1992–93 Milwaukee Bucks season

The 1992–93 Milwaukee Bucks season was the 25th season for the Milwaukee Bucks in the National Basketball Association.

Season summary

Off-season The Bucks received the eighth overall pick in the 1992 NBA draft, and selected shooting guard Todd Day from the University of Arkansas; the team also selected Day's University of Arkansas teammate, point guard Lee Mayberry with the 23rd overall pick. During the off-season, the Bucks acquired Blue Edwards, and second-year guard Eric Murdock from the Utah Jazz on draft day, and hired Mike Dunleavy as their new head coach and general manager.

Regular season Under Dunleavy and with the addition of Edwards, Murdock, Day and Mayberry, the Bucks got off to a strong start by winning 10 of their first 13 games of the regular season. However, the team soon struggled posting an 11-game losing streak in December afterwards, then posted a seven-game losing streak in January, and later on held a 20–31 record at the All-Star break. Moses Malone only played just eleven games due to a back injury. At mid-season, the Bucks traded Alvin Robertson to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Orlando Woolridge, who only played in just eight games for the team due to a broken hand injury, while the team signed free agent Derek Strong. The Bucks lost their final eight games of the season, and finished in last place in the Central Division with a disappointing 28–54 record.

Edwards averaged 16.9 points and 1.6 steals per game, while Frank Brickowski averaged 16.9 points and 6.1 rebounds per game, and Murdock provided the team with 14.4 points, 7.6 assists and 2.2 steals per game. In addition, Day averaged 13.8 points per game, but was not named to an NBA All-Rookie Team at season's end, while rookie power forward Anthony Avent contributed 9.8 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. Off the bench, Brad Lohaus averaged 9.1 points per game, while Fred Roberts contributed 7.6 points per game, Strong provided with 6.8 points and 5.0 rebounds per game in 23 games, Mayberry contributed 5.2 points and 3.3 assists per game, and Danny Schayes averaged 4.6 points and 3.6 rebounds per game.

Murdock finished in second place in Most Improved Player voting, behind Chris Jackson of the Denver Nuggets, while Edwards finished tied in ninth place. The Bucks finished tenth in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 660,939 at the Bradley Center during the regular season.

Aftermath Following the season, Malone and Woolridge both left for free agency and signed with the Philadelphia 76ers, whom Malone used to play for, and with Woolridge signing during the next season, and Roberts was released.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 8 Todd Day SG Arkansas 1 23 Lee Mayberry PG Arkansas

Roster

Roster Notes Point guard Sam Vincent was on the injured reserve list due to a ruptured Achilles tendon, missed the entire regular season, and never played for the Bucks.

Regular season

Season standings

y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot

z - clinched division title y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

|-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 1 || November 6, 1992 || @ Detroit | W 86—81 |Frank Brickowski (19) |Frank Brickowski, Alvin Robertson (7) |Eric Murdock (8) | The Palace of Auburn Hills21,454 | 1–0 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 2 || November 7, 1992 || Boston | W 124–88 |Blue Edwards (30) |Anthony Avent (10) |Eric Murdock (9) | Bradley Center17,892 | 2–0 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 3 || November 10, 1992 || @ San Antonio | L 98–104 |Brad Lohaus, Alvin Robertson (19) |Brad Lohaus (9) |Eric Murdock (11) | HemisFair Arena16,057 | 2–1 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 4 || November 11, 1992 || @ Dallas | W 124–116 |Blue Edwards (31) |Anthony Avent, Frank Brickowski (8) |Eric Murdock (8) | Reunion Arena11,276 | 3–1 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 5 || November 13, 1992 || Chicago | L 96–101 |Eric Murdock (25) |Frank Brickowski (10) |Eric Murdock (9) | Bradley Center18,633 | 3–2 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 6 || November 15, 1992 || Denver | W 115–98 |Blue Edwards (32) |Blue Edwards (9) | | Bradley Center14,882 | 4–2 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 7 || November 17, 1992 || @ Atlanta | W 114—106

| The Omni7,771 | 5–2 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 8 || November 21, 1992 || Indiana | W 105–95

| Bradley Center18,214 | 6–2 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 9 || November 24, 1992 || @ Cleveland | L 105–109

| Richfield Coliseum15,312 | 6–3 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 10 || November 25, 1992 || Cleveland | W 94–85

| Bradley Center15,634 | 7–3 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 11 || November 27, 1992 || @ Philadelphia | W 86—81

| The Spectrum11,831 | 8–3 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 12 || November 28, 1992 || Washington | W 97–95

| Bradley Center18,028 | 9–3

|-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 13 || December 2, 1992 || Miami | W 100–97

| Bradley Center14,516 | 10–3 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 14 || December 3, 1992 || @ Washington | L 95–113

| Capital Centre7,711 | 10–4 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 15 || December 5, 1992 || @ New York | L 95–113

| Madison Square Garden19,763 | 10–5 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 16 || December 6, 1992 || Phoenix | L 112–122

| Bradley Center16,646 | 10–6 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 17 || December 8, 1992 || @ Portland | L 97–126

| Memorial Coliseum12,888 | 10–7 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 18 || December 10, 1992 || @ Golden State | L 102–114

| Oakland Arena15,025 | 10–8 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 19 || December 12, 1992 || @ Utah | L 82–108

| Delta Center19,911 | 10–9 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 20 || December 13, 1992 || @ L. A. Lakers | L 96–114

| The Forum13,265 | 10–10 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 21 || December 15, 1992 || @ Seattle | L 100–108

| Seattle Center Coliseum10,327 | 10–11 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 22 || December 17, 1992 || New Jersey | L 101–102

| Bradley Center13,986 | 10–12 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 23 || December 19, 1992 || Detroit | L 90–103 |Blue Edwards (26) |Frank Brickowski (10) |Lee Mayberry, Alvin Robertson (5) | Bradley Center17,264 | 10–13 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 24 || December 22, 1992 || Sacramento | L 99–102 |Eric Murdock (30) |Eric Murdock (15) |Alvin Robertson (6) | Bradley Center14,536 | 10–14 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 25 || December 26, 1992 || New York | W 102–100 OT |Todd Day (22) |Anthony Avent (9) |Frank Brickowski. Blue Edwards (6) | Bradley Center17,862 | 11–14 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 26 || December 28, 1992 || @ Orlando | L 94–110

| Orlando Arena15,151 | 11–15

|-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 27 || January 2, 1993 || @ Atlanta | W 106–93

| Omni Coliseum14,349 | 12–15 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 28 || January 3, 1993 || L. A. Lakers | W 109–101

| Bradley Center15,881 | 13–15 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 29 || January 5, 1993 || Minnesota | W 114–100

| Bradley Center14,085 | 14–15 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 30 || January 7, 1993 || Atlanta | L 94–100

| Bradley Center15,124 | 14–16 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 31 || January 8, 1993 || @ Chicago | L 95–120

| Chicago Stadium15,124 | 14–17 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 32 || January 10, 1993 || L. A. Clippers | L 99–104

| Bradley Center14,034 | 14–18

|-style="background:#fcc;" | 45 || February 7, 1993 || New Jersey | L 102–102

| Bradley Center18,633 | 18–27

|-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 56 || March 2, 1993 || Dallas | W 120–86

| Bradley Center13,794 | 22–34 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 57 || March 5, 1993 || Orlando | W 109–91

| Bradley Center18,633 | 23–34

|-style="background:#fcc;" | 82 || April 24, 1993 || Charlotte | L 106–108

| Bradley Center18,633 | 28–54

Player statistics

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 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 Player statistics citation:

Transactions Trades June 24, 1992 To Milwaukee Bucks---- Blue Edwards Eric Murdock 1992 1st round pick (Lee Mayberry) To Utah Jazz---- Jay Humphries Larry Krystkowiak July 1, 1992 To Milwaukee Bucks---- Alaa Abdelnaby To San Antonio Spurs---- Dale Ellis To Portland Trail Blazers---- Tracy Murray August 4, 1992 To Milwaukee Bucks---- Sam Vincent To Orlando Magic---- Lester Conner December 4, 1992 To Milwaukee Bucks---- Jon Barry To Boston Celtics---- Alaa Abdelnaby February 25, 1993 To Milwaukee Bucks---- Orlando Woolridge To Detroit Pistons---- Alvin Robertson

Free agents Player Signed Former teamAnthony PullardAugust 31, 1992LeuvenAlan OggJanuary 10, 1993Miami HeatDan O'SullivanFebruary 1, 1993New Jersey NetsDerek StrongFebruary 22, 1993Washington Bullets

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References

See also 1992-93 NBA season