Chicago Bulls Regular Season Rosters

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1974-1975 Chicago Bulls Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Rick Adelman PG 6-1 175 6 Loyola Marymount 1968 Rnd 7 Pick 1 United States
Leon Benbow SG 6-4 185 0 Jacksonville 1974 Rnd 2 Pick 9 United States
John Block FC 6-9 207 8 USC 1966 Rnd 3 Pick 7 United States
Tom Boerwinkle C 7-0 265 6 Tennessee 1968 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
Rowland Garrett SF 6-6 210 2 Florida State 1972 Rnd 5 Pick 15 United States
Matt Guokas GF 6-5 175 8 Saint Joseph's 1966 Rnd 1 Pick 9 United States
Bill Hewitt SF 6-7 210 5 USC 1968 Rnd 1 Pick 11 United States
Mickey Johnson PF 6-10 190 0 Aurora 1974 Rnd 4 Pick 2 United States
Bob Love F 6-8 215 8 Southern 1965 Rnd 4 Pick 7 United States
Jerry Sloan GF 6-5 195 9 Evansville 1964 Rnd 3 Pick 3 United States
Nate Thurmond FC 6-11 225 12 Bowling Green 1963 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
Norm Van Lier PG 6-1 173 5 St. Francis (PA) 1969 Rnd 3 Pick 5 United States
Chet Walker F 6-6 212 12 Bradley 1962 Rnd 2 Pick 5 United States
Bobby Wilson SG 6-3 175 0 Wichita State 1974 Rnd 3 Pick 16 United States

1974-1975 Chicago Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters N. Van Lier J. Sloan C. Walker B. Love T. Boerwinkle
Rotation   B. Wilson M. Guokas N. Thurmond  
Rotation     R. Garrett    
Lim PT   L. Benbow   M. Johnson  
Lim PT       J. Block  

1974-1975 Midwest Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Chicago Bulls47-35-
2Kansas City Kings44-383
3Detroit Pistons40-427
4Milwaukee Bucks38-449

1974-1975 Chicago Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Jerry Sloan All-NBA Defensive First Team (1975)
Norm Van Lier All-NBA Defensive Second Team (1975)
Bob Love All-NBA Defensive Second Team (1975)

1974-1975 Chicago Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK
Chet Walker 76 32.3 19.2 5.7 2.2 0.6 0.1
Bob Love 61 39.4 22.0 6.3 1.7 1.0 0.2
Norm Van Lier 70 37.0 15.0 4.7 5.8 2.0 0.2
Jerry Sloan 78 33.0 12.2 6.9 2.1 2.2 0.2
Nate Thurmond 80 34.5 7.9 11.3 4.1 0.6 2.4
Matt Guokas 82 25.5 7.2 1.7 2.2 0.5 0.2
Rowland Garrett 70 16.9 7.6 3.5 0.6 0.3 0.2
John Block 50 17.6 8.1 4.3 0.9 0.8 0.6
Tom Boerwinkle 80 14.7 4.2 4.8 3.4 0.3 0.6
Bobby Wilson 48 8.9 5.8 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.0
Mickey Johnson 38 7.7 3.8 2.5 0.5 0.3 0.3
Bill Hewitt 18 25.9 7.0 6.4 1.3 0.5 0.6
Rick Adelman 12 28.3 9.5 2.2 2.9 1.3 0.1
Leon Benbow 39 6.5 2.2 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.2

1974-1975 Chicago Bulls Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Leon Benbow was selected as the #9 pick in the Second Round of the 1974 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. Leon Benbow signed a multi-year contract with the Chicago Bulls on July 12, 1974.

Tom Boerwinkle was selected as the #4 pick in the First Round of the 1968 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. Tom Boerwinkle signed a multi-year contract with the Chicago Bulls on September 1, 1968.

Rowland Garrett was selected as the #15 pick in the 5 Round of the 1972 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. Rowland Garrett signed a multi-year contract with the Chicago Bulls on May 2, 1972.

Bobby Wilson was selected as the #16 pick in the 3 Round of the 1974 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. Bobby Wilson signed a multi-year contract with the Chicago Bulls on July 16, 1974.

Acquired via Trade

John Block was acquired in a trade by the Chicago Bulls from the New Orleans Jazz on November 11, 1974.

Matt Guokas was acquired in a trade by the Chicago Bulls from the Philadelphia Sixers on October 16, 1970.

Mickey Johnson was acquired in a trade by the Chicago Bulls from the Portland Trail Blazers on September 17, 1974.

Bob Love was acquired in a trade by the Chicago Bulls from the Milwaukee Bucks on November 23, 1968.

Nate Thurmond was acquired in a trade by the Chicago Bulls from the Golden State Warriors on September 3, 1974.

Norm Van Lier was acquired in a trade by the Chicago Bulls from the Cincinnati Royals on November 9, 1971.

Chet Walker was acquired in a trade by the Chicago Bulls from the Philadelphia Sixers on September 2, 1969.

Acquired via Expansion Draft

Jerry Sloan was taken in the 1966 Expansion Draft by the Chicago Bulls from the Washington Wizards on April 30, 1966.

1974-1975 Chicago Bulls Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Dick Klein Owner 1966-1967 N/A
Arthur Wirtz Chairman 1972-1973 N/A
Dick Motta Head Coach, General Manager 1968-1969 N/A