The 1978–79 NBA season was the Bucks' 11th season in the NBA.[1]
Draft picks edit
Roster edit
1978–79 Milwaukee Bucks roster Players | Coaches |
Pos. | No. | Name | Height | Weight | DOB | From | 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 | | - Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Legend
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
- Injured
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Regular season edit
Season standings edit
- z - clinched division title
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents edit
1978-79 NBA Records |
Team | ATL | BOS | CHI | CLE | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | KCK | LAL | MIL | NJN | NOJ | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SAS | SDC | SEA | WAS |
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 edit
1978–79 game log Total: 38–44 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) |
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 | |
December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location Attendance | Record | |
January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location Attendance | Record | |
February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location Attendance | Record | |
March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location Attendance | Record | |
1978–79 schedule |
Player statistics edit
Transactions edit
Trades edit
Free agents edit
Awards and records edit
References edit
- ^ 1978-79 Milwaukee Bucks
- ^ "1978-79 Milwaukee Bucks Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
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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 College 1 12 George Johnson PF nbsp United States St John s 3 59 Pat Cummings PF nbsp United States Cincinnati 4 80 Otis Howard F nbsp United States Austin Peay State 5 103 Russ Coleman nbsp United States Pacific 6 124 Dave Kyle nbsp United States Cleveland State 7 146 Kim Anderson nbsp United States Missouri 8 164 Tom Zaligaris nbsp United States North Carolina 9 182 Gary Rosenberger nbsp United States Marquette 10 196 Tom Anderson nbsp United States Wisconsin Green BayRoster edit1978 79 Milwaukee Bucks roster Players Coaches Pos No Name Height Weight DOB From 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 Head coach Don Nelson Assistant coach es John Killilea Legend DP Unsigned draft pick FA Free agent S Suspended nbsp InjuredRegular season editSeason standings edit Midwest Divisionvte W L PCT GB Home Road Div y Kansas City Kings 48 34 585 32 9 16 25 12 4 x Denver Nuggets 47 35 573 1 29 12 18 23 8 8 Indiana Pacers 38 44 463 10 25 16 13 28 6 10 Milwaukee Bucks 38 44 463 10 28 13 10 31 9 7 Chicago Bulls 31 51 378 17 19 22 12 29 5 11 Western Conferencevte Team W L PCT GB 1 z Seattle SuperSonics 52 30 634 2 y Kansas City Kings 48 34 585 4 3 x Phoenix Suns 50 32 610 2 4 x Denver Nuggets 47 35 573 5 5 x Los Angeles Lakers 47 35 573 5 6 x Portland Trail Blazers 45 37 549 7 7 San Diego Clippers 43 39 524 9 8 Indiana Pacers 38 44 463 14 9 Milwaukee Bucks 38 44 463 14 10 Golden State Warriors 38 44 463 14 11 Chicago Bulls 31 51 378 21 z clinched division title y clinched division title x clinched playoff spot Record vs opponents edit 1978 79 NBA Records Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NJN NOJ NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SDC SEA WAS 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 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 Record 1 October 14 1978 San Antonio L 111 153 HemisFair Arena 0 1 2 October 15 1978 New Orleans W 123 112 Louisiana Superdome 1 1 November 0 0 home 0 0 road 0 0 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record December 0 0 home 0 0 road 0 0 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record January 0 0 home 0 0 road 0 0 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record February 0 0 home 0 0 road 0 0 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record March 0 0 home 0 0 road 0 0 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 1978 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 game Statistics 2 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 Junior Bridgeman 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 Ernie Grunfeld 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 Sam Smith 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 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 Howard Free agents edit Player Signed Former team Del Beshore September 14 1978 California University of Pennsylvania Norm 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 June 5 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1978 79 Milwaukee Bucks season amp oldid 1198620368, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
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