1995–96 Milwaukee Bucks season

1995–96 Milwaukee Bucks season
Head coach	Mike Dunleavy
General manager	Mike Dunleavy
Owner(s)	Herb Kohl
Arena	Bradley Center
Results
Record	25–57 (.305)
Place	Division: 7th (Central) Conference: 13th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1995–96 NBA season was the Bucks' 28th season in the NBA.^[1] During the offseason, the Bucks re-signed free agent and former All-Star Terry Cummings. Early into the season, they traded Todd Day to the Boston Celtics for Sherman Douglas, and dealt Eric Murdock to the Vancouver Grizzlies for Benoit Benjamin. The Bucks, led by developing superstars Vin Baker and Glenn Robinson were considered a team with playoff potential. However, the struggles continued as they posted a 15-game losing streak in March. The Bucks missed the playoffs for the fifth straight season, finishing seventh in the Central Division with a disappointing 25–57 record. Following the season, head coach Mike Dunleavy was fired and Cummings was released. He would sign with the Seattle SuperSonics during the next season.

For the season, the Bucks added green alternate road uniforms which lasted until 1999.

Draft picks

Main article: 1995 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	11	Gary Trent	PF	United States	Ohio
2	38	Rashard Griffith	C	United States	Wisconsin
2	43	Eric Snow	PG	United States	Michigan State

Roster

Milwaukee Bucks roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)
4.5 !PF	42	USA !	Baker, Vin	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	Hartford
6.0 !C	7	USA !	Benjamin, Benoit	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Creighton
4.5 !PF	30	IRE !	Conlon, Marty	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	Providence
4.5 !PF	34	USA !	Cummings, Terry	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	DePaul
1.0 !PG	20	USA !	Douglas, Sherman	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Syracuse
6.0 !C	00	USA !	Duckworth, Kevin	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Eastern Illinois
2.0 !SG	31	USA !	Keys, Randolph	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Southern Mississippi
1.0 !PG	11	USA !	Mayberry, Lee	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	Arkansas
2.0 !SG	22	USA !	Newman, Johnny	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Richmond
6.0 !C	54	USA !	Peplowski, Mike	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	Michigan State
2.0 !SG	3	USA !	Respert, Shawn	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Michigan State
3.0 !SF	13	USA !	Robinson, Glenn	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Purdue

Head coach

Mike Dunleavy, Sr.

Legend

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

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Chicago Bulls	72	10	.878	–	39–2	33–8	24–4
x-Indiana Pacers	52	30	.634	20	32–9	20–21	19–9
x-Cleveland Cavaliers	47	35	.573	25	26–15	21–20	13–15
x-Atlanta Hawks	46	36	.561	26	26–15	20–21	15–13
x-Detroit Pistons	46	36	.561	26	30–11	16–25	15–13
Charlotte Hornets	41	41	.500	31	25–16	16–25	13–15
Milwaukee Bucks	25	57	.305	47	14–27	11–30	8–20
Toronto Raptors	21	61	.256	51	15–26	6–35	5–23

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Chicago Bulls	72	10	.878	–
2	y-Orlando Magic	60	22	.732	12
3	x-Indiana Pacers	52	30	.634	20
4	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	47	35	.573	25
5	x-New York Knicks	47	35	.573	25
6	x-Atlanta Hawks	46	36	.561	26
7	x-Detroit Pistons	46	36	.561	26
8	x-Miami Heat	42	40	.512	30

9	Charlotte Hornets	41	41	.500	31
10	Washington Bullets	39	43	.476	33
11	Boston Celtics	33	49	.402	39
12	New Jersey Nets	30	52	.366	42
13	Milwaukee Bucks	25	57	.305	47
14	Toronto Raptors	21	61	.256	51
15	Philadelphia 76ers	18	64	.220	54

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1995-96 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NYK	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	TOR	UTA	VAN	WAS
Atlanta	—	4–0	3–1	0–4	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–0	0–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	4–0	2–1	2–2	2–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	1–3
Boston	0–4	—	2–2	0–3	1–3	0–2	1–1	2–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–0	0–2	3–1	3–1	2–0	2–2	0–4	1–3	4–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	3–1	0–2	1–1	2–2
Charlotte	1–3	2–2	—	1–3	3–1	2–0	2–0	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	0–3	3–0	0–4	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	2–0	3–1
Chicago	4–0	3–0	3–1	—	4–0	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–1	4–0	2–0	3–0	3–1	3–1	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	4–0
Cleveland	1–3	3–1	1–3	0–4	—	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	2–0	1–3	4–0	2–0	1–2	3–1	1–2	4–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	3–1	0–2	2–0	3–1
Dallas	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–2	—	2–2	0–2	2–2	1–3	0–2	2–2	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–4	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–3	4–0	0–2
Denver	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	—	1–1	2–2	1–3	0–2	1–3	2–2	0–2	1–1	4–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	0–4	0–4	0–4	1–3	2–0	3–1	3–1	1–1
Detroit	2–2	1–2	3–1	0–4	2–2	2–0	1–1	—	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	0–2	1–3	2–2	1–1	4–0	0–4	1–3	4–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–0	0–2	2–0	1–2
Golden State	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–2	0–2	—	2–2	1–1	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–3	4–0	1–1
Houston	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	2–2	—	2–0	4–0	3–1	0–2	2–0	2–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4	2–0	2–2	4–0	1–1
Indiana	3–1	4–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–0	2–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	—	2–0	1–1	3–0	3–1	1–1	1–3	1–3	2–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	4–0	0–2	2–0	3–0
L.A. Clippers	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	3–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	—	0–4	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	1–3	3–1	1–1
L.A. Lakers	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–2	4–0	2–2	2–0	3–1	1–3	1–1	4–0	—	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–2	4–0	1–1
Miami	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	3–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	2–0	0–3	1–1	0–2	—	3–0	1–1	5–0	1–3	1–3	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–1	0–2	1–1	2–2
Milwaukee	2–2	1–3	1–3	0–4	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–3	—	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–3	2–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–3
Minnesota	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	4–0	0–4	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	—	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–4	3–1	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–3	2–2	0–2
New Jersey	0–4	2–2	3–0	0–3	2–1	1–1	2–0	0–4	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	0–5	3–1	1–1	—	2–2	0–4	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	2–0	2–2
New York	1–2	4–0	0–3	1–3	1–3	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–2	—	1–3	3–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	1–1	1–1	3–1
Orlando	2–2	3–1	4–0	1–3	2–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	3–1	3–1	2–0	4–0	3–1	—	4–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–1	1–1	2–0	4–0
Philadelphia	1–2	0–4	1–3	0–4	0–4	2–0	0–2	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–2	1–1	2–2	1–3	0–4	—	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–3
Phoenix	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	3–1	1–3	0–2	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	—	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4	2–0	1–3	4–0	2–0
Portland	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	4–0	4–0	0–2	3–1	2–2	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–0	0–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	—	1–3	1–3	1–3	2–0	1–3	2–2	0–2
Sacramento	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–2	4–0	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	1–3	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	—	1–3	0–4	2–0	0–4	2–2	0–2
San Antonio	2–0	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–2	4–0	0–2	3–1	3–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	3–1	—	2–2	2–0	3–1	4–0	1–1
Seattle	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	4–0	4–0	0–2	4–0	2–2	2–0	2–0	4–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	4–0	3–1	4–0	2–2	—	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1
Toronto	0–4	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–4	2–0	0–2	1–2	2–2	1–1	2–2	0–4	1–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	—	0–2	1–1	3–1
Utah	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	3–1	1–3	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	4–0	1–3	1–3	2–0	—	4–0	1–1
Vancouver	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–2	0–4	0–4	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–2	2–2	0–4	1–3	1–1	0–4	—	0–2
Washington	3–1	2–2	1–3	0–4	1–3	2–0	1–1	2–1	1–1	1–1	0–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–2	1–3	0–4	3–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	2–0	—

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

Player	GP	GS
Baker, Vin !Vin Baker	82	82
Benjamin, Benoit !Benoit Benjamin	70	58
Conlon, Marty !Marty Conlon	74	1
Cummings, Terry !Terry Cummings	81	13
Day, Todd !Todd Day	8	0
Douglas, Sherman !Sherman Douglas	69	62
Duckworth, Kevin !Kevin Duckworth	8	1
Keys, Randolph !Randolph Keys	69	1
Lister, Alton !Alton Lister	7	5
Mayberry, Lee !Lee Mayberry	82	20
Mobley, Eric !Eric Mobley	5	3
Murdock, Eric !Eric Murdock	9	0
Newman, Johnny Newman !Johnny Newman	82	82
Peplowski, Mike !Mike Peplowski	5	0
Respert, Shawn !Shawn Respert	62	0
Reynolds, Jerry !Jerry Reynolds	19	0
Robinson, Glenn !Glenn Robinson	82	82

Transactions

June 24, 1995: Ed Pinckney drafted in the NBA Expansion Draft by the Toronto Raptors.
June 28, 1995: Traded Gary Trent and a 1997 1st Round draft pick to the Portland Trail Blazers for Shawn Respert.
June 28, 1995: Traded Eric Snow to the Seattle SuperSonics for Aurelijius Zukauskas and a 1996 2nd Round draft pick.
October 4, 1995: Jon Barry signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Golden State Warriors.
October 5, 1995: Signed Emanuel Davis as a free agent.
October 6, 1995: Signed Bob McCann as a free agent.
October 6, 1995: Signed Randolph Keys as a free agent.
October 6, 1995: Signed Mike Peplowski as an unrestricted free agent.
October 18, 1995: Traded Bob McCann to the Washington Bullets for Kevin Duckworth.
October 25, 1995: Waived Voshon Lenard.
October 25, 1995: Waived Emanuel Davis.
November 2, 1995: Signed Terry Cummings as an unrestricted free agent.
November 2, 1995: Waived Mike Peplowski.
November 26, 1995: Traded Todd Day and Alton Lister to the Boston Celtics for Sherman Douglas.
November 27, 1995: Traded Eric Mobley and Eric Murdock to the Vancouver Grizzlies for Benoit Benjamin.^[2]
December 1, 1995: Signed Jerry Reynolds as a free agent.
February 27, 1996: Waived Jerry Reynolds.
February 27, 1996: Signed Mike Peplowski to a contract for the rest of the season.

Milwaukee Bucks

Founded in 1968 Based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Franchise	Franchise 1968 Expansion Draft All-time roster Draft history Seasons Records Head coaches Current season

Arenas	MECCA Arena BMO Harris Bradley Center Wisconsin Entertainment and Sports Center (planned for 2018)

General managers	Erickson Embry Nelson D. Harris Dunleavy Weinhauer Grunfeld L. Harris Hammond

D-League affiliate	None

Administration	Owner Wesley Edens & Marc Lasry General Manager John Hammond Head Coach Jason Kidd

Retired numbers	1 2 4 10 14 16 32 33

Hall of Famers	Lew Alcindor Nate Archibald Dave Cowens Wayne Embry Alex English Bob Lanier Moses Malone Oscar Robertson

NBA Championships (1)	1971

Conference Championships (2)	1971 1974

Division titles (13)	1971 1972 1973 1974 1976 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 2001

Culture & lore	The Big O Bango The Fastest Expansion Champion MECCA Court The Coin Flip Fear the Deer

Media	TV Fox Sports Wisconsin Jim Paschke (play-by-play) Gus Johnson (part-time play-by-play) Jon McGlocklin (color) Marques Johnson (part-time color) Radio WTMJ Ted Davis Dennis Krause

1995–96 Milwaukee Bucks season

Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Player statistics

Transactions

References

See also