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1974–75 Phoenix Suns season

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Head coach
  
John MacLeod

Owner(s)
  
Richard Bloch

General manager
  
Jerry Colangelo

Record
  
32–50 (.390)

Arena
  
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Place
  
Division: 4th (Pacific) Conference: 8th (Western)

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.

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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.

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.

    • Season

    * – Stats with the Suns.
    ^ – Minimum 125 free throws made.

    Free agents

    References

    1974–75 Phoenix Suns season Wikipedia
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