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1979–80 Milwaukee Bucks season
Division champions
Head coachDon Nelson
General managerDon Nelson
Owner(s)Jim Fitzgerald
ArenaMECCA Arena
Results
Record49–33 (.598)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Midwest)
Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishConference semifinals
(lost to SuperSonics 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWVTV
RadioWTMJ
< 1978–79 1980–81 >

The 1979–80 NBA season was the Bucks' 12th season in the NBA.[1] With 49 wins and 33 losses they won their division and ranked fourth in the Western Conference. In the 1979 NBA draft, the Bucks drafted guard Sidney Moncrief out of the University of Arkansas. During the season, the Bucks acquired center Bob Lanier from the Detroit Pistons. After a first-round-bye the Bucks faced the defending champions, the Seattle SuperSonics, which were led by Gus Williams and Dennis Johnson. Despite being able to steal two games on the road, the Bucks lost the series in seven games. The 1979–80 season would be the Bucks last season as a Western Conference team as they switched to the Eastern Conference along with the Chicago Bulls.

Draft picks

Main article: 1979 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 5 Sidney Moncrief SG  United States Arkansas
2 31 Edgar Jones PF/C  United States Nevada-Reno
3 52 Larry Gibson  United States Maryland
4 69 Eugene Robinson  United States Louisiana-Monroe
5 97 Jim Tillman  United States Eastern Kentucky
6 116 Derrick Mayes  United States Illinois State
7 138 Stan Ray  United States California State-Fullerton
8 156 Larry Spicer  United States Alabama-Birmingham
9 174 Roger Lapham  United States Maine
10 193 Chris Fahrbach  United States North Dakota

Roster

1979–80 Milwaukee Bucks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
SF 2 Bridgeman, Junior 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1953–09–17 Louisville
PG 21 Buckner, Quinn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1954–08–20 Indiana
PF 42 Catchings, Harvey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1951–09–02 Hardin–Simmons
PF 6 Cummings, Pat 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1956–07–11 Cincinnati
SF 8 Johnson, Marques 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1956–02–08 UCLA
C 16 Lanier, Bob 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1948–09–10 St. Bonaventure
PF 7 Meyers, Dave 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1953–04–21 UCLA
PG 4 Moncrief, Sidney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1957–09–21 Arkansas
PG 11 Walton, Lloyd 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1953–11–23 Marquette
PF 31 Washington, Richard 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1955–07–15 UCLA
SG 32 Winters, Brian 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1952–03–01 South Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks 49 33 .598 – 28–12 21–21 15–9
x-Kansas City Kings 47 35 .573 2 30–11 17–24 18–6
Chicago Bulls 30 52 .366 19 21–20 9–32 8–16
Denver Nuggets 30 52 .366 19 24–17 6–35 10–14
Utah Jazz 24 58 .293 25 17–24 7–34 9–15
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers 60 22 .732 –
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks 49 33 .598 11
3 x-Seattle SuperSonics 56 26 .683 4
4 x-Phoenix Suns 55 27 .671 5
5 x-Kansas City Kings 47 35 .573 13
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers 38 44 .463 22
7 San Diego Clippers 35 47 .427 25
8 Chicago Bulls 30 52 .366 30
9 Denver Nuggets 30 52 .366 30
10 Utah Jazz 24 58 .293 36
11 Golden State Warriors 24 58 .293 36
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1979-80 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SDC SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta — 2–4 1–1 4–2 1–1 6–0 2–0 2–4 4–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 4–2 4–2 4–2 1–1 2–0 5–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–3
Boston 4–2 — 2–0 4–2 2–0 6–0 2–0 6–0 4–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 5–1 5–1 3–3 1–1 2–0 4–2 2–0 0–2 2–0 4–2
Chicago 1–1 0–2 — 2–0 2–4 1–1 4–2 1–1 0–2 3–3 1–5 1–5 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–5 3–3 0–2 4–2 2–4 2–4 0–2
Cleveland 2–4 2–4 0–2 — 1–1 6–0 2–0 2–4 2–4 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–3 3–3 1–5 1–1 0–2 4–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–3
Denver 1–1 0–2 4–2 1–1 — 1–1 3–3 1–1 1–1 0–6 1–5 3–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–5 2–4 1–1 3–3 1–5 3–3 1–1
Detroit 0–6 0–6 1–1 0–6 1–1 — 1–1 1–5 1–5 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–4 2–4 1–5 0–2 0–2 2–4 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–4
Golden State 0–2 0–2 2–4 0–2 3–3 1–1 — 1–1 1–1 3–3 1–5 0–6 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–4 2–4 0–2 3–3 0–6 3–3 0–2
Houston 4–2 0–6 1–1 4–2 1–1 5–1 1–1 — 4–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–3 3–3 2–4 1–1 1–1 3–3 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–4
Indiana 2–4 2–4 2–0 4–2 1–1 5–1 1–1 2–4 — 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–4 4–2 1–5 0–2 2–0 2–4 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–2
Kansas City 2–0 1–1 3–3 0–2 6–0 2–0 3–3 2–0 1–1 — 2–4 3–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–5 1–5 1–1 5–1 3–3 6–0 2–0
Los Angeles 1–1 2–0 5–1 1–1 5–1 2–0 5–1 2–0 2–0 4–2 — 3–3 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–3 2–4 2–0 5–1 4–2 6–0 1–1
Milwaukee 1–1 0–2 5–1 2–0 3–3 1–1 6–0 1–1 2–0 3–3 3–3 — 1–1 1–1 0–2 4–2 5–1 0–2 4–2 2–4 4–2 1–1
New Jersey 2–4 1–5 1–1 3–3 1–1 4–2 0–2 3–3 4–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 — 2–4 1–5 1–1 0–2 3–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–3
New York 2–4 1–5 2–0 3–3 1–1 4–2 2–0 3–3 2–4 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–2 — 0–6 2–0 2–0 4–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–3
Philadelphia 2–4 3–3 1–1 5–1 2–0 5–1 2–0 4–2 5–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 5–1 6–0 — 1–1 2–0 4–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 5–1
Phoenix 1–1 1–1 5–1 1–1 5–1 2–0 4–2 1–1 2–0 5–1 3–3 2–4 1–1 0–2 1–1 — 6–0 1–1 2–4 4–2 6–0 2–0
Portland 0–2 0–2 3–3 2–0 4–2 2–0 4–2 1–1 0–2 5–1 4–2 1–5 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–6 — 1–1 4–2 1–5 3–3 1–1
San Antonio 1–5 2–4 2–0 2–4 1–1 4–2 2–0 3–3 4–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–3 2–4 2–4 1–1 1–1 — 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–2
San Diego 1–1 0–2 2–4 1–1 3–3 2–0 3–3 0–2 1–1 1–5 1–5 2–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–2 2–4 0–2 — 3–3 5–1 1–1
Seattle 2–0 2–0 4–2 2–0 5–1 2–0 6–0 1–1 2–0 3–3 2–4 4–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–4 5–1 1–1 3–3 — 5–1 1–1
Utah 0–2 0–2 4–2 1–1 3–3 1–1 3–3 0–2 1–1 0–6 0–6 2–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–6 3–3 1–1 1–5 1–5 — 0–2
Washington 3–3 2–4 2–0 3–3 1–1 4–2 2–0 4–2 2–4 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–3 3–3 1–5 0–2 1–1 2–4 1–1 1–1 2–0 —

Game log

1979–80 game log
Total: 49–33 (home: 28–12; road: 21–21)
October: 9–1 (home: 5–0; road: 4–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 12, 1979 @ Kansas City L 103–105 Marques Johnson (28) Municipal Auditorium 0–1
2 October 13, 1979 @ Denver W 125–96 Dave Meyers (26) McNichols Sports Arena 1–1
3 October 15, 1979 @ Utah W 131–107 Junior Bridgeman (28) Salt Palace 2–1
4 October 17, 1979 Denver W 125–97 Marques Johnson (27) Kent Benson (9) MECCA Arena 3–1
5 October 19, 1979 Phoenix W 95–94 Brian Winters (18) MECCA Arena 4–1
6 October 21, 1979 Chicago W 113–111 Junior Bridgeman (26) MECCA Arena 5–1
7 October 23, 1979 @ Phoenix W 114–108 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 6–1
8 October 25, 1979 @ San Diego W 118–115 Brian Winters (23) San Diego Sports Arena 7–1
9 October 27, 1979 Detroit W 132–118 MECCA Arena 8–1
10 October 31, 1979 Los Angeles W 110–106 MECCA Arena 9–1
November: 8–6 (home: 4–3; road: 4–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
11 November 3, 1979 @ Chicago W 136–134 (OT) Chicago Stadium 10–1
12 November 4, 1979 Seattle L 101–114 MECCA Arena 10–2
13 November 6, 1979 Philadelphia L 117–118 MECCA Arena 10–3
14 November 8, 1979 Portland W 98–89 MECCA Arena 11–3
15 November 10, 1979 San Diego W 133–104 MECCA Arena 12–3
16 November 13, 1979 @ Portland W 101–92 Memorial Coliseum 13–3
17 November 14, 1979 @ Seattle L 117–136 Kingdome 13–4
18 November 18, 1979 @ San Diego L 96–112 San Diego Sports Arena 13–5
19 November 21, 1979 Atlanta W 96–93 MECCA Arena 14–5
20 November 22, 1979 @ New Jersey W 117–109 Rutgers Athletic Center 15–5
21 November 23, 1979 @ Detroit L 100–119 Pontiac Silverdome 15–6
22 November 25, 1979 Golden State W 114–90 MECCA Arena 16–6
23 November 27, 1979 New Jersey L 93–118 MECCA Arena 16–7
24 November 28, 1979 @ Indiana W 87–79 Market Square Arena 17–7
December: 5–10 (home: 3–3; road: 2–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
25 December 1, 1979 @ Golden State W 109–99 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 18–7
26 December 2, 1979 @ Los Angeles L 103–116 The Forum 18–8
27 December 3, 1979 @ Utah W 96–89 Salt Palace 19–8
28 December 5, 1979 @ Denver L 107–123 McNichols Sports Arena 19–9
29 December 7, 1979 San Antonio L 105–117 MECCA Arena 19–10
30 December 9, 1979 Boston L 108–113 MECCA Arena 19–11
31 December 11, 1979 Seattle L 99–103 MECCA Arena 19–12
33 December 12, 1979 @ Philadelphia L 91–112 The Spectrum 19–13
33 December 14, 1979 @ Boston L 94–97 Boston Garden 19–14
34 December 16, 1979 Utah W 104–79 MECCA Arena 20–14
35 December 20, 1979 Kansas City W 120–109 MECCA Arena 21–14
36 December 23, 1979 @ Phoenix L 103–106 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 21–15
37 December 26, 1979 Chicago W 110–101 MECCA Arena 22–15
38 December 27, 1979 @ Washington L 108–117 Capital Centre 22–16
39 December 29, 1979 @ New York L 105–117 Madison Square Garden 22–17
40 December 30, 1979 Utah L 88–95 MECCA Arena 22–18
January: 6–6 (home: 4–2; road: 2–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
41 January 3, 1980 Indiana W 106–96 MECCA Arena 23–18
42 January 5, 1980 @ Cleveland W 99–98 Richfield Coliseum 24–18
43 January 6, 1980 Los Angeles W 113–103 MECCA Arena 25–18
44 January 8, 1980 @ Chicago L 102–110 Chicago Stadium 25–19
46 January 11, 1980 New York W 109–107 MECCA Arena 26–20
47 January 13, 1980 Houston L 117–121 MECCA Arena 26–21
48 January 16, 1980 Kansas City L 108–112 MECCA Arena 26–22
50 January 20, 1980 Portland W 89–88 MECCA Arena 27–23
53 January 25, 1980 @ Phoenix L 96–110 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 28–25
54 January 27, 1980 @ Los Angeles L 102–112 The Forum 28–26
55 January 29, 1980 @ Portland W 103–96 Memorial Coliseum 29–26
56 January 31, 1980 @ Seattle L 101–105 Kingdome 29–27
February: 9–2 (home: 5–0; road: 4–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
57 February 6, 1980 Cleveland W 111–109 MECCA Arena 30–27
58 February 8, 1980 Washington W 115–90 MECCA Arena 31–27
59 February 10, 1980 Phoenix W 109–107 Bob Lanier (23) MECCA Arena 32–27
60 February 13, 1980 Chicago W 111–101 Junior Bridgeman (32) MECCA Arena 33–27
62 February 15, 1980 @ Houston W 114–103 The Summit 35–27
63 February 17, 1980 @ San Antonio L 134–135 HemisFair Arena 35–28
64 February 20, 1980 @ Atlanta L 103–106 The Omni 35–29
65 February 24, 1980 @ Kansas City W 94–72 Kemper Arena 36–29
66 February 26, 1980 San Diego W 122–88 Pat Cummings (25) Harvey Catchings (11) Junior Bridgeman, Quinn Buckner (7) MECCA Arena 37–29
67 February 27, 1980 @ Phoenix W 119–110 (OT) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 38–29
68 February 29, 1980 @ Los Angeles W 126–117 Brian Winters (34) The Forum 36–29
March: 2–0 (home: 2–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
70 March 4, 1980 Los Angeles L 124–127 MECCA Arena 40–30
73 March 12, 1980 Seattle W 112–103 MECCA Arena 42–31
74 March 14, 1980 Portland W 120–110 MECCA Arena 43–31
75 March 16, 1980 Kansas City W 128–121 MECCA Arena 44–31
76 March 18, 1980 @ Portland L 122–123 Memorial Coliseum 44–32
77 March 19, 1980 @ Seattle W 108–106 Kingdome 45–32
78 March 21, 1980 Golden State W 121–93 MECCA Arena 46–32
79 March 25, 1980 @ Chicago W 122–111 Chicago Stadium 47–32
81 March 28, 1980 @ Kansas City L 114–116 Kemper Arena 48–33
1979–80 schedule

Playoffs

1980 playoff game log
Conference semifinals: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 8 @ Seattle L 113–114 (OT) Bob Lanier (27) Bob Lanier (10) Quinn Buckner (8) Seattle Center Coliseum
13,648 		0–1
2 April 9 @ Seattle W 114–112 (OT) Brian Winters (28) Bob Lanier (8) Brian Winters (5) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,050 		1–1
3 April 11 Seattle W 95–91 Bob Lanier (24) Marques Johnson (10) Quinn Buckner (7) MECCA Arena
10,938 		2–1
4 April 13 Seattle L 107–112 Marques Johnson (31) Lanier, Meyers (9) Junior Bridgeman (8) MECCA Arena
10,938 		2–2
5 April 15 @ Seattle W 108–97 Bob Lanier (22) Marques Johnson (8) Bob Lanier (6) Kingdome
40,172 		3–2
6 April 18 Seattle L 85–86 Marques Johnson (22) Bob Lanier (12) Brian Winters (7) MECCA Arena
10,938 		3–3
7 April 20 @ Seattle L 94–98 Marques Johnson (22) Bob Lanier (15) Quinn Buckner (7) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,050 		3–4
1980 schedule

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season

Season[2]
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Marques Johnson 77 34.9 54.4 22.2 79.1 7.4 3.5 1.3 0.9 21.7
Junior Bridgeman 81 28.6 47.8 18.5 86.5 3.7 2.9 1.2 0.2 17.6
Brian Winters 80 32.8 47.9 37.3 86.0 2.8 4.5 1.3 0.4 16.2
Bob Lanier 26 28.4 51.9 100.0 78.5 6.9 2.4 1.4 1.1 15.7
Dave Meyers 79 27.9 48.1 20.0 63.4 5.7 2.8 0.9 0.5 12.1
Quinn Buckner 67 25.2 46.7 40.0 73.4 3.6 5.7 2.0 0.1 10.7
Kent Benson 56 24.8 49.4 0.0 68.0 5.9 2.3 1.0 1.3 8.8
Sidney Moncrief 77 20.2 46.8 0.0 79.5 4.4 1.7 0.9 0.2 8.5
Pat Cummings 71 12.7 50.5 0.0 76.4 3.4 0.7 0.3 0.2 6.6
Richard Washington 75 14.6 46.8 0.0 60.5 3.7 0.7 0.3 0.6 5.9
Lloyd Walton 76 16.4 45.5 33.3 69.0 1.2 3.8 0.6 0.0 3.6
Harvey Catchings 72 19.0 39.8 0.0 62.9 5.7 1.1 0.3 2.3 3.2

Playoffs

Playoffs[2]
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Marques Johnson 7 43.3 42.2 33.3 75.0 6.9 2.9 0.7 0.9 19.9
Bob Lanier 7 36.6 51.5 0.0 73.8 9.3 4.4 1.0 1.1 19.3
Brian Winters 7 38.3 46.0 42.9 100.0 3.0 5.3 1.6 0.0 15.9
Sidney Moncrief 7 26.0 58.8 0.0 87.1 4.4 1.6 0.7 0.1 12.4
Junior Bridgeman 5 24.8 35.7 0.0 73.3 3.8 3.4 1.0 0.4 10.2
Dave Meyers 7 27.9 41.9 0.0 46.7 5.0 2.0 1.3 0.9 9.4
Richard Washington 7 16.0 53.2 0.0 25.0 2.9 0.4 0.6 1.1 7.3
Quinn Buckner 7 23.6 34.0 0.0 63.6 2.3 4.4 2.1 0.0 6.1
Pat Cummings 6 9.5 64.7 0.0 83.3 2.7 0.3 0.2 0.0 4.5
Harvey Catchings 6 10.7 33.3 0.0 50.0 3.5 0.3 0.0 1.3 1.0
Lloyd Walton 1 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0

Awards and records

Transactions

Trades

May 31, 1979
 To Milwaukee Bucks---- To New Jersey Nets----
October 9, 1979
 To Milwaukee Bucks---- To Kansas City Kings----
February 4, 1980
 To Milwaukee Bucks---- To Detroit Pistons----

See also

References

  1. ^ 1979-80 Milwaukee Bucks
  2. ^ a b "1979-80 Milwaukee Bucks Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
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