1976–77 Atlanta Hawks season

1976–77   Atlanta Hawks season
Head coach	Hubie Brown
Arena	Omni Coliseum
Results
Record	31–51 (.378)
Place	Division: 6th (Central) Conference: 9th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	WTCG
Radio	WSB
< 1975–76 1977–78 >

The 1976–77 Atlanta Hawks season was the Hawks' 28th season in the NBA and ninth season in Atlanta. ^[1]

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1976 NBA draft

Roster

1976–77 Atlanta Hawks roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From C 41 Tom Barker 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Hawaiʻi F 50 John Brown 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Missouri G 44 Ken Charles 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fordham C 34 Randy Denton 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Duke SG 13 Henry Dickerson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 204 lb (93 kg) College of Charleston G 22 John Drew 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Gardner–Webb C 10 Steve Hawes 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Washington G 24 Armond Hill 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Princeton G/F 23 Lou Hudson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Minnesota C 25 Joe C. Meriweather 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Southern Illinois SG 45 Geoff Petrie   (IN) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Princeton C 40 Mike Sojourner 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Utah F 33 Leonard Robinson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Tennessee State G 12 Claude Terry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Stanford

Head coach Hubie Brown Assistant(s) Frank Layden Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Houston Rockets	49	33	.598	–	34–7	15–26	13–7
x-Washington Bullets	48	34	.585	1	32–9	16–25	11–9
x-San Antonio Spurs	44	38	.537	5	31–10	13–28	9–11
x-Cleveland Cavaliers	43	39	.524	6	29–12	14–27	8–12
New Orleans Jazz	35	47	.427	14	26–15	9–32	10–10
Atlanta Hawks	31	51	.378	18	19–22	12–29	9–11

#	Eastern Conference v t e
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Philadelphia 76ers	50	32	.610	–
2	y-Houston Rockets	49	33	.598	1
3	x-Washington Bullets	48	34	.585	2
4	x-Boston Celtics	44	38	.537	6
5	x-San Antonio Spurs	44	38	.537	6
6	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	43	39	.524	7
7	New York Knicks	40	42	.488	10
8	New Orleans Jazz	35	47	.427	15
9	Atlanta Hawks	31	51	.378	19
10	Buffalo Braves	30	52	.366	20
11	New York Nets	22	60	.268	28

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

References

1. 1976–77 Atlanta Hawks