1990–91 Milwaukee Bucks season

1990–91 Milwaukee Bucks season
Head coach	Del Harris
Owner(s)	Herb Kohl
Arena	Bradley Center
Results
Record	48–34 (.585)
Place	Division: 3rd (Central) Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East First Round (eliminated 0-3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Prime Sports Midwest, WCGV
Radio	WOKY

The 1990-91 NBA season was the Bucks' 23rd season in the NBA.^[1] The Bucks started the season winning their first 18 home games on their way to their 12th consecutive playoff appearance finishing third in the Central Division with a 48-34 record. Along the way, Ricky Pierce was traded at midseason to the Seattle Supersonics for Dale Ellis. In the first round of the playoffs, the Bucks were swept by the fifth seed Philadelphia 76ers in three straight games. This would be their final playoff appearance until 1999.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	16	Terry Mills	PF	United States	Michigan
2	44	Steve Henson	PG	United States	Kansas State

Roster

Milwaukee Bucks roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From PF 40 Brickowski, Frank 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Penn State PG 15 Conner, Lester 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oregon State SG 7 Dantley, Adrian 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Notre Dame SF 3 Ellis, Dale 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Tennessee SG 20 Grayer, Jeff 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Iowa State PG 12 Henson, Steve 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Kansas State PG 24 Humphries, Jay 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Colorado PF 8 Kornet, Frank 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Vanderbilt PF 44 Lohaus, Brad 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Iowa PF 31 Roberts, Fred 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Brigham Young SG 21 Robertson, Alvin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Arkansas C 10 Schayes, Danny 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Syracuse C 43 Sikma, Jack 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Illinois Wesleyan PG 11/7 Stephens, Everette 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Purdue	Head coach Del Harris 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-Chicago Bulls	61	21	.744	—	35–6	26–15	25–5
x-Detroit Pistons	50	32	.610	11	32–9	18–23	19-11
x-Milwaukee Bucks	48	34	.585	13	33–8	15–26	16–14
x-Atlanta Hawks	43	39	.524	18	29–12	14–27	11–19
x-Indiana Pacers	41	41	.500	20	29-12	12–29	15-15
Cleveland Cavaliers	33	49	.402	28	23–18	10–31	11-19
Charlotte Hornets	26	56	.317	35	17–24	9–32	8–22

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Chicago Bulls	61	21	.744	–
2	y-Boston Celtics	56	26	.683	5
3	x-Detroit Pistons	50	32	.610	11
4	x-Milwaukee Bucks	48	34	.585	13
5	x-Philadelphia 76ers	44	38	.537	17
6	x-Atlanta Hawks	43	39	.524	18
7	x-Indiana Pacers	41	41	.500	20
8	x-New York Knicks	39	43	.476	22
9	Cleveland Cavaliers	33	49	.402	28
10	Washington Bullets	30	52	.366	31
11	New Jersey Nets	26	56	.317	35
12	Charlotte Hornets	26	56	.317	35
13	Miami Heat	24	58	.293	37

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

East First Round

(4) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (5) Philadelphia 76ers: 76ers win series 3-0

• Game 1 @ Bradley Center, Milwaukee (April 25): Philadelphia 99, Milwaukee 90
• Game 2 @ Bradley Center, Milwaukee (April 27): Philadelphia 116, Milwaukee 112 (OT)
• Game 3 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia (April 30): Philadelphia 121, Milwaukee 100

Last Playoff Meeting: 1987 Eastern Conference First Round (Milwaukee won 3-2)

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
Cadillac Anderson	26	0
Frank Brickowski	75	73
Lester Conner	39	2
Adrian Dantley	10	0
Dale Ellis	21	0
Jeff Grayer	82	7
Steve Henson	68	0
Jay Humphries	80	80
Frank Kornet	32	0
Brad Lohaus	81	3
Ricky Pierce	46	0
Fred Roberts	82	82
Alvin Robertson	81	81
Danny Schayes	82	38
Jack Sikma	77	44
Everette Stephens	3	0

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Frank Brickowski	3
Lester Conner	1
Adrian Dantley	3
Jeff Grayer	3
Steve Henson	3
Jay Humphries	3
Frank Kornet	3
Larry Krystowiak	3
Brad Lohaus	3
Fred Roberts	3
Alvin Robertson	3
Danny Schayes	3
Jack Sikma	3

Awards and records

• Alvin Robertson, NBA All-Defensive First Team

Transactions

• August 1, 1990: Traded Paul Pressey to the San Antonio Spurs for Frank Brickowski.^[2]
• August 1, 1990: Traded Terry Mills to the Denver Nuggets for Danny Schayes.
• October 2, 1990: Tony Brown signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers.
• October 4, 1990: Sidney Moncrief signed as unrestricted free agent with the Atlanta Hawks.
• January 16, 1991: Traded Cadillac Anderson to the New Jersey Nets for Lester Connor.
• February 15, 1991: Traded Ricky Pierce to the Seattle SuperSonics for Dale Ellis.^[3]
• February 27, 1991: Signed Everette Stephens to a 10-day contract.
• April 2, 1991: Signed Adrian Dantley to a contract for the rest of the season.

References

1. 1990-91 Milwaukee Bucks
2. A Trading Flurry Uncapped in NBA
3. Ellis Exits in Trade with Bucks--Ricky Pierce Newest Sonic in Swap of Unhappy Guards

See also

• 1990-91 NBA season