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The Braves repeated their 22–60 record in the 1971–72 season, but did make good acquisitions that would make the club better. Buffalo drafted center Elmore Smith from Kentucky State University and local favorite Randy Smith from Buffalo State College. Johnny McCarthy replaced Schayes one game into the season as the team's head coach.
Randolph Smith (December 12, 1948 – June 4, 2009) was an American professional basketball player who set the NBA record for consecutive games played. From 1972 to 1982, Smith played in every regular season game, en route to a then-record of 906 straight games (since broken by A.C. Green ). [ 1 ]
To solve this problem, he and John Y. Brown, Jr., owner of the Buffalo Braves NBA team, exchanged franchises. [88] Washington and Kunnert were two of four Celtics sent to Buffalo as part of the deal. [100] Levin then moved the Buffalo Braves to San Diego, where they were renamed the San Diego Clippers. In November 1978, San Diego played in Houston.
And I still think Paul Westhead’s a really good coach and innovator of up-tempo basketball. I think what really happened is they win this ’79-80 NBA Championship running mainly Jack McKinney ...
Dan Hurley had been hired as Wagner's head coach on April 6, 2010. In 2012, the Hurleys took coaching positions at Rhode Island. [11] On March 26, 2013, Hurley was named the head coach of the University of Buffalo (Buffalo Bulls), replacing Reggie Witherspoon. [12] Hurley coached the 2014–15 Bulls team to their first NCAA tournament appearance.
He was selected third overall by the Buffalo Braves (a franchise now known as the Los Angeles Clippers) in the 1973 NBA draft out of Providence College, [20] and won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award in 1973–74 after averaging 15.2 points and leading the league in both free throw percentage (.902) and assists per game (8.2), while playing 35.9 ...
'He was a big-hearted townie': Framingham's Paul 'Bunkie' Smith remembered as 'fine human being' by friends and coworkers Bunkie Smith, Framingham athlete, coach and 'likeable guy,' recalled by ...
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