1974–75 Atlanta Hawks season

The 1974–75 NBA season was the Hawks' 26th season in the NBA and seventh season in Atlanta.[1]

1974–75 Atlanta Hawks season
Head coachCotton Fitzsimmons
ArenaOmni Coliseum
Results
Record31–51 (.378)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Central)
Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid Not Qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWTCG
RadioWSB

An unusually high total of eight Hawk players averaged double figures in points per game for the season, though Lou Hudson only played in eleven games.[1]

Offseason

Draft picks
Main article: 1974 NBA Draft

Roster
Roster listing
Atlanta Hawks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F 50 Brown, John 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Missouri
G 22 Drew, John 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Gardner–Webb
F 44 Kauffman, Bob 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Guilford College
G/F 23 Hudson, Lou 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Minnesota
C 13 Jones, Dwight 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Houston
G 7 Meminger, Dean 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Marquette
C 40 Sojourner, Mike 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Utah
G/F 5 Van Arsdale, Tom 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Indiana
G/F 25 Wetzel, John 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Virginia Tech
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Washington Bullets 6022.732–36–524–1722–8
x-Houston Rockets 4141.5001929–1212–2916–14
Cleveland Cavaliers 4042.4882029–1211–3017–13
Atlanta Hawks 3151.3782922–199–3211–19
New Orleans Jazz 2359.2803720–213–389–21
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics6022.732–
2 y-Washington Bullets6022.732–
3 x-Buffalo Braves4933.59811
4 x-Houston Rockets4141.50019
5 x-New York Knicks4042.48820
6 Cleveland Cavaliers4042.48820
7 Philadelphia 76ers3448.41526
8 Atlanta Hawks3151.37829
9 New Orleans Jazz2359.28037


z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1974–75 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS BUF CHI CLE DET GSW HOU KCO LAL MIL NOJ NYK PHI PHO POR SEA WAS
Atlanta —0–41–30–43–42–21–32–52–22–22–23–50–42–24–01–33–13–5
Boston 4–0—5–43–13–13–11–34–02–24–04–04–07–25–33–14–02–22–2
Buffalo 3–14–5—1–33–12–23–12–21–34–01–34–05–36–33–12–23–12–2
Chicago 4–01–33–1—2–24–53–12–24–53–13–54–03–12–22–22–24–01–3
Cleveland 4–31–31–32–2—2–22–24–42–22–21–36–11–33–12–22–22–23–5
Detroit 2–21–32–25–42–2—1–32–22–63–13–64–02–23–12–23–12–21–3
Golden State 3–13–11–31–32–23–1—2–22–25–23–12–23–13–15–35–34–31–3
Houston 5–20–42–22–24–42–22–2—4–02–23–15–31–32–22–22–21–32–5
Kansas City-Omaha 2–22–23–15–42–26–22–20–4—3–16–32–22–21–33–13–11–31–3
Los Angeles 2–20–40–41–32–21–32–52–21–3—4–03–10–43–14–42–52–61–3
Milwaukee 2–20–43–15–33–16–31–31–33–60–4—3–13–13–12–22–21–30–4
New Orleans 5–30–40–40–41–60–42–23–52–21–31–3—2–22–21–32–21–30–7
New York 4–02–73–51–33–12–21–33–12–24–01–32–2—4–53–12–22–21–3
Philadelphia 2–23–53–62–21–31–31–32–23–11–31–32–25–4—2–22–22–21–3
Phoenix 0–41–31–32–22–22–23–52–21–34–42–23–11–32–2—1–64–31–3
Portland 3–10–42–22–22–21–33–52–21–35–22–22–22–22–26–1—2–61–3
Seattle 1–32–21–30–42–22–23–43–13–16–23–13–12–22–23–46–2—1–3
Washington 5–32–22–23–15–33–13–15–23–13–14–07–03–13–13–13–13–1—

Awards and records

References
  1. 1974–75 Atlanta Hawks
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