Philadelphia Sixers Regular Season Rosters
1978-1979 Philadelphia Sixers Regular Season Roster
1978-1979 Philadelphia Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | M. Cheeks | J. Erving | B. Jones | C. Jones | D. Dawkins |
Rotation | H. Bibby | S. Mix | J. Bryant | ||
Lim PT | E. Money | D. Collins | |||
Lim PT | A. Skinner | M. Redmond |
1978-1979 Atlantic Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | Washington Bullets | 54-28 | - |
2 | Philadelphia Sixers | 47-35 | 7 |
3 | New Jersey Nets | 37-45 | 17 |
4 | New York Knicks | 31-51 | 23 |
5 | Boston Celtics | 29-53 | 25 |
1978-1979 Philadelphia Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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Bobby Jones | All-NBA Defensive First Team (1979) |
Julius Erving | Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1979) |
Doug Collins | Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1979) |
1978-1979 Philadelphia Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV |
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Julius Erving | 78 | 35.9 | 23.1 | 7.2 | 4.6 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 4.0 |
Darryl Dawkins | 78 | 26.1 | 13.1 | 8.1 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.5 |
Henry Bibby | 82 | 31.0 | 12.2 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
Bobby Jones | 80 | 28.8 | 12.1 | 6.6 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.1 |
Doug Collins | 47 | 33.9 | 19.5 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 2.8 |
Caldwell Jones | 78 | 27.8 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Steve Mix | 74 | 17.1 | 9.3 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
Mo Cheeks | 82 | 29.4 | 8.4 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
Joe Bryant | 70 | 15.2 | 7.6 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
Eric Money | 23 | 23.7 | 11.8 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 3.0 |
Ralph Simpson | 37 | 12.2 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
Al Skinner | 22 | 14.0 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
Harvey Catchings | 25 | 11.6 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
Marlon Redmond | 4 | 5.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
1978-1979 Philadelphia Sixers Roster Composition
Selected via Draft |
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Mo Cheeks was selected as the #14 pick in the Second Round of the 1978 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia Sixers. Mo Cheeks signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Sixers on August 23, 1978. Doug Collins was selected as the #1 pick in the First Round of the 1973 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia Sixers. Doug Collins signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Sixers on September 1, 1973. Darryl Dawkins was selected as the #5 pick in the First Round of the 1975 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia Sixers. Darryl Dawkins signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Sixers on May 31, 1975. Julius Erving was selected as the #12 pick in the First Round of the 1972 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks. Julius Erving signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Sixers on October 20, 1976. Caldwell Jones was selected as the #14 pick in the Second Round of the 1973 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia Sixers. Caldwell Jones signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Sixers on February 25, 1975. |
Acquired via Draft Rights Trade |
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Draft Rights to Joe Bryant, the #14 pick in the First Round of the 1975 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Philadelphia Sixers from the Golden State Warriors on September 11, 1975. Joe Bryant signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Sixers on October 1, 1975. |
Acquired via Trade |
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Henry Bibby was acquired in a trade by the Philadelphia Sixers from the New Orleans Jazz on September 17, 1976. Bobby Jones was acquired in a trade by the Philadelphia Sixers from the Denver Nuggets on August 16, 1978. Eric Money was acquired in a trade by the Philadelphia Sixers from the New Jersey Nets on February 7, 1979. Al Skinner was acquired in a trade by the Philadelphia Sixers from the New Jersey Nets on February 7, 1979. |
Acquired via Free Agency |
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Steve Mix signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Philadelphia Sixers on August 29, 1973. Marlon Redmond signed a contract as a free agent with the Philadelphia Sixers on April 5, 1979. |
1978-1979 Philadelphia Sixers Front Office
Staff Member | Position | Start Season | Previous Job |
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Fitz Dixon, Jr. | Owner | 1977-1978 | N/A |
Billy Cunningham | Head Coach | 1977-1978 | N/A |
Pat Williams | General Manager | 1974-1975 | General Manager (Atlanta Hawks, 1973 to 1974) |
Dave Zinkoff | Public Address Announcer | 1950-1951 | N/A |