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NBA Eastern Conference - Atlantic Division
Philadelphia 76ers
Team's name: Philadelphia 76ers
Conference: Eastern
Division: Atlantic
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nickname: 76ers
Mascot:
Hip-Hop the Rabbit
Team Colors: Black, Red, Gold, Silver, Blue and White
Joined the Conference: 1949
Team's President: Ed Stefanski
Basketball Coach: Maurice Cheeks
Basketball Arena: Wachovia Center
Current Capacity: 21,600
First Year of Basketball: 1939
League Titles:
NBA Champs: 1955, '67, '83
Conference Titles:
1977, '80, '82, '83, 2001
Division Titles: 1950, '52, '55, '66, '67, '68, '77, '78, '83, '90, 2001 |
The Philadelphia 76ers previously known as the Syracuse Nationals were first established in 1939 and one decade later the team joined the NBA; by 1963 the team changed its name to what it is today the Philadelphia 76ers.
The 76ers has been a ver strong basketball team; they have won 11 Division and 5 conference titles plus three NBA championships in the 50’s, 60’s and the mid 1980’s.
Some of the 76ers most notable players are: Charles Barkley, Julius Erving, Moses Malone, Billy Cunningham, Al Cervi, and Hal Greer.
The 76ers current Head Coach is the American Maurice Cheeks; he has been leading the team since the 2005-2006 season. During the current season the team is in third place in the Atlantic conference and is disputing a the playoffs. Cheeks‘ overall record stands at 275 wins, 272 loses and .503 winnings percentage. |
NBA Playoffs First Round Schedule
Detroit Pistons wins series 4-2
| Game |
Date |
Home |
Result |
Away |
Arena |
| 1 |
April 20 |
Detroit Pistons |
86 - 90 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 2 |
April 23 |
Detroit Pistons |
105 - 88 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 3 |
April 25 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
95 - 75 |
Detroit Pistons |
Wachovia Center, Philadelphia |
| 4 |
April 28 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
84 - 93 |
Detroit Pistons |
Wachovia Center, Philadelphia |
| 5 |
April 29 |
Detroit Pistons |
98 - 81 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 6 |
May 1 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
77 - 100 |
Detroit Pistons |
Wachovia Center, Philadelphia |
Philadelphia 76ers Roster
| No. |
Name |
Pos |
Age |
HT |
WT |
College |
| 20 |
Louis Amundson |
PF |
25 |
6-9 |
225 |
UNLV |
| 52 |
Calvin Booth |
C |
31 |
6-11 |
250 |
Penn State |
| 25 |
Rodney Carney |
SG |
24 |
6-6 |
204 |
Memphis |
| 1 |
Samuel Dalembert |
C |
26 |
6-11 |
250 |
Seton Hall |
| 30 |
Reggie Evans |
PF |
27 |
6-8 |
245 |
Iowa |
| 33 |
Willie Green |
SG |
26 |
6-4 |
201 |
Detroit |
| 35 |
Herbert Hill |
PF |
23 |
6-10 |
240 |
Providence |
| 9 |
Andre Iguodala |
SF |
24 |
6-6 |
207 |
Arizona |
| 7 |
Andre Miller |
PG |
32 |
6-2 |
200 |
Utah |
| 12 |
Kevin Ollie |
PG |
35 |
6-2 |
195 |
Connecticut |
| 42 |
Shavlik Randolph |
C |
24 |
6-10 |
240 |
Duke |
| 14 |
Jason Smith |
PF |
22 |
7-0 |
240 |
Colorado State |
| 23 |
Louis Williams |
PG |
21 |
6-2 |
175 |
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| 21 |
Thaddeus Young |
SF |
19 |
6-8 |
220 |
Georgia Tech |
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