1968–69_Milwaukee_Bucks_season
1968–69 Milwaukee Bucks season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1968–69 NBA season was the Bucks' inaugural season in the NBA.[1][2]
Quick Facts Milwaukee Bucks season, Head coach ...
| 1968–69 Milwaukee Bucks season | |||
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| Head coach | Larry Costello | ||
| General manager | John E. Erickson | ||
| Owners | Milwaukee Professional Sports and Services, Inc. (Milwaukee Pro) | ||
| Arena | Milwaukee Arena | ||
| Results | |||
| Record | 27–55 (.329) | ||
| Place | Division: 7th (Eastern) | ||
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify | ||
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More information Player, Position ...
| Player | Position | Team |
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| Len Chappell | Forward | Detroit Pistons |
| Larry Costello | Guard | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Johnny Egan | Guard | Baltimore Bullets |
| Wayne Embry | Center | Boston Celtics |
| Dave Gambee | Forward | San Diego Rockets |
| Gary Gray | Guard | Cincinnati Royals |
| Fred Hetzel | Forward | San Francisco Warriors |
| Johnny Jones | Forward | Boston Celtics |
| Bob Love | Forward | Cincinnati Royals |
| Jon McGlocklin | Guard | San Diego Rockets |
| Jay Miller | Guard | Atlanta Hawks |
| Bud Olsen | Forward | Seattle SuperSonics |
| George Patterson | Center | Detroit Pistons |
| Jim Reid | Forward | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Guy Rodgers | Guard | Cincinnati Royals |
| Tom Thacker | Guard | Boston Celtics |
| Bob Warlick | Guard | San Francisco Warriors |
| Bob Weiss | Guard | Seattle SuperSonics |
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Main article: 1968 NBA draft
More information Round, Pick ...
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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| 1 | 7 | Charlie Paulk | Forward |  United States | Northeastern State |
| 2 | 22 | Gene Moore | United States | Saint Louis | |
| 3 | 35 | Sam Williams | United States | Iowa | |
| 4 | 50 | Greg Smith | United States | Western Kentucky | |
| 5 | 63 | Joe Franklin | United States | Wisconsin | |
| 6 | 78 | Fred Smith | United States | Hawaii | |
| 7 | 91 | Tom Kondla | United States | Minnesota | |
| 8 | 106 | Elbert Miller | United States | Nevada-Las Vegas | |
| 9 | 119 | Cliff Berger | United States | Kentucky | |
| 10 | 134 | Eugene Jones | United States | Missouri | |
| 11 | 146 | Brad Luchini | United States | Marquette | |
| 12 | 159 | Dave Miller | United States | Florida |
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More information Players, Coaches ...
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Season standings
More information W, L ...
| W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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| x-Baltimore Bullets | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 29–9 | 24–15 | 4–1 | 26–14 |
| x-Philadelphia 76ers | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 | 26–8 | 24–16 | 5–3 | 23–17 |
| x-New York Knicks | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3 | 30–7 | 19–20 | 5–1 | 26–14 |
| x-Boston Celtics | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9 | 24–12 | 21–19 | 3–3 | 23–17 |
| Cincinnati Royals | 41 | 41 | .500 | 16 | 15-13 | 16–21 | 10–7 | 20–20 |
| Detroit Pistons | 32 | 50 | .390 | 25 | 21–17 | 7–30 | 4–3 | 13–27 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 27 | 55 | .329 | 30 | 15–19 | 8–27 | 4–9 | 7–29 |
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- x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
More information Team, ATL ...
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| Team | ATL | BAL | BOS | CHI | CIN | DET | LAL | MIL | NYK | PHI | PHO | SDR | SFW | SEA |
| Atlanta | – | 2–4 | 3–3 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 6–0 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 4–2 |
| Baltimore | 4–2 | – | 5–2 | 6–0 | 4–3 | 7–0 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 6–0 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 |
| Boston | 3–3 | 2–5 | – | 4–2 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 1–6 | 5–2 | 6–0 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 |
| Chicago | 1–6 | 0–6 | 2–4 | – | 1–5 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 4–3 |
| Cincinnati | 2–4 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 5–1 | – | 3–4 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–3 |
| Detroit | 0–6 | 0–7 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 4–3 | – | 3–3 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–2 |
| Los Angeles | 4–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | – | 5–1 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 6–0 | 7–0 | 4–3 | 5–1 |
| Milwaukee | 2–4 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 1–5 | – | 0–6 | 0–6 | 6–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–5 |
| New York | 4–2 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 6–0 | – | 4–3 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 6–0 |
| Philadelphia | 5–1 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 3–4 | – | 5–1 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 6–0 |
| Phoenix | 0–6 | 0–6 | 0–6 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 2–6 | 1–5 | 1–5 | – | 1–7 | 2–4 | 3–3 |
| San Diego | 4–3 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 0–7 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 7–1 | – | 3–3 | 3–3 |
| San Francisco | 3–4 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | – | 4–3 |
| Seattle | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 5–3 | 0–6 | 0–6 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–4 | — |
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Game log
More information 1968–69 game log Total: 27–55 (home: 15–19; road: 8–27; neutral: 4–9), Game ...
| 1968–69 game log Total: 27–55 (home: 15–19; road: 8–27; neutral: 4–9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 1–5 (home: 1–3; road: 0–2)
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November: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)
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December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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| 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 |
More information Player, GP ...
| Player | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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| Zaid Abdul-Aziz | 29 | 28.9 | .363 | .642 | 13.0 | 1.1 | 11.0 |
| Len Chappell | 80 | 27.6 | .454 | .737 | 8.0 | 1.2 | 14.6 |
| Dick Cunningham | 77 | 16.1 | .425 | .651 | 5.7 | 0.8 | 4.6 |
| Wayne Embry | 78 | 30.2 | .427 | .664 | 8.6 | 1.9 | 13.1 |
| Dave Gambee | 34 | 18.4 | .464 | .827 | 5.3 | 0.9 | 12.1 |
| Fred Hetzel | 53 | 30.0 | .416 | .837 | 8.9 | 1.6 | 15.9 |
| Bob Love | 14 | 16.2 | .368 | .763 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 7.9 |
| Jon McGlocklin | 80 | 36.1 | .487 | .842 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 19.6 |
| Jay Miller | 3 | 9.0 | .200 | .714 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| Rich Niemann | 18 | 8.3 | .407 | .733 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 3.3 |
| Charlie Paulk | 17 | 12.8 | .226 | .565 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| Flynn Robinson | 65 | 31.8 | .436 | .841 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 20.3 |
| Guy Rodgers | 81 | 26.6 | .377 | .793 | 2.8 | 6.9 | 10.3 |
| Greg Smith | 79 | 27.9 | .450 | .587 | 10.2 | 1.7 | 8.1 |
| Bob Warlick | 3 | 7.3 | .125 | .800 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| Bob Weiss | 15 | 16.1 | .316 | .794 | 1.8 | 1. 8 | 6.6 |
| Sam Williams | 55 | 11.4 | .342 | .537 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 4.1 |
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Trades
| November 23, 1968 | To Milwaukee Bucks---- | To Chicago Bulls---- |
| January 1, 1969 | To Milwaukee Bucks---- | To Detroit Pistons---- |
| January 31, 1969 | To Milwaukee Bucks---- | To Cincinnati Royals---- |