Chicago Bulls Regular Season Rosters

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1975-1976 Chicago Bulls Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Leon Benbow SG 6-4 185 1 Jacksonville 1974 Rnd 2 Pick 9 United States
John Block FC 6-9 207 9 USC 1966 Rnd 3 Pick 7 United States
Tom Boerwinkle C 7-0 265 7 Tennessee 1968 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
Eric Fernsten FC 6-10 205 0 San Francisco 1975 Rnd 4 Pick 8 United States
Rowland Garrett SF 6-6 210 3 Florida State 1972 Rnd 5 Pick 15 United States
Matt Guokas GF 6-5 175 9 Saint Joseph's 1966 Rnd 1 Pick 9 United States
Mickey Johnson PF 6-10 190 1 Aurora 1974 Rnd 4 Pick 2 United States
John Laskowski SG 6-6 185 0 Indiana 1975 Rnd 2 Pick 14 United States
Bob Love F 6-8 215 9 Southern 1965 Rnd 4 Pick 7 United States
Jack Marin GF 6-7 200 9 Duke 1966 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
Steve Patterson C 6-9 225 4 UCLA 1970 Rnd 8 Pick 10 United States
Cliff Pondexter FC 6-9 233 0 Long Beach State 1974 Rnd 1 Pick 16 United States
Jerry Sloan GF 6-5 195 10 Evansville 1964 Rnd 3 Pick 3 United States
Nate Thurmond FC 6-11 225 13 Bowling Green 1963 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
Norm Van Lier PG 6-1 173 6 St. Francis (PA) 1969 Rnd 3 Pick 5 United States
Bobby Wilson SG 6-3 175 1 Wichita State 1974 Rnd 3 Pick 16 United States

1975-1976 Chicago Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters N. Van Lier J. Sloan B. Love M. Johnson T. Boerwinkle
Rotation   J. Laskowski   C. Pondexter  
Rotation   L. Benbow      
Rotation   B. Wilson      
Lim PT     J. Marin J. Block S. Patterson
Lim PT       E. Fernsten  

1975-1976 Midwest Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Milwaukee Bucks38-44-
2Detroit Pistons36-462
3Kansas City Kings31-517
4Chicago Bulls24-5814

1975-1976 Chicago Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Norm Van Lier All-NBA Defensive First Team (1976)
Norm Van Lier Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1976)

1975-1976 Chicago Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK
Bob Love 76 37.1 19.1 6.7 1.9 0.8 0.1
Mickey Johnson 81 29.5 15.3 9.4 1.6 1.1 0.8
Norm Van Lier 76 39.8 12.6 5.4 6.6 2.0 0.3
Jack Marin 67 24.3 11.0 3.2 1.8 0.6 0.1
John Laskowski 71 22.1 9.2 3.1 0.8 0.8 0.1
Tom Boerwinkle 74 27.6 8.8 10.7 3.8 0.6 0.7
Leon Benbow 76 20.9 7.1 2.3 2.1 0.8 0.1
Bobby Wilson 58 14.8 7.5 1.6 0.9 0.4 0.0
Cliff Pondexter 75 17.7 5.8 5.1 1.2 0.4 0.3
Jerry Sloan 22 28.0 10.1 5.3 1.0 1.2 0.2
Steve Patterson 52 15.0 3.2 3.8 1.4 0.2 0.2
Rowland Garrett 14 23.1 10.9 5.4 0.5 0.6 0.3
Eric Fernsten 33 7.8 2.8 2.1 0.6 0.2 0.4
Matt Guokas 18 15.4 4.5 0.9 1.6 0.3 0.1
Nate Thurmond 13 20.0 3.7 5.5 2.0 0.3 0.9
John Block 2 3.5 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.0

1975-1976 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.

John Laskowski was selected as the #14 pick in the Second Round of the 1975 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. John Laskowski signed a multi-year contract with the Chicago Bulls on July 10, 1975.

Cliff Pondexter was selected as the #16 pick in the First Round of the 1974 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. Cliff Pondexter signed a multi-year contract with the Chicago Bulls on September 1, 1975.

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.

Eric Fernsten was acquired in a trade by the Chicago Bulls from the Cleveland Cavaliers on November 27, 1975.

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.

Jack Marin was acquired in a trade by the Chicago Bulls from the Buffalo Braves on November 27, 1975.

Steve Patterson was acquired in a trade by the Chicago Bulls from the Cleveland Cavaliers on November 27, 1975.

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

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.

1975-1976 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