The 1978–79 NBA season was the Bucks' 11th season in the NBA.[1]
Draft picksRoster 1978–79 Milwaukee Bucks roster Players | Coaches |
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Pos. | No. | Name | Height | Weight | DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) | From |
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C | 54 | Benson, Kent | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | | Indiana | SF | 2 | Bridgeman, Junior | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | | Louisville | SG | 21 | Buckner, Quinn | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | | Indiana | C | 40 | Gianelli, John | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | | Pacific | SG | 20 | Grunfeld, Ernie | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | | Tennessee | F | 24 | Johnson, George L. | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | | St. John's | SF | 8 | Johnson, Marques | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 218 lb (99 kg) | | UCLA | F | 18 | Restani, Kevin | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | | San Francisco | F | 5 | Smith, Sam | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | | UNLV | PG | 11 | Walton, Lloyd | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | | Marquette | SG | 32 | Winters, Brian | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | | South Carolina |
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- Assistant coach(es)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
- Injured
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Regular season Season standings
- z - clinched division title
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1978-79 NBA Records |
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Team | ATL | BOS | CHI | CLE | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | KCK | LAL | MIL | NJN | NOJ | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SAS | SDC | SEA | WAS |
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Atlanta | — | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 |
Boston | 2–2 | — | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–4 |
Chicago | 1–3 | 2–1 | — | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 |
Cleveland | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | — | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 |
Denver | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | — | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 |
Detroit | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 |
Golden State | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | — | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 |
Houston | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 |
Indiana | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | — | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 |
Kansas City | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | — | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 |
Los Angeles | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 |
Milwaukee | 0–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | — | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 |
New Jersey | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 |
New Orleans | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | — | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–4 |
New York | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | — | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 |
Philadelphia | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 |
Phoenix | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | — | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 |
Portland | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | — | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 |
San Antonio | 1–3 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | — | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 |
San Diego | 1–3 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | — | 2–2 | 0–3 |
Seattle | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — | 2–2 |
Washington | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | — |
Game log
1978–79 game log Total: 38–44 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) |
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October: 1–1 (home: 0–0; road: 1–1) |
November: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location Attendance | Record |
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December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location Attendance | Record |
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January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location Attendance | Record |
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February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location Attendance | Record |
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March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location Attendance | Record |
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1978–79 schedule |
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Player statisticsTransactionsAwards and recordsReferences - ^ 1978-79 Milwaukee Bucks
- ^ "1978-79 Milwaukee Bucks Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
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The 1978 79 NBA season was the Bucks 11th season in the NBA 1 1978 79 Milwaukee Bucks seasonHead coachDon NelsonArenaMECCA ArenaResultsRecord38 44 463 PlaceDivision 5th Midwest Conference 9th Western Playoff finishDid not qualifyStats at Basketball Reference comLocal mediaTelevisionWVTVRadioWTMJ lt 1977 78 1979 80 gt Contents 1 Draft picks 2 Roster 3 Regular season 3 1 Season standings 3 2 Record vs opponents 3 3 Game log 4 Player statistics 5 Transactions 5 1 Trades 5 2 Free Agents 6 Awards and records 7 ReferencesDraft picks EditMain article 1978 NBA Draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College1 12 George Johnson PF United States St John s3 59 Pat Cummings PF United States Cincinnati4 80 Otis Howard F United States Austin Peay State5 103 Russ Coleman United States Pacific6 124 Dave Kyle United States Cleveland State7 146 Kim Anderson United States Missouri8 164 Tom Zaligaris United States North Carolina9 182 Gary Rosenberger United States Marquette10 196 Tom Anderson United States Wisconsin Green BayRoster Edit1978 79 Milwaukee Bucks roster Players CoachesPos No Name Height Weight DOB YYYY MM DD FromC 54 Benson Kent 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 235 lb 107 kg IndianaSF 2 Bridgeman Junior 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 210 lb 95 kg LouisvilleSG 21 Buckner Quinn 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 190 lb 86 kg IndianaC 40 Gianelli John 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 220 lb 100 kg PacificSG 20 Grunfeld Ernie 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 210 lb 95 kg TennesseeF 24 Johnson George L 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 210 lb 95 kg St John sSF 8 Johnson Marques 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 218 lb 99 kg UCLAF 18 Restani Kevin 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 225 lb 102 kg San FranciscoF 5 Smith Sam 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 200 lb 91 kg UNLVPG 11 Walton Lloyd 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m 160 lb 73 kg MarquetteSG 32 Winters Brian 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 185 lb 84 kg South Carolina Head coachDon NelsonAssistant coach es John KillileaLegend C Team captain DP Unsigned draft pick FA Free agent S Suspended InjuredRegular season EditSeason standings Edit Midwest Division vte W L PCT GB Home Road Divy Kansas City Kings 48 34 585 32 9 16 25 12 4x Denver Nuggets 47 35 573 1 29 12 18 23 8 8Indiana Pacers 38 44 463 10 25 16 13 28 6 10Milwaukee Bucks 38 44 463 10 28 13 10 31 9 7Chicago Bulls 31 51 378 17 19 22 12 29 5 11 Western Conference vteTeam W L PCT GB1 z Seattle SuperSonics 52 30 634 2 y Kansas City Kings 48 34 585 43 x Phoenix Suns 50 32 610 24 x Denver Nuggets 47 35 573 55 x Los Angeles Lakers 47 35 573 56 x Portland Trail Blazers 45 37 549 77 San Diego Clippers 43 39 524 98 Indiana Pacers 38 44 463 149 Milwaukee Bucks 38 44 463 1410 Golden State Warriors 38 44 463 1411 Chicago Bulls 31 51 378 21 z clinched division title y clinched division title x clinched playoff spotRecord vs opponents Edit 1978 79 NBA RecordsTeam ATL BOS CHI CLE DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NJN NOJ NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SDC SEA WASAtlanta 2 2 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 1 3 3 1 1 3 2 2 1 3 3 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 3 1 3 1 1 3 2 2Boston 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 3 2 2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 2 2 3 1 2 2 0 4 1 3 0 4 1 3 2 2 0 4Chicago 1 3 2 1 1 3 2 2 2 2 3 1 2 2 2 2 0 4 1 3 1 3 2 2 2 2 3 1 1 3 1 3 4 0 0 3 0 4 0 4 1 3Cleveland 1 3 2 2 3 1 1 2 1 3 2 1 2 2 1 3 1 3 2 2 1 3 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 4 0 4 0 4 2 2 2 2 0 4Denver 1 3 3 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 4 0 1 3 3 1 1 3 3 1 2 2 4 0 3 1 3 1 0 3 3 1 1 3 3 1 2 2 3 1 1 3Detroit 1 3 2 2 2 2 3 1 2 2 1 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 0 4 2 2 1 3 1 3 0 4 1 3 1 3 2 2 0 3 1 3Golden State 3 1 1 2 1 3 1 2 0 4 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 3 2 2 1 3 3 1 3 1 3 1 1 3 2 2 1 3 1 3 3 1 2 2Houston 1 3 3 1 2 2 2 2 3 1 2 2 2 2 0 4 3 1 2 1 2 2 3 1 4 0 4 0 0 4 2 2 3 1 3 1 2 1 2 2 2 2Indiana 3 1 1 3 2 2 3 1 1 3 2 2 2 2 4 0 1 3 0 4 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 1 3 1 1 3 0 4 1 3Kansas City 2 2 3 1 4 0 3 1 3 1 2 2 2 2 1 3 3 1 2 2 2 2 3 1 3 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 3 1 3 2 2 2 2 3 0Los Angeles 3 1 3 1 3 1 2 2 1 3 2 2 3 1 1 2 4 0 2 2 3 1 2 2 2 2 3 0 1 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2Milwaukee 0 3 3 1 3 1 3 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 3 2 2 3 1 1 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 3 1 3 2 2 1 3New Jersey 2 2 3 1 2 2 1 3 0 4 4 0 3 1 1 3 2 1 1 3 2 2 2 2 3 1 1 3 2 2 3 0 2 2 0 4 2 2 0 4 1 3New Orleans 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 3 2 2 1 3 0 4 1 2 1 3 2 2 1 3 1 3 2 2 2 2 1 3 1 3 2 2 0 4 0 3 0 4New York 2 2 1 3 1 3 2 2 1 3 3 1 1 3 0 4 2 2 1 2 0 3 3 1 3 1 2 2 2 2 0 4 1 3 1 3 2 2 2 2 1 3Philadelphia 2 2 2 2 3 1 2 2 3 0 3 1 1 3 4 0 2 2 2 2 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 3 1 2 3 1 3 1 1 3 3 1Phoenix 1 2 4 0 3 1 4 0 1 3 4 0 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 3 3 1 4 0 3 1 3 1 3 1 2 2 1 3 1 3Portland 2 2 3 1 0 4 4 0 3 1 3 1 2 2 1 3 1 3 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 1 3 1 2 1 1 3 2 1 2 2 1 3 3 1San Antonio 1 3 4 0 3 0 4 0 1 3 3 1 3 1 1 3 1 3 3 1 2 2 3 1 4 0 2 2 3 1 1 3 1 3 1 2 4 0 2 2 1 3San Diego 1 3 3 1 4 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 1 1 2 3 1 2 2 2 2 3 1 2 2 4 0 2 2 1 3 2 2 2 2 0 4 2 2 0 3Seattle 3 1 2 2 4 0 2 2 1 3 3 0 1 3 2 2 4 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 0 3 0 2 2 3 1 3 1 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 2Washington 2 2 4 0 3 1 4 0 3 1 3 1 2 2 2 2 3 1 0 3 2 2 3 1 3 1 4 0 3 1 1 3 3 1 1 3 3 1 3 0 2 2 Game log Edit 1978 79 game logTotal 38 44 Home 0 0 Road 0 0 October 1 1 home 0 0 road 1 1 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record1 October 14 1978 San Antonio L 111 153 HemisFair Arena 0 12 October 15 1978 New Orleans W 123 112 Louisiana Superdome 1 1November 0 0 home 0 0 road 0 0 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance RecordDecember 0 0 home 0 0 road 0 0 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance RecordJanuary 0 0 home 0 0 road 0 0 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance RecordFebruary 0 0 home 0 0 road 0 0 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance RecordMarch 0 0 home 0 0 road 0 0 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record1978 79 schedulePlayer statistics EditLegend GP Games played GS Games started MPG Minutes per game FG Field goal percentage 3P 3 point field goal percentage FT Free throw percentage RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per gameStatistics 2 Player GP GS MPG FG 3FG FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPGMarques Johnson 77 36 1 55 0 76 0 7 6 3 0 1 5 1 2 25 6Brian Winters 79 32 6 49 3 85 6 2 2 4 8 1 1 0 5 19 8Junior Bridgeman 82 23 9 50 6 82 9 3 6 2 0 1 1 0 5 15 5Kent Benson 82 26 0 51 8 73 5 7 1 2 5 1 1 1 0 12 3Ernie Grunfeld 82 21 7 49 3 76 1 4 4 2 6 0 7 0 2 10 3Quinn Buckner 81 21 7 45 4 63 2 2 6 5 8 1 9 0 2 7 2John Gianelli 82 25 1 48 6 70 6 5 0 2 0 0 5 0 7 7 1Kevin Restani 81 19 7 49 5 69 9 4 8 1 5 0 4 0 3 7 1George Johnson 67 17 3 48 2 71 8 5 4 1 2 1 1 0 7 6 2Lloyd Walton 75 18 4 48 0 67 8 1 4 4 7 1 0 0 1 5 0Sam Smith 16 7 8 40 4 75 0 0 6 1 0 0 5 0 4 3 5Otis Howard 3 7 3 45 5 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3Norm Van Lier 38 14 6 39 0 90 4 1 1 4 2 1 1 0 1 2 8Del Beshore 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Transactions EditTrades Edit July 26 1978 To Milwaukee Bucks C J Kupec To Houston Rockets 1979 4th round pick Sammy Drummer October 23 1978 To Milwaukee Bucks 1979 4th round pick Eugene Robinson To Detroit Pistons Otis HowardFree Agents Edit Player Signed Former teamDel Beshore September 14 1978 California University of PennsylvaniaNorm Van Lier October 26 1978 Chicago BullsAwards and records EditMarques Johnson All NBA First TeamReferences Edit 1978 79 Milwaukee Bucks 1978 79 Milwaukee Bucks Roster and Stats Basketball Reference com Retrieved 2021 06 05 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1978 79 Milwaukee Bucks season amp oldid 1050827905, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
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