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1992–93 Milwaukee Bucks season

The 1992–93 Milwaukee Bucks season was the 25th season for the Milwaukee Bucks in the National Basketball Association. In the 1992 NBA draft, the Bucks selected shooting guard Todd Day with the eighth overall pick, and selected point guard Lee Mayberry with the 23rd overall pick, both from the University of Arkansas. During the off-season, the team acquired Blue Edwards and second-year guard Eric Murdock from the Utah Jazz, and hired Mike Dunleavy as their new Head Coach and General Manager.

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.

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

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 Hills<br>21,454 | 1–0 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 2 || November 7, 1992 || Boston | W 124–88 |Blue Edwards (30) |Anthony Avent (10) |Eric Murdock (9) | Bradley Center<br>17,892 | 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 Arena<br>16,057 | 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 Arena<br>11,276 | 3–1 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 5 || November 13, 1992 || Chicago | L 96–101 |Eric Murdock (25) |Frank Brickowski (10) |Eric Murdock (9) | Bradley Center<br>18,633 | 3–2 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 6 || November 15, 1992 || Denver | W 115–98 |Blue Edwards (32) |Blue Edwards (9) | | Bradley Center<br>14,882 | 4–2 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 7 || November 17, 1992 || @ Atlanta | W 114—106 | | | | The Omni<br>7,771 | 5–2 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 8 || November 21, 1992 || Indiana | W 105–95 | | | | Bradley Center<br>18,214 | 6–2 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 9 || November 24, 1992 || @ Cleveland | L 105–109 | | | | Richfield Coliseum<br>15,312 | 6–3 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 10 || November 25, 1992 || Cleveland | W 94–85 | | | | Bradley Center<br>15,634 | 7–3 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 11 || November 27, 1992 || @ Philadelphia | W 86—81 | | | | The Spectrum<br>11,831 | 8–3 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 12 || November 28, 1992 || Washington | W 97–95 | | | | Bradley Center<br>18,028 | 9–3

|-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 13 || December 2, 1992 || Miami | W 100–97 | | | | Bradley Center<br>14,516 | 10–3 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 14 || December 3, 1992 || @ Washington | L 95–113 | | | | Capital Centre<br>7,711 | 10–4 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 15 || December 5, 1992 || @ New York | L 95–113 | | | | Madison Square Garden<br>19,763 | 10–5 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 16 || December 6, 1992 || Phoenix | L 112–122 | | | | Bradley Center<br>16,646 | 10–6 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 17 || December 8, 1992 || @ Portland | L 97–126 | | | | Memorial Coliseum<br>12,888 | 10–7 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 18 || December 10, 1992 || @ Golden State | L 102–114 | | | | Oakland Arena<br>15,025 | 10–8 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 19 || December 12, 1992 || @ Utah | L 82–108 | | | | Delta Center<br>19,911 | 10–9 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 20 || December 13, 1992 || @ L. A. Lakers | L 96–114 | | | | The Forum<br>13,265 | 10–10 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 21 || December 15, 1992 || @ Seattle | L 100–108 | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum<br>10,327 | 10–11 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 22 || December 17, 1992 || New Jersey | L 101–102 | | | | Bradley Center<br>13,986 | 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 Center<br>17,264 | 10–13 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 24 || December 22, 1992 || Sacramento | L 99–102 |Eric Murdock (30) |Eric Murdock (15) |Alvin Robertson (6) | Bradley Center<br>14,536 | 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 Center<br>17,862 | 11–14 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 26 || December 28, 1992 || @ Orlando | L 94–110 | | | | Orlando Arena<br>15,151 | 11–15

|-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 27 || January 2, 1993 || @ Atlanta | W 106–93 | | | | Omni Coliseum<br>14,349 | 12–15 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 28 || January 3, 1993 || L. A. Lakers | W 109–101 | | | | Bradley Center<br>15,881 | 13–15 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 29 || January 5, 1993 || Minnesota | W 114–100 | | | | Bradley Center<br>14,085 | 14–15 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 30 || January 7, 1993 || Atlanta | L 94–100 | | | | Bradley Center<br>15,124 | 14–16 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 31 || January 8, 1993 || @ Chicago | L 95–120 | | | | Chicago Stadium<br>15,124 | 14–17 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 32 || January 10, 1993 || L. A. Clippers | L 99–104 | | | | Bradley Center<br>14,034 | 14–18

|-style="background:#fcc;" | 45 || February 7, 1993 || New Jersey | L 102–102 | | | | Bradley Center<br>18,633 | 18–27

|-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 56 || March 2, 1993 || Dallas | W 120–86 | | | | Bradley Center<br>13,794 | 22–34 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 57 || March 5, 1993 || Orlando | W 109–91 | | | | Bradley Center<br>18,633 | 23–34

|-style="background:#fcc;" | 82 || April 24, 1993 || Charlotte | L 106–108 | | | | Bradley Center<br>18,633 | 28–54

Player statistics

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Transactions

Trades

Free agents

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References

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