1975–76 Portland Trail Blazers season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Portland Trail Blazers 1976 37 45 Pacific 5 7 Lenny Wilkens Harry Glickman Larry Weinberg Memorial Coliseum KOIN KOIN Did not qualify POR The 1975–76 Portland Trail Blazers season was the sixth season of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA).https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/POR/1976.html 1975–76 Portland Trail Blazers Basketball-Reference.com 25 February 2017 The Blazers finished at 37–45, one game shy of their franchise high from the previous year. Despite finishing with a better record than the Detroit Pistons of the Midwest Division, the Pistons made the playoffs and the Blazers did not. Draft picks thumb|175px|Lionel Hollins was the sixth pick overall in the 1975 NBA draft. 1975 NBA draft Note: This is not a complete list; only the first two rounds are covered, as well as any other picks by the franchise who played at least one NBA game. Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team 1 6 Lionel Hollins G Arizona State 2 25 Bob Gross G/F Long Beach State 3 50 Gus Gerard G/F Spirits of St. Louis (ABA) 4 61 Phil Hicks F Tulane Roster Portland Trail Blazers 1975–76 #d1210a #FFFFFF #000000 #FFFFFF 33 Dan Anderson basketball, born 1951 G 6 2 185 USC 40 Barry Clemens F 6 6 210 Ohio Wesleyan 30 Bob Gross SF 6 6 200 Long Beach State 10 Steve Hawes C 6 9 220 Washington 14 Lionel Hollins G 6 3 185 Arizona State 23 Steve "Snapper" Jones G 6 5 205 Oregon 25 LaRue Martin C 6 11 208 Loyola Chicago 36 Lloyd Neal F 6 7 225 Tennessee State 45 Geoff Petrie SG 6 4 190 Princeton 15 Larry Steele F 6 5 180 Kentucky 32 Bill Walton C 6 11 210 UCLA 21 Sidney Wicks PF 6 8 225 UCLA Lenny Wilkens Tom Meschery Regular season thumb|The Trail Blazers played their home games at Veterans Memorial Coliseum. October Three of the first four games of the 1975–76 season for the Trail Blazers were played on the road. It proved to be a stiff opening test for the team, as they lost all three road games handily, and narrowly missed beating the Phoenix Suns in the lone home game of the opening month.https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/POR/1976_games.html 1975-76 Portland Trail Blazers Schedule and Results Basketball-Reference.com 25 February 2017 The opening game of the season was a visit to Seattle to face the SuperSonics on October 24. The Blazers started out well, leading 28–24 after the first quarter. However, by halftime Seattle was leading 57–53. The Blazers came back and made it a one-point game by the start of the fourth quarter, but Seattle pulled away, winning the fourth quarter by a 27–20 margin, and thus the game, 105–97. Geoff Petrie led the Blazers with 25 points, and Sidney Wicks added 20. Lloyd Neal fouled out after amassing 6 fouls to go along with 15 points. The Blazers' record: 0–1. For the SuperSonics, the leaders were Fred Brown with 29 points, and Slick Watts with 17. The game was played in front of a crowd of 13,601.https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197510240SEA.html Portland Trail Blazers at Seattle SuperSonics Box Score, October 24, 1975 Basketball-Reference.com 25 February 2017 Portland were home the following evening to face the Phoenix Suns, on October 25. The Blazers blew an 11-point lead they had amassed after the first three-quarters, as the Suns dominated the final quarter, 26–12, to take the game by a final score of 89–88. It was a tough way to start the home portion of the season's schedule, and it would take a little more 'killer instinct' if they wanted to finish off teams and progress in the direction towards success. Bill Walton led the Blazers with 33 points, and Sidney Wicks chipped in 21. The Suns were guided by Paul Westphal's 17 points, while Nate Hawthorne and Alvin Adams contributed 14. Mike Bantom fouled out for Phoenix after failing to sink a single basket. This contest was played in front of a crowd of 11,274 incredibly disappointed partisans. The Blazers dropped to 0–2, while the Suns went to 1–0.https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197510250POR.html Phoenix Suns at Portland Trail Blazers Box Score, October 25, 1975 Basketball-Reference.com 25 February 2017 Season standings POR POR z – clinched division title y – clinched division title x – clinched playoff spot Awards and honors Lionel Hollins, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team References Category:Portland Trail Blazers seasons Portland Portland Trail Blazers 1975 Portland Trail Blazers 1976 Portland Portland