1975–76 Chicago Bulls season

1975–76 Chicago Bulls season
Head coachDick Motta
General managerDick Motta
Owner(s)Arthur Wirtz and Jonathan Kovler
ArenaChicago Stadium
Results
Record24–58 (.293)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Midwest)
Conference: 9th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionWSNS-TV
(Andy Musser, Lorn Brown)
RadioWIND
(Jim Durham, Bill Berg)

The 1975–76 NBA season was the Bulls' tenth season in the NBA.[1]

Offseason

Draft picks

Roster

1975–76 Chicago Bulls roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
G 5 Leon Benbow 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1950–07–23 Jacksonville
F 35 John Block 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1944–04–16 USC
C 18 Tom Boerwinkle 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1945–08–23 Tennessee
F/C 41 Eric Fernsten 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1953–11–01 San Francisco
F 8 Mickey Johnson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1952–08–31 Aurora
G 20 John Laskowski 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1953–06–07 Indiana
F 10 Bob Love 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1942–12–08 Southern
F 24 Jack Marin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1944–10–12 Duke
C 32 Steve Patterson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1948–06–24 UCLA
G/F 4 Jerry Sloan Injured 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1942–03–28 Evansville
G 2 Norm Van Lier 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1947–04–01 Saint Francis (PA)
G 34 Bobby Wilson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1951–01–15 Wichita State
Head coach
Assistant(s)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Updated: December 8, 1975

Regular season

Season standings

W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks 38 44 .463 22–19 16–25 13–8
x-Detroit Pistons 36 46 .439 2 24–17 12–29 12–9
Kansas City Kings 31 51 .378 7 25–16 6–35 10–11
24 58 .293 14 15–26 9–32 7–14
#
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Golden State Warriors 59 23 .720
2 x-Seattle SuperSonics 43 39 .524 16
3 x-Phoenix Suns 42 40 .512 17
4 y-Milwaukee Bucks 38 44 .463 21
5 x-Detroit Pistons 36 46 .439 23
6 Los Angeles Lakers 40 42 .488 19
7 Portland Trail Blazers 37 45 .451 22
8 Kansas City Kings 31 51 .378 28
9 24 58 .293 35
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

1975–76 game log
Total: 24–58 (home: 15–26; road: 9–33)
October: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
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
April : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1975–76 schedule

Awards and records

References