Chicago Bulls Regular Season Rosters
1976-1977 Chicago Bulls Regular Season Roster
1976-1977 Chicago Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | N. Van Lier | W. Holland | S. May | M. Johnson | A. Gilmore |
Rotation | J. Mengelt | J. Marin | C. Pondexter | T. Boerwinkle | |
Lim PT | T. Kropp | P. Hicks | |||
Lim PT | K. Starr | ||||
Lim PT | J. Laskowski | ||||
Lim PT | L. Benbow |
1976-1977 Midwest Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | Denver Nuggets | 50-32 | - |
2 | Detroit Pistons | 44-38 | 6 |
3 | Chicago Bulls | 44-38 | 6 |
4 | Kansas City Kings | 40-42 | 10 |
5 | Indiana Pacers | 36-46 | 14 |
6 | Milwaukee Bucks | 30-52 | 20 |
1976-1977 Chicago Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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Norm Van Lier | All-NBA Defensive First Team (1977) |
Scott May | All-Rookie First Team (1977) |
Norm Van Lier | Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1977) |
1976-1977 Chicago Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK |
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Artis Gilmore | 82 | 35.1 | 18.6 | 13.0 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
Mickey Johnson | 81 | 35.1 | 17.3 | 10.2 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
Wilbur Holland | 79 | 31.1 | 14.9 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 0.2 |
Scott May | 72 | 32.9 | 14.6 | 6.1 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.2 |
Norm Van Lier | 82 | 37.8 | 10.2 | 4.5 | 7.8 | 1.6 | 0.2 |
John Mengelt | 61 | 19.3 | 8.3 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
Jack Marin | 54 | 16.1 | 6.8 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Tom Boerwinkle | 82 | 13.0 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Cliff Pondexter | 78 | 12.8 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
John Laskowski | 47 | 12.0 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
Tom Kropp | 53 | 9.1 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Bob Love | 14 | 35.4 | 12.2 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
Phil Hicks | 35 | 7.3 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Paul McCracken | 9 | 13.2 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
Eric Fernsten | 5 | 12.2 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
Keith Starr | 17 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Willie Smith | 2 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1976-1977 Chicago Bulls Roster Composition
Selected via Draft |
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Tom Boerwinkle was selected as the #4 pick in the First Round of the 1968 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. Tom Boerwinkle signed a multi-year contract with the Chicago Bulls on September 1, 1968. Artis Gilmore was selected as the #15 pick in the 7 Round of the 1971 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. Artis Gilmore signed a multi-year contract with the Chicago Bulls on September 1, 1976. John Laskowski was selected as the #14 pick in the Second Round of the 1975 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. John Laskowski signed a multi-year contract with the Chicago Bulls on July 10, 1975. Scott May was selected as the #2 pick in the First Round of the 1976 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. Scott May signed a multi-year contract with the Chicago Bulls on September 26, 1976. Cliff Pondexter was selected as the #16 pick in the First Round of the 1974 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. Cliff Pondexter signed a multi-year contract with the Chicago Bulls on September 1, 1975. Keith Starr was selected as the #1 pick in the 4 Round of the 1976 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. Keith Starr signed a multi-year contract with the Chicago Bulls on August 20, 1976. |
Acquired via Trade |
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Mickey Johnson was acquired in a trade by the Chicago Bulls from the Portland Trail Blazers on September 17, 1974. Tom Kropp was acquired in a trade by the Chicago Bulls from the Washington Wizards on September 13, 1976. Jack Marin was acquired in a trade by the Chicago Bulls from the Buffalo Braves on November 27, 1975. John Mengelt was acquired in a trade by the Chicago Bulls from the Detroit Pistons on November 18, 1976. Norm Van Lier was acquired in a trade by the Chicago Bulls from the Cincinnati Royals on November 9, 1971. |
Acquired via Free Agency |
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Leon Benbow signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls on February 2, 1977. Phil Hicks signed a contract with the Chicago Bulls on December 1, 1976. Phil Hicks re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls on January 11, 1977. Phil Hicks re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls on January 21, 1977. Phil Hicks re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls on February 3, 1977. Wilbur Holland signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls on October 28, 1976. |
1976-1977 Chicago Bulls Front Office
Staff Member | Position | Start Season | Previous Job |
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Dick Klein | Owner | 1966-1967 | N/A |
Arthur Wirtz | Chairman | 1972-1973 | N/A |
Ed Badger | Head Coach | 1976-1977 | N/A |
Jon Kovler | General Manager | 1976-1977 | N/A |
Jerry Krause | Director of Player Personnel | 1976-1977 | N/A |
Tommy Edwards | Public Address Announcer | 2006-2007 | Public Address Announcer (Chicago Bulls, 1976 to 1990) |