1974–75 Phoenix Suns season explained

Team:Phoenix Suns
End Year:1975
Wins:32
Losses:50
Division:Pacific
Division Place:4
Conf Place:8
Coach:John MacLeod
Gm:Jerry Colangelo
Owners:Karl Eller, Don Pitt, Don Diamond, Bhavik Darji, Marvin Meyer, Richard L. Bloch
Arena:Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Playoffs:Did not qualify
Bbr Team:PHO
Television:KTAR-TV
Radio:KTAR

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

See main article: 1974 NBA draft.

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RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
14John ShumateForwardNotre Dame
231Fred SaundersForwardSyracuse
340George GervinGuardEastern Michigan
349Earl WilliamsCenterWinston-Salem State
458Randy AllenGuardIndiana (PA)
576Ralph BobikGuardCreighton
694Collis TempleForwardLouisiana State
7112Clyde DickeyGuardBoise State
8130Tom HollandForwardOklahoma
9148Ted EvansForwardOklahoma
10165Mark WasleyForwardArizona State