1997–98 Milwaukee Bucks season

1997–98 Milwaukee Bucks season
Head coach Chris Ford
Owner(s) Herb Kohl
Arena Bradley Center
Results
Record 3646 (.439)
Place Division: 7th (Central)
Conference: 13th (Eastern)
Playoff finish DNQ

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1997-98 NBA season was the Bucks' 30th season in the NBA.[1] During the offseason, the Bucks sent Vin Baker to the Seattle SuperSonics, and acquired Terrell Brandon and Tyrone Hill from the Cleveland Cavaliers in a three team trade. They also traded Johnny Newman, Joe Wolf and first round draft pick Danny Fortson to the Denver Nuggets for Ervin Johnson. However, due to player injuries, the Bucks struggled and finished seventh in the Central Division with a 36-46 record, missing the playoffs in seven straight seasons. Following the season, Ricky Pierce, who returned to play for his former team retired.

Draft picks

Main article: 1997 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 10 Danny Fortson PF  United States Cincinnati
2 38 Jerald Honeycutt SF  United States Tulane

Roster

Milwaukee Bucks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
SG 34 United States Allen, Ray 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Connecticut
PG 7 United States Brandon, Terrell 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oregon
SG 12 United States Curry, Michael 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Georgia Southern
C 11 United States Feick, Jamie 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Michigan State
PF 10 United States Gilliam, Armen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) UNLV
PG 12 United States Green, Litterial 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Georgia
PF 42 United States Hill, Tyrone 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Xavier
SF 25 United States Honeycutt, Jerald 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Tulane
C 40 United States Johnson, Ervin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) New Orleans
C 28 United States Lang, Andrew 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Arkansas
PG 5 United States Perry, Elliot 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Memphis
SG 22 United States Pierce, Ricky 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Rice
SF 13 United States Robinson, Glenn  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Purdue
Head coach

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Chicago Bulls 62 20 .756 37–4 25–16 21–7
x-Indiana Pacers 58 24 .707 4 32–9 26–15 19–9
x-Charlotte Hornets 51 31 .622 11 32–9 19–22 16–12
x-Atlanta Hawks 50 32 .610 12 29–12 21–20 19–9
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 47 35 .573 15 27–14 20–21 14–14
Detroit Pistons 37 45 .451 25 25–16 12–29 12–16
Milwaukee Bucks 36 46 .439 26 21–20 15–26 9–19
Toronto Raptors 16 66 .195 46 9–32 7–34 2–26
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Chicago Bulls 62 20 .756
2 y-Miami Heat 55 27 .671 7
3 x-Indiana Pacers 58 24 .707 4
4 x-Charlotte Hornets 51 31 .622 11
5 x-Atlanta Hawks 50 32 .610 12
6 x-Cleveland Cavaliers 47 35 .573 15
7 x-New York Knicks 43 39 .524 19
8 x-New Jersey Nets 43 39 .524 19
9 Washington Wizards 42 40 .512 20
10 Orlando Magic 41 41 .500 21
11 Detroit Pistons 37 45 .451 25
12 Boston Celtics 36 46 .439 26
12 Milwaukee Bucks 36 46 .439 26
14 Philadelphia 76ers 31 51 .378 31
15 Toronto Raptors 16 66 .195 46
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

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
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Ray Allen
Terrell Brandon
Tim Breaux
Michael Curry
Jamie Feick
Armen Gilliam
Litterial Green
Tyrone Hill
Jerald Honeycutt
Ervin Johnson
Andrew Lang
Jeff Nordgaard
Elliot Perry
Glenn Robinson
Kevin Salvadori
Tony Smith

References

See also

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