1985–86 Boston Celtics season

The 1985–86 Boston Celtics season was the 40th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They finished with the best record in the league at 67–15, including a 40–1 record at home (37–1 at the Boston Garden, 3–0 at the Hartford Civic Center). Those 40 home wins set an NBA record which would only be matched by the San Antonio Spurs in 2016. Widely regarded among the greatest teams in NBA history, their 67 total wins were one win shy of tying their franchise record of 68 wins set in 1972–73, and tied for fifth all-time

1985–86 Boston Celtics season
NBA champions
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coachK. C. Jones
OwnersDon Gaston
Alan N. Cohen
Paul Dupee
ArenaBoston Garden
Hartford Civic Center
Results
Record67–15 (.817)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Atlantic)
Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishNBA Champions
(Defeated Rockets 4–2)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWLVI
(Gil Santos, Bob Cousy)
SportsChannel New England
(Mike Gorman, Tom Heinsohn)
RadioWRKO
(Johnny Most, Glenn Ordway)
< 1984–85 1986–87 >

Larry Bird won his third consecutive MVP award and Bill Walton won the Sixth Man of the Year Award. The team was anchored by the"Big Three" frontcourt of Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish, which is frequently ranked among the best frontcourts in NBA history.

In the playoffs, the Celtics swept the Chicago Bulls in three games in the First Round, then defeated the Atlanta Hawks in five games in the Semi-finals, before sweeping the Milwaukee Bucks in four games in the Conference Finals to reach the NBA Finals for a third consecutive season. In the NBA Finals, the Celtics faced off against the Houston Rockets in a rematch of the 1981 NBA Finals, which the Celtics won in six games. The Celtics would go on to win their 16th championship and the last for 22 years, defeating the Houston Rockets in six games in the NBA Finals, and had won 82 combined regular season and playoff games, a record that stood until the Chicago Bulls racked up 87 combined wins en route to a title (the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors broke that record with 88 combined wins, although they infamously lost the finals).

NBA draft

The 1985 NBA draft took place on June 18, 1985. It was also the first NBA Draft of the "Lottery" era. The lottery was put into place so teams could not intentionally lose games to receive the number one pick.

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalitySchool/Club Team
120Sam VincentGuard  United StatesMichigan State
370Andre BattleGuard  United StatesLoyola (IL)
493Cliff WebberForward  United StatesLiberty Baptist
5116Albert ButtsForward  United StatesLa Salle
6139Ralph LewisGuard  United StatesLa Salle
7162Chris Remly  United StatesRutgers

Season Synopsis

The Celtics were coming from a 6-game NBA Finals series against their arch-rival the Los Angeles Lakers. They ended with a record 63-19 during the regular season, a league-best record, earning home court advantage throughout the playoffs.

November

They started their 1985–86 season campaign with a 109-113 OT loss to the New Jersey Nets, despite a near quadruple-double performance from Larry Bird who recorded 21 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists and 8 steals for the Celtics.[1] The next day, Kevin McHale's 26 points and 15 rebounds led the Celtics towards a 105-100 road win over the Cavaliers.[2] Four days later, the Celtics defeated the visiting Bucks, 117–106, with Bird, McHale, Parish and Johnson, all scoring at least 20 points.[3] They ended the month of November with a 2–1 record.

Regular season

Season standings

W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics6715.81740–127–1418–6
x-Philadelphia 76ers5428.6591331–1023–1815–9
x-Washington Bullets3943.4762826–1513–2811–13
x-New Jersey Nets3943.4762826–1513–2811–13
New York Knicks2359.2804415–268–335–19
#
Team W L PCT GB
1z-Boston Celtics6715.817
2y-Milwaukee Bucks5725.69510
3x-Philadelphia 76ers5428.65913
4x-Atlanta Hawks5032.61017
5x-Detroit Pistons4636.56121
6x-Washington Bullets3943.47628
7x-New Jersey Nets3943.47628
8x-Chicago Bulls3052.36637
9Cleveland Cavaliers2953.35438
10Indiana Pacers2656.31741
11New York Knicks2359.28044

Record vs. opponents

1985-86 NBA Records
TeamATLBOSCHICLEDALDENDETGSWHOUINDLACLALMILNJNNYKPHIPHOPORSACSASSEAUTAWAS
Atlanta0–65–14–21–11–14–21–11–15–12–01–13–34–25–14–12–02–02–01–11–10–21–4
Boston6–05–15–11–11–14–12–02–05–12–02–05–04–25–14–21–11–11–12–02–02–05–1
Chicago1–51–53–30–22–02–42–01–13–31–10–21–52–34–21–51–11–10–21–11–11–11–4
Cleveland2–41–53–31–11–11–50–20–23–21–11–11–53–34–10–62–00–22–01–11–10–21–5
Dallas1–11–12–01–13–30–24–11–52–02–31–40–22–01–10–25–02–33–34–23–25–11–1
Denver1–11–10–21–13–31–13–23–32–04–13–22–01–11–11–14–13–23–33–32–33–32–0
Detroit2–41–44–25–12–01–11–11–15–12–01–12–44–24–12–40–21–10–21–12–01–14–2
Golden State1–10–20–22–01–42–31–10–51–15–12–40–21–11–11–12–41–52–32–32–42–31–1
Houston1–10–21–12–05–13–31–15–02–03–21–40–21–12–01–13–23–24–25–13–23–32–0
Indiana1–51–53–32–30–20–21–51–10–22–00–22–42–32–40–61–10–20–21–12–00–25–1
L.A. Clippers0–20–21–11–13–21–40–21–52–30–22–41–12–02–00–22–42–45–01–43–33–20–2
L.A. Lakers1–10–22–01–14–12–31–14–24–12–04–22–01–11–12–05–16–05–04–14–25–02–0
Milwaukee3–30–55–15–12–00–24–22–02–04–21–10–24–26–04–11–12–02–02–02–02–04–2
New Jersey2–42–43–23–30–21–12–41–11–13–20–21–12–45–12–42–02–02–01–10–22–02–4
New York1–51–52–41–41–11–11–41–10–24–20–21–10–61–50–62–00–21–11–11–10–23–3
Philadelphia1–42–45–16–02–01–14–21–11–16–02–00–21–44–26–02–02–02–01–11–11–13–3
Phoenix0–21–11–10–20–51–42–04–22–31–14–21–51–10–20–20–22–42–33–25–11–41–1
Portland0–21–11–12–03–22–31–15–12–32–04–20–60–20–22–00–24–23–21–45–12–30–2
Sacramento0–21–12–00–23–33–32–03–22–42–00–50–50–20–21–10–23–22–35–15–02–41–1
San Antonio1–10–21–11–12–43–31–13–21–51–14–11–40–21–11–11–12–34–11–52–32–42–0
Seattle1–10–21–11–12–33–20–24–22–30–23–32–40–22–01–11–11–51–50–53–22–31–1
Utah2–00–21–12–01–53–31–13–23–32–02–30–50–20–22–01–14–13–24–24–23–21–1
Washington4–11–54–15–11–10–22–41–10–21–52–00–22–44–23–33–31–12–01–10–21–11–1

Game log

1985–86 game log
Total: 67–15 (Home: 40–1; Road: 27–14)
October: 2–1 (home: 1–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1October 25, 1985@ New JerseyL 109–113 (OT)Bird (21)Bird (12)Bird (10)Brendan Byrne Arena
13,095
0–1
2October 26, 1985@ ClevelandW 105–100McHale (21)McHale (15)Johnson (5)Richfield Coliseum
20,900
1–1
3October 30, 1985
7:30 p.m. EST
MilwaukeeW 117–106McHale (25)Parish (13)Ainge,
Bird (5)
Boston Garden
14,890
2–1
November: 13–1 (home: 8–0; road: 5–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
4November 1, 1985AtlantaW 109–105Bird (25)McHale (10)Johnson (9)Boston Garden
14,890
3–1
5November 2, 1985@ WashingtonW 88–73Ainge (20)Parish (10)Bird (8)Capital Centre
17,488
4–1
6November 8, 1985PhoenixW 125–101Parish (25)Parish (10)Bird (10)Boston Garden
14,890
5–1
7November 9, 1985@ DetroitW 124–105Bird (29)McHale (11)Johnson (7)Pontiac Silverdome
25,148
6–1
8November 13, 1985IndianaW 118–114Johnson (30)Bird (15)Bird (7)Boston Garden
14,890
7–1
9November 15, 1985WashingtonW 118–114Ainge (24)Bird (11)Ainge (9)Boston Garden
14,890
8–1
10November 16, 1985@ IndianaL 109–111Bird (33)Parish (10)Ainge (7)Market Square Arena
16,904
8–2
11November 20, 1985UtahW 115–106 (OT)Bird (27)Parish (17)Ainge (7)Boston Garden
14,890
9–2
12November 22, 1985PhiladelphiaW 110–103McHale (32)Parish (12)Bird (6)Boston Garden
14,890
10–2
13November 23, 1985@ New YorkW 113–104Parish (27)Parish (12)Bird (10)Madison Square Garden
19,591
11–2
14November 26, 1985@ PhiladelphiaW 98–91Parish (22)McHale (13)Bird (11)The Spectrum
17,921
12–2
15November 27, 1985DetroitW 132–124Bird (47)Bird (12)Ainge,
Johnson (5)
Boston Garden
14,890
13–2
16November 29, 1985New YorkW 94–88Bird (31)Bird (15)Johnson (7)Boston Garden
14,890
14–2
17November 30, 1985@ AtlantaW 102–97Bird (28)McHale (8)Johnson (8)The Omni
13,101
15–2
December: 8–5 (home: 4–1; road: 4–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
18December 3, 1985
8:30 p.m. EST
@ MilwaukeeW 112–109McHale (29)McHale (10)Ainge (6)MECCA Arena
11,052
16–2
19December 4, 1985@ New JerseyW 130–111Johnson (23)Walton (13)Ainge,
Bird,
McHale (5)
Brendan Byrne Arena
15,169
17–2
20December 6, 1985PortlandL 103–121Bird (20)Bird (11)Ainge (9)Boston Garden
14,890
17–3
21December 10, 1985Atlanta
(at Hartford, Connecticut)
W 114–110McHale,
Parish (24)
Parish (10)Johnson (9)Hartford Civic Center
14,493
18–3
22December 11, 1985SacramentoW 118–101Bird (24)Bird (7)Ainge,
Bird (5)
Boston Garden
14,890
19–3
23December 14, 1985@ ClevelandL 99–109Bird (31)McHale (12)Ainge (9)Richfield Coliseum
15,349
19–4
24December 15, 1985ChicagoW 109–104Bird (34)Parish (15)Ainge (9)Boston Garden
14,890
20–4
25December 17, 1985@ ChicagoL 108–116Johnson (25)Parish (15)Johnson (8)Chicago Stadium
13,786
20–5
26December 18, 1985DallasW 137–117Bird (35)McHale (10)Ainge (13)Boston Garden
14,890
21–5
27December 21, 1985@ PhiladelphiaL 102–108McHale (34)McHale (10)Ainge (9)The Spectrum
17,941
21–6
28December 25, 1985@ New YorkL 104–113 (2OT)McHale (29)Parish (18)Ainge (8)Madison Square Garden
17,480
21–7
29December 28, 1985@ UtahW 110–108Bird,
McHale (24)
Parish (10)Bird (8)Salt Palace
12,702
22–7
30December 30, 1985@ L.A. ClippersW 125–103McHale (22)McHale (18)Bird (8)Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
14,977
23–7
January: 12–1 (home: 7–0; road: 5–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
31January 2, 1986@ IndianaW 122–104Johnson (29)Bird (13)Bird (8)Market Square Arena
14,974
24–7
32January 3, 1986New JerseyW 129–117Bird (29)Bird (10)Johnson (8)Boston Garden
14,890
25–7
33January 7, 1986@ DetroitL 109–113McHale (29)Bird (12)Bird (8)Pontiac Silverdome
17,421
25–8
34January 8, 1986ClevelandW 126–95Bird (25)McHale (13)Bird (7)Boston Garden
14,890
26–8
35January 10, 1986AtlantaW 115–108Bird (29)Parish (15)Johnson (8)Boston Garden
14,890
27–8
36January 15, 1986DenverW 123–100McHale (33)Bird (14)Bird (9)Boston Garden
14,890
28–8
37January 17, 1986@ IndianaW 123–105McHale (28)Bird (9)Bird (8)Market Square Arena
16,904
29–8
38January 18, 1986@ AtlantaW 125–122 (OT)Bird (41)McHale (12)Ainge (12)The Omni
16,522
30–8
39January 22, 1986
8:00 p.m. EST
L.A. LakersW 110–95Johnson (22)Bird (12)Ainge (8)Boston Garden
14,890
31–8
40January 24, 1986Golden StateW 135–114Bird (25)Wedman (13)Johnson (7)Boston Garden
14,890
32–8
41January 26, 1986PhiladelphiaW 105–103Bird (28)Bird (14)Bird (6)Boston Garden
14,890
33–8
42January 30, 1986@ ChicagoW 101–91Bird (26)Parish (16)Johnson (8)Chicago Stadium
15,207
34–8
43January 31, 1986@ WashingtonW 97–88Wedman (24)Parish (14)Ainge (9)Capital Centre
19,123
35–8
February: 11–3 (home: 5–0; road: 6–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
44February 2, 1986SeattleW 114–101Johnson (24)Bird (11)Johnson (7)Boston Garden
14,890
36–8
45February 4, 1986
8:30 p.m. EST
@ MilwaukeeW 112–93Bird (24)Bird (9)Johnson (8)MECCA Arena
11,052
37–8
46February 5, 1986WashingtonW 103–88Bird (26)Walton (17)Bird,
Johnson (6)
Boston Garden
14,890
38–8
All-Star Break
47February 11, 1986@ SacramentoL 100–105Bird (29)Parish (15)Johnson (5)ARCO Arena
10,333
38–9
48February 13, 1986@ SeattleW 107–98Bird (31)Bird (15)Bird (11)Seattle Center Coliseum
14,230
39–9
49February 14, 1986@ PortlandW 120–119 (OT)Bird (47)Bird (14)Ainge (12)Memorial Coliseum
12,666
40–9
50February 16, 1986
3:30 p.m. EST
@ L.A. LakersW 105–99Johnson (23)Bird (18)Bird (7)The Forum
17,505
41–9
51February 17, 1986@ PhoenixL 101–108Johnson (24)Parish (11)Bird,
Carlisle,
Johnson (3)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,519
41–10
52February 19, 1986@ Golden StateW 115–100Bird (36)Parish (13)Bird (11)Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
15,011
42–10
53February 20, 1986@ DenverL 100–102Bird (27)Bird (16)Ainge (8)McNichols Sports Arena
17,022
42–11
54February 23, 1986Indiana
(at Hartford, Connecticut)
W 113–98Bird (30)Parish (15)Bird (12)Hartford Civic Center
15,124
43–11
55February 25, 1986@ New YorkW 91–74Bird (24)Bird (18)Bird (13)Madison Square Garden
18,329
44–11
56February 26, 1986San AntonioW 120–100Parish (27)Parish (10)Bird (9)Boston Garden
14,890
45–11
57February 28, 1986L.A. ClippersW 124–108Parish (26)Bird (13)Bird (12)Boston Garden
14,890
46–11
March: 15–2 (home: 11–0; road: 4–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
58March 2, 1986DetroitW 129–109Bird (35)Bird (9)Johnson (8)Boston Garden
14,890
47–11
59March 4, 1986@ ChicagoW 106–94McHale (23)Parish (11)Johnson (8)Chicago Stadium
14,172
48–11
60March 5, 1986ChicagoW 108–97Bird (26)Parish (15)Ainge (10)Boston Garden
14,890
49–11
61March 7, 1986New YorkW 115–108McHale (20)Walton (12)Ainge,
Bird (8)
Boston Garden
14,890
50–11
62March 8, 1986@ WashingtonL 108–110 (OT)Bird (24)Parish (25)Bird (8)Capital Centre
19,123
50–12
63March 10, 1986@ DallasL 115–116Bird (50)Parish (16)Johnson (6)Reunion Arena
17,007
50–13
64March 11, 1986
8:30 p.m. EST
@ HoustonW 116–104Bird (31)Walton (16)Bird (10)The Summit
16,016
51–13
65March 13, 1986@ San AntonioW 135–119Bird (33)Bird (11)Johnson (7)HemisFair Arena
14,180
52–13
66March 14, 1986@ AtlantaW 121–114Bird (26)McHale (12)Johnson (9)The Omni
16,522
53–13
67March 16, 1986PhiladelphiaW 118–101Bird (36)Bird (14)Johnson (7)Boston Garden
14,890
54–13
68March 18, 1986Cleveland
(at Hartford, Connecticut)
W 126–96Bird (43)Parish (12)Johnson (11)Hartford Civic Center
15,134
55–13
69March 19, 1986IndianaW 127–108Parish (28)Parish (17)Johnson (8)Boston Garden
14,890
56–13
70March 21, 1986ChicagoW 126–105Bird (32)Parish (14)Johnson (9)Boston Garden
14,890
57–13
71March 24, 1986
8:00 p.m. EST
HoustonW 114–107Bird (36)Johnson,
McHale,
Parish (8)
Johnson (12)Boston Garden
14,890
58–13
72March 26, 1986
7:30 p.m. EST
MilwaukeeW 121–115Bird (35)Bird (12)Bird,
Johnson (6)
Boston Garden
14,890
59–13
73March 28, 1986WashingtonW 116–97Bird (27)Bird,
Walton (12)
Johnson (9)Boston Garden
14,890
60–13
74March 30, 1986New JerseyW 122–117Bird (40)Parish (14)Johnson (10)Boston Garden
14,890
61–13
April: 6–2 (home: 4–0; road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
75April 1, 1986@ ClevelandW 123–105Johnson (21)Walton (11)Johnson (7)Richfield Coliseum
17,495
62–13
76April 2, 1986DetroitW 122–106Parish (30)Parish (18)Bird (13)Boston Garden
14,890
63–13
77April 4, 1986New YorkW 119–98McHale (25)McHale (11)Bird (8)Boston Garden
14,890
64–13
78April 6, 1986@ PhiladelphiaL 94–95Johnson (22)Parish (11)Bird (10)The Spectrum
17,941
64–14
79April 8, 1986
8:30 p.m. EST
@ MilwaukeeW 126–114Walton (22)Bird (14)Bird (7)MECCA Arena
11,052
65–14
80April 9, 1986@ New JerseyL 98–108McHale (18)Bird (10)McHale (8)Brendan Byrne Arena
18,092
65–15
81April 11, 1986ClevelandW 117–104McHale (30)Parish (9)Bird (8)Boston Garden
14,890
66–15
82April 13, 1986New JerseyW 135–107Bird (26)Parish (13)Ainge,
Johnson (4)
Boston Garden
14,890
67–15
1985–86 schedule

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

PlayerGPREBASTSTLBLKPTSAVG
Larry Bird8280555716651211525.8
Kevin McHale6855118129134144821.3
Robert Parish8177014565116130516.1
Dennis Johnson7826845611035121315.6
Danny Ainge8023540594785510.7
Scott Wedman791928238226348.0
Bill Walton80544165381066067.6
Jerry Sichting821041885005376.5
David Thirdkill4970151131633.3
Sam Vincent5748691741843.2
Sly Williams615211172.8
Rick Carlisle77771041941992.6
Greg Kite6412817328831.3

Playoffs

1986 playoff game log
Eastern Conference First Round: 3–0 (home: 2–0; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1April 17, 1986ChicagoW 123–104Bird (30)McHale,
Parish (10)
Bird (8)Boston Garden
14,890
1–0
2April 20, 1986ChicagoW 135–131 (2OT)Bird (36)McHale,
Walton (15)
Bird,
Johnson (8)
Boston Garden
14,890
2–0
3April 22, 1986@ ChicagoW 122–104McHale (31)Walton (9)Bird (8)Chicago Stadium
18,968
3–0
Eastern Conference Semifinals: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1April 27, 1986
1:00 p.m. EDT
AtlantaW 103–91McHale (24)Bird (12)Johnson (14)Boston Garden
14,890
1–0
2April 29, 1986
8:30 p.m. EDT
AtlantaW 119–108Bird (36)McHale (9)Johnson (9)Boston Garden
14,890
2–0
3May 2, 1986
7:30 p.m. EDT
@ AtlantaW 111–107Bird (28)Parish (14)Bird (12)The Omni
12,357
3–0
4May 4, 1986
1:00 p.m. EDT
@ AtlantaL 94–106McHale (26)McHale (12)Bird (5)The Omni
12,357
3–1
5May 6, 1986
7:30 p.m. EDT
AtlantaW 132–99Bird (36)Parish (13)Johnson (8)Boston Garden
14,890
4–1
Eastern Conference Finals: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1May 13, 1986
8:00 p.m. EDT
MilwaukeeW 128–96Bird (26)Ainge (10)Sichting (8)Boston Garden
14,890
1–0
2May 15, 1986
8:00 p.m. EDT
MilwaukeeW 122–111Bird (26)Parish (9)Bird (9)Boston Garden
14,890
2–0
3May 17, 1986
2:00 p.m. EDT
@ MilwaukeeW 111–107McHale (29)Bird (16)Bird (13)MECCA Arena
11,052
3–0
4May 18, 1986
3:30 p.m. EDT
@ MilwaukeeW 111–98Bird (30)McHale (11)Ainge,
Bird (5)
MECCA Arena
11,052
4–0
NBA Finals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1May 26, 1986
3:00 p.m. EDT
HoustonW 112–100Parish (23)Johnson (11)Birs (13)Boston Garden
14,890
1–0
2May 29, 1986
9:00 p.m. EDT
HoustonW 117–95Bird (31)Bird (8)Bird (7)Boston Garden
14,890
2–0
3June 1, 1986
3:30 p.m. EDT
@ HoustonL 104–106McHale (28)Bird (15)Bird (11)The Summit
16,016
2–1
4June 3, 1986
9:00 p.m. EDT
@ HoustonW 106–103Parish (22)Parish (15)Bird (10)The Summit
16,016
3–1
5June 5, 1986
9:00 p.m. EDT
@ HoustonL 96–111McHale (33)McHale (8)Ainge (5)The Summit
16,016
3–2
6June 8, 1986
1:00 p.m. EDT
HoustonW 114–97Bird (29)Bird (11)Bird (12)Boston Garden
14,890
4–2
1986 schedule

Following the conclusion of the 1986 NBA Finals, a video documentary of the 1986 NBA season, known as Sweet Sixteen, was released.[4] David Perry was the narrator after Dick Stockton had narrated the last three NBA season documentaries.

Roster

1985–86 Boston Celtics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
SG44Ainge, Danny6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)175 lb (79 kg)1959-03-17BYU
SF33Bird, Larry (C)6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg)1956-12-07Indiana State
SG34Carlisle, Rick6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg)1959-10-27Virginia
PG3Johnson, Dennis6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg)1954-09-18Pepperdine
C50Kite, Greg6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)250 lb (113 kg)1961-08-05BYU
PF32McHale, Kevin6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)210 lb (95 kg)1957-12-19Minnesota
C00Parish, Robert7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)230 lb (104 kg)1953-08-30Centenary
PG12Sichting, Jerry6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)168 lb (76 kg)1956-11-29Purdue
SF45Thirdkill, David6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg)1960-04-12Bradley
PG11Vincent, Sam6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg)1963-05-18Michigan State
C5Walton, Bill6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)235 lb (107 kg)1952-11-05UCLA
SF8Wedman, Scott6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg)1952-07-29Colorado
SG35Williams, Sly6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg)1958-01-26Rhode Island
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Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
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Award winners

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