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1968–69 Milwaukee Bucks season

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1968–69 Milwaukee Bucks season
Head coachLarry Costello
General managerJohn E. Erickson
OwnersMilwaukee Professional Sports and Services, Inc. (Milwaukee Pro)
ArenaMilwaukee Arena
Results
Record27–55 (.329)
PlaceDivision: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
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The 1968–69 NBA season was the Bucks' inaugural season in the NBA.[1][2]

Expansion draft

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Player Position Team
Len Chappell Forward Detroit Pistons
Larry Costello Guard Philadelphia 76ers
Johnny Egan Guard Baltimore Bullets
Wayne Embry Center Boston Celtics
Dave Gambee Forward San Diego Rockets
Gary Gray Guard Cincinnati Royals
Fred Hetzel Forward San Francisco Warriors
Johnny Jones Forward Boston Celtics
Bob Love Forward Cincinnati Royals
Jon McGlocklin Guard San Diego Rockets
Jay Miller Guard Atlanta Hawks
Bud Olsen Forward Seattle SuperSonics
George Patterson Center Detroit Pistons
Jim Reid Forward Philadelphia 76ers
Guy Rodgers Guard Cincinnati Royals
Tom Thacker Guard Boston Celtics
Bob Warlick Guard San Francisco Warriors
Bob Weiss Guard Seattle SuperSonics

Draft picks

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Main article: 1968 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 7 Charlie Paulk Forward  United States Northeastern State
2 22 Gene Moore  United States Saint Louis
3 35 Sam Williams  United States Iowa
4 50 Greg Smith  United States Western Kentucky
5 63 Joe Franklin  United States Wisconsin
6 78 Fred Smith  United States Hawaii
7 91 Tom Kondla  United States Minnesota
8 106 Elbert Miller  United States Nevada-Las Vegas
9 119 Cliff Berger  United States Kentucky
10 134 Eugene Jones  United States Missouri
11 146 Brad Luchini  United States Marquette
12 159 Dave Miller  United States Florida

Roster

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1968–69 Milwaukee Bucks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
F 50 Chappell, Len 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1941–01–31 Wake Forest
C 19 Cunningham, Dick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1946–07–11 Murray State
C 15 Embry, Wayne 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1937–03–26 Miami (OH)
G 14 McGlocklin, Jon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1943–06–10 Indiana
C 27 Niemann, Rich 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1946–07–02 Saint Louis
G 21 Robinson, Flynn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1941–04–28 Wyoming
G 5 Rodgers, Guy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1935–09–31 Temple
C 16 Smith, Don 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1946–04–07 Iowa State
F 4 Smith, Greg 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1947–01–28 Western Kentucky
G 3 Williams, Sam 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1945–01–22 Iowa
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: January 31, 1969

Regular season

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Season standings

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Eastern Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Baltimore Bullets 57 25 .695 – 29–9 24–15 4–1 26–14
x-Philadelphia 76ers 55 27 .671 2 26–8 24–16 5–3 23–17
x-New York Knicks 54 28 .659 3 30–7 19–20 5–1 26–14
x-Boston Celtics 48 34 .585 9 24–12 21–19 3–3 23–17
Cincinnati Royals 41 41 .500 16 15-13 16–21 10–7 20–20
Detroit Pistons 32 50 .390 25 21–17 7–30 4–3 13–27
Milwaukee Bucks 27 55 .329 30 15–19 8–27 4–9 7–29
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

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1968-69 NBA Records
Team ATL BAL BOS CHI CIN DET LAL MIL NYK PHI PHO SDR SFW SEA
Atlanta – 2–4 3–3 6–1 4–2 6–0 3–4 4–2 2–4 1–5 6–0 3–4 4–3 4–2
Baltimore 4–2 – 5–2 6–0 4–3 7–0 3–3 5–1 3–4 2–4 6–0 5–1 3–3 4–2
Boston 3–3 2–5 – 4–2 5–2 5–1 2–4 5–1 1–6 5–2 6–0 4–2 3–3 3–3
Chicago 1–6 0–6 2–4 – 1–5 3–3 3–4 5–1 2–4 1–5 4–2 3–3 4–3 4–3
Cincinnati 2–4 3–4 2–5 5–1 – 3–4 2–4 5–1 4–2 3–4 4–2 2–4 3–3 3–3
Detroit 0–6 0–7 1–5 3–3 4–3 – 3–3 2–4 3–4 3–4 4–2 3–3 2–4 4–2
Los Angeles 4–3 3–3 4–2 4–3 4–2 3–3 – 5–1 5–1 1–5 6–0 7–0 4–3 5–1
Milwaukee 2–4 1–5 1–5 1–5 1–5 4–2 1–5 – 0–6 0–6 6–2 4–2 3–3 3–5
New York 4–2 4–3 6–1 4–2 2–4 4–3 1–5 6–0 – 4–3 5–1 3–3 5–1 6–0
Philadelphia 5–1 4–2 2–5 5–1 4–3 4–3 5–1 6–0 3–4 – 5–1 4–2 2–4 6–0
Phoenix 0–6 0–6 0–6 2–4 2–4 2–4 0–6 2–6 1–5 1–5 – 1–7 2–4 3–3
San Diego 4–3 1–5 2–4 3–3 4–2 3–3 0–7 2–4 3–3 2–4 7–1 – 3–3 3–3
San Francisco 3–4 3–3 3–3 3–4 3–3 4–2 3–4 3–3 1–5 4–2 4–2 3–3 – 4–3
Seattle 2–4 2–4 3–3 3–4 3–3 2–4 1–5 5–3 0–6 0–6 3–3 3–3 3–4 —

Game log

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1968–69 game log
Total: 27–55 (home: 15–19; road: 8–27; neutral: 4–9)
October: 1–5 (home: 1–3; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 16, 1968 Chicago L 84–89 Guy Rodgers (16) Wayne Embry (20) Guy Rodgers (9) Milwaukee Arena 0–1
2 October 19, 1968 @ Atlanta L 107–125 Guy Rodgers (25) Wayne Embry,
Len Chappell, Dick Cunningham (6) 		Guy Rodgers (11) Alexander Memorial Coliseum 0–2
3 October 23, 1968 New York L 112–114 Wayne Embry (26) Wayne Embry (17) Guy Rodgers (13) Milwaukee Arena 0–3
4 October 26, 1968 @ Boston L 89–102 Wayne Embry (20) Bob Love (9) Boston Garden 0–4
5 October 29, 1968 Baltimore L 112–129 Fred Hetzel, Jon McGlocklin (21) Charlie Paulk (10) Guy Rodgers (11) Milwaukee Arena 0–5
6 October 31, 1968 Detroit W 134–118 Wayne Embry (30) Milwaukee Arena 1–5
November: 5–10 (home: 4–3; road: 1–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 November 1, 1968 @ Cincinnati L 114–132 Dave Gambee (21) Fred Hetzel (13) Guy Rodgers (7) Cincinnati Gardens 1–6
8 November 2, 1968 San Francisco W 102–101 Dave Gambee (20) Wayne Embry (15) Guy Rodgers (11) Milwaukee Arena 2–6
9 November 6, 1968 N
Los Angeles 		L 115-128 Wayne Embry (30) Veterans Memorial Coliseum 2–7
10 November 9, 1968 Boston L 97-98 Wayne Embry, Fred Hetzel (16) Milwaukee Arena 2–8
11 November 12, 1968 Seattle W 127-114 Dave Gambee (29) Wayne Embry (13) Guy Rodgers (16) Milwaukee Arena 3–8
12 November 15, 1968 @ Baltimore L 102–129 Wayne Embry (24) Wayne Embry, Fred Hetzel (13) Guy Rodgers (12) Baltimore Civic Center 3–9
13 November 16, 1968 @ Philadelphia L 92-136 Jon McGlocklin (19) Fred Hetzel (14) Guy Rodgers (8) The Spectrum 3–10
14 November 19, 1968 Atlanta W 119-98 Guy Rodgers (26) Fred Hetzel (13) Guy Rodgers (10) Milwaukee Arena 4–10
15 November 21, 1968 @ Chicago L 111-120 Guy Rodgers (29) Wayne Embry (19) Jon McGlocklin (6) Chicago Stadium 4–11
16 November 23, 1968 Phoenix W 115-112 Fred Hetzel (28) Fred Hetzel, Wayne Embry (18) Guy Rodgers (11) Milwaukee Arena 5–11
17 November 24, 1968 @ Seattle L 120-141 Wayne Embry (29) Wayne Embry (12) Guy Rodgers (6) Seattle Center Coliseum 5–12
18 November 25, 1968 Seattle L 113-123 Jon McGlocklin (25) Fred Hetzel, Wayne Embry, Greg Smith (9) Jon McGlocklin (6) Milwaukee Arena 5–13
19 November 28, 1968 @ Seattle L 103-115 Wayne Embry (27) Wayne Embry (14) Guy Rodgers (13) Seattle Center Coliseum 5–14
20 November 29, 1968 @ San Francisco W 119-140 Fred Hetzel (29) Fred Hetzel (10) Guy Rodgers (9) Cow Palace 5–15
21 November 30, 1968 @ San Francisco W 107–101 Fred Hetzel (22) Wayne Embry, Fred Hetzel (11) Guy Rodgers (9) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 6–15
December: 4–15 (home: 4–7; road: 0–8)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
22 December 1, 1968 @ Los Angeles L 112-119 Fred Hetzel (25) Wayne Embry (20) Guy Rodgers (10) The Forum 6–16
23 December 3, 1968 Boston L 115-137 Wayne Embry (29) Milwaukee Arena 6–17
24 December 4, 1968 @ Boston L 99-101 Jon McGlocklin (20) Len Chappell (13) Guy Rodgers (9) Boston Garden 6–18
25 December 6, 1968 Philadelphia L 112-121 Guy Rodgers (24) Dave Gambee (12) Jon McGlocklin (6) Milwaukee Arena 6–19
26 December 7, 1968 @ New York L 113-119 Jon McGlocklin (24) Jon McGlocklin (9) Jon McGlocklin (9) Madison Square Garden 6-20
27 December 8, 1968 N Philadelphia L 117-122 Len Chappell (28) Len Chappell (13) Guy Rodgers (10) Onondaga War Memorial 6-21
28 December 10, 1968 Cincinnati L 96-107 Jon McGlocklin (20) Greg Smith (15) Milwaukee Arena 6-22
29 December 11, 1968 N San Francisco W 106-96 Flynn Robinson (24) Greg Smith (19) Guy Rodgers (7) Veterans Memorial Coliseum 7-22
30 December 13, 1968 San Diego W 101-96 Guy Rodgers (20) Greg Smith (13) Guy Rodgers (8) Milwaukee Arena 8-22
31 December 14, 1968 @ Cincinnati L 115-121 Wayne Embry (23) Greg Smith (15) Cincinnati Gardens 8-23
32 December 18, 1968 @ Atlanta L 116-122 Len Chappell, Jon McGlocklin (23) Len Chappell, Greg Smith (10) Guy Rodgers (5) Alexander Memorial Coliseum 8-24
33 December 19, 1968 @ Chicago L 111-113 Len Chappell (35) Len Chappell (16) Jon McGlocklin, Wayne Embry, Flynn Robinson, Fred Hetzel (2) Chicago Stadium 8-25
34 December 20, 1968 Seattle W 100-92 Flynn Robinson (28) Greg Smith (16) Guy Rodgers (7) Milwaukee Arena 9-25
35 December 22, 1968 Phoenix W 127-116 Fred Hetzel (31) Fred Hetzel (14) Flynn Robinson (11) Milwaukee Arena 10–25
36 December 25, 1968 Detroit L 113-119 Guy Rodgers (24) Milwaukee Arena 10–26
37 December 26, 1968 @ Boston L 106-139 Jon McGlocklin, Flynn Robinson (17) Fred Hetzel (13) Flynn Robinson, Guy Rodgers (3) Boston Garden 10–27
38 December 27, 1968 @ Baltimore L 122-136 Fred Hetzel, Flynn Robinson (25) Fred Hetzel (8) Guy Rodgers (8) Baltimore Civic Center 10–28
39 December 29, 1968 Chicago Bulls L 97-102 Jon McGlocklin (24) Len Chappell (16) Guy Rodgers (6) Milwaukee Arena 10–29
40 December 31, 1968 Philadelphia L 107-128 Len Chappell (22) Greg Smith (15) Flynn Robinson, Guy Rodgers (6) Milwaukee Arena 10–30
January: 5–9 (home: 4–6; road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
41 January 2, 1969 N Cincinnati L 109-113 Jon McGlocklin (26) Greg Smith (20) Veterans Memorial Coliseum 10–31
42 January 3, 1969 Phoenix W 121-104 Len Chappell (33) Greg Smith (22) Guy Rodgers (12) Milwaukee Arena 11–31
43 January 7, 1969 @ Cincinnati W 116-101 Len Chappell (30) Fred Hetzel (13) Cincinnati Gardens 12–31
44 January 8, 1969 New York L 101-115 Jon McGlocklin (23) Fred Hetzel, Wayne Embry (12) Guy Rodgers (4) Milwaukee Arena 12–32
45 January 10, 1969 Seattle W 115-104 Jon McGlocklin, Flynn Robinson (24) Greg Smith (23) Guy Rodgers (6) Milwaukee Arena 13–32
46 January 12, 1969 Boston W 114-110 Flynn Robinson (26) Milwaukee Arena 14–32
47 January 17, 1969 @ Detroit L 108-123 Flynn Robinson (23) Cobo Arena 14–33
48 January 18, 1969 N New York L 109-117 Flynn Robinson (22) Greg Smith (15) Guy Rodgers (8) Boston Garden 14–34
49 January 20, 1969 N Detroit W 102-101 Jon McGlocklin (38) Veterans Memorial Coliseum 15–34
50 January 21, 1969 Los Angeles L 105-122 Jon McGlocklin (33) Milwaukee Arena 15–35
51 January 25, 1969 @ New York L 96-113 Jon McGlocklin (26) Jon McGlocklin, Greg Smith (10) Flynn Robinson (9) Madison Square Garden 15–36
52 January 27, 1969 N Seattle L 107-128 Wayne Embry, Fred Hetzel (20) Len Chappell (12) Jon McGlocklin (7) Tacoma, WA 15–37
53 January 29, 1969 N Phoenix L 107-111 Len Chappell, Fred Hetzel (27) Len Chappell (11) Jon McGlocklin (10) Tucson, Arizona 15–38
54 January 31, 1969 @ Los Angeles L 104-105 Flynn Robinson (43) Greg Smith (15) Flynn Robinson (8) The Forum 15–39
February: 8–7 (home: 6–4; road: 2–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
55 February 1, 1969 @ San Diego L 95-101 Flynn Robinson (22) Zaid Abdul-Aziz (23) Guy Rodgers (6) San Diego Sports Arena 15–40
56 February 2, 1969 @ Phoenix L 121-122 Len Chappell (32) Len Chappell (16) Flynn Robinson (7) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 15–41
57 February 4, 1969 @ Chicago W 107-98 Flynn Robinson (22) Len Chappell (12) Guy Rodgers (8) Chicago Stadium 16–41
58 February 5, 1969 New York L 102-111 Flynn Robinson (35) Zaid Abdul-Aziz (14) Flynn Robinson (8) Milwaukee Arena 16–42
59 February 7, 1969 Baltimore L 107-114 Jon McGlocklin (22) Zaid Abdul-Aziz (23) Jon McGlocklin (8) Milwaukee Arena 16–43
60 February 9, 1969 San Diego W 117-109 Len Chappell (23) Len Chappell (15) Flynn Robinson (10) Milwaukee Arena 17–43
61 February 12, 1969 Atlanta L 106-113 Len Chappell (26) Greg Smith (18) Flynn Robinson, Dick Cunningham (9) Milwaukee Arena 17–44
62 February 14, 1969 @ Baltimore L 122-132 Jon McGlocklin (37) Dick Cunningham (17) Flynn Robinson (8) Baltimore Civic Center 17–45
63 February 16, 1969 Los Angeles W 106-97 Flynn Robinson (41) Greg Smith (16) Flynn Robinson, Guy Rodgers (6) Milwaukee Arena 18–45
64 February 17, 1969 N Atlanta W 123-111 Flynn Robinson (43) Baltimore Civic Center 19–45
65 February 22, 1969 @ Detroit W 108-107 Flynn Robinson (45) Cobo Arena 20–45
66 February 23, 1969 N Phoenix L 107-103 Len Chappell (24) Zaid Abdul-Aziz (18) Guy Rodgers (9) Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena 21–45
67 February 25, 1969 San Diego W 114-112 Len Chappell (26) Greg Smith (15) Guy Rodgers (13) Milwaukee Arena 22–45
68 February 27, 1969 Baltimore W 126-117 Flynn Robinson (35) Greg Smith (21) Flynn Robinson (9) Milwaukee Arena 23–45
69 February 28, 1969 N Philadelphia L 102-123 Jon McGlocklin (27) Greg Smith (10) Greg Smith (5) Boston Garden 23–46
March: 4–9 (home: 0–5; road: 4–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
70 March 2, 1969 @ Atlanta L 108-112 Flynn Robinson (28) Zaid Abdul-Aziz (13) Flynn Robinson (6) Alexander Memorial Coliseum 23–47
71 March 3, 1969 Philadelphia L 132-143 Flynn Robinson (34) Greg Smith (18) Flynn Robinson (10) Milwaukee Arena 23–48
72 March 5, 1969 Chicago L 108-124 Jon McGlocklin (38) Len Chappell (13) Jon McGlocklin, Flynn Robinson (5) Milwaukee Arena 23–49
73 March 6, 1969 Cincinnati L 110-112 Flynn Robinson (39) Zaid Abdul-Aziz (17) Milwaukee Arena 23–50
74 March 9, 1969 @ Detroit W 126-121 Jon McGlocklin, Flynn Robinson (21) Zaid Abdul-Aziz (16) Jon McGlocklin (8) Cobo Arena 24–50
75 March 10, 1969 San Francisco L 106-123 Jon McGlocklin (31) Zaid Abdul-Aziz (16) Jon McGlocklin (8) Milwaukee Arena 24–51
76 March 13, 1969 N Seattle L 118-141 Flynn Robinson (27) Zaid Abdul-Aziz (11) Guy Rodgers (9) Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena 24–52
77 March 14, 1969 @ Los Angeles L 103-111 Jon McGlocklin (32) Greg Smith (12) Flynn Robinson (7) The Forum 24–53
78 March 18, 1969 @ San Diego L 108-128 Jon McGlocklin, Flynn Robinson (25) Zaid Abdul-Aziz (12) Flynn Robinson (6) San Diego Sports Arena 24–54
79 March 19, 1969 @ Phoenix W 117-110 Jon McGlocklin (26) Zaid Abdul-Aziz (16) Jon McGlocklin, Flynn Robinson (8) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 25–54
80 March 21, 1969 @ San Francisco L 100-103 Flynn Robinson (20) Zaid Abdul-Aziz (23) Flynn Robinson (7) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 25–55
81 March 22, 1969 @ San Diego W 120-106 Flynn Robinson (28) Zaid Abdul-Aziz (17) Guy Rodgers (9) San Diego Sports Arena 26–55
82 March 23, 1969 @ Phoenix W 128-118 Flynn Robinson (33) Zaid Abdul-Aziz (19) Jon McGlocklin (9) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 27–55
1968–69 schedule

Player statistics

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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
Player GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 29 28.9 .363 .642 13.0 1.1 11.0
Len Chappell 80 27.6 .454 .737 8.0 1.2 14.6
Dick Cunningham 77 16.1 .425 .651 5.7 0.8 4.6
Wayne Embry 78 30.2 .427 .664 8.6 1.9 13.1
Dave Gambee 34 18.4 .464 .827 5.3 0.9 12.1
Fred Hetzel 53 30.0 .416 .837 8.9 1.6 15.9
Bob Love 14 16.2 .368 .763 4.6 0.2 7.9
Jon McGlocklin 80 36.1 .487 .842 4.3 3.9 19.6
Jay Miller 3 9.0 .200 .714 0.7 0.0 3.0
Rich Niemann 18 8.3 .407 .733 3.3 0.4 3.3
Charlie Paulk 17 12.8 .226 .565 4.6 0.2 3.0
Flynn Robinson 65 31.8 .436 .841 3.6 4.9 20.3
Guy Rodgers 81 26.6 .377 .793 2.8 6.9 10.3
Greg Smith 79 27.9 .450 .587 10.2 1.7 8.1
Bob Warlick 3 7.3 .125 .800 0.3 0.3 2.0
Bob Weiss 15 16.1 .316 .794 1.8 1. 8 6.6
Sam Williams 55 11.4 .342 .537 2.0 1.1 4.1

Transactions

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Trades

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November 23, 1968 To Milwaukee Bucks---- To Chicago Bulls----
January 1, 1969 To Milwaukee Bucks---- To Detroit Pistons----
January 31, 1969 To Milwaukee Bucks---- To Cincinnati Royals----

Free agents

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References

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  1. ^ 1968–69 Milwaukee Bucks
  2. ^ "New N. B. A. Milwaukee Team Is Looking Good, Commercially". The New York Times. October 24, 1968.
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