1988–89 Milwaukee Bucks season

The 1988–89 NBA season was the Bucks' 21st season in the NBA.[1] After finishing the regular season with 49 wins and 33 losses, the Bucks defeated the Atlanta Hawks in the opening round of the 1989 NBA Playoffs. It marked the last time the Bucks would advance to the second round until 2000–01. In the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Bucks were swept by the eventual champions Detroit Pistons. 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" Following the season, Terry Cummings was traded to the San Antonio Spurs and Sidney Moncrief retired.

1988–89 Milwaukee Bucks season
Head coachDel Harris
OwnersHerb Kohl
ArenaBradley Center
Results
Record49–33 (.598)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Central)
Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast Conference Semifinals
(Lost to Pistons 0–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWCGV-TV
(Jim Paschke, Jon McGlocklin)
RadioWTMJ

Draft picks
Main article: 1988 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
113Jeff GrayerSF/SG United StatesIowa State
239Tito HorfordC Dominican RepublicMiami (FL)
363Mike Jones United StatesAuburn

Roster
Roster listing
Milwaukee Bucks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
C 45 Breuer, Randy 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Minnesota
SF 35 Brown, Tony 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Arkansas
PF 34 Cummings, Terry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) DePaul
F 23 Davis, Mark 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Old Dominion
SG 20 Grayer, Jeff  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Iowa State
PG 11 Green, Rickey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Michigan
C 50 Horford, Tito 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Miami (FL)
PG 24 Humphries, Jay 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Colorado
PF 42 Krystkowiak, Larry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Montana
C 44 Mokeski, Paul 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Kansas
SG 4 Moncrief, Sidney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Arkansas
SG 22 Pierce, Ricky 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Rice
SG 25 Pressey, Paul 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Tulsa
PF 31 Roberts, Fred 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 218 lb (99 kg) BYU
C 43 Sikma, Jack 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Illinois Wesleyan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Detroit Pistons 6319.768–37–426–1520–10
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 5725.695637–420–2119–11
x-Atlanta Hawks 5230.6341133–819–2220–10
x-Milwaukee Bucks 4933.5981431–1018–2311–19
x-Chicago Bulls 4735.5731630–1117–2412–18
Indiana Pacers 2854.3413520–218–338–22
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Detroit Pistons6319.768–
2 y-New York Knicks5230.63411
3 x-Cleveland Cavaliers5725.6956
4 x-Atlanta Hawks5230.63411
5 x-Milwaukee Bucks4933.59814
6 x-Chicago Bulls4735.57316
7 x-Philadelphia 76ers4636.56117
8 x-Boston Celtics4240.51221
9 Washington Bullets4042.48823
10 Indiana Pacers2854.34135
11 New Jersey Nets2656.31737
12 Charlotte Hornets2062.24443
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 —3–14–14–24–21–10–21–51–11–15–12–01–11–16–04–12–22–21–11–12–01–11–11–13–1
Boston 1–3—6–01–31–41–11–11–31–11–12–32–01–12–02–25–13–33–30–21–12–02–00–21–12–4
Charlotte 1–40–6—1–40–40–20–20–40–20–22–22–00–21–10–42–42–43–30–20–21–12–01–11–11–5
Chicago 2–43–14–1—0–62–01–10–61–11–14–21–12–02–06–02–23–21–31–12–02–02–02–00–23–1
Cleveland 2–44–14–06–0—2–02–03–31–11–15–11–10–22–03–34–02–23–22–02–02–02–01–11–12–2
Dallas 1–11–12–00–20–2—3–30–21–31–51–13–10–46–00–21–10–21–11–32–22–25–12–24–21–1
Denver 2–01–12–01–10–23–3—1–13–14–21–12–21–35–10–21–11–11–11–32–23–13–32–23–31–1
Detroit 5–13–14–06–03–32–01–1—1–11–14–22–02–02–02–44–00–45–02–01–12–02–02–02–05–0
Golden State 1–11–12–01–11–13–11–31–1—1–31–15–12–34–00–22–02–01–12–42–42–33–12–42–21–1
Houston 1–11–12–01–11–15–12–41–13–1—2–02–21–34–21–12–00–20–21–33–12–26–02–22–40–2
Indiana 1–53–22–22–41–51–11–12–41–10–2—1–10–21–12–41–30–50–41–12–01–12–01–11–11–3
L.A. Clippers 0–20–20–21–11–11–32–20–21–52–21–1—1–51–30–21–10–20–21–51–52–33–11–41–30–2
L.A. Lakers 1–11–12–00–22–04–03–10–23–23–12–05–1—4–01–11–11–12–03–35–05–13–14–21–31–1
Miami 1–10–21–10–20–20–61–50–20–42–41–13–10–4—0–21–11–10–20–40–41–32–40–41–50–2
Milwaukee 0–62–24–00–63–32–02–04–22–01–14–22–01–12–0—4–11–33–11–12–02–01–11–11–14–1
New Jersey 1–41–54–22–20–41–11–10–40–20–23–11–11–11–11–4—2–41–51–10–21–11–12–00–21–5
New York 2–23–34–22–32–22–01–14–00–22–05–02–01–11–13–14–2—2–41–12–01–11–11–11–15–1
Philadelphia 2–23–33–33–12–31–11–10–51–12–04–02–00–22–01–35–14–2—0–21–12–01–11–11–14–2
Phoenix 1–12–02–01–10–23–13–10–24–23–11–15–13–34–01–11–11–12–0—2–35–13–14–12–22–0
Portland 1–11–12–00–20–22–22–21–14–21–30–25–10–54–00–22–00–21–13–2—3–34–02–40–41–1
Sacramento 0–20–21–10–20–22–21–30–23–22–21–13–21–53–10–21–11–10–21–53–3—2–21–51–30–2
San Antonio 1–10–20–20–20–21–53–30–21–30–60–21–31–34–21–11–11–11–11–30–42–2—0–41–51–1
Seattle 1–12–01–10–21–12–22–20–24–22–21–14–12–44–01–10–21–11–11–44–25–14–0—3–11–1
Utah 1–11–11–12–01–12–43–30–22–24–21–13–13–15–11–12–01–11–12–24–03–15–11–3—2–0
Washington 1–34–25–11–32–21–11–10–51–12–03–12–01–12–01–45–11–52–40–21–12–01–11–10–2—

Game log
1988–89 game log
Total: 49–33 (Home: 2–2; Road: 0–0)
November: 2–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–0)
December: 1–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–0)
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
March: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
1988–89 schedule

Playoffs

East First Round

(4) Atlanta Hawks vs. (5) Milwaukee Bucks: Bucks win series 3–2

  • Game 1 @ The Omni, Atlanta (April 27): Atlanta 100, Milwaukee 92
  • Game 2 @ The Omni, Atlanta (April 29): Milwaukee 108, Atlanta 98
  • Game 3 @ Bradley Center, Milwaukee (May 2): Milwaukee 117, Atlanta 113
  • Game 4 @ Bradley Center, Milwaukee (May 5): Atlanta 113, Milwaukee 106
  • Game 5 @ The Omni, Atlanta (May 7): Milwaukee 96, Atlanta 92

Last Playoff Meeting: 1988 Eastern Conference First Round (Atlanta won 3-2)

East Conference Semifinals

(1) Detroit Pistons vs. (5) Milwaukee Bucks: Pistons win series 4–0

Last Playoff Meeting: 1976 Western Conference First Round (Detroit won 2-1)

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
Randy Breuer
Tony Brown
Terry Cummings
Mark Davis
Mike Dunleavy
Jeff Grayer 18.27.4
Rickey Green
Tito Horford
Jay Humphries
Larry Krystkowiak
Paul Mokeski
Sidney Moncrief
Ricky Pierce
Paul Pressey 12.1
Fred Roberts
Jack Sikma
Andre Turner

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Randy Breuer
Tony Brown
Terry Cummings
Rickey Green
Jay Humphries
Larry Krystkowiak
Paul Mokeski
Sidney Moncrief
Ricky Pierce
Fred Roberts
Jack Sikma

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
PlayerSignedFormer 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

See also

References
  1. 1988-89 Milwaukee Bucks
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