1983–84 Milwaukee Bucks season

1983–84 Milwaukee Bucks season
Division Champions
Head coach	Don Nelson
Arena	MECCA Arena
Results
Record	50–32 (.610)
Place	Division: 1st (Central) Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East Conference Finals (eliminated 1-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1983–84 NBA season was the Bucks' 16th season in the NBA.^[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	18	Randy Breuer	C	United States	Minnesota
2	41	Ted Kitchel	F	United States	Indiana
2	42	Mike Davis		United States	Alabama
3	65	Billy Goodwin		United States	St. John's
4	88	Mark Nickens		United States	American
5	111	Mark Petteway		United States	New Orleans
6	120	Russell Todd		United States	West Virginia
6	134	Charles Hurt		United States	Kentucky
7	157	Anthony Hicks		United States	Xavier
8	180	Brett Burkholder		United States	DePaul
9	202	Bill Varner		United States	Notre Dame
10	223	Bob Kelly		United States	St. John's

Roster

Milwaukee Bucks roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	From
1.5 !G	7	Archibald, Nate	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Texas–El Paso
6.0 !C	45	Breuer, Randy	7000220980000000000♠7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Minnesota
3.0 !SF	2	Bridgeman, Junior	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Louisville
4.5 !PF	42	Catchings, Harvey	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Hardin Simmons
1.5 !G	10	Dunleavy Sr., Mike	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	South Carolina
4.0 !F	35	Grevey, Kevin	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Kentucky
3.0 !SF	8	Johnson, Marques	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	UCLA
6.0 !C	16	Lanier, Bob	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	St. Bonaventure
6.0 !C	53	Lister, Alton	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Arizona State
6.0 !C	44	Mokeski, Paul	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Kansas
2.0 !SG	4	Moncrief, Sidney	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Arkansas
1.5 !G	25	Pressey, Paul	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Tulsa
1.5 !G	5	Romar, Lorenzo	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Washington

Head coach

Don Nelson

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Schuler

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks	50	32	.610	–	30–11	20–21	19–10
x-Detroit Pistons	49	33	.598	1	30–11	19–22	21–8
x-Atlanta Hawks	40	42	.488	10	31–10	9–32	16–14
Cleveland Cavaliers	28	54	.341	22	23–18	5–36	11–19
Chicago Bulls	27	55	.329	23	18–23	9–32	10–20
Indiana Pacers	26	56	.317	24	20–21	6–35	12–18

#	Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Boston Celtics	62	20	.756	–
2	y-Milwaukee Bucks	50	32	.610	12
3	x-Philadelphia 76ers	52	30	.634	10
4	x-Detroit Pistons	49	33	.598	13
5	x-New York Knicks	47	35	.573	15
6	x-New Jersey Nets	45	37	.549	17
7	x-Atlanta Hawks	40	42	.488	22
8	x-Washington Bullets	35	47	.427	27

9	Cleveland Cavaliers	28	54	.341	34
10	Chicago Bulls	27	55	.329	35
11	Indiana Pacers	26	56	.317	36

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1983-84 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	KCK	LAL	MIL	NJN	NYK	PHI	PHO	POR	SAS	SDC	SEA	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	—	0–5	4–2	3–3	1–1	0–2	2–4	1–1	1–1	4–2	0–2	0–2	3–3	3–3	4–1	5–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–2
Boston	5–0	—	5–0	6–0	2–0	2–0	4–2	2–0	1–1	5–1	2–0	0–2	5–1	4–2	3–3	2–4	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–2
Chicago	2–4	0–5	—	2–4	1–1	0–2	1–5	2–0	0–2	3–3	1–1	0–2	2–4	2–4	2–4	2–3	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–4
Cleveland	3–3	0–6	4–2	—	1–1	0–2	1–5	1–1	1–1	2–4	0–2	0–2	1–5	2–3	1–5	2–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	4–1
Dallas	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	—	4–2	0–2	4–1	4–2	2–0	3–3	3–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–2	2–3	4–2	4–1	1–4	4–2	0–2
Denver	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–4	—	1–1	2–3	4–2	0–2	4–2	1–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–3	1–4	3–3	3–2	2–3	3–3	0–2
Detroit	4–2	2–4	5–1	5–1	2–0	1–1	—	1–1	1–1	4–2	1–1	1–1	3–2	1–4	4–2	3–3	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–3
Golden State	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–4	3–2	1–1	—	2–3	2–0	4–1	3–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–5	2–4	3–2	3–3	4–2	1–4	2–0
Houston	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–4	2–4	1–1	3–2	—	1–1	2–4	1–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–3	1–4	2–4	2–3	3–2	1–5	0–2
Indiana	2–4	1–5	3–3	4–2	0–2	2–0	2–4	0–2	1–1	—	0–2	1–1	1–5	1–5	2–4	0–5	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–4
Kansas City	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–0	3–3	2–4	1–1	1–4	4–2	2–0	—	0–5	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–3	2–3	5–1	3–2	1–4	3–3	2–0
Los Angeles	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–3	4–1	1–1	3–3	4–1	1–1	5–0	—	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–3	5–1	2–3	4–2	3–3	4–1	1–1
Milwaukee	3–3	1–5	4–2	5–1	2–0	1–1	2–3	2–0	1–1	5–1	2–0	0–2	—	4–2	4–1	2–4	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	5–1
New Jersey	3–3	2–4	4–2	3–2	1–1	1–1	4–1	1–1	2–0	5–1	0–2	1–1	2–4	—	3–3	3–3	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–2
New York	1–4	3–3	4–1	5–1	2–0	1–1	2–4	1–1	2–0	4–2	2–0	2–0	1–4	3–3	—	2–4	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	4–2
Philadelphia	1–5	4–2	3–2	4–2	1–1	1–1	3–3	1–1	2–0	5–0	2–0	1–1	4–2	3–3	4–2	—	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	4–2
Phoenix	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–3	3–2	0–2	5–1	3–2	1–1	3–2	3–3	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	—	2–4	5–0	4–2	2–4	1–4	2–0
Portland	2–0	0–2	0–2	1–1	3–2	4–1	1–1	4–2	4–1	1–1	3–2	1–5	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	4–2	—	4–1	4–2	4–2	1–4	1–1
San Antonio	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	2–4	3–3	1–1	2–3	4–2	2–0	1–5	3–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–5	1–4	—	4–1	2–3	4–2	1–1
San Diego	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–4	2–3	0–2	3–3	3–2	1–1	2–3	2–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–4	2–4	1–4	—	3–3	2–3	1–1
Seattle	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	4–1	3–2	1–1	2–4	2–3	1–1	4–1	3–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–2	2–4	3–2	3–3	—	1–4	1–1
Utah	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–4	3–3	1–1	4–1	5–1	1–1	3–3	1–4	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	4–1	4–1	2–4	3–2	4–1	—	1–1
Washington	2–4	2–4	4–2	1–4	2–0	2–0	3–3	0–2	2–0	4–1	0–2	1–1	1–5	2–4	2–4	2–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	—

Playoffs

East First Round

(2) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (7) Atlanta Hawks: Bucks win series 3-2

Game 1 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (April 17): Milwaukee 105, Atlanta 89
Game 2 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (April 19): Milwaukee 101, Atlanta 87
Game 3 @ The Omni, Atlanta (April 21): Atlanta 103, Milwaukee 94
Game 4 @ The Omni, Atlanta (April 24): Atlanta 100, Milwaukee 97
Game 5 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (April 26): Milwaukee 118, Atlanta 89

Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Bucks and Hawks.

East Conference Semifinals

(2) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (6) New Jersey Nets: Bucks win series 4-2

Game 1 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (April 29): New Jersey 106, Milwaukee 100
Game 2 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (May 1): Milwaukee 98, New Jersey 94
Game 3 @ Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford (May 3): Milwaukee 100, New Jersey 93
Game 4 @ Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford (May 5): New Jersey 106, Milwaukee 99
Game 5 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (May 8): Milwaukee 94, New Jersey 82
Game 6 @ Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford (May 10): Milwaukee 98, New Jersey 97

Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Bucks and Nets.

East Conference Finals

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (2) Milwaukee Bucks: Celtics win series 4-1

Game 1 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 15): Boston 119, Milwaukee 96
Game 2 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 17): Boston 125, Milwaukee 100
Game 3 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (May 19): Boston 109, Milwaukee 100
Game 4 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (May 21): Milwaukee 122, Boston 113
Game 5 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 23): Boston 115, Milwaukee 108

Last Playoff Meeting: 1983 Eastern Conference Semifinals (Milwaukee won 4-0)

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
Archibald, Tiny !Tiny Archibald
Breuer, Randy !Randy Breuer
Bridgeman, Junior !Junior Bridgeman
Catchings, Harvey !Harvey Catchings
Criss, Charlie !Charlie Criss
Dunleavy, Mike !Mike Dunleavy
Grevey, Kevin !Kevin Grevey
Johnson, Marques !Marques Johnson
Lanier, Bob !Bob Lanier
Lister, Alton !Alton Lister
Mokeski, Paul !Paul Mokeski
Moncrief, Sidney !Sidney Moncrief
Pressey, Paul !Paul Pressey
Romar, Lorenzo !Lorenzo Romar
Townes, Linton !Linton Townes
White, Rory !Rory White

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Breuer, Randy !Randy Breuer
Bridgeman, Junior !Junior Bridgeman
Catchings, Harvey !Harvey Catchings
Dunleavy, Mike !Mike Dunleavy
Grevey, Kevin !Kevin Grevey
Johnson, Marques !Marques Johnson
Lanier, Bob !Bob Lanier
Lister, Alton !Alton Lister
Mokeski, Paul !Paul Mokeski
Moncrief, Sidney !Sidney Moncrief
Pressey, Paul !Paul Pressey
Romar, Lorenzo !Lorenzo Romar

Awards and records

References

↑ 1983-84 Milwaukee Bucks

Milwaukee Bucks
Founded in 1968 Based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Franchise	Franchise 1968 Expansion Draft All-time roster Draft history Seasons Records Head coaches Current season
Arenas	MECCA Arena BMO Harris Bradley Center Wisconsin Entertainment and Sports Center (planned for 2018)
General managers	Erickson Embry Nelson D. Harris Dunleavy Weinhauer Grunfeld L. Harris Hammond Horst
G League affiliate	Wisconsin Herd
Administration	Owner Wesley Edens & Marc Lasry General Manager Vacant Head Coach Jason Kidd
Retired numbers	1 2 4 10 14 16 32 33
Hall of Famers	Lew Alcindor Nate Archibald Dave Cowens Wayne Embry Alex English Bob Lanier Moses Malone Oscar Robertson
NBA Championships (1)	1971
Conference Championships (2)	1971 1974
Division titles (13)	1971 1972 1973 1974 1976 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 2001
Culture & lore	The Big O Bango The Fastest Expansion Champion MECCA Court Fear the Deer
Media	TV Fox Sports Wisconsin Jim Paschke (play-by-play) Gus Johnson (part-time play-by-play) Jon McGlocklin (color) Marques Johnson (part-time color) Radio WTMJ Ted Davis Dennis Krause

1983–84 Milwaukee Bucks season

Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Playoffs

East First Round

East Conference Semifinals

East Conference Finals

Player statistics

Season

Playoffs

Awards and records

References

See also