1981-82 Milwaukee Bucks Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 55-27
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 2-4 Lost conference semifinals
Conference Semifinals - Lost to Philadelphia 76ers 4-2
Coach: Don Nelson (55-27)
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Attendance: 443,288, Avg. 10,812 in 41 home dates
1981-82 Milwaukee Bucks Statistics
1981-82 Milwaukee Bucks Results

The Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association ended the 1981-82 season with a record of 55 wins and 27 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-4.

Milwaukee scored 8,890 points and allowed 8,441. Sidney Moncrief tossed in a team-leading 1,581 points for the Bucks and racked up 534 rebounds. Sidney Moncrief dished out 382 assists for the squad.

On the defensive side of the ball, Quinn Buckner added 174 steals, while Harvey Catchings swatted 135 opponent shot attempts.

Don Nelson coached the team. The 1981-82 Milwaukee Bucks lost in the conference semifinals.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Junior BridgemanF-GSeptember 17, 19536'5"210LouisvilleEast Chicago, IN USA
Quinn BucknerGAugust 20, 19546'3"190IndianaPhoenix, IL USA
Harvey CatchingsC-FSeptember 2, 19516'9"218Hardin-SimmonsJackson, MS USA
Geoff CromptonCJuly 4, 19556'11"268North CarolinaBurlington, NC USA
Pat CummingsF-CJuly 11, 19566'9"230CincinnatiJohnstown, PA USA
Bob DandridgeF-GNovember 15, 19476'6"195Norfolk StateRichmond, VA USA
Mike EvansGApril 19, 19556'1"170Kansas StateGoldsboro, NC USA
Brad HollandGDecember 6, 19566'3"180UCLABillings, MT USA
Marques JohnsonF-GFebruary 8, 19566'7"218UCLANachitoches, LA USA
Mickey JohnsonFAugust 31, 19526'10"190AuroraChicago, IL USA
Bob LanierCSeptember 10, 19486'10"250St. BonaventureBuffalo, NY USA
Alton ListerC-FOctober 1, 19587'0"240Arizona StateDallas, TX USA
Scott MayFMarch 19, 19546'6"215IndianaSandusky, OH USA
Sidney MoncriefGSeptember 21, 19576'3"180ArkansasLittle Rock, AR USA
Robert SmithGMarch 10, 19555'11"165UNLVLos Angeles, CA USA
Kevin StacomGSeptember 4, 19516'3"185ProvidenceNew York, NY USA
Brian WintersG-FMarch 1, 19526'4"185South CarolinaRockaway, NY USA



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