1968–69 Milwaukee Bucks season

Expansion draft

Draft picks

Main article: 1968 NBA draft

Roster

• Larry Costello
• Tom Nissalke

Regular season

Season standings

:x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

|-style="background:#fcc;" | 1 || October 16, 1968 || Chicago | L 84–89 |Guy Rodgers (16) |Wayne Embry (20) |Guy Rodgers (9) | Milwaukee Arena | 0–1 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 2 || October 19, 1968 || @ Atlanta | L 107–125 |Guy Rodgers (25) |Wayne Embry, Len Chappell, Dick Cunningham (6) |Guy Rodgers (11) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum | 0–2 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 3 || October 23, 1968 || New York | L 112–114 |Wayne Embry (26) |Wayne Embry (17) |Guy Rodgers (13) | Milwaukee Arena | 0–3 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 4 || October 26, 1968 || @ Boston | L 89–102 |Wayne Embry (20) |Bob Love (9) | | Boston Garden | 0–4 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 5 || October 29, 1968 || Baltimore | L 112–129 |Fred Hetzel, Jon McGlocklin (21) |Charlie Paulk (10) |Guy Rodgers (11) | Milwaukee Arena | 0–5 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 6 || October 31, 1968 || Detroit | W 134–118 |Wayne Embry (30) | | | Milwaukee Arena | 1–5 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 7 || November 1, 1968 || @ Cincinnati | L 114–132 |Dave Gambee (21) |Fred Hetzel (13) |Guy Rodgers (7) | Cincinnati Gardens | 1–6 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 8 || November 2, 1968 || San Francisco | W 102–101 |Dave Gambee (20) |Wayne Embry (15) |Guy Rodgers (11) | Milwaukee Arena | 2–6 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 9 || November 6, 1968 || N Los Angeles | L 115-128 |Wayne Embry (30) | | | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 2–7 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 10 || November 9, 1968 || Boston | L 97-98 |Wayne Embry, Fred Hetzel (16) | | | Milwaukee Arena | 2–8 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 11 || November 12, 1968 || Seattle | W 127-114 |Dave Gambee (29) |Wayne Embry (13) |Guy Rodgers (16) | Milwaukee Arena | 3–8 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 12 || November 15, 1968 || @ Baltimore | L 102–129 |Wayne Embry (24) |Wayne Embry, Fred Hetzel (13) |Guy Rodgers (12) |Baltimore Civic Center | 3–9 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 13 || November 16, 1968 || @ Philadelphia | L 92-136 |Jon McGlocklin (19) |Fred Hetzel (14) |Guy Rodgers (8) |The Spectrum | 3–10 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 14 || November 19, 1968 || Atlanta | W 119-98 |Guy Rodgers (26) |Fred Hetzel (13) |Guy Rodgers (10) | Milwaukee Arena | 4–10 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 15 || November 21, 1968 || @ Chicago | L 111-120 |Guy Rodgers (29) |Wayne Embry (19) |Jon McGlocklin (6) |Chicago Stadium | 4–11 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 16 || November 23, 1968 || Phoenix | W 115-112 |Fred Hetzel (28) |Fred Hetzel, Wayne Embry (18) |Guy Rodgers (11) | Milwaukee Arena | 5–11 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 17 || November 24, 1968 || @ Seattle | L 120-141 |Wayne Embry (29) |Wayne Embry (12) |Guy Rodgers (6) |Seattle Center Coliseum | 5–12 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 18 || November 25, 1968 || Seattle | L 113-123 |Jon McGlocklin (25) |Fred Hetzel, Wayne Embry, Greg Smith (9) |Jon McGlocklin (6) | Milwaukee Arena | 5–13 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 19 || November 28, 1968 || @ Seattle | L 103-115 |Wayne Embry (27) |Wayne Embry (14) |Guy Rodgers (13) |Seattle Center Coliseum | 5–14 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 20 || November 29, 1968 || @ San Francisco | W 119-140 |Fred Hetzel (29) |Fred Hetzel (10) |Guy Rodgers (9) |Cow Palace | 5–15 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 21 || November 30, 1968 || @ San Francisco | W 107–101 |Fred Hetzel (22) |Wayne Embry, Fred Hetzel (11) |Guy Rodgers (9) |Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | 6–15 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 22 || December 1, 1968 || @ Los Angeles | L 112-119 |Fred Hetzel (25) |Wayne Embry (20) |Guy Rodgers (10) |The Forum | 6–16 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 23 || December 3, 1968 || Boston | L 115-137 |Wayne Embry (29) | | | Milwaukee Arena | 6–17 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 24 || December 4, 1968 || @ Boston | L 99-101 |Jon McGlocklin (20) |Len Chappell (13) |Guy Rodgers (9) |Boston Garden | 6–18 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 25 || December 6, 1968 || Philadelphia | L 112-121 |Guy Rodgers (24) |Dave Gambee (12) |Jon McGlocklin (6) | Milwaukee Arena | 6–19 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 26 || December 7, 1968 || @ New York | L 113-119 |Jon McGlocklin (24) |Jon McGlocklin (9) |Jon McGlocklin (9) |Madison Square Garden | 6-20 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 27 || December 8, 1968 || N Philadelphia | L 117-122 |Len Chappell (28) |Len Chappell (13) |Guy Rodgers (10) |Onondaga War Memorial | 6-21 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 28 || December 10, 1968 || Cincinnati | L 96-107 |Jon McGlocklin (20) |Greg Smith (15) | | Milwaukee Arena | 6-22 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 29 || December 11, 1968 || N San Francisco | W 106-96 |Flynn Robinson (24) |Greg Smith (19) |Guy Rodgers (7) | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 7-22 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 30 || December 13, 1968 || San Diego | W 101-96 |Guy Rodgers (20) |Greg Smith (13) |Guy Rodgers (8) | Milwaukee Arena | 8-22 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 31 || December 14, 1968 || @ Cincinnati | L 115-121 |Wayne Embry (23) |Greg Smith (15) | |Cincinnati Gardens | 8-23 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 32 || December 18, 1968 || @ Atlanta | L 116-122 |Len Chappell, Jon McGlocklin (23) |Len Chappell, Greg Smith (10) |Guy Rodgers (5) |Alexander Memorial Coliseum | 8-24 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 33 || December 19, 1968 || @ Chicago | L 111-113 |Len Chappell (35) |Len Chappell (16) |Jon McGlocklin, Wayne Embry, Flynn Robinson, Fred Hetzel (2) |Chicago Stadium | 8-25 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 34 || December 20, 1968 || Seattle | W 100-92 |Flynn Robinson (28) |Greg Smith (16) |Guy Rodgers (7) | Milwaukee Arena | 9-25 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 35 || December 22, 1968 || Phoenix | W 127-116 |Fred Hetzel (31) |Fred Hetzel (14) |Flynn Robinson (11) | Milwaukee Arena | 10–25 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 36 || December 25, 1968 || Detroit | L 113-119 |Guy Rodgers (24) | | | Milwaukee Arena | 10–26 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 37 || December 26, 1968 || @ Boston | L 106-139 |Jon McGlocklin, Flynn Robinson (17) |Fred Hetzel (13) |Flynn Robinson, Guy Rodgers (3) |Boston Garden | 10–27 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 38 || December 27, 1968 || @ Baltimore | L 122-136 |Fred Hetzel, Flynn Robinson (25) |Fred Hetzel (8) |Guy Rodgers (8) |Baltimore Civic Center | 10–28 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 39 || December 29, 1968 || Chicago Bulls | L 97-102 |Jon McGlocklin (24) |Len Chappell (16) |Guy Rodgers (6) | Milwaukee Arena | 10–29 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 40 || December 31, 1968 || Philadelphia | L 107-128 |Len Chappell (22) |Greg Smith (15) |Flynn Robinson, Guy Rodgers (6) | Milwaukee Arena | 10–30 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 41 || January 2, 1969 || N Cincinnati | L 109-113 |Jon McGlocklin (26) |Greg Smith (20) | | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 10–31 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 42 || January 3, 1969 || Phoenix | W 121-104 |Len Chappell (33) |Greg Smith (22) |Guy Rodgers (12) | Milwaukee Arena | 11–31 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 43 || January 7, 1969 || @ Cincinnati | W 116-101 |Len Chappell (30) |Fred Hetzel (13) | |Cincinnati Gardens | 12–31 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 44 || January 8, 1969 || New York | L 101-115 |Jon McGlocklin (23) |Fred Hetzel, Wayne Embry (12) |Guy Rodgers (4) | Milwaukee Arena | 12–32 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 45 || January 10, 1969 || Seattle | W 115-104 |Jon McGlocklin, Flynn Robinson (24) |Greg Smith (23) |Guy Rodgers (6) | Milwaukee Arena | 13–32 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 46 || January 12, 1969 || Boston | W 114-110 |Flynn Robinson (26) | | | Milwaukee Arena | 14–32 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 47 || January 17, 1969 || @ Detroit | L 108-123 |Flynn Robinson (23) | | |Cobo Arena | 14–33 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 48 || January 18, 1969 || N New York | L 109-117 |Flynn Robinson (22) |Greg Smith (15) |Guy Rodgers (8) |Boston Garden | 14–34 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 49 || January 20, 1969 || N Detroit | W 102-101 |Jon McGlocklin (38) | | | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 15–34 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 50 || January 21, 1969 || Los Angeles | L 105-122 |Jon McGlocklin (33) | | | Milwaukee Arena | 15–35 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 51 || January 25, 1969 || @ New York | L 96-113 |Jon McGlocklin (26) |Jon McGlocklin, Greg Smith (10) |Flynn Robinson (9) |Madison Square Garden | 15–36 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 52 || January 27, 1969 || N Seattle | L 107-128 |Wayne Embry, Fred Hetzel (20) |Len Chappell (12) |Jon McGlocklin (7) |Tacoma, WA | 15–37 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 53 || January 29, 1969 || N Phoenix | L 107-111 |Len Chappell, Fred Hetzel (27) |Len Chappell (11) |Jon McGlocklin (10) |Tucson, Arizona | 15–38 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 54 || January 31, 1969 || @ Los Angeles | L 104-105 |Flynn Robinson (43) |Greg Smith (15) |Flynn Robinson (8) |The Forum | 15–39 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 55 || February 1, 1969 || @ San Diego | L 95-101 |Flynn Robinson (22) |Zaid Abdul-Aziz (23) |Guy Rodgers (6) |San Diego Sports Arena | 15–40 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 56 || February 2, 1969 || @ Phoenix | L 121-122 |Len Chappell (32) |Len Chappell (16) |Flynn Robinson (7) |Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 15–41 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 57 || February 4, 1969 || @ Chicago | W 107-98 |Flynn Robinson (22) |Len Chappell (12) |Guy Rodgers (8) |Chicago Stadium | 16–41 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 58 || February 5, 1969 || New York | L 102-111 |Flynn Robinson (35) |Zaid Abdul-Aziz (14) |Flynn Robinson (8) | Milwaukee Arena | 16–42 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 59 || February 7, 1969 || Baltimore | L 107-114 |Jon McGlocklin (22) |Zaid Abdul-Aziz (23) |Jon McGlocklin (8) | Milwaukee Arena | 16–43 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 60 || February 9, 1969 || San Diego | W 117-109 |Len Chappell (23) |Len Chappell (15) |Flynn Robinson (10) | Milwaukee Arena | 17–43 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 61 || February 12, 1969 || Atlanta | L 106-113 |Len Chappell (26) |Greg Smith (18) |Flynn Robinson, Dick Cunningham (9) | Milwaukee Arena | 17–44 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 62 || February 14, 1969 || @ Baltimore | L 122-132 |Jon McGlocklin (37) |Dick Cunningham (17) |Flynn Robinson (8) |Baltimore Civic Center | 17–45 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 63 || February 16, 1969 || Los Angeles | W 106-97 |Flynn Robinson (41) |Greg Smith (16) |Flynn Robinson, Guy Rodgers (6) | Milwaukee Arena | 18–45 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 64 || February 17, 1969 || N Atlanta | W 123-111 |Flynn Robinson (43) | | |Baltimore Civic Center | 19–45 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 65 || February 22, 1969 || @ Detroit | W 108-107 |Flynn Robinson (45) | | |Cobo Arena | 20–45 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 66 || February 23, 1969 || N Phoenix | L 107-103 |Len Chappell (24) |Zaid Abdul-Aziz (18) |Guy Rodgers (9) |Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena | 21–45 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 67 || February 25, 1969 || San Diego | W 114-112 |Len Chappell (26) |Greg Smith (15) |Guy Rodgers (13) | Milwaukee Arena | 22–45 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 68 || February 27, 1969 || Baltimore | W 126-117 |Flynn Robinson (35) |Greg Smith (21) |Flynn Robinson (9) | Milwaukee Arena | 23–45 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 69 || February 28, 1969 || N Philadelphia | L 102-123 |Jon McGlocklin (27) |Greg Smith (10) |Greg Smith (5) |Boston Garden | 23–46 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 70 || March 2, 1969 || @ Atlanta | L 108-112 |Flynn Robinson (28) |Zaid Abdul-Aziz (13) |Flynn Robinson (6) |Alexander Memorial Coliseum | 23–47 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 71 || March 3, 1969 || Philadelphia | L 132-143 |Flynn Robinson (34) |Greg Smith (18) |Flynn Robinson (10) | Milwaukee Arena | 23–48 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 72 || March 5, 1969 || Chicago | L 108-124 |Jon McGlocklin (38) |Len Chappell (13) |Jon McGlocklin, Flynn Robinson (5) | Milwaukee Arena | 23–49 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 73 || March 6, 1969 || Cincinnati | L 110-112 |Flynn Robinson (39) |Zaid Abdul-Aziz (17) | | Milwaukee Arena | 23–50 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 74 || March 9, 1969 || @ Detroit | W 126-121 |Jon McGlocklin, Flynn Robinson (21) |Zaid Abdul-Aziz (16) |Jon McGlocklin (8) |Cobo Arena | 24–50 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 75 || March 10, 1969 || San Francisco | L 106-123 |Jon McGlocklin (31) |Zaid Abdul-Aziz (16) |Jon McGlocklin (8) | Milwaukee Arena | 24–51 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 76 || March 13, 1969 || N Seattle | L 118-141 |Flynn Robinson (27) |Zaid Abdul-Aziz (11) |Guy Rodgers (9) |Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena | 24–52 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 77 || March 14, 1969 || @ Los Angeles | L 103-111 |Jon McGlocklin (32) |Greg Smith (12) |Flynn Robinson (7) |The Forum | 24–53 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 78 || March 18, 1969 || @ San Diego | L 108-128 |Jon McGlocklin, Flynn Robinson (25) |Zaid Abdul-Aziz (12) |Flynn Robinson (6) |San Diego Sports Arena | 24–54 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 79 || March 19, 1969 || @ Phoenix | W 117-110 |Jon McGlocklin (26) |Zaid Abdul-Aziz (16) |Jon McGlocklin, Flynn Robinson (8) |Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 25–54 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 80 || March 21, 1969 || @ San Francisco | L 100-103 |Flynn Robinson (20) |Zaid Abdul-Aziz (23) |Flynn Robinson (7) |Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | 25–55 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 81 || March 22, 1969 || @ San Diego | W 120-106 |Flynn Robinson (28) |Zaid Abdul-Aziz (17) |Guy Rodgers (9) |San Diego Sports Arena | 26–55 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 82 || March 23, 1969 || @ Phoenix | W 128-118 |Flynn Robinson (33) |Zaid Abdul-Aziz (19) |Jon McGlocklin (9) |Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 27–55

Player statistics

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

References

References

1. [https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIL/1969.html 1968–69 Milwaukee Bucks]
2. (October 24, 1968). "New N. B. A. Milwaukee Team Is Looking Good, Commercially". [[The New York Times]].