Chicago Bulls Regular Season Rosters

2011-2012 Chicago Bulls Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
3 Omer Asik C 7-0 255 1 Fenerbahce Beko (Turkey) 2008 Rnd 2 Pick 6 Turkey
5 Carlos Boozer PF 6-9 266 9 Duke 2002 Rnd 2 Pick 6 Germany / United States
11 Ronnie Brewer GF 6-7 235 5 Arkansas 2006 Rnd 1 Pick 14 United States
21 Jimmy Butler GF 6-7 230 0 Marquette 2011 Rnd 1 Pick 30 United States
9 Luol Deng GF 6-9 220 7 Duke 2004 Rnd 1 Pick 7 England / South Sudan
22 Taj Gibson F 6-9 232 2 USC 2009 Rnd 1 Pick 26 United States
32 Richard Hamilton SG 6-7 193 12 UConn 1999 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States
14 Mike James G 6-2 188 9 Duquesne 1998 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
26 Kyle Korver SF 6-7 212 8 Creighton 2003 Rnd 2 Pick 22 United States
15 John Lucas PG 5-11 166 4 Oklahoma State 2005 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
13 Joakim Noah FC 6-11 230 4 Florida 2007 Rnd 1 Pick 9 France / United States
1 Derrick Rose PG 6-3 200 3 Memphis 2008 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
24 Brian Scalabrine PF 6-9 241 10 USC 2001 Rnd 2 Pick 6 United States
7 C.J. Watson G 6-2 175 4 Tennessee 2006 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States

2011-2012 Chicago Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters C. Watson R. Hamilton L. Deng C. Boozer J. Noah
Rotation D. Rose R. Brewer   T. Gibson O. Asik
Rotation J. Lucas K. Korver      
Lim PT M. James   J. Butler B. Scalabrine  

2011-2012 Central Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Chicago Bulls50-16-
2Indiana Pacers42-248
3Milwaukee Bucks31-3519
4Detroit Pistons25-4125
5Cleveland Cavaliers21-4529

2011-2012 Chicago Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Derrick Rose Player Of The Week (01/16/12, 03/05/12)
Luol Deng All-NBA Defensive Second Team (2012)
Derrick Rose Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection (2012)
Luol Deng Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (2012)

2011-2012 Chicago Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Carlos Boozer 66 29.5 15.0 8.5 1.9 1.0 0.4 1.7
Derrick Rose 39 35.2 21.8 3.4 7.9 0.9 0.7 3.1
Luol Deng 54 39.4 15.3 6.5 2.9 1.0 0.7 1.8
Joakim Noah 64 30.4 10.2 9.8 2.5 0.6 1.4 1.4
Kyle Korver 65 22.6 8.1 2.4 1.7 0.6 0.2 0.8
Taj Gibson 63 20.4 7.7 5.3 0.7 0.4 1.3 1.0
C.J. Watson 49 23.7 9.7 2.1 4.1 0.9 0.2 2.0
Ronnie Brewer 66 24.8 6.9 3.5 2.1 1.1 0.3 0.9
John Lucas 49 14.8 7.5 1.6 2.2 0.4 0.0 0.9
Richard Hamilton 28 24.9 11.6 2.4 3.0 0.4 0.0 1.8
Omer Asik 66 14.7 3.1 5.3 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.0
Jimmy Butler 42 8.5 2.6 1.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.3
Mike James 11 10.9 4.8 0.9 2.6 0.4 0.2 1.3
Brian Scalabrine 28 4.4 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.3

2011-2012 Chicago Bulls Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Jimmy Butler was selected as the #30 pick in the First Round of the 2011 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. Jimmy Butler signed a multi-year contract with the Chicago Bulls on December 9, 2011.

Taj Gibson was selected as the #26 pick in the First Round of the 2009 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. Taj Gibson signed a multi-year contract with the Chicago Bulls on July 8, 2009.

Joakim Noah was selected as the #9 pick in the First Round of the 2007 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. Joakim Noah signed a multi-year contract with the Chicago Bulls on July 24, 2007. Joakim Noah signed a multi-year extension with the Chicago Bulls on September 30, 2010.

Derrick Rose was selected as the #1 pick in the First Round of the 2008 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. Derrick Rose signed a multi-year contract with the Chicago Bulls on July 1, 2008. Derrick Rose signed a multi-year extension with the Chicago Bulls on December 21, 2011.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Omer Asik, the #6 pick in the Second Round of the 2008 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Chicago Bulls from the Portland Trail Blazers on June 26, 2008. Omer Asik signed a multi-year contract with the Chicago Bulls on July 9, 2010.

Draft Rights to Luol Deng, the #7 pick in the First Round of the 2004 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Chicago Bulls from the Phoenix Suns on June 24, 2004. Luol Deng signed a multi-year contract with the Chicago Bulls on July 16, 2004. Luol Deng re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls on July 31, 2008.

Acquired via Trade

Carlos Boozer was acquired in a sign and trade by the Chicago Bulls from the Utah Jazz on July 8, 2010.

C.J. Watson was acquired in a sign and trade by the Chicago Bulls from the Golden State Warriors on July 19, 2010.

Acquired via Free Agency

Ronnie Brewer signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls on July 22, 2010.

Richard Hamilton signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls on December 14, 2011.

Mike James signed a contract with the Chicago Bulls on February 14, 2012. Mike James re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls on March 14, 2012. Mike James re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls on April 5, 2012.

Kyle Korver signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls on July 9, 2010.

John Lucas signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls on March 20, 2011.

Brian Scalabrine signed a contract with the Chicago Bulls on September 27, 2010. Brian Scalabrine re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls on December 12, 2011.

2011-2012 Chicago Bulls Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Jerry Reinsdorf Owner, Chairman 1985-1986 N/A
Michael Reinsdorf Chief Operating Officer 2010-2011 Alternate Board of Governor (N/A, 2007 to )
Eric Buck Director of Team Security 2010-2011 N/A
Tom Thibodeau Head Coach 2010-2011 Assistant Coach (Boston Celtics, 2007 to 2010)
Ron Adams Lead Assistant Coach 2010-2011 Assistant Coach (Oklahoma City Thunder, 2008 to 2010)
Mike Wilhelm Assistant Coach, Advance Scout 2002-2003 Advance Scout (Denver Nuggets, 2001 to 2002)
Adrian Griffin Assistant Coach 2010-2011 Assistant Coach (Milwaukee Bucks, 2008 to 2010)
Andy Greer Assistant Coach 2010-2011 Assistant Coach (Memphis Grizzlies, 2007 to 2009)
Ed Pinckney Assistant Coach 2010-2011 Assistant Coach (Minnesota Timberwolves, 2007 to 2010)
Rick Brunson Assistant Coach 2010-2011 N/A
John Paxson Executive VP of Basketball Operations 2003-2004 Assistant Coach (Chicago Bulls, 1995 to 1996)
Gar Forman General Manager 2009-2010 Director of Player Personnel (Chicago Bulls, 2004 to 2009)
Matt Lloyd Director of College Scouting 2007-2008 Senior Manager of Basketball Operations (Chicago Bulls, 2003 to 2007)
Ivica Dukan Director of International Scouting 1990-1991 N/A
Brian Meyer Basketball Operations Assistant 2007-2008 Basketball Operations Intern (Chicago Bulls, 2006 to 2007)
Jim Sann Assistant Coach, Video Coordinator 2010-2011 Assistant Coach (New Jersey Nets, 2005 to 2010)
Dice Yoshimoto Assistant Video Coordinator 2011-2012 N/A
Dave Bollwinkel Scout 2005-2006 N/A
John Ligmanowski Equipment Manager 1983-1984 N/A
Karen Stack Director of Basketball Administration 2005-2006 Assistant to Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations (Chicago Bulls, 1983 to 2005)
Jim Paxson Director of Basketball Operations 2010-2011 Scout (Chicago Bulls, 2009 to 2010)
Jay Hillock Director of Pro Personnel 2004-2005 N/A
Fred Tedeschi Head Athletic Trainer 1998-1999 N/A
Erik Helland Strength and Conditioning Coach 2001-2002 N/A
Nick Papendieck Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach 2011-2012 N/A
Jeff Tanaka Assistant Athletic Trainer 2008-2009 N/A
Stacey King Television Analyst 2005-2006 N/A
Stacey King TV Broadcaster 2006-2007 N/A
Neil Funk TV Broadcaster 2008-2009 Radio Broadcaster (Chicago Bulls, 1991 to 2008)
Steve Kashul Radio Broadcaster 1997-1998 N/A
Bill Wennington Radio Broadcaster 2004-2005 N/A
Chuck Swirsky Radio Broadcaster 2008-2009 N/A
Tommy Edwards Public Address Announcer 2006-2007 Public Address Announcer (Chicago Bulls, 1976 to 1990)