1978–79 Chicago Bulls season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Chicago Bulls 1979 31 51 Midwest 5 11 Larry Costello (fired) Scotty Robertson (interim) Rod Thorn Arthur Wirtz and Jonathan Kovler Chicago Stadium Did not qualify CHI WGN-TV(Jack Fleming, Johnny “Red” Kerr) WIND(Jim Durham, Bill Berg) The 1978–79 Chicago Bulls season was the Bulls' 13th season in the NBA.1978-79 Chicago Bulls Draft picks 1978 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 9 Reggie Theus SG Nevada-Las Vegas 2 31 Marvin Johnson New Mexico 3 53 Randy Ayers Miami 5 97 Ron Anthony Jacksonville 6 119 John Shoemaker Miami 7 140 Jarvis Reynolds West Georgia State 8 159 Chubby Cox SG San Francisco 9 176 Joe Ponsetto DePaul 10 191 Mark Tucker Oklahoma State Roster Chicago Bulls 1978–79 14 Tate Armstrong G 6 3 175 1955-10-05 Duke 50 John Brown basketball, born 1951 F 6 7 220 1951-12-14 Missouri 5 Charles Dudley basketball G 6 2 180 1950-03-05 Washington 53 Artis Gilmore C 7 2 240 1949-09-21 Jacksonville 12 Wilbur Holland G 6 0 175 1951-11-08 New Orleans 8 Mickey Johnson F 6 10 190 1952-08-31 Aurora 27 Ollie Johnson basketball, born 1949 F 6 6 200 1949-05-11 Temple 54 Mark Landsberger F 6 8 215 1955-05-21 Arizona State 45 Scott Lloyd C 6 10 230 1952-12-19 Arizona State 17 Scott May F 6 7 215 1954-03-19 Indiana 15 John Mengelt G 6 2 195 1949-10-16 Auburn 10 Steve Sheppard F 6 6 215 1954-03-21 Maryland 24 Reggie Theus G 6 6 190 1957-10-13 UNLV 44 Andre Wakefield G 6 3 175 1955-01-11 Loyola Chicago Larry Costello (fired) Scotty Robertson (interim) Bumper Tormohlen https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CHI/1979.html February 16, 1979 Regular season Season standings CHI CHI z - clinched division title y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot Game log Chicago Bulls 1979 Total: 31–51 (home: 19–22; road: 12–29) Chicago Bulls October yes 0 0 0 0 Chicago Bulls November 0 0 0 0 Chicago Bulls December 0 0 0 0 Chicago Bulls January 0 0 0 0 Chicago Bulls February 0 0 0 0 Chicago Bulls March 0 0 0 0 Chicago Bulls April 0 0 0 0 CHI 1979 Player statistics PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG Awards and records Reggie Theus, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team Artis Gilmore, NBA All-Star Game References Category:Chicago Bulls seasons Chicago Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls Category:1978 in Chicago Category:1979 in Chicago