1976–77 Chicago Bulls season

1976–77   Chicago Bulls season
Head coach	Ed Badger
General manager	Jon Kovler
Owner(s)	Arthur Wirtz and Jonathan Kovler
Arena	Chicago Stadium
Results
Record	44–38 (.537)
Place	Division: 3rd (Midwest) Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finish	First round (lost to Trail Blazers 1–2)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	WGN-TV (Lorn Brown, Johnny “Red” Kerr)
Radio	WIND (Jim Durham, Bill Berg)
< 1975–76 1977–78 >

The 1976–77 Chicago Bulls season was the Bulls' 11th season in the NBA. ^[1]

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1976 NBA draft

Roster

1976–77 Chicago Bulls roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From C 18 Tom Boerwinkle 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1945-08-23 Tennessee F/C 41 Eric Fernsten 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1953-11-01 San Francisco C 53 Artis Gilmore 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1949-09-21 Jacksonville F 33 Phil Hicks 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1953-01-31 Tulane G 12 Wilbur Holland 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1951-11-08 New Orleans F 8 Mickey Johnson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1952-08-31 Aurora G 44 Tom Kropp 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1953-02-12 Nebraska–Kearney G 31 John Laskowski 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1953-06-07 Indiana F 24 Jack Marin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1944-10-12 Duke F 42 Scott May 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1954-03-19 Indiana G 15 John Mengelt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1949-10-16 Auburn G 30 Keith Starr 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1954-03-14 Pittsburgh G 2 Norm Van Lier 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1947-04-01 Saint Francis (PA)

Head coach Ed Badger Assistant(s) Bumper Tormohlen Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Updated: February 2, 1977

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Denver Nuggets	50	32	.610	–	36–5	14–27	15–5
x-Detroit Pistons	44	38	.537	6	30–11	14–27	12–8
x-Chicago Bulls	44	38	.537	6	31–10	13–28	10–10
Kansas City Kings	40	42	.488	10	28–13	12–29	7–13
Indiana Pacers	36	46	.439	14	25–16	11–30	9–11
Milwaukee Bucks	30	52	.366	20	24–17	6–35	7–13

#	Western Conference v t e
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Los Angeles Lakers	53	29	.646	–
2	y-Denver Nuggets	50	32	.610	3
3	x-Portland Trail Blazers	49	33	.598	4
4	x-Golden State Warriors	46	36	.561	7
5	x-Detroit Pistons	44	38	.537	9
6	x-Chicago Bulls	44	38	.537	9
7	Kansas City Kings	40	42	.488	13
8	Seattle SuperSonics	40	42	.488	13
9	Indiana Pacers	36	46	.439	17
10	Phoenix Suns	34	48	.415	19
11	Milwaukee Bucks	30	52	.366	23

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

1977 playoff game log
First Round: 1–2 (home: 1–0; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 12 @ Portland L 83–96 Mickey Johnson (19) Artis Gilmore (14) Norm Van Lier (8) Memorial Coliseum 12,774 0–1 2 April 15 Portland W 107–104 Mickey Johnson (29) Mickey Johnson (15) Norm Van Lier (11) Chicago Stadium 20,000 1–1 3 April 17 @ Portland L 98–106 Mickey Johnson (14) Johnson, Gilmore (14) Norm Van Lier (10) Memorial Coliseum 12,520 1–2
1977 schedule

Awards and records

• Norm Van Lier, NBA All-Defensive First Team
• Scott May, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team
• Norm Van Lier, NBA All-Star Game

References

1. 1976–77 Chicago Bulls