1988–89 Milwaukee Bucks season

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1988–89 Milwaukee Bucks season
Head coachDel Harris
General managerDel Harris
Owner(s)Herb Kohl
ArenaBradley Center
Results
Record49–33 (.598)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Central)
Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishConference Semifinals
(Lost to Pistons 0–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWCGV-TV
(Jim Paschke, Jon McGlocklin)
RadioWTMJ
< 1987–88 1989–90 >

The 1988–89 NBA season was the Bucks' 21st season in the NBA.[1] It was the very first season for the Bucks playing in the Bradley Center, after the team moved there from the Milwaukee Arena, otherwise known as "The Mecca". The Bucks finished fourth in the Central Division with 49 wins and 33 losses.[2] Terry Cummings averaged 22.9 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, and selected for the 1989 NBA All-Star Game,[3] while sixth man Ricky Pierce averaged 17.6 points per game off the bench, and Jack Sikma provided the team with 13.4 points and 7.8 rebounds per game. In addition, Larry Krystkowiak averaged 12.7 points and 7.6 rebounds per game, while Paul Pressey provided with 12.1 points, 6.6 assists and 1.8 steals per game, Sidney Moncrief also contributed 12.1 points per game, and Jay Humphries averaged 11.6 points, 5.5 assists and 1.9 steals per game.[4]

In the playoffs, the Bucks defeated the 4th-seeded Atlanta Hawks in five games in the Eastern Conference First Round.[5] It marked the last time the Bucks would advance to the second round until 2000–01. In the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, the Bucks were swept by the eventual champions Detroit Pistons in four straight games.[6] Following the season, Cummings was traded to the San Antonio Spurs,[7] and Moncrief retired.

Draft picks[]

Main article: 1988 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 13 Jeff Grayer SF/SG  United States Iowa State
2 39 Tito Horford C  Dominican Republic Miami (FL)
3 63 Mike Jones  United States Auburn

Roster[]

1988–89 Milwaukee Bucks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
C 45 Breuer, Randy 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1960–10–11 Minnesota
F 35 Brown, Tony 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1960–07–29 Arkansas
F 34 Cummings, Terry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1961–03–15 DePaul
F 23 Davis, Mark 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1963–06–08 Old Dominion
G 20 Grayer, Jeff Injured 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1965–12–17 Iowa State
G 11 Green, Rickey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1954–08–18 Michigan
C 50 Horford, Tito 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1966–01–19 Miami (FL)
G 24 Humphries, Jay 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1962–10–17 Colorado
F 42 Krystkowiak, Larry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1964–09–23 Montana
C 44 Mokeski, Paul 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1957–01–03 Kansas
G 4 Moncrief, Sidney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1957–09–21 Arkansas
G 22 Pierce, Ricky 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1959–08–19 Rice
F 25 Pressey, Paul 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1958–12–24 Tulsa
F 31 Roberts, Fred 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1960–08–14 BYU
C 43 Sikma, Jack 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1955–11–14 Illinois Wesleyan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Central Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Detroit Pistons 63 19 .768 – 37–4 26–15 20–10
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 57 25 .695 6 37–4 20–21 19–11
x-Atlanta Hawks 52 30 .634 11 33–8 19–22 20–10
x-Milwaukee Bucks 49 33 .598 14 31–10 18–23 11–19
x-Chicago Bulls 47 35 .573 16 30–11 17–24 12–18
Indiana Pacers 28 54 .341 35 20–21 8–33 8–22
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Detroit Pistons 63 19 .768 –
2 y-New York Knicks 52 30 .634 11
3 x-Cleveland Cavaliers 57 25 .695 6
4 x-Atlanta Hawks 52 30 .634 11
5 x-Milwaukee Bucks 49 33 .598 14
6 x-Chicago Bulls 47 35 .573 16
7 x-Philadelphia 76ers 46 36 .561 17
8 x-Boston Celtics 42 40 .512 21
9 Washington Bullets 40 42 .488 23
10 Indiana Pacers 28 54 .341 35
11 New Jersey Nets 26 56 .317 37
12 Charlotte Hornets 20 62 .244 43
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents[]

1988-89 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta — 3–1 4–1 4–2 4–2 1–1 0–2 1–5 1–1 1–1 5–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 6–0 4–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1
Boston 1–3 — 6–0 1–3 1–4 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–3 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 5–1 3–3 3–3 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–4
Charlotte 1–4 0–6 — 1–4 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–4 2–4 3–3 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–5
Chicago 2–4 3–1 4–1 — 0–6 2–0 1–1 0–6 1–1 1–1 4–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 6–0 2–2 3–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 3–1
Cleveland 2–4 4–1 4–0 6–0 — 2–0 2–0 3–3 1–1 1–1 5–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–3 4–0 2–2 3–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–2
Dallas 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 — 3–3 0–2 1–3 1–5 1–1 3–1 0–4 6–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–2 2–2 5–1 2–2 4–2 1–1
Denver 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–3 — 1–1 3–1 4–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 5–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 3–3 2–2 3–3 1–1
Detroit 5–1 3–1 4–0 6–0 3–3 2–0 1–1 — 1–1 1–1 4–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–4 4–0 0–4 5–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 5–0
Golden State 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–3 1–1 — 1–3 1–1 5–1 2–3 4–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–4 2–4 2–3 3–1 2–4 2–2 1–1
Houston 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 5–1 2–4 1–1 3–1 — 2–0 2–2 1–3 4–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–3 3–1 2–2 6–0 2–2 2–4 0–2
Indiana 1–5 3–2 2–2 2–4 1–5 1–1 1–1 2–4 1–1 0–2 — 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–4 1–3 0–5 0–4 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–3
L.A. Clippers 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 0–2 1–5 2–2 1–1 — 1–5 1–3 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–5 1–5 2–3 3–1 1–4 1–3 0–2
L.A. Lakers 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 4–0 3–1 0–2 3–2 3–1 2–0 5–1 — 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–3 5–0 5–1 3–1 4–2 1–3 1–1
Miami 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–6 1–5 0–2 0–4 2–4 1–1 3–1 0–4 — 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–4 0–4 1–3 2–4 0–4 1–5 0–2
Milwaukee 0–6 2–2 4–0 0–6 3–3 2–0 2–0 4–2 2–0 1–1 4–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 — 4–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–1
New Jersey 1–4 1–5 4–2 2–2 0–4 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–4 — 2–4 1–5 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–5
New York 2–2 3–3 4–2 2–3 2–2 2–0 1–1 4–0 0–2 2–0 5–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 4–2 — 2–4 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 5–1
Philadelphia 2–2 3–3 3–3 3–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 0–5 1–1 2–0 4–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–3 5–1 4–2 — 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–2
Phoenix 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–1 3–1 0–2 4–2 3–1 1–1 5–1 3–3 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 — 2–3 5–1 3–1 4–1 2–2 2–0
Portland 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 4–2 1–3 0–2 5–1 0–5 4–0 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 3–2 — 3–3 4–0 2–4 0–4 1–1
Sacramento 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 1–3 0–2 3–2 2–2 1–1 3–2 1–5 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–5 3–3 — 2–2 1–5 1–3 0–2
San Antonio 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–5 3–3 0–2 1–3 0–6 0–2 1–3 1–3 4–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–4 2–2 — 0–4 1–5 1–1
Seattle 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–2 4–2 2–2 1–1 4–1 2–4 4–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–4 4–2 5–1 4–0 — 3–1 1–1
Utah 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–4 3–3 0–2 2–2 4–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 5–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 4–0 3–1 5–1 1–3 — 2–0
Washington 1–3 4–2 5–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–5 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–4 5–1 1–5 2–4 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 —

Game log[]

1988–89 game log
Total: 49–33 (Home: 2–2; Road: 0–0)
November: 2–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
2 November 5, 1988 Atlanta L 94–107 Terry Cummings (19) Jack Sikma (10) Ricky Pierce (5) Bradley Center
18,649 		1–1
3 November 9, 1988 Philadelphia W 114–103 Terry Cummings (31) Larry Krystkowiak, Paul Pressey (7) Jay Humphries (6) Bradley Center
14,192 		2–1
4 November 12, 1988 Boston W 108–100 Bradley Center
18,673 		3–1
December: 1–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
21 December 17, 1988 Chicago L 93–112 Bradley Center
18,649 		1–1
24 December 23, 1988 Dallas W 113–101 Bradley Center
18,633 		14–10
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
1988–89 schedule

Playoffs[]

1989 playoff game log
First Round: 3–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 27 @ Atlanta L 92–100 Jay Humphries (20) Terry Cummings (8) Sidney Moncrief (6) Omni Coliseum
14,541 		0–1
2 April 29 @ Atlanta W 108–98 Terry Cummings (22) Terry Cummings (8) Jack Sikma (7) Omni Coliseum
15,742 		1–1
3 May 2 Atlanta W 117–113 (OT) Ricky Pierce (35) Terry Cummings (14) Jay Humphries (10) Bradley Center
18,469 		2–1
4 May 5 Atlanta L 106–113 (OT) Jack Sikma (24) Larry Krystkowiak (10) Jay Humphries (15) Bradley Center
18,633 		2–2
5 May 7 @ Atlanta W 96–92 Ricky Pierce (25) Jack Sikma (9) Jay Humphries (5) Omni Coliseum
16,220 		3–2
Conference Semifinals: 0–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 10 @ Detroit L 80–85 Ricky Pierce (25) Sidney Moncrief (6) Jay Humphries (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills
21,454 		0–1
2 May 12 @ Detroit L 92–112 Krystkowiak, Pierce (22) Larry Krystkowiak (13) Rickey Green (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills
21,454 		0–2
3 May 14 Detroit L 90–110 Ricky Pierce (22) Randy Breuer (8) Jay Humphries (5) Bradley Center
18,633 		0–3
4 May 15 Detroit L 94–96 Fred Roberts (33) Randy Breuer (9) Jay Humphries (14) Bradley Center
18,633 		0–4
1989 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

Season[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Terry Cummings 80 78 35.3 46.7 46.7 78.7 8.1 2.5 1.3 0.9 22.9
Ricky Pierce 75 4 27.7 51.8 22.2 85.9 2.6 2.1 1.0 0.3 17.6
Jack Sikma 80 80 32.3 43.1 38.0 90.5 7.8 3.6 1.1 0.8 13.4
Larry Krystkowiak 80 77 30.9 47.3 33.3 82.3 7.6 1.3 1.2 0.1 12.7
Paul Pressey 67 62 32.4 47.4 21.8 77.6 3.9 6.6 1.8 0.7 12.1
Sidney Moncrief 62 50 25.7 49.1 34.2 86.5 2.8 3.0 1.0 0.2 12.1
Jay Humphries 73 50 30.4 48.3 26.6 81.6 2.6 5.5 1.9 0.1 11.6
Jeff Grayer 11 2 18.2 43.8 0.0 85.0 3.2 2.0 0.9 0.1 7.4
Fred Roberts 71 3 17.6 48.6 21.4 80.6 2.9 0.9 0.5 0.3 5.9
Rickey Green 30 0 16.7 54.5 33.3 89.5 1.5 3.5 0.7 0.1 5.4
Randy Breuer 48 4 10.7 48.0 0.0 54.9 2.8 0.5 0.2 0.8 4.2
Mark Davis 31 0 8.1 49.5 11.1 81.3 1.2 0.5 0.4 0.2 4.0
Tony Brown 29 0 9.4 49.3 28.6 78.3 1.0 0.7 0.4 0.1 3.2
Paul Mokeski 74 0 9.3 36.0 26.9 78.4 2.5 0.5 0.4 0.3 2.2
Tito Horford 25 0 4.5 32.6 0.0 63.2 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.3 1.7
Andre Turner 4 0 3.3 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.5
Mike Dunleavy 2 0 2.5 50.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5

Player Stats Citation:[4]

Playoffs[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Ricky Pierce 9 0 32.4 54.6 75.0 87.2 2.8 2.8 1.2 0.2 22.3
Fred Roberts 9 5 38.3 49.0 0.0 85.0 4.3 2.2 0.6 0.4 14.7
Jay Humphries 9 9 35.9 49.5 16.7 88.2 3.0 7.8 0.9 0.0 14.6
Terry Cummings 5 4 24.8 36.2 0.0 87.5 6.6 1.4 0.6 0.0 12.8
Jack Sikma 9 9 33.4 39.4 28.6 82.1 5.6 3.3 0.9 0.4 11.7
Larry Krystkowiak 8 8 29.9 42.6 0.0 87.1 5.6 1.5 0.3 0.1 10.6
Sidney Moncrief 9 9 20.4 39.6 28.6 93.8 2.9 1.4 0.6 0.2 6.1
Paul Mokeski 5 0 12.2 57.1 100.0 75.0 3.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 4.6
Randy Breuer 9 1 18.0 53.1 0.0 38.5 4.4 0.6 0.2 0.7 4.3
Rickey Green 8 0 13.8 41.4 50.0 100.0 1.6 2.3 0.6 0.0 3.6
Tony Brown 6 0 11.5 36.4 0.0 75.0 1.2 1.0 0.3 0.0 1.8

Awards and records[]

Transactions[]

Trades[]

June 23, 1988 To Milwaukee Bucks---- To Miami Heat----
October 4, 1988 To Milwaukee Bucks---- To Seattle SuperSonics----

Free Agents[]

Player Signed Former team
Mark Davis May 19, 1988 La Crosse Catbirds
Jim Les October 19, 1988 Chicago Express
Rickey Green March 1, 1989 Charlotte Hornets
Subtractions
Player Date signed New team
John Stroeder Expansion Draft June 23, 1988 Miami Heat
Jim Les October 20, 1988 Utah Jazz

Player Transactions Citation:[8]

See also[]

  • 1988-89 NBA season

References[]

  1. ^ 1988-89 Milwaukee Bucks
  2. ^ "1988–89 Milwaukee Bucks Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "1989 NBA All-Star Game: West 143, East 134". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "1988–89 Milwaukee Bucks Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  5. ^ "Bucks Defeat Hawks and Clinch Series". New York Times. May 8, 1989. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  6. ^ "Pistons Edge Bucks To Complete a Sweep". New York Times. May 16, 1989. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  7. ^ "Cummings Is Traded For 2 Spurs Starters". New York Times. May 29, 1989. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  8. ^ "1988–89 Milwaukee Bucks Transactions". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
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