1995–96 Milwaukee Bucks season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Milwaukee Bucks 1996 25 57 Central 7 13 Mike Dunleavy Mike Dunleavy Herb Kohl Bradley Center WVTVWisconsin Sports Network(Jim Paschke, Jon McGlocklin) WTMJ Did not qualify MIL The 1995–96 Milwaukee Bucks season was the 28th season for the Milwaukee Bucks in the National Basketball Association. Milwaukee Bucks Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIL/ August 8, 2026 Season summary Off-season The Bucks received the eleventh overall pick in the 1995 NBA draft, and selected power forward Gary Trent out of Ohio University, but soon traded him to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for rookie shooting guard, and first-round draft pick Shawn Respert out of Michigan State University. Wise Mike Pro Basketball: Underclassmen Rule Atop N.B.A. Draft Board The New York Times June 29, 1995 https://www.nytimes.com/1995/06/29/sports/pro-basketball-underclassmen-rule-atop-nba-draft-board.html June 3, 2023 Heisler Mark NBA Is a Young Man's Game: Draft: Smith, McDyess, Stackhouse, Wallace and Garnett Lead the Way Los Angeles Times June 29, 1995 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-06-29-sp-18377-story.html June 3, 2023 1995 NBA Draft Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1995.html June 3, 2023 During the off-season, the team re-signed free agent and former Bucks All-Star forward Terry Cummings, Transactions The New York Times November 3, 1995 https://www.nytimes.com/1995/11/03/sports/transactions-008168.html November 10, 2022 Smith Sam Webber's Mouth Works Out as He Faces Sitting Out Chicago Tribune November 5, 1995 https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1995-11-05-9511050202-story.html November 12, 2023 Smith Sam Milwaukee Bucking Odds with Latest Moves Chicago Tribune November 30, 1995 https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1995-11-30-9511300139-story.html November 12, 2023 and acquired former All-Star center Kevin Duckworth from the Washington Bullets. Bembry Jerry Bullets Shed Duckworth with Trade to Bucks The Baltimore Sun October 20, 1995 https://www.baltimoresun.com/1995/10/20/bullets-shed-duckworth-with-trade-to-bucks/ November 18, 2022 The Milwaukee Bucks Decided to Keep Center Kevin Duckworth Associated Press October 27, 1995 https://apnews.com/article/a60a126344b9bd57d4552b23f5f676c8 June 7, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220607222535/https://apnews.com/article/a60a126344b9bd57d4552b23f5f676c8 June 7, 2022 dead Early into the regular season, they traded Todd Day and Alton Lister to the Boston Celtics in exchange for Sherman Douglas, Douglas Traded for Day, Lister United Press International November 26, 1995 https://www.upi.com/Archives/1995/11/26/Douglas-traded-for-Day-Lister/7840817362000/ September 24, 2022 Associated Press Celtics Trade Douglas to Bucks Los Angeles Times November 27, 1995 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-11-27-sp-7617-story.html December 3, 2022 Associated Press Celtics Trade Douglas for Lister, Day Deseret News November 27, 1995 https://www.deseret.com/1995/11/27/19206762/celtics-trade-douglas-for-lister-day July 5, 2023 and dealt Eric Murdock and second-year forward Eric Mobley to the expansion Vancouver Grizzlies in exchange for Benoit Benjamin. Associated Press Grizzlies Trade Benjamin Away to Bucks Los Angeles Times November 28, 1995 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-11-28-sp-7893-story.html July 29, 2021 Fair Trade? Grizz Only Get 2 Bucks for Benjamin Deseret News November 28, 1995 https://www.deseret.com/1995/11/28/19206931/fair-trade-grizz-only-get-2-bucks-for-benjamin July 5, 2023 Bucks Deal for Benjamin Tampa Bay Times November 28, 1995 https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1995/11/28/bucks-deal-for-benjamin/ December 13, 2022 For the season, the Bucks revealed new dark green alternate road uniforms, which featured a buck in purple and silver colors on the front of their jerseys, a black, silver and purple trim, and dark green-to-purple fade gradient side panels with a silver outline on the bottom of their shorts; the shorts also featured the team's primary logo on the left leg, and the jersey number on the right leg. Milwaukee Bucks Alternate Uniform Chris Creamer's SportsLogos.net https://www.sportslogos.net/logos/view/fijf5xyhiujpfrfee1aqzg4fg/Milwaukee_Bucks/1996/Alternate_Uniform July 8, 2021 The team's new alternate uniforms would remain in use until 1999. Regular season With the addition of Cummings, along with developing superstars Vin Baker and second-year forward Glenn Robinson, the Bucks were considered a team with playoff potential. However, the team continued to underachieve holding an 18–27 record at the All-Star break. NBA Games Played on February 8, 1996 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/index.fcgi?month=2&day=8&year=1996 January 2, 2023 After holding a 21–35 record as of March 2, 1996, and with Duckworth only playing just eight games due to a knee injury sustained during the preseason, Justice Richard Bullets' Price Seeks Opinions The Washington Post October 26, 1995 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1995/10/26/bullets-price-seeks-opinions/5f5ac0c3-d7d7-4d83-b482-5ea0d604b1b9/ January 4, 2023 the team suffered a dreadful 15-game losing streak in March. Smith Sam Rising Heat Good for Bulls Chicago Tribune April 1, 1996 https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1996-04-01-9604010060-story.html October 4, 2022 The Bucks finished in seventh place in the Central Division with a disappointing 25–57 record, 1995–96 Milwaukee Bucks Schedule and Results Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIL/1996_games.html July 1, 2021 and missed the NBA playoffs for the fifth consecutive year. Baker averaged 21.1 points and 9.9 rebounds per game, while Robinson averaged 20.2 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game, and Douglas provided the team with 11.5 points and 5.8 assists per game in 69 games after the trade. In addition, Johnny Newman contributed 10.8 points per game, while Cummings provided with 8.0 points and 5.5 rebounds per game, and Benjamin averaged 7.8 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, Marty Conlon averaged 5.3 points and 2.4 rebounds per game, Lee Mayberry provided with 5.1 points and 3.7 assists per game, and Respert contributed 4.9 points per game. 1995–96 Milwaukee Bucks Roster and Stats Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIL/1996.html July 1, 2021 During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, Baker was selected for the 1996 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Eastern Conference All-Star team. Heisler Mark NBA Has All-Stars in Its Eyes Los Angeles Times February 11, 1996 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-02-11-sp-34849-story.html January 2, 2023 NBA.com Staff 1996 NBA All-Star Recap NBA.com September 13, 2021 https://www.nba.com/news/history-all-star-recap-1996 May 16, 2023 1996 NBA All-Star Game: East 129, West 118 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/NBA_1996.html November 27, 2021 The Bucks finished 22nd in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 647,088 at the Bradley Center during the regular season. 1995–96 NBA Season Summary Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1996.html January 22, 2026 Aftermath Following the season, head coach Mike Dunleavy was fired after coaching the Bucks for four seasons. Associated Press Dunleavy Gets Fired as Coach, But Kept as G.M. Los Angeles Times April 28, 1996 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-04-28-sp-63785-story.html November 18, 2022 Bucks Remove Dunleavy as Head Coach United Press International April 27, 1996 https://www.upi.com/Archives/1996/04/27/Bucks-remove-Dunleavy-as-head-coach/5933830577600/ November 18, 2022 Meanwhile, Cummings signed as a free agent with the Seattle SuperSonics midway through the following season, Associated Press Seattle May Sign Cummings Los Angeles Times January 12, 1997 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-01-12-sp-18025-story.html March 5, 2023 Associated Press Sonics Dump Pacers; Cummings May Sign Monday with Seattle The Spokesman-Review January 12, 1997 https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/jan/12/sonics-dump-pacers-cummings-may-sign-monday-with/ March 5, 2023 Sonics Sign Terry Cummings Associated Press January 13, 1997 https://apnews.com/article/fbbd3139f317c6b1282d4f0cc592611e March 5, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20210718230234/https://apnews.com/article/fbbd3139f317c6b1282d4f0cc592611e July 18, 2021 dead Duckworth signed with the Los Angeles Clippers, Baker Chris They Cut to the Fat--Sign Duckworth Los Angeles Times October 11, 1996 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-10-11-sp-52869-story.html July 18, 2022 Baker Chris Long Season? Try an Eternity Los Angeles Times November 1, 1996 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-11-01-sp-60221-story.html December 27, 2022 Mayberry signed with the Vancouver Grizzlies, Associated Press Grizzlies Jettison Scott to Make Room to Sign Free Agent Mayberry Los Angeles Times July 23, 1996 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-07-23-sp-27038-story.html June 30, 2022 Grizzlies Sign Mayberry The Oklahoman July 24, 1996 https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/1996/07/24/grizzlies-sign-mayberry/62348669007/ November 18, 2022 Conlon signed with the Boston Celtics, Celtics Sign Forward Marty Conlon Associated Press October 21, 1999 https://apnews.com/article/d94ef2ce8c7246b596bfe2c5e5b887e9 June 30, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220630055855/https://apnews.com/article/d94ef2ce8c7246b596bfe2c5e5b887e9 June 30, 2022 dead and Benjamin signed with the Toronto Raptors. Associated Press Raptors Sign Benjamin for Backup Role Los Angeles Times October 12, 1996 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-10-12-sp-53136-story.html March 5, 2023 Draft picks 1995 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 11 Gary Trent PF Ohio 2 38 Rashard Griffith C Wisconsin 2 43 Eric Snow PG Michigan State Roster Milwaukee Bucks 1995–96 #4B0082 #FFFFFF #00471B #FFFFFF 42 Vin Baker F 6 11 232 1971–11–23 Hartford 7 Benoit Benjamin C 7 0 250 1964–11–22 Creighton 30 Marty Conlon C 6 10 224 1968–01–19 Providence 34 Terry Cummings F 6 9 220 1961–03–15 DePaul 20 Sherman Douglas G 6 0 180 1966–09–15 Syracuse 00 Kevin Duckworth C 7 0 275 1964–04–01 Eastern Illinois yes 31 Randolph Keys F 6 7 195 1966–04–19 Southern Mississippi 11 Lee Mayberry G 6 1 172 1970–06–12 Arkansas 22 Johnny Newman G 6 7 190 1963–11–28 Richmond 54 Mike Peplowski C 6 10 270 1970–10–15 Michigan State 3 Shawn Respert G 6 3 195 1972–02–06 Michigan State 44 Jerry Reynolds basketball, born 1962 F 6 8 200 1962–12–23 LSU 13 Glenn Robinson F 6 7 240 1973–01–10 Purdue Mike Dunleavy, Sr. Butch Carter Jim Eyen Frank Hamblen https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIL/1996.html Regular season Season standings MIL MIL z - clinched division title y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot Game log Milwaukee Bucks 1996 #4B0082 #FFFFFF Total: 25–57 (Home: 14–27; Road: 11–30) Milwaukee Bucks November yes #00471B white 2 1 1 2 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 1 || November 3, 1995 || @ Boston | W 101–100 | | | | FleetCenter16,321 | 1–0 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 2 || November 4, 1995 || New York | L 71–84 | | | | Bradley Center18,633 | 1–1 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 3 || November 7, 1995 || @ Houston | L 89–106 |Vin Baker (21) | | | The Summit15,095 | 1–2 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 4 || November 9, 1995 || @ Dallas | L 94–104 | | | | Reunion Arena15,095 | 1–3 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 6 || November 14, 1995 || San Antonio | W 98–84 | | | | Bradley Center13,464 | 2–4 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 9 || November 22, 1995 || Toronto | W 96–86 | | | | Bradley Center14,959 | 3–6 Milwaukee Bucks December #00471B white 1 1 0 1 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 14 || December 1, 1995 || @ Seattle | L 99–110 | | | | KeyArena17,072 | 4–10 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 17 || December 9, 1995 || Chicago | L 106–118 | | | | Bradley Center18,633 | 6–11 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 24 || December 23, 1995 || Atlanta | W 96–86 | | | | Bradley Center15,658 | 9–15 Milwaukee Bucks January #00471B white 0 0 0 0 Milwaukee Bucks February #00471B white 2 1 0 0 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 42 || February 1, 1996 || Denver | W 108–102 | | | | Bradley Center13,389 | 16–26 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 43 || February 3, 1996 || Cleveland | L 88–111 | | | | Bradley Center17,979 | 16–27 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 44 || February 6, 1996 || Dallas | W 114–111 | | | | Bradley Center13,854 | 17–27 Milwaukee Bucks March #00471B white 0 0 0 0 Milwaukee Bucks April #00471B white 0 1 0 0 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 79 || April 16, 1996 || Chicago | L 80–86 | | | | Bradley Center18,633 | 24–55 MIL 1996 Player statistics Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Baker, Vin Vin Baker 82 82 40.5 48.9 20.8 67.0 9.9 2.6 0.8 1.1 21.1 Glenn Robinson 82 82 39.6 45.4 34.2 81.2 6.1 3.6 1.2 0.5 20.2 Sherman Douglas 69 62 30.4 51.4 37.9 75.4 2.3 5.8 0.9 0.1 11.5 Johnny Newman 82 82 32.8 49.5 37.7 80.2 2.4 1.9 1.1 0.2 10.8 Day, Todd Todd Day 8 0 21.4 31.0 20.0 92.3 2.8 0.6 0.5 0.4 9.1 Terry Cummings 81 13 21.9 46.2 14.3 65.0 5.5 1.1 0.7 0.4 8.0 Benoit Benjamin 70 58 21.3 52.0 0.0 73.2 6.2 0.7 0.5 1.07.8 Eric Murdock 9 0 21.4 36.4 26.1 66.7 1.6 3.9 0.7 0.06.9 Marty Conlon 74 1 12.9 46.8 16.7 76.4 2.4 0.9 0.3 0.15.3 Mayberry, Lee Lee Mayberry 82 20 20.8 42.0 39.7 60.3 1.1 3.7 0.8 0.1 5.1 Shawn Respert 62 0 13.6 38.7 34.4 83.3 1.2 1.1 0.5 0.14.9 Randolph Keys 69 1 11.8 41.8 31.0 83.7 1.8 0.9 0.5 0.23.4 Jerry Reynolds 19 0 10.1 39.6 10.0 61.9 1.7 0.6 0.8 0.3 2.9 Alton Lister 7 5 12.6 44.4 0.0 100.0 4.1 0.6 0.0 0.41.4 Mike Peplowski 5 0 2.4 60.0 0.0 33.3 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.41.4 Eric Mobley 5 3 13.0 28.6 0.0 50.0 2.4 0.0 0.2 0.21.2 Kevin Duckworth 8 1 7.3 21.4 0.0 50.0 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.0 1.1 Player statistics citation: Transactions Overview Players Added Via draft Shawn Respert Via trade Benoit Benjamin Sherman Douglas Kevin Duckworth Via free agency Terry Cummings Randolph Keys Mike PeplowskiPlayers Lost Via trade Todd Day Alton Lister Eric Mobley Eric Murdock Via free agency Jon Barry Expansion Draft Ed Pinckney Trades June 28, 1995 To Milwaukee Bucks---- Shawn Respert To Portland Trail Blazers---- Gary Trent June 28, 1995 To Milwaukee Bucks---- Aurelijius Zukauskas To Seattle SuperSonics---- Eric Snow October 18, 1995 To Milwaukee Bucks---- Kevin Duckworth To Washington Bullets---- Bob McCann November 26, 1995 To Milwaukee Bucks---- Sherman Douglas To Boston Celtics---- Todd Day Alton Lister November 27, 1995 To Milwaukee Bucks---- Benoit Benjamin To Vancouver Grizzlies---- Eric Mobley Eric Murdock Free agents Player Signed Former teamRandolph KeysOctober 6, 1995Quad City ThunderTerry CummingsNovember 2, 1995San Antonio Spurs SubtractionsPlayerDate signedNew teamEd PinckneyExpansion Draft June 24, 1995Toronto Raptors Player transactions citation: 1995–96 Milwaukee Bucks Transactions Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIL/1996_transactions.html July 3, 2021 References See also 1995-96 NBA season Category:Milwaukee Bucks seasons Milwaukee Bucks Milwaukee Bucks Milwaukee