1969–70 Milwaukee Bucks season

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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.

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1969–70 Milwaukee Bucks season
Head coachLarry Costello
General managerJohn E. Erickson
OwnersMilwaukee Professional Sports and Services, Inc. (Milwaukee Pro)
ArenaMilwaukee Arena
Results
Record5626 (.683)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishDivision finals
(lost to Knicks 1–4)

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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.

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Roster

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

Season standings

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W L PCT GB
x-New York Knicks 6022.732
x-Milwaukee Bucks 5626.6834
x-Baltimore Bullets 5032.61010
x-Philadelphia 76ers 4240.51218
Cincinnati Royals 3646.43924
Boston Celtics 3448.41526
Detroit Pistons 3151.37829
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Record vs. opponents

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1969–70 NBA Records
Team ATL BAL BOS CHI CIN DET LAL MIL NYK PHI PHO SDR SFW SEA
Atlanta 2–46–05–23–33–34–33–34–23–32–44–25–24–2
Baltimore 4–25–25–14–35–24–23–31–53–43–36–02–45–1
Boston 0–62–53–33–34–32–41–64–32–42–44–25–12–4
Chicago 2–51–53–33–33–34–24–20–63–35–23–44–24–3
Cincinnati 3–33–43–33–34–22–42–52–54–33–34–22–41–5
Detroit 3–32–53–43–32–43–31–61–61–53–33–33–33–3
Los Angeles 3–42–44–22–44–23–33–32–44–23–45–25–26–0
Milwaukee 3–33–36–12–45–26–13–32–45–26–06–04–25–1
New York 2–45–13–46–05–26–14–24–25–26–05–15–14–2
Philadelphia 3–34–34–23–33–45–12–42–52–54–24–26–00–6
Phoenix 4–23–34–22–53–33–34–30–60–62–47–03–34–3
San Diego 2–40–62–44–32–43–32–50–61–52–40–75–24–2
San Francisco 2–54–21–52–44–23–32–52–41–50–63–32–53–4
Seattle 2–41–54–23–45–13–30–61–52–46–03–42–44–3
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Game log

More information 1969–70 game log Total: 56–26 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0; neutral: 0–0), Game ...
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1October 18, 1969Detroit W 119–110 Lew Alcindor (29) Lew Alcindor (12) Alcindor, McGlocklin, Rodgers (6) Milwaukee Arena 1–0
2October 19, 1969Seattle W 130–106 Flynn Robinson (22) Zaid Abdul-Aziz (14) Guy Rodgers (10) Milwaukee Arena 2–0
3October 22, 1969@ San Diego W 115–102 Lew Alcindor (36) Lew Alcindor (19) Jon McGlocklin (5) San Diego Arena 3–0
4October 24, 1969@ Los Angeles L 112–123 Flynn Robinson (33) Lew Alcindor (20) Flynn Robinson (7) The Forum 3–1
5October 25, 1969@ San Francisco L 104–118 Guy Rodgers (20) Zaid Abdul-Aziz (11) John Arthurs (5) San Francisco Civic Auditorium 3–2
6October 26, 1969@ Phoenix W 119–99 Lew Alcindor (28) Alcindor, Smith (12) Guy Rodgers (15) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 4–2
7October 28, 1969Boston L 107–120 Lew Alcindor (43) Greg Smith (15) Flynn Robinson (6) Milwaukee Arena 4–3
8October 30, 1969@ Detroit W 102–81 Flynn Robinson (25) Greg Smith (20) Guy Rodgers (10) Cobo Arena 5–3
9October 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)
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December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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1969–70 schedule
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Playoffs

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1970 playoff game log
Division semifinals: 4–1 (home: 2–1; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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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
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Player statistics

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  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

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Player GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PF PPG
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 8020.543.464.37.50.82.17.4
Lew Alcindor 8243.151.865.314.54.13.528.8
John Arthurs 113.2
Len Chappell 758.3
Freddie Crawford 777.6
Dick Cunningham 602.1
Bob Dandridge 813.2
Bob Greacen 412.6
Jon McGlocklin 8217.6
Flynn Robinson 8121.8
Guy Rodgers 643.2
Greg Smith 829.8
Sam Williams 112.5
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Playoffs

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 104.3
Lew Alcindor 1035.2
Len Chappell 97.7
Freddie Crawford 108.8
Dick Cunningham 82.6
Bob Dandridge 1016.3
Bob Greacen 12.0
Jon McGlocklin 1014.9
Flynn Robinson 1012.8
Guy Rodgers 72.4
Greg Smith 1010.7
Sam Williams 24.0
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Awards and honors

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

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