Milwaukee Bucks Regular Season Rosters

1968-1969 Milwaukee Bucks Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Zaid Abdul-Aziz FC 6-9 235 0 Iowa State 1968 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar C 7-2 225 0 UCLA 1969 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
John Arthurs G 6-4 185 0 Tulane 1969 Rnd 6 Pick 2 United States
Len Chappell PF 6-8 240 6 Wake Forest 1962 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
Dick Cunningham C 6-10 245 0 Murray State 1968 Rnd 2 Pick 7 United States
Wayne Embry C 6-8 240 10 Miami (OH) 1958 Rnd 3 Pick 7 United States
Dave Gambee F 6-6 215 10 Oregon State 1958 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
Fred Hetzel F 6-8 220 3 Davidson 1965 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
Bob Love F 6-8 215 2 Southern 1965 Rnd 4 Pick 7 United States
Jon McGlocklin GF 6-5 205 3 Indiana 1965 Rnd 3 Pick 7 United States
Rich Niemann C 7-0 245 0 Saint Louis 1968 Rnd 4 Pick 6 United States
Charlie Paulk PF 6-8 219 0 Northeastern State 1968 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States
Flynn Robinson G 6-1 185 2 Wyoming 1965 Rnd 2 Pick 7 United States
Guy Rodgers PG 6-0 185 10 Temple 1958 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Greg Smith SF 6-5 195 0 Western Kentucky 1968 Rnd 4 Pick 14 United States
Bob Warlick SG 6-5 200 3 Pepperdine 1963 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Bob Weiss SG 6-2 180 3 Penn State 1965 Rnd 3 Pick 5 United States
Samuel Williams G 6-3 180 0 Iowa 1968 Rnd 3 Pick 13 United States

1968-1969 Milwaukee Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters G. Rodgers G. Smith J. McGlocklin L. Chappell W. Embry
Rotation   S. Williams   C. Paulk D. Cunningham
Lim PT   F. Robinson   Z. Abdul-Aziz R. Niemann

1968-1969 Eastern Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Baltimore Bullets57-25-
2Philadelphia Sixers55-272
3New York Knicks54-283
4Boston Celtics48-349
5Cincinnati Royals41-4116
6Detroit Pistons32-5025
7Milwaukee Bucks27-5530

1968-1969 Milwaukee Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Jon McGlocklin Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1969)

1968-1969 Milwaukee Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Jon McGlocklin 80 36.1 19.6 4.3 3.9
Flynn Robinson 65 31.8 20.3 3.6 4.9
Len Chappell 80 27.6 14.6 8.0 1.2
Wayne Embry 78 30.2 13.1 8.6 1.9
Fred Hetzel 53 30.0 15.9 8.9 1.6
Guy Rodgers 81 26.6 10.3 2.8 6.9
Greg Smith 79 27.9 8.1 10.2 1.7
Dave Gambee 34 18.4 12.1 5.3 0.9
Dick Cunningham 77 16.1 4.6 5.7 0.8
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 29 28.9 11.0 13.0 1.1
Samuel Williams 55 11.4 4.1 2.0 1.1
Bob Love 14 16.2 7.6 4.6 0.2
Bob Weiss 15 16.1 6.6 1.8 1.8
Rich Niemann 18 8.3 3.3 3.3 0.4
Charlie Paulk 17 12.8 3.0 4.6 0.2
Jay Miller 3 9.0 3.0 0.7 0.0
Bob Warlick 3 7.3 2.0 0.3 0.3

1968-1969 Milwaukee Bucks Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Charlie Paulk was selected as the #7 pick in the First Round of the 1968 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks. Charlie Paulk signed a multi-year contract with the Milwaukee Bucks on May 5, 1968.

Greg Smith was selected as the #14 pick in the 4 Round of the 1968 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks. Greg Smith signed a multi-year contract with the Milwaukee Bucks on September 1, 1968.

Samuel Williams was selected as the #13 pick in the 3 Round of the 1968 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks. Samuel Williams signed a multi-year contract with the Milwaukee Bucks on August 14, 1968.

Acquired via Trade

Zaid Abdul-Aziz was acquired in a trade by the Milwaukee Bucks from the Cincinnati Royals on January 31, 1969.

Dick Cunningham was acquired in a trade by the Milwaukee Bucks from the Phoenix Suns on September 12, 1968.

Rich Niemann was acquired in a trade by the Milwaukee Bucks from the Detroit Pistons on January 1, 1969.

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

Acquired via Expansion Draft

Len Chappell was taken in the 1968 Expansion Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks from the Detroit Pistons on May 6, 1968.

Wayne Embry was taken in the 1968 Expansion Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks from the Boston Celtics on May 6, 1968.

Jon McGlocklin was taken in the 1968 Expansion Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks from the San Diego Rockets on May 6, 1968.

Guy Rodgers was taken in the 1968 Expansion Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks from the Cincinnati Royals on May 6, 1968.

1968-1969 Milwaukee Bucks Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Marvin Fishman Owner 1968-1969 N/A
Wesley Pavalon Owner 1968-1969 N/A
Larry Costello Head Coach 1968-1969 N/A
Tom Nissalke Assistant Coach 1968-1969 N/A
John Erickson General Manager 1968-1969 N/A