1979–80 Milwaukee Bucks season

1979–80 Milwaukee Bucks season
Division Champions
Head coach Don Nelson
Arena MECCA Arena
Results
Record 49–33 (.598)
Place Division: 1st (Midwest)
Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finish West Conference Semifinals
(eliminated 3–4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1979–80 NBA season was the Bucks' 12th season in the NBA.[1] With 49 wins and 33 loses they won their division and ranked fourth in the Western Conference. 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.

Draft picks

Main article: 1979 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 5 Sidney Moncrief SG  United States Arkansas
2 31 Edgar Jones PF/C  United States Nevada-Reno
3 52 Larry Gibson  United States Maryland
4 69 Eugene Robinson  United States Louisiana-Monroe
5 97 Jim Tillman  United States Eastern Kentucky
6 116 Derrick Mayes  United States Illinois State
7 138 Stan Ray  United States California State-Fullerton
8 156 Larry Spicer  United States Alabama-Birmingham
9 174 Roger Lapham  United States Maine
10 193 Chris Fahrbach  United States North Dakota

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks 49 33 .598 – 28–12 21–21 15–9
x-Kansas City Kings 47 35 .573 2 30–11 17–24 18–6
Chicago Bulls 30 52 .366 19 21–20 9–32 8–16
Denver Nuggets 30 52 .366 19 24–17 6–35 10–14
Utah Jazz 24 58 .293 25 17–24 7–34 9–15
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers 60 22 .732 –
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks 49 33 .598 11
3 x-Seattle SuperSonics 56 26 .683 4
4 x-Phoenix Suns 55 27 .671 5
5 x-Kansas City Kings 47 35 .573 13
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers 38 44 .463 22
7 San Diego Clippers 35 47 .427 25
8 Chicago Bulls 30 52 .366 30
9 Denver Nuggets 30 52 .366 30
10 Utah Jazz 24 58 .293 36
11 Golden State Warriors 24 58 .293 36
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

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

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
Junior Bridgeman
Quinn Buckner
Harvey Catchings
Pat Cummings
Marques Johnson
Bob Lanier
Dave Meyers
Sidney Moncrief
Lloyd Walton
Richard Washington
Brian Winters

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Junior Bridgeman
Quinn Buckner
Harvey Catchings
Pat Cummings
Marques Johnson
Bob Lanier
Dave Meyers
Sidney Moncrief
Lloyd Walton
Richard Washington
Brian Winters

Awards and records

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1979-80 Milwaukee Bucks
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