1976–77 Milwaukee Bucks season

The 1976–77 NBA season was the Bucks' ninth season in the NBA.[1] It was also the first without Jon McGlocklin, the last remaining member of the Bucks' roster from the team's inaugural season.

1976–77 Milwaukee Bucks season
Head coachLarry Costello
Don Nelson
ArenaMECCA Arena
Results
Record30–52 (.366)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Midwest)
Conference: 11th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWVTV
RadioWTMJ

Draft picks
Main article: 1976 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
17Quinn BucknerSG United StatesIndiana
223Alex EnglishSF United StatesSouth Carolina
224Scott LloydC/PF United StatesArizona State
340Lloyd WaltonPG United StatesMarquette
459Dan Frost United StatesIowa
575Tom Lockhart United StatesManhattan
577James Rappis United StatesArizona
692Phil SpenceF United StatesNorth Carolina State
7112Ron Barrow United StatesSouthern
8129Bob Warner United StatesMaine
9146Benny Shaw United StatesCentral Florida
10165Hugo Cabrera Dominican RepublicEast Texas State

Roster
1976–77 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
PG 21 Buckner, Quinn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1954–08–20 Indiana
G 3 Carter, Fred 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1945–02–14 Mount St. Mary's
SF 10 Dandridge, Bob 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1947–11–15 Norfolk State
F 23 English, Alex 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1954–01–05 South Carolina
SF 24 Garrett, Rowland 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1950–07–16 Florida State
C 45 Lloyd, Scott 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1952–12–19 Arizona State
F 22 Meyers, Dave 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1953–04–21 UCLA
C 31 Nater, Swen 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1950–01–14 UCLA
F 18 Restani, Kevin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1951–12–23 San Francisco
PG 11 Walton, Lloyd 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1953–11–23 Marquette
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

The Milwaukee Bucks rebuild in the wake of the trade of Kareem Abdul Jabbar to the Lakers following the 1974-75 NBA season hit bottom in 1976. Head Coach Larry Costello resigned following a 3-15 start. Assistant Coach Don Nelson took over the team but the Bucks slide continued as they eventually fell to 4-25. The Bucks turned things around as the young nucleus began to gel and the Bucks went 26-27 the rest of the way.

Season standings
Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Denver Nuggets 5032.610–36–514–2715–5
x-Detroit Pistons 4438.537630–1114–2712–8
x-Chicago Bulls 4438.537631–1013–2810–10
Kansas City Kings 4042.4881028–1312–297–13
Indiana Pacers 3646.4391425–1611–309–11
Milwaukee Bucks 3052.3662024–176–357–13
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Los Angeles Lakers5329.646–
2 y-Denver Nuggets5032.6103
3 x-Portland Trail Blazers4933.5984
4 x-Golden State Warriors4636.5617
5 x-Detroit Pistons4438.5379
6 x-Chicago Bulls4438.5379
7 Kansas City Kings4042.48813
8 Seattle SuperSonics4042.48813
9 Indiana Pacers3646.43917
10 Phoenix Suns3448.41519
11 Milwaukee Bucks3052.36623
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1976–77 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS BUF CHI CLE DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NOJ NYK NYN PHI PHO POR SAS SEA WAS
Atlanta —0–44–02–22–22–20–40–41–30–41–22–22–21–31–33–11–30–43–14–01–21–3
Boston 4–0—3–12–21–33–12–21–32–21–23–12–13–12–22–23–11–32–21–34–02–20–4
Buffalo 0–41–3—1–32–22–23–10–31–31–30–31–33–13–11–32–22–23–11–30–43–10–4
Chicago 2–22–23–1—3–11–32–22–21–32–22–23–13–14–02–22–12–22–20–43–12–21–2
Cleveland 2–23–12–21–3—2–21–32–21–32–13–12–24–02–22–23–11–32–12–22–23–11–3
Denver 2–21–32–23–12–2—3–12–23–03–13–12–23–13–12–23–11–33–12–21–24–02–2
Detroit 4–02–21–32–23–11–3—3–12–22–24–01–33–13–11–23–12–22–22–21–21–31–3
Golden State 4–03–13–02–22–22–21–3—2–14–01–32–21–31–31–33–13–14–01–32–21–33–1
Houston 3–12–23–13–13–10–32–21–2—4–02–22–23–12–22–22–21–33–13–12–23–13–1
Indiana 4–02–13–12–21–21–32–20–40–4—2–21–32–22–22–24–02–22–20–42–22–20–4
Kansas City 2–11–33–02–21–31–30–43–12–22–2—1–32–22–24–04–01–33–12–21–31–32–2
Los Angeles 2–21–23–11–32–22–23–12–22–23–13–1—3–13–01–34–02–23–13–13–13–14–0
Milwaukee 2–21–31–31–30–41–31–33–11–32–22–21–3—1–21–33–11–21–32–23–11–31–3
New Orleans 3–12–21–30–42–21–31–33–12–22–22–20–32–1—3–12–20–43–12–21–31–32–2
N.Y. Knicks 3–12–23–12–22–22–22–13–12–22–20–43–13–11–3—2–21–32–21–31–31–22–2
N.Y. Nets 1–31–32–21–21–31–31–31–32–20–40–40–41–32–22–2—1–32–20–31–31–31–3
Philadelphia 3–13–12–22–23–13–12–21–33–12–23–12–22–14–03–13–1—1–22–21–32–23–1
Phoenix 4–02–21–32–21–21–32–20–41–32–21–31–33–11–32–22–22–1—1–31–33–11–3
Portland 1–33–13–14–02–22–22–23–11–34–02–21–32–22–23–13–02–23–1—2–23–11–2
San Antonio 0–40–44–01–32–22–12–12–22–22–23–11–31–33–13–13–13–13–12–2—3–12–2
Seattle 2–12–21–32–21–30–43–13–11–32–23–11–33–13–12–13–12–21–31–31–3—3–1
Washington 3–14–04–02–13–12–23–11–31–34–02–20–43–12–22–23–11–33–12–12–21–3—

Game log
1976–77 game log
Total: 30–52 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
October: 1–5 (home: 1–2; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1October 21, 1976Buffalo L 112–133 MECCA Arena 0–1
2October 23, 1976Boston L 107–111 OT MECCA Arena 0–2
3October 24, 1976@ Atlanta L 91–115 Omni Coliseum 0-3
4October 26, 1976@ Chicago L 88–90 Chicago Stadium 0-4
5October 28, 1976@ Denver L 100–119 McNichols Sports Arena 0-5
6October 30, 1976Chicago W 102–74 MECCA Arena 1–5
November: 2–6 (home: 2–3; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
7November 2, 1976Seattle W 125–113 MECCA Arena 2–5
8November 3, 1976@ Washington L 105–117 Capital Centre 2-6
9November 4, 1976@ Cleveland L 88–96 Coliseum at Richfield 2-7
10November 6, 1976Denver L 103–105 MECCA Arena 2–8
11November 9, 1976Cleveland L 90–111 MECCA Arena 2–9
12November 12, 1976Houston W 111–99 MECCA Arena 3–9
13November 13, 1976N. Y. Knicks L 97–110 Madison Square Garden 3–10
14November 14, 1976Detroit L 84–104 MECCA Arena 3–11
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
April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1976–77 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 statistics[2]
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Bob Dandridge 7035.746.777.16.33.81.40.420.8
Brian Winters 7834.849.884.73.04.31.50.419.3
Junior Bridgeman 8229.444.986.45.12.51.00.314.4
Swen Nater 7227.252.875.412.01.50.80.713.0
Dave Meyers 5025.246.766.16.81.70.80.69.7
Gary Brokaw 4121.740.176.61.62.70.50.68.9
Quinn Buckner 7926.543.453.93.34.72.40.38.6
Elmore Smith 3423.244.758.16.10.90.62.08.4
Fred Carter 4718.641.675.32.02.20.60.18.3
Jim Price 618.551.277.82.22.51.20.28.2
Scott Lloyd 6914.947.275.43.00.50.30.25.8
Kevin Restani 6417.451.850.04.11.40.50.25.6
Alex English 6010.847.776.72.80.40.30.35.2
Rowland Garrett 3311.645.279.32.20.60.40.24.7
Lloyd Walton 5312.846.881.51.02.70.80.04.3
Mickey Davis 198.742.692.01.51.10.30.24.3
Glenn McDonald 9 8.8 23.5 75.0 1.3 0.8 0.4 0.0 2.1

Transactions

Trades
November 2, 1976
 To Milwaukee Bucks---- To Buffalo Braves----
January 13, 1977
 To Milwaukee Bucks---- To Cleveland Cavaliers----

References
  1. 1976–77 Milwaukee Bucks
  2. "1976-77 Milwaukee Bucks Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
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