1985–86 Milwaukee Bucks season

The 1985–86 Milwaukee Bucks season was the 18th season for the Bucks. Milwaukee posted a 57-25 record but lost to the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals.

1985–86 Milwaukee Bucks season
Division champions
Head coachDon Nelson
OwnersHerb Kohl
ArenaMECCA Arena
Results
Record57–25 (.695)
PlaceDivision: 1st
Conference: 2nd
Playoff finishEast Conference Finals
(Lost to Celtics 0–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWVTV
RadioWTMJ

Draft picks
Main article: 1985 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
122Jerry ReynoldsSG/SF United StatesLouisiana State
368Eugene McDowellPF/C United StatesFlorida
491Cozell McQueenF United StatesNorth Carolina State
5114Ray Knight United StatesProvidence
6137Quentin Anderson United StatesTexas Tech
7160Mario ElieSG/SF United StatesAmerican International

Roster
Roster listing
Milwaukee Bucks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
C 45 Breuer, Randy 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Minnesota
F 34 Cummings, Terry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) DePaul
SF 23 Davis, Charles 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Vanderbilt
SF 54 Fields, Kenny 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) UCLA
PG 10 Glenn, Mike 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Southern Illinois
G 15 Hodges, Craig 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Long Beach State
C 53 Lister, Alton 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Arizona State
C 44 Mokeski, Paul 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Kansas
G 4 Moncrief, Sidney (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Arkansas
G 22 Pierce, Ricky 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Rice
G/F 25 Pressey, Paul 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Tulsa
G/F 35 Reynolds, Jerry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) LSU
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
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 5725.695–33–824–1721–9
x-Atlanta Hawks 5032.610734–716–2521–9
x-Detroit Pistons 4636.5611131–1015–2618–12
x-Chicago Bulls 3052.3662722–198–3310–20
Cleveland Cavaliers 2953.3542816–2513–2810–19
Indiana Pacers 2656.3173119–227–349–20
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics6715.817–
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks5725.69510
3 x-Philadelphia 76ers5428.65913
4 x-Atlanta Hawks5032.61017
5 x-Detroit Pistons4636.56121
6 x-Washington Bullets3943.47628
7 x-New Jersey Nets3943.47628
8 x-Chicago Bulls3052.36637
9 Cleveland Cavaliers2953.35438
10 Indiana Pacers2656.31741
11 New York Knicks2359.28044
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1985–86 NBA records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —0–65–14–21–11–14–21–11–15–12–01–13–34–25–14–12–02–02–01–11–10–21–4
Boston 6–0—5–15–11–11–14–12–02–05–12–02–05–04–25–14–21–11–11–12–02–02–05–1
Chicago 1–51–5—3–30–22–02–42–01–13–31–10–21–52–34–21–51–11–10–21–11–11–11–4
Cleveland 2–41–53–3—1–11–11–50–20–23–21–11–11–53–34–10–62–00–22–01–11–10–21–5
Dallas 1–11–12–01–1—3–30–24–11–52–02–31–40–22–01–10–25–02–33–34–23–25–11–1
Denver 1–11–10–21–13–3—1–13–23–32–04–13–22–01–11–11–14–13–23–33–32–33–32–0
Detroit 2–41–44–25–12–01–1—1–11–15–12–01–12–44–24–12–40–21–10–21–12–01–14–2
Golden State 1–10–20–22–01–42–31–1—0–51–15–12–40–21–11–11–12–41–52–32–32–42–31–1
Houston 1–10–21–12–05–13–31–15–0—2–03–21–40–21–12–01–13–23–24–25–13–23–32–0
Indiana 1–51–53–32–30–20–21–51–10–2—2–00–22–42–32–40–61–10–20–21–12–00–25–1
L.A. Clippers 0–20–21–11–13–21–40–21–52–30–2—2–41–12–02–00–22–42–45–01–43–33–20–2
L.A. Lakers 1–10–22–01–14–12–31–14–24–12–04–2—2–01–11–12–05–16–05–04–14–25–02–0
Milwaukee 3–30–55–15–12–00–24–22–02–04–21–10–2—4–26–04–11–12–02–02–02–02–04–2
New Jersey 2–42–43–23–30–21–12–41–11–13–20–21–12–4—5–12–42–02–02–01–10–22–02–4
New York 1–51–52–41–41–11–11–41–10–24–20–21–10–61–5—0–62–00–21–11–11–10–23–3
Philadelphia 1–42–45–16–02–01–14–21–11–16–02–00–21–44–26–0—2–02–02–01–11–11–13–3
Phoenix 0–21–11–10–20–51–42–04–22–31–14–21–51–10–20–20–2—2–42–33–25–11–41–1
Portland 0–21–11–12–03–22–31–15–12–32–04–20–60–20–22–00–24–2—3–21–45–12–30–2
Sacramento 0–21–12–00–23–33–32–03–22–42–00–50–50–20–21–10–23–22–3—5–15–02–41–1
San Antonio 1–10–21–11–12–43–31–13–21–51–14–11–40–21–11–11–12–34–11–5—2–32–42–0
Seattle 1–10–21–11–12–33–20–24–22–30–23–32–40–22–01–11–11–51–50–53–2—2–31–1
Utah 2–00–21–12–01–53–31–13–23–32–02–30–50–20–22–01–14–13–24–24–23–2—1–1
Washington 4–11–54–15–11–10–22–41–10–21–52–00–22–44–23–33–31–12–01–10–21–11–1—

Game log
1985–86 game log
Total: 57–25 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
October: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
November: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
December: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
March: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
1985–86 schedule

Playoffs

East First Round

(2) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (7) New Jersey Nets: Bucks win series 3–0

  • Game 1 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (April 18): Milwaukee 119, New Jersey 107
  • Game 2 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (April 20): Milwaukee 111, New Jersey 97
  • Game 3 @ Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford (April 22): Milwaukee 118, New Jersey 113

Last Playoff Meeting: 1984 Eastern Conference Semifinals (Milwaukee won 4–2)

East Conference Semifinals

(2) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (3) Philadelphia 76ers: Bucks win series 4–3

  • Game 1 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (April 29): Philadelphia 118, Milwaukee 112
  • Game 2 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (May 1): Milwaukee 119, Philadelphia 107
  • Game 3 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia (May 3): Philadelphia 107, Milwaukee 103
  • Game 4 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia (May 5): Milwaukee 109, Philadelphia 104
  • Game 5 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (May 7): Milwaukee 113, Philadelphia 108
  • Game 6 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia (May 9): Philadelphia 126, Milwaukee 108
  • Game 7 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (May 11): Milwaukee 113, Philadelphia 112

Last Playoff Meeting: 1985 Eastern Conference Semifinals (Philadelphia won 4–0)

East Conference Finals

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (2) Milwaukee Bucks: Celtics win series 4–0

  • Game 1 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 13): Boston 128, Milwaukee 96
  • Game 2 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 15): Boston 122, Milwaukee 111
  • Game 3 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (May 17): Boston 111, Milwaukee 107
  • Game 4 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (May 18): Boston 111, Milwaukee 98

Last Playoff Meeting: 1984 Eastern Conference Finals (Boston won 4–1) [1]

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
Randy Breuer 82638.4
Terry Cummings 828219.8
Charles Davis 5777.7
Kenny Fields 7836.4
Mike Glenn 30386.2
Craig Hodges 666610.8
Earl Jones 1201.1
Jeff Lamp 4416.3
Alton Lister 81199.8
Paul Mokeski 4503.2
Sidney Moncrief 737220.2
Ricky Pierce 81813.9
Paul Pressey 808014.3
Jerry Reynolds 5583.7
Derrick Rowland 201.5
Bryan Warrick 502.0

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Randy Breuer
Terry Cummings
Charles Davis
Kenny Fields
Mike Glenn
Craig Hodges
Alton Lister
Paul Mokeski
Sidney Moncrief
Ricky Pierce
Paul Pressey
Jerry Reynolds

Awards and Records

Transactions

Trades
August 9, 1985
 To Milwaukee Bucks---- To Sacramento Kings----
  • 1986 4th round pick (Bob Beecher)

Free agents
PlayerSignedFormer team
Jeff Lamp September 28, 1985 Portland Trail Blazers

References
  1. 1985-86 Milwaukee Bucks Games - Basketball-Reference.com
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