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1995–96 Milwaukee Bucks season

NBA professional basketball team season

NBA professional basketball team season

Wisconsin Sports Network (Jim Paschke, Jon McGlocklin)

The 1995–96 Milwaukee Bucks season was the 28th season for the Milwaukee Bucks in the National Basketball Association. The Bucks received the eleventh overall pick in the 1995 NBA draft, and selected power forward Gary Trent out of Ohio University, but soon traded him to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for rookie shooting guard, and top draft pick Shawn Respert out of Michigan State University. During the off-season, the team re-signed free agent and former Bucks All-Star forward Terry Cummings, and acquired former All-Star center Kevin Duckworth from the Washington Bullets. Early into the regular season, they traded Todd Day and Alton Lister to the Boston Celtics in exchange for Sherman Douglas, and dealt Eric Murdock and second-year forward Eric Mobley to the expansion Vancouver Grizzlies in exchange for Benoit Benjamin.

The Bucks, led by developing superstars Vin Baker and second-year forward Glenn Robinson, were considered a team with playoff potential. However, the team continued to underachieve holding an 18–27 record at the All-Star break. After holding a 21–35 record as of March 2, 1996, and with Duckworth only playing just eight games due to a knee injury sustained during the preseason, the team suffered a dreadful 15-game losing streak in March. The Bucks missed the NBA playoffs for the fifth consecutive year, finishing in seventh place in the Central Division with a disappointing 25–57 record.

Baker averaged 21.1 points and 9.9 rebounds per game, while Robinson averaged 20.2 points and 6.1 rebounds per game, and Douglas provided the team with 11.5 points and 5.8 assists per game in 69 games after the trade. In addition, Johnny Newman contributed 10.8 points per game, while Cummings provided with 8.0 points and 5.5 rebounds per game off the bench, and Benjamin averaged 7.8 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, Marty Conlon averaged 5.3 points and 2.4 rebounds per game, Lee Mayberry provided with 5.1 points and 3.7 assists per game, and Respert contributed 4.9 points per game.

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, Baker was selected for the 1996 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Eastern Conference All-Star team. The Bucks finished 22nd in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 647,088 at the Bradley Center during the regular season.

Following the season, head coach Mike Dunleavy was fired after coaching the Bucks for four seasons, while Cummings signed as a free agent with the Seattle SuperSonics midway through the following season, Duckworth signed with the Los Angeles Clippers, Mayberry signed with the Vancouver Grizzlies, Conlon signed with the Boston Celtics, and Benjamin signed with the Toronto Raptors.

For the season, the Bucks added new dark green alternate road uniforms, which showed a buck in purple and silver colors on the front of their jerseys; these uniforms would remain in use until 1999.

Draft picks

Main article: 1995 NBA draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
111Gary TrentPFOhio
238Rashard GriffithCWisconsin
243Eric SnowPGMichigan State

Roster

  • Mike Dunleavy, Sr.
  • Butch Carter
  • Jim Eyen
  • Frank Hamblen

Regular season

Season standings

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

Game log

|-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 1 || November 3, 1995 || @ Boston | W 101–100 | | | | FleetCenter 16,321 | 1–0 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 2 || November 4, 1995 || New York | L 71–84 | | | | Bradley Center 18,633 | 1–1 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 3 || November 7, 1995 || @ Houston | L 89–106 |Vin Baker (21) | | | The Summit 15,095 | 1–2 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 4 || November 9, 1995 || @ Dallas | L 94–104 | | | | Reunion Arena 15,095 | 1–3 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 6 || November 14, 1995 || San Antonio | W 98–84 | | | | Bradley Center 13,464 | 2–4 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 9 || November 22, 1995 || Toronto | W 96–86 | | | | Bradley Center 14,959 | 3–6 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 14 || December 1, 1995 || @ Seattle | L 99–110 | | | | KeyArena 17,072 | 4–10 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 17 || December 9, 1995 || Chicago | L 106–118 | | | | Bradley Center 18,633 | 6–11 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 24 || December 23, 1995 || Atlanta | W 96–86 | | | | Bradley Center 15,658 | 9–15 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 42 || February 1, 1996 || Denver | W 108–102 | | | | Bradley Center 13,389 | 16–26 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 43 || February 3, 1996 || Cleveland | L 88–111 | | | | Bradley Center 17,979 | 16–27 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 44 || February 6, 1996 || Dallas | W 114–111 | | | | Bradley Center 13,854 | 17–27 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 79 || April 16, 1996 || Chicago | L 80–86 | | | | Bradley Center 18,633 | 24–55

Player statistics

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
828240.548.920.867.09.92.60.81.121.1
Glenn Robinson828239.645.434.281.26.13.61.20.520.2
Sherman Douglas696230.451.437.975.42.35.80.90.111.5
Johnny Newman828232.849.537.780.22.41.91.10.210.8
8021.431.020.092.32.80.60.50.49.1
Terry Cummings811321.946.214.365.05.51.10.70.48.0
Benoit Benjamin705821.352.00.073.26.20.70.51.07.8
Eric Murdock9021.436.426.166.71.63.90.70.06.9
Marty Conlon74112.946.816.776.42.40.90.30.15.3
822020.842.039.760.31.13.70.80.15.1
Shawn Respert62013.638.734.483.31.21.10.50.14.9
Randolph Keys69111.841.831.083.71.80.90.50.23.4
Jerry Reynolds19010.139.610.061.91.70.60.80.32.9
Alton Lister7512.644.40.0100.04.10.60.00.41.4
Mike Peplowski502.460.00.033.30.80.20.20.41.4
Eric Mobley5313.028.60.050.02.40.00.20.21.2
Kevin Duckworth817.321.40.050.00.90.30.30.01.1

Player statistics citation:

Transactions

Overview

**Players Added****Players Lost**

Trades

November 27, [1995](1995-96-nba-season)To **Milwaukee Bucks**----To **Vancouver Grizzlies**----

Free agents

SubtractionsPlayerDate signedNew team
Ed PinckneyExpansion Draft June 24, 1995Toronto Raptors

Player Transactions Citation:

References

References

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  27. (January 12, 1997). "Seattle May Sign Cummings". Los Angeles Times.
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  32. (July 23, 1996). "Grizzlies Jettison Scott to Make Room to Sign Free Agent Mayberry". Los Angeles Times.
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  34. (October 21, 1999). "Celtics Sign Forward Marty Conlon". Associated Press.
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