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1975–76 Milwaukee Bucks season

NBA professional basketball team season

NBA professional basketball team season

(lost to Pistons 1–2)

The 1975–76 Milwaukee Bucks season was the Bucks' eighth season in the NBA.

It was the team's first season since its inaugural year without Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers during the offseason. The Bucks would have a 38–44 record, the worst record in NBA history for a team to win its division.

Draft picks

Main article: 1975 NBA draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
222Clyde MayesPFFurman
224Cornelius CashFBowling Green State
343Brian HammelBentley
460Bill CampionCManhattan
696Oliver PurnellOld Dominion
7115Wilbur ThomasAmerican
8132Bob McCurdySGRichmond
9150Eric HaysMontana
10165Romy ThomasWisconsin-Eau Claire

Roster

  • Larry Costello
  • Jack McKinney

Regular season

Season standings

:z – clinched division title :y – clinched division title :x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

|-style="background:#fcc;" | 1 || October 25, 1975 || Chicago | L 87–91 |Brian Winters (21) | | | MECCA Arena | 0–1 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 2 || October 28, 1975 || Los Angeles | L 92–99 |Dave Meyers (21) | | | MECCA Arena | 0–2 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 3 || October 31, 1975 || @ New Orleans | L 85–100 |Dave Meyers (28) | | | Louisiana Superdome | 0–3 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 4 || November 1, 1975 || Portland | L 97–113 | | | | MECCA Arena | 0–4 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 5 || November 2, 1975 || @ Houston | L 89–104 | | | | The Summit | 0–5 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 6 || November 4, 1975 || Detroit | W 103–101 | | | | MECCA Arena | 1–5 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 7 || November 7, 1975 || Boston | W 104–101 | | | | MECCA Arena | 2–5 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 8 || November 8, 1975 || @ Washington | W 99–95 |Brian Winters (27) | | | Capital Centre | 3–5 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 9 || November 11, 1975 || Philadelphia | W 108–81 | | | | MECCA Arena | 4–5 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 10 || November 12, 1975 || @ Philadelphia | W 107–84 | | | | The Spectrum | 5-5 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 11 || November 14, 1975 || Buffalo | L 98–112 | | | | MECCA Arena | 5–6 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 12 || November 15, 1975 || @ Detroit | L 89–101 | | | | Cobo Center | 5–7 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 13 || November 19, 1975 || @ Phoenix | W 96–94 | | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 6–7 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 14 || November 21, 1975 || @ Los Angeles | L 104–116 | | | | The Forum | 6–8 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 15 || November 23, 1975 || @ Seattle | L 104–112 | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum | 6–9 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 16 || November 27, 1975 || Golden State | L 105–106 | | | | MECCA Arena | 6–10 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 17 || November 28, 1975 || @ Chicago | L 69–89 | | | | Chicago Stadium | 6–11 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 18 || November 29, 1975 || Chicago | W 88–85 | | | | MECCA Arena | 7–11 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 19 || December 3, 1975 || Portland | W 114–92 | | | | MECCA Arena | 8–11 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 20 || December 5, 1975 || Kansas City | W 105–92 | | | | MECCA Arena | 9–11 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 21 || December 9, 1975 || @ New York | W 109–100 | | | | Madison Square Garden | 10–11 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 22 || December 10, 1975 || @ Boston | L 98–111 | | | | Boston Garden | 10–12 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 23 || December 12, 1975 || Cleveland | L 91–109 | | | | MECCA Arena | 10–13 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 24 || December 17, 1975 || @ Phoenix | L 111–116 | | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 10–14 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 25 || December 20, 1975 || @ Golden State | L 87–124 | | | | Oakland Coliseum Arena | 10–15 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 26 || December 21, 1975 || @ Seattle | W 103–101 | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum | 11–15 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 27 || December 23, 1975 || New York | L 108–110 | | | | MECCA Arena | 11–16 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 28 || December 26, 1975 || Washington | W 85–81 | | | | MECCA Arena | 12–16 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 29 || December 27, 1975 || @ Atlanta | L 82–87 | | | | Omni Coliseum | 12–17 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 30 || December 28, 1975 || Phoenix | W 88–85 | | | | MECCA Arena | 13–17 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 31 || December 30, 1975 || @ Buffalo | L 106–118 | | | | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | 13–18 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 32 || January 2, 1976 || @ Detroit | W 98–83 | | | | Cobo Arena | 14–18 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 33 || January 3, 1976 || Houston | W 126–101 | | | | MECCA Arena | 15–18 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 34 || January 6, 1976 || Atlanta | L 87–91 | | | | MECCA Arena | 15–19

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 13 | Detroit | W 110–107 | Gary Brokaw (36) | Elmore Smith (13) | Brian Winters (7) | MECCA Arena 8,912 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 16 | @ Detroit | L 123–126 | Winters, Dandridge (31) | Bob Dandridge (9) | Gary Brokaw (12) | Cobo Arena 8,330 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 18 | Detroit | L 104–107 | Brian Winters (33) | Dave Meyers (10) | Gary Brokaw (7) | MECCA Arena 8,213

1–2

Player statistics

Season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Bob Dandridge7337.550.282.47.42.81.50.521.5
Brian Winters7835.846.482.93.24.71.60.318.2
Elmore Smith7836.051.863.211.41.21.03.115.6
Jim Price8031.641.584.93.34.91.90.411.7
Junior Bridgeman8120.343.979.53.61.90.60.38.6
Gary Brokaw7519.645.770.01.73.30.50.28.4
Dave Meyers7222.141.964.36.21.41.00.37.4
Kevin Restani8220.147.557.14.61.20.40.16.0
Clyde Mayes6514.646.057.74.00.60.10.64.4
Jon McGlocklin3310.242.690.00.51.20.20.04.1
Jim Fox7013.151.778.53.40.60.40.23.9
Mickey Davis459.136.279.41.90.80.30.03.6

Playoffs

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Brian Winters342.062.980.02.35.01.70.727.3
Bob Dandridge340.749.090.07.72.71.00.022.0
Gary Brokaw336.062.294.43.78.01.01.021.0
Elmore Smith334.755.666.77.30.30.73.714.7
Jim Price119.037.557.10.04.01.00.010.0
Junior Bridgeman322.345.063.63.71.70.30.08.3
318.045.582.44.70.70.30.08.0
Jim Fox311.080.0100.02.31.00.00.33.3
Jon McGlocklin26.575.00.00.50.50.50.03.0
Clyde Mayes313.720.075.02.00.30.30.31.7
Kevin Restani311.020.00.01.70.30.30.00.7

Transactions

Trades

October 22, [1975](1975-76-nba-season)To **Milwaukee Bucks**----To **Seattle SuperSonics**----

References

References

  1. [https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIL/1976.html 1975–76 Milwaukee Bucks]
  2. "1975-76 Milwaukee Bucks Roster and Stats".
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