1977-78 Milwaukee Bucks Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 44-38
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 5-4 Lost conference semifinals
Conference First Round - Defeated Phoenix Suns 2-0
Conference Semifinals - Lost to Denver Nuggets 4-3
Coach: Don Nelson (44-38)
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Attendance: 435,057, Avg. 10,611 in 41 home dates
1977-78 Milwaukee Bucks Statistics
1977-78 Milwaukee Bucks Results

The Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association ended the 1977-78 season with a record of 44 wins and 38 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 5-4.

The Bucks tossed in 9,214 points and allowed 9,262. Brian Winters scored a team-leading 1,594 points for Milwaukee, while Marques Johnson netted 18 or more per game also. Marques Johnson racked up 847 boards. Quinn Buckner dished out 456 assists for the squad.

On defense, Quinn Buckner added 188 steals.

Don Nelson coached the team. The 1977-78 Milwaukee Bucks lost in the conference semifinals.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Kent BensonCDecember 27, 19546'10"235IndianaNew Castle, IN USA
Junior BridgemanF-GSeptember 17, 19536'5"210LouisvilleEast Chicago, IN USA
Quinn BucknerGAugust 20, 19546'3"190IndianaPhoenix, IL USA
Jim EakinsCMay 24, 19466'11"215Brigham YoungSacramento, CA USA
Alex EnglishFJanuary 5, 19546'7"190South CarolinaColumbia, SC USA
John GianelliC-FJune 10, 19506'10"220PacificStockton, CA USA
Ernie GrunfeldG-FApril 24, 19556'6"210TennesseeSatu-Mare, ROM
Marques JohnsonF-GFebruary 8, 19566'7"218UCLANachitoches, LA USA
Rich LaurelGJuly 11, 19546'6"190HofstraPhiladelphia, PA USA
Scott LloydC-FDecember 19, 19526'10"230Arizona StateChicago, IL USA
Dave MeyersF-CApril 21, 19536'8"215UCLASan Diego, CA USA
Kevin RestaniF-CDecember 23, 19516'9"225San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA USA
Lloyd WaltonGNovember 23, 19536'0"160MarquetteChicago, IL USA
Brian WintersG-FMarch 1, 19526'4"185South CarolinaRockaway, NY USA



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