Temporada 1971-72 de los Buffalo Braves
# Temporada 1971-72 de los Buffalo Braves

La temporada 1971-72 fue la segunda de los Buffalo Braves en la NBA. La temporada regular acabó con 22 victorias y 60 derrotas, ocupando el octavo puesto de la conferencia Este, no logrando clasificarse para los playoffs.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 3 | Elmore Smith | Pívot | Estados Unidos | Kentucky State* |
| 2 | 19 | Fred Hilton | Escolta | Estados Unidos | Grambling State |
| 2 | 26 | Amos Thomas | Alero | Estados Unidos | Southwestern Oklahoma* |
| 2 | 30 | Spencer Haywood | Ala-Pívot | Estados Unidos | Detroit |
| 4 | 53 | Jim O'Brien | Base | Estados Unidos | Boston College |
| 7 | 104 | Randy Smith | Escolta | Estados Unidos | Buffalo State* |

## Temporada regular

División Atlántico :

| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Neutral | Div |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| y-Boston Celtics | 56 | 26 | .683 | – | 32–9 | 21–16 | 3–1 | 15–3 |
| x-New York Knicks | 48 | 34 | .585 | 8 | 27–14 | 20–19 | 1–1 | 11–7 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 30 | 52 | .366 | 26 | 14–23 | 14–26 | 2–3 | 6–12 |
| Buffalo Braves | 22 | 60 | .268 | 34 | 13–27 | 8–31 | 1–2 | 4–14 |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | RB | AS | FP | PTS |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Bob Kauffman | 25 | 77 | 41.6 | 7.2 | 14.6 | .497 | 4.4 | 5.6 | .795 | 10.2 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 18.9 |
| 2 | Elmore Smith | 22 | 78 | 40.8 | 7.4 | 16.3 | .454 | 2.5 | 4.7 | .534 | 15.2 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 17.3 |
| 3 | Walt Hazzard | 29 | 72 | 33.2 | 6.3 | 13.9 | .451 | 3.3 | 4.2 | .782 | 3.0 | 5.6 | 3.2 | 15.8 |
| 4 | Randy Smith | 23 | 76 | 27.6 | 5.7 | 11.8 | .482 | 2.1 | 3.3 | .622 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 13.4 |
| 5 | Dick Garrett | 25 | 73 | 26.1 | 4.5 | 10.1 | .442 | 1.9 | 2.2 | .866 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 10.8 |
| 6 | Em Bryant | 33 | 54 | 22.6 | 1.9 | 4.1 | .459 | 1.4 | 2.3 | .600 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 5.1 |
| 7 | Fred Hilton | 24 | 61 | 22.1 | 5.1 | 13.0 | .389 | 1.5 | 2.0 | .738 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 11.6 |
| 8 | John Hummer | 23 | 55 | 21.6 | 2.1 | 5.3 | .390 | 1.1 | 2.3 | .468 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 5.2 |
| 9 | Cornell Warner | 23 | 62 | 20.0 | 2.6 | 5.9 | .443 | 0.9 | 1.3 | .744 | 6.1 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 6.2 |
| 10 | Mike Davis | 25 | 62 | 17.2 | 3.4 | 8.1 | .425 | 2.2 | 2.9 | .767 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 9.1 |
| 11 | Jerry Chambers | 28 | 26 | 14.2 | 3.0 | 6.9 | .433 | 0.8 | 1.2 | .688 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 6.8 |
| 12 | Bill Hosket | 25 | 44 | 13.5 | 2.0 | 4.1 | .492 | 1.0 | 1.2 | .808 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 5.0 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| - | - |
| Elmore Smith | Mejor quinteto de rookies de la NBA |
| Bob Kauffman | All-Star |
