1996–97 Milwaukee Bucks season

1996–97 Milwaukee Bucks season
Head coachChris Ford
General managerMike Dunleavy
OwnerHerb Kohl
ArenaBradley Center
Results
Record33–49 (.402)
PlaceDivision: 7th (Central)
Conference: 11th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionWVTV
Wisconsin Sports Network
(Jim Paschke, Jon McGlocklin)
RadioWTMJ

The 1996–97 Milwaukee Bucks season was the 29th season for the Milwaukee Bucks in the National Basketball Association.[1] The Bucks received the fourth overall pick in the 1996 NBA draft, and selected point guard Stephon Marbury out of Georgia Tech University, but soon traded him to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for rookie shooting guard, and top draft pick Ray Allen from the University of Connecticut.[2][3][4] During the off-season, the team signed free agent Armen Gilliam,[5][6][7] acquired Andrew Lang from the Timberwolves,[8] acquired Elliot Perry from the Phoenix Suns,[9][10] and hired Chris Ford as their new head coach.[11][12]

Under Ford, and with the new trio of Allen, Vin Baker and Glenn Robinson, the Bucks got off to a 15–11 start to the regular season, but soon struggled and fell under .500 in winning percentage, holding a 21–26 record at the All-Star break.[13] At mid-season, the team traded second-year guard Shawn Respert to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for Acie Earl.[14][15][16] The Bucks posted an 8-game losing streak between February and March, and finished in seventh place in the Central Division with a 33–49 record, missing the NBA playoffs for the sixth consecutive year.[17]

Baker averaged 21.0 points, 10.3 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, while Robinson averaged 21.1 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game, and Allen provided the team with 13.4 points per game, led them with 117 three-point field goals, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. In addition, Sherman Douglas provided with 9.7 points and 5.4 assists per game, while off the bench, Johnny Newman contributed 8.7 points per game, Gilliam averaged 8.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game, Perry contributed 6.9 points, 3.0 assists and 1.2 steals per game, and Lang, the team's starting center, averaged 5.3 points and rebounds per game each,[18] but only played 52 games due to an Achilles injury.[19][20]

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, Baker was selected for the 1997 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Eastern Conference All-Star team,[21][22][23] while Allen was selected for the NBA Rookie Game, as a member of the Eastern Conference Rookie team,[21][24] and also participated in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest.[21][25]

Following the season, Baker was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics in an off-season three-team trade,[26][27][28] while Newman was dealt to the Denver Nuggets,[29][30][31] Douglas, who was involved in a trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers, signed as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets,[32][33][34] and Earl was released to free agency.

Draft picks

Main article: 1996 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 4 Stephon Marbury PG  United States Georgia Tech
2 33 Moochie Norris PG  United States West Florida
2 53 Jeff Nordgaard SF  United States Wisconsin-Green Bay

Roster

1996–97 Milwaukee Bucks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
G 34 Ray Allen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1975–07–20 Connecticut
F 42 Vin Baker 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1971–11–23 Hartford
F 52 Chucky Brown 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1968–02–29 NC State
G 20 Sherman Douglas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1966–09–15 Syracuse
C 55 Acie Earl 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1970–06–23 Iowa
F 10 Armen Gilliam 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1964–05–28 UNLV
C 28 Andrew Lang 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1966–06–28 Arkansas
G 21 Cuonzo Martin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 1971–09–23 Purdue
G 22 Johnny Newman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1963–11–28 Richmond
G 5 Elliot Perry 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1969–03–28 Memphis
F 13 Glenn Robinson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1973–01–10 Purdue
C 51 Keith Tower 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1970–05–15 Notre Dame
C 23 Joe Wolf 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1964–12–17 North Carolina
F 7 David Wood 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1964–11–30 Nevada
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Chicago Bulls 69 13 .841 – 39–2 30–11 24–4
x-Atlanta Hawks 56 26 .683 13 36–5 20–21 17–11
x-Detroit Pistons 54 28 .659 15 30–11 24–17 17–11
x-Charlotte Hornets 54 28 .659 15 30–11 24–17 14–14
Cleveland Cavaliers 42 40 .512 27 25–16 17–24 13–15
Indiana Pacers 39 43 .476 30 21–20 18–23 11–17
Milwaukee Bucks 33 49 .402 36 20–21 13–28 10–18
Toronto Raptors 30 52 .366 39 18–23 12–29 6–22
1996–97 NBA East standings
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Chicago Bulls 69 13 .841 –
2 y-Miami Heat 61 21 .744 8
3 x-New York Knicks 57 25 .695 12
4 x-Atlanta Hawks 56 26 .683 13
5 x-Detroit Pistons 54 28 .659 15
6 x-Charlotte Hornets 54 28 .659 15
7 x-Orlando Magic 45 37 .549 24
8 x-Washington Bullets 44 38 .537 25
9 Cleveland Cavaliers 42 40 .512 27
10 Indiana Pacers 39 43 .476 30
11 Milwaukee Bucks 33 49 .402 36
12 Toronto Raptors 30 52 .366 39
13 New Jersey Nets 26 56 .317 43
14 Philadelphia 76ers 22 60 .268 47
15 Boston Celtics 15 67 .183 54
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

1996–97 game log
Total: 33–49 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
November: 8–7 (home: 5–3; road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 November 1, 1996 @ Philadelphia W 111–103 Vin Baker (25) CoreStates Center
20,444 		1–0
2 November 2, 1996 Boston W 124–102 Johnny Newman, Glenn Robinson (21) Bradley Center
17,275 		2–0
3 November 6, 1996 Vancouver W 105–89 Ray Allen, Vin Baker (20) Vin Baker (11) Sherman Douglas (8) Bradley Center
13,689 		3–0
4 November 8, 1996 @ Miami L 89—101 Vin Baker (27) Miami Arena
15,200 		3–1
5 November 9, 1996 @ Charlotte W 100—98 Vin Baker (28) Charlotte Coliseum
24,042 		4–1
6 November 12, 1996 Phoenix W 99–89 Vin Baker (32) Bradley Center
13,565 		5–1
7 November 14, 1996 @ Golden State L 86—95 Vin Baker (32) San Jose Arena
14,414 		5–2
8 November 15, 1996 @ Sacramento L 99—103 Glenn Robinson (29) ARCO Arena
17,317 		5–3
9 November 17, 1996 @ L. A. Clippers L 94—102 Glenn Robinson (31) Armen Gilliam (13) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
7,311 		5–4
10 November 19, 1996 Dallas W 100–97 Armen Gilliam (27) Bradley Center
13,225 		6–4
11 November 21, 1996 Atlanta L 65–73 Bradley Center
14,698 		6–5
12 November 23, 1996 Washington L 90–95 Bradley Center
16,508 		6–6
13 November 25, 1996 @ Orlando W 100–88 Orlando Arena
16,808 		7–6
14 November 27, 1996 Cleveland W 92–75 Bradley Center
14,189 		8–6
15 November 30, 1996 Charlotte L 87–94 Bradley Center
16,327 		8–7
December: 4–2 (home: 3–2; road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
16 December 3, 1996 Chicago L 104–107 Bradley Center
18,717 		8–8
17 December 7, 1996 @ Washington W 126–118 Glenn Robinson (44) Vin Baker (13) US Airways Arena
18,756 		9–8
18 December 8, 1996 Boston W 100–87 Bradley Center
13,350 		10–8
19 December 10, 1996 Detroit L 85–93 Bradley Center
13,202 		10–9
20 December 12, 1996 Seattle W 100–97 Glenn Robinson (32) Bradley Center
16,355 		11–9
21 December 14, 1996 New Jersey W 101–91 Vin Baker, Glenn Robinson (27) Bradley Center
16,689 		12–9
22 December 16, 1996 @ Boston W 107–91 Fleet Center
15,030 		13–9
23 December 18, 1996 L. A. Lakers W 107–91 Bradley Center
16,829 		13–10
January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1996–97 schedule

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Ray Allen 82 81 30.9 .430 .393 .823 4.0 2.6 0.9 0.1 13.4
Vin Baker 78 78 40.5 .505 .278 .687 10.3 2.7 1.0 1.4 21.0
Chucky Brown 60 1 11.2 .508 .167 .661 2.2 0.4 0.2 0.3 2.8
Jimmy Carruth 4 0 5.3 .667 .000 1.000 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.3
Sherman Douglas 79 79 29.3 .502 .333 .667 2.4 5.4 1.0 0.1 9.7
Acie Earl 9 0 4.8 .348 .000 .714 1.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 2.9
Armen Gilliam 80 25 25.6 .471 .000 .768 6.2 0.7 0.8 0.5 8.6
Darrin Hancock 9 0 4.3 .333 .000 .000 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.4
Andrew Lang 52 52 23.0 .464 .000 .721 5.3 0.5 0.5 0.9 5.3
Cuonzo Martin 3 0 4.3 .000 .000 .000 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
Johnny Newman 82 4 25.1 .450 .347 .765 2.3 1.4 0.9 0.2 8.7
Elliot Perry 82 3 19.5 .474 .358 .745 1.5 3.0 1.2 0.0 6.9
Shawn Respert 14 0 5.9 .316 .111 1.000 0.5 0.6 0.0 0.0 1.4
Glenn Robinson 80 79 38.9 .465 .350 .791 6.3 3.1 1.3 0.9 21.1
Keith Tower 5 1 14.4 .375 .000 .125 1.8 0.2 0.4 0.2 1.4
Joe Wolf 56 7 9.4 .449 .143 .737 2.0 0.4 0.3 0.2 1.7
David Wood 46 0 5.2 .526 .333 .667 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.1 1.2

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Awards and records

Transactions

Trades

June 26, 1996 To Milwaukee Bucks---- To Minnesota Timberwolves----
September 25, 1996 To Milwaukee Bucks---- To Phoenix Suns----
December 4, 1996 To Milwaukee Bucks---- To Phoenix Suns----
February 20, 1997 To Milwaukee Bucks---- To Toronto Raptors----

Free agents

Player Signed Former team
Armen Gilliam August 6, 1996 New Jersey Nets
Joe Wolf September 3, 1996 Orlando Magic
Darrin Hancock October 3, 1996 Charlotte Hornets
Keith Tower October 3, 1996 Los Angeles Clippers
David Wood October 3, 1996 Dallas Mavericks

Player Transactions Citation:[35]

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