1997–98 Milwaukee Bucks season

1997–98 Milwaukee Bucks season
Head coach	Chris Ford
Owner(s)	Herb Kohl
Arena	Bradley Center
Results
Record	36–46 (.439)
Place	Division: 7th (Central) Conference: 13th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1997-98 NBA season was the Bucks' 30th season in the NBA. During the offseason, the Bucks sent Vin Baker to the Seattle SuperSonics, and acquired Terrell Brandon and Tyrone Hill from the Cleveland Cavaliers in a three team trade. They also traded Johnny Newman, Joe Wolf and first round draft pick Danny Fortson to the Denver Nuggets for Ervin Johnson. However, due to player injuries, the Bucks struggled and finished seventh in the Central Division with a 36-46 record, missing the playoffs in seven straight seasons. Following the season, Ricky Pierce, who returned to play for his former team retired.

Draft picks

Main article: 1997 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	10	Danny Fortson	PF	United States	Cincinnati
2	38	Jerald Honeycutt	SF	United States	Tulane

Roster

Milwaukee Bucks roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From SG 34 Allen, Ray 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Connecticut PG 7 Brandon, Terrell 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oregon SG 12 Curry, Michael 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Georgia Southern C 11 Feick, Jamie 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Michigan State PF 10 Gilliam, Armen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) UNLV PG 12 Green, Litterial 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Georgia PF 42 Hill, Tyrone 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Xavier SF 25 Honeycutt, Jerald 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Tulane C 40 Johnson, Ervin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) New Orleans C 28 Lang, Andrew 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Arkansas PG 5 Perry, Elliot 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Memphis SG 22 Pierce, Ricky 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Rice SF 13 Robinson, Glenn  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Purdue	Head coach Chris Ford Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Chicago Bulls	62	20	.756	–	37–4	25–16	21–7
x-Indiana Pacers	58	24	.707	4	32–9	26–15	19–9
x-Charlotte Hornets	51	31	.622	11	32–9	19–22	16–12
x-Atlanta Hawks	50	32	.610	12	29–12	21–20	19–9
x-Cleveland Cavaliers	47	35	.573	15	27–14	20–21	14–14
Detroit Pistons	37	45	.451	25	25–16	12–29	12–16
Milwaukee Bucks	36	46	.439	26	21–20	15–26	9–19
Toronto Raptors	16	66	.195	46	9–32	7–34	2–26

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Chicago Bulls	62	20	.756	–
2	y-Miami Heat	55	27	.671	7
3	x-Indiana Pacers	58	24	.707	4
4	x-Charlotte Hornets	51	31	.622	11
5	x-Atlanta Hawks	50	32	.610	12
6	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	47	35	.573	15
7	x-New York Knicks	43	39	.524	19
8	x-New Jersey Nets	43	39	.524	19
9	Washington Wizards	42	40	.512	20
10	Orlando Magic	41	41	.500	21
11	Detroit Pistons	37	45	.451	25
12	Boston Celtics	36	46	.439	26
12	Milwaukee Bucks	36	46	.439	26
14	Philadelphia 76ers	31	51	.378	31
15	Toronto Raptors	16	66	.195	46

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

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

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Ray Allen
Terrell Brandon
Tim Breaux
Michael Curry
Jamie Feick
Armen Gilliam
Litterial Green
Tyrone Hill
Jerald Honeycutt
Ervin Johnson
Andrew Lang
Jeff Nordgaard
Elliot Perry
Glenn Robinson
Kevin Salvadori
Tony Smith

See also

• 1997-98 NBA season