1975–76 Chicago Bulls season

The 1975–76 NBA season was the Bulls' tenth season in the NBA.^[1]

1975–76 Chicago Bulls season
Head coach	Dick Motta
General manager	Dick Motta
Owner(s)	Arthur Wirtz and Jonathan Kovler
Arena	Chicago Stadium
Results
Record	24–58 (.293)
Place	Division: 4th (Midwest) Conference: 9th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	WSNS-TV (Andy Musser, Lorn Brown)
Radio	WIND (Jim Durham, Bill Berg)
< 1974–75 1976–77 >

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1975 NBA draft

Roster

1975–76 Chicago Bulls roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From G 5 Leon Benbow 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1950–07–23 Jacksonville F 35 John Block 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1944–04–16 USC C 18 Tom Boerwinkle 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1945–08–23 Tennessee F/C 41 Eric Fernsten 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1953–11–01 San Francisco F 8 Mickey Johnson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1952–08–31 Aurora G 20 John Laskowski 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1953–06–07 Indiana F 10 Bob Love 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1942–12–08 Southern F 24 Jack Marin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1944–10–12 Duke C 32 Steve Patterson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1948–06–24 UCLA G/F 4 Jerry Sloan  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1942–03–28 Evansville G 2 Norm Van Lier 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1947–04–01 Saint Francis (PA) G 34 Bobby Wilson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1951–01–15 Wichita State

Head coach Dick Motta Assistant(s) Ed Badger Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Updated: December 8, 1975

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks	38	44	.463	–	22–19	16–25	13–8
x-Detroit Pistons	36	46	.439	2	24–17	12–29	12–9
Kansas City Kings	31	51	.378	7	25–16	6–35	10–11
Chicago Bulls	24	58	.293	14	15–26	9–32	7–14

#	Western Conference v t e
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Golden State Warriors	59	23	.720	–
2	x-Seattle SuperSonics	43	39	.524	16
3	x-Phoenix Suns	42	40	.512	17
4	y-Milwaukee Bucks	38	44	.463	21
5	x-Detroit Pistons	36	46	.439	23
6	Los Angeles Lakers	40	42	.488	19
7	Portland Trail Blazers	37	45	.451	22
8	Kansas City Kings	31	51	.378	28
9	Chicago Bulls	24	58	.293	35

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

1975–76 game log Total: 24–58 (home: 15–26; road: 9–33)
October: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
November : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
December : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
January : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
February : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
March : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
April : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
1975–76 schedule

Awards and records

• Norm Van Lier, NBA All-Defensive First Team
• Norm Van Lier, NBA All-Star Game