Milwaukee Bucks 1978-79 Roster and Stats

The 1978-79 Milwaukee Bucks experienced a challenging NBA season, finishing with a 38-44 record. This placed them fifth in the Midwest Division, missing the playoffs for a second consecutive year. Under the guidance of head coach Don Nelson, the team struggled to find consistency throughout the season.

The Bucks were led by Marques Johnson, who averaged 25.6 points per game, showcasing his prowess as the team’s primary offensive weapon. Junior Bridgeman and Brian Winters also made significant contributions, averaging 17.6 and 19.9 points per game, respectively. Despite their individual efforts, the team’s overall performance was hampered by defensive issues and a lack of depth.

The season was a transitional period for the Bucks as they searched for the right combination of talent and strategy. This effort eventually laid the groundwork for future success in the 1980s with the arrival of key players and strategic adjustments.

Regular Season Record: 38-44
Playoff Result: Did not make playoffs

Milwaukee Bucks Roster and Stats for 1978-79 Season

POINTS

Marques Johnson

25.6

REBOUNDS

Marques Johnson

7.6

ASSISTS

Quinn Buckner

5.8

	Regular Season							Playoffs
Player	GP	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	3P%	GP	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	3P%
Marques Johnson	77	25.6	7.6	3.0	1.5	1.1	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Brian Winters	79	19.8	2.2	4.8	1.1	0.5	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Junior Bridgeman	82	15.5	3.6	2.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Kent Benson	82	12.3	7.1	2.5	1.1	1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Ernie Grunfeld	82	10.3	4.4	2.6	0.7	0.2	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Quinn Buckner	81	7.2	2.6	5.8	1.9	0.2	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
John Gianelli	82	7.1	5.0	2.0	0.5	0.7	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Kevin Restani	81	7.1	4.8	1.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
George Johnson	67	6.2	5.4	1.2	1.1	0.7	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Lloyd Walton	75	5.0	1.4	4.7	1.0	0.1	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Sam Smith	16	3.5	0.6	1.0	0.5	0.4	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Otis Howard	3	3.3	2.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Norm Van Lier	38	2.8	1.1	4.2	1.1	0.1	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Del Beshore	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Milwaukee Bucks 1978-79 Regular Season Game Log

Here is the game log for the 1978-79 season for the Milwaukee Bucks.

Date	Opponent	Result	High Scorer
Oct 14, 1978	@ San Antonio Spurs	L 153-111	Marques Johnson (35 pts)
Oct 15, 1978	@ New Orleans Jazz	W 123-112	Marques Johnson (31 pts)
Oct 20, 1978	vs. New York Knicks	L 115-105	Marques Johnson (31 pts)
Oct 21, 1978	@ Kansas City Kings	W 103-99	Marques Johnson (31 pts)
Oct 22, 1978	vs. Golden State Warriors	W 109-107	Brian Winters (37 pts)
Oct 24, 1978	@ Phoenix Suns	L 124-116	Marques Johnson (37 pts)
Oct 25, 1978	@ San Diego Clippers	L 125-116	Brian Winters (25 pts)
Oct 27, 1978	@ Seattle SuperSonics	L 80-79	Marques Johnson (32 pts)
Oct 28, 1978	@ Portland Trail Blazers	L 106-95	Marques Johnson (21 pts)
Oct 31, 1978	vs. Kansas City Kings	W 114-112	Brian Winters (27 pts)
Nov 01, 1978	@ New Jersey Nets	L 131-110	Junior Bridgeman (20 pts)
Nov 03, 1978	@ Philadelphia 76ers	L 118-103	Marques Johnson (33 pts)
Nov 04, 1978	vs. New Orleans Jazz	L 116-108	Brian Winters (33 pts)
Nov 07, 1978	vs. Boston Celtics	W 125-108	Brian Winters (19 pts)
Nov 08, 1978	@ Detroit Pistons	L 117-106	Marques Johnson (23 pts)
Nov 10, 1978	vs. Houston Rockets	W 131-126	Brian Winters (27 pts)
Nov 11, 1978	@ Atlanta Hawks	L 102-95	Brian Winters (21 pts)
Nov 14, 1978	vs. Los Angeles Lakers	L 137-119	Marques Johnson (26 pts)
Nov 15, 1978	@ Washington Bullets	L 138-111	Ernie Grunfeld (20 pts)
Nov 18, 1978	@ New York Knicks	L 102-100	Brian Winters (31 pts)
Nov 21, 1978	vs. Portland Trail Blazers	W 123-93	Marques Johnson (24 pts)
Nov 23, 1978	vs. San Antonio Spurs	L 116-114	Brian Winters (27 pts)
Nov 25, 1978	vs. Philadelphia 76ers	W 127-126	Brian Winters (36 pts)
Nov 26, 1978	@ Indiana Pacers	L 114-112	Marques Johnson (23 pts)
Nov 28, 1978	vs. Denver Nuggets	W 117-100	Brian Winters (27 pts)
Dec 01, 1978	vs. Indiana Pacers	W 111-107	Brian Winters (23 pts)
Dec 02, 1978	@ Cleveland Cavaliers	W 106-100	Marques Johnson (34 pts)
Dec 06, 1978	@ Golden State Warriors	L 118-111	Marques Johnson (38 pts)
Dec 08, 1978	@ Los Angeles Lakers	L 101-85	Marques Johnson (20 pts)
Dec 09, 1978	@ Denver Nuggets	L 113-103	Marques Johnson (31 pts)
Dec 10, 1978	vs. San Diego Clippers	L 107-106	Brian Winters (28 pts)
Dec 12, 1978	vs. Phoenix Suns	W 120-114	Marques Johnson (40 pts)
Dec 15, 1978	vs. Cleveland Cavaliers	L 110-106	Brian Winters (23 pts)
Dec 17, 1978	vs. Chicago Bulls	W 117-101	Junior Bridgeman (22 pts)
Dec 19, 1978	vs. Seattle SuperSonics	W 128-99	Marques Johnson (25 pts)
Dec 23, 1978	vs. Kansas City Kings	L 122-117	Marques Johnson (33 pts)
Dec 26, 1978	vs. Detroit Pistons	W 143-84	Ernie Grunfeld (27 pts)
Dec 28, 1978	@ San Antonio Spurs	L 112-103	Marques Johnson (21 pts)
Dec 29, 1978	@ Houston Rockets	L 106-103	Brian Winters (27 pts)
Jan 02, 1979	@ Cleveland Cavaliers	W 116-113	Marques Johnson (24 pts)
Jan 03, 1979	vs. Indiana Pacers	L 108-102	Marques Johnson (24 pts)
Jan 05, 1979	@ Chicago Bulls	L 124-119	Brian Winters (30 pts)
Jan 06, 1979	vs. San Diego Clippers	W 104-93	Brian Winters (20 pts)
Jan 08, 1979	vs. Houston Rockets	W 116-104	Marques Johnson (36 pts)
Jan 10, 1979	vs. Atlanta Hawks	L 117-113	Marques Johnson (38 pts)
Jan 12, 1979	vs. Golden State Warriors	W 101-94	Brian Winters (23 pts)
Jan 14, 1979	vs. Chicago Bulls	W 104-99	Marques Johnson (34 pts)
Jan 17, 1979	vs. Phoenix Suns	W 123-118	Brian Winters (24 pts)
Jan 19, 1979	@ Boston Celtics	L 103-102	Marques Johnson (20 pts)
Jan 21, 1979	vs. New York Knicks	W 138-114	Marques Johnson (33 pts)
Jan 28, 1979	@ Los Angeles Lakers	L 111-109	Marques Johnson (23 pts)
Jan 30, 1979	@ San Diego Clippers	L 117-113	Marques Johnson (39 pts)
Jan 31, 1979	@ Phoenix Suns	L 123-118	Marques Johnson (25 pts)
Feb 02, 1979	@ Seattle SuperSonics	L 104-102	Marques Johnson (31 pts)
Feb 07, 1979	vs. Washington Bullets	L 96-90	Junior Bridgeman (18 pts)
Feb 08, 1979	@ Houston Rockets	L 134-129	Junior Bridgeman (36 pts)
Feb 09, 1979	vs. Seattle SuperSonics	W 118-116	Ernie Grunfeld (21 pts)
Feb 11, 1979	vs. Denver Nuggets	W 126-87	Junior Bridgeman (20 pts)
Feb 14, 1979	vs. New Jersey Nets	W 115-94	Junior Bridgeman (29 pts)
Feb 16, 1979	vs. Los Angeles Lakers	W 99-98	Brian Winters (26 pts)
Feb 18, 1979	@ Philadelphia 76ers	L 110-107	Junior Bridgeman (21 pts)
Feb 21, 1979	@ Kansas City Kings	L 133-117	Marques Johnson (24 pts)
Feb 24, 1979	@ Denver Nuggets	L 132-117	Marques Johnson (25 pts)
Feb 28, 1979	vs. Cleveland Cavaliers	W 139-117	Marques Johnson (29 pts)
Mar 02, 1979	@ New Jersey Nets	L 99-91	Brian Winters (18 pts)
Mar 04, 1979	@ Boston Celtics	W 135-122	Marques Johnson (36 pts)
Mar 07, 1979	vs. New Jersey Nets	W 133-98	Kent Benson (27 pts)
Mar 09, 1979	vs. Philadelphia 76ers	W 119-113	Marques Johnson (24 pts)
Mar 11, 1979	vs. Detroit Pistons	L 125-115	Kent Benson (21 pts)
Mar 14, 1979	vs. New Orleans Jazz	W 158-102	Junior Bridgeman (25 pts)
Mar 16, 1979	@ Washington Bullets	W 134-126	Junior Bridgeman (23 pts)
Mar 18, 1979	vs. San Antonio Spurs	W 147-127	Marques Johnson (34 pts)
Mar 20, 1979	@ New York Knicks	L 118-110	Marques Johnson (24 pts)
Mar 23, 1979	@ Golden State Warriors	L 116-113	Marques Johnson (38 pts)
Mar 25, 1979	@ Portland Trail Blazers	W 122-110	Marques Johnson (28 pts)
Mar 28, 1979	vs. Boston Celtics	W 135-117	Junior Bridgeman (30 pts)
Mar 30, 1979	@ Indiana Pacers	W 101-99	Marques Johnson (21 pts)
Mar 31, 1979	@ Chicago Bulls	W 108-99	Marques Johnson (26 pts)
Apr 01, 1979	vs. Portland Trail Blazers	L 109-107	Junior Bridgeman (37 pts)
Apr 03, 1979	vs. Washington Bullets	L 112-108	Marques Johnson (29 pts)
Apr 04, 1979	@ Atlanta Hawks	L 118-109	Brian Winters (20 pts)
Apr 06, 1979	@ New Orleans Jazz	W 140-131	Marques Johnson (33 pts)

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Milwaukee Bucks 1978-79 Roster and Stats

Milwaukee Bucks Roster and Stats for 1978-79 Season

Milwaukee Bucks 1978-79 Regular Season Game Log