# 1975–76 Milwaukee Bucks season

The 1975–76 NBA season was the Bucks' eighth season in the NBA.
It was the team's first season since its inaugural year without Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers during the offseason. The Bucks would have a 38–44 record, the worst record in NBA history for a team to win its division.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 2 | 22 | Clyde Mayes | PF | United States | Furman |
| 2 | 24 | Cornelius Cash | F | United States | Bowling Green State |
| 3 | 43 | Brian Hammel | | United States | Bentley |
| 4 | 60 | Bill Campion | C | United States | Manhattan |
| 6 | 96 | Oliver Purnell | | United States | Old Dominion |
| 7 | 115 | Wilbur Thomas | | United States | American |
| 8 | 132 | Bob McCurdy | SG | United States | Richmond |
| 9 | 150 | Eric Hays | | United States | Montana |
| 10 | 165 | Romy Thomas | | United States | Wisconsin-Eau Claire |

## Regular season
### Season standings

| Midwest Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-Milwaukee Bucks | 38 | 44 | .463 | – | 22–19 | 16–25 | 13–8 |
| x-Detroit Pistons | 36 | 46 | .439 | 2 | 24–17 | 12–29 | 12–9 |
| Kansas City Kings | 31 | 51 | .378 | 7 | 25–16 | 6–35 | 10–11 |
| Chicago Bulls | 24 | 58 | .293 | 14 | 15–26 | 9–32 | 7–14 |
| # | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | z-Golden State Warriors | 59 | 23 | .720 | – |
| 2 | x-Seattle SuperSonics | 43 | 39 | .524 | 16 |
| 3 | x-Phoenix Suns | 42 | 40 | .512 | 17 |
| 4 | y-Milwaukee Bucks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 21 |
| 5 | x-Detroit Pistons | 36 | 46 | .439 | 23 |
| 6 | Los Angeles Lakers | 40 | 42 | .488 | 19 |
| 7 | Portland Trail Blazers | 37 | 45 | .451 | 22 |
| 8 | Kansas City Kings | 31 | 51 | .378 | 28 |
| 9 | Chicago Bulls | 24 | 58 | .293 | 35 |
    z – clinched division title
    y – clinched division title
    x – clinched playoff spot

### Record vs. opponents

1975–76 NBA Records :
| Team | ATL | BOS | BUF | CHI | CLE | DET | GSW | HOU | KCK | LAL | MIL | NOJ | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SEA | WAS |
| Atlanta | — | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–5 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–5 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–5 |
| Boston | 3–2 | — | 4–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 |
| Buffalo | 3–2 | 3–4 | — | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 |
| Chicago | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | — | 0–4 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–6 | 3–2 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 0–4 |
| Cleveland | 5–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 4–0 | — | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 |
| Detroit | 3–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 2–2 | — | 0–5 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 1–4 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 |
| Golden State | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | — | 2–2 | 4–1 | 5–2 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 3–1 |
| Houston | 5–2 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–4 |
| Kansas City | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 2–5 | 1–4 | 2–2 | — | 2–3 | 2–5 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 1–3 |
| Los Angeles | 3–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–5 | 3–1 | 3–2 | — | 2–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 1–3 |
| Milwaukee | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 0–4 | 4–3 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 3–2 | — | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–2 |
| New Orleans | 4–2 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | — | 2–3 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 4–3 |
| New York | 2–3 | 2–5 | 3–4 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | — | 5–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 3–2 |
| Philadelphia | 3–2 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–5 | — | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 |
| Phoenix | 4–0 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | — | 5–2 | 4–3 | 0–4 |
| Portland | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–5 | — | 3–3 | 2–2 |
| Seattle | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 3–3 | — | 1–3 |
| Washington | 5–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | — |

### Game log

1975–76 game log Total: 38–44 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) :
October: 0–3 (home: 0–2; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1October 25, 1975Chicago
L 87–91
Brian Winters (21)
MECCA Arena
0–1
2October 28, 1975Los Angeles
L 92–99
Dave Meyers (21)
MECCA Arena
0–2
3October 31, 1975@ New Orleans
L 85–100
Dave Meyers (28)
Louisiana Superdome
0–3 :
November: 7–8 (home: 4–3; road: 3–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4November 1, 1975Portland
L 97–113
MECCA Arena
0–4
5November 2, 1975@ Houston
L 89–104
The Summit
0–5
6November 4, 1975Detroit
W 103–101
MECCA Arena
1–5
7November 7, 1975Boston
W 104–101
MECCA Arena
2–5
8November 8, 1975@ Washington
W 99–95
Brian Winters (27)
Capital Centre
3–5
9November 11, 1975Philadelphia
W 108–81
MECCA Arena
4–5
10November 12, 1975@ Philadelphia
W 107–84
The Spectrum
5-5
11November 14, 1975Buffalo
L 98–112
MECCA Arena
5–6
12November 15, 1975@ Detroit
L 89–101
Cobo Center
5–7
13November 19, 1975@ Phoenix
W 96–94
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
6–7
14November 21, 1975@ Los Angeles
L 104–116
The Forum
6–8
15November 23, 1975@ Seattle
L 104–112
Seattle Center Coliseum
6–9
16November 27, 1975Golden State
L 105–106
MECCA Arena
6–10
17November 28, 1975@ Chicago
L 69–89
Chicago Stadium
6–11
18November 29, 1975Chicago
W 88–85
MECCA Arena
7–11 :
December: 6–7 (home: 4–2; road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
19December 3, 1975Portland
W 114–92
MECCA Arena
8–11
20December 5, 1975Kansas City
W 105–92
MECCA Arena
9–11
21December 9, 1975@ New York
W 109–100
Madison Square Garden
10–11
22December 10, 1975@ Boston
L 98–111
Boston Garden
10–12
23December 12, 1975Cleveland
L 91–109
MECCA Arena
10–13
24December 17, 1975@ Phoenix
L 111–116
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
10–14
25December 20, 1975@ Golden State
L 87–124
Oakland Coliseum Arena
10–15
26December 21, 1975@ Seattle
W 103–101
Seattle Center Coliseum
11–15
27December 23, 1975New York
L 108–110
MECCA Arena
11–16
28December 26, 1975Washington
W 85–81
MECCA Arena
12–16
29December 27, 1975@ Atlanta
L 82–87
Omni Coliseum
12–17
30December 28, 1975Phoenix
W 88–85
MECCA Arena
13–17
31December 30, 1975@ Buffalo
L 106–118
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
13–18 :
January: 2–1 (home: 1–1; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
32January 2, 1976@ Detroit
W 98–83
Cobo Arena
14–18
33January 3, 1976Houston
W 126–101
MECCA Arena
15–18
34January 6, 1976Atlanta
L 87–91
MECCA Arena
15–19 :
February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord :
March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord :
April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord :
1975–76 schedule :

## Playoffs

1976 playoff game log :
First Round: 1–2 (home: 1–1; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 13
Detroit
W 110–107
Gary Brokaw (36)
Elmore Smith (13)
Brian Winters (7)
MECCA Arena 8,912
1–0
2
April 16
@ Detroit
L 123–126
Winters, Dandridge (31)
Bob Dandridge (9)
Gary Brokaw (12)
Cobo Arena 8,330
1–1
3
April 18
Detroit
L 104–107
Brian Winters (33)
Dave Meyers (10)
Gary Brokaw (7)
MECCA Arena 8,213
1–2 :
1976 schedule :

## Player statistics
### Season

Season :
| Player | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Bob Dandridge | 73 | 37.5 | 50.2 | 82.4 | 7.4 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 21.5 |
| Brian Winters | 78 | 35.8 | 46.4 | 82.9 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 18.2 |
| Elmore Smith | 78 | 36.0 | 51.8 | 63.2 | 11.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 15.6 |
| Jim Price | 80 | 31.6 | 41.5 | 84.9 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 11.7 |
| Junior Bridgeman | 81 | 20.3 | 43.9 | 79.5 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 8.6 |
| Gary Brokaw | 75 | 19.6 | 45.7 | 70.0 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 8.4 |
| Dave Meyers | 72 | 22.1 | 41.9 | 64.3 | 6.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 7.4 |
| Kevin Restani | 82 | 20.1 | 47.5 | 57.1 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 6.0 |
| Clyde Mayes | 65 | 14.6 | 46.0 | 57.7 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 4.4 |
| Jon McGlocklin | 33 | 10.2 | 42.6 | 90.0 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 4.1 |
| Jim Fox | 70 | 13.1 | 51.7 | 78.5 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 3.9 |
| Mickey Davis | 45 | 9.1 | 36.2 | 79.4 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3.6 |

### Playoffs

Playoffs :
| Player | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Brian Winters | 3 | 42.0 | 62.9 | 80.0 | 2.3 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 27.3 |
| Bob Dandridge | 3 | 40.7 | 49.0 | 90.0 | 7.7 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 22.0 |
| Gary Brokaw | 3 | 36.0 | 62.2 | 94.4 | 3.7 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| Elmore Smith | 3 | 34.7 | 55.6 | 66.7 | 7.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 14.7 |
| Jim Price | 1 | 19.0 | 37.5 | 57.1 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 |
| Junior Bridgeman | 3 | 22.3 | 45.0 | 63.6 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 8.3 |
| Dave Meyers | 3 | 18.0 | 45.5 | 82.4 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 8.0 |
| Jim Fox | 3 | 11.0 | 80.0 | 100.0 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Jon McGlocklin | 2 | 6.5 | 75.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| Clyde Mayes | 3 | 13.7 | 20.0 | 75.0 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| Kevin Restani | 3 | 11.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 |

## Transactions
### Trades

| June 16, 1975 | To Milwaukee Bucks---- Junior Bridgeman Dave Meyers Elmore Smith Brian Winters | To Los Angeles Lakers---- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Walt Wesley |
| October 22, 1975 | To Milwaukee Bucks---- Jim Fox | To Seattle SuperSonics---- 1976 2nd round pick (Bayard Forrest) |