1968–69 Milwaukee Bucks season

The 1968–69 NBA season was the Bucks' inaugural season in the NBA.[1][2]

1968–69 Milwaukee Bucks season
Head coachLarry Costello
General managerJohn E. Erickson
OwnersMilwaukee Professional Sports and Services, Inc. (Milwaukee Pro)
ArenaMilwaukee Arena
Results
Record27–55 (.329)
PlaceDivision: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Expansion draft
Player Position Team
Len Chappell Forward Detroit Pistons
Larry Costello Guard Philadelphia 76ers
Johnny Egan Guard Baltimore Bullets
Wayne Embry Center Boston Celtics
Dave Gambee Forward San Diego Rockets
Gary Gray Guard Cincinnati Royals
Fred Hetzel Forward San Francisco Warriors
Johnny Jones Forward Boston Celtics
Bob Love Forward Cincinnati Royals
Jon McGlocklin Guard San Diego Rockets
Jay Miller Guard Atlanta Hawks
Bud Olsen Forward Seattle SuperSonics
George Patterson Center Detroit Pistons
Jim Reid Forward Philadelphia 76ers
Guy Rodgers Guard Cincinnati Royals
Tom Thacker Guard Boston Celtics
Bob Warlick Guard San Francisco Warriors
Bob Weiss Guard Seattle SuperSonics

Draft picks
Main article: 1968 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
17Charlie PaulkForward United StatesNortheastern State
222Gene Moore United StatesSaint Louis
335Sam Williams United StatesIowa
450Greg Smith United StatesWestern Kentucky
563Joe Franklin United StatesWisconsin
678Fred Smith United StatesHawaii
791Tom Kondla United StatesMinnesota
8106Elbert Miller United StatesNevada-Las Vegas
9119Cliff Berger United StatesKentucky
10134Eugene Jones United StatesMissouri
11146Brad Luchini United StatesMarquette
12159Dave Miller United StatesFlorida

Roster
1968–69 Milwaukee Bucks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
F 50 Chappell, Len 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1941–01–31 Wake Forest
C 19 Cunningham, Dick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1946–07–11 Murray State
C 15 Embry, Wayne 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1937–03–26 Miami (OH)
G 14 McGlocklin, Jon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1943–06–10 Indiana
C 27 Niemann, Rich 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1946–07–02 Saint Louis
G 21 Robinson, Flynn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1941–04–28 Wyoming
G 5 Rodgers, Guy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1935–09–31 Temple
C 16 Smith, Don 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1946–04–07 Iowa State
F 4 Smith, Greg 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1947–01–28 Western Kentucky
G 3 Williams, Sam 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1945–01–22 Iowa
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: January 31, 1969

Regular season

Season standings
Eastern Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Baltimore Bullets 5725.695–29–924–154–126–14
x-Philadelphia 76ers 5527.671226–824–165–323–17
x-New York Knicks 5428.659330–719–205–126–14
x-Boston Celtics 4834.585924–1221–193–323–17
Cincinnati Royals 4141.5001615-1316–2110–720–20
Detroit Pistons 3250.3902521–177–304–313–27
Milwaukee Bucks 2755.3293015–198–274–97–29
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1968-69 NBA Records
Team ATL BAL BOS CHI CIN DET LAL MIL NYK PHI PHO SDR SFW SEA
Atlanta –2–43–36–14–26–03–44–22–41–56–03–44–34–2
Baltimore 4–2–5–26–04–37–03–35–13–42–46–05–13–34–2
Boston 3–32–5–4–25–25–12–45–11–65–26–04–23–33–3
Chicago 1–60–62–4–1–53–33–45–12–41–54–23–34–34–3
Cincinnati 2–43–42–55–1–3–42–45–14–23–44–22–43–33–3
Detroit 0–60–71–53–34–3–3–32–43–43–44–23–32–44–2
Los Angeles 4–33–34–24–34–23–3–5–15–11–56–07–04–35–1
Milwaukee 2–41–51–51–51–54–21–5–0–60–66–24–23–33–5
New York 4–24–36–14–22–44–31–56–0–4–35–13–35–16–0
Philadelphia 5–14–22–55–14–34–35–16–03–4–5–14–22–46–0
Phoenix 0–60–60–62–42–42–40–62–61–51–5–1–72–43–3
San Diego 4–31–52–43–34–23–30–72–43–32–47–1–3–33–3
San Francisco 3–43–33–33–43–34–23–43–31–54–24–23–3–4–3
Seattle 2–42–43–33–43–32–41–55–30–60–63–33–33–4—

Game log
1968–69 game log
Total: 27–55 (home: 15–19; road: 8–27; neutral: 4–9)
October: 1–5 (home: 1–3; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1October 16, 1968Chicago L 84–89 Guy Rodgers (16) Milwaukee Arena 0–1
2October 19, 1968@ Atlanta L 107–125 Guy Rodgers (25) Alexander Memorial Coliseum 0–2
3October 23, 1968New York L 112–114 Wayne Embry (26) Milwaukee Arena 0–3
4October 26, 1968@ Boston L 89–102 Wayne Embry (20) Boston Garden 0–4
5October 29, 1968Baltimore L 112–129 Fred Hetzel, Jon McGlocklin (21) Milwaukee Arena 0–5
6October 31, 1968Detroit W 134–118 Wayne Embry (30) Milwaukee Arena 1–5
November: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
7November 1, 1968@ Cincinnati L 114–132 Dave Gambee (21) Cincinnati Gardens 1–6
8November 2, 1968San Francisco W 102–101 Dave Gambee (20) Milwaukee Arena 2–6
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
1968–69 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
Player GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 2928.9 .363 .642 13.0 1.1 11.0
Len Chappell 8027.6 .454 .737 8.0 1.2 14.6
Dick Cunningham 7716.1 .425 .651 5.7 0.8 4.6
Wayne Embry 7830.2 .427 .664 8.6 1.9 13.1
Dave Gambee 3418.4 .464 .827 5.3 0.9 12.1
Fred Hetzel 5330.0 .416 .837 8.9 1.6 15.9
Bob Love 1416.2 .368 .763 4.6 0.2 7.9
Jon McGlocklin 8036.1 .487 .842 4.3 3.9 19.6
Jay Miller 39.0 .200 .714 0.7 0.0 3.0
Rich Niemann 188.3 .407 .733 3.3 0.4 3.3
Charlie Paulk 1712.8 .226 .565 4.6 0.2 3.0
Flynn Robinson 6531.8 .436 .841 3.6 4.9 20.3
Guy Rodgers 8126.6 .377 .793 2.8 6.9 10.3
Greg Smith 7927.9 .450 .587 10.2 1.7 8.1
Bob Warlick 37.3 .125 .800 0.3 0.3 2.0
Bob Weiss 1516.1 .316 .794 1.8 1. 8 6.6
Sam Williams 5511.4 .342 .537 2.0 1.1 4.1

Transactions

Trades
November 23, 1968 To Milwaukee Bucks---- To Chicago Bulls----
January 1, 1969 To Milwaukee Bucks---- To Detroit Pistons----
January 31, 1969 To Milwaukee Bucks---- To Cincinnati Royals----

References
  1. 1968–69 Milwaukee Bucks
  2. "New N. B. A. Milwaukee Team Is Looking Good, Commercially". The New York Times. October 24, 1968.
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