Bob McAdoo is named MVP
On April 2, 1975 – 1975: In his third season with the Buffalo Braves, Bob McAdoo is named MVP. In voting by the players, the 6-foot-9 center easily outpolls Boston’s Dave Cowens, Washington’s Elvin Hayes and Golden State’s Rick Barry.
“What makes the MVP so difficult to believe,” says the 23-year-old McAdoo, “is that I was a high school and college kid just a few years ago, and now all the players I heard about and read about think I’m the best, and that’s an honor.”
This is the 11th consecutive season a center wins the award. McAdoo will finish the season leading the NBA in scoring (34.5 points) for the second straight season. Appearing in all 82 games, he also will come in fourth in rebounding (14.1) and fifth in field-goal percentage (.512). The Braves will compile a 49-33 record, third best in the 18-team NBA.
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