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1966–67 Chicago Bulls season

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The '1966–67 Chicago Bulls' season was the first for the expansion franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) after failed attempts by the Chicago Stags and Packers-turned-Zephyrs to bring pro basketball to the second-largest market in the country. Although not an artistic success -- the team routinely played to half capacity at the 9,000-seat International Amphitheater on the near South Side -- the debut proved to be historic just the same. Not only did the so-called Baby Bulls finish with a respectable 33–48 record, the best ever by an NBA expansion team at the time, but they also were the first in professional sports to secure a post-season berth on the first try.

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Draft picks

Note: This is not an extensive list; it only covers the first and second rounds, and any other players drafted by the franchise that played at least one NBA game.

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Roster

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Regular season

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While the group had modest talent, head coach Johnny "Red" Kerr and assistant Al Bianchi got the most out of them. A Chicago native and former NBA player with the Syracuse Nationals, the Philadelphia 76ers and the Baltimore Bullets, Kerr was one of a select group of players to surpass the 10,000 mark in both rebounds and points and once held the league record for consecutive games played (844).

The Bulls earned their first victory on October 15, a 104–97 win over the St. Louis Hawks on the road that raised eyebrows around the league. Beforehand, Hawks player-coach Richie Guerin had predicted the expansion club wouldn't win more than 20 games. The starting lineup on opening night included center Len Chappell, forwards Bob Boozer and Don Kojis and guards Jerry Sloan and Guy Rodgers, a three-time All-Star and most established player on the roster. Rodgers led the way with a game-high 37 points.

The Bulls extended their record to 2–0 by defeating the San Francisco Warriors 119–116 at the Amphitheater. Then behind 34 points and 18 assists by Rodgers, they extended the win streak to three games with a 134–124 triumph over the defending Western Division champions Los Angeles Lakers at home. The Bulls eventually came down to the Earth but not before they posted a 33-48 record and secured a postseason berth.

Kerr was named Coach of the Year, while center Erwin Mueller earned a spot on the All-Rookie Team. Rodgers led the league in assists with 11.2 per game (including a club record 24 against the New York Knicks on December 21) and paced the team in scoring at 18.0 points per game. Rodgers and Sloan represented the team in the annual NBA All-Star Game.

Postseason

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The first appearance for the Bulls in the playoffs was a brief one. The more talented and experienced St. Louis Hawks swept them in three games. Their only home date in the series (Game 3) was moved from the International Amphitheater to the Chicago Coliseum because of a schedule conflict.

Season standings

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Record vs. opponents

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Game log

1966–67 game log
#DateOpponentScoreHigh pointsRecord
1October 15@ St. Louis104–97Guy Rodgers (36)1–0
2October 18San Francisco116–119Jerry Sloan (26)2–0
3October 19Los Angeles124–134Guy Rodgers (34)3–0
4October 20N San Francisco121–111Guy Rodgers (26)3–1
5October 21@ Los Angeles108–101Keith Erickson (20)4–1
6October 23New York124–105Bob Boozer (20)4–2
7October 27N Boston100–123Jerry Sloan (25)4–3
8October 28N Detroit129–117Bob Boozer (31)4–4
9November 1San Francisco137–121Erwin Mueller (31)4–5
10November 2Baltimore94–102Erwin Mueller (26)5–5
11November 3N Boston108–137Guy Rodgers (16)5–6
12November 5@ Cincinnati113–99Jerry Sloan (22)6–6
13November 6St. Louis102–134Keith Erickson (22)7–6
14November 8Boston112–101Jerry Sloan (21)7–7
15November 9New York103–98Guy Rodgers (36)7–8
16November 11@ Philadelphia113–126Bob Boozer (22)7–9
17November 13Philadelphia132–126Guy Rodgers (35)7–10
18November 15@ St. Louis99–107Bob Boozer (18)7–11
19November 17@ Baltimore102–120Guy Rodgers (24)7–12
20November 18N Philadelphia145–120Barry Clemens (16)7–13
21November 19@ New York104–116Bob Boozer (19)7–14
22November 23@ Los Angeles130–154Guy Rodgers (25)7–15
23November 25@ Los Angeles121–117Bob Boozer (17)8–15
24November 26@ San Francisco129–131Don Kojis (24)8–16
25November 29N San Francisco108–101Bob Boozer (19)8–17
26December 3@ Detroit98–104Bob Boozer (29)8–18
27December 6@ Philadelphia119–129Keith Erickson (28)8–19
28December 7Philadelphia117–103Jim Washington (20)8–20
29December 8N Baltimore132–120Bob Boozer (30)9–20
30December 10@ Boston110–125Jerry Sloan (25)9–21
31December 13N Baltimore94–122Jerry Sloan (30)9–22
32December 14N Detroit87–93Jerry Sloan (17)10–22
33December 16N Cincinnati120–128Jerry Sloan (30)11–22
34December 17@ Baltimore110–106Jerry Sloan (27)12–22
35December 19N St. Louis97–102Jerry Sloan (24)13–22
36December 21New York107–110Boozer, Kojis (22)14–22
37December 23Detroit103–102Guy Rodgers (27)14–23
38December 25@ New York132–133Bob Boozer (40)14–24
39December 26Baltimore96–108Guy Rodgers (34)15–24
40December 30Boston110–106Bob Boozer (26)15–25
41January 3Cincinnati111–116Guy Rodgers (39)16–25
42January 4@ Philadelphia115–136Boozer, Mueller (20)16–26
43January 6@ Detroit135–126Guy Rodgers (30)17–26
44January 7@ Cincinnati112–125Erwin Mueller (25)17–27
45January 8Philadelphia117–108Erwin Mueller (26)17–28
46January 11Cincinnati106–102Jerry Sloan (28)17–29
47January 13@ Boston102–122Bob Boozer (19)17–30
48January 14Los Angeles121–122Guy Rodgers (39)18–30
49January 15New York116–131Bob Boozer (33)19–30
50January 17Boston109–101Jerry Sloan (28)19–31
51January 18N San Francisco107–111Jim Washington (19)20–31
52January 19N Philadelphia127–102Don Kojis (17)20–32
53January 20Detroit124–125 (OT)Bob Boozer (27)21–32
54January 22Baltimore114–118Bob Boozer (26)22–32
55January 24Detroit108–95Guy Rodgers (21)22–33
56January 25St. Louis103–102Boozer, Sloan (18)22–34
57January 29Los Angeles142–122Bob Boozer (29)22–35
58February 3Cincinnati113–118Don Kojis (23)23–35
59February 4@ St. Louis111–119Jerry Sloan (18)23–36
60February 5San Francisco142–141 (OT)Bob Boozer (32)23–37
61February 7Detroit98–90McCoy McLemore (23)23–38
62February 8N New York106–103Boozer, Sloan (25)23–39
63February 10N New York122–121Jim Washington (21)23–40
64February 11St. Louis104–98Jerry Sloan (24)23–41
65February 12@ Los Angeles121–129Don Kojis (42)23–42
66February 16N San Francisco125–124Bob Boozer (22)23–43
67February 19@ Los Angeles133–119Jerry Sloan (31)24–43
68February 22N New York103–117Bob Boozer (23)25–43
69February 26@ Baltimore106–124Don Kojis (18)25–44
70March 1N Philadelphia122–129Jerry Sloan (22)26–44
71March 2N Boston108–114Bob Boozer (20)26–45
72March 4@ St. Louis125–122Boozer, Mueller (20)27–45
73March 5Cincinnati106–113Guy Rodgers (29)28–45
74March 7Boston114–117Guy Rodgers (22)29–45
75March 10Baltimore115–132Don Kojis (22)30–45
76March 11@ Cincinnati119–147Guy Rodgers (16)30–46
77March 13Cincinnati133–117Bob Boozer (29)30–47
78March 14St. Louis111–98Jerry Sloan (30)30–48
79March 15@ Detroit98–91Jerry Sloan (32)31–48
80March 17San Francisco117–120Erwin Mueller (27)32–48
81March 19Los Angeles109–122Bob Boozer (24)33–48
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Playoffs

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