2011–12 Milwaukee Bucks season

2011–12 Milwaukee Bucks season
Head coachScott Skiles
General managerJohn Hammond
OwnersHerb Kohl
ArenaBradley Center
Results
Record31–35 (.470)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Central)
Conference: 9th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Wisconsin
RadioWTMJ (AM)
< 2010–11 2012–13 >

The 2011–12 Milwaukee Bucks season was the 44th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). For the first time since 1999–2000 season, Michael Redd was not on the opening day roster. The Bucks finished the season with a 31–35 record and in 9th place in the Eastern Conference, four games behind the Philadelphia 76ers, who claimed the last berth for the 2012 NBA Playoffs. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 66 due to the lockout.

Key dates

Roster

2011–12 Milwaukee Bucks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
F 40 Brockman, Jon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1987–03–20 Washington
C 54 Brown, Kwame 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1982–03–10 Glynn Academy
G/F 10 Delfino, Carlos 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1982–08–29 Argentina
G/F 17 Dunleavy Jr., Mike 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1980–09–15 Duke
G 11 Ellis, Monta 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1985–10–26 Lanier HS (MS)
F 0 Gooden, Drew 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1981–09–24 Kansas
F 15 Harris, Tobias 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 1992–07–15 Tennessee
F 7 İlyasova, Ersan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1987–05–15 Turkey
G 3 Jennings, Brandon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 169 lb (77 kg) 1989–09–23 Oak Hill Academy (VA)
F 30 Leuer, Jon 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1989–05–14 Wisconsin
G 9 Livingston, Shaun 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1985–09–11 Peoria Central HS (IL)
F 12 Mbah a Moute, Luc 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1986–09–09 UCLA
F/C 8 Sanders, Larry 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1988–11–21 VCU
G 19 Udrih, Beno 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1982–07–05 Slovenia
F 13 Udoh, Ekpe 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1987–05–20 Baylor
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Pre-season

Due to the 2011 NBA lockout negotiations, the programmed pre-season schedule, along with the first two weeks of the regular season were scrapped, and a two-game pre-season was set for each team once the lockout concluded.


2011 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 December 17 @ Minnesota L 96–117 Jon Leuer (18) Andrew Bogut (6) Mike Dunleavy Jr. (5) Target Center
15,013 		0–1
2 December 21 Minnesota L 84–85 Drew Gooden (15) Ersan İlyasova (6) Brandon Jennings (9) Bradley Center 0–2
2011–12 season schedule

Regular season

Standings

Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
z-Chicago Bulls 50 16 .758 – 26–7 24–9 13–1 66
x-Indiana Pacers 42 24 .636 8 23–10 19–14 9–4 66
Milwaukee Bucks 31 35 .470 19 17–16 14–19 7–8 66
Detroit Pistons 25 41 .379 25 18–15 7–26 4–11 66
Cleveland Cavaliers 21 45 .318 29 11–22 10–23 3–12 66
Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1z-Chicago Bulls5016.758–66
2y-Miami Heat *4620.6974.066
3x-Indiana Pacers *4224.6368.066
4y-Boston Celtics3927.59111.066
5x-Atlanta Hawks4026.60610.066
6x-Orlando Magic3729.56113.066
7x-New York Knicks3630.54514.066
8x-Philadelphia 76ers3531.53015.066
9Milwaukee Bucks3135.47019.066
10Detroit Pistons2541.37925.066
11Toronto Raptors2343.34827.066
12New Jersey Nets2244.33328.066
13Cleveland Cavaliers2145.31829.066
14Washington Wizards2046.30330.066
15Charlotte Bobcats759.10643.066

Game log

2011–12 game log
Total: 31–35 (Home: 17–16; Road: 14–19)
December: 2–1 (home: 2–0; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 December 26 @ Charlotte L 95–96 Brandon Jennings (22) Andrew Bogut
Ersan İlyasova (9) 		Shaun Livingston (6) Time Warner Cable Arena
17,173 		0–1
2 December 27 Minnesota W 98–95 Brandon Jennings (24) Andrew Bogut (9) Mike Dunleavy Jr. (8) Bradley Center
17,352 		1–1
3 December 30 Washington W 102–81 Brandon Jennings (22) Andrew Bogut (15) Brandon Jennings (5) Bradley Center
17,065 		2–1
January: 7–10 (home: 4–2; road: 3–8)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
4 January 2 @ Denver L 86–91 Stephen Jackson (17) Carlos Delfino (9) Three players (4) Pepsi Center
14,142 		2–2
5 January 3 @ Utah L 73–85 Drew Gooden (24) Drew Gooden (12) Brandon Jennings (9) EnergySolutions Arena
17,756 		2–3
6 January 5 @ Sacramento L 100–103 Brandon Jennings (31) Drew Gooden (9) Brandon Jennings (7) Power Balance Pavilion
11,813 		2–4
7 January 7 @ L. A. Clippers L 86–92 Brandon Jennings (21) Drew Gooden (13) Brandon Jennings (7) Staples Center
19,229 		2–5
8 January 8 @ Phoenix L 93–109 Tobias Harris (15) Ersan İlyasova (8) Brandon Jennings
Shaun Livingston (4) 		US Airways Center
13,420 		2–6
9 January 10 San Antonio W 106–103 Stephen Jackson (34) Andrew Bogut (11) Brandon Jennings (11) Bradley Center
11,585 		3–6
10 January 12 Detroit W 102–93 Brandon Jennings (27) Four players (6) Stephen Jackson (6) Bradley Center
11,465 		4–6
11 January 13 @ Dallas L 76–102 Brandon Jennings (19) Jon Brockman (9) Delonte West (4) American Airlines Center
20,112 		4–7
12 January 16 @ Philadelphia L 82–94 Jrue Holiday (24) Andrew Bogut (11) Louis Williams (6) Wells Fargo Center
17,281 		4–8
13 January 17 Denver L 95–105 Brandon Jennings (30) Ersan İlyasova (11) Andre Miller (11) Bradley Center
11,322 		4–9
14 January 20 @ New York W 100–86 Brandon Jennings (36) Tyson Chandler (12) Brandon Jennings (5) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		5–9
15 January 22 @ Miami W 91–82 LeBron James (28) LeBron James (13) Brandon Jennings (6) American Airlines Arena
19,600 		6–9
16 January 23 Atlanta L 92–97 Joe Johnson (26) Zaza Pachulia (14) Brandon Jennings (12) Bradley Center
13,048 		6–10
17 January 25 @ Houston W 105–99 Kevin Martin (29) Ersan İlyasova (19) Kyle Lowry (10) Toyota Center
10,573 		7–10
18 January 27 @ Chicago L 100–107 Derrick Rose (34) Joakim Noah (16) Drew Gooden (6) United Center
22,368 		7–11
19 January 28 L. A. Lakers W 100–89 Kobe Bryant (27) Pau Gasol (15) Kobe Bryant (9) Bradley Center
18,027 		8–11
20 January 30 Detroit W 103–82 Brandon Jennings (21) Greg Monroe (10) Beno Udrih (6) Bradley Center
13,103 		9–11
February: 5–10 (home: 2–6; road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
21 February 1 Miami W 105–97 LeBron James (40) Ersan İlyasova (14) Brandon Jennings (8) Bradley Center
16,116 		10–11
22 February 3 @ Detroit L 80–88 Brandon Knight (26) Ersan İlyasova (12) Brandon Knight (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills
13,181 		10–12
23 February 4 Chicago L 90–113 Derrick Rose (26) Luol Deng (9) Derrick Rose (13) Bradley Center
18,717 		10–13
24 February 7 Phoenix L 105–107 Drew Gooden (25) Josh Childress (12) Steve Nash (11) Bradley Center
13,203 		10–14
25 February 8 @ Toronto W 105–99 Carlos Delfino (25) Drew Gooden (14) José Calderón (15) Air Canada Centre
15,291 		11–14
26 February 10 @ Cleveland W 113–112 (OT) Antawn Jamison (34) Tristan Thompson (13) Ramon Sessions (16) Quicken Loans Arena
15,195 		12–14
27 February 11 Orlando L 94–99 Jason Richardson (31) Ersan İlyasova (16) Hedo Türkoğlu (6) Bradley Center
17,723 		12–15
28 February 13 Miami L 96–114 LeBron James (35) Mike Miller (8) Chris Bosh (4) Bradley Center
16,749 		12–16
29 February 15 New Orleans L 89–92 Ersan İlyasova (23) Gustavo Ayon (12) Greivis Vásquez (7) Bradley Center
12,829 		12–17
30 February 17 @ Orlando L 85–94 Dwight Howard (26) Dwight Howard (20 Hedo Türkoğlu (7) Amway Arena
18,846 		12–18
31 February 19 @ New Jersey W 92–85 Ersan İlyasova (29) Ersan İlyasova (25) Shaun Livingston (6) Prudential Center
15,262 		13–18
32 February 20 Orlando L 90–93 Dwight Howard (28) Dwight Howard (16) Carlos Delfino (8) Bradley Center
13,143 		13–19
33 February 22 @ Chicago L 91–110 Carlos Boozer (20) Joakim Noah (13) Joakim Noah (10) United Center
21,507 		13–20
34 February 28 Washington W 119–118 Mike Dunleavy Jr. (28) Ersan İlyasova (11) John Wall (15) Bradley Center
13,548 		14–20
35 February 29 @ Boston L 96–102 Kevin Garnett (25) Chris Wilcox (13) Rajon Rondo (10) TD Garden
18,624 		14–21
March: 10–7 (home: 4–4; road: 6–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
36 March 2 @ Atlanta L 94–99 Brandon Jennings (34) Josh Smith (19) Brandon Jennings (9) Philips Arena
13,311 		14–22
37 March 3 @ Orlando L 98–114 Dwight Howard (28) Dwight Howard (14) Jameer Nelson (10) Amway Arena
18,846 		14–23
38 March 5 Philadelphia W 97–93 Brandon Jennings (33) Ersan İlyasova (18) Brandon Jennings (7) Bradley Center
12,315 		15–23
39 March 7 Chicago L 104–106 Ersan İlyasova (32) Ersan İlyasova (10) Beno Udrih (7) Bradley Center
15,389 		15–24
40 March 9 New York W 119–114 Ersan İlyasova (26) Larry Sanders (11) Brandon Jennings (10) Bradley Center
18,717 		16–24
41 March 11 @ Toronto W 105–99 Ersan İlyasova (31) Ersan İlyasova (12) Mike Dunleavy Jr.
Brandon Jennings (6) 		Air Canada Centre
17,316 		17–24
42 March 12 @ New Jersey W 105–99 Brandon Jennings (34) Drew Gooden (8) Three players (7) Prudential Center
12,930 		18–24
43 March 14 Cleveland W 115–105 Ersan İlyasova (22) Luc Mbah a Moute (13) Drew Gooden (13) Bradley Center
15,319 		19–24
44 March 16 @ Golden State W 120–98 Mike Dunleavy Jr. (24) Luc Mbah a Moute (17) Beno Udrih (9) Oracle Arena
19,596 		20–24
45 March 20 @ Portland W 116–87 Drew Gooden (19) Ekpe Udoh (6) Monta Ellis (9) Rose Garden
20,387 		21–24
46 March 22 Boston L 91–100 Brandon Jennings (19) Ersan İlyasova (14) Monta Ellis (7) Bradley Center
15,171 		21–25
47 March 23 @ Charlotte W 112–92 Luc Mbah a Moute (20) Drew Gooden (12) Beno Udrih (8) Time Warner Cable Arena
13,729 		22–25
48 March 24 Indiana L 104–125 Ersan İlyasova (22) Ersan İlyasova (8) Monta Ellis (6) Bradley Center
16,207 		22–26
49 March 26 @ New York L 80–89 Mike Dunleavy Jr. (26) Luc Mbah a Moute (7) Brandon Jennings (5) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		22–27
50 March 27 Atlanta W 108–101 Monta Ellis (33) Josh Smith (18) Monta Ellis (8) Bradley Center
12,223 		23–27
51 March 30 @ Cleveland W 121–84 Kyrie Irving (29) Tristan Thompson (11) Beno Udrih (10) Quicken Loans Arena
16,099 		24–27
52 March 31 Memphis L 95–99 Brandon Jennings (24) Ersan İlyasova (16) Monta Ellis (5) Bradley Center
17,106 		24–28
April: 7–6 (home: 5–4; road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
53 April 2 @ Washington W 112–98 Jordan Crawford (23) Ersan İlyasova (11) John Wall (9) Verizon Center
16,234 		25–28
54 April 4 Cleveland W 107–98 Monta Ellis (30) Tristan Thompson (9) Monta Ellis (8) Bradley Center
11,849 		26–28
55 April 6 Charlotte W 95–90 Byron Mullens (31) Ersan İlyasova (15) Brandon Jennings (9) Bradley Center
13,374 		27–28
56 April 7 Portland W 116–94 Beno Udrih (21) Ersan İlyasova (12) Raymond Felton (10) Bradley Center
14,969 		28–28
57 April 9 Oklahoma City L 89–109 Russell Westbrook (26) Russell Westbrook (7) Kevin Durant (8) Bradley Center
14,111 		28–29
58 April 11 New York L 107–111 Monta Ellis (35) Tyson Chandler (11) Monta Ellis (10) Bradley Center
15,534 		28–30
59 April 13 @ Detroit W 113–97 Drew Gooden (26) Greg Monroe (10) Brandon Jennings (10) The Palace of Auburn Hills
15,255 		29–30
60 April 14 Indiana L 99–105 Monta Ellis (20) Roy Hibbert (14) Brandon Jennings (10) Bradley Center
15,143 		29–31
61 April 18 @ Washington L 112–121 Jordan Crawford (32) Drew Gooden (12) John Wall (10) Verizon Center
14,141 		29–32
62 April 19 @ Indiana L 109–118 Danny Granger (29) David West (14) George Hill (18) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
12,453 		29–33
63 April 21 New Jersey W 106–95 Brandon Jennings (30) Ersan İlyasova (17) Brandon Jennings (6) Bradley Center
15,939 		30–33
64 April 23 Toronto W 92–86 Brandon Jennings (25) Ersan İlyasova (15) Two players (5) Bradley Center
13,867 		31–33
65 April 25 Philadelphia L 85–90 Evan Turner (29) Tobias Harris
Evan Turner (13) 		Beno Udrih (9) Bradley Center
13,489 		31–34
66 April 26 @ Boston L 74–87 Tobias Harris (16) Tobias Harris
Brandon Bass (9) 		Rajon Rondo (15) TD Garden
18,624 		31–35
2011–12 season 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

Regular season

Milwaukee Bucks statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Andrew Bogut [a] 12 12 30.3 .449 .000 .609 8.3 2.6 1.0 2.0 11.3
Jon Brockman 35 0 6.8 .333 .000 .467 2.1 .3 .1 .0 1.1
Carlos Delfino 54 53 28.5 .402 .360 .792 3.9 2.3 1.5 .2 9.0
Mike Dunleavy Jr. 55 3 26.3 .474 .399 .811 3.7 2.1 .5 .1 12.3
Monta Ellis [a] 21 21 36.0 .432 .267 .764 3.5 5.9 1.4 .3 17.6
Drew Gooden 56 46 26.2 .437 .291 .846 6.5 2.6 .8 .6 13.7
Tobias Harris 42 9 11.4 .467 .261 .815 2.4 .5 .3 .2 5.0
Darington Hobson [a] 5 0 7.8 .154 .000 .6 1.2 .0 .0 .8
Ersan İlyasova 60 41 27.6 .492 .455 .781 8.8 1.2 .7 .7 13.0
Stephen Jackson [a] 26 13 27.4 .357 .278 .833 3.2 3.0 1.0 .2 10.5
Brandon Jennings 66 66 35.3 .418 .332 .808 3.4 5.5 1.6 .3 19.1
Jon Leuer 46 12 12.1 .508 .333 .750 2.6 .5 .3 .4 4.7
Shaun Livingston 58 27 18.8 .469 .667 .785 2.1 2.1 .5 .3 5.5
Luc Mbah a Moute 43 22 23.5 .510 .250 .641 5.3 .7 .9 .5 7.7
Larry Sanders 52 0 12.4 .457 .000 .474 3.1 .6 .6 1.5 3.6
Ekpe Udoh [a] 23 5 20.1 .409 .000 .800 4.7 1.1 .7 1.6 5.7
Beno Udrih 59 0 18.3 .440 .288 .709 1.7 3.8 .6 0.0 5.9
  • a Statistics with the Milwaukee Bucks.

Awards

  • Ersan İlyasova was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week (March 5 – March 11).[2]
  • Drew Gooden was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week (March 12 – March 18).[3]

Injuries and disciplinary actions

  • Center Kwame Brown, who had been traded to Milwaukee by the Golden State Warriors on January, underwent surgery to repair a torn pectoralis major muscle and missed the remainder of the regular season.[4]
  • Drew Gooden served a one-game suspension and missed the first home game of the season for Milwaukee after committing a flagrant foul in the first game of the regular season.[5]
  • Stephen Jackson was suspended for one game on two occasions. First by the team, after missing the bus to a morning shootaround before a game against the New York Knicks[6] and then by the league for verbal abuse of an official and failure to leave the court in a timely manner after a game against the Chicago Bulls.[7]
  • Larry Sanders received a two game suspension after starting an altercation and failing to leave the court in a timely manner during a game against the Indiana Pacers.[8]

Transactions

Main article: List of 2011–12 NBA season transactions

Overview

Players Added

Via free agency

Via trade

Players Lost

Via trade

Via free agency

Waived

Trades

June 23, 2011 To Milwaukee Bucks
Stephen Jackson
Shaun Livingston
Beno Udrih
Draft rights to Tobias Harris 		To Charlotte Bobcats
Corey Maggette
Draft rights to Bismack Biyombo
To Sacramento Kings
John Salmons
Draft rights to Jimmer Fredette
December 9, 2011 To Milwaukee Bucks
Draft rights to Albert Miralles 		To Boston Celtics
Keyon Dooling
Conditional 2012 second round pick
March 13, 2012 To Milwaukee Bucks
Monta Ellis
Ekpe Udoh
Kwame Brown 		To Golden State Warriors
Andrew Bogut
Stephen Jackson

Free agents

Additions
Player Date signed Former team
Mike Dunleavy Jr. December 10, 2011 Indiana Pacers
Subtractions
Player Date signed New team
Chris Douglas-Roberts September 10, 2011 Virtus Bologna (Italy)
Michael Redd December 29, 2011 Phoenix Suns
Earl Boykins March 26, 2012 Houston Rockets

Many players signed with teams from other leagues due to the 2011 NBA lockout. FIBA allows players under NBA contracts to sign and play for teams from other leagues if the contracts have opt-out clauses that allow the players to return to the NBA if the lockout ends.[9] The Chinese Basketball Association, however, only allows its clubs to sign foreign free agents who could play for at least the entire season.[10]

Played in other leagues during lockout
Player Date signed New team Opt-out clause
Ersan İlyasova August 3 Anadolu Efes (Turkey) Yes
Jon Leuer August 5 Deutsche Bank Skyliners (Germany) Yes
Chris Douglas-Roberts September 10 Virtus Bologna (Italy) No

See also

2011–12 NBA season

References

  1. ^ "Report: NBA draft moving to Newark". ESPN.com. October 27, 2010. Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
  2. ^ "Bucks' Ilyasova, Warriors' Ellis named Player of Week" (Press release). NBA.com. March 12, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
  3. ^ "Bucks' Gooden, Lakers' Bynum named Players of the Week" (Press release). NBA.com. March 19, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
  4. ^ Kwame Brown to undergo surgery, ESPN.com. January 12, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
  5. ^ Gooden Misses Bucks' Home Opener for Flagrant Foul, The Sports Network. December 27, 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
  6. ^ Stephen Jackson Suspended by Bucks for Missing Bus to Shootaround, SB Nation. January 20, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
  7. ^ Stephen Jackson suspended 1 game, ESPN.com. January 28, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
  8. ^ Bucks' Sanders out two games for fracas against Pacers, Chicago Tribune. April 20, 2012. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
  9. ^ "FIBA: NBA stars can play overseas". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. July 30, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
  10. ^ Sun Xiaochen (August 21, 2011). "New rule shuts door on NBA stars". China Daily. Archived from the original on September 12, 2011.