1975–76 Milwaukee Bucks season

1975–76 Milwaukee Bucks season
Division champions
Head coachLarry Costello
ArenaMECCA Arena
Results
Record38–44 (.463)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Midwest)
Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finishWest First Round
(lost to Pistons 1–2)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
< 1974–75 1976–77 >

The 1975–76 NBA season was the Bucks' eighth season in the NBA.[1]

It was the team's first season since its inaugural year without Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers during the offseason. The Bucks would have a 38–44 record, the worst record in NBA history for a team to win its division.

Draft picks

Main article: 1975 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
2 22 Clyde Mayes PF  United States Furman
2 24 Cornelius Cash F  United States Bowling Green State
3 43 Brian Hammel  United States Bentley
4 60 Bill Campion C  United States Manhattan
6 96 Oliver Purnell  United States Old Dominion
7 115 Wilbur Thomas  United States American
8 132 Bob McCurdy SG  United States Richmond
9 150 Eric Hays  United States Montana
10 165 Romy Thomas  United States Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Roster

1975–76 Milwaukee Bucks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G 2 Bridgeman, Junior 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1953–09–17 Louisville
G 25 Brokaw, Gary 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1954–01–11 Notre Dame
F 10 Dandridge, Bob 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1947–11–15 Norfolk State
G 20 Davis, Mickey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1950–06–16 Duquesne
C 31 Fox, Jim 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1943–04–07 South Carolina
F 34 Mayes, Clyde 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1953–03–17 Furman
G 14 McGlocklin, Jon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1943–06–10 Indiana
F 21 Meyers, Dave 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1953–04–21 UCLA
PG 15 Price, Jim 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1949–11–27 Louisville
F 18 Restani, Kevin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1951–12–23 San Francisco
C 3 Smith, Elmore 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1949–05–09 Kentucky State
G 32 Winters, Brian 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1952–03–01 South Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks 38 44 .463 – 22–19 16–25 13–8
x-Detroit Pistons 36 46 .439 2 24–17 12–29 12–9
Kansas City Kings 31 51 .378 7 25–16 6–35 10–11
Chicago Bulls 24 58 .293 14 15–26 9–32 7–14
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Golden State Warriors 59 23 .720 –
2 x-Seattle SuperSonics 43 39 .524 16
3 x-Phoenix Suns 42 40 .512 17
4 y-Milwaukee Bucks 38 44 .463 21
5 x-Detroit Pistons 36 46 .439 23
6 Los Angeles Lakers 40 42 .488 19
7 Portland Trail Blazers 37 45 .451 22
8 Kansas City Kings 31 51 .378 28
9 Chicago Bulls 24 58 .293 35
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1975–76 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS BUF CHI CLE DET GSW HOU KCK LAL MIL NOJ NYK PHI PHO POR SEA WAS
Atlanta — 2–3 2–3 2–2 2–5 1–3 2–2 2–5 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–4 3–2 2–3 0–4 2–2 1–3 1–5
Boston 3–2 — 4–3 2–2 3–2 4–0 2–2 4–1 2–2 4–0 2–2 4–1 5–2 4–3 4–0 2–2 2–2 3–2
Buffalo 3–2 3–4 — 3–1 3–2 1–3 1–3 3–2 4–0 2–2 3–1 4–1 4–3 3–4 3–1 2–2 2–2 2–3
Chicago 2–2 2–2 1–3 — 0–4 3–4 1–4 1–3 1–6 3–2 3–4 2–2 0–4 0–4 2–3 1–4 2–3 0–4
Cleveland 5–2 2–3 2–3 4–0 — 2–2 1–3 2–4 1–3 2–2 4–0 4–3 3–2 3–2 3–1 4–0 3–1 4–2
Detroit 3–1 0–4 3–1 4–3 2–2 — 0–5 2–2 5–2 1–4 3–4 1–3 3–1 1–3 1–4 2–3 3–2 2–2
Golden State 2–2 2–2 3–1 4–1 3–1 5–0 — 2–2 4–1 5–2 5–0 2–2 4–0 3–1 4–2 4–2 4–3 3–1
Houston 5–2 1–4 2–3 3–1 4–2 2–2 2–2 — 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–4 3–2 3–2 0–4 3–1 2–2 3–4
Kansas City 2–2 2–2 0–4 6–1 3–1 2–5 1–4 2–2 — 2–3 2–5 1–3 1–3 1–3 3–2 0–5 2–3 1–3
Los Angeles 3–1 0–4 2–2 2–3 2–2 4–1 2–5 3–1 3–2 — 2–3 3–1 3–1 2–2 2–4 3–4 3–3 1–3
Milwaukee 2–2 2–2 1–3 4–3 0–4 4–3 0–5 2–2 5–2 3–2 — 2–2 2–2 2–2 3–2 2–3 2–3 2–2
New Orleans 4–2 1–4 1–4 2–2 3–4 3–1 2–2 4–2 3–1 1–3 2–2 — 2–3 1–4 1–3 3–1 1–3 4–3
New York 2–3 2–5 3–4 4–0 2–3 1–3 0–4 2–3 3–1 1–3 2–2 3–2 — 5–2 2–2 3–1 0–4 3–2
Philadelphia 3–2 3–4 4–3 4–0 2–3 3–1 1–3 2–3 3–1 2–2 2–2 4–1 2–5 — 3–1 4–0 2–2 2–3
Phoenix 4–0 0–4 1–3 3–2 1–3 4–1 2–4 4–0 2–3 4–2 2–3 3–1 2–2 1–3 — 5–2 4–3 0–4
Portland 2–2 2–2 2–2 4–1 0–4 3–2 2–4 1–3 5–0 4–3 3–2 1–3 1–3 0–4 2–5 — 3–3 2–2
Seattle 3–1 2–2 2–2 3–2 1–3 2–3 3–4 2–2 3–2 3–3 3–2 3–1 4–0 2–2 3–4 3–3 — 1–3
Washington 5–1 2–3 3–2 4–0 2–4 2–2 1–3 4–3 3–1 3–1 2–2 3–4 2–3 3–2 4–0 2–2 3–1 —

Game log

1975–76 game log
Total: 38–44 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
October: 0–3 (home: 0–2; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 25, 1975 Chicago L 87–91 Brian Winters (21) MECCA Arena 0–1
2 October 28, 1975 Los Angeles L 92–99 Dave Meyers (21) MECCA Arena 0–2
3 October 31, 1975 @ New Orleans L 85–100 Dave Meyers (28) Louisiana Superdome 0–3
November: 7–8 (home: 4–3; road: 3–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
4 November 1, 1975 Portland L 97–113 MECCA Arena 0–4
5 November 2, 1975 @ Houston L 89–104 The Summit 0–5
6 November 4, 1975 Detroit W 103–101 MECCA Arena 1–5
7 November 7, 1975 Boston W 104–101 MECCA Arena 2–5
8 November 8, 1975 @ Washington W 99–95 Brian Winters (27) Capital Centre 3–5
9 November 11, 1975 Philadelphia W 108–81 MECCA Arena 4–5
10 November 12, 1975 @ Philadelphia W 107–84 The Spectrum 5-5
11 November 14, 1975 Buffalo L 98–112 MECCA Arena 5–6
12 November 15, 1975 @ Detroit L 89–101 Cobo Center 5–7
13 November 19, 1975 @ Phoenix W 96–94 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 6–7
14 November 21, 1975 @ Los Angeles L 104–116 The Forum 6–8
15 November 23, 1975 @ Seattle L 104–112 Seattle Center Coliseum 6–9
16 November 27, 1975 Golden State L 105–106 MECCA Arena 6–10
17 November 28, 1975 @ Chicago L 69–89 Chicago Stadium 6–11
18 November 29, 1975 Chicago W 88–85 MECCA Arena 7–11
December: 6–7 (home: 4–2; road: 2–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
19 December 3, 1975 Portland W 114–92 MECCA Arena 8–11
20 December 5, 1975 Kansas City W 105–92 MECCA Arena 9–11
21 December 9, 1975 @ New York W 109–100 Madison Square Garden 10–11
22 December 10, 1975 @ Boston L 98–111 Boston Garden 10–12
23 December 12, 1975 Cleveland L 91–109 MECCA Arena 10–13
24 December 17, 1975 @ Phoenix L 111–116 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 10–14
25 December 20, 1975 @ Golden State L 87–124 Oakland Coliseum Arena 10–15
26 December 21, 1975 @ Seattle W 103–101 Seattle Center Coliseum 11–15
27 December 23, 1975 New York L 108–110 MECCA Arena 11–16
28 December 26, 1975 Washington W 85–81 MECCA Arena 12–16
29 December 27, 1975 @ Atlanta L 82–87 Omni Coliseum 12–17
30 December 28, 1975 Phoenix W 88–85 MECCA Arena 13–17
31 December 30, 1975 @ Buffalo L 106–118 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 13–18
January: 2–1 (home: 1–1; road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
32 January 2, 1976 @ Detroit W 98–83 Cobo Arena 14–18
33 January 3, 1976 Houston W 126–101 MECCA Arena 15–18
34 January 6, 1976 Atlanta L 87–91 MECCA Arena 15–19
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
April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1975–76 schedule

Playoffs

1976 playoff game log
First Round: 1–2 (home: 1–1; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 13 Detroit W 110–107 Gary Brokaw (36) Elmore Smith (13) Brian Winters (7) MECCA Arena
8,912 		1–0
2 April 16 @ Detroit L 123–126 Winters, Dandridge (31) Bob Dandridge (9) Gary Brokaw (12) Cobo Arena
8,330 		1–1
3 April 18 Detroit L 104–107 Brian Winters (33) Dave Meyers (10) Gary Brokaw (7) MECCA Arena
8,213 		1–2
1976 schedule

Player statistics

Legend
  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

Season

Season[2]
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Bob Dandridge 73 37.5 50.2 82.4 7.4 2.8 1.5 0.5 21.5
Brian Winters 78 35.8 46.4 82.9 3.2 4.7 1.6 0.3 18.2
Elmore Smith 78 36.0 51.8 63.2 11.4 1.2 1.0 3.1 15.6
Jim Price 80 31.6 41.5 84.9 3.3 4.9 1.9 0.4 11.7
Junior Bridgeman 81 20.3 43.9 79.5 3.6 1.9 0.6 0.3 8.6
Gary Brokaw 75 19.6 45.7 70.0 1.7 3.3 0.5 0.2 8.4
Dave Meyers 72 22.1 41.9 64.3 6.2 1.4 1.0 0.3 7.4
Kevin Restani 82 20.1 47.5 57.1 4.6 1.2 0.4 0.1 6.0
Clyde Mayes 65 14.6 46.0 57.7 4.0 0.6 0.1 0.6 4.4
Jon McGlocklin 33 10.2 42.6 90.0 0.5 1.2 0.2 0.0 4.1
Jim Fox 70 13.1 51.7 78.5 3.4 0.6 0.4 0.2 3.9
Mickey Davis 45 9.1 36.2 79.4 1.9 0.8 0.3 0.0 3.6

Playoffs

Playoffs[2]
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Brian Winters 3 42.0 62.9 80.0 2.3 5.0 1.7 0.7 27.3
Bob Dandridge 3 40.7 49.0 90.0 7.7 2.7 1.0 0.0 22.0
Gary Brokaw 3 36.0 62.2 94.4 3.7 8.0 1.0 1.0 21.0
Elmore Smith 3 34.7 55.6 66.7 7.3 0.3 0.7 3.7 14.7
Jim Price 1 19.0 37.5 57.1 0.0 4.0 1.0 0.0 10.0
Junior Bridgeman 3 22.3 45.0 63.6 3.7 1.7 0.3 0.0 8.3
Dave Meyers 3 18.0 45.5 82.4 4.7 0.7 0.3 0.0 8.0
Jim Fox 3 11.0 80.0 100.0 2.3 1.0 0.0 0.3 3.3
Jon McGlocklin 2 6.5 75.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 3.0
Clyde Mayes 3 13.7 20.0 75.0 2.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.7
Kevin Restani 3 11.0 20.0 0.0 1.7 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.7

Transactions

Trades

June 16, 1975 To Milwaukee Bucks---- To Los Angeles Lakers----
October 22, 1975 To Milwaukee Bucks---- To Seattle SuperSonics----

References

  1. ^ 1975–76 Milwaukee Bucks
  2. ^ a b "1975-76 Milwaukee Bucks Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 5, 2021.