–2 5–3 3–1 4–0 2–2 2–2 Buffalo 3–1 4–5 — 1–3 3–1 2–2 3–1 2–2 1–3 4–0 1–3 4–0 5–3 6–3 3–1 2–2 3–1 2–2 Chicago 4–0 1–3 3–1 — 2–2 4–5 3–1 2–2 4–5 3–1 3–5 4–0 3–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 4–0 1–3 Cleveland 4–3 1–3 1–3 2–2 — 2–2 2–2 4–4 2–2 2–2 1–3 6–1 1–3 3–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 3–5 Detroit 2–2 1–3 2–2 5–4 2–2 — 1–3 2–2 2–6 3–1 3–6 4–0 2–2 3–1 2–2 3–1 2–2 1–3 Golden State 3–1 3–1 1–3 1–3 2–2 3–1 — 2–2 2–2 5–2 3–1 2–2 3–1 3–1 5–3 5–3 4–3 1–3 Houston 5–2 0–4 2–2 2–2 4–4 2–2 2–2 — 4–0 2–2 3–1 5–3 1–3 2–2 2–2 2–2 1–3 2–5 Kansas City-Omaha 2–2 2–2 3–1 5–4 2–2 6–2 2–2 0–4 — 3–1 6–3 2–2 2–2 1–3 3–1 3–1 1–3 1–3 Los Angeles 2–2 0–4 0–4 1–3 2–2 1–3 2–5 2–2 1–3 — 4–0 3–1 0–4 3–1 4–4 2–5 2–6 1–3 Milwaukee 2–2 0–4 3–1 5–3 3–1 6–3 1–3 1–3 3–6 0–4 — 3–1 3–1 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 0–4 New Orleans 5–3 0–4 0–4 0–4 1–6 0–4 2–2 3–5 2–2 1–3 1–3 — 2–2 2–2 1–3 2–2 1–3 0–7 New York 4–0 2–7 3–5 1–3 3–1 2–2 1–3 3–1 2–2 4–0 1–3 2–2 — 4–5 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 Philadelphia 2–2 3–5 3–6 2–2 1–3 1–3 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–3 1–3 2–2 5–4 — 2–2 2–2 2–2 1–3 Phoenix 0–4 1–3 1–3 2–2 2–2 2–2 3–5 2–2 1–3 4–4 2–2 3–1 1–3 2–2 — 1–6 4–3 1–3 Portland 3–1 0–4 2–2 2–2 2–2 1–3 3–5 2–2 1–3 5–2 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–2 6–1 — 2–6 1–3 Seattle 1–3 2–2 1–3 0–4 2–2 2–2 3–4 3–1 3–1 6–2 3–1 3–1 2–2 2–2 3–4 6–2 — 1–3 Washington 5–3 2–2 2–2 3–1 5–3 3–1 3–1 5–2 3–1 3–1 4–0 7–0 3–1 3–1 3–1 3–1 3–1 —
Game log [ edit ] 1974–75 game log Total: 32–50 (home: 22–19; road: 10–31) October: 3–3 (home: 2–1; road: 1–2)
November: 6–9 (home: 3–3; road: 3–6)
Game Date Team Score High points Location Attendance Record Streak 7 November 2 @ Washington L 94–108 Charlie Scott (28) Capital Centre 9,160 3–4 L 1 8 November 3 @ Cleveland L 101–104 Keith Erickson (19) Coliseum at Richfield 7,354 3–5 L 2 9 November 7 @ Atlanta L 108–109 Charlie Scott (31) Omni Coliseum 2,847 3–6 L 3 10 November 8 @ New Orleans W 105–102 Charlie Scott (34) Municipal Auditorium 3,118 4–6 W 1 11 November 9 @ Houston W 101–96 Charlie Scott (32) Hofheinz Pavilion 2,553 5–6 W 2 12 November 13 Philadelphia W 105–100 Charlie Scott (41) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 5,071 6–6 W 3 13 November 15 Chicago L 95–102 Charlie Scott (26) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 7,071 6–7 L 1 14 November 17 Golden State L 105–106 Charlie Scott (32) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 7,820 6–8 L 2 15 November 19 @ Milwaukee L 108–122 Charlie Scott (32) MECCA Arena 9,187 6–9 L 3 16 November 20 @ Detroit W 114–106 Charlie Scott (33) Cobo Arena 3,807 7–9 W 1 17 November 22 @ Boston L 94–95 Charlie Scott (27) Boston Garden 13,756 7–10 L 1 18 November 23 @ Buffalo L 104–117 Charlie Scott (23) Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 12,743 7–11 L 2 19 November 26 New Orleans Jazz W 120–110 Charlie Scott (31) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 4,931 8–11 W 1 20 November 28 Portland L 85–88 Charlie Scott (27) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 6,461 8–12 L 1 21 November 30 Houston W 112–100 Gary Melchionni (21) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 5,187 9–12 W 1
December: 6–6 (home: 6–3; road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points Location Attendance Record Streak 22 December 1 @ Los Angeles L 105–111 (OT) Charlie Scott (26) The Forum 10,157 9–13 L 1 23 December 3 Atlanta L 85–91 Charlie Scott (24) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 4,019 9–14 L 2 24 December 5 Golden State W 108–106 (2OT) Charlie Scott (24) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 6,053 10–14 W 1 25 December 7 Los Angeles W 92–88 Charlie Scott (25) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 5,603 11–14 W 2 26 December 8 @ Los Angeles L 102–107 Charlie Scott (28) The Forum 11,124 11–15 L 1 27 December 11 Portland W 104–100 Keith Erickson (26) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 4,768 12–15 W 1 28 December 13 Cleveland W 85–84 Charlie Scott (34) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 5,756 13–15 W 2 29 December 19 Milwaukee L 108–112 Keith Erickson (22) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 7,369 13–16 L 1 30 December 21 Los Angeles W 114–104 Keith Erickson (25) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 5,437 14–16 W 1 31 December 23 @ Golden State L 94–111 Keith Erickson ,Charlie Scott (20) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 5,240 14–17 L 1 32 December 25 Boston W 110–96 Charlie Scott (30) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 8,276 15–17 W 1 33 December 27 Buffalo L 92–108 Charlie Scott ,Dick Van Arsdale (17) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 9,205 15–18 L 1
January: 5–9 (home: 3–4; road: 2–5)
Game Date Team Score High points Location Attendance Record Streak 34 January 2 @ New York L 113–117 (OT) Charlie Scott (30) Madison Square Garden 18,570 15–19 L 2 35 January 3 @ Chicago L 99–126 Mike Bantom (20) Chicago Stadium 6,047 15–20 L 3 36 January 5 @ Cleveland L 86–97 Dennis Awtrey ,Gary Melchionni (15) Coliseum at Richfield 6,138 15–21 L 4 37 January 8 Washington L 95–102 Charlie Scott (26) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 6,770 15–22 L 5 38 January 10 Portland L 110–113 Charlie Scott (24) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 5,068 15–23 L 6 39 January 11 New York W 113–107 Mike Bantom (29) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 7,592 16–23 W 1 All-Star Break 40 January 17 @ Chicago W 115–105 Charlie Scott (31) Chicago Stadium 7,174 17–23 W 2 41 January 18 @ Detroit L 77–86 Mike Bantom (19) Cobo Arena 6,053 17–24 L 1 42 January 19 @ Kansas City-Omaha W 109–97 Charlie Scott (28) Kemper Arena 13,155 18–24 W 1 43 January 21 Philadelphia L 95–101 Charlie Scott (34) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 4,267 18–25 L 1 44 January 25 New Orleans W 94–90 (OT) Charlie Scott (23) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 5,872 19–25 W 1 45 January 28 @ Portland L 107–115 Mike Bantom ,Charlie Scott (24) Memorial Coliseum 10,291 19–26 L 1 46 January 29 Seattle L 85–99 Charlie Scott (25) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 4,273 19–27 L 2 47 January 31 Los Angeles W 105–101 Curtis Perry (24) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 5,871 20–27 W 1
February: 8–6 (home: 5–2; road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points Location Attendance Record Streak 48 February 4 Washington W 90–89 Dick Van Arsdale (30) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 4,263 21–27 W 2 49 February 5 @ Seattle W 107–102 Dick Van Arsdale (46) Seattle Center Coliseum 10,002 22–27 W 3 50 February 6 Seattle W 112–105 Mike Bantom (26) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 5,865 23–27 W 4 51 February 8 @ Golden State L 96–105 Dick Van Arsdale (27) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 8,961 23–28 L 1 52 February 12 Buffalo W 108–96 Charlie Scott (25) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 6,255 24–28 W 1 53 February 14 Boston L 106–112 Dick Van Arsdale (25) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 9,338 24–29 L 1 54 February 15 Atlanta L 107–111 Curtis Perry (26) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 6,147 24–30 L 2 55 February 18 @ Buffalo L 109–124 Charlie Scott (32) Maple Leaf Gardens 8,163 24–31 L 3 56 February 19 @ Washington L 97–120 Dick Van Arsdale (20) Capital Centre 6,201 24–32 L 4 57 February 21 @ New Orleans L 96–98 Gary Melchionni (17) Municipal Auditorium 4,563 24–33 L 5 58 February 23 @ Milwaukee W 106–97 Dennis Awtrey (24) Dane County Coliseum 8,832 25–33 W 1 59 February 25 @ Golden State W 111–97 Charlie Scott (26) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 8,550 26–33 W 2 60 February 26 Cleveland W 108–96 Charlie Scott (24) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 5,447 27–33 W 3 61 February 28 Golden State W 102–96 Dick Van Arsdale (25) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 9,511 28–33 W 4
March: 3–15 (home: 2–5; road: 1–10)
Game Date Team Score High points Location Attendance Record Streak 62 March 2 @ Houston L 104–110 Charlie Scott (26) Hofheinz Pavilion 4,827 28–34 L 1 63 March 4 @ Kansas City-Omaha L 99–103 Mike Bantom (23) Omaha Civic Auditorium 4,027 28–35 L 2 64 March 6 Chicago W 88–65 Mike Bantom (16) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 7,683 29–35 W 1 65 March 7 @ Portland L 98–120 Mike Bantom (28) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 10,080 29–36 L 1 66 March 8 Houston L 107–112 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 5,272 29–37 L 2 67 March 11 @ New York L 98–103 Charlie Scott (30) Madison Square Garden 17,443 29–38 L 3 68 March 12 @ Boston L 82–88 Nate Hawthorne (20) Hartford Civic Center 11,283 29–39 L 4 69 March 14 @ Philadelphia L 97–108 Mike Bantom (19) The Spectrum 7,127 29–40 L 5 70 March 16 @ Atlanta L 114–117 Charlie Scott (38) Omni Coliseum 2,786 29–41 L 6 71 March 18 @ Golden State L 103–133 Mike Bantom (26) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 6,795 29–42 L 7 72 March 19 New York L 96–101 Curtis Perry (22) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 5,492 29–43 L 8 73 March 21 Portland L 108–112 Dick Van Arsdale (26) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 4,786 29–44 L 9 74 March 22 @ Portland L 92–94 Curtis Perry (18) Memorial Coliseum 11,142 29–45 L 10 75 March 23 @ Seattle W 102–96 Mike Bantom (22) Seattle Center Coliseum 14,082 30–45 W 1 76 March 25 Milwaukee W 92–87 Charlie Scott (22) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 7,232 31–45 W 2 77 March 27 Detroit L 79–91 Charlie Scott (19) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 5,629 31–46 L 1 78 March 29 Kansas City-Omaha L 100–104 Dennis Awtrey ,Curtis Perry (20) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 6,450 31–47 L 2 79 March 30 @ Los Angeles L 90–104 Mike Bantom (20) The Forum 8,546 31–48 L 3
April: 1–2 (home: 1–1; road: 0–1)
1974–75 schedule
Awards and honors [ edit ] All-Star [ edit ] 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). Player statistics [ edit ] * – Stats with the Suns. ^ – Minimum 125 free throws made.
Transactions [ edit ] Free agents [ edit ] Additions [ edit ] Date Player Contract Old Team January 2, 1975 Greg Jackson Undisclosed New York Knicks
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