1975–76 Milwaukee Bucks season
NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1975–76 NBA season was the Bucks' eighth season in the NBA .[ 1]
It was the team's first season since its inaugural year without Kareem Abdul-Jabbar , who was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers during the offseason. The Bucks would have a 38–44 record, the worst record in NBA history for a team to win its division.
Draft picks
Roster
1975–76 Milwaukee Bucks roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
G
2
Bridgeman, Junior
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1953–09–17
Louisville
G
25
Brokaw, Gary
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
178 lb (81 kg)
1954–01–11
Notre Dame
F
10
Dandridge, Bob
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1947–11–15
Norfolk State
G
20
Davis, Mickey
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1950–06–16
Duquesne
C
31
Fox, Jim
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1943–04–07
South Carolina
F
34
Mayes, Clyde
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1953–03–17
Furman
G
14
McGlocklin, Jon
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1943–06–10
Indiana
F
21
Meyers, Dave
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1953–04–21
UCLA
PG
15
Price, Jim
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1949–11–27
Louisville
F
18
Restani, Kevin
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1951–12–23
San Francisco
C
3
Smith, Elmore
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
1949–05–09
Kentucky State
G
32
Winters, Brian
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1952–03–01
South Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Regular season
Season standings
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1975–76 NBA Records
Team
ATL
BOS
BUF
CHI
CLE
DET
GSW
HOU
KCK
LAL
MIL
NOJ
NYK
PHI
PHO
POR
SEA
WAS
Atlanta
—
2–3
2–3
2–2
2–5
1–3
2–2
2–5
2–2
1–3
2–2
2–4
3–2
2–3
0–4
2–2
1–3
1–5
Boston
3–2
—
4–3
2–2
3–2
4–0
2–2
4–1
2–2
4–0
2–2
4–1
5–2
4–3
4–0
2–2
2–2
3–2
Buffalo
3–2
3–4
—
3–1
3–2
1–3
1–3
3–2
4–0
2–2
3–1
4–1
4–3
3–4
3–1
2–2
2–2
2–3
Chicago
2–2
2–2
1–3
—
0–4
3–4
1–4
1–3
1–6
3–2
3–4
2–2
0–4
0–4
2–3
1–4
2–3
0–4
Cleveland
5–2
2–3
2–3
4–0
—
2–2
1–3
2–4
1–3
2–2
4–0
4–3
3–2
3–2
3–1
4–0
3–1
4–2
Detroit
3–1
0–4
3–1
4–3
2–2
—
0–5
2–2
5–2
1–4
3–4
1–3
3–1
1–3
1–4
2–3
3–2
2–2
Golden State
2–2
2–2
3–1
4–1
3–1
5–0
—
2–2
4–1
5–2
5–0
2–2
4–0
3–1
4–2
4–2
4–3
3–1
Houston
5–2
1–4
2–3
3–1
4–2
2–2
2–2
—
2–2
1–3
2–2
2–4
3–2
3–2
0–4
3–1
2–2
3–4
Kansas City
2–2
2–2
0–4
6–1
3–1
2–5
1–4
2–2
—
2–3
2–5
1–3
1–3
1–3
3–2
0–5
2–3
1–3
Los Angeles
3–1
0–4
2–2
2–3
2–2
4–1
2–5
3–1
3–2
—
2–3
3–1
3–1
2–2
2–4
3–4
3–3
1–3
Milwaukee
2–2
2–2
1–3
4–3
0–4
4–3
0–5
2–2
5–2
3–2
—
2–2
2–2
2–2
3–2
2–3
2–3
2–2
New Orleans
4–2
1–4
1–4
2–2
3–4
3–1
2–2
4–2
3–1
1–3
2–2
—
2–3
1–4
1–3
3–1
1–3
4–3
New York
2–3
2–5
3–4
4–0
2–3
1–3
0–4
2–3
3–1
1–3
2–2
3–2
—
5–2
2–2
3–1
0–4
3–2
Philadelphia
3–2
3–4
4–3
4–0
2–3
3–1
1–3
2–3
3–1
2–2
2–2
4–1
2–5
—
3–1
4–0
2–2
2–3
Phoenix
4–0
0–4
1–3
3–2
1–3
4–1
2–4
4–0
2–3
4–2
2–3
3–1
2–2
1–3
—
5–2
4–3
0–4
Portland
2–2
2–2
2–2
4–1
0–4
3–2
2–4
1–3
5–0
4–3
3–2
1–3
1–3
0–4
2–5
—
3–3
2–2
Seattle
3–1
2–2
2–2
3–2
1–3
2–3
3–4
2–2
3–2
3–3
3–2
3–1
4–0
2–2
3–4
3–3
—
1–3
Washington
5–1
2–3
3–2
4–0
2–4
2–2
1–3
4–3
3–1
3–1
2–2
3–4
2–3
3–2
4–0
2–2
3–1
—
Game log
1975–76 game log Total: 38–44 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
October: 0–3 (home: 0–2; road: 0–1)
November: 7–8 (home: 4–3; road: 3–5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
4
November 1, 1975
Portland
L 97–113
MECCA Arena
0–4
5
November 2, 1975
@ Houston
L 89–104
The Summit
0–5
6
November 4, 1975
Detroit
W 103–101
MECCA Arena
1–5
7
November 7, 1975
Boston
W 104–101
MECCA Arena
2–5
8
November 8, 1975
@ Washington
W 99–95
Brian Winters (27)
Capital Centre
3–5
9
November 11, 1975
Philadelphia
W 108–81
MECCA Arena
4–5
10
November 12, 1975
@ Philadelphia
W 107–84
The Spectrum
5-5
11
November 14, 1975
Buffalo
L 98–112
MECCA Arena
5–6
12
November 15, 1975
@ Detroit
L 89–101
Cobo Center
5–7
13
November 19, 1975
@ Phoenix
W 96–94
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
6–7
14
November 21, 1975
@ Los Angeles
L 104–116
The Forum
6–8
15
November 23, 1975
@ Seattle
L 104–112
Seattle Center Coliseum
6–9
16
November 27, 1975
Golden State
L 105–106
MECCA Arena
6–10
17
November 28, 1975
@ Chicago
L 69–89
Chicago Stadium
6–11
18
November 29, 1975
Chicago
W 88–85
MECCA Arena
7–11
December: 6–7 (home: 4–2; road: 2–5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
19
December 3, 1975
Portland
W 114–92
MECCA Arena
8–11
20
December 5, 1975
Kansas City
W 105–92
MECCA Arena
9–11
21
December 9, 1975
@ New York
W 109–100
Madison Square Garden
10–11
22
December 10, 1975
@ Boston
L 98–111
Boston Garden
10–12
23
December 12, 1975
Cleveland
L 91–109
MECCA Arena
10–13
24
December 17, 1975
@ Phoenix
L 111–116
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
10–14
25
December 20, 1975
@ Golden State
L 87–124
Oakland Coliseum Arena
10–15
26
December 21, 1975
@ Seattle
W 103–101
Seattle Center Coliseum
11–15
27
December 23, 1975
New York
L 108–110
MECCA Arena
11–16
28
December 26, 1975
Washington
W 85–81
MECCA Arena
12–16
29
December 27, 1975
@ Atlanta
L 82–87
Omni Coliseum
12–17
30
December 28, 1975
Phoenix
W 88–85
MECCA Arena
13–17
31
December 30, 1975
@ Buffalo
L 106–118
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
13–18
January: 2–1 (home: 1–1; road: 1–0)
February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
1975–76 schedule
Playoffs
1976 playoff game log
First Round: 1–2 (home: 1–1; road: 0–1)
1976 schedule
Player statistics
Season
Playoffs
Transactions
Trades
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