1992–93 Milwaukee Bucks season
The 1992–93 NBA season was the Bucks' 25th season in the National Basketball Association.[1] The Bucks received the eighth pick in the 1992 NBA draft, and selected Todd Day from the University of Arkansas.[2] During the off-season, the team acquired Blue Edwards and second-year guard Eric Murdock from the Utah Jazz,[3] and hired Mike Dunleavy as their new head coach to lead a young team. The Bucks got off to a strong start, winning 10 of their first 13 games. However, they would struggle as they went on an 11-game losing streak in December, then posted a 7-game losing streak in January, as Moses Malone only played just eleven games due to a back injury. At midseason, the team traded Alvin Robertson to the Detroit Pistons for Orlando Woolridge, who only played in just eight games for the team due to a broken hand injury,[4] while the team signed free agent Derek Strong. The Bucks lost their final eight games of the season, finishing last place in the Central Division with a disappointing 28–54 record.[5]
1992–93 Milwaukee Bucks season | |
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Head coach | Mike Dunleavy |
General manager | Mike Dunleavy |
Owner(s) | Herb Kohl |
Arena | Bradley Center |
Results | |
Record | 28–54 (.341) |
Place | Division: 7th (Central) Conference: 12th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | WCGV-TV Prime Sports Upper Midwest (Jim Paschke, Jon McGlocklin) |
Radio | WTMJ |
Edwards and Frank Brickowski both led the Bucks in scoring averaging 16.9 points per game each, with Brickowski averaging 6.1 rebounds per game and Edwards contributing 1.6 steals per game, while Murdock provided the team with 14.4 points, 7.6 assists and 2.2 steals per game, and finished in second place in Most Improved Player voting.[6] In addition, Day averaged 13.8 points per game, but was not selected to an All-Rookie Team at season's end, while rookie forward Anthony Avent contributed 9.8 points and 6.2 rebounds per game, and Brad Lohaus provided with 9.1 points per game off the bench.[7]
Following the season, Malone and Woolridge both left for free agency and signed with the Philadelphia 76ers, whom Malone used to play for,[8] and Fred Roberts was released.
Draft picks
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 8 | Todd Day | SG | ![]() | Arkansas |
1 | 23 | Lee Mayberry | PG | ![]() | Arkansas |
Roster
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Roster Notes
- Point guard Sam Vincent missed the entire season due to a ruptured Achilles tendon, and never played for the Bucks.
Regular season
Season standings
Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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y-Chicago Bulls | 57 | 25 | .695 | — | 31–10 | 26–15 | 19–9 |
x-Cleveland Cavaliers | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3 | 35–6 | 19–22 | 22–6 |
x-Charlotte Hornets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 13 | 22–19 | 22–19 | 12–16 |
x-Atlanta Hawks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 14 | 25–16 | 18–23 | 12–16 |
x-Indiana Pacers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 16 | 27–14 | 14–27 | 11–17 |
Detroit Pistons | 40 | 42 | .488 | 17 | 28–13 | 12–29 | 12–16 |
Milwaukee Bucks | 28 | 54 | .341 | 29 | 18–23 | 10–31 | 10–18 |
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
# | Eastern Conference | ||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | c-New York Knicks | 60 | 22 | .732 | – |
2 | y-Chicago Bulls | 57 | 25 | .695 | 3 |
3 | x-Cleveland Cavaliers | 54 | 28 | .659 | 6 |
4 | x-Boston Celtics | 48 | 34 | .585 | 12 |
5 | x-Charlotte Hornets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16 |
6 | x-New Jersey Nets | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17 |
7 | x-Atlanta Hawks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17 |
8 | x-Indiana Pacers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 19 |
9 | Orlando Magic | 41 | 41 | .500 | 19 |
10 | Detroit Pistons | 40 | 42 | .488 | 20 |
11 | Miami Heat | 36 | 46 | .439 | 24 |
12 | Milwaukee Bucks | 28 | 54 | .341 | 32 |
13 | Philadelphia 76ers | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 |
14 | Washington Bullets | 22 | 60 | .268 | 38 |
- z - clinched division title
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1992-93 NBA Records | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | UTA | WAS |
Atlanta | – | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
Boston | 2–2 | – | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 |
Charlotte | 2–3 | 1–3 | – | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
Chicago | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | – | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
Cleveland | 5–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–2 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
Dallas | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | – | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 1–1 |
Denver | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | – | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 |
Detroit | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 |
Golden State | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | – | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
Houston | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | – | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 |
Indiana | 2–2 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 0–5 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 |
L.A. Clippers | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | – | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
L.A. Lakers | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 2–0 |
Miami | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–5 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 |
Milwaukee | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | – | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 |
Minnesota | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 1–1 |
New Jersey | 3–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | – | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
New York | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | – | 2–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
Orlando | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | – | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
Philadelphia | 1–3 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–5 | 2–3 | – | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 |
Phoenix | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 3–2 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
Portland | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | – | 5–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
Sacramento | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 0–5 | – | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
San Antonio | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | – | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 |
Seattle | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–3 | – | 2–2 | 2–0 |
Utah | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | – | 1–1 |
Washington | 2–2 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |
Game log
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November: 9–3 (Home: 5–1; Road: 4–2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
December: 2–12 (Home: 2–4; Road: 0–8)
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January: 3–3 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–1)
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February: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)
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March: 2–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–0)
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April: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)
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1992–93 schedule |
Player statistics
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 |
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Blue Edwards | 82 | 81 | 33.3 | 51.2 | 34.9 | 79.0 | 4.7 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 16.9 |
Frank Brickowski | 66 | 64 | 31.4 | 54.5 | 30.8 | 72.8 | 6.1 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 16.9 |
Eric Murdock | 79 | 78 | 30.8 | 46.8 | 26.1 | 78.0 | 3.6 | 7.6 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 14.4 |
Todd Day | 71 | 37 | 27.2 | 43.2 | 29.3 | 71.7 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 13.8 |
Anthony Avent | 82 | 78 | 27.9 | 43.3 | 0.0 | 65.1 | 6.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 9.8 |
Brad Lohaus | 80 | 24 | 22.1 | 46.1 | 37.0 | 72.3 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 9.1 |
Alvin Robertson | 39 | 32 | 27.3 | 47.9 | 30.9 | 62.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 8.7 |
Fred Roberts | 79 | 5 | 18.8 | 52.8 | 41.4 | 79.9 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 7.6 |
Derek Strong | 23 | 0 | 14.7 | 45.7 | 50.0 | 80.0 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 6.8 |
Orlando Woolridge | 8 | 0 | 9.8 | 54.5 | 0.0 | 77.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 5.4 |
Alaa Abdelnaby | 12 | 0 | 13.3 | 46.4 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
Lee Mayberry | 82 | 4 | 18.3 | 45.6 | 39.1 | 57.4 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 5.2 |
Danny Schayes | 70 | 7 | 16.1 | 39.9 | 0.0 | 81.8 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 4.6 |
Moses Malone | 11 | 0 | 9.5 | 31.0 | 0.0 | 77.4 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 4.5 |
Jon Barry | 47 | 0 | 11.7 | 36.9 | 33.3 | 67.3 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 4.4 |
Alex Stivrins | 3 | 0 | 8.3 | 36.4 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3.7 |
Alan Ogg | 3 | 0 | 8.7 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.7 |
Anthony Pullard | 8 | 0 | 4.6 | 44.4 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
Dan O'Sullivan | 3 | 0 | 2.3 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
Transactions
Trades
June 24, 1992 | To Milwaukee Bucks----
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To Utah Jazz---- | |
July 1, 1992 | To Milwaukee Bucks---- | To San Antonio Spurs---- | To Portland Trail Blazers---- |
August 4, 1992 | To Milwaukee Bucks---- | To Orlando Magic---- | |
December 4, 1992 | To Milwaukee Bucks---- | To Boston Celtics---- | |
February 25, 1993 | To Milwaukee Bucks---- | To Detroit Pistons---- |
Free agents
Player | Signed | Former team |
Anthony Pullard | August 31, 1992 | Leuven |
Alan Ogg | January 10, 1993 | Miami Heat |
Dan O'Sullivan | February 1, 1993 | New Jersey Nets |
Derek Strong | February 22, 1993 | Washington Bullets |
Player Transactions Citation:[9]
References
- 1992-93 Milwaukee Bucks
- "O'NEAL, MOURNING 1-2". Washington Post. June 25, 1992. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
- "WHEELING-DEALING JAZZ SHIP EDWARDS, MURDOCK TO BUCKS". Deseret News. June 25, 1992. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
- "Pistons Trade Woolridge to Bucks for Robertson as Deadline Passes". Los Angeles Times. February 26, 1993. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- "1992–93 Milwaukee Bucks Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
- "1992–93 NBA Awards Voting". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- "1992–93 Milwaukee Bucks Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
- "PRO BASKETBALL; Malone to Return To Philadelphia". New York Times. August 12, 1993. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
- "1992–93 Milwaukee Bucks Transactions". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 3, 2021.