The Season in Brief
The 1977-78 Buffalo Braves went 27-55. Led by Randy Smith, Swen Nater and Billy Knight, they posted a -3.55 SRS and missed the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Randy Smith leads at 27%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | Randy Smith | 24.6 |
| Rebounds | Swen Nater | 13.2 |
| Assists | Randy Smith | 5.6 |
| Steals | Randy Smith | 2.1 |
| Blocks | Marvin Barnes | 1.5 |
| True Shooting | John Shumate | 57.6 |
| Def. Win Shares | Swen Nater | 2.8 |
The Roster, by Fame
Randy SmithAll-Star4802Swen Nater3803Billy KnightAll-Star384Marvin Barnes135Larry McNeill76Ted McClain67Wil Jones68John Shumate69Chuck Williams510Scott Lloyd411Bill Willoughby312Mike Glenn213Jim McDaniels214Bird Averitt215Gary Brokaw016Gus Gerard017Eddie Owens★018Larry Johnson (1978)★0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Smith | 82 | 24.6 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 52.1 | — | 1.7 | 48 |
| Swen Nater | 78 | 15.5 | 13.2 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 54.3 | — | 2.8 | 38 |
| Billy Knight | 53 | 22.9 | 7.2 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 55.8 | — | 1.3 | 38 |
| Marvin Barnes | 48 | 11.8 | 7.3 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 46.4 | — | 1.6 | 13 |
| Larry McNeill | 37 | 11.9 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 54.3 | — | 0.4 | 7 |
| Ted McClain | 41 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 50.1 | — | 0.5 | 6 |
| Wil Jones | 79 | 6.8 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 47.3 | — | 1.4 | 6 |
| John Shumate | 18 | 12.4 | 7.1 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 57.6 | — | 0.4 | 6 |
| Chuck Williams | 73 | 7.3 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 53.3 | — | 0.3 | 5 |
| Scott Lloyd | 56 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 48.2 | — | 0.3 | 4 |
| Bill Willoughby | 56 | 6.7 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 47.2 | — | 0.7 | 3 |
| Mike Glenn | 56 | 7.9 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 55.3 | — | 0.4 | 2 |
| Jim McDaniels | 42 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 46.7 | — | 0.6 | 2 |
| Bird Averitt | 34 | 9.5 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 47.6 | — | 0.2 | 2 |
| Gary Brokaw | 13 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 50.4 | — | 0.1 | 0 |
| Gus Gerard | 10 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 46.1 | — | 0.0 | 0 |
| Eddie Owens★ | 8 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 44.4 | — | 0.0 | 0 |
| Larry Johnson (1978)★ | 4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 21.6 | — | 0.1 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 27.1
- Youngest: Bill Willoughby (20)
- Oldest: Ted McClain (31)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Mike Glenn - rookie
- Eddie Owens - rookie
- Larry Johnson (1978) - rookie
- Swen Nater - new to the team
- Billy Knight - new to the team
- Marvin Barnes - new to the team
- Larry McNeill - new to the team
- Ted McClain - new to the team
- Wil Jones - new to the team
- Scott Lloyd - new to the team
- Bill Willoughby - new to the team
- Jim McDaniels - new to the team
- Gary Brokaw - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Randy Smith - pick #205 (1970)
- Swen Nater - pick #16 (1973)
- Billy Knight - pick #21 (1974)
- Marvin Barnes - pick #2 (1974)
- Larry McNeill - pick #25 (1973)
The Playoff Run
Missed the playoffs this season.