1969–70 Milwaukee Bucks season

1969–70 Milwaukee Bucks season
Head coachLarry Costello
General managerJohn E. Erickson
OwnersMilwaukee Professional Sports and Services, Inc. (Milwaukee Pro)
ArenaMilwaukee Arena
Results
Record56–26 (.683)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishDivision finals
(lost to Knicks 1–4)
Stats at Basketball Reference

The 1969–70 Milwaukee Bucks season was the second season for the Milwaukee Bucks. Led by the heralded rookie center Lew Alcindor, they finished with a 56–26 record, enough for second place in the Eastern Division. After beating the Philadelphia 76ers 4–1 in the Eastern semifinals, they lost to the eventual champions New York Knicks in five games.

Draft picks

After a 27–55 record in their inaugural NBA season, the Bucks won a coin toss over the Phoenix Suns to give them the right to select first overall in the 1969 NBA draft.[1] Their designated selection had long been a foregone conclusion: UCLA Bruins center Lew Alcindor. However, Alcindor was also selected first overall by the New York Nets in the competing American Basketball Association's entry draft, which triggered a bidding war for Alcindor's services. He eventually opted for the Bucks' five-year $1.4 million offer over a much more lucrative $3.2 million offer from the Nets,[2] preferring the established NBA over a new and struggling ABA.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 1 Lew Alcindor C  United States UCLA
2 17 Bob Greacen F  United States Rutgers
3 31 Skeeter Swift G  United States East Tennessee State
4 45 Bob Dandridge F  United States Norfolk State
6 73 John Arthurs G  United States Tulane

Roster

1969–70 Milwaukee Bucks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
C 33 Lew Alcindor 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1947–04–16 UCLA
F 50 Len Chappell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1941–01–31 Wake Forest
SG 16 Freddie Crawford 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1941–12–23 St. Bonaventure
C 19 Dick Cunningham 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1946–07–11 Murray State
SF 10 Bob Dandridge 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1947–11–15 Norfolk State
F 18 Bob Greacen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 1947–09–15 Rutgers
G 14 Jon McGlocklin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1943–06–10 Indiana
G 21 Flynn Robinson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1941–04–28 Wyoming
G 5 Guy Rodgers 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1935–09–31 Temple
C 16 Don Smith 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1946–04–07 Iowa State
F 4 Greg Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1947–01–28 Western Kentucky
G 3 Sam Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1945–01–22 Iowa
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Division
 W L PCT GB
x-New York Knicks 60 22 .732 –
x- 56 26 .683 4
x-Baltimore Bullets 50 32 .610 10
x-Philadelphia 76ers 42 40 .512 18
Cincinnati Royals 36 46 .439 24
Boston Celtics 34 48 .415 26
Detroit Pistons 31 51 .378 29

Record vs. opponents

1969–70 NBA Records
Team ATL BAL BOS CHI CIN DET LAL MIL NYK PHI PHO SDR SFW SEA
Atlanta — 2–4 6–0 5–2 3–3 3–3 4–3 3–3 4–2 3–3 2–4 4–2 5–2 4–2
Baltimore 4–2 — 5–2 5–1 4–3 5–2 4–2 3–3 1–5 3–4 3–3 6–0 2–4 5–1
Boston 0–6 2–5 — 3–3 3–3 4–3 2–4 1–6 4–3 2–4 2–4 4–2 5–1 2–4
Chicago 2–5 1–5 3–3 — 3–3 3–3 4–2 4–2 0–6 3–3 5–2 3–4 4–2 4–3
Cincinnati 3–3 3–4 3–3 3–3 — 4–2 2–4 2–5 2–5 4–3 3–3 4–2 2–4 1–5
Detroit 3–3 2–5 3–4 3–3 2–4 — 3–3 1–6 1–6 1–5 3–3 3–3 3–3 3–3
Los Angeles 3–4 2–4 4–2 2–4 4–2 3–3 — 3–3 2–4 4–2 3–4 5–2 5–2 6–0
Milwaukee 3–3 3–3 6–1 2–4 5–2 6–1 3–3 — 2–4 5–2 6–0 6–0 4–2 5–1
New York 2–4 5–1 3–4 6–0 5–2 6–1 4–2 4–2 — 5–2 6–0 5–1 5–1 4–2
Philadelphia 3–3 4–3 4–2 3–3 3–4 5–1 2–4 2–5 2–5 — 4–2 4–2 6–0 0–6
Phoenix 4–2 3–3 4–2 2–5 3–3 3–3 4–3 0–6 0–6 2–4 — 7–0 3–3 4–3
San Diego 2–4 0–6 2–4 4–3 2–4 3–3 2–5 0–6 1–5 2–4 0–7 — 5–2 4–2
San Francisco 2–5 4–2 1–5 2–4 4–2 3–3 2–5 2–4 1–5 0–6 3–3 2–5 — 3–4
Seattle 2–4 1–5 4–2 3–4 5–1 3–3 0–6 1–5 2–4 6–0 3–4 2–4 4–3 —

Game log

1969–70 game log
Total: 56–26 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0; neutral: 0–0)
October: 6–3 (home: 2–1; road: 4–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 18, 1969 Detroit W 119–110 Lew Alcindor (29) Lew Alcindor (12) Alcindor, McGlocklin, Rodgers (6) Milwaukee Arena 1–0
2 October 19, 1969 Seattle W 130–106 Flynn Robinson (22) Zaid Abdul-Aziz (14) Guy Rodgers (10) Milwaukee Arena 2–0
3 October 22, 1969 @ San Diego W 115–102 Lew Alcindor (36) Lew Alcindor (19) Jon McGlocklin (5) San Diego Arena 3–0
4 October 24, 1969 @ Los Angeles L 112–123 Flynn Robinson (33) Lew Alcindor (20) Flynn Robinson (7) The Forum 3–1
5 October 25, 1969 @ San Francisco L 104–118 Guy Rodgers (20) Zaid Abdul-Aziz (11) John Arthurs (5) San Francisco Civic Auditorium 3–2
6 October 26, 1969 @ Phoenix W 119–99 Lew Alcindor (28) Alcindor, Smith (12) Guy Rodgers (15) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 4–2
7 October 28, 1969 Boston L 107–120 Lew Alcindor (43) Greg Smith (15) Flynn Robinson (6) Milwaukee Arena 4–3
8 October 30, 1969 @ Detroit W 102–81 Flynn Robinson (25) Greg Smith (20) Guy Rodgers (10) Cobo Arena 5–3
9 October 31, 1969 @ Philadelphia W 129–125 McGlocklin, Chapell (28) Lew Alcindor (18) Lew Alcindor (9) The Spectrum 6–3
November: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
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
1969–70 schedule

Playoffs

1970 playoff game log
Division Semifinals: 4–1 (home: 2–1; road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 25 Philadelphia W 125–118 Lew Alcindor (36) Lew Alcindor (20) Bob Dandridge (6) University of Wisconsin Field House
9,686 		1–0
2 March 27 Philadelphia L 105–112 Lew Alcindor (33) Bob Dandridge (12) Bob Dandridge (7) University of Wisconsin Field House
9,686 		1–1
3 March 30 @ Philadelphia W 156–120 Lew Alcindor (33) Lew Alcindor (17) Flynn Robinson (14) Spectrum
15,244 		2–1
4 April 1 @ Philadelphia W 118–111 Lew Alcindor (33) Greg Smith (19) Bob Dandridge (7) Spectrum
14,206 		3–1
5 April 3 Philadelphia W 115–106 Lew Alcindor (46) Lew Alcindor (25) Bob Dandridge (8) University of Wisconsin Field House
12,868 		4–1
Division Finals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 11 @ New York L 102–110 Lew Alcindor (35) Lew Alcindor (15) Lew Alcindor (5) Madison Square Garden
19,500 		0–1
2 April 13 @ New York L 111–112 Lew Alcindor (38) Lew Alcindor (23) Lew Alcindor (11) Madison Square Garden
19,500 		0–2
3 April 17 New York W 101–96 Lew Alcindor (33) Lew Alcindor (31) Bob Dandridge (8) Milwaukee Arena
10,746 		1–2
4 April 19 New York L 105–117 Lew Alcindor (38) Alcindor, Smith (9) Flynn Robinson (7) Milwaukee Arena
10,746 		1–3
5 April 20 @ New York L 96–132 Lew Alcindor (27) Zaid Abdul-Aziz (12) Guy Rodgers (6) Madison Square Garden
19,500 		1–4
1970 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

Season

Player GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PF PPG
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 82 43.1 .518 .653 14.5 4.1 3.5 28.8
Jon McGlocklin 82 36.2 .530 .854 3.1 3.7 2.0 17.6
Flynn Robinson 81 34.1 .477 .898 3.2 5.5 3.1 21.8
Bob Dandridge 81 30.4 .485 .754 7.7 3.6 3.4 13.2
Greg Smith 82 28.9 .511 .718 8.7 1.9 3.7 9.8
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 80 20.5 .434 .643 7.5 0.8 2.1 7.4
Freddie Crawford 77 17.3 .480 .682 2.4 2.9 2.4 7.6
Len Chappell 75 15.1 .465 .640 3.7 0.7 1.7 8.3
Guy Rodgers 64 11.7 .356 .744 1.2 3.3 1.1 3.2
John Arthurs 11 7.8 .343 .733 1.3 1.5 1.4 3.2
Bob Greacen 41 7.1 .404 .643 1.4 0.7 1.2 2.6
Dick Cunningham 60 6.9 .369 .667 2.7 0.5 1.2 2.1
Sam Williams 11 4.0 .458 .455 0.6 0.3 0.5 2.5

Playoffs

Player GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PF PPG
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 43.5 .567 .733 16.8 4.1 2.5 35.2
Bob Dandridge 10 39.9 .507 .655 8.7 5.7 3.9 16.3
Jon McGlocklin 10 37.7 .431 .806 3.6 2.1 2.2 14.9
Greg Smith 10 32.9 .500 .591 8.5 2.2 3.4 10.7
Flynn Robinson 10 30.0 .326 .880 2.3 5.0 2.2 12.8
Freddie Crawford 10 20.8 .386 .833 3.5 3.7 2.7 8.8
Len Chappell 9 14.8 .560 .684 2.9 0.6 1.1 7.7
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 7 11.7 .579 .800 3.7 0.6 0.7 4.3
Guy Rodgers 7 9.7 .286 .750 0.6 3.0 1.0 2.4
Bob Greacen 1 8.0 .250 .000 2.0 3.0 0.0 2.0
Sam Williams 2 8.0 .571 .000 2.0 0.5 2.5 4.0
Dick Cunningham 8 5.6 .556 .500 1.5 0.3 0.8 2.6

Awards and honors

  • Lew Alcindor, NBA Rookie of the Year
  • Lew Alcindor, NBA All-Rookie Team
  • Lew Alcindor, NBA All-Star Game Appearance

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Tails-Up Call on Coin Toss Wins First Basketball Pick for Bucks". The New York Times. March 20, 1969.
  2. ^ "Alcindor Rejects A.B.A.'s $3.2-Million Offer and Will Sign With Bucks". The New York Times. March 30, 1969.
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