1990–91 Milwaukee Bucks season

1990–91 Milwaukee Bucks season
Head coachDel Harris
General managerDel Harris
OwnerHerb Kohl
ArenaBradley Center
Results
Record48–34 (.585)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Central)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to 76ers 0–3)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television
RadioWTMJ

The 1990–91 Milwaukee Bucks season was the 23rd season for the Milwaukee Bucks in the National Basketball Association.[1] During the off-season, the Bucks acquired Frank Brickowski from the San Antonio Spurs, and acquired Danny Schayes from the Denver Nuggets.[2][3][4] However, Larry Krystkowiak would miss the entire regular season due to a knee injury.[5][6]

With the addition of Brickowski and Schayes, the Bucks posted an eight-game winning streak between December and January, which led to a 25–8 start to the regular season. However, the team lost ten of their next twelve games, which included a six-game losing streak in January, and later on held a 30–19 record at the All-Star break.[7] At mid-season, the Bucks traded scoring leader, and sixth man Ricky Pierce to the Seattle SuperSonics in exchange for All-Star guard Dale Ellis.[8][9][10] In April, the team signed free agent and former All-Star forward Adrian Dantley, as Ellis suffered a season-ending lower back injury.[11][12][13] The Bucks finished in third place in the Central Division with a 48–34 record, earning the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference, and qualifying for the NBA playoffs for the twelfth consecutive year.[14] The team also won their first 18 home games of the regular season, and posted a 33–8 home record at the Bradley Center.

Ellis played a sixth man role off the bench, averaging 19.3 points per game in 21 games after the trade, while Jay Humphries averaged 15.2 points, 6.7 assists and 1.6 steals per game, and Alvin Robertson provided the team with 13.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, 5.5 assists and led the league with 3.0 steals per game, and was also named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team. In addition, Brickowski provided with 12.6 points and 5.7 rebounds per game, while Fred Roberts contributed 10.8 points per game, Schayes averaged 10.6 points and 6.5 rebounds per game, and Jack Sikma contributed 10.4 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. Off the bench, Jeff Grayer contributed 6.4 points per game, and Brad Lohaus averaged 5.3 points and 2.7 rebounds per game.[15]

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina, and before the mid-season trade, Pierce and Robertson were both selected for the 1991 NBA All-Star Game, as members of the Eastern Conference All-Star team; it was Pierce's first and only All-Star appearance, and the fourth and final All-Star appearance for Robertson.[16][17][18] Meanwhile, Sikma was selected to participate in the NBA Three-Point Shootout, but withdrew and was replaced with Terry Porter of the Portland Trail Blazers.[19] Robertson also finished in third place in Defensive Player of the Year voting,[20][21] while head coach Del Harris finished tied in fifth place in Coach of the Year voting.[22][21]

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the 1991 NBA playoffs, the Bucks faced off against the 5th–seeded Philadelphia 76ers, a team that featured All-Star forward Charles Barkley, All-Star guard Hersey Hawkins, and Armen Gilliam. After missing the entire regular season due to his knee injury, Krystkowiak returned to play in the team's first-round series against the 76ers; however, without Ellis, the Bucks lost the first two games to the 76ers at home at the Bradley Center, before losing Game 3 on the road, 121–100 at The Spectrum, thus losing the series in a three-game sweep.[23][24][25] This would also be the Bucks' final NBA playoff appearance until the 1998–99 season, as what would follow was a seven-year playoff drought.

The Bucks finished eighth in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 673,687 at the Bradley Center during the regular season.[15][26] Following the season, Sikma retired.

Draft picks

Main article: 1990 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 16 Terry Mills PF  United States Michigan
2 44 Steve Henson PG  United States Kansas State

Roster

1990–91 Milwaukee Bucks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
F 40 Frank Brickowski 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1959–08–14 Penn State
G 15 Lester Conner 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1959–09–17 Oregon State
F 7 Adrian Dantley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1955–02–28 Notre Dame
F 3 Dale Ellis  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1960–08–06 Tennessee
G 20 Jeff Grayer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1965–12–17 Iowa State
G 12 Steve Henson 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 1968–02–02 Kansas State
G 24 Jay Humphries 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1962–10–17 Colorado
F 8 Frank Kornet 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1967–01–27 Vanderbilt
F 42 Larry Krystkowiak  (IN) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1964–09–23 Montana
F 54 Brad Lohaus 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1964–09–29 Iowa
F 31 Fred Roberts 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1960–08–14 BYU
G 21 Alvin Robertson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1962–07–22 Arkansas
C 10 Danny Schayes 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1959–05–10 Syracuse
C 43 Jack Sikma 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1955–11–14 Illinois Wesleyan
G 11 Everette Stephens 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1966–10–21 Purdue
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster Notes

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Chicago Bulls 61 21 .744 — 35–6 26–15 25–5
x-Detroit Pistons 50 32 .610 11 32–9 18–23 19–11
x-Milwaukee Bucks 48 34 .585 13 33–8 15–26 16–14
x-Atlanta Hawks 43 39 .524 18 29–12 14–27 11–19
x-Indiana Pacers 41 41 .500 20 29–12 12–29 15–15
Cleveland Cavaliers 33 49 .402 28 23–18 10–31 11–19
Charlotte Hornets 26 56 .317 35 17–24 9–32 8–22
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Chicago Bulls 61 21 .744 –
2 y-Boston Celtics 56 26 .683 5
3 x-Detroit Pistons 50 32 .610 11
4 x-Milwaukee Bucks 48 34 .585 13
5 x-Philadelphia 76ers 44 38 .537 17
6 x-Atlanta Hawks 43 39 .524 18
7 x-Indiana Pacers 41 41 .500 20
8 x-New York Knicks 39 43 .476 22
9 Cleveland Cavaliers 33 49 .402 28
10 Washington Bullets 30 52 .366 31
11 New Jersey Nets 26 56 .317 35
12 Charlotte Hornets 26 56 .317 35
13 Miami Heat 24 58 .293 37
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

1990–91 game log
Total: 48–34 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
November: 2–1 (home: 1–0; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 November 2, 1990 @ Detroit L 104–115 The Palace of Auburn Hills
21,454 		0–1
2 November 3, 1990 Minnesota W 111–93 Bradley Center
15,102 		1–1
3 November 6, 1990 @ Miami W 106–94 Miami Arena
15,008 		2–1
4 November 8, 1990 Philadelphia W 141–111 Jay Humphries (25) Greg Anderson (9) Alvin Robertson (12) Bradley Center
12,476 		3–1
5 November 9, 1990 @ Washington W 108–100 Ricky Pierce (25) Capital Centre
8,829 		4–1
6 November 13, 1990 @ Boston W 119–91 Bradley Center
15,321 		5–1
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
1990–91 schedule

Playoffs

1991 playoff game log
First Round: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 25 Philadelphia L 90–99 Frank Brickowski (22) Frank Brickowski (9) Jay Humphries (9) Bradley Center
13,587 		0–1
2 April 27 Philadelphia L 112–116 (OT) Alvin Robertson (31) Frank Brickowski (12) Jay Humphries (8) Bradley Center
15,623 		0–2
3 April 30 @ Philadelphia L 100–121 Alvin Robertson (26) Robertson, Brickowski (5) Jay Humphries (8) Spectrum
16,239 		0–3
1991 schedule

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

Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Ricky Pierce 46 0 28.8 49.9 39.8 90.7 2.5 2.1 0.8 0.2 22.5
Dale Ellis 21 0 29.7 48.6 44.1 70.7 3.9 1.5 0.8 0.2 19.3
Jay Humphries 80 80 34.1 50.2 37.3 79.9 2.8 6.7 1.6 0.1 15.2
Alvin Robertson 81 81 32.1 48.5 36.5 75.7 5.7 5.5 3.0 0.2 13.6
Frank Brickowski 75 73 25.5 52.7 0.0 79.8 5.7 1.7 1.1 0.6 12.6
Fred Roberts 82 82 25.8 53.3 16.0 81.3 3.4 1.6 0.8 0.4 10.8
Danny Schayes 82 38 27.2 49.9 0.0 83.5 6.5 1.2 0.7 0.7 10.6
Jack Sikma 77 44 25.2 42.7 34.1 84.3 5.7 1.9 0.8 0.8 10.4
Jeff Grayer 82 7 17.3 43.3 0.0 68.7 3.0 1.5 0.6 0.1 6.4
Adrian Dantley 10 0 12.6 38.0 33.3 69.2 1.3 0.9 0.5 0.0 5.7
Brad Lohaus 81 3 15.0 43.1 27.7 68.5 2.7 0.9 0.6 0.9 5.3
Steve Henson 68 0 10.1 41.8 33.3 90.5 0.8 1.9 0.5 0.0 3.1
Lester Conner 39 2 13.3 39.6 0.0 75.0 1.4 2.7 1.2 0.0 2.9
Greg Anderson 26 0 9.5 37.0 0.0 57.1 2.9 0.1 0.3 0.3 2.7
Everette Stephens 3 0 2.0 66.7 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 2.0
Frank Kornet 32 0 4.9 37.1 27.8 53.8 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.0 1.8

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Alvin Robertson 3 3 39.3 59.2 33.3 76.9 6.0 5.0 2.7 0.0 23.7
Frank Brickowski 3 3 36.7 53.3 0.0 50.0 8.7 1.0 0.3 0.7 18.3
Jay Humphries 3 3 41.0 53.1 40.0 90.0 2.0 8.3 0.7 0.0 15.0
Fred Roberts 3 3 34.3 45.7 0.0 100.0 5.0 2.3 0.7 0.3 11.3
Danny Schayes 3 3 23.7 39.1 0.0 90.9 4.0 1.0 1.0 0.3 9.3
Steve Henson 3 0 13.3 50.0 66.7 75.0 1.0 1.0 0.3 0.0 5.7
Jeff Grayer 3 0 12.3 38.5 0.0 83.3 2.0 2.0 0.3 0.0 5.0
Jack Sikma 3 0 17.0 40.0 50.0 50.0 4.0 2.0 1.7 0.3 4.7
Brad Lohaus 3 0 13.7 31.3 37.5 50.0 3.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 4.7
Lester Conner 1 0 7.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
Adrian Dantley 3 0 6.3 14.3 0.0 75.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.7
Larry Krystkowiak 3 0 8.3 16.7 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.7

Player statistics citation:[15]

Awards and records

Transactions

Trades

August 1, 1990 To Milwaukee Bucks---- To San Antonio Spurs----
August 1, 1990 To Milwaukee Bucks---- To Denver Nuggets----
January 16, 1991 To Milwaukee Bucks---- To New Jersey Nets----
February 15, 1991 To Milwaukee Bucks---- To Seattle SuperSonics----

Free agents

Player Signed Former team
Adrian Dantley April 2, 1991 Dallas Mavericks

Player Transactions Citation:[27]

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See also

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