NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
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.
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.
1969–70 Milwaukee Bucks roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From C 33 Alcindor, Lew 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1947–04–16 UCLA F 50 Chappell, Len 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1941–01–31 Wake Forest SG 16 Crawford, Freddie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1941–12–23 St. Bonaventure C 19 Cunningham, Dick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1946–07–11 Murray State SF 10 Dandridge, Bob 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1947–11–15 Norfolk State F 18 Greacen, Bob 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 1947–09–15 Rutgers G 14 McGlocklin, Jon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1943–06–10 Indiana G 21 Robinson, Flynn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1941–04–28 Wyoming G 5 Rodgers, Guy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1935–09–31 Temple C 16 Smith, Don 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1946–04–07 Iowa State F 4 Smith, Greg 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1947–01–28 Western Kentucky G 3 Williams, Sam 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1945–01–22 Iowa
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Record vs. opponents [ edit ] 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 —
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
1970 playoff game log Division semifinals: 4–1 (home: 2–1; road: 2–0)
Division finals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
1970 schedule
Lew Alcindor, NBA Rookie of the Year Lew Alcindor, NBA All-Rookie Team Lew Alcindor, NBA All-Star Game Appearance
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