1978–79 Milwaukee Bucks season

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1978–79   Milwaukee Bucks season
Head coach Don Nelson
Arena MECCA Arena
Results
Record38–44 (.463)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Midwest)
Conference: 9th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television WVTV
Radio WTMJ
< 1977–78 1979–80 >

The 1978–79 NBA season was the Bucks' 11th season in the NBA. [1]

Contents

Draft picks

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
112 George Johnson PFFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States St. John's
359 Pat Cummings PFFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Cincinnati
480 Otis Howard FFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Austin Peay State
5103 Russ Coleman Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Pacific
6124 Dave Kyle Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Cleveland State
7146 Kim Anderson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Missouri
8164 Tom Zaligaris Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States North Carolina
9182 Gary Rosenberger Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Marquette
10196 Tom Anderson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Wisconsin-Green Bay

Roster

1978–79 Milwaukee Bucks roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.PlayerHeightWeightDOBFrom
C 54 Kent Benson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) Indiana
SF 2 Junior Bridgeman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) Louisville
SG 21 Quinn Buckner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) Indiana
C 40 John Gianelli 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg) Pacific
SG 20 Ernie Grunfeld 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) Tennessee
F 24 George L. Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) St. John's
SF 8 Marques Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)218 lb (99 kg) UCLA
F 18 Kevin Restani 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) San Francisco
F 5 Sam Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) UNLV
PG 11 Lloyd Walton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg) Marquette
SG 32 Brian Winters 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) South Carolina
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Kansas City Kings 4834.585–32–916–2512–4
x-Denver Nuggets 4735.573129–1218–238–8
Indiana Pacers 3844.4631025–1613–286–10
Milwaukee Bucks 3844.4631028–1310–319–7
Chicago Bulls 3151.3781719–2212–295–11
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1z-Seattle SuperSonics 5230.634–
2y-Kansas City Kings 4834.5854
3x-Phoenix Suns 5032.6102
4x-Denver Nuggets 4735.5735
5x-Los Angeles Lakers 4735.5735
6x-Portland Trail Blazers 4537.5497
7 San Diego Clippers 4339.5249
8 Indiana Pacers 3844.46314
9 Milwaukee Bucks 3844.46314
10 Golden State Warriors 3844.46314
11 Chicago Bulls 3151.37821
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1978-79 NBA Records
TeamATLBOSCHICLEDENDETGSWHOUINDKCKLALMILNJNNOJNYKPHIPHOPORSASSDCSEAWAS
Atlanta —2–23–13–13–13–11–33–11–32–21–33–02–22–22–22–22–12–23–13–11–32–2
Boston 2–2—1–22–21–32–22–11–33–11–31–31–31–32–23–12–20–41–30–41–32–20–4
Chicago 1–32–1—1–32–22–23–12–22–20–41–31–32–22–23–11–31–34–00–30–40–41–3
Cleveland 1–32–23–1—1–21–32–12–21–31–32–21–33–12–22–22–20–40–40–42–22–20–4
Denver 1–33–12–22–1—2–24–01–33–11–33–12–24–03–13–10–33–11–33–12–23–11–3
Detroit 1–32–22–23–12–2—1–32–22–22–22–22–10–42–21–31–30–41–31–32–20–31–3
Golden State 3–11–21–31–20–43–1—2–22–22–21–32–21–33–13–13–11–32–21–31–33–12–2
Houston 1–33–12–22–23–12–22–2—0–43–12–12–23–14–04–00–42–23–13–12–12–22–2
Indiana 3–11–32–23–11–32–22–24–0—1–30–42–21–22–12–22–22–23–13–11–30–41–3
Kansas City 2–23–14–03–13–12–22–21–33–1—2–22–23–13–12–12–22–21–31–32–22–23–0
Los Angeles 3–13–13–12–21–32–23–11–24–02–2—3–12–22–23–01–32–22–22–22–22–22–2
Milwaukee0–33–13–13–12–21–22–22–22–22–21–3—2–23–11–32–22–22–21–31–32–21–3
New Jersey 2–23–12–21–30–44–03–11–32–11–32–22–2—3–11–32–23–02–20–42–20–41–3
New Orleans 2–22–22–22–21–32–21–30–41–21–32–21–31–3—2–22–21–31–32–20–40–30–4
New York 2–21–31–32–21–33–11–30–42–21–20–33–13–12–2—2–20–41–31–32–22–21–3
Philadelphia 2–22–23–12–23–03–11–34–02–22–23–12–22–22–22–2—1–31–23–13–11–33–1
Phoenix 1–24–03–14–01–34–03–12–22–22–22–22–20–33–14–03–1—3–13–12–21–31–3
Portland 2–23–10–44–03–13–12–21–31–33–12–22–22–23–13–12–11–3—2–12–21–33–1
San Antonio 1–34–03–04–01–33–13–11–31–33–12–23–14–02–23–11–31–31–2—4–02–21–3
San Diego 1–33–14–02–22–22–23–11–23–12–22–23–12–24–02–21–32–22–20–4—2–20–3
Seattle 3–12–24–02–21–33–01–32–24–02–22–22–24–03–02–23–13–13–12–22–2—2–2
Washington 2–24–03–14–03–13–12–22–23–10–32–23–13–14–03–11–33–11–33–13–02–2—

Game log

1978–79 game log
Total: 38–44 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
October: 1–1 (home: 0–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1October 14, 1978@ San Antonio L 111–153 HemisFair Arena 0–1
2October 15, 1978@ New Orleans W 123–112 Louisiana Superdome 1—1
November: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1978–79 schedule

Playoffs

After making the playoffs in 1978, the Bucks failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Player statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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]
PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Marques Johnson 7736.155.076.07.63.01.51.225.6
Brian Winters 7932.649.385.62.24.81.10.519.8
Junior Bridgeman 8223.950.682.93.62.01.10.515.5
Kent Benson 8226.051.873.57.12.51.11.012.3
Ernie Grunfeld 8221.749.376.14.42.60.70.210.3
Quinn Buckner 8121.745.463.22.65.81.90.27.2
John Gianelli 8225.148.670.65.02.00.50.77.1
Kevin Restani 8119.749.569.94.81.50.40.37.1
George Johnson 6717.348.271.85.41.21.10.76.2
Lloyd Walton 7518.448.067.81.44.71.00.15.0
Sam Smith 167.840.475.00.61.00.50.43.5
Otis Howard 37.345.50.02.30.30.00.03.3
Norm Van Lier 3814.639.090.41.14.21.10.12.8
Del Beshore 11.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0

Transactions

Trades

July 26, 1978
To Milwaukee Bucks ---- To Houston Rockets ----
  • 1979 4th round pick (Sammy Drummer)
October 23, 1978
To Milwaukee Bucks ----
  • 1979 4th round pick (Eugene Robinson)
To Detroit Pistons ----

Free agents

PlayerSignedFormer team
Del Beshore September 14, 1978 California University of Pennsylvania
Norm Van Lier October 26, 1978 Chicago Bulls

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ 1978-79 Milwaukee Bucks
  2. ↑ "1978-79 Milwaukee Bucks Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
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