1996–97 Milwaukee Bucks season

The 1996–97 NBA season was the Bucks' 29th season in the National Basketball Association.[1] In the 1996 NBA draft, the Bucks selected Georgia Tech point guard Stephon Marbury with the fourth pick, but soon traded him to the Minnesota Timberwolves for rookie shooting guard Ray Allen out of Connecticut.[2] The team also signed free agents Armen Gilliam and Andrew Lang, while acquiring Elliot Perry from the Phoenix Suns. Under new head coach Chris Ford, the Bucks appeared to be on their way breaking out of the gate with a 15–11 start. However, they couldn't maintain that momentum and missed the playoffs again by finishing seventh in the Central Division with a 33–49 record. Vin Baker made his third straight All-Star appearance in the 1997 NBA All-Star Game, and Allen was selected to the All-Rookie Second Team averaging 13.4 points per game.

1996–97 Milwaukee Bucks season
Head coachChris Ford
General managerMike Dunleavy
OwnersHerb Kohl
ArenaBradley Center
Results
Record33–49 (.402)
PlaceDivision: 7th (Central)
Conference: 11th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Following the season, Baker was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics in an offseason three-team trade, Johnny Newman was dealt to the Denver Nuggets, and Sherman Douglas, who was involved in a trade with Cleveland signed as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets.

Draft picks
Main article: 1996 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
14Stephon MarburyPG United StatesGeorgia Tech
233Moochie NorrisPG United StatesWest Florida
253Jeff NordgaardSF United StatesWisconsin-Green Bay

Roster
Roster listing
Milwaukee Bucks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
SG 34 Allen, Ray 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Connecticut
PF 42 Baker, Vin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Hartford
SF 52 Brown, Chucky 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 214 lb (97 kg) North Carolina State
PG 20 Douglas, Sherman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Syracuse
PF 55 Earl, Acie 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Iowa
PF 10 Gilliam, Armen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) UNLV
C 28 Lang, Andrew 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Arkansas
SG 21 Martin, Cuonzo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Purdue
SG 22 Newman, Johnny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Richmond
PG 5 Perry, Elliot 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Memphis
SF 13 Robinson, Glenn 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Purdue
C 51 Tower, Keith 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Notre Dame
C 23 Wolf, Joe 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) North Carolina
PF 7 Wood, David 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Nevada
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (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 6913.841–39–230–1124–4
x-Atlanta Hawks 5626.6831336–520–2117–11
x-Detroit Pistons 5428.6591530–1124–1717–11
x-Charlotte Hornets 5428.6591530–1124–1714–14
Cleveland Cavaliers 4240.5122725–1617–2413–15
Indiana Pacers 3943.4763021–2018–2311–17
Milwaukee Bucks 3349.4023620–2113–2810–18
Toronto Raptors 3052.3663918–2312–296–22
1996–97 NBA East standings
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Chicago Bulls6913.841–
2 y-Miami Heat6121.7448
3 x-New York Knicks5725.69512
4 x-Atlanta Hawks5626.68313
5 x-Detroit Pistons5428.65915
6 x-Charlotte Hornets5428.65915
7 x-Orlando Magic4537.54924
8 x-Washington Bullets4438.53725
9 Cleveland Cavaliers4240.51227
10 Indiana Pacers3943.47630
11 Milwaukee Bucks3349.40236
12 Toronto Raptors3052.36639
13 New Jersey Nets2656.31743
14 Philadelphia 76ers2260.26847
15 Boston Celtics1567.18354
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 —3–11–31–33–12–01–11–32–01–13–12–01–11–24–02–03–11–33–14–01–12–02–02–01–14–01–12–02–1
Boston 1–3—0–40–41–21–11–10–41–10–21–20–21–10–41–30–20–40–40–41–31–11–10–21–10–23–10–20–20–4
Charlotte 3–14–0—0–43–11–12–02–22–02–02–21–11–11–22–22–04–03–11–24–01–10–22–02–02–02–20–22–03–1
Chicago 3–14–04–0—3–12–02–03–12–01–14–02–01–12–24–02–03–12–23–04–02–02–02–02–02–03–11–12–02–1
Cleveland 1–32–11–31–3—2–01–12–21–10–23–12–01–10–42–22–04–01–32–23–01–11–12–00–20–23–11–12–01–3
Dallas 0–21–11–10–20–2—3–10–20–40–41–12–20–40–20–21–31–11–11–12–01–31–32–21–31–30–21–33–10–2
Denver 1–11–10–20–21–11–3—0–21–31–30–21–30–40–21–10–41–10–20–21–12–20–42–22–20–41–10–43–11–1
Detroit 3–14–02–21–32–22–02–0—2–01–13–12–01–10–43–12–04–01–22–22–10–21–11–12–01–13–11–12–04–0
Golden State 0–21–10–20–21–14–03–10–2—0–41–11–30–40–21–11–32–00–21–12–00–42–21–34–00–42–00–43–10–2
Houston 1–12–00–21–12–04–03–11–14–0—1–13–13–10–21–14–02–01–10–22–02–22–24–03–13–11–12–23–12–0
Indiana 1–32–12–20–41–31–12–01–31–11–1—2–01–11–32–22–02–21–31–33–01–11–11–11–11–14–00–22–01–3
L.A. Clippers 0–22–01–10–20–22–23–10–23–11–30–2—2–20–22–01–31–10–21–11–12–20–42–24–01–32–01–34–00–2
L.A. Lakers 1–11–11–11–11–14–04–01–14–01–31–12–2—1–12–03–12–01–11–12–04–01–34–02–23–11–11–34–02–0
Miami 2–14–02–12–24–02–02–04–02–02–03–12–01–1—4–01–13–11–32–23–12–01–12–02–00–23–10–22–03–1
Milwaukee 0–43–12–20–42–22–01–11–31–11–12–20–20–20–4—0–22–11–22–23–11–10–20–21–11–13–11–12–01–3
Minnesota 0–22–00–20–20–23–14–00–23–10–40–23–11–31–12–0—2–01–11–11–13–12–20–44–00–41–11–34–01–1
New Jersey 1–34–00–41–30–41–11–10–40–20–22–21–10–21–31–20–2—2–21–32–21–10–21–12–01–10–30–22–01–3
New York 3–14–01–32–23–11–12–02–12–01–13–12–01–13–12–11–12–2—3–13–21–11–12–02–00–23–01–12–04–0
Orlando 1–34–02–10–32–21–12–02–21–12–03–11–11–12–22–21–13–11–3—2–21–12–01–11–11–14–00–21–11–3
Philadelphia 0–43–10–40–40–30–21–11–20–20–20–31–10–21–31–31–12–22–32–2—1–11–10–21–10–21–30–22–01–3
Phoenix 1–11–11–10–21–13–12–22–04–02–21–12–20–40–21–11–31–11–11–11–1—1–34–03–12–20–21–32–21–1
Portland 0–21–12–00–21–13–14–01–12–22–21–14–03–11–12–02–22–01–10–21–13–1—2–24–01–30–22–24–00–2
Sacramento 0–22–00–20–20–22–22–21–13–10–41–12–20–40–22–04–01–10–21–12–00–42–2—3–11–31–10–44–00–2
San Antonio 0–21–10–20–22–03–12–20–20–41–31–10–42–20–21–10–40–20–21–11–11–30–41–3—0–41–11–31–30–2
Seattle 1–12–00–20–22–03–14–01–14–01–31–13–11–32–01–14–01–12–01–12–02–23–13–14–0—2–01–34–02–0
Toronto 0–41–32–21–31–32–01–11–30–21–10–40–21–11–31–31–13–00–30–43–12–02–01–11–10–2—1–11–12–2
Utah 1–12–02–01–11–13–14–01–14–02–22–03–13–12–01–13–12–01–12–02–03–12–24–03–13–11–1—4–02–0
Vancouver 0–22–00–20–20–21–31–30–21–31–30–20–40–40–20–20–40–20–21–10–22–20–40–43–10–41–10–4—1–1
Washington 1–24–01–31–23–12–01–10–42–00–23–12–00–21–33–11–13–10–43–13–11–12–02–02–00–22–20–21–1—

Game log
1996–97 game log
Total: 33–49 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
November: 8–7 (Home: 5–3; Road: 3–4)
December: 4–2 (Home: 3–2; Road: 1–0)
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)
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
Milwaukee Bucks statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Ray Allen 828130.9.430.393.8234.02.60.90.113.4
Vin Baker 787840.5.505.278.68710.32.71.01.421.0
Chucky Brown 60111.2.508.167.6612.20.40.20.32.8
Jimmy Carruth 405.3.667.0001.0001.00.00.00.51.3
Sherman Douglas 797929.3.502.333.6672.45.41.00.19.7
Acie Earl 904.8.348.000.7141.20.20.30.12.9
Armen Gilliam 802525.6.471.000.7686.20.70.80.58.6
Darrin Hancock 904.3.333.000.0000.60.40.20.00.4
Andrew Lang 525223.0.464.000.7215.30.50.50.95.3
Cuonzo Martin 304.3.000.000.0000.30.30.00.00.0
Johnny Newman 82425.1.450.347.7652.31.40.90.28.7
Elliot Perry 82319.5.474.358.7451.53.01.20.06.9
Shawn Respert 1405.9.316.1111.0000.50.60.00.01.4
Glenn Robinson 807938.9.465.350.7916.33.11.30.921.1
Keith Tower 5114.4.375.000.1251.80.20.40.21.4
Joe Wolf 5679.4.449.143.7372.00.40.30.21.7
David Wood 4605.2.526.333.6670.60.30.20.11.2

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
PlayerSignedFormer 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

References
  1. 1996-97 Milwaukee Bucks
  2. "PRO BASKETBALL; With the Draft Over, Trading Season Begins". New York Times. June 28, 1996. Retrieved July 21, 2017.

See also
  • 1996-97 NBA season
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