1991–92 Milwaukee Bucks season

The 1991–92 Milwaukee Bucks season was the 24th season for the Milwaukee Bucks in the National Basketball Association. During the off-season, the Bucks signed free agent and former All-Star forward Moses Malone.

With the addition of Malone, the Bucks got off to an 8–9 start to the regular season, as head coach Del Harris resigned and was replaced with interim coach Frank Hamblen. Under Hamblen, the Bucks played around .500 in winning percentage for the first half of the season, holding a 22–24 record at the All-Star break. However, the team struggled posting an 11-game losing streak between March and April, and lost 14 of their final 15 games of the season. The Bucks finished tied in last place in the Central Division with a disappointing 31–51 record, and missed the NBA playoffs for the first time since the 1978–79 season.

Malone averaged 15.6 points and 9.1 rebounds per game, while off the bench, sixth man Dale Ellis led the Bucks with 15.7 points per game and 138 three-point field goals, and Jay Humphries provided the team with 14.0 points, 6.6 assists and 1.7 steals per game. In addition, Alvin Robertson averaged 12.3 points, 4.4 assists and 2.6 steals per game, while Frank Brickowski provided with 11.4 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, and Fred Roberts contributed 9.6 points per game. Off the bench, Larry Krystkowiak averaged 9.0 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, while Jeff Grayer contributed 9.0 points per game, Brad Lohaus provided with 5.8 points and 3.6 rebounds per game, Danny Schayes averaged 5.6 points and 3.9 rebounds per game, and Lester Conner contributed 3.5 points, 3.6 assists and 1.2 steals per game.

The Bucks finished eleventh in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 635,515 at the Bradley Center during the regular season. Following the season, Ellis was traded to the San Antonio Spurs, while Humphries and Krystkowiak were both dealt to the Utah Jazz, Grayer signed as a free agent with the Golden State Warriors, Conner was released to free agency, and Hamblen was fired as head coach.

Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Game log

|- | 1 || November 1, 1991 || @ Detroit | W 109—99 |Dale Ellis (24) | | | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br>21,454 | 1–0 |- | 2 || November 2, 1991 || Chicago | W 109–107 |Alvin Robertson (29) |Alvin Robertson (8) |Jay Humphries (9) | Bradley Center<br>18,633 | 2–0 |- | 3 || November 5, 1991 || @ New York | L 85–113 |Dale Ellis, Jay Humphries (14) | | | Madison Square Garden<br>15,768 | 2–1 |- | 4 || November 6, 1991 || Golden State | L 114–120 |Jeff Grayer (27) | | | Bradley Center<br>14,591 | 2–2 |- | 5 || November 8, 1991 || @ Charlotte | W 125—122 OT |Moses Malone (23) |Brad Lohaus, Moses Malone (8) | | Charlotte Coliseum<br>23,698 | 3–2 |- | 6 || November 9, 1991 || Dallas | W 111–95 |Jay Humphries (24) |Moses Malone (11) | | Bradley Center<br>15,175 | 4–2 |- | 7 || November 11, 1991 || @ Philadelphia | L 99–102 | | | | The Spectrum<br>12,132 | 4–3 |- | 8 || November 12, 1991 || @ Cleveland | L 113–119 | | | | Richfield Coliseum<br>14,267 | 4–4 |- | 9 || November 15, 1991 || @ Chicago | L 101–114 | | | | Chicago Stadium<br>18,686 | 4–5 |- | 10 || November 16, 1991 || Miami | L 116–120 OT | | | | Bradley Center<br>15,621 | 4–6 |- | 11 || November 19, 1991 || Charlotte | W 127–104 | | | | Bradley Center<br>14,183 | 5–6 |- | 12 || November 21, 1991 || Washington | W 112–87 | | | | Bradley Center<br>14,671 | 6–6 |- | 13 || November 23, 1991 || @ Golden State | L 115–120 | | | | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena<br>15,025 | 6–7 |- | 14 || November 24, 1991 || @ L. A. Lakers | L 97–102 | | | | Great Western Forum<br>16,820 | 6–8 |- | 15 || November 26, 1991 || @ Portland | L 98–107 OT | | | | Memorial Coliseum<br>12,888 | 6–9 |- | 16 || November 30, 1991 || Indiana | W 137–119 | | | | Bradley Center<br>14,623 | 7–9

|- | 17 || December 3, 1991 || L. A. Lakers | W 126–94 | | | | Bradley Center<br>17,739 | 8–9 |- | 18 || December 5, 1991 || New Jersey | L 101–109 | | | | Bradley Center<br>13,884 | 8–10 |- | 19 || December 6, 1991 || @ Indiana | L 106–126 | | | | Market Square Arena<br>10,132 | 8–11 |- | 20 || December 8, 1991 || San Antonio | W 102–83 | | | | Bradley Center<br>14,581 | 9–11 |- | 21 || December 10, 1991 || @ Atlanta | L 104—118 | | | | The Omni<br>10,093 | 9–12 |- | 22 || December 12, 1991 || @ Washington | W 104—97 | | | | Capital Centre<br>7,213 | 10–12 |- | 23 || December 14, 1991 || Minnesota | W 103–92 | | | | Bradley Center<br>14,911 | 11–12 |- | 24 || December 18, 1991 || @ Boston | L 117—131 | | | | Boston Garden<br>14,890 | 11–13 |- | 25 || December 19, 1991 || @ Orlando | W 95—87 | | | | Orlando Arena<br>15,151 | 12–13 |- | 26 || December 21, 1991 || Philadelphia | W 110–97 | | | | Bradley Center<br>15,191 | 13–13 |- | 27 || December 26, 1991 || Cleveland | L 94–111 | | | | Bradley Center<br>16,184 | 13–14 |- | 28 || December 29, 1991 || Houston | W 110–100 | | | | Bradley Center<br>15,191 | 14–14

|- | 29 || January 2, 1992 || @ Minnesota | W 92—91 | | | | Target Center<br>19,006 | 15–14 |- | 30 || January 3, 1992 || Chicago | W 113–109 | | | | Bradley Center<br>18,633 | 16–14 |- | 31 || January 8, 1992 || Utah | W 99–98 | | | | Bradley Center<br>15,406 | 17–14 |- | 32 || January 10, 1992 || @ New Jersey | L 97—104 | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena<br>9,230 | 17–15 |- | 33 || January 11, 1992 || Sacramento | L 105–106 | | | | Bradley Center<br>17,319 | 17–16 |- | 34 || January 14, 1992 || @ Atlanta | L 88—93 | | | | The Omni<br>9,390 | 17–17 |- | 35 || January 15, 1992 || @ Miami | L 115—134 | | | | Miami Arena<br>15,008 | 17–18 |- | 36 || January 17, 1992 || New York | W 90–85 | | | | Bradley Center<br>15,364 | 18–18 |- | 37 || January 19, 1992 || Orlando | W 108–98 | | | | Bradley Center<br>14,276 | 19–18 |- | 38 || January 21, 1992 || @ Houston | L 107—117 | | | | The Summit<br>12,989 | 19–19 |- | 39 || January 22, 1992 || @ Dallas | L 116—118 | | | | Reunion Arena<br>14,299 | 19–20

Player statistics

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Transactions

Trades

Free agents

References

See also

• 1991-92 NBA season