1978–79 Milwaukee Bucks season

1978–79 Milwaukee Bucks season
Head coach Don Nelson
Arena MECCA Arena
Results
Record 38–44 (.463)
Place Division: 5th (Midwest)
Conference: 9th (Western)
Playoff finish DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
< 1977–78 1979–80 >

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

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 12 George Johnson PF  United States St. John's
3 59 Pat Cummings PF  United States Cincinnati
4 80 Otis Howard F  United States Austin Peay State
5 103 Russ Coleman  United States Pacific
6 124 Dave Kyle  United States Cleveland State
7 146 Kim Anderson  United States Missouri
8 164 Tom Zaligaris  United States North Carolina
9 182 Gary Rosenberger  United States Marquette
10 196 Tom Anderson  United States Wisconsin-Green Bay

Regular season

Season standings

Template:1978-79 NBA Midwest standings

# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Seattle SuperSonics 52 30 .634 –
2 y-Kansas City Kings 48 34 .585 4
3 x-Phoenix Suns 50 32 .610 2
4 x-Denver Nuggets 47 35 .573 5
5 x-Los Angeles Lakers 47 35 .573 5
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers 45 37 .549 7
7 San Diego Clippers 43 39 .524 9
8 Indiana Pacers 38 44 .463 14
8 Milwaukee Bucks 38 44 .463 14
8 Golden State Warriors 38 44 .463 14
11 Chicago Bulls 31 51 .378 21
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

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 GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Kent Benson
Del Beshore
Junior Bridgeman
Quinn Buckner
John Gianelli
Ernie Grunfeld
Otis Howard
George Johnson
Marques Johnson
Kevin Restani
Sam Smith
Norm Van Lier
Lloyd Walton
Brian Winters

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ 1978-79 Milwaukee Bucks

See also