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
ArenaMECCA Arena
Results
Record49–33 (.598)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Midwest)
Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishWest Conference Semifinals
(Lost to SuperSonics 3–4)
Stats @ 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
Roster listing
Milwaukee Bucks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
SF 2 Bridgeman, Junior 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Louisville
PG 21 Buckner, Quinn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Indiana
PF 42 Catchings, Harvey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Hardin Simmons
PF 6 Cummings, Pat 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Cincinnati
SF 8 Johnson, Marques 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) UCLA
C 16 Lanier, Bob 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) St. Bonaventure
PF 7 Meyers, Dave 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) UCLA
SG 4 Moncrief, Sidney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Arkansas
PG 11 Walton, Lloyd 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Marquette
PF 31 Washington, Richard 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) UCLA
SG 32 Winters, Brian 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) South Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • 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)
November: 8–6 (Home: 4–3; Road: 4–3)
December: 5–10 (Home: 3–3; Road: 2–7)
January: 6–6 (Home: 4–2; Road: 2–4)
February: 9–2 (Home: 5–0; Road: 4–2)
March: 2–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–0)
1979–80 schedule

Playoffs

West First Round

The Bucks had a first round bye.

West Conference Semifinals

(2) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (3) Seattle SuperSonics: Sonics win series 4–3

  • Game 1 @ Seattle: Seattle 114, Milwaukee 113
  • Game 2 @ Seattle: Milwaukee 114, Seattle 112
  • Game 3 @ Milwaukee: Milwaukee 95, Seattle 91
  • Game 4 @ Milwaukee: Seattle 112, Milwaukee 107
  • Game 5 @ Seattle: Milwaukee 108, Seattle 97
  • Game 6 @ Milwaukee: Seattle 86, Milwaukee 85
  • Game 7 @ Seattle: Seattle 98, Milwaukee 94

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
Kent Benson 568.8
Junior Bridgeman 8017.6
Quinn Buckner 6710.7
Harvey Catchings 723.2
Pat Cummings 716.6
Marques Johnson 7721.7
Bob Lanier 2615.7
Dave Meyers 7912.1
Sidney Moncrief 778.5
Lloyd Walton 763.6
Richard Washington 755.9
Brian Winters 8016.2

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Junior Bridgeman 510.2
Quinn Buckner 76.1
Harvey Catchings 61.0
Pat Cummings 64.5
Marques Johnson 719.9
Bob Lanier 719.3
Dave Meyers 79.4
Sidney Moncrief 712.4
Lloyd Walton 10.0
Richard Washington 77.3
Brian Winters 715.9

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
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