1979–80 Milwaukee Bucks season

The 1979–80 NBA season was the Bucks' 12th season in the NBA.[1] With 49 wins and 33 losses they won their division and ranked fourth in the Western Conference. In the 1979 NBA draft, the Bucks drafted guard Sidney Moncrief out of the University of Arkansas. During the season, the Bucks acquired center Bob Lanier from the Detroit Pistons. After a first-round-bye the Bucks faced the defending champions, the Seattle SuperSonics, which were led by Gus Williams and Dennis Johnson. Despite being able to steal two games on the road, the Bucks lost the series in seven games. The 1979-80 season would be the Bucks last season as a Western Conference team as they switched to the Eastern Conference along with the Chicago Bulls.

1979–80 Milwaukee Bucks season
Division champions
Head coachDon Nelson
General managerDon Nelson
Owner(s)Jim Fitzgerald
ArenaMECCA Arena
Results
Record49–33 (.598)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Midwest)
Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishConference semifinals
(lost to SuperSonics 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWVTV
RadioWTMJ

Draft picks
Main article: 1979 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
15Sidney MoncriefSG United StatesArkansas
231Edgar JonesPF/C United StatesNevada-Reno
352Larry Gibson United StatesMaryland
469Eugene Robinson United StatesLouisiana-Monroe
597Jim Tillman United StatesEastern Kentucky
6116Derrick Mayes United StatesIllinois State
7138Stan Ray United StatesCalifornia State-Fullerton
8156Larry Spicer United StatesAlabama-Birmingham
9174Roger Lapham United StatesMaine
10193Chris Fahrbach United StatesNorth Dakota

Roster
1979–80 Milwaukee Bucks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
SF 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
PF 42 Catchings, Harvey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1951–09–02 Hardin–Simmons
PF 6 Cummings, Pat 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1956–07–11 Cincinnati
SF 8 Johnson, Marques 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1956–02–08 UCLA
C 16 Lanier, Bob 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1948–09–10 St. Bonaventure
PF 7 Meyers, Dave 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1953–04–21 UCLA
PG 4 Moncrief, Sidney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1957–09–21 Arkansas
PG 11 Walton, Lloyd 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1953–11–23 Marquette
PF 31 Washington, Richard 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1955–07–15 UCLA
SG 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 4933.598–28–1221–2115–9
x-Kansas City Kings 4735.573230–1117–2418–6
Chicago Bulls 3052.3661921–209–328–16
Denver Nuggets 3052.3661924–176–3510–14
Utah Jazz 2458.2932517–247–349–15
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers6022.732–
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks4933.59811
3 x-Seattle SuperSonics5626.6834
4 x-Phoenix Suns5527.6715
5 x-Kansas City Kings4735.57313
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers3844.46322
7 San Diego Clippers3547.42725
8 Chicago Bulls3052.36630
9 Denver Nuggets3052.36630
10 Utah Jazz2458.29336
11 Golden State Warriors2458.29336
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1979-80 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SDC SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —2–41–14–21–16–02–02–44–20–21–11–14–24–24–21–12–05–11–10–22–03–3
Boston 4–2—2–04–22–06–02–06–04–21–10–22–05–15–13–31–12–04–22–00–22–04–2
Chicago 1–10–2—2–02–41–14–21–10–23–31–51–51–10–21–11–53–30–24–22–42–40–2
Cleveland 2–42–40–2—1–16–02–02–42–42–01–10–23–33–31–51–10–24–21–10–21–13–3
Denver 1–10–24–21–1—1–13–31–11–10–61–53–31–11–10–21–52–41–13–31–53–31–1
Detroit 0–60–61–10–61–1—1–11–51–50–20–21–12–42–41–50–20–22–40–20–21–12–4
Golden State 0–20–22–40–23–31–1—1–11–13–31–50–62–00–20–22–42–40–23–30–63–30–2
Houston 4–20–61–14–21–15–11–1—4–20–20–21–13–33–32–41–11–13–32–01–12–02–4
Indiana 2–42–42–04–21–15–11–12–4—1–10–20–22–44–21–50–22–02–41–10–21–14–2
Kansas City 2–01–13–30–26–02–03–32–01–1—2–43–31–11–11–11–51–51–15–13–36–02–0
Los Angeles 1–12–05–11–15–12–05–12–02–04–2—3–32–02–01–13–32–42–05–14–26–01–1
Milwaukee 1–10–25–12–03–31–16–01–12–03–33–3—1–11–10–24–25–10–24–22–44–21–1
New Jersey 2–41–51–13–31–14–20–23–34–21–10–21–1—2–41–51–10–23–31–11–11–13–3
New York 2–41–52–03–31–14–22–03–32–41–10–21–14–2—0–62–02–04–21–10–21–13–3
Philadelphia 2–43–31–15–12–05–12–04–25–11–11–12–05–16–0—1–12–04–21–11–11–15–1
Phoenix 1–11–15–11–15–12–04–21–12–05–13–32–41–10–21–1—6–01–12–44–26–02–0
Portland 0–20–23–32–04–22–04–21–10–25–14–21–52–00–20–20–6—1–14–21–53–31–1
San Antonio 1–52–42–02–41–14–22–03–34–21–10–22–03–32–42–41–11–1—2–01–11–14–2
San Diego 1–10–22–41–13–32–03–30–21–11–51–52–41–11–11–14–22–40–2—3–35–11–1
Seattle 2–02–04–22–05–12–06–01–12–03–32–44–21–12–01–12–45–11–13–3—5–11–1
Utah 0–20–24–21–13–31–13–30–21–10–60–62–41–11–11–10–63–31–11–51–5—0–2
Washington 3–32–42–03–31–14–22–04–22–40–21–11–13–33–31–50–21–12–41–11–12–0—

Game log
1979–80 game log
Total: 49–33 (home: 28–12; road: 21–21)
October: 9–1 (home: 5–0; road: 4–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1October 12, 1979@ Kansas City L 103–105 Marques Johnson (28) Municipal Auditorium 0–1
2October 13, 1979@ Denver W 125–96 Dave Meyers (26) McNichols Sports Arena 1–1
3October 15, 1979@ Utah W 131–107 Junior Bridgeman (28) Salt Palace 2–1
4October 17, 1979Denver W 125–97 Marques Johnson (27) Kent Benson (9) MECCA Arena 3–1
5October 19, 1979Phoenix W 95–94 Brian Winters (18) MECCA Arena 4–1
6October 21, 1979Chicago W 113–111 Junior Bridgeman (26) MECCA Arena 5–1
7October 23, 1979@ Phoenix W 114–108 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 6-1
8October 25, 1979@ San Diego W 118–115 Brian Winters (23) San Diego Sports Arena 7-1
9October 27, 1979Detroit W 132–118 MECCA Arena 8–1
10October 31, 1979Los Angeles W 110–106 MECCA Arena 9–1
November: 8–6 (home: 4–3; road: 4–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
11November 3, 1979@ Chicago W 136–134 (OT) Chicago Stadium 10–1
12November 4, 1979Seattle L 101–114 MECCA Arena 10–2
13November 6, 1979Philadelphia L 117–118 MECCA Arena 10–3
14November 8, 1979Portland W 98–89 MECCA Arena 11–3
15November 10, 1979San Diego W 133–104 MECCA Arena 12–3
16November 13, 1979@ Portland W 101–92 Memorial Coliseum 13–3
17November 14, 1979@ Seattle L 117–136 Kingdome 13–4
18November 18, 1979@ San Diego L 96–112 San Diego Sports Arena 13–5
19November 21, 1979Atlanta W 96–93 MECCA Arena 14–5
20November 22, 1979@ New Jersey W 117–109 Rutgers Athletic Center 15–5
21November 23, 1979@ Detroit L 100–119 Pontiac Silverdome 15–6
22November 25, 1979Golden State W 114–90 MECCA Arena 16–6
23November 27, 1979New Jersey L 93–118 MECCA Arena 16–7
24November 28, 1979@ Indiana W 87–79 Market Square Arena 17–7
December: 5–10 (home: 3–3; road: 2–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
25December 1, 1979@ Golden State W 109–99 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 18–7
26December 2, 1979@ Los Angeles L 103–116 The Forum 18–8
27December 3, 1979@ Utah W 96–89 Salt Palace 19–8
28December 5, 1979@ Denver L 107–123 McNichols Sports Arena 19–9
29December 7, 1979San Antonio L 105–117 MECCA Arena 19–10
30December 9, 1979Boston L 108–113 MECCA Arena 19–11
31December 11, 1979Seattle L 99–103 MECCA Arena 19–12
33December 12, 1979@ Philadelphia L 91–112 The Spectrum 19–13
33December 14, 1979@ Boston L 94–97 Boston Garden 19–14
34December 16, 1979Utah W 104–79 MECCA Arena 20–14
35December 20, 1979Kansas City W 120–109 MECCA Arena 21–14
36December 23, 1979@ Phoenix L 103–106 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 21–15
37December 26, 1979Chicago W 110–101 MECCA Arena 22–15
38December 27, 1979@ Washington L 108–117 Capital Centre 22–16
39December 29, 1979@ New York L 105–117 Madison Square Garden 22–17
40December 30, 1979Utah L 88–95 MECCA Arena 22–18
January: 6–6 (home: 4–2; road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
41January 3, 1980Indiana W 106–96 MECCA Arena 23–18
42January 5, 1980@ Cleveland W 99–98 Richfield Coliseum 24–18
43January 6, 1980Los Angeles W 113–103 MECCA Arena 25–18
44January 8, 1980@ Chicago L 102–110 Chicago Stadium 25–19
46January 11, 1980New York W 109–107 MECCA Arena 26–20
47January 13, 1980Houston L 117–121 MECCA Arena 26–21
48January 16, 1980Kansas City L 108–112 MECCA Arena 26–22
50January 20, 1980Portland W 89–88 MECCA Arena 27–23
53January 25, 1980@ Phoenix L 96–110 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 28–25
54January 27, 1980@ Los Angeles L 102–112 The Forum 28–26
55January 29, 1980@ Portland W 103–96 Memorial Coliseum 29–26
56January 31, 1980@ Seattle L 101–105 Kingdome 29–27
February: 9–2 (home: 5–0; road: 4–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
57February 6, 1980Cleveland W 111–109 MECCA Arena 30–27
58February 8, 1980Washington W 115–90 MECCA Arena 31–27
59February 10, 1980Phoenix W 109–107 Bob Lanier (23) MECCA Arena 32–27
60February 13, 1980Chicago W 111–101 Junior Bridgeman (32) MECCA Arena 33–27
62February 15, 1980@ Houston W 114–103 The Summit 35–27
63February 17, 1980@ San Antonio L 134–135 HemisFair Arena 35–28
64February 20, 1980@ Atlanta L 103–106 The Omni 35–29
65February 24, 1980@ Kansas City W 94–72 Kemper Arena 36–29
66February 26, 1980San Diego W 122–88 Pat Cummings (25) Harvey Catchings (11) Junior Bridgeman, Quinn Buckner (7) MECCA Arena 37–29
67February 27, 1980@ Phoenix W 119–110 (OT) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 38-29
68February 29, 1980@ Los Angeles W 126–117 Brian Winters (34) The Forum 36—29
March: 2–0 (home: 2–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
70March 4, 1980Los Angeles L 124–127 MECCA Arena 40–30
73March 12, 1980Seattle W 112–103 MECCA Arena 42–31
74March 14, 1980Portland W 120–110 MECCA Arena 43–31
75March 16, 1980Kansas City W 128–121 MECCA Arena 44–31
76March 18, 1980@ Portland L 122–123 Memorial Coliseum 44–32
77March 19, 1980@ Seattle W 108–106 Kingdome 45–32
78March 21, 1980Golden State W 121–93 MECCA Arena 46–32
79March 25, 1980@ Chicago W 122–111 Chicago Stadium 47–32
81March 28, 1980@ Kansas City L 114–116 Kemper Arena 48–33
1979–80 schedule

Playoffs
1980 playoff game log
Conference semifinals: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 8 @ Seattle L 113–114 (OT) Bob Lanier (27) Bob Lanier (10) Quinn Buckner (8) Seattle Center Coliseum
13,648		 0–1
2 April 9 @ Seattle W 114–112 (OT) Brian Winters (28) Bob Lanier (8) Brian Winters (5) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,050		 1–1
3 April 11 Seattle W 95–91 Bob Lanier (24) Marques Johnson (10) Quinn Buckner (7) MECCA Arena
10,938		 2–1
4 April 13 Seattle L 107–112 Marques Johnson (31) Lanier, Meyers (9) Junior Bridgeman (8) MECCA Arena
10,938		 2–2
5 April 15 @ Seattle W 108–97 Bob Lanier (22) Marques Johnson (8) Bob Lanier (6) Kingdome
40,172		 3–2
6 April 18 Seattle L 85–86 Marques Johnson (22) Bob Lanier (12) Brian Winters (7) MECCA Arena
10,938		 3–3
7 April 20 @ Seattle L 94–98 Marques Johnson (22) Bob Lanier (15) Quinn Buckner (7) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,050		 3–4
1980 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
Marques Johnson 7734.954.422.279.17.43.51.30.921.7
Junior Bridgeman 8128.647.818.586.53.72.91.20.217.6
Brian Winters 8032.847.937.386.02.84.51.30.416.2
Bob Lanier 2628.451.9100.078.56.92.41.41.115.7
Dave Meyers 7927.948.120.063.45.72.80.90.512.1
Quinn Buckner 6725.246.740.073.43.65.72.00.110.7
Kent Benson 5624.849.40.068.05.92.31.01.38.8
Sidney Moncrief 7720.246.80.079.54.41.70.90.28.5
Pat Cummings 7112.750.50.076.43.40.70.30.26.6
Richard Washington 7514.646.80.060.53.70.70.30.65.9
Lloyd Walton 7616.445.533.369.01.23.80.60.03.6
Harvey Catchings 7219.039.80.062.95.71.10.32.33.2

Playoffs
Playoffs[2]
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Marques Johnson 743.342.233.375.06.92.90.70.919.9
Bob Lanier 736.651.50.073.89.34.41.01.119.3
Brian Winters 738.346.042.9100.03.05.31.60.015.9
Sidney Moncrief 726.058.80.087.14.41.60.70.112.4
Junior Bridgeman 524.835.70.073.33.83.41.00.410.2
Dave Meyers 727.941.90.046.75.02.01.30.99.4
Richard Washington 716.053.20.025.02.90.40.61.17.3
Quinn Buckner 723.634.00.063.62.34.42.10.06.1
Pat Cummings 69.564.70.083.32.70.30.20.04.5
Harvey Catchings 610.733.30.050.03.50.30.01.31.0
Lloyd Walton 14.00.00.00.01.01.00.01.00.0

Awards and records

Transactions

Trades
May 31, 1979
 To Milwaukee Bucks---- To New Jersey Nets----
October 9, 1979
 To Milwaukee Bucks---- To Kansas City Kings----
February 4, 1980
 To Milwaukee Bucks---- To Detroit Pistons----

See also

References
  1. 1979-80 Milwaukee Bucks
  2. "1979-80 Milwaukee Bucks Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
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