1978–79 Milwaukee Bucks season

The 1978–79 NBA season was the Bucks' 11th season in the NBA.[1]

1978–79 Milwaukee Bucks season
Head coachDon Nelson
ArenaMECCA Arena
Results
Record38–44 (.463)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Midwest)
Conference: 9th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWVTV
RadioWTMJ

Draft picks
Main article: 1978 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
112George JohnsonPF United StatesSt. John's
359Pat CummingsPF United StatesCincinnati
480Otis HowardF United StatesAustin Peay State
5103Russ Coleman United StatesPacific
6124Dave Kyle United StatesCleveland State
7146Kim Anderson United StatesMissouri
8164Tom Zaligaris United StatesNorth Carolina
9182Gary Rosenberger United StatesMarquette
10196Tom Anderson United StatesWisconsin-Green Bay

Roster
1978–79 Milwaukee Bucks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
C 54 Benson, Kent 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Indiana
SF 2 Bridgeman, Junior 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Louisville
SG 21 Buckner, Quinn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Indiana
C 40 Gianelli, John 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Pacific
SG 20 Grunfeld, Ernie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Tennessee
F 24 Johnson, George L. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) St. John's
SF 8 Johnson, Marques 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) UCLA
F 18 Restani, Kevin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) San Francisco
F 5 Smith, Sam 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) UNLV
PG 11 Walton, Lloyd 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Marquette
SG 32 Winters, Brian 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 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-Kansas City Kings 4834.585–32–916–2512–4
x-Denver Nuggets 4735.573129–1218–238–8
Indiana Pacers 3844.4631025–1613–286–10
Milwaukee Bucks 3844.4631028–1310–319–7
Chicago Bulls 3151.3781719–2212–295–11
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Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Seattle SuperSonics5230.634–
2 y-Kansas City Kings4834.5854
3 x-Phoenix Suns5032.6102
4 x-Denver Nuggets4735.5735
5 x-Los Angeles Lakers4735.5735
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers4537.5497
7 San Diego Clippers4339.5249
8 Indiana Pacers3844.46314
9 Milwaukee Bucks3844.46314
10 Golden State Warriors3844.46314
11 Chicago Bulls3151.37821
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1978-79 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NJN NOJ NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SDC SEA WAS
Atlanta —2–23–13–13–13–11–33–11–32–21–33–02–22–22–22–22–12–23–13–11–32–2
Boston 2–2—1–22–21–32–22–11–33–11–31–31–31–32–23–12–20–41–30–41–32–20–4
Chicago 1–32–1—1–32–22–23–12–22–20–41–31–32–22–23–11–31–34–00–30–40–41–3
Cleveland 1–32–23–1—1–21–32–12–21–31–32–21–33–12–22–22–20–40–40–42–22–20–4
Denver 1–33–12–22–1—2–24–01–33–11–33–12–24–03–13–10–33–11–33–12–23–11–3
Detroit 1–32–22–23–12–2—1–32–22–22–22–22–10–42–21–31–30–41–31–32–20–31–3
Golden State 3–11–21–31–20–43–1—2–22–22–21–32–21–33–13–13–11–32–21–31–33–12–2
Houston 1–33–12–22–23–12–22–2—0–43–12–12–23–14–04–00–42–23–13–12–12–22–2
Indiana 3–11–32–23–11–32–22–24–0—1–30–42–21–22–12–22–22–23–13–11–30–41–3
Kansas City 2–23–14–03–13–12–22–21–33–1—2–22–23–13–12–12–22–21–31–32–22–23–0
Los Angeles 3–13–13–12–21–32–23–11–24–02–2—3–12–22–23–01–32–22–22–22–22–22–2
Milwaukee 0–33–13–13–12–21–22–22–22–22–21–3—2–23–11–32–22–22–21–31–32–21–3
New Jersey 2–23–12–21–30–44–03–11–32–11–32–22–2—3–11–32–23–02–20–42–20–41–3
New Orleans 2–22–22–22–21–32–21–30–41–21–32–21–31–3—2–22–21–31–32–20–40–30–4
New York 2–21–31–32–21–33–11–30–42–21–20–33–13–12–2—2–20–41–31–32–22–21–3
Philadelphia 2–22–23–12–23–03–11–34–02–22–23–12–22–22–22–2—1–31–23–13–11–33–1
Phoenix 1–24–03–14–01–34–03–12–22–22–22–22–20–33–14–03–1—3–13–12–21–31–3
Portland 2–23–10–44–03–13–12–21–31–33–12–22–22–23–13–12–11–3—2–12–21–33–1
San Antonio 1–34–03–04–01–33–13–11–31–33–12–23–14–02–23–11–31–31–2—4–02–21–3
San Diego 1–33–14–02–22–22–23–11–23–12–22–23–12–24–02–21–32–22–20–4—2–20–3
Seattle 3–12–24–02–21–33–01–32–24–02–22–22–24–03–02–23–13–13–12–22–2—2–2
Washington 2–24–03–14–03–13–12–22–23–10–32–23–13–14–03–11–33–11–33–13–02–2—

Game log
1978–79 game log
Total: 38–44 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
October: 1–1 (home: 0–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1October 14, 1978@ San Antonio L 111–153 HemisFair Arena 0—1
2October 15, 1978@ New Orleans W 123–112 Louisiana Superdome 1—1
November: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
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
1978–79 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
Statistics[2]
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Marques Johnson 7736.155.076.07.63.01.51.225.6
Brian Winters 7932.649.385.62.24.81.10.519.8
Junior Bridgeman 8223.950.682.93.62.01.10.515.5
Kent Benson 8226.051.873.57.12.51.11.012.3
Ernie Grunfeld 8221.749.376.14.42.60.70.210.3
Quinn Buckner 8121.745.463.22.65.81.90.27.2
John Gianelli 8225.148.670.65.02.00.50.77.1
Kevin Restani 8119.749.569.94.81.50.40.37.1
George Johnson 6717.348.271.85.41.21.10.76.2
Lloyd Walton 7518.448.067.81.44.71.00.15.0
Sam Smith 167.840.475.00.61.00.50.43.5
Otis Howard 37.345.50.02.30.30.00.03.3
Norm Van Lier 3814.639.090.41.14.21.10.12.8
Del Beshore 11.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0

Transactions

Trades
July 26, 1978
 To Milwaukee Bucks---- To Houston Rockets----
  • 1979 4th round pick (Sammy Drummer)
October 23, 1978
 To Milwaukee Bucks----
  • 1979 4th round pick (Eugene Robinson)
 To Detroit Pistons----

Free agents
PlayerSignedFormer team
Del Beshore September 14, 1978 California University of Pennsylvania
Norm Van Lier October 26, 1978 Chicago Bulls

Awards and records

References
  1. 1978-79 Milwaukee Bucks
  2. "1978-79 Milwaukee Bucks Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
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