The Season in Brief
The 1975-76 Chicago Bulls went 24-58. Led by Norm Van Lier, Mickey Johnson and Tom Boerwinkle, they posted a -2.89 SRS and missed the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Norm Van Lier leads at 28%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | Bob Love | 19.1 |
| Rebounds | Tom Boerwinkle | 10.7 |
| Assists | Norm Van Lier | 6.6 |
| Steals | Norm Van Lier | 2.0 |
| Blocks | Nate Thurmond | 0.9 |
| True Shooting | Tom Boerwinkle | 53.3 |
| Def. Win Shares | Mickey Johnson | 3.6 |
The Roster, by Fame
Norm Van LierAll-Defense 1stAll-Star4702Mickey Johnson3003Tom Boerwinkle294Bob Love275John Laskowski★66Jack Marin67Leon Benbow★58Cliff Pondexter59Steve Patterson410Jerry Sloan311Rowland Garrett312Bobby Wilson213Nate Thurmond114Matt Guokas115Eric Fernsten116John Block0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Van Lier | 76 | 12.6 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 42.4 | — | 3.3 | 47 |
| Mickey Johnson | 81 | 15.3 | 9.4 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 52.0 | — | 3.6 | 30 |
| Tom Boerwinkle | 74 | 8.8 | 10.7 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 53.3 | — | 3.0 | 29 |
| Bob Love | 76 | 19.1 | 6.7 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 45.5 | — | 2.3 | 27 |
| John Laskowski★ | 71 | 9.2 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 44.1 | — | 1.5 | 6 |
| Jack Marin | 67 | 11.0 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 46.9 | — | 1.2 | 6 |
| Leon Benbow★ | 76 | 7.1 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 44.3 | — | 1.4 | 5 |
| Cliff Pondexter | 75 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 47.2 | — | 1.6 | 5 |
| Steve Patterson | 52 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 40.7 | — | 0.8 | 4 |
| Jerry Sloan | 22 | 10.1 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 45.6 | — | 0.7 | 3 |
| Rowland Garrett | 14 | 10.9 | 5.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 50.5 | — | 0.3 | 3 |
| Bobby Wilson | 58 | 7.5 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 42.5 | — | 0.6 | 2 |
| Nate Thurmond | 13 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 45.4 | — | 0.4 | 1 |
| Matt Guokas | 18 | 4.5 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 51.4 | — | 0.1 | 1 |
| Eric Fernsten | 33 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 45.9 | — | 0.4 | 1 |
| John Block | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 41.0 | — | 0.0 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 27.4
- Youngest: Cliff Pondexter (21)
- Oldest: Nate Thurmond (34)
Rookies & Newcomers
- John Laskowski - rookie
- Cliff Pondexter - rookie
- Eric Fernsten - rookie
- Jack Marin - new to the team
- Steve Patterson - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Norm Van Lier - pick #34 (1969)
- Mickey Johnson - pick #56 (1974)
- Tom Boerwinkle - pick #4 (1968)
- Bob Love - pick #36 (1965)
- John Laskowski - pick #32 (1975)
The Playoff Run
Missed the playoffs this season.
Season fame across franchise history
Every season the Chicago Bulls fielded a roster, scored by the combined fame of that year's team. Click any season to lock it in the panel, then use its Full season page link.
1966-671995-962025-26
6 championship seasons marked above the arc.