2008–09 Milwaukee Bucks season

The 2008–09 Milwaukee Bucks season is the 41st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).^[1]

Key dates

• June 26: The 2008 NBA draft took place in New York City.
• July 1: The free agency period started.
• October 6: The pre-season started with a game against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
• October 28: The regular season started with a game against the Chicago Bulls.

Offseason

On Monday April 21, 2008, the Bucks introduced Scott Skiles as their new coach. Skiles becomes the 11th head coach in the history of the franchise.^[2] Skiles was a former coach with the Chicago Bulls and Phoenix Suns coach. He agreed to a four-year deal to replace his close friend, Larry Krystkowiak.^[3] Skiles stated that he is not backing away from his reputation for demanding a lot from his players.^[3] Skiles, 44, has amassed an overall record of 281-251 (.528) as an NBA head coach.^[2] He was hired as head coach of the Bulls on November 28, 2003, and inherited a team with a record of 4 wins and 12 losses.^[2] While in Chicago, Skiles led the Bulls to three postseason appearances. The Bulls won 49 games in 2006–07, their most since they went 62-20 in ’97-98.^[2] In the playoffs, the Bulls swept the defending NBA champion Miami Heat 4-0 in the first round of the 2007 NBA playoffs.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	8	Joe Alexander	Small forward	United States	West Virginia
2	37	Luc Richard Mbah a Moute	Forward	Cameroon	UCLA Jr.

Roster

Milwaukee Bucks roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From 4.0 !F 11 USA ! Alexander, Joe 7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1986–12–26 West Virginia 4.0 !F 30 USA ! Allen, Malik 7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1978–06–27 Villanova 1.5 !G 42 USA ! Bell, Charlie 7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1979–03–12 Michigan State 2.5 !G/F 10 USA ! Bogans, Keith 7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1980–05–12 Kentucky 6.0 !C 6 AUS ! Bogut, Andrew  (IN) 7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1984–11–28 Utah 6.0 !C 9 NED ! Elson, Francisco 7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1976–02–28 UC Berkeley 6.0 !C 50 NED ! Gadzuric, Dan 7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1978–02–02 UCLA 4.0 !F 24 USA ! Jefferson, Richard 7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 234 lb (106 kg) 1980–06–21 Arizona 1.5 !G 19 USA ! Jones, Damon 7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1976–08–25 Houston 4.0 !F 12 Cameroon ! Mbah a Moute, Luc 7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1986–09–09 UCLA 1.5 !G 22 USA ! Redd, Michael  (IN) 7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1979–08–24 Ohio State 1.5 !G 13 USA ! Ridnour, Luke 7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1981–02–13 Oregon 1.5 !G 7 USA ! Sessions, Ramon 7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1986–04–11 Nevada 1.5 !G USA ! Stoudamire, Salim (IN) 7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1982–10–11 Arizona 4.0 !F 31 USA ! Villanueva, Charlie 7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 237 lb (108 kg) 1984–08–24 Connecticut	Head coach Scott Skiles (Michigan State) Assistant coach(es) Jim Boylan (Marquette) Kelvin Sampson (Pembroke State) Joe Wolf (North Carolina) Adrian Griffin (Seton Hall) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Depth chart

Pre-season

Regular season

Standings

Game log

Player statistics

Transactions

Overview

Trades

Free agents

References