1971–72 Milwaukee Bucks season

1971–72 Milwaukee Bucks season
Division Champions
Head coach	Larry Costello
Arena	Milwaukee Arena
Results
Record	63–19 (.768)
Place	Division: 1st (Midwest) Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finish	West Finals (Eliminated 2–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1971–72 Milwaukee Bucks season was the fourth season in franchise history. Led by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the Bucks finished in first place in the Midwest Division. Abdul-Jabbar won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award ahead of Jerry West and Wilt Chamberlain of the Los Angeles Lakers.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	17	Collis Jones		United States	University of Notre Dame
3	51	Gary Brell		United States	Marquette University

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Roster

Milwaukee Bucks roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	From
6.0 !C	33	Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem	7000218440000000000♠7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	UCLA
1.0 !PG	42	Allen, Lucius	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	UCLA
4.0 !F	34	Block, John	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	Southern California
3.0 !SF	10	Dandridge, Bob	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Norfolk State
1.5 !G	24	Jones, Wali	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Villanova
4.0 !F	7	Kimball, Toby	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Connecticut
2.0 !SG	14	McGlocklin, Jon	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Indiana
6.0 !C	50	Nelson, Barry	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Duquesne
4.0 !F	18	Perry, Curtis	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Missouri State
1.0 !PG	1	Robertson, Oscar	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Cincinnati

Head coach

Larry Costello

Assistant coach(es)

Tom Nissalke

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Regular season

January 9: The Bucks ended the Los Angeles Lakers' 33-game winning streak.^[2]

Season standings

Midwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks	63	19	.768	–	31–5	27–12	5–2	13–5
x-Chicago Bulls	57	25	.695	6	29–12	26–12	2–1	12–6
Phoenix Suns	49	33	.598	14	30–11	19–20	0–2	7–11
Detroit Pistons	26	56	.317	37	16–25	9–30	1–1	4–14

#	Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT
1	z-Los Angeles Lakers	69	13	.841
2	y-Milwaukee Bucks	63	19	.768
3	x-Chicago Bulls	57	25	.695
4	x-Golden State Warriors	51	31	.622

5	Phoenix Suns	49	33	.598
6	Seattle SuperSonics	47	35	.573
7	Houston Rockets	34	48	.415
8	Detroit Pistons	26	56	.317
9	Portland Trail Blazers	18	64	.220

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1971-72 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BAL	BOS	BUF	CHI	CIN	CLE	DET	GSW	HOU	LAL	MIL	NYK	PHI	PHO	POR	SEA
Atlanta	—	2–4	0–4	4–2	0–5	3–3	4–2	3–2	3–2	1–4	0–5	2–3	3–1	3–3	3–2	4–0	1–4
Baltimore	4–2	—	2–2	3–3	1–4	4–2	1–5	3–2	1–4	3–2	1–4	0–5	2–4	4–0	4–1	3–1	2–3
Boston	4–0	2–2	—	6–0	3–2	4–2	5–1	5–0	2–3	5–0	1–4	2–3	3–3	6–0	2–3	4–0	2–3
Buffalo	2–4	3–3	0–6	—	1–3	3–3	4–2	2–4	1–3	0–4	0–4	0–4	1–5	3–3	0–4	2–4	0–4
Chicago	5–0	4–1	2–3	3–1	—	3–1	4–0	5–1	3–3	5–1	1–3	2–4	3–2	4–1	5–1	6–0	2–3
Cincinnati	3–3	2–4	2–4	3–3	1–3	—	6–2	2–3	2–3	0–4	1–4	0–5	2–2	2–2	2–3	2–2	0–5
Cleveland	2–4	5–1	1–5	2–4	0–4	2–6	—	1–3	0–4	2–2	1–3	0–4	1–5	2–4	0–4	4–2	0–4
Detroit	2–3	2–3	0–5	4–2	1–5	3–2	3–1	—	0–5	3–3	1–4	1–5	1–4	1–4	2–4	2–2	0–4
Golden State	2–3	4–1	3–2	3–1	3–3	3–2	4–0	5–0	—	5–1	1–5	2–2	2–3	4–1	2–3	4–2	4–2
Houston	4–1	2–3	0–5	4–0	1–5	4–0	2–2	3–3	1–5	—	1–5	0–5	0–5	4–1	1–3	4–2	3–3
Los Angeles	5–0	4–1	4–1	4–0	3–1	4–1	3–1	4–1	5–1	5–1	—	4–1	4–1	5–0	4–2	6–0	5–1
Milwaukee	3–2	5–0	3–2	4–0	4–2	5–0	4–0	5–1	2–2	5–0	1–4	—	2–3	4–1	4–2	6–0	6–0
New York	1–3	4–2	3–3	5–1	2–3	2–2	5–1	4–1	3–2	5–0	1–4	3–2	—	3–3	1–4	3–1	3–2
Philadelphia	3–3	0–4	0–6	3–3	1–4	2–2	4–2	4–1	1–4	1–4	0–5	1–4	3–3	—	1–4	2–2	4–1
Phoenix	2–3	1–4	3–2	4–0	1–5	3–2	4–0	4–2	3–2	3–1	2–4	2–4	4–1	4–1	—	6–0	3–2
Portland	0–4	1–3	0–4	4–2	0–6	2–2	2–4	2–2	2–4	2–4	0–6	0–6	1–3	2–2	0–6	—	0–6
Seattle	4–1	3–2	3–2	4–0	3–2	5–0	4–0	4–0	2–4	3–3	1–5	0–6	2–3	1–4	2–3	6–0	—

Schedule

October

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Record
1	Oct 14	@ Phoenix Suns	110-97	1-0
2	Oct 16	@ Seattle SuperSonics	98-91	2-0
3	Oct 17	@ Portland Trail Blazers	127-94	3-0
4	Oct 19	Cleveland Cavaliers	116-82	4-0
5	Oct 22	Buffalo Braves	124-105	5-0
6	Oct 23	@ Philadelphia 76ers	110-88	6-0
7	Oct 26	Baltimore Bullets	120-90	7-0
8	Oct 29	@ Boston Celtics	114-125	7-1
9	Oct 31	@ Cleveland Cavaliers	118-102	8-1

November

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Record
10	Nov 5	@ Chicago Bulls	104-102	9-1
11	Nov 6	Detroit Pistons	106-78	10-1

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Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; MIN= Minutes; FG= Field Goals; REB = Rebounds; AST = Assists; PTS = Points;

Player	GP	MIN	FG	REB	AST	PTS
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	81	3583	1159	1346	370	2822
Bob Dandridge	80	2957	630	613	249	1475
Oscar Robertson	64	2390	419	323	491	1114
Lucius Allen	80	2316	441	254	333	1080
Jon McGlocklin	80	2213	374	181	231	857
John Block	79	1524	233	410	95	672
Walli Jones	48	1030	144	75	141	362
Curtis Perry	50	1471	143	471	78	350
Toby Kimball	74	971	107	312	60	258
Greg Smith	28	737	97	161	63	235
Charlie Lowery	20	134	17	19	14	45

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Playoffs

West Conference Semifinals

(M1) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (P2) Golden State Warriors: Bucks win series 4–1

Game 1 @ Milwaukee: Golden State 117, Milwaukee 106
Game 2 @ Milwaukee: Milwaukee 118, Golden State 93
Game 3 @ Golden State: Milwaukee 122, Golden State 94
Game 4 @ Golden State: Milwaukee 106, Golden State 99
Game 5 @ Milwaukee: Milwaukee 108, Golden State 100

West Conference Finals

(P1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (M1) Milwaukee Bucks: Lakers win series 4–2

Game 1 @ Los Angeles: Milwaukee 93, Los Angeles 72
Game 2 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 135, Milwaukee 134
Game 3 @ Milwaukee: Los Angeles 108, Milwaukee 105
Game 4 @ Milwaukee: Milwaukee 114, Los Angeles 88
Game 5 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 115, Milwaukee 90
Game 6 @ Milwaukee: Los Angeles 104, Milwaukee 100

Awards and honors

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBA Most Valuable Player

References

↑ http://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1971.html
↑ Ferraro, Michael X.; Veneziano, John (2007). Numbelivable!. Chicago, Illinois: Triumph Books. p. 58. ISBN 978-1-57243-990-0.
↑ 1971-72 Milwaukee Bucks Games - Basketball-Reference.com
↑ http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIL/1972.html

1971–72 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston Buffalo New York Philadelphia

Central	Atlanta Baltimore Cincinnati Cleveland

Western

Midwest	Chicago Detroit Milwaukee Phoenix

Pacific	Golden State Houston Los Angeles Portland Seattle

Milwaukee Bucks seasons

1960s

1970s

1970–71

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Bold indicates NBA Finals victory

Milwaukee Bucks

Founded in 1968 Based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Franchise	Franchise 1968 Expansion Draft All-time roster Draft history Seasons Records Head coaches Current season

Arenas	MECCA Arena BMO Harris Bradley Center Wisconsin Entertainment and Sports Center (planned for 2018)

General managers	Erickson Embry Nelson D. Harris Dunleavy Weinhauer Grunfeld L. Harris Hammond

D-League affiliate	None

Administration	Owner Wesley Edens & Marc Lasry General Manager John Hammond Head Coach Jason Kidd

Retired numbers	1 2 4 10 14 16 32 33

Hall of Famers	Lew Alcindor Nate Archibald Dave Cowens Wayne Embry Alex English Bob Lanier Moses Malone Oscar Robertson

NBA Championships (1)	1971

Conference Championships (2)	1971 1974

Division titles (13)	1971 1972 1973 1974 1976 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 2001

Culture & lore	The Big O Bango The Fastest Expansion Champion MECCA Court The Coin Flip Fear the Deer

Media	TV Fox Sports Wisconsin Jim Paschke (play-by-play) Gus Johnson (part-time play-by-play) Jon McGlocklin (color) Marques Johnson (part-time color) Radio WTMJ Ted Davis Dennis Krause

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