1990–91 Milwaukee Bucks season

The 1990–91 NBA season was the Bucks' 23rd season in the National Basketball Association.[1] During the off-season, the Bucks acquired Frank Brickowski from the San Antonio Spurs, and acquired Danny Schayes from the Denver Nuggets.[2][3][4] However, Larry Krystkowiak would miss the entire season with a knee injury.[5][6] The Bucks started the season on a strong note winning their first 18 home games on their way to a 25–8 start. However, they would lose ten of their next twelve games, and held a 30–19 record at the All-Star break.[7] Sixth man Ricky Pierce and Alvin Robertson were both selected for the 1991 NBA All-Star Game; it was Pierce's only All-Star appearance.[8][9] At midseason, Pierce was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics in exchange for Dale Ellis.[10][11][12][13] In April, the team signed free agent and former All-Star forward Adrian Dantley, as Ellis went down with a lower back injury.[14][15][16] The Bucks would make their 12th consecutive playoff appearance finishing third in the Central Division with a 48–34 record, while posting a 33–8 home record at the Bradley Center.[17]

1990–91 Milwaukee Bucks season
Head coachDel Harris
General managerDel Harris
Owner(s)Herb Kohl
ArenaBradley Center
Results
Record48–34 (.585)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Central)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to 76ers 0–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioWTMJ

Ellis played a sixth man role, averaging 19.3 points per game in 21 games, while Jay Humphries averaged 15.2 points, 6.7 assists and 1.6 steals per game, and Robertson provided the team with 13.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, 5.5 assists and led the league with 3.0 steals per game, while being named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team. In addition, Brickowski contributed 12.6 points and 5.7 rebounds per game, while Fred Roberts provided with 10.8 points per game, Schayes provided with 10.6 points and 6.5 rebounds per game, and Jack Sikma contributed 10.4 points and 5.7 rebounds per game.[18] Robertson also finished in third place in Defensive Player of the Year voting,[19][20] and head coach Del Harris finished tied in fifth place in Coach of the Year voting.[21][22]

However, without Ellis in the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Bucks were swept by the 5th-seeded Philadelphia 76ers in three straight games.[23][24][25][26] This would be their final playoff appearance until 1999. Following the season, Sikma retired.

Draft picks
Main article: 1990 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
116Terry MillsPF United StatesMichigan
244Steve HensonPG United StatesKansas State

Roster
1990–91 Milwaukee Bucks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
F 40 Brickowski, Frank 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1959–08–14 Penn State
G 15 Conner, Lester 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1959–09–17 Oregon State
F 7 Dantley, Adrian 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1955–02–28 Notre Dame
F 3 Ellis, Dale 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1960–08–06 Tennessee
G 20 Grayer, Jeff 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1965–12–17 Iowa State
G 12 Henson, Steve 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 1968–02–02 Kansas State
G 24 Humphries, Jay 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1962–10–17 Colorado
F 8 Kornet, Frank 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1967–01–27 Vanderbilt
F 42 Krystkowiak, Larry Injured (IN) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1964–09–23 Montana
F 54 Lohaus, Brad 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1964–09–29 Iowa
F 31 Roberts, Fred 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1960–08–14 BYU
G 21 Robertson, Alvin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1962–07–22 Arkansas
C 10 Schayes, Danny 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1959–05–10 Syracuse
C 43 Sikma, Jack 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1955–11–14 Illinois Wesleyan
G 11 Stephens, Everette 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1966–10–21 Purdue
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster Notes
  • Forward/center Larry Krystkowiak missed the entire season due to a knee injury, but did play with the team during the playoffs.

Regular season

Season standings
Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Chicago Bulls6121.744—35–626–1525–5
x-Detroit Pistons5032.6101132–918–2319-11
x-Milwaukee Bucks4834.5851333–815–2616–14
x-Atlanta Hawks4339.5241829–1214–2711–19
x-Indiana Pacers4141.5002029-1212–2915-15
Cleveland Cavaliers3349.4022823–1810–3111-19
Charlotte Hornets2656.3173517–249–328–22
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Chicago Bulls6121.744–
2 y-Boston Celtics5626.6835
3 x-Detroit Pistons5032.61011
4 x-Milwaukee Bucks4834.58513
5 x-Philadelphia 76ers4438.53717
6 x-Atlanta Hawks4339.52418
7 x-Indiana Pacers4141.50020
8 x-New York Knicks3943.47622
9 Cleveland Cavaliers3349.40228
10 Orlando Magic3151.37832
11 Washington Bullets3052.36631
12 New Jersey Nets2656.31735
13 Charlotte Hornets2656.31735
14 Miami Heat2458.29337
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1990-91 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —3–11–41–43–22–01–10–51–11–14–12–01–14–02–31–13–13–11–10–40–21–12–02–01–11–12–2
Boston 1–3—3–12–23–12–02–02–21–12–02–22–01–14–12–22–04–15–01–12–31–11–12–01–12–01–15–1
Charlotte 4–11–3—0–51–41–10–21–41–10–20–51–10–22–22–31–12–20–42–02–20–20–22–01–10–20–22–2
Chicago 4–12–25–0—5–02–02–03–21–10–24–12–01–14–04–12–03–14–02–01–31–10–22–00–22–02–03–1
Cleveland 2–31–34–10–5—2–01–12–30–20–21–41–11–13–12–31–12–23–12–02–20–20–21–10–21–10–21–3
Dallas 0–20–21–10–20–2—3–10–22–21–32–01–32–20–21–11–42–02–01–41–10–41–32–21–42–20–52–0
Denver 1–10–22–00–21–11–3—0–21–30–50–20–40–40–21–13–21–11–12–30–20–40–43–11–40–41–31–1
Detroit 5–02–24–12–33–22–02–0—1–12–03–22–00–23–12–32–03–11–32–02–20–21–12–00–21–10–23–1
Golden State 1–11–11–11–12–02–23–11–1—2–21–13–22–32–01–13–11–12–02–22–01–32–32–32–23–11–30–2
Houston 1–10–22–02–02–03–15–00–22–2—1–12–21–32–02–05–02–02–03–22–03–10–43–12–32–22–21–1
Indiana 1–42–25–01–44–10–22–02–31–11–1—1–10–22–22–31–13–12–21–11–31–10–22–01–11–12–02–2
L.A. Clippers 0–20–21–10–21–13–14–00–22–32–21–1—0–40–21–13–11–10–21–30–22–31–33–22–22–31–30–2
L.A. Lakers 1–11–12–01–11–12–24–02–03–23–12–04–0—2–00–23–12–01–14–01–13–22–34–03–13–22–22–0
Miami 0–41–42–20–41–32–02–01–30–20–22–22–00–2—0–40–23–31–41–11–40–20–21–10–20–21–13–2
Milwaukee 3–22–23–21–43–21–11–13–21–10–23–21–12–04–0—1–12–24–02–02–21–11–11–11–11–11–13–1
Minnesota 1–10–21–10–21–14–12–30–21–30–51–11–31–32–01–1—1–11–12–22–00–40–43–10–42–21–41–1
New Jersey 1–31–42–21–32–20–21–11–31–10–21–31–10–23–32–21–1—0–51–12–31–10–21–10–21–10–22–3
New York 1–30–54–00–41–30–21–13–10–20–22–22–01–14–10–41–15–0—0–25–10–20–22–01–11–12–03–2
Orlando 1–11–10–20–20–24–13–20–22–22–31–13–10–41–10–22–21–12–0—0–22–20–42–21–31–31–41–1
Philadelphia 4–03–22–23–12–21–12–02–20–20–23–12–01–14–12–20–23–21–52–0—1–11–11–10–21–10–23–2
Phoenix 2–01–12–01–12–04–04–02–03–11–31–13–22–32–01–14–01–12–02–21–1—3–23–11–33–22–22–0
Portland 1–11–12–02–02–03–14–01–13–24–02–03–13–22–01–14–02–02–04–01–12–3—3–22–24–03–12–0
Sacramento 0–20–20–20–21–12–21–30–23–21–30–22–30–41–11–11–31–10–22–21–11–32–3—1–31–41–32–0
San Antonio 0–21–11–12–02–04–14–12–02–23–21–12–21–32–01–14–02–01–13–12–03–12–23–1—3–12–32–0
Seattle 1–10–22–00–21–12–24–01–11–32–21–13–22–32–01–12–21–11–13–11–12–30–44–11–3—1–32–0
Utah 1–11–12–00–22–05–03–12–03–12–20–23–12–21–11–14–12–00–24–12–02–21–33–13–23–1—2–0
Washington 2–21–52–21–33–10–21–11–32–01–12–22–00–22–31–31–13–22–31–12–30–20–20–20–20–20–2—

Game log
1990–91 game log
Total: 48–34 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
November: 2–1 (home: 1–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1November 2, 1990@ Detroit L 104–115 The Palace of Auburn Hills
21,454		 0-1
2November 3, 1990Minnesota W 111–93 Bradley Center
15,102		 1–1
3November 6, 1990@ Miami W 106–94 Miami Arena
15,008		 2–1
4November 8, 1990Philadelphia W 141–111 Jay Humphries (25) Greg Anderson (9) Alvin Robertson (12) Bradley Center
12,476		 3–1
5November 9, 1990@ Washington W 108–100 Ricky Pierce (25) Capital Centre
8,829		 4–1
6November 13, 1990@ Boston W 119–91 Bradley Center
15,321		 5–1
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
1990–91 schedule

Playoffs
1991 playoff game log
First Round: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 25 Philadelphia L 90–99 Frank Brickowski (22) Frank Brickowski (9) Jay Humphries (9) Bradley Center
13,587		 0–1
2 April 27 Philadelphia L 112–116 (OT) Alvin Robertson (31) Frank Brickowski (12) Jay Humphries (8) Bradley Center
15,623		 0–2
3 April 30 @ Philadelphia L 100–121 Alvin Robertson (26) Robertson, Brickowski (5) Jay Humphries (8) Spectrum
16,239		 0–3
1991 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
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Ricky Pierce 46028.849.939.890.72.52.10.80.222.5
Dale Ellis 21029.748.644.170.73.91.50.80.219.3
Jay Humphries 808034.150.237.379.92.86.71.60.115.2
Alvin Robertson 818132.148.536.575.75.75.53.00.213.6
Frank Brickowski 757325.552.70.079.85.71.71.10.612.6
Fred Roberts 828225.853.316.081.33.41.60.80.410.8
Danny Schayes 823827.249.90.083.56.51.20.70.710.6
Jack Sikma 774425.242.734.184.35.71.90.80.810.4
Jeff Grayer 82717.343.30.068.73.01.50.60.16.4
Adrian Dantley 10012.638.033.369.21.30.90.50.05.7
Brad Lohaus 81315.043.127.768.52.70.90.60.95.3
Steve Henson 68010.141.833.390.50.81.90.50.03.1
Lester Conner 39213.339.60.075.01.42.71.20.02.9
Greg Anderson 2609.537.00.057.12.90.10.30.32.7
Everette Stephens 302.066.70.0100.00.00.70.00.02.0
Frank Kornet 3204.937.127.853.80.80.30.20.01.8

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Alvin Robertson 3339.359.233.376.96.05.02.70.023.7
Frank Brickowski 3336.753.30.050.08.71.00.30.718.3
Jay Humphries 3341.053.140.090.02.08.30.70.015.0
Fred Roberts 3334.345.70.0100.05.02.30.70.311.3
Danny Schayes 3323.739.10.090.94.01.01.00.39.3
Steve Henson 3013.350.066.775.01.01.00.30.05.7
Jeff Grayer 3012.338.50.083.32.02.00.30.05.0
Jack Sikma 3017.040.050.050.04.02.01.70.34.7
Brad Lohaus 3013.731.337.550.03.00.30.00.04.7
Lester Conner 107.0100.00.00.01.02.00.00.02.0
Adrian Dantley 306.314.30.075.01.30.00.00.01.7
Larry Krystkowiak 308.316.70.00.01.00.70.30.00.7

Player statistics source:[18]

Awards and records

Transactions

Trades
August 1, 1990 To Milwaukee Bucks---- To San Antonio Spurs----
August 1, 1990 To Milwaukee Bucks---- To Denver Nuggets----
January 16, 1991 To Milwaukee Bucks---- To New Jersey Nets----
February 15, 1991 To Milwaukee Bucks---- To Seattle SuperSonics----

Free agents
PlayerSignedFormer team
Adrian Dantley April 2, 1991 Dallas Mavericks

Player Transactions Citation:[27]

References
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See also
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