1977-78 Chicago Bulls Statistics
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 40-42
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Coach: Ed Badger (40-42)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 548,844, Avg. 13,386 in 41 home dates
1977-78 Chicago Bulls RosterTeam Record: 40-42
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Coach: Ed Badger (40-42)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 548,844, Avg. 13,386 in 41 home dates
1977-78 Chicago Bulls Results
The Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association ended the 1977-78 season with a record of 40 wins and 42 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference.
The Bulls scored 8,523 points and yielded 8,596. Artis Gilmore netted a team-leading 1,879 points for Chicago, and Mickey Johnson contributed 17 or more per game also. Artis Gilmore accounted for 1,071 rebounds. Norm Van Lier dished out 531 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Wilbur Holland added 164 steals, while Artis Gilmore blocked 181 shots.
Ed Badger coached the team.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artis Gilmore | C | 82 | 82 | 3067 | 1260 | 704 | 669 | 471 | 318 | 753 | 1071 | 263 | 42 | 181 | 366 | 261 | 1879 | ||
| Mickey Johnson | F | 81 | 81 | 2870 | 1215 | 561 | 446 | 362 | 218 | 520 | 738 | 267 | 92 | 68 | 270 | 317 | 1484 | ||
| Wilbur Holland | G | 82 | 81 | 2884 | 1285 | 569 | 279 | 223 | 105 | 189 | 294 | 313 | 164 | 14 | 223 | 258 | 1361 | ||
| John Mengelt | G | 81 | 8 | 1767 | 675 | 325 | 238 | 184 | 41 | 88 | 129 | 232 | 51 | 4 | 124 | 169 | 834 | ||
| Scott May | F | 55 | 55 | 1802 | 617 | 280 | 216 | 175 | 118 | 214 | 332 | 114 | 50 | 6 | 125 | 170 | 735 | ||
| Norm Van Lier | G | 78 | 75 | 2524 | 477 | 200 | 229 | 172 | 86 | 198 | 284 | 531 | 144 | 5 | 200 | 279 | 572 | ||
| Mark Landsberger | F-C | 62 | 15 | 926 | 251 | 127 | 157 | 91 | 110 | 191 | 301 | 41 | 21 | 6 | 69 | 78 | 345 | ||
| Cazzie Russell | F-G | 36 | 5 | 789 | 304 | 133 | 57 | 49 | 31 | 52 | 83 | 61 | 19 | 4 | 35 | 63 | 315 | ||
| Tate Armstrong | G | 66 | 0 | 716 | 280 | 131 | 27 | 22 | 24 | 44 | 68 | 74 | 23 | 0 | 58 | 42 | 284 | ||
| Steve Sheppard | F | 64 | 7 | 698 | 262 | 119 | 56 | 37 | 67 | 64 | 131 | 43 | 14 | 3 | 46 | 72 | 275 | ||
| Nick Weatherspoon | F | 41 | 0 | 611 | 194 | 86 | 42 | 37 | 57 | 68 | 125 | 32 | 19 | 10 | 49 | 74 | 209 | ||
| Cliff Pondexter | F-C | 44 | 0 | 534 | 85 | 37 | 20 | 14 | 36 | 94 | 130 | 87 | 19 | 15 | 30 | 66 | 88 | ||
| Derrek Dickey | F | 25 | 1 | 220 | 68 | 27 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 27 | 68 | ||
| Tom Boerwinkle | C | 22 | 0 | 227 | 50 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 45 | 59 | 44 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 36 | 56 | ||
| Jim Ard | F-C | 14 | 0 | 116 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 18 | ||
| Glenn Hansen | G | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 835 | 410 | 19755 | 7041 | 3330 | 0 | 0 | 2471 | 1863 | 1248 | 2577 | 3825 | 2119 | 665 | 322 | 1659 | 1930 | 8523 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artis Gilmore | C | 82 | 82 | 37.4 | 55.9 | 70.4 | 3.9 | 9.2 | 13.1 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 22.9 | |
| Mickey Johnson | F | 81 | 81 | 35.4 | 46.2 | 81.2 | 2.7 | 6.4 | 9.1 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 18.3 | |
| Wilbur Holland | G | 82 | 81 | 35.2 | 44.3 | 79.9 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 16.6 | |
| John Mengelt | G | 81 | 8 | 21.8 | 48.1 | 77.3 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 10.3 | |
| Scott May | F | 55 | 55 | 32.8 | 45.4 | 81.0 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 13.4 | |
| Norm Van Lier | G | 78 | 75 | 32.4 | 41.9 | 75.1 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 6.8 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 7.3 | |
| Mark Landsberger | F-C | 62 | 15 | 14.9 | 50.6 | 58.0 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 5.6 | |
| Cazzie Russell | F-G | 36 | 5 | 21.9 | 43.8 | 86.0 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 8.8 | |
| Tate Armstrong | G | 66 | 0 | 10.8 | 46.8 | 81.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 4.3 | |
| Steve Sheppard | F | 64 | 7 | 10.9 | 45.4 | 66.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 4.3 | |
| Nick Weatherspoon | F | 41 | 0 | 14.9 | 44.3 | 88.1 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 5.1 | |
| Cliff Pondexter | F-C | 44 | 0 | 12.1 | 43.5 | 70.0 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.0 | |
| Derrek Dickey | F | 25 | 1 | 8.8 | 39.7 | 73.7 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.7 | |
| Tom Boerwinkle | C | 22 | 0 | 10.3 | 46.0 | 76.9 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.5 | |
| Jim Ard | F-C | 14 | 0 | 8.3 | 50.0 | 66.7 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | |
| Glenn Hansen | G | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Averages | 835 | 410 | 23.7 | 47.3 | 75.4 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 10.2 |
