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1976–77 Phoenix Suns season

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Head coach
  
John MacLeod

Owner(s)
  
Richard Bloch

General manager
  
Jerry Colangelo

Record
  
34–48 (.415)

Arena
  
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Place
  
Division: 5th (Pacific) Conference: 10th (Western)

The 1976–77 Phoenix Suns season was the ninth season for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association. With injuries limiting the team to only six games with a full roster, the Suns plummeted to the bottom of the Pacific division standings, missing the playoffs after appearing in the Finals just one season prior. The Suns were led by head coach John MacLeod and played all home games in Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

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All-Star

  • Paul Westphal was voted as a starter for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game. It was his first All-Star selection. Westphal finished first in voting among Western Conference guards with 163,173 votes.

    • Season

  • Paul Westphal was named to the All-NBA First Team.
  • Ron Lee was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.

    • Season

    + – Minimum 50 games played.

    References

    1976–77 Phoenix Suns season Wikipedia
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