1987–88 Milwaukee Bucks season

The 1987–88 NBA season was the 20th season for the Milwaukee Bucks in the National Basketball Association.^[1] After the resignation of Don Nelson, the Bucks hired Del Harris as their new head coach.^[2][3][4] In November, the team acquired second-year forward Larry Krystkowiak from the San Antonio Spurs; Krystkowiak previously played overseas in Italy, and was placed on the Spurs' suspended list for violating his contract.^[5][6][7]

1987–88 Milwaukee Bucks season
Head coach	Del Harris
General manager	Del Harris
Owner(s)	Herb Kohl
Arena	MECCA Arena
Results
Record	42–40 (.512)
Place	Division: 4th (Central) Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	First round (lost to Hawks 2–3)
Stats at Basketball Reference
< 1986–87 1988–89 >

Under Harris, the Bucks got off to a 9–4 start to the regular season, and played around .500 basketball as the season progressed, holding a 22–20 record at the All-Star break.^[8] At mid-season, the team traded three-point specialist Craig Hodges to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Jay Humphries.^[9][10][11] Despite losing 9 of their final 12 games of the season, the Bucks finished in fourth place in the Central Division with a 42–40 record, and earned the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference.^[12]

Terry Cummings averaged 21.3 points and 7.3 rebounds per game, while Jack Sikma averaged 16.5 points and 8.6 rebounds per game, and sixth man Ricky Pierce provided the team with 16.4 points per game off the bench, but only played just 37 games due to injury. In addition, Paul Pressey contributed 13.1 points, 5.0 rebounds, 7.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game, while Randy Breuer averaged 12.0 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, and Sidney Moncrief provided with 10.8 points per game. Meanwhile, John Lucas contributed 9.2 points and 4.8 assists per game, Jerry Reynolds contributed 8.0 points per game, Krystkowiak averaged 7.2 points and 4.6 rebounds per game, and Paul Mokeski provided with 4.2 points and 3.7 rebounds per game.^[13]

Pressey finished tied in eighth place in Defensive Player of the Year voting, and Breuer finished tied in sixth place in Most Improved Player voting.^[14]

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the 1988 NBA playoffs, the Bucks lost in five games to the Atlanta Hawks.^[15] Following the season, Lucas signed as a free agent with the Seattle SuperSonics.^[16][17][18]

This was also the Bucks' final season playing at the MECCA Arena.

Draft picks

Main article: 1987 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
2	32	Bob McCann	PF	United States	Morehead State
2	40	Winston Garland	PG	United States	Missouri State
3	64	J. J. Weber		United States	Wisconsin
4	87	Darryl Bedford		United States	Austin Peay State
5	110	Brian Vaughns		United States	UC Santa Barbara
6	133	Gay Elmore	SF	United States	Virginia Military Institute

Roster

1987–88 Milwaukee Bucks roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From C 45 Randy Breuer 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1960–10–11 Minnesota F 34 Terry Cummings 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1961–03–15 DePaul G 24 Jay Humphries 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1962–10–17 Colorado F 42 Larry Krystkowiak 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1964–09–23 Montana G 10 John Lucas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1953–10–31 Maryland C 44 Paul Mokeski 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1957–01–03 Kansas G 4 Sidney Moncrief 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1957–09–21 Arkansas G 22 Ricky Pierce 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1959–08–19 Rice F 25 Paul Pressey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1958–12–24 Tulsa G/F 35 Jerry Reynolds 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1962–12–23 LSU C 43 Jack Sikma 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1955–11–14 Illinois Wesleyan F 54 John Stroeder 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1958–07–24 Montana

Head coach Del Harris Assistant(s) Mack Calvin Mike Dunleavy, Sr. Frank Hamblen Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Detroit Pistons	54	28	.659	–	34–7	20–21	20–10
x-Chicago Bulls	50	32	.610	4	30–11	20–21	16–13
x-Atlanta Hawks	50	32	.610	4	30-11	20-21	16–13
x-Milwaukee Bucks	42	40	.512	12	30–11	12–29	13–17
x-Cleveland Cavaliers	42	40	.512	12	31–10	11–30	11–19
Indiana Pacers	38	44	.463	16	25–16	13–28	13–17

#	Eastern Conference v t e
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Boston Celtics	57	25	.695	–
2	y-Detroit Pistons	54	28	.659	3
3	x-Chicago Bulls	50	32	.610	7
4	x-Atlanta Hawks	50	32	.610	7
5	x-Milwaukee Bucks	42	40	.512	15
6	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	42	40	.512	15
7	x-Washington Bullets	38	44	.463	19
8	x-New York Knicks	38	44	.463	19
9	Indiana Pacers	38	44	.463	19
10	Philadelphia 76ers	36	46	.439	21
11	New Jersey Nets	19	63	.232	38

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1987-88 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIL	NJN	NYK	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	—	2–4	2–3	5–1	2–0	1–1	2–4	2–0	1–1	4–2	2–0	0–2	3–3	5–0	3–3	6–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–3
Boston	4–2	—	3–3	2–3	2–0	0–2	3–3	2–0	1–1	5–0	2–0	0–2	3–3	5–1	5–1	4–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	5–1
Chicago	3–2	3–3	—	3–3	0–2	1–1	2–4	2–0	2–0	3–3	2–0	1–1	5–1	5–1	3–2	4–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–3
Cleveland	1–5	3–2	3–3	—	1–1	1–1	1–5	0–2	1–1	4–2	1–1	1–1	2–4	5–1	2–4	3–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	0–2	6–0
Dallas	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	—	3–3	1–1	4–1	4–2	2–0	5–0	1–4	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	5–0	3–2	5–1	5–1	3–2	3–3	1–1
Denver	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–3	—	1–1	4–1	4–2	1–1	5–0	3–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	3–2	2–3	4–2	5–1	4–1	2–4	2–0
Detroit	4–2	3–3	4–2	5–1	1–1	1–1	—	2–0	1–1	3–3	1–1	0–2	4–2	5–1	4–2	4–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–2
Golden State	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–4	1–4	0–2	—	0–5	0–2	3–3	0–6	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–4	1–5	2–3	3–2	1–5	1–4	0–2
Houston	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–4	2–4	1–1	5–0	—	2–0	3–2	1–4	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–1	4–1	4–2	2–4	3–2	3–3	2–0
Indiana	2–4	0–5	3–3	2–4	0–2	1–1	3–3	2–0	0–2	—	1–1	1–1	3–3	6–0	2–3	2–4	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–4
L.A. Clippers	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–5	0–5	1–1	3–3	2–3	1–1	—	1–5	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–4	0–6	3–2	0–5	1–5	1–4	0–2
L.A. Lakers	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–1	2–3	2–0	6–0	4–1	1–1	5–1	—	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	5–1	3–3	4–1	5–0	4–2	4–1	1–1
Milwaukee	3–3	3–3	1–5	4–2	0–2	1–1	2–4	2–0	0–2	3–3	2–0	2–0	—	3–2	3–3	2–4	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–1
New Jersey	0–5	1–5	1–5	1–5	1–1	0–2	1–5	0–2	1–1	0–6	2–0	0–2	2–3	—	3–3	2–4	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–6
New York	3–3	1–5	2–3	4–2	1–1	1–1	2–4	2–0	1–1	3–2	2–0	0–2	3–3	3–3	—	3–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–3
Philadelphia	0–6	2–4	2–4	2–3	1–1	0–2	1–4	1–1	1–1	4–2	1–1	0–2	4–2	4–2	3–3	—	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–3
Phoenix	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–5	2–3	0–2	4–2	1–4	0–2	4–2	1–5	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	—	0–6	3–2	2–3	2–4	2–3	0–2
Portland	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–3	3–2	1–1	5–1	1–4	2–0	6–0	3–3	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	6–0	—	4–1	5–0	3–3	1–4	2–0
Sacramento	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–5	2–4	0–2	3–2	2–4	0–2	2–3	1–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–3	1–4	—	3–3	1–4	1–5	0–2
San Antonio	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–5	1–5	1–1	2–3	4–2	0–2	5–0	0–5	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–2	0–5	3–3	—	3–2	3–3	0–2
Seattle	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–3	1–4	1–1	5–1	2–3	1–1	5–1	2–4	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	4–2	3–3	4–1	2–3	—	1–4	2–0
Utah	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	3–3	4–2	0–2	4–1	3–3	1–1	4–1	1–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	3–2	4–1	5–1	3–3	4–1	—	2–0
Washington	3–3	1–5	3–3	0–6	1–1	0–2	2–3	2–0	0–2	4–2	2–0	1–1	1–4	6–0	3–3	3–3	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	—

Game log

1987–88 game log Total: 42–40 (home: 30–11; road: 12–29)
November: 9–4 (home: 6–1; road: 3–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 November 6, 1987 7:00 p.m. CST @ Boston L 108–125 Cummings (26) Sikma (11) Mannion, Pressey Reynolds (4) Boston Garden 14,890 0–1 2 November 7, 1987 8:00 p.m. CST Detroit W 119–105 Sikma (26) Sikma (18) Lucas, Pressey (8) MECCA Arena 11,052 1–1 3 November 10, 1987 7:30 p.m. CST Washington W 115–100 Pressey (24) Breuer (16) Sikma (7) MECCA Arena 10,586 2–1 4 November 11, 1987 6:30 p.m. CST @ Cleveland W 107–101 Sikma (26) Sikma (14) Sikma (6) Richfield Coliseum 12,145 3–1 5 November 14, 1987 @ New York L 89–93 Madison Square Garden 3–2 6 November 15, 1987 7:30 p.m. CST Atlanta W 112–103 Cummings (28) Sikma (12) Lucas (12) MECCA Arena 11,052 4–2 7 November 17, 1987 Golden State W 120–108 MECCA Arena 5–2 8 November 19, 1987 @ Sacramento W 117–113 ARCO Arena I 6–2 9 November 20, 1987 @ Seattle L 97–99 Seattle Center Coliseum 6–3 10 November 22, 1987 9:30 p.m. CST @ L.A. Lakers W 124–116 (OT) Reynolds (24) Sikma (17) Cummings, Pressey Sikma (6) The Forum 17,505 7–3 11 November 25, 1987 7:30 p.m. CST Chicago L 101–103 Pressey (18) Pressey (13) Pressey (10) MECCA Arena 11,052 7–4 12 November 28, 1987 8:00 p.m. CST Boston W 112–97 Pressey (21) Sikma (11) Pressey (12) MECCA Arena 11,052 8–4 13 November 30, 1987 Indiana W 104–94 MECCA Arena 9–4
December: 6–6 (home: 4–3; road: 2–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 14 December 2, 1987 6:30 p.m. CST @ Detroit L 105–115 Breuer (33) Breuer (11) Sikma (8) Pontiac Silverdome 18,780 9–4 15 December 4, 1987 7:00 p.m. CST L. A. Lakers W 85–83 Hodges (22) Breuer (9) Mannion (6) MECCA Arena 11,052 10–5 16 December 8, 1987 @ Indiana L 101–103 Market Square Arena 10–6 17 December 10, 1987 7:30 p.m. CST @ Chicago L 105–111 Cummings (27) Sikma (11) Cummings, Lucas (5) Chicago Stadium 17,820 10–7 18 December 11, 1987 Portland W 125–112 MECCA Arena 11–7 19 December 13, 1987 7:30 p.m. CST Dallas L 99–113 Cummings, Sikma (19) Cummings, Pressey (9) Pressey (7) MECCA Arena 11,052 11–8 20 December 15, 1987 @ New York W 103–98 Madison Square Garden 12–8 21 December 18, 1987 8:00 p.m. CST Atlanta L 87–94 Breuer, Hodges (19) Breuer (9) Pressey (10) MECCA Arena 11,052 12–9 22 December 22, 1987 New York W 122–105 MECCA Arena 13–9 23 December 26, 1987 8:00 p.m. CST Washington W 102–97 Sikma (25) Cumings (11) Pressey (8) MECCA Arena 11,052 14–9 24 December 29, 1987 @ New Jersey W 106–88 Brendan Byrne Arena 15–9 25 December 30, 1987 Houston L 93–102 MECCA Arena 15–10
January: 6–9 (home: 4–2; road: 2–7) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 26 January 2, 1988 Indiana L 97–99 MECCA Arena 15–11 27 January 5, 1988 L. A. Clippers W 98–82 MECCA Arena 16–11 28 January 7, 1988 @ Indiana L 108–114 Market Square Arena 16–12 29 January 8, 1988 8:00 p.m. CST Utah L 107–111 Sikma (24) Cummings (9) Lucas (13) MECCA Arena 11,052 16–13 30 January 10, 1988 New Jersey W 105–87 MECCA Arena 17–13 31 January 12, 1988 Philadelphia W 106–103 MECCA Arena 18–13 32 January 14, 1988 6:30 p.m. CST @ Washington L 107–136 Sikma (23) Sikma (12) Pressey (7) Capital Centre 8,316 18–14 33 January 17, 1988 1:30 p.m. CST Cleveland W 111–93 Cummings (25) Breuer (17) Pressey (9) MECCA Arena 11,052 19–14 34 January 19, 1988 @ San Antonio L 107–136 HemisFair Arena 19–15 35 January 21, 1988 @ Houston L 103–116 The Summit 19–16 36 January 23, 1988 7:30 p.m. CST @ Dallas L 97–113 Pressey (22) Cummings, Sikma (12) Lucas, Moncrief (4) Reunion Arena 17,007 19–17 37 January 25, 1988 @ Golden State W 108–105 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 20–17 38 January 26, 1988 @ Portland L 106–112 Memorial Coliseum 20–18 39 January 28, 1988 8:30 p.m. CST @ Denver L 113–122 Pressey (22) Pressey (9) Pressey (9) McNichols Sports Arena 13,911 20–19 40 January 29, 1988 @ L. A. Clippers W 97–88 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 21–19
February: 8–5 (home: 5–2; road: 3–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 41 February 2, 1988 7:30 p.m. CST Detroit L 97–99 Cummings (30) Cummings (9) Pressey (5) MECCA Arena 11,052 21–20 42 February 4, 1988 7:30 p.m. CST Boston W 111–101 Cummings (30) Sikma (11) Moncrief, Pressey (8) MECCA Arena 11,052 22–20 All-Star Break 43 February 9, 1988 7:30 p.m. CST Cleveland W 112–104 Cummings (29) Sikma (12) Moncrief (10) MECCA Arena 11,052 23–20 44 February 11, 1988 @ Philadelphia L 113–119 OT The Spectrum 23–21 45 February 12, 1988 8:00 p.m. CST Chicago L 93–95 Cummings (23) Breuer, Sikma (9) Lucas, Moncrief, Pressey (6) MECCA Arena 11,052 23–22 46 February 15, 1988 12 Noon CST @ Washington W 114–110 Sikma (27) Sikma (12) Lucas (9) Capital Centre 9,564 24–22 48 February 19, 1988 8:00 p.m. CST Detroit W 119–108 Cummings (36) Cummings (11) Pressey (7) MECCA Arena 11,052 26–22 52 February 26, 1988 6:30 p.m. CST @ Boston L 96–132 Lucas (19) Krystkowiak, Stroeder (7) Lucas (6) Boston Garden 14,890 28–24 53 February 27, 1988 7:30 p.m. CST @ Chicago W 94–91 Cummings (27) Sikma (7) Licas (13) Chicago Stadium 18,243 29–24
March: 9–7 (home: 7–1; road: 2–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 54 March 1, 1988 7:00 p.m. CST Boston W 117–116 Moncrief, Sikma (20) Sikma (15) Moncrief, Pressey (7) MECCA Arena 11,052 30–24 55 March 5, 1988 6:30 p.m. CST @ Atlanta W 104–101 Moncrief (29) Cummings (15) Pressey (6) The Omni 16,451 31–24 56 March 6, 1988 6:00 p.m. CST @ Detroit L 99–109 Pierce (21) Cummings (8) Lucas (7) Pontiac Silverdome 24,751 31–25 58 March 9, 1988 6:30 p.m. CST @ Cleveland L 91–117 Cummings (22) Cummings, Mokeski (6) Lucas, Pressey, Reynolds (4) Richfield Coliseum 11,641 32–26 59 March 11, 1988 8:00 p.m. CST Denver W 132–93 Reynolds (24) Breuer, Pressey (10) Lucas (8) MECCA Arena 11,052 33–26 63 March 19, 1988 8:00 p.m. CST Cleveland W 101–100 Pierce (29) Cummings (9) Lucas (7) MECCA Arena 11,052 36–27 64 March 21, 1988 6:30 p.m. CST @ Atlanta L 105–115 Cummings (26) Sikma (11) Pressey (8) The Omni 13,702 36–28 65 March 22, 1988 7:30 p.m. CST Atlanta W 111–98 Breuer (27) Breuer (17) Pressey (12) MECCA Arena 11,052 37–28 67 March 26, 1988 8:30 p.m. CST @ Utah W 107–105 Cummings (24) Sikma (11) Humphries, Sikma (7) Salt Palace 12,444 38–29
April: 4–9 (home: 4–2; road: 0–7) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 71 April 5, 1988 6:30 p.m. CDT @ Atlanta L 110–121 Pierce (21) Sikma (8) Lucas (7) The Omni 15,442 39–32 72 April 6, 1988 7:30 p.m. CDT Chicago L 110–119 Pierce (19) Cummings (9) Lucas, Moncrief (8) MECCA Arena 11,052 39–33 73 April 8, 1988 6:30 p.m. CDT @ Cleveland L 85–104 Reynolds (16) Breuer (8) Lucas (10) Richfield Coliseum 16,475 39–34 76 April 13, 1988 6:30 p.m. CDT @ Boston L 104–123 Cummings (21) Krystkowiak (8) Cummings, Moncrief (5) Boston Garden 14,890 40–36 77 April 15, 1988 7:00 p.m. CST @ Detroit L 91–92 Sikma (28) Krystkowiak (8) Lucas (5) Pontiac Silverdome 27,126 40–37 78 April 17, 1988 12:30 p.m. CDT @ Chicago L 97–105 Cummings (27) Cummings (11) Lucas, Sikma (7) Chicago Stadium 18,551 40–38 80 April 20, 1988 7:30 p.m. CDT Washington W 132–94 Cummings (26) Cummings (10) Pressey (12) MECCA Arena 11,052 41–39 81 April 22, 1988 New York W 118–109 MECCA Arena 42–39
1987–88 schedule

Playoffs

1988 playoff game log
Eastern Conference First Round: 2–3 (home: 2–0; road: 0–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 29, 1988 6:30 p.m. CDT @ Atlanta L 107–110 Pressey (21) Sikma (12) Pressey (7) The Omni 11,517 0–1 2 May 1, 1988 6:00 p.m. CDT @ Atlanta L 97–104 Moncrief (22) Sikma (17) Pressey (9) The Omni 11,777 0–2 3 May 4, 1988 7:30 p.m. CDT Atlanta W 123–115 Cummings (30) Sikma (16) Pressey (6) MECCA Arena 11,052 1–2 4 May 6, 1988 7:30 p.m. CDT Atlanta W 105–99 Cummings (30) Sikma (9) Moncrief (7) MECCA Arena 11,052 2–2 5 May 8, 1988 6:00 p.m. CDT @ Atlanta L 111–121 Terry Cummings (28) Larry Krystkowiak (10) Moncrief, Pressey (6) The Omni 12,190 2–3
1988 schedule

Player statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Terry Cummings	76	76	34.6	48.5	33.3	66.5	7.3	2.4	1.0	0.6	21.3
Jack Sikma	82	82	35.6	48.6	21.4	92.2	8.6	3.4	1.1	1.0	16.5
Ricky Pierce	37	0	26.1	51.0	21.4	87.7	2.2	2.0	0.6	0.2	16.4
Paul Pressey	75	75	33.1	49.1	20.5	79.8	5.0	7.0	1.5	0.5	13.1
Randy Breuer	81	73	27.9	49.5	0.0	65.7	6.8	1.3	0.6	1.3	12.0
Sidney Moncrief	56	51	25.5	48.9	16.1	83.7	3.2	3.6	0.7	0.3	10.8
Craig Hodges	43	0	22.9	44.9	46.6	82.1	1.1	2.5	0.7	0.0	9.2
John Lucas	81	22	21.8	44.5	33.8	80.2	2.0	4.8	1.1	0.0	9.2
Jerry Reynolds	62	21	18.7	44.9	42.9	77.3	2.6	1.7	1.2	0.5	8.0
Larry Krystkowiak	50	7	21.0	48.1	0.0	81.1	4.6	1.0	0.4	0.2	7.2
Paul Mokeski	60	0	14.1	47.6	0.0	70.8	3.7	0.4	0.5	0.5	4.2
Dave Hoppen	3	0	11.7	36.4	0.0	100.0	2.3	0.7	0.0	0.0	3.7
Pace Mannion	35	1	13.6	40.7	16.7	67.6	1.5	1.6	0.4	0.2	3.5
Jay Humphries	18	0	14.0	37.0	0.0	64.3	1.3	2.3	1.1	0.1	2.7
Charles Davis	5	0	7.8	33.3	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.6	0.4	0.2	2.4
Conner Henry	14	2	10.4	31.7	33.3	57.1	1.4	2.1	0.3	0.1	2.3
John Stroeder	41	0	6.6	36.7	0.0	66.7	1.7	0.5	0.1	0.3	1.9
Andre Moore	3	0	5.3	66.7	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.3
Rickie Winslow	7	0	6.4	23.1	0.0	50.0	1.0	0.3	0.1	0.0	1.0
Dudley Bradley	2	0	2.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Terry Cummings	5	5	38.6	56.2	0.0	65.9	7.8	2.6	1.8	0.6	25.8
Jack Sikma	5	5	38.0	46.1	0.0	83.3	12.4	2.6	0.4	0.8	19.0
Sidney Moncrief	5	5	34.6	48.0	100.0	96.3	3.8	5.2	0.6	0.2	15.0
Paul Pressey	5	5	35.6	46.0	33.3	76.7	3.8	6.6	0.8	0.6	14.0
Ricky Pierce	5	0	21.0	47.2	20.0	88.9	2.8	1.8	0.2	0.4	11.8
Larry Krystkowiak	5	5	32.6	44.8	0.0	88.9	6.8	1.4	0.8	0.0	8.4
John Lucas	5	0	16.0	37.0	23.1	66.7	1.6	3.8	1.0	0.0	5.8
Randy Breuer	4	0	11.8	56.3	0.0	16.7	3.0	0.3	0.3	0.5	4.8
Paul Mokeski	4	0	10.0	35.7	0.0	66.7	2.3	0.0	0.8	0.5	3.5
John Stroeder	1	0	1.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0
Jerry Reynolds	3	0	4.0	66.7	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	2.7
Jay Humphries	2	0	9.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0

Player Statistics Citation:^[13]

Awards and records

• The Bucks would win the inaugural 1987 McDonald's Open after winning games against the Tracer Milano from Italy and the Soviet Union national basketball team.

Transactions

Trades

November 18, 1987 [19]	To Milwaukee Bucks---- Larry Krystkowiak	To San Antonio Spurs---- Charles Davis
February 25, 1988	To Milwaukee Bucks---- Jay Humphries	To Phoenix Suns---- Craig Hodges

Free agents

Player	Signed	Former team
Pace Mannion	October 8, 1987	New Jersey Nets
John Stroeder	October 8, 1987	Rapid City Thrillers

Player Transactions Citation:^[20]