Milwaukee Bucks Regular Season Rosters
1978-1979 Milwaukee Bucks Regular Season Roster
1978-1979 Milwaukee Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | B. Winters | J. Bridgeman | M. Johnson | J. Gianelli | K. Benson |
Rotation | L. Walton | Q. Buckner | E. Grunfeld | K. Restani | |
Rotation | S. Smith | G. Johnson | |||
Lim PT | D. Meyers | ||||
Lim PT | P. Cummings |
1978-1979 Midwest Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | Kansas City Kings | 48-34 | - |
2 | Denver Nuggets | 47-35 | 1 |
3 | Milwaukee Bucks | 38-44 | 10 |
4 | Indiana Pacers | 38-44 | 10 |
5 | Chicago Bulls | 31-51 | 17 |
1978-1979 Milwaukee Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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Marques Johnson | All-NBA First Team (1979) |
Marques Johnson | Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1979) |
1978-1979 Milwaukee Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV |
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Marques Johnson | 77 | 36.1 | 25.6 | 7.6 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 2.2 |
Brian Winters | 79 | 32.6 | 19.8 | 2.2 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 3.3 |
Junior Bridgeman | 82 | 23.9 | 15.5 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
Kent Benson | 82 | 26.0 | 12.3 | 7.1 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.9 |
Ernie Grunfeld | 82 | 21.7 | 10.3 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
John Gianelli | 82 | 25.1 | 7.1 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
Quinn Buckner | 81 | 21.7 | 7.2 | 2.6 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
Kevin Restani | 81 | 19.7 | 7.1 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
George Johnson | 67 | 17.3 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.5 |
Lloyd Walton | 75 | 18.4 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
Norm Van Lier | 38 | 14.6 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
Sam Smith | 16 | 7.8 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
Otis Howard | 3 | 7.3 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Delmer Beshore | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1978-1979 Milwaukee Bucks Roster Composition
Selected via Draft |
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Kent Benson was selected as the #1 pick in the First Round of the 1977 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks. Kent Benson signed a multi-year contract with the Milwaukee Bucks on June 10, 1977. Quinn Buckner was selected as the #7 pick in the First Round of the 1976 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks. Quinn Buckner signed a multi-year contract with the Milwaukee Bucks on September 1, 1976. Pat Cummings was selected as the #15 pick in the 3 Round of the 1978 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks. Pat Cummings signed a multi-year contract with the Milwaukee Bucks on August 1, 1978. Ernie Grunfeld was selected as the #11 pick in the First Round of the 1977 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks. Ernie Grunfeld signed a multi-year contract with the Milwaukee Bucks on August 19, 1977. George Johnson was selected as the #12 pick in the First Round of the 1978 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks. George Johnson signed a multi-year contract with the Milwaukee Bucks on June 30, 1978. Marques Johnson was selected as the #3 pick in the First Round of the 1977 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks. Marques Johnson signed a multi-year contract with the Milwaukee Bucks on August 1, 1977. Lloyd Walton was selected as the #6 pick in the 3 Round of the 1976 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks. Lloyd Walton signed a multi-year contract with the Milwaukee Bucks on September 11, 1976. |
Acquired via Draft Rights Trade |
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Draft Rights to Junior Bridgeman, the #8 pick in the First Round of the 1975 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Milwaukee Bucks from the Los Angeles Lakers on June 16, 1975. Junior Bridgeman signed a multi-year contract with the Milwaukee Bucks on September 1, 1975. |
Acquired via Trade |
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John Gianelli was acquired in a trade by the Milwaukee Bucks from the Buffalo Braves on September 2, 1977. Dave Meyers was acquired in a trade by the Milwaukee Bucks from the Los Angeles Lakers on June 16, 1975. Brian Winters was acquired in a trade by the Milwaukee Bucks from the Los Angeles Lakers on June 16, 1975. Brian Winters re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks on July 14, 1978. |
Acquired via Free Agency |
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Kevin Restani signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks on September 18, 1978. Sam Smith signed a contract with the Milwaukee Bucks on January 25, 1979. Sam Smith re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks on February 4, 1979. Sam Smith re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks on February 14, 1979. |
1978-1979 Milwaukee Bucks Front Office
Staff Member | Position | Start Season | Previous Job |
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Jim Fitzgerald | Owner, Chairman | 1975-1976 | N/A |
Don Nelson | Head Coach, General Manager | 1976-1977 | N/A |
John Killilea | Assistant Coach | 1977-1978 | N/A |
John Steinmiller | VP of Basketball Operations | 1970-1971 | N/A |
Wayne Embry | General Manager | 1972-1973 | N/A |
David Haskell, M.D. | Team Physician | 1973-1974 | N/A |