List of Philadelphia 76ers seasons

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Exterior of the Wells Fargo Center, the current home of the 76ers.

The Philadelphia 76ers are an American professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 76ers play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The franchise has completed a total of 61 NBA seasons, during which the team visited the NBA Finals 9 times and won 3 championships.

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[edit] History

For a more detailed team history, see the main Philadelphia 76ers and Syracuse Nationals articles.

The franchise was founded as the Syracuse Reds in 1939, starting out as an independent, barnstorming professional team based in Syracuse, New York. In 1946, the franchise joined the National Basketball League as the Syracuse Nationals, then joined the NBA in 1949 a year before the NBL merged with the rival Basketball Association of America. The Nationals visited the playoffs every season, making it to the NBA Finals in 1950 and winning an NBA championship in 1955.

A year after the Philadelphia Warriors left Philadelphia for San Francisco, the Syracuse Nationals relocated to Philadelphia in 1963 and were renamed the Philadelphia 76ers. 46 of the seasons were played as the Philadelphia 76ers, which have 31 playoff appearances and 2 NBA championships. The 76ers acquired Philadelphia-native Wilt Chamberlain in the 1964-65 season, who formerly played with the Warriors. With support from future Hall of Famers Billy Cunningham and Hal Greer, the 76ers won the 1967 NBA Finals against the San Francisco Warriors.

The 76ers would slowly decline, missing the playoffs from 1972 to 1975. During the infamous 1972-73 season, the 76ers finished with a 9-73 record, earning the nickname from the skeptical Philadelphia media of the "Nine and 73-ers." The 76ers rebounded, returning to the NBA Finals in the 1976-77 season. Although the 76ers lost those Finals, the 76ers would return to the Finals three times during the next six years and win the 1983 Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers in four games. Unknown at the time, that championship would be the last for the city of Philadelphia until the Phillies won the 2008 World Series.[1]

After a series of ill-fated personnel moves, the 76ers went between 1992 and 1998 without a playoff appearance. The 76ers were aided by drafting Allen Iverson in 1995, who would win the MVP award and lead the team to the NBA Finals in 2001. The 76ers won the first game of the Finals against the Lakers but lost the next four games. With Iverson, the 76ers had limited success in the following years. Iverson was traded to the Denver Nuggets in late 2006 after requesting a trade, but later returned for the 2009–10 season. During Iverson's absence, the 76ers returned to the playoffs two times, but haven't advanced past the first round.

[edit] Seasons

League Championships Conference Championships Conference Titles Division Titles Playoff Berth
Season Team Conference Division Regular season Playoff Results Head Coach
Wins Losses Win%
Syracuse Nationals (NBL)
(Not included in W/L totals)
1946–47 1946–47 — Eastern 4th 21 23 .467 Lost Quarterfinals (Rochester, 1-3) Bennie Borgmann
1947–48 1947–48 — Eastern 5th 24 36 .400 Lost Quarterfinals (Anderson, 0–3) Bennie Borgmann
1948–49 1948–49 — Eastern 3rd 40 23 .635 Won Quarterfinals (Hammond, 2-0)
Lost Semifinals (Anderson, 1-3)		 Al Cervi
Syracuse Nationals (NBA)
(Included in W/L totals)
1949–50 1949–50 — Eastern 1st 51 13 .797 Won Division Semifinals (Philadelphia, 2-0)
Won Division Finals (New York, 2-1)
Lost NBA Finals (Minneapolis, 2-4)		 Al Cervi
1950–51 1950–51 — Eastern 4th 32 34 .485 Won Division Semifinals (Philadelphia, 2-0)
Lost Division Finals (New York, 2-3)		 Al Cervi
1951–52 1951–52 — Eastern 1st 40 26 .606 Won Division Semifinals (Philadelphia, 2-1)
Lost Division Finals (New York, 1-3)		 Al Cervi
1952–53 1952–53 — Eastern 2nd 47 24 .662 Lost Division Semifinals (Boston, 0-2) Al Cervi
1953–54 1953–54 — Eastern T-2nd 42 30 .583 Won Round-Robin (Boston, 2-0)
Won Round-Robin (New York, 2–0)
Won Division Finals (Boston, 2-0)
Lost NBA Finals (Minneapolis, 3-4)		 Al Cervi
1954–55 1954–55 — Eastern 1st 43 29 .597 Won Division Finals (Boston, 3-1)
Won NBA Finals (Fort Wayne, 4-3)		 Al Cervi
1955–56 1955–56 — Eastern 3rd 35 37 .486 Won Division Semifinals (Boston, 2-1)
Lost Division Finals (Philadelphia, 2-3)		 Al Cervi
1956–57 1956–57 — Eastern 2nd 38 34 .528 Won Division Semifinals (Philadelphia, 2-0)
Lost Division Finals (Boston, 0-3)		 Paul Seymour
1957–58 1957–58 — Eastern 2nd 41 31 .569 Lost Division Semifinals (Philadelphia, 1-2) Paul Seymour
1958–59 1958–59 — Eastern 3rd 35 37 .486 Won Division Semifinals (New York, 2-0)
Lost Division Finals (Boston, 3-4)		 Paul Seymour
1959–60 1959–60 — Eastern 3rd 45 30 .600 Lost Division Semifinals (Philadelphia, 1-2) Paul Seymour
1960–61 1960–61 — Eastern 3rd 38 41 .481 Won Division Semifinals (Philadelphia, 3-0)
Lost Division Finals (Boston, 1-4)		 Alex Hannum
1961–62 1961–62 — Eastern 3rd 41 39 .513 Lost Division Semifinals (Philadelphia, 2-3) Alex Hannum
1962–63 1962–63 — Eastern 2nd 48 32 .600 Lost Division Semifinals (Cincinnati, 2-3) Alex Hannum
Philadelphia 76ers
1963–64 1963–64 — Eastern 3rd 34 46 .425 Lost Division Semifinals (Cincinnati, 2–3) Dolph Schayes
1964–65 1964–65 — Eastern 3rd 40 40 .500 Won Division Semifinals (Cincinnati, 3–1)
Lost Division Finals (Boston, 3–4)		 Dolph Schayes
1965–66 1965–66 — Eastern 1st 55 25 .688 Lost Division Finals (Boston, 1–4) Dolph Schayes
1966–67 1966–67 — Eastern 1st 68 13 .840 Won Division Semifinals (Cincinnati, 3–1)
Won Division Finals (Boston, 4–1)
Won NBA Finals (San Francisco, 4–2)		 Alex Hannum
1967–68 1967–68 — Eastern 1st 62 20 .756 Won Division Semifinals (New York, 4–2)
Lost Division Finals (Boston, 3–4)		 Alex Hannum
1968–69 1968–69 — Eastern 2nd 55 27 .671 Lost Division Semifinals (Boston, 1–4) Jack Ramsay
1969–70 1969–70 — Eastern 4th 42 40 .512 Lost Division Semifinals (Milwaukee, 1–4) Jack Ramsay
1970–71 1970–71 Eastern 2nd Atlantic[a] 2nd 47 35 .573 Lost Conference Semifinals (Baltimore, 3–4) Jack Ramsay
1971–72 1971–72 Eastern 6th Atlantic 3rd 30 52 .366 Jack Ramsay
1972–73 1972–73 Eastern 8th Atlantic 4th 9 73 .110 Roy Rubin
Kevin Loughery
1973–74 1973–74 Eastern 8th Atlantic 4th 25 57 .305 Gene Shue
1974–75 1974–75 Eastern 7th Atlantic 4th 34 48 .415 Gene Shue
1975–76 1975–76 Eastern 4th Atlantic 2nd 46 36 .561 Lost First Round (Buffalo, 1–2) Gene Shue
1976–77 1976–77 Eastern 1st Atlantic 1st 50 32 .610 Won Conference Semifinals (Boston, 4-3)
Won Conference Finals (Houston, 4–2)
Lost NBA Finals (Portland, 2–4)		 Gene Shue
1977–78 1977–78 Eastern 1st Atlantic 1st 55 27 .671 Won Conference Semifinals (New York, 4-0)
Lost Conference Finals (Washington, 2–4)		 Billy Cunningham
1978–79 1978–79 Eastern 3rd Atlantic 2nd 47 35 .573 Won First Round (New Jersey, 2-0)
Lost Conference Semifinals (San Antonio, 3–4)		 Billy Cunningham
1979–80 1979–80 Eastern 2nd Atlantic 2nd 59 23 .720 Won First Round (Washington, 2-0)
Won Conference Semifinals (Atlanta, 4–1)
Won Conference Finals (Boston, 4-1)
Lost NBA Finals (Los Angeles, 2-4)		 Billy Cunningham
1980–81 1980–81 Eastern 2nd Atlantic 2nd 62 20 .756 Won First Round (Indiana, 2-0)
Won Conference Semifinals (Milwaukee, 4–3)
Lost Conference Finals (Boston, 3-4)		 Billy Cunningham
1981–82 1981–82 Eastern 2nd Atlantic 2nd 58 24 .707 Won First Round (Atlanta, 2-0)
Won Conference Semifinals (Milwaukee, 4–2)
Won Conference Finals (Boston, 4-3)
Lost NBA Finals (Los Angeles, 2-4)		 Billy Cunningham
1982–83 1982–83 Eastern 1st Atlantic 1st 65 17 .793 Won Conference Semifinals (New York, 4–0)
Won Conference Finals (Milwaukee, 4-1)
Won NBA Finals (Los Angeles, 4-0)		 Billy Cunningham
1983–84 1983–84 Eastern 2nd Atlantic 2nd 52 30 .634 Lost First Round (New Jersey, 2–3) Billy Cunningham
1984–85 1984–85 Eastern 3rd Atlantic 2nd 58 24 .707 Won First Round (Washington, 3-1)
Won Conference Semifinals (Milwaukee, 4–0)
Lost Conference Finals (Boston, 1-4)		 Billy Cunningham
1985–86 1985–86 Eastern 3rd Atlantic 2nd 54 28 .659 Won First Round (Washington, 3-2)
Lost Conference Semifinals (Milwaukee, 3–4)		 Matt Guokas
1986–87 1986–87 Eastern 5th Atlantic 2nd 45 37 .549 Lost First Round (Milwaukee, 2–3) Matt Guokas
1987–88 1987–88 Eastern 10th Atlantic 4th 36 46 .439 Matt Guokas
Jim Lynam
1988–89 1988–89 Eastern 7th Atlantic 2nd 46 36 .561 Lost First Round (New York, 0–3) Jim Lynam
1989–90 1989–90 Eastern 3rd Atlantic 1st 53 29 .646 Won First Round (Cleveland, 3–2)
Lost Conference Semifinals (Chicago, 1–4)		 Jim Lynam
1990–91 1990–91 Eastern 5th Atlantic 2nd 44 38 .537 Won First Round (Milwaukee, 3–0)
Lost Conference Semifinals (Chicago, 1–4)		 Jim Lynam
1991–92 1991–92 Eastern 10th Atlantic 5th 35 47 .427 Jim Lynam
1992–93 1992–93 Eastern 13th Atlantic 6th 26 56 .317 Doug Moe
Fred Carter
1993–94 1993–94 Eastern 11th Atlantic 6th 25 57 .305 Fred Carter
1994–95 1994–95 Eastern 13th Atlantic 6th 24 58 .293 John Lucas
1995–96 1995–96 Eastern 15th Atlantic 7th 18 64 .220 John Lucas
1996–97 1996–97 Eastern 14th Atlantic 6th 22 60 .268 Johnny Davis
1997–98 1997–98 Eastern 14th Atlantic 7th 31 51 .378 Larry Brown
1998–99[b] 1998–99 Eastern 6th Atlantic 3rd 28 22 .560 Won First Round (Orlando, 3-1)
Lost Conference Semifinals (Indiana, 0-4)		 Larry Brown
1999–00 1999–00 Eastern 5th Atlantic 3rd 49 33 .598 Won First Round (Charlotte, 3-1)
Lost Conference Semifinals (Indiana, 2-4)		 Larry Brown
2000–01 2000–01 Eastern 1st Atlantic 1st 56 26 .683 Won First Round (Indiana, 3-1)
Won Conference Semifinals (Toronto, 4-3)
Won Conference Finals (Milwaukee, 4-3)
Lost NBA Finals (Los Angeles, 1-4)		 Larry Brown
2001–02 2001–02 Eastern 6th Atlantic 4th 43 39 .524 Lost First Round (Boston, 2-3) Larry Brown
2002–03 2002–03 Eastern 4th Atlantic 2nd 48 34 .585 Won First Round (New Orleans, 4–2)
Lost Conference Semifinals (Detroit, 2–4)		 Larry Brown
2003–04 2003–04 Eastern 11th Atlantic 5th 33 49 .402 Randy Ayers
Chris Ford
2004–05 2004–05 Eastern 7th Atlantic 2nd 43 39 .524 Lost First Round (Detroit, 1–4) Jim O'Brien
2005–06 2005–06 Eastern 9th Atlantic 2nd 38 44 .463 Maurice Cheeks
2006–07 2006–07 Eastern 9th Atlantic 3rd 35 47 .427 Maurice Cheeks
2007–08 2007–08 Eastern 7th Atlantic 3rd 40 42 .488 Lost First Round (Detroit, 2–4) Maurice Cheeks
2008–09 2008–09 Eastern 6th Atlantic 2nd 41 41 .500 Lost First Round (Orlando, 2–4) Maurice Cheeks
Tony DiLeo
2009–10 2009–10 Eastern 13th Atlantic 4th 27 55 .329 Eddie Jordan
2010–11 2010–11 Eastern 7th Atlantic 3rd 41 41 .500 Lost First Round (Miami, 1-4) Doug Collins
Regular Season 2,604 2,298 .531 46 Playoff Berths
11 Division Titles
3 Conference Titles
Playoffs 206 193 .516 9 Conference Championships
3 NBA Championships

[edit] Notes

  • a The Eastern Division was renamed the Eastern Conference, and split into the Atlantic and Central divisions.
  • b Due to a lockout, the season did not start until February 5, 1999, and all 29 teams played a shortened 50 game regular season schedule.[2]

[edit] Sources

  • NBA History, nba.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
  • Philadelphia 76ers, basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
  • Playoff Index, basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-06.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Sheridan, Phil (October 30, 2008). "WORLD CHAMPS!; 28 years later, Phillies again are baseball's best". Philadeplhia Inquirer: p. A1. "After 25 years of drought...Philadelphia has its championship...the Phillies really are World Series champions." 
  2. ^ "NBPA History". National Basketball Player's Association. http://www.nbpa.com/history.php. Retrieved 2008-08-31. [dead link]
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Formerly the Syracuse Nationals • Founded in 1939 • Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Franchise
Arenas
Coaches
Cervi • Seymour • Hannum • Schayes • Hannum • Ramsay • Rubin • Loughery • Shue • Cunningham • Guokas • Lynam • Moe • Carter • Lucas • Davis • Brown • Ayers • Ford • O'Brien • Cheeks • DiLeo • Jordan • Collins
General Managers
Ferris • Ramsay • DeJardin • Williams • Nash • Shue • Lynam • Greenberg • Lucas • King • Stefanski • Thorn
D-League Affiliate
Administration
Owner: Apollo Global Management (Joshua Harris, chairman; David Blitzer, Jason Levien, Art Wrubel, Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith) • Chief Executive Officer: Adam Aron • President & General Manager: Rod Thorn • Head coach: Doug Collins
Retired Numbers
2 • 6 • 10 • 13 • 15 • 24 • 32 • 34 • MIC
NBA Championships (2)
1967 • 1983
Rivals
Culture and Lore
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Marc Zumoff • Malik Rose • Tom McGinnis
Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers seasons
Franchise • History • Seasons
1940s 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49
1950s 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59
1960s 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69
1970s 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79
1980s 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89
1990s 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99
2000s 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09
2010s 2009–10 2010–11
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