1975–76 Milwaukee Bucks season

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

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

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
222Clyde MayesPF United StatesFurman
224Cornelius CashF United StatesBowling Green State
343Brian Hammel United StatesBentley
460Bill CampionC United StatesManhattan
696Oliver Purnell United StatesOld Dominion
7115Wilbur Thomas United StatesAmerican
8132Bob McCurdySG United StatesRichmond
9150Eric Hays United StatesMontana
10165Romy Thomas United StatesWisconsin-Eau Claire

Roster
1975–76 Milwaukee Bucks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
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
  • (C) Team captain
  • (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 3844.463–22–1916–2513–8
x-Detroit Pistons 3646.439224–1712–2912–9
Kansas City Kings 3151.378725–166–3510–11
Chicago Bulls 2458.2931415–269–327–14
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Golden State Warriors5923.720–
2 x-Seattle SuperSonics4339.52416
3 x-Phoenix Suns4240.51217
4 y-Milwaukee Bucks3844.46321
5 x-Detroit Pistons3646.43923
6 Los Angeles Lakers4042.48819
7 Portland Trail Blazers3745.45122
8 Kansas City Kings3151.37828
9 Chicago Bulls2458.29335
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 —2–32–32–22–51–32–22–52–21–32–22–43–22–30–42–21–31–5
Boston 3–2—4–32–23–24–02–24–12–24–02–24–15–24–34–02–22–23–2
Buffalo 3–23–4—3–13–21–31–33–24–02–23–14–14–33–43–12–22–22–3
Chicago 2–22–21–3—0–43–41–41–31–63–23–42–20–40–42–31–42–30–4
Cleveland 5–22–32–34–0—2–21–32–41–32–24–04–33–23–23–14–03–14–2
Detroit 3–10–43–14–32–2—0–52–25–21–43–41–33–11–31–42–33–22–2
Golden State 2–22–23–14–13–15–0—2–24–15–25–02–24–03–14–24–24–33–1
Houston 5–21–42–33–14–22–22–2—2–21–32–22–43–23–20–43–12–23–4
Kansas City 2–22–20–46–13–12–51–42–2—2–32–51–31–31–33–20–52–31–3
Los Angeles 3–10–42–22–32–24–12–53–13–2—2–33–13–12–22–43–43–31–3
Milwaukee 2–22–21–34–30–44–30–52–25–23–2—2–22–22–23–22–32–32–2
New Orleans 4–21–41–42–23–43–12–24–23–11–32–2—2–31–41–33–11–34–3
New York 2–32–53–44–02–31–30–42–33–11–32–23–2—5–22–23–10–43–2
Philadelphia 3–23–44–34–02–33–11–32–33–12–22–24–12–5—3–14–02–22–3
Phoenix 4–00–41–33–21–34–12–44–02–34–22–33–12–21–3—5–24–30–4
Portland 2–22–22–24–10–43–22–41–35–04–33–21–31–30–42–5—3–32–2
Seattle 3–12–22–23–21–32–33–42–23–23–33–23–14–02–23–43–3—1–3
Washington 5–12–33–24–02–42–21–34–33–13–12–23–42–33–24–02–23–1—

Game log
1975–76 game log
Total: 38–44 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
October: 0–3 (home: 0–2; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1October 25, 1975Chicago L 87–91 Brian Winters (21) MECCA Arena 0–1
2October 28, 1975Los Angeles L 92–99 Dave Meyers (21) MECCA Arena 0–2
3October 31, 1975@ New Orleans L 85–100 Dave Meyers (28) Louisiana Superdome 0-3
November: 7–8 (home: 4–3; road: 3–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
4November 1, 1975Portland L 97–113 MECCA Arena 0–4
5November 2, 1975@ Houston L 89–104 The Summit 0-5
6November 4, 1975Detroit W 103–101 MECCA Arena 1–5
7November 7, 1975Boston W 104–101 MECCA Arena 2–5
8November 8, 1975@ Washington W 99–95 Brian Winters (27) Capital Centre 3-5
9November 11, 1975Philadelphia W 108–81 MECCA Arena 4–5
10November 12, 1975@ Philadelphia W 107–84 The Spectrum 5-5
11November 14, 1975Buffalo L 98–112 MECCA Arena 5–6
12November 15, 1975@ Detroit L 89–101 Cobo Center 5-7
13November 19, 1975@ Phoenix W 96–94 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 6-7
14November 21, 1975@ Los Angeles L 104–116 The Forum 6-8
15November 23, 1975@ Seattle L 104–112 Seattle Center Coliseum 6-9
16November 27, 1975Golden State L 105–106 MECCA Arena 6–10
17November 28, 1975@ Chicago L 69–89 Chicago Stadium 6-11
18November 29, 1975Chicago W 88–85 MECCA Arena 7–11
December: 2–0 (home: 2–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
19December 3, 1975Portland W 114–92 MECCA Arena 8–11
20December 5, 1975Kansas City W 105–92 MECCA Arena 9–11
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
April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1975–76 schedule

Playoffs
1976 playoff game log
First Round: 1–2 (home: 1–1; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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 7337.550.282.47.42.81.50.521.5
Brian Winters 7835.846.482.93.24.71.60.318.2
Elmore Smith 7836.051.863.211.41.21.03.115.6
Jim Price 8031.641.584.93.34.91.90.411.7
Junior Bridgeman 8120.343.979.53.61.90.60.38.6
Gary Brokaw 7519.645.770.01.73.30.50.28.4
Dave Meyers 7222.141.964.36.21.41.00.37.4
Kevin Restani 8220.147.557.14.61.20.40.16.0
Clyde Mayes 6514.646.057.74.00.60.10.64.4
Jon McGlocklin 3310.242.690.00.51.20.20.04.1
Jim Fox 7013.151.778.53.40.60.40.23.9
Mickey Davis 459.136.279.41.90.80.30.03.6

Playoffs
Playoffs[2]
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Brian Winters 342.062.980.02.35.01.70.727.3
Bob Dandridge 340.749.090.07.72.71.00.022.0
Gary Brokaw 336.062.294.43.78.01.01.021.0
Elmore Smith 334.755.666.77.30.30.73.714.7
Jim Price 119.037.557.10.04.01.00.010.0
Junior Bridgeman 322.345.063.63.71.70.30.08.3
Dave Meyers 318.045.582.44.70.70.30.08.0
Jim Fox 311.080.0100.02.31.00.00.33.3
Jon McGlocklin 26.575.00.00.50.50.50.03.0
Clyde Mayes 313.720.075.02.00.30.30.31.7
Kevin Restani 311.020.00.01.70.30.30.00.7

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. "1975-76 Milwaukee Bucks Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
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