1974–75 Phoenix Suns season

The 1974–75 Phoenix Suns season was the seventh season for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association. The Suns' roster averaged 2.8 years of professional experience, and included four one-year players in addition to three rookies. Coming off a 30–52 season, the Suns only improved by two games, finishing 32–50 under second-year head coach John MacLeod. All home games were played at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Coming off an All-Star season, guard/forward Charlie Scott led the Suns in both points and assists with averages of 24.3 and 4.5 a game. For Scott, it was the third and final NBA All-Star Game selection of his career. 31-year-old Dick Van Arsdale, the only player remaining from the Suns' inaugural season roster, was second in scoring with a 16.1 average. Fourth-year forward Curtis Perry enjoyed his first season with Phoenix, posting career-highs in both points and rebounds, averaging 13.4 points and a team-high 11.9 rebounds per game.

Offseason

NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	4	John Shumate	Forward	United States	Notre Dame
2	31	Fred Saunders	Forward	United States	Syracuse
3	40	George Gervin	Guard	United States	Eastern Michigan
3	49	Earl Williams	Center	United States	Winston-Salem State
4	58	Randy Allen	Guard	United States	Indiana (PA)
5	76	Ralph Bobik	Guard	United States	Creighton
6	94	Collis Temple	Forward	United States	Louisiana State
7	112	Clyde Dickey	Guard	United States	Boise State
8	130	Tom Holland	Forward	United States	Oklahoma
9	148	Ted Evans	Forward	United States	Oklahoma
10	165	Mark Wasley	Forward	United States	Arizona State

Roster

Phoenix Suns roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB (Y-M-D) From 6.0 !C 21 USA ! Awtrey, Dennis 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1948-02-22 Santa Clara 5.5 !F/C 40 USA ! Bantom, Mike 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1951-12-03 Saint Joseph's 2.5 !G/F 14 USA ! Erickson, Keith  77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1944-04-19 UCLA 1.5 !G 32 USA ! Hawthorne, Nate 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1950-01-15 Southern Illinois 1.5 !G 24 USA ! Jackson, Greg 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1952-08-02 Guilford 1.5 !G 25 USA ! Melchionni, Gary 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1951-01-19 Duke 2.5 !G/F 45 USA ! Owens, Jim 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1950-05-01 Arizona State 4.0 !F 18 USA ! Perry, Curtis 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1948-09-13 Missouri State 4.0 !F 30 USA ! Saunders, Fred 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1951-06-13 Syracuse 1.5 !G 33 USA ! Scott, Charlie 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1948-12-15 North Carolina 5.5 !F/C 34 USA ! Shumate, John  (IN) 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1952-04-06 Notre Dame 2.5 !G/F 5 USA ! Van Arsdale, Dick 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1943-02-22 Indiana 5.5 !F/C 55 USA ! Williams, Earl 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1951-03-24 Winston-Salem State	Head coach John MacLeod (Bellarmine) Assistant coach(es) Dennis Price (Oklahoma) Athletic trainer(s) Joe Proski (Montana State) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve	Inactive
C	Dennis Awtrey	Earl Williams
PF	Mike Bantom			John Shumate
SF	Curtis Perry	Fred Saunders		Keith Erickson
SG	Dick Van Arsdale	Nate Hawthorne	Jim Owens
PG	Charlie Scott	Gary Melchionni	Greg Jackson

Regular season

Standings

Game log

Awards and honors

All-Star

• Charlie Scott was selected as a reserve for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game, which was played in Phoenix for the first time. Scott finished third in voting among Western Conference guards with 40,736 votes. It was his third consecutive All-Star selection.
• Other Suns players who received All-Star votes were Keith Erickson (23,171), Curtis Perry (22,574), and Dick Van Arsdale (19,395).

Season

• Mike Bantom finished 14th in MVP voting.

Player statistics

Season

* - Stats with the Suns.
^ - Minimum 125 free throws made.

Transactions

Trades

Free agents