1976–77 Chicago Bulls season

1976–77 Chicago Bulls season
Head coachEd Badger
General managerJon Kovler
Owner(s)Arthur Wirtz and Jonathan Kovler
ArenaChicago Stadium
Results
Record44–38 (.537)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Midwest)
Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Trail Blazers 1–2)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionWGN-TV
(Lorn Brown, Johnny “Red” Kerr)
RadioWIND
(Jim Durham, Bill Berg)

The 1976–77 Chicago Bulls season was the Bulls' 11th season in the NBA.[1]

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1976 NBA draft

Roster

1976–77 Chicago Bulls roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
C 18 Tom Boerwinkle 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1945-08-23 Tennessee
F/C 41 Eric Fernsten 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1953-11-01 San Francisco
C 53 Artis Gilmore 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1949-09-21 Jacksonville
F 33 Phil Hicks 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1953-01-31 Tulane
G 12 Wilbur Holland 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1951-11-08 New Orleans
F 8 Mickey Johnson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1952-08-31 Aurora
G 44 Tom Kropp 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1953-02-12 Nebraska–Kearney
G 31 John Laskowski 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1953-06-07 Indiana
F 24 Jack Marin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1944-10-12 Duke
F 42 Scott May 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1954-03-19 Indiana
G 15 John Mengelt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1949-10-16 Auburn
G 30 Keith Starr 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1954-03-14 Pittsburgh
G 2 Norm Van Lier 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1947-04-01 Saint Francis (PA)
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: February 2, 1977

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Denver Nuggets 50 32 .610 – 36–5 14–27 15–5
x-Detroit Pistons 44 38 .537 6 30–11 14–27 12–8
x-Chicago Bulls 44 38 .537 6 31–10 13–28 10–10
Kansas City Kings 40 42 .488 10 28–13 12–29 7–13
Indiana Pacers 36 46 .439 14 25–16 11–30 9–11
Milwaukee Bucks 30 52 .366 20 24–17 6–35 7–13
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Los Angeles Lakers 53 29 .646 –
2 y-Denver Nuggets 50 32 .610 3
3 x-Portland Trail Blazers 49 33 .598 4
4 x-Golden State Warriors 46 36 .561 7
5 x-Detroit Pistons 44 38 .537 9
6 x-Chicago Bulls 44 38 .537 9
7 Kansas City Kings 40 42 .488 13
8 Seattle SuperSonics 40 42 .488 13
9 Indiana Pacers 36 46 .439 17
10 Phoenix Suns 34 48 .415 19
11 Milwaukee Bucks 30 52 .366 23
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

1977 playoff game log
First Round: 1–2 (home: 1–0; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 12 @ Portland L 83–96 Mickey Johnson (19) Artis Gilmore (14) Norm Van Lier (8) Memorial Coliseum
12,774 		0–1
2 April 15 Portland W 107–104 Mickey Johnson (29) Mickey Johnson (15) Norm Van Lier (11) Chicago Stadium
20,000 		1–1
3 April 17 @ Portland L 98–106 Mickey Johnson (14) Johnson, Gilmore (14) Norm Van Lier (10) Memorial Coliseum
12,520 		1–2
1977 schedule

Awards and records

References

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