1971–72 Milwaukee Bucks season

NBA professional basketball team season

NBA professional basketball team season

1971–72 Milwaukee Bucks season

Division champions

Head coach| Larry Costello
Arena| Milwaukee Arena
Results
Record| 63-19 (.768)
Place| Division: 1st (Midwest)
Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finish| Conference finals
(lost to Lakers 2–4)

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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television| WISN-TV
Radio| WTMJ
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The 1971–72 Milwaukee Bucks season was the fourth season in franchise history.[1] Led by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the Bucks finished in first place in the Midwest Division. Abdul-Jabbar won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award ahead of Jerry West and Wilt Chamberlain of the Los Angeles Lakers. On January 9, 1972, the Bucks snapped the Los Angeles Lakers' 33-game winning streak.

## Draft picks[edit]

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1  | 17  | Collis Jones |  |  United States | University of Notre Dame
3  | 51  | Gary Brell  |  |  United States | Marquette University

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## Roster[edit]

1971–72 Milwaukee Bucks roster

Players  | Coaches
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C | 33 | Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem | 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)  | 225 lb (102 kg)  | 1947–04–16  | UCLA
PG | 42 | Allen, Lucius | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  | 175 lb (79 kg)  | 1947–09–26  | UCLA
F | 34 | Block, John | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)  | 207 lb (94 kg)  | 1944–04–16  | USC
SF | 10 | Dandridge, Bob | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)  | 195 lb (88 kg)  | 1947–11–15  | Norfolk State
G | 24 | Jones, Wali | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  | 180 lb (82 kg)  | 1942–02–14  | Villanova
F | 7 | Kimball, Toby | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)  | 220 lb (100 kg)  | 1942–09–07  | Connecticut
SG | 14 | McGlocklin, Jon | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)  | 205 lb (93 kg)  | 1943–06–10  | Indiana
C | 50 | Nelson, Barry | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)  | 230 lb (104 kg)  | 1949–09–19  | Duquesne
F | 18 | Perry, Curtis | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)  | 215 lb (98 kg)  | 1948–09–13  | Missouri State
PG | 1 | Robertson, Oscar | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)  | 205 lb (93 kg)  | 1938–11–24  | Cincinnati

Head coach

* Larry Costello

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (DP) Unsigned draft pick
* (FA) Free agent
* (S) Suspended
* Injured

## Regular season[edit]

* January 9: The Bucks ended the Los Angeles Lakers' 33-game winning streak.[3]

### Season standings[edit]

Midwest Division

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y-Milwaukee Bucks | 63 | 19 | .768 | – | 31–5 | 27–12 | 5–2 | 13–5
x-Chicago Bulls | 57 | 25 | .695 | 6 | 29–12 | 26–12 | 2–1 | 12–6
Phoenix Suns | 49 | 33 | .598 | 14 | 30–11 | 19–20 | 0–2 | 7–11
Detroit Pistons | 26 | 56 | .317 | 37 | 16–25 | 9–30 | 1–1 | 4–14
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Team  |  W  |  L  |  PCT
1  | z-Los Angeles Lakers | 69 | 13 | .841
2  | y-Milwaukee Bucks | 63 | 19 | .768
3  | x-Chicago Bulls | 57 | 25 | .695
4  | x-Golden State Warriors | 51 | 31 | .622
5  | Phoenix Suns | 49 | 33 | .598
6  | Seattle SuperSonics | 47 | 35 | .573
7  | Houston Rockets | 34 | 48 | .415
8  | Detroit Pistons | 26 | 56 | .317
9  | Portland Trail Blazers | 18 | 64 | .220

z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

### Record vs. opponents[edit]

1971–72 NBA Records

Team  | ATL  | BAL  | BOS  | BUF  | CHI  | CIN  | CLE  | DET  | GSW  | HOU  | LAL  | MIL  | NYK  | PHI  | PHO  | POR  | SEA
Atlanta | – | 2–4 | 0–4 | 4–2 | 0–5 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–4
Baltimore | 4–2 | – | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–3
Boston | 4–0 | 2–2 | – | 6–0 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 2–3
Buffalo | 2–4 | 3–3 | 0–6 | – | 1–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 0–4
Chicago | 5–0 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | – | 3–1 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 2–3
Cincinnati | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 1–3 | – | 6–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–5
Cleveland | 2–4 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 2–6 | – | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 4–2 | 0–4
Detroit | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–5 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 3–1 | – | 0–5 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 0–4
Golden State | 2–3 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 5–0 | – | 5–1 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 4–2
Houston | 4–1 | 2–3 | 0–5 | 4–0 | 1–5 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–5 | – | 1–5 | 0–5 | 0–5 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 3–3
Los Angeles | 5–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | – | 4–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 5–1
Milwaukee  | 3–2 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 1–4 | – | 2–3 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 6–0
New York | 1–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 3–2 | – | 3–3 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 3–2
Philadelphia | 3–3 | 0–4 | 0–6 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 3–3 | – | 1–4 | 2–2 | 4–1
Phoenix | 2–3 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 4–1 | – | 6–0 | 3–2
Portland | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 4–2 | 0–6 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 0–6 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–6 | – | 0–6
Seattle | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 0–6 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 6–0 | —

### Game log[edit]

1971–72 game log

# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record
1 | October 14 | @ Phoenix | 110–97 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31) | 1–0
2 | October 16 | @ Seattle | 98–91 | Abdul-Jabbar, Dandridge (22) | 2–0
3 | October 17 | @ Portland | 127–94 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25) | 3–0
4 | October 19 | Cleveland | 82–116 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (24) | 4–0
5 | October 22 | Buffalo | 105–124 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38) | 5–0
6 | October 23 | @ Philadelphia | 110–88 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (40) | 6–0
7 | October 26 | Baltimore | 90–120 | Bob Dandridge (27) | 7–0
8 | October 29 | @ Boston | 114–125 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (43) | 7–1
9 | October 31 | @ Cleveland | 118–102 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (35) | 8–1
10 | November 5 | @ Chicago | 104–102 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33) | 9–1
11 | November 6 | Detroit | 78–106 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (29) | 10–1
12 | November 9 | Phoenix | 113–118 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (44) | 11–1
13 | November 10 | @ Atlanta | 116–110 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33) | 12–1
14 | November 12 | Houston | 102–111 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31) | 13–1
15 | November 13 | @ Buffalo | 127–106 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (29) | 14–1
16 | November 14 | Philadelphia | 114–125 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (46) | 15–1
17 | November 16 | @ Portland | 125–105 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33) | 16–1
18 | November 19 | @ Seattle | 108–107 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (36) | 17–1
19 | November 20 | @ Golden State | 100–107 | Oscar Robertson (25) | 17–2
20 | November 21 | @ Los Angeles | 105–112 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (39) | 17–3
21 | November 23 | @ Detroit | 112–104 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (34) | 18–3
22 | November 24 | Atlanta | 107–141 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33) | 19–3
23 | November 26 | Portland | 105–120 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33) | 20–3
24 | November 27 | @ Cincinnati | 114–81 | Oscar Robertson (25) | 21–3
25 | November 30 | Golden State | 106–103 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30) | 21–4
26 | December 3 | Cincinnati | 82–120 | Bob Dandridge (25) | 22–4
27 | December 4 | Chicago | 105–108 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (41) | 23–4
28 | December 7 | Seattle | 83–116 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (29) | 24–4
29 | December 10 | Boston | 104–120 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (55) | 25–4
30 | December 11 | @ Baltimore | 107–101 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (39) | 26–4
31 | December 14 | Houston | 98–106 | Oscar Robertson (29) | 27–4
32 | December 15 | N Buffalo | 122–108 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (35) | 28–4
33 | December 17 | Seattle | 113–120 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (44) | 29–4
34 | December 19 | Baltimore | 96–111 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (34) | 30–4
35 | December 22 | N Boston | 98–104 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30) | 30–5
36 | December 25 | @ Detroit | 118–120 (OT) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38) | 30–6
37 | December 26 | Atlanta | 92–114 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (24) | 31–6
38 | December 28 | @ Chicago | 105–116 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (35) | 31–7
39 | December 29 | Portland | 84–123 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32) | 32–7
40 | January 3 | @ New York | 99–101 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38) | 32–8
41 | January 4 | New York | 100–121 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (36) | 33–8
42 | January 5 | @ Cincinnati | 115–106 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (40) | 34–8
43 | January 8 | Detroit | 119–136 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (36) | 35–8
44 | January 9 | Los Angeles | 104–120 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (39) | 36–8
45 | January 11 | Phoenix | 115–114 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27) | 36–9
46 | January 12 | @ Atlanta | 102–104 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26) | 36–10
47 | January 14 | Chicago | 77–104 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31) | 37–10
48 | January 16 | Portland | 97–126 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (29) | 38–10
49 | January 21 | Cleveland | 91–120 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (29) | 39–10
50 | January 23 | Atlanta | 118–113 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33) | 39–11
51 | January 25 | Seattle | 91–123 | Bob Dandridge (30) | 40–11
52 | January 26 | @ Detroit | 120–94 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (34) | 41–11
53 | January 28 | @ Philadelphia | 127–118 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (34) | 42–11
54 | January 30 | N Baltimore | 116–112 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (39) | 43–11
55 | February 1 | N Golden State | 108–97 | Oscar Robertson (33) | 44–11
56 | February 2 | @ Phoenix | 106–103 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (45) | 45–11
57 | February 4 | @ Los Angeles | 105–118 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (40) | 45–12
58 | February 5 | @ Houston | 119–112 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (41) | 46–12
59 | February 8 | @ Buffalo | 126–108 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31) | 47–12
60 | February 9 | @ Cleveland | 126–121 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (53) | 48–12
61 | February 11 | New York | 113–107 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (37) | 48–13
62 | February 12 | Golden State | 100–123 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (34) | 49–13
63 | February 13 | @ Boston | 117–109 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (51) | 50–13
64 | February 17 | @ Cincinnati | 111–97 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (34) | 51–13
65 | February 18 | Philadelphia | 132–126 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (53) | 51–14
66 | February 19 | @ Chicago | 97–104 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31) | 51–15
67 | February 20 | Chicago | 100–103 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (44) | 52–15
68 | February 23 | @ Baltimore | 113–105 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (35) | 53–15
69 | February 26 | N Phoenix | 117–119 (OT) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (44) | 54–15
70 | February 29 | Detroit | 113–131 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (34) | 55–15
71 | March 1 | N Los Angeles | 108–109 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33) | 55–16
72 | March 3 | @ Philadelphia | 94–81 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27) | 56–16
73 | March 6 | Boston | 127–132 (OT) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (45) | 57–16
74 | March 7 | @ New York | 101–110 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (35) | 57–17
75 | March 12 | @ Seattle | 109–99 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30) | 58–17
76 | March 14 | @ Portland | 109–98 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (36) | 59–17
77 | March 15 | @ Phoenix | 106–110 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (36) | 59–18
78 | March 17 | @ Los Angeles | 107–123 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (50) | 59–19
79 | March 18 | @ Houston | 120–116 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (42) | 60–19
80 | March 21 | Houston | 94–111 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (37) | 61–19
81 | March 24 | New York | 88–131 | Lucius Allen (28) | 62–19
82 | March 25 | Cincinnati | 95–119 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (39) | 63–19

## Playoffs[edit]

1972 playoff game log

Conference Semi-finals: 4–1 (home: 2–1; road: 2–0)

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1  | March 28  | Golden State | L 106–117 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28)  | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (15)  | Lucius Allen (8)  | Milwaukee Arena
9,877  | 0–1
2  | March 30  | Golden State | W 118–93 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25)  | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (22)  | Oscar Robertson (9)  | Milwaukee Arena
10,746  | 1–1
3  | April 1  | @ Golden State | W 122–94 | Abdul-Jabbar, Dandridge (23)  | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (16)  | Oscar Robertson (14)  | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
13,502  | 2–1
4  | April 4  | @ Golden State | W 106–99 | Bob Dandridge (31)  | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (20)  | Oscar Robertson (11)  | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
12,986  | 3–1
5  | April 6  | Golden State | W 108–100 | Bob Dandridge (29)  | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (22)  | Oscar Robertson (8)  | Milwaukee Arena
10,746  | 4–1

Conference finals: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)

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1  | April 9  | @ Los Angeles | W 93–72 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33)  | Curtis Perry (23)  | Oscar Robertson (10)  | The Forum
17,505  | 1–0
2  | April 12  | @ Los Angeles | L 134–135 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (40)  | Curtis Perry (12)  | Abdul-Jabbar, Robertson (7)  | The Forum
17,505  | 1–1
3  | April 14  | Los Angeles | L 105–108 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33)  | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (21)  | Abdul-Jabbar, Allen (6)  | Milwaukee Arena
10,746  | 1–2
4  | April 16  | Los Angeles | W 114–88 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31)  | Curtis Perry (19)  | Oscar Robertson (10)  | Milwaukee Arena
10,746  | 2–2
5  | April 18  | @ Los Angeles | L 90–115 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28)  | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (16)  | Bob Dandridge (4)  | The Forum
17,505  | 2–3
6  | April 22  | Los Angeles | L 100–104 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (37)  | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25)  | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (8)  | Milwaukee Arena
10,746  | 2–4

1972 schedule

## Player statistics[edit]

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RPG | Rebounds per game  |  APG | Assists per game  |  SPG | Steals per game
BPG | Blocks per game  |  PPG | Points per game  |  |

### Season[edit]

Player  | GP  | GS  | MPG  | FG%  | 3FG%  | FT%  | RPG  | APG  | SPG  | BPG  | PPG

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 81 |  | 44.2 | 57.4 |  | 68.9 | 16.6 | 4.6 |  |  | 34.8
Bob Dandridge | 80 |  | 37.0 | 49.8 |  | 73.9 | 7.7 | 3.1 |  |  | 18.4
Oscar Robertson | 64 |  | 37.3 | 47.2 |  | 83.6 | 5.0 | 7.7 |  |  | 17.4
Lucius Allen | 80 |  | 29.0 | 50.5 |  | 76.4 | 3.2 | 4.2 |  |  | 13.5
Jon McGlocklin | 80 |  | 27.7 | 51.0 |  | 86.5 | 2.3 | 2.9 |  |  | 10.7
John Block | 79 |  | 19.3 | 44.0 |  | 74.9 | 5.2 | 1.2 |  |  | 8.5
Greg Smith | 28 |  | 26.3 | 49.0 |  | 70.7 | 5.8 | 2.3 |  |  | 8.4
Wali Jones | 48 |  | 21.5 | 40.7 |  | 82.2 | 1.6 | 2.9 |  |  | 7.5
Curtis Perry | 50  |  | 29.4  | 38.5  |  | 67.4  | 9.4  | 1.6  |  |  | 7.0
Toby Kimball | 74  |  | 13.1  | 46.7  |  | 54.3  | 4.2  | 0.8  |  |  | 3.5
McCoy McLemore | 10  |  | 9.9  | 32.1  |  | 91.7  | 3.4  | 1.2  |  |  | 2.9
Charlie Lowery | 20  |  | 6.7  | 44.7  |  | 61.1  | 1.0  | 0.7  |  |  | 2.3
Bill Dinwiddie | 23  |  | 6.3  | 28.1  |  | 55.6  | 1.4  | 0.4  |  |  | 1.6
Jeff Webb | 19  |  | 5.7  | 25.7  |  | 84.6  | 0.9  | 0.4  |  |  | 1.5
Barry Nelson | 28  |  | 3.6  | 41.7  |  | 50.0  | 0.7  | 0.3  |  |  | 1.3

### Playoffs[edit]

Player  | GP  | GS  | MPG  | FG%  | 3FG%  | FT%  | RPG  | APG  | SPG  | BPG  | PPG

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 11 |  | 46.4 | 43.7 |  | 70.4 | 18.2 | 5.1 |  |  | 28.7
Bob Dandridge | 11 |  | 40.1 | 49.5 |  | 74.0 | 8.8 | 1.9 |  |  | 21.5
Lucius Allen | 11 |  | 35.1 | 47.0 |  | 75.9 | 3.5 | 3.8 |  |  | 17.9
Oscar Robertson | 11 |  | 34.5 | 40.7 |  | 83.3 | 5.8 | 7.5 |  |  | 13.1
Wali Jones | 9 |  | 22.2 | 43.9 |  | 85.7 | 2.0 | 2.2 |  |  | 10.0
Curtis Perry | 11 |  | 36.1 | 47.3 |  | 78.3 | 12.8 | 1.3 |  |  | 9.5
Jon McGlocklin | 5 |  | 20.6 | 42.9 |  | 83.3 | 0.6 | 1.2 |  |  | 7.0
John Block | 11 |  | 14.2 | 38.5 |  | 83.3 | 5.0 | 0.5 |  |  | 5.0
Toby Kimball | 7  |  | 5.1  | 41.7  |  | 100.0  | 0.9  | 0.3  |  |  | 1.7
Charlie Lowery | 7  |  | 3.7  | 25.0  |  | 66.7  | 0.4  | 0.1  |  |  | 0.9
Barry Nelson | 2  |  | 2.5  | 0.0  |  | 0.0  | 0.5  | 0.5  |  |  | 0.0

## Awards and honors[edit]

* Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBA Most Valuable Player

## Transactions[edit]

### Trades[edit]

September 12, 1971 | To Milwaukee Bucks\
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* John Block

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* Dick Cunningham

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December 9, 1971 | To Milwaukee Bucks\
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* Curtis Perry

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* Greg Smith

## References[edit]

1. ^ 1971-72 Milwaukee Bucks
2. ^ "1971 NBA draft".
3. ^ Ferraro, Michael X.; Veneziano, John (2007). Numbelievable!. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 58\. ISBN 978-1-57243-990-0.

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* Head coaches
* Seasons
* Current season

Arenas|

* MECCA Arena
* Bradley Center
* Fiserv Forum

Personnel|

Owner(s)
Wes Edens
Marc Lasry
Jamie Dinan
Mike Fascitelli
President
Peter Feigin
General manager
Jon Horst
Head coach
Adrian Griffin

G League affiliate|

* Wisconsin Herd

Retired numbers|

* 1
* 2
* 4
* 8
* 10
* 14
* 16
* 32
* 33

NBA championships|

* 1971
* 2021

Culture and lore|

* Radio network
* Bally Sports Wisconsin
* The Big O
* Bango
* 1970–71 championship season
* 1974 NBA Finals
* MECCA Court
* Fear the Deer
* Herb Kohl

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*[No.]: Number
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*[ W ]: Games won
*[ L ]: Games lost
*[ PCT ]: Winning percentage
*[ GB ]: Games behind
*[ Home ]: Home record
*[ Road ]: Road record
*[ Neutral ]: Neutral record
*[ Div ]: Division record