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1978–79 Milwaukee Bucks season
NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1978–79 Milwaukee Bucks season was the Bucks' 11th season in the NBA.
Draft picks
Main article: 1978 NBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | George Johnson | PF | St. John's | |
| 3 | 59 | Pat Cummings | PF | Cincinnati | |
| 4 | 80 | Otis Howard | F | Austin Peay State | |
| 5 | 103 | Russ Coleman | Pacific | ||
| 6 | 124 | Dave Kyle | Cleveland State | ||
| 7 | 146 | Kim Anderson | Missouri | ||
| 8 | 164 | Tom Zaligaris | North Carolina | ||
| 9 | 182 | Gary Rosenberger | Marquette | ||
| 10 | 196 | Tom Anderson | Wisconsin-Green Bay |
Roster
- Don Nelson
- John Killilea
Regular season
Season standings
:z - clinched division title :y - clinched division title :x - clinched playoff spot
Game log
|-style="background:#fcc;" | 1 || October 14, 1978 || @ San Antonio | L 111–153 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 0–1 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 2 || October 15, 1978 || @ New Orleans | W 123–112 | | | | Louisiana Superdome | 1—1
Playoffs
After making the playoffs in 1978, the Bucks failed to qualify for the playoffs.
Player statistics
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Johnson | 77 | 36.1 | 55.0 | 76.0 | 7.6 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 25.6 | ||
| Brian Winters | 79 | 32.6 | 49.3 | 85.6 | 2.2 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 19.8 | ||
| 82 | 23.9 | 50.6 | 82.9 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 15.5 | |||
| Kent Benson | 82 | 26.0 | 51.8 | 73.5 | 7.1 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 12.3 | ||
| 82 | 21.7 | 49.3 | 76.1 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 10.3 | |||
| Quinn Buckner | 81 | 21.7 | 45.4 | 63.2 | 2.6 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 7.2 | ||
| John Gianelli | 82 | 25.1 | 48.6 | 70.6 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 7.1 | ||
| Kevin Restani | 81 | 19.7 | 49.5 | 69.9 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 7.1 | ||
| George Johnson | 67 | 17.3 | 48.2 | 71.8 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 6.2 | ||
| Lloyd Walton | 75 | 18.4 | 48.0 | 67.8 | 1.4 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 5.0 | ||
| 16 | 7.8 | 40.4 | 75.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 3.5 | |||
| Otis Howard | 3 | 7.3 | 45.5 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | ||
| Norm Van Lier | 38 | 14.6 | 39.0 | 90.4 | 1.1 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 2.8 | ||
| Del Beshore | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Transactions
Trades
| October 23, [1978](1978-79-nba-season) | |
|---|---|
| To **Milwaukee Bucks**---- | To **Detroit Pistons**---- |
Free agents
| Norm Van Lier | October 26, 1978 | Chicago Bulls |
|---|
Awards and records
- Marques Johnson, All-NBA First Team
References
References
- [https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIL/1979.html 1978-79 Milwaukee Bucks]
- "1978-79 Milwaukee Bucks Roster and Stats".
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