youngest nba player in 1972

Phil Chenier, Tom Payne and Nate Williams were tied for the youngest in 1971-72. They were 21 years old.

NAMEAgeSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Phil Chenier
P. Chenier
21
1971-72
81
30.6
12.3
3.3
2.5
5.0
12.1
41.5
2.2
3.0
73.7
45.7
2,481
996
268
205
191
2Tom Payne
T. Payne
21
1971-72
29
7.8
4.1
2.4
0.5
1.6
3.6
43.7
1.0
1.6
63.0
48.3
227
119
69
15
40
3Nate Williams
N. Williams
21
1971-72
81
26.8
11.9
4.6
2.1
5.2
12.0
43.2
1.6
2.1
73.8
46.1
2,173
963
372
174
300
4Odis Allison
O. Allison
22
1971-72
36
4.6
1.9
1.3
0.3
0.5
2.2
21.8
0.9
1.7
54.1
32.0
166
67
45
10
34
5Jim Cleamons
J. Cleamons
22
1971-72
38
5.3
2.6
1.0
0.9
0.9
2.6
35.0
0.7
0.9
77.8
42.3
201
98
39
35
21
6Charlie Davis
C. Davis
22
1971-72
61
18.8
9.8
1.5
2.0
3.8
9.3
40.2
2.3
2.8
84.0
46.6
1,144
600
92
123
143
7Jackie Dinkins
J. Dinkins
22
1971-72
18
4.9
2.5
1.1
0.4
0.9
2.3
41.5
0.6
1.1
55.0
45.2
89
45
20
7
10
8Jeff Halliburton
J. Halliburton
22
1971-72
37
7.8
4.0
1.0
0.5
1.6
3.6
45.9
0.7
0.8
83.3
50.3
288
147
37
20
50
9Spencer Haywood
S. Haywood
22
1971-72
73
43.4
26.2
12.7
2.0
9.8
21.3
46.1
6.6
8.0
81.9
52.7
3,167
1,914
926
148
208
10Al Henry
A. Henry
22
1971-72
43
9.8
4.3
3.2
0.2
1.6
3.6
43.6
1.2
1.7
69.9
49.7
421
187
137
8
42
11Jake Jones
J. Jones
22
1971-72
TOT
17
11.9
4.5
1.5
0.7
1.6
4.2
38.9
1.2
1.8
64.5
44.4
202
76
26
12
22
12Stan Love
S. Love
22
1971-72
74
17.9
7.9
4.6
0.7
3.3
7.2
45.1
1.4
1.9
73.6
49.1
1,327
587
338
52
202
13Charlie Lowery
C. Lowery
22
1971-72
20
6.7
2.3
1.0
0.7
0.9
1.9
44.7
0.6
0.9
61.1
49.0
134
45
19
14
16
14Gil McGregor
G. McGregor
22
1971-72
42
12.7
4.1
3.5
0.4
1.6
4.3
36.3
0.9
1.3
69.6
41.4
532
171
148
18
120
15John Mengelt
J. Mengelt
22
1971-72
78
18.4
10.0
1.9
1.9
3.7
7.8
47.4
2.7
3.2
82.5
54.6
1,438
782
148
146
163
16Barry Nelson
B. Nelson
22
1971-72
28
3.6
1.3
0.7
0.3
0.5
1.3
41.7
0.2
0.4
50.0
43.3
102
35
20
7
21
17Rich Rinaldi
R. Rinaldi
22
1971-72
39
4.1
2.7
0.5
0.4
1.1
2.7
40.4
0.5
0.8
66.7
44.4
159
104
18
15
25
18Curtis Rowe
C. Rowe
22
1971-72
82
32.5
11.3
8.5
1.2
4.5
9.8
46.0
2.3
3.5
66.9
50.1
2,661
930
699
99
171
19Elmore Smith
E. Smith
22
1971-72
78
40.8
17.3
15.2
1.4
7.4
16.3
45.4
2.5
4.7
53.4
47.1
3,186
1,352
1,184
111
306
20William Smith
W. Smith
22
1971-72
22
20.4
8.3
6.1
0.9
3.3
7.9
41.6
1.7
2.9
59.4
45.2
448
182
135
19
73
21Larry Steele
L. Steele
22
1971-72
72
18.2
5.1
3.9
2.2
2.1
4.3
48.1
1.0
1.3
72.2
52.2
1,311
366
282
161
198
22Sidney Wicks
S. Wicks
22
1971-72
82
39.6
24.5
11.5
4.3
9.6
22.4
42.7
5.4
7.6
71.0
47.6
3,245
2,009
943
350
186
23Dave Wohl
D. Wohl
22
1971-72
79
20.6
8.1
1.9
2.9
3.1
7.2
42.9
2.0
2.6
75.7
48.8
1,628
642
150
228
229
24Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
23
1971-72
76
43.1
28.2
2.9
9.2
9.7
19.9
48.6
8.9
10.8
82.2
57.2
3,272
2,145
222
701
198
25Dennis Awtrey
D. Awtrey
23
1971-72
58
13.7
4.2
4.3
0.9
1.7
3.8
44.1
0.8
1.3
64.5
48.0
794
245
248
51
141

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