1996–97 Milwaukee Bucks season

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1996–97 Milwaukee Bucks season
Head coachChris Ford
General managerMike Dunleavy
Owner(s)Herb Kohl
ArenaBradley Center
Results
Record33–49 (.402)
PlaceDivision: 7th (Central)
Conference: 11th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWVTV
Wisconsin Sports Network
(Jim Paschke, Jon McGlocklin)
RadioWTMJ
< 1995–96 1997–98 >

The 1996–97 NBA season was the Bucks' 29th season in the National Basketball Association.[1] In the 1996 NBA draft, the Bucks selected point guard Stephon Marbury out of Georgia Tech with the fourth overall pick, but soon traded him to the Minnesota Timberwolves for top draft pick shooting guard Ray Allen from the University of Connecticut.[2] In the off-season, the team signed free agents Armen Gilliam and Andrew Lang,[3] and acquired Elliot Perry from the Phoenix Suns. Under new head coach Chris Ford, along with the new trio of Allen, Vin Baker and Glenn Robinson, the Bucks appeared to be on their way breaking out of the gate with a 15–11 start. However, they could not maintain that momentum as they lost eight straight games between February and March, missing the playoffs again by finishing seventh in the Central Division with a 33–49 record.[4]

Baker averaged 21.0 points, 10.3 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, and selected for the 1997 NBA All-Star Game,[5] 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, and was selected to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. In addition, Sherman Douglas contributed 9.7 points and 5.4 assists per game, while Johnny Newman provided with 8.7 points per game off the bench, and Gilliam averaged 8.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game.[6]

Following the season, Baker was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics in an off-season three-team trade,[7] while Newman was dealt to the Denver Nuggets, and Douglas, who was involved in a trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers, signed as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets.[8]

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. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
G 34 Allen, Ray 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1975–07–20 Connecticut
F/C 42 Baker, Vin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1971–11–23 Hartford
F 52 Brown, Chucky 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1968–02–29 North Carolina State
G 20 Douglas, Sherman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1966–09–15 Syracuse
C 55 Earl, Acie 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1970–06–23 Iowa
F 10 Gilliam, Armen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1964–05–28 UNLV
C 28 Lang, Andrew 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1966–06–28 Arkansas
G 21 Martin, Cuonzo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 1971–09–23 Purdue
G 22 Newman, Johnny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1963–11–28 Richmond
G 5 Perry, Elliot 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1969–03–28 Memphis
F 13 Robinson, Glenn 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1973–01–10 Purdue
C 51 Tower, Keith 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1970–05–15 Notre Dame
C 23 Wolf, Joe 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1964–12–17 North Carolina
F 7 Wood, David 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1964–11–30 Nevada
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured 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

Record vs. opponents[]

1996-97 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA VAN WAS
Atlanta – 3–1 1–3 1–3 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 4–0 2–0 3–1 1–3 3–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–1
Boston 1–3 – 0–4 0–4 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–3 0–2 0–4 0–4 0–4 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–1 0–2 0–2 0–4
Charlotte 3–1 4–0 – 0–4 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–0 4–0 3–1 1–2 4–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 0–2 2–0 3–1
Chicago 3–1 4–0 4–0 – 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 4–0 2–0 3–1 2–2 3–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–1
Cleveland 1–3 2–1 1–3 1–3 – 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 0–4 2–2 2–0 4–0 1–3 2–2 3–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 1–3
Dallas 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 – 3–1 0–2 0–4 0–4 1–1 2–2 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–3 2–2 1–3 1–3 0–2 1–3 3–1 0–2
Denver 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 – 0–2 1–3 1–3 0–2 1–3 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 0–4 2–2 2–2 0–4 1–1 0–4 3–1 1–1
Detroit 3–1 4–0 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–0 – 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 0–4 3–1 2–0 4–0 1–2 2–2 2–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 4–0
Golden State 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 4–0 3–1 0–2 – 0–4 1–1 1–3 0–4 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–4 2–2 1–3 4–0 0–4 2–0 0–4 3–1 0–2
Houston 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 4–0 3–1 1–1 4–0 – 1–1 3–1 3–1 0–2 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–2 2–2 4–0 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–0
Indiana 1–3 2–1 2–2 0–4 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 – 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–2 1–3 1–3 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 0–2 2–0 1–3
L.A. Clippers 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 3–1 0–2 3–1 1–3 0–2 – 2–2 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–4 2–2 4–0 1–3 2–0 1–3 4–0 0–2
L.A. Lakers 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 4–0 1–1 4–0 1–3 1–1 2–2 – 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 4–0 1–3 4–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–3 4–0 2–0
Miami 2–1 4��0 2–1 2–2 4–0 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 – 4–0 1–1 3–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 3–1 0–2 2–0 3–1
Milwaukee 0–4 3–1 2–2 0–4 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 – 0–2 2–1 1–2 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 1–3
Minnesota 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–1 4–0 0–2 3–1 0–4 0–2 3–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 – 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 0–4 4–0 0–4 1–1 1–3 4–0 1–1
New Jersey 1–3 4–0 0–4 1–3 0–4 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–2 0–2 – 2–2 1–3 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–3 0–2 2–0 1–3
New York 3–1 4–0 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–1 1–1 2–2 – 3–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 3–0 1–1 2–0 4–0
Orlando 1–3 4–0 2–1 0–3 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–3 – 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 0–2 1–1 1–3
Philadelphia 0–4 3–1 0–4 0–4 0–3 0–2 1–1 1–2 0–2 0–2 0–3 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–3 1–1 2–2 2–3 2–2 – 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–2 2–0 1–3
Phoenix 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 4–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 0–4 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 – 1–3 4–0 3–1 2–2 0–2 1–3 2–2 1–1
Portland 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 3–1 4–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 4–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 – 2–2 4–0 1–3 0–2 2–2 4–0 0–2
Sacramento 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 0–4 1–1 2–2 0–4 0–2 2–0 4–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–4 2–2 – 3–1 1–3 1–1 0–4 4–0 0–2
San Antonio 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 0–2 0–4 1–3 1–1 0–4 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–4 1–3 – 0–4 1–1 1–3 1–3 0–2
Seattle 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 3–1 4–0 1–1 4–0 1–3 1–1 3–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 3–1 4–0 – 2–0 1–3 4–0 2–0
Toronto 0–4 1–3 2–2 1–3 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–3 1–1 3–0 0–3 0–4 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 – 1–1 1–1 2–2
Utah 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 4–0 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–2 4–0 3–1 3–1 1–1 – 4–0 2–0
Vancouver 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–3 0–2 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–4 0–4 3–1 0–4 1–1 0–4 – 1–1
Washington 1–2 4–0 1–3 1–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 0–4 2–0 0–2 3–1 2–0 0–2 1–3 3–1 1–1 3–1 0–4 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 —

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

[6]

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:[9]

References[]

  1. ^ 1996-97 Milwaukee Bucks
  2. ^ "For 76ers, Iverson Is No. 1 Choice". Washington Post. June 27, 1996. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "Bucks Sign Gilliam". New York Times. August 7, 1996. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  4. ^ "1996–97 Milwaukee Bucks Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  5. ^ "1997 NBA All-Star Game: East 132, West 120". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "1996–97 Milwaukee Bucks Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  7. ^ "Shawn Kemp Moves On -- Reign Comes to an End -- Kemp Is A Cav, Baker Is A Sonic After 3-Way Deal". Seattle Times. September 26, 1997. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  8. ^ "Nets Sign Sherman Douglas". AP News. October 31, 1997. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  9. ^ "1996–97 Milwaukee Bucks Transactions". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 3, 2021.

See also[]

  • 1996-97 NBA season
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