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1966–67 Chicago Bulls season
NBA professional basketball team season (inaugural season) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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.
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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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Game log
1966–67 game log | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
1 | October 15 | @ St. Louis | 104–97 | Guy Rodgers (36) | 1–0 | |||||
2 | October 18 | San Francisco | 116–119 | Jerry Sloan (26) | 2–0 | |||||
3 | October 19 | Los Angeles | 124–134 | Guy Rodgers (34) | 3–0 | |||||
4 | October 20 | N San Francisco | 121–111 | Guy Rodgers (26) | 3–1 | |||||
5 | October 21 | @ Los Angeles | 108–101 | Keith Erickson (20) | 4–1 | |||||
6 | October 23 | New York | 124–105 | Bob Boozer (20) | 4–2 | |||||
7 | October 27 | N Boston | 100–123 | Jerry Sloan (25) | 4–3 | |||||
8 | October 28 | N Detroit | 129–117 | Bob Boozer (31) | 4–4 | |||||
9 | November 1 | San Francisco | 137–121 | Erwin Mueller (31) | 4–5 | |||||
10 | November 2 | Baltimore | 94–102 | Erwin Mueller (26) | 5–5 | |||||
11 | November 3 | N Boston | 108–137 | Guy Rodgers (16) | 5–6 | |||||
12 | November 5 | @ Cincinnati | 113–99 | Jerry Sloan (22) | 6–6 | |||||
13 | November 6 | St. Louis | 102–134 | Keith Erickson (22) | 7–6 | |||||
14 | November 8 | Boston | 112–101 | Jerry Sloan (21) | 7–7 | |||||
15 | November 9 | New York | 103–98 | Guy Rodgers (36) | 7–8 | |||||
16 | November 11 | @ Philadelphia | 113–126 | Bob Boozer (22) | 7–9 | |||||
17 | November 13 | Philadelphia | 132–126 | Guy Rodgers (35) | 7–10 | |||||
18 | November 15 | @ St. Louis | 99–107 | Bob Boozer (18) | 7–11 | |||||
19 | November 17 | @ Baltimore | 102–120 | Guy Rodgers (24) | 7–12 | |||||
20 | November 18 | N Philadelphia | 145–120 | Barry Clemens (16) | 7–13 | |||||
21 | November 19 | @ New York | 104–116 | Bob Boozer (19) | 7–14 | |||||
22 | November 23 | @ Los Angeles | 130–154 | Guy Rodgers (25) | 7–15 | |||||
23 | November 25 | @ Los Angeles | 121–117 | Bob Boozer (17) | 8–15 | |||||
24 | November 26 | @ San Francisco | 129–131 | Don Kojis (24) | 8–16 | |||||
25 | November 29 | N San Francisco | 108–101 | Bob Boozer (19) | 8–17 | |||||
26 | December 3 | @ Detroit | 98–104 | Bob Boozer (29) | 8–18 | |||||
27 | December 6 | @ Philadelphia | 119–129 | Keith Erickson (28) | 8–19 | |||||
28 | December 7 | Philadelphia | 117–103 | Jim Washington (20) | 8–20 | |||||
29 | December 8 | N Baltimore | 132–120 | Bob Boozer (30) | 9–20 | |||||
30 | December 10 | @ Boston | 110–125 | Jerry Sloan (25) | 9–21 | |||||
31 | December 13 | N Baltimore | 94–122 | Jerry Sloan (30) | 9–22 | |||||
32 | December 14 | N Detroit | 87–93 | Jerry Sloan (17) | 10–22 | |||||
33 | December 16 | N Cincinnati | 120–128 | Jerry Sloan (30) | 11–22 | |||||
34 | December 17 | @ Baltimore | 110–106 | Jerry Sloan (27) | 12–22 | |||||
35 | December 19 | N St. Louis | 97–102 | Jerry Sloan (24) | 13–22 | |||||
36 | December 21 | New York | 107–110 | Boozer, Kojis (22) | 14–22 | |||||
37 | December 23 | Detroit | 103–102 | Guy Rodgers (27) | 14–23 | |||||
38 | December 25 | @ New York | 132–133 | Bob Boozer (40) | 14–24 | |||||
39 | December 26 | Baltimore | 96–108 | Guy Rodgers (34) | 15–24 | |||||
40 | December 30 | Boston | 110–106 | Bob Boozer (26) | 15–25 | |||||
41 | January 3 | Cincinnati | 111–116 | Guy Rodgers (39) | 16–25 | |||||
42 | January 4 | @ Philadelphia | 115–136 | Boozer, Mueller (20) | 16–26 | |||||
43 | January 6 | @ Detroit | 135–126 | Guy Rodgers (30) | 17–26 | |||||
44 | January 7 | @ Cincinnati | 112–125 | Erwin Mueller (25) | 17–27 | |||||
45 | January 8 | Philadelphia | 117–108 | Erwin Mueller (26) | 17–28 | |||||
46 | January 11 | Cincinnati | 106–102 | Jerry Sloan (28) | 17–29 | |||||
47 | January 13 | @ Boston | 102–122 | Bob Boozer (19) | 17–30 | |||||
48 | January 14 | Los Angeles | 121–122 | Guy Rodgers (39) | 18–30 | |||||
49 | January 15 | New York | 116–131 | Bob Boozer (33) | 19–30 | |||||
50 | January 17 | Boston | 109–101 | Jerry Sloan (28) | 19–31 | |||||
51 | January 18 | N San Francisco | 107–111 | Jim Washington (19) | 20–31 | |||||
52 | January 19 | N Philadelphia | 127–102 | Don Kojis (17) | 20–32 | |||||
53 | January 20 | Detroit | 124–125 (OT) | Bob Boozer (27) | 21–32 | |||||
54 | January 22 | Baltimore | 114–118 | Bob Boozer (26) | 22–32 | |||||
55 | January 24 | Detroit | 108–95 | Guy Rodgers (21) | 22–33 | |||||
56 | January 25 | St. Louis | 103–102 | Boozer, Sloan (18) | 22–34 | |||||
57 | January 29 | Los Angeles | 142–122 | Bob Boozer (29) | 22–35 | |||||
58 | February 3 | Cincinnati | 113–118 | Don Kojis (23) | 23–35 | |||||
59 | February 4 | @ St. Louis | 111–119 | Jerry Sloan (18) | 23–36 | |||||
60 | February 5 | San Francisco | 142–141 (OT) | Bob Boozer (32) | 23–37 | |||||
61 | February 7 | Detroit | 98–90 | McCoy McLemore (23) | 23–38 | |||||
62 | February 8 | N New York | 106–103 | Boozer, Sloan (25) | 23–39 | |||||
63 | February 10 | N New York | 122–121 | Jim Washington (21) | 23–40 | |||||
64 | February 11 | St. Louis | 104–98 | Jerry Sloan (24) | 23–41 | |||||
65 | February 12 | @ Los Angeles | 121–129 | Don Kojis (42) | 23–42 | |||||
66 | February 16 | N San Francisco | 125–124 | Bob Boozer (22) | 23–43 | |||||
67 | February 19 | @ Los Angeles | 133–119 | Jerry Sloan (31) | 24–43 | |||||
68 | February 22 | N New York | 103–117 | Bob Boozer (23) | 25–43 | |||||
69 | February 26 | @ Baltimore | 106–124 | Don Kojis (18) | 25–44 | |||||
70 | March 1 | N Philadelphia | 122–129 | Jerry Sloan (22) | 26–44 | |||||
71 | March 2 | N Boston | 108–114 | Bob Boozer (20) | 26–45 | |||||
72 | March 4 | @ St. Louis | 125–122 | Boozer, Mueller (20) | 27–45 | |||||
73 | March 5 | Cincinnati | 106–113 | Guy Rodgers (29) | 28–45 | |||||
74 | March 7 | Boston | 114–117 | Guy Rodgers (22) | 29–45 | |||||
75 | March 10 | Baltimore | 115–132 | Don Kojis (22) | 30–45 | |||||
76 | March 11 | @ Cincinnati | 119–147 | Guy Rodgers (16) | 30–46 | |||||
77 | March 13 | Cincinnati | 133–117 | Bob Boozer (29) | 30–47 | |||||
78 | March 14 | St. Louis | 111–98 | Jerry Sloan (30) | 30–48 | |||||
79 | March 15 | @ Detroit | 98–91 | Jerry Sloan (32) | 31–48 | |||||
80 | March 17 | San Francisco | 117–120 | Erwin Mueller (27) | 32–48 | |||||
81 | March 19 | Los Angeles | 109–122 | Bob Boozer (24) | 33–48 |
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Playoffs
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Awards and records
- Johnny "Red" Kerr, NBA Coach of the Year Award
- Erwin Mueller, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team
- Guy Rodgers, NBA All-Star Game
- Jerry Sloan, NBA All-Star Game
References
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