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1996–97 Milwaukee Bucks season

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The 1996–97 Milwaukee Bucks season was the 29th season for the Milwaukee Bucks in the National Basketball Association.[1] The Bucks received the fourth overall pick in the 1996 NBA draft, and selected point guard Stephon Marbury out of Georgia Tech University, but soon traded him to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for rookie shooting guard, and first-round draft pick Ray Allen from the University of Connecticut.[2][3][4] During the off-season, the team signed free agent Armen Gilliam,[5][6][7] acquired Andrew Lang from the Timberwolves,[8] acquired Elliot Perry from the Phoenix Suns,[9][10] and hired Chris Ford as their new head coach.[11][12]

1996–97 Milwaukee Bucks season
Head coachChris Ford
General managerMike Dunleavy
OwnerHerb Kohl
ArenaBradley Center
Results
Record33–49 (.402)
PlaceDivision: 7th (Central)
Conference: 11th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionWVTV
Wisconsin Sports Network
(Jim Paschke, Jon McGlocklin)
RadioWTMJ
< 1995–96 1997–98 >

Under Ford and with the addition of Allen, Gilliam, Perry and Lang, the Bucks won five of their first six games of the regular season, and got off to a 15–11 start to the season. However, the team soon fell below .500 in winning percentage, and held a 21–26 record at the All-Star break.[13] At mid-season, the team traded second-year guard Shawn Respert to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for Acie Earl.[14][15][16] The Bucks struggled posting an eight-game losing streak between February and March, and finished in seventh place in the Central Division with a 33–49 record, missing the NBA playoffs for the sixth consecutive year.[17]

Vin Baker averaged 21.0 points, 10.3 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, while Glenn Robinson averaged 21.1 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game, and Allen provided the team with 13.4 points per game, led them with 117 three-point field goals, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. In addition, Sherman Douglas provided with 9.7 points and 5.4 assists per game, while off the bench, Johnny Newman contributed 8.7 points per game, Gilliam averaged 8.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game, Perry contributed 6.9 points, 3.0 assists and 1.2 steals per game, and Lang, the team's starting center, averaged 5.3 points and rebounds per game each,[18] but only played 52 games due to an Achilles injury.[19][20]

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, Baker was selected for the 1997 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Eastern Conference All-Star team,[21][22][23] while Allen was selected for the NBA Rookie Game, as a member of the Eastern Conference Rookie team,[21][24] and also participated in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest.[21][25] The Bucks finished 22nd in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 634,999 at the Bradley Center during the regular season.[18][26]

Following the season, Baker was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics in an off-season three-team trade, and after four seasons with the Bucks,[27][28][29] while Newman was dealt to the Denver Nuggets,[30][31][32] Douglas, who was involved in a trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers, signed as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets,[33][34][35] and Earl was released to free agency.

Draft picks

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Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
14Stephon MarburyPG United StatesGeorgia Tech
233Moochie NorrisPG United StatesWest Florida
253Jeff NordgaardSF United StatesWisconsin-Green Bay

Roster

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Milwaukee Bucks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
G 34 Ray Allen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1975–07–20 Connecticut
F 42 Vin Baker 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1971–11–23 Hartford
F 52 Chucky Brown 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1968–02–29 NC State
G 20 Sherman Douglas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1966–09–15 Syracuse
C 55 Acie Earl 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1970–06–23 Iowa
F 10 Armen Gilliam 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1964–05–28 UNLV
C 28 Andrew Lang 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1966–06–28 Arkansas
G 21 Cuonzo Martin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 1971–09–23 Purdue
G 22 Johnny Newman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1963–11–28 Richmond
G 5 Elliot Perry 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1969–03–28 Memphis
F 13 Glenn Robinson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1973–01–10 Purdue
C 51 Keith Tower 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1970–05–15 Notre Dame
C 23 Joe Wolf 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1964–12–17 North Carolina
F 7 David Wood 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1964–11–30 Nevada
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Regular season

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Season standings

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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
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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

Game log

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1996–97 game log
Total: 33–49 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
November: 8–7 (home: 5–3; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1November 1, 1996@ Philadelphia W 111–103 Vin Baker (25) CoreStates Center
20,444		 1–0
2November 2, 1996Boston W 124–102 Johnny Newman, Glenn Robinson (21) Bradley Center
17,275		 2–0
3November 6, 1996Vancouver W 105–89 Ray Allen, Vin Baker (20) Vin Baker (11) Sherman Douglas (8) Bradley Center
13,689		 3–0
4November 8, 1996@ Miami L 89—101 Vin Baker (27) Miami Arena
15,200		 3–1
5November 9, 1996@ Charlotte W 100—98 Vin Baker (28) Charlotte Coliseum
24,042		 4–1
6November 12, 1996Phoenix W 99–89 Vin Baker (32) Bradley Center
13,565		 5–1
7November 14, 1996@ Golden State L 86—95 Vin Baker (32) San Jose Arena
14,414		 5–2
8November 15, 1996@ Sacramento L 99—103 Glenn Robinson (29) ARCO Arena
17,317		 5–3
9November 17, 1996@ L. A. Clippers L 94—102 Glenn Robinson (31) Armen Gilliam (13) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
7,311		 5–4
10November 19, 1996Dallas W 100–97 Armen Gilliam (27) Bradley Center
13,225		 6–4
11November 21, 1996Atlanta L 65–73 Bradley Center
14,698		 6–5
12November 23, 1996Washington L 90–95 Bradley Center
16,508		 6–6
13November 25, 1996@ Orlando W 100–88 Orlando Arena
16,808		 7–6
14November 27, 1996Cleveland W 92–75 Bradley Center
14,189		 8–6
15November 30, 1996Charlotte L 87–94 Bradley Center
16,327		 8–7
December: 4–2 (home: 3–2; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
16December 3, 1996Chicago L 104–107 Bradley Center
18,717		 8–8
17December 7, 1996@ Washington W 126–118 Glenn Robinson (44) Vin Baker (13) US Airways Arena
18,756		 9–8
18December 8, 1996Boston W 100–87 Bradley Center
13,350		 10–8
19December 10, 1996Detroit L 85–93 Bradley Center
13,202		 10–9
20December 12, 1996Seattle W 100–97 Glenn Robinson (32) Bradley Center
16,355		 11–9
21December 14, 1996New Jersey W 101–91 Vin Baker, Glenn Robinson (27) Bradley Center
16,689		 12–9
22December 16, 1996@ Boston W 107–91 Fleet Center
15,030		 13–9
23December 18, 1996L. A. Lakers W 107–91 Bradley Center
16,829		 13–10
January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1996–97 schedule

Player statistics

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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
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

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Awards and records

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Transactions

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Trades

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Free agents

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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

Player Transactions Citation:[36]

References

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  1. ↑ 1996-97 Milwaukee Bucks
  2. ↑ Brown, Clifton (June 27, 1996). "PRO BASKETBALL; Big Trade and Some Twists in N.B.A. Youth Parade". The New York Times. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  3. ↑ Heisler, Mark (June 27, 1996). "The Surprises Are Few". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  4. ↑ "1996 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Bucks Sign Gilliam". The New York Times. August 7, 1996. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Bucks Pick Up Free Agent Gilliam". Los Angeles Times. Staff and Wire Reports. August 7, 1996. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Bucks Sign Gilliam to 4-Year Deal". The Washington Post. August 7, 1996. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Bucks Acquire Andrew Lang from Timberwolves". Associated Press. July 11, 1996. Archived from the original on June 30, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Bucks to Finalize Trade for Perry". The Journal Times. September 25, 1996. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Parish Keeps Rolling". The Spokesman-Review. Wire Services. September 26, 1996. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  11. ↑ "SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Bucks Hire Chris Ford as Their New Coach". The New York Times. June 16, 1996. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Ex-Boston Boss Ford to Coach Bucks". Chicago Tribune. June 16, 1996. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  13. ↑ "NBA Games Played on February 6, 1997". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Bucks Trade Shawn Respert for Acie Earl". Associated Press. February 20, 1997. Archived from the original on June 27, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Trading Deadline Becomes Much Ado About a Little". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. February 21, 1997. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Pacers Make Point in Reacquiring Jackson". The Washington Post. February 21, 1997. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  17. ↑ "1996–97 Milwaukee Bucks Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  18. 1 2 3 "1996–97 Milwaukee Bucks Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  19. ↑ "Injury Means More Surgery for Lang". The Journal Times. October 5, 1997. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  20. ↑ "N.B.A.: NOTEBOOK". The New York Times. October 7, 1997. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  21. 1 2 3 Fry, Darrell (February 8, 1997). "On to the Next Stage". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  22. ↑ "1997 NBA All-Star Recap". NBA.com. NBA.com Staff. September 13, 2021. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
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  24. ↑ "1997 NBA Rising Stars: East 96, West 91". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  25. ↑ "NBA & ABA All-Star Game Contest Winners". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  26. ↑ "1996–97 NBA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
  27. ↑ Roberts, Selena (September 26, 1997). "PRO BASKETBALL; Sonics' Kemp Gets Wish and Is Traded, to Cavs". The New York Times. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  28. ↑ Baker, Chris (September 26, 1997). "Kemp Is Key Player in Three-Way Trade". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  29. ↑ Sherwin, Bob (September 26, 1997). "Shawn Kemp Moves On -- Reign Comes to an End -- Kemp Is a Cav, Baker Is a Sonic After 3-Way Deal". The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  30. ↑ Wise, Mike (June 26, 1997). "After Duncan, Utah Forward Steals Show". The New York Times. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  31. ↑ Heisler, Mark (June 26, 1997). "Draft Over, But Not Finished". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  32. ↑ Cotton, Anthony (June 26, 1997). "No. 1 Pick Turns Duncan into Spur of Moment". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  33. ↑ Diamos, Jason (October 29, 1997). "N.B.A. PREVIEW '97-'98; Kenny Smith, a Poor Fit with Nets, Is Cut". The New York Times. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  34. ↑ "Nets Sign Sherman Douglas". Associated Press. October 31, 1997. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  35. ↑ Diamos, Jason (November 18, 1997). "N.B.A.: LAST NIGHT -- NETS; For Douglas, Home Is Where the Court Is". The New York Times. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  36. ↑ "1996–97 Milwaukee Bucks Transactions". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 3, 2021.

See also

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