The 1968–69 Milwaukee Bucks season was the Bucks' inaugural season in the NBA.1968–69 Milwaukee Bucks
Expansion draft
Player Position Team Len Chappell Forward Detroit Pistons Larry Costello Guard Philadelphia 76ers Johnny Egan Guard Baltimore Bullets Wayne Embry Center Boston Celtics Dave Gambee Forward San Diego Rockets Gary Gray Guard Cincinnati Royals Fred Hetzel Forward San Francisco Warriors Johnny Jones Forward Boston Celtics Bob Love Forward Cincinnati Royals Jon McGlocklin Guard San Diego Rockets Jay Miller Guard Atlanta Hawks Bud Olsen Forward Seattle SuperSonics George Patterson Center Detroit Pistons Jim Reid Forward Philadelphia 76ers Guy Rodgers Guard Cincinnati Royals Tom Thacker Guard Boston Celtics Bob Warlick Guard San Francisco Warriors Bob Weiss Guard Seattle SuperSonics
Draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 7 Charlie Paulk Forward Northeastern State 2 22 Gene Moore Saint Louis 3 35 Sam Williams Iowa 4 50 Greg Smith Western Kentucky 5 63 Joe Franklin Wisconsin 6 78 Fred Smith Hawaii 7 91 Tom Kondla Minnesota 8 106 Elbert Miller Nevada-Las Vegas 9 119 Cliff Berger Kentucky 10 134 Eugene Jones Missouri 11 146 Brad Luchini Marquette 12 159 Dave Miller Florida
Roster
Regular season
Season standings
x – clinched playoff spot
Game log
|-style="background:#fcc;" | 1 || October 16, 1968 || Chicago | L 84–89 |Guy Rodgers (16) |Wayne Embry (20) |Guy Rodgers (9) | Milwaukee Arena | 0–1 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 2 || October 19, 1968 || @ Atlanta | L 107–125 |Guy Rodgers (25) |Wayne Embry, Len Chappell, Dick Cunningham (6) |Guy Rodgers (11) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum | 0–2 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 3 || October 23, 1968 || New York | L 112–114 |Wayne Embry (26) |Wayne Embry (17) |Guy Rodgers (13) | Milwaukee Arena | 0–3 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 4 || October 26, 1968 || @ Boston | L 89–102 |Wayne Embry (20) |Bob Love (9) | | Boston Garden | 0–4 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 5 || October 29, 1968 || Baltimore | L 112–129 |Fred Hetzel, Jon McGlocklin (21) |Charlie Paulk (10) |Guy Rodgers (11) | Milwaukee Arena | 0–5 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 6 || October 31, 1968 || Detroit | W 134–118 |Wayne Embry (30)
| Milwaukee Arena | 1–5
|-style="background:#fcc;" | 7 || November 1, 1968 || @ Cincinnati | L 114–132 |Dave Gambee (21) |Fred Hetzel (13) |Guy Rodgers (7) | Cincinnati Gardens | 1–6 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 8 || November 2, 1968 || San Francisco | W 102–101 |Dave Gambee (20) |Wayne Embry (15) |Guy Rodgers (11) | Milwaukee Arena | 2–6 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 9 || November 6, 1968 || N Los Angeles | L 115-128 |Wayne Embry (30)
| Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 2–7 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 10 || November 9, 1968 || Boston | L 97-98 |Wayne Embry, Fred Hetzel (16)
| Milwaukee Arena | 2–8 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 11 || November 12, 1968 || Seattle | W 127-114 |Dave Gambee (29) |Wayne Embry (13) |Guy Rodgers (16) | Milwaukee Arena | 3–8 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 12 || November 15, 1968 || @ Baltimore | L 102–129 |Wayne Embry (24) |Wayne Embry, Fred Hetzel (13) |Guy Rodgers (12) |Baltimore Civic Center | 3–9 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 13 || November 16, 1968 || @ Philadelphia | L 92-136 |Jon McGlocklin (19) |Fred Hetzel (14) |Guy Rodgers (8) |The Spectrum | 3–10 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 14 || November 19, 1968 || Atlanta | W 119-98 |Guy Rodgers (26) |Fred Hetzel (13) |Guy Rodgers (10) | Milwaukee Arena | 4–10 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 15 || November 21, 1968 || @ Chicago | L 111-120 |Guy Rodgers (29) |Wayne Embry (19) |Jon McGlocklin (6) |Chicago Stadium | 4–11 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 16 || November 23, 1968 || Phoenix | W 115-112 |Fred Hetzel (28) |Fred Hetzel, Wayne Embry (18) |Guy Rodgers (11) | Milwaukee Arena | 5–11 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 17 || November 24, 1968 || @ Seattle | L 120-141 |Wayne Embry (29) |Wayne Embry (12) |Guy Rodgers (6) |Seattle Center Coliseum | 5–12 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 18 || November 25, 1968 || Seattle | L 113-123 |Jon McGlocklin (25) |Fred Hetzel, Wayne Embry, Greg Smith (9) |Jon McGlocklin (6) | Milwaukee Arena | 5–13 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 19 || November 28, 1968 || @ Seattle | L 103-115 |Wayne Embry (27) |Wayne Embry (14) |Guy Rodgers (13) |Seattle Center Coliseum | 5–14 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 20 || November 29, 1968 || @ San Francisco | W 119-140 |Fred Hetzel (29) |Fred Hetzel (10) |Guy Rodgers (9) |Cow Palace | 5–15 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 21 || November 30, 1968 || @ San Francisco | W 107–101 |Fred Hetzel (22) |Wayne Embry, Fred Hetzel (11) |Guy Rodgers (9) |Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | 6–15
|-style="background:#fcc;" | 22 || December 1, 1968 || @ Los Angeles | L 112-119 |Fred Hetzel (25) |Wayne Embry (20) |Guy Rodgers (10) |The Forum | 6–16 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 23 || December 3, 1968 || Boston | L 115-137 |Wayne Embry (29)
| Milwaukee Arena | 6–17 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 24 || December 4, 1968 || @ Boston | L 99-101 |Jon McGlocklin (20) |Len Chappell (13) |Guy Rodgers (9) |Boston Garden | 6–18 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 25 || December 6, 1968 || Philadelphia | L 112-121 |Guy Rodgers (24) |Dave Gambee (12) |Jon McGlocklin (6) | Milwaukee Arena | 6–19 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 26 || December 7, 1968 || @ New York | L 113-119 |Jon McGlocklin (24) |Jon McGlocklin (9) |Jon McGlocklin (9) |Madison Square Garden | 6-20 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 27 || December 8, 1968 || N Philadelphia | L 117-122 |Len Chappell (28) |Len Chappell (13) |Guy Rodgers (10) |Onondaga War Memorial | 6-21 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 28 || December 10, 1968 || Cincinnati | L 96-107 |Jon McGlocklin (20) |Greg Smith (15) | | Milwaukee Arena | 6-22 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 29 || December 11, 1968 || N San Francisco | W 106-96 |Flynn Robinson (24) |Greg Smith (19) |Guy Rodgers (7) | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 7-22 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 30 || December 13, 1968 || San Diego | W 101-96 |Guy Rodgers (20) |Greg Smith (13) |Guy Rodgers (8) | Milwaukee Arena | 8-22 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 31 || December 14, 1968 || @ Cincinnati | L 115-121 |Wayne Embry (23) |Greg Smith (15) | |Cincinnati Gardens | 8-23 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 32 || December 18, 1968 || @ Atlanta | L 116-122 |Len Chappell, Jon McGlocklin (23) |Len Chappell, Greg Smith (10) |Guy Rodgers (5) |Alexander Memorial Coliseum | 8-24 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 33 || December 19, 1968 || @ Chicago | L 111-113 |Len Chappell (35) |Len Chappell (16) |Jon McGlocklin, Wayne Embry, Flynn Robinson, Fred Hetzel (2) |Chicago Stadium | 8-25 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 34 || December 20, 1968 || Seattle | W 100-92 |Flynn Robinson (28) |Greg Smith (16) |Guy Rodgers (7) | Milwaukee Arena | 9-25 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 35 || December 22, 1968 || Phoenix | W 127-116 |Fred Hetzel (31) |Fred Hetzel (14) |Flynn Robinson (11) | Milwaukee Arena | 10–25 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 36 || December 25, 1968 || Detroit | L 113-119 |Guy Rodgers (24)
| Milwaukee Arena | 10–26 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 37 || December 26, 1968 || @ Boston | L 106-139 |Jon McGlocklin, Flynn Robinson (17) |Fred Hetzel (13) |Flynn Robinson, Guy Rodgers (3) |Boston Garden | 10–27 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 38 || December 27, 1968 || @ Baltimore | L 122-136 |Fred Hetzel, Flynn Robinson (25) |Fred Hetzel (8) |Guy Rodgers (8) |Baltimore Civic Center | 10–28 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 39 || December 29, 1968 || Chicago Bulls | L 97-102 |Jon McGlocklin (24) |Len Chappell (16) |Guy Rodgers (6) | Milwaukee Arena | 10–29 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 40 || December 31, 1968 || Philadelphia | L 107-128 |Len Chappell (22) |Greg Smith (15) |Flynn Robinson, Guy Rodgers (6) | Milwaukee Arena | 10–30
|-style="background:#fcc;" | 41 || January 2, 1969 || N Cincinnati | L 109-113 |Jon McGlocklin (26) |Greg Smith (20) | | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 10–31 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 42 || January 3, 1969 || Phoenix | W 121-104 |Len Chappell (33) |Greg Smith (22) |Guy Rodgers (12) | Milwaukee Arena | 11–31 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 43 || January 7, 1969 || @ Cincinnati | W 116-101 |Len Chappell (30) |Fred Hetzel (13) | |Cincinnati Gardens | 12–31 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 44 || January 8, 1969 || New York | L 101-115 |Jon McGlocklin (23) |Fred Hetzel, Wayne Embry (12) |Guy Rodgers (4) | Milwaukee Arena | 12–32 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 45 || January 10, 1969 || Seattle | W 115-104 |Jon McGlocklin, Flynn Robinson (24) |Greg Smith (23) |Guy Rodgers (6) | Milwaukee Arena | 13–32 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 46 || January 12, 1969 || Boston | W 114-110 |Flynn Robinson (26)
| Milwaukee Arena | 14–32 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 47 || January 17, 1969 || @ Detroit | L 108-123 |Flynn Robinson (23)
|Cobo Arena | 14–33 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 48 || January 18, 1969 || N New York | L 109-117 |Flynn Robinson (22) |Greg Smith (15) |Guy Rodgers (8) |Boston Garden | 14–34 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 49 || January 20, 1969 || N Detroit | W 102-101 |Jon McGlocklin (38)
| Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 15–34 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 50 || January 21, 1969 || Los Angeles | L 105-122 |Jon McGlocklin (33)
| Milwaukee Arena | 15–35 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 51 || January 25, 1969 || @ New York | L 96-113 |Jon McGlocklin (26) |Jon McGlocklin, Greg Smith (10) |Flynn Robinson (9) |Madison Square Garden | 15–36 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 52 || January 27, 1969 || N Seattle | L 107-128 |Wayne Embry, Fred Hetzel (20) |Len Chappell (12) |Jon McGlocklin (7) |Tacoma, WA | 15–37 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 53 || January 29, 1969 || N Phoenix | L 107-111 |Len Chappell, Fred Hetzel (27) |Len Chappell (11) |Jon McGlocklin (10) |Tucson, Arizona | 15–38 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 54 || January 31, 1969 || @ Los Angeles | L 104-105 |Flynn Robinson (43) |Greg Smith (15) |Flynn Robinson (8) |The Forum | 15–39
|-style="background:#fcc;" | 55 || February 1, 1969 || @ San Diego | L 95-101 |Flynn Robinson (22) |Zaid Abdul-Aziz (23) |Guy Rodgers (6) |San Diego Sports Arena | 15–40 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 56 || February 2, 1969 || @ Phoenix | L 121-122 |Len Chappell (32) |Len Chappell (16) |Flynn Robinson (7) |Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 15–41 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 57 || February 4, 1969 || @ Chicago | W 107-98 |Flynn Robinson (22) |Len Chappell (12) |Guy Rodgers (8) |Chicago Stadium | 16–41 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 58 || February 5, 1969 || New York | L 102-111 |Flynn Robinson (35) |Zaid Abdul-Aziz (14) |Flynn Robinson (8) | Milwaukee Arena | 16–42 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 59 || February 7, 1969 || Baltimore | L 107-114 |Jon McGlocklin (22) |Zaid Abdul-Aziz (23) |Jon McGlocklin (8) | Milwaukee Arena | 16–43 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 60 || February 9, 1969 || San Diego | W 117-109 |Len Chappell (23) |Len Chappell (15) |Flynn Robinson (10) | Milwaukee Arena | 17–43 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 61 || February 12, 1969 || Atlanta | L 106-113 |Len Chappell (26) |Greg Smith (18) |Flynn Robinson, Dick Cunningham (9) | Milwaukee Arena | 17–44 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 62 || February 14, 1969 || @ Baltimore | L 122-132 |Jon McGlocklin (37) |Dick Cunningham (17) |Flynn Robinson (8) |Baltimore Civic Center | 17–45 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 63 || February 16, 1969 || Los Angeles | W 106-97 |Flynn Robinson (41) |Greg Smith (16) |Flynn Robinson, Guy Rodgers (6) | Milwaukee Arena | 18–45 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 64 || February 17, 1969 || N Atlanta | W 123-111 |Flynn Robinson (43)
|Baltimore Civic Center | 19–45 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 65 || February 22, 1969 || @ Detroit | W 108-107 |Flynn Robinson (45)
|Cobo Arena | 20–45 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 66 || February 23, 1969 || N Phoenix | L 107-103 |Len Chappell (24) |Zaid Abdul-Aziz (18) |Guy Rodgers (9) |Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena | 21–45 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 67 || February 25, 1969 || San Diego | W 114-112 |Len Chappell (26) |Greg Smith (15)