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Here is the 1976–77 Chicago Bulls roster and their regular season player statistics:
Chicago Bulls 1976–77 Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | Birthdate | College/From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Norm Van Lier | G | 6’1″ | 173 lb | Apr 1, 1947 | Saint Francis (PA) |
| 5 | Wilbur Holland | G | 6’0″ | 175 lb | Nov 8, 1951 | New Orleans |
| 10 | John Mengelt | G | 6’2″ | 190 lb | Oct 16, 1949 | Auburn |
| 11 | Scott Lloyd | C | 6’10” | 235 lb | Dec 19, 1952 | Arizona State |
| 15 | Mickey Johnson | F | 6’10” | 190 lb | Dec 14, 1952 | Aurora (IL) |
| 17 | Jerry Sloan | G/F | 6’5″ | 195 lb | Mar 28, 1942 | Evansville |
| 20 | Chet Walker | F | 6’6″ | 212 lb | Feb 22, 1940 | Bradley |
| 22 | Tom Boerwinkle | C | 7’0″ | 265 lb | Aug 23, 1945 | Tennessee |
| 24 | Steve Kuberski | F | 6’8″ | 215 lb | Nov 6, 1947 | Bradley |
| 30 | Larry Moffett | F | 6’8″ | 210 lb | Nov 5, 1954 | UNLV |
| 32 | Leon Benbow | G | 6’4″ | 185 lb | Jul 23, 1950 | Jacksonville |
| — | Bob Wilkerson | G/F | 6’6″ | 195 lb | Aug 15, 1954 | Indiana |
1976–77 Regular Season Per Game
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artis Gilmore | C | 27 | 82 | 82 | 35.1 | 18.6 | 13.0 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 13.3 | 7.0 | .522 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 7.1 | 4.7 | .660 |
| Mickey Johnson | PF | 24 | 81 | 0 | 35.1 | 17.3 | 10.2 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 14.9 | 6.6 | .446 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5.0 | 4.0 | .796 |
| Wilbur Holland | SG | 25 | 79 | 0 | 31.1 | 14.9 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 14.2 | 6.4 | .454 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2.4 | 2.0 | .823 |
| Scott May | SF | 22 | 72 | 0 | 32.9 | 14.6 | 6.1 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 13.3 | 6.0 | .451 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3.2 | 2.6 | .828 |
| Bob Love | SF | 34 | 14 | 0 | 35.4 | 12.2 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 3.4 | 14.4 | 4.9 | .338 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3.3 | 2.5 | .761 |
| Norm Van Lier | PG | 29 | 82 | 0 | 37.8 | 10.2 | 4.5 | 7.8 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 8.9 | 3.7 | .412 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3.7 | 2.9 | .778 |
| John Mengelt | SG | 27 | 61 | 0 | 19.3 | 8.3 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 7.5 | 3.4 | .456 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.9 | 1.5 | .788 |
| Jack Marin | SF | 32 | 54 | 0 | 16.1 | 6.8 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 6.6 | 3.1 | .465 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.7 | 0.6 | .795 |
| Paul McCracken | SG | 26 | 9 | 0 | 13.2 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 5.2 | 2.0 | .383 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2.0 | 1.2 | .611 |
| Tom Boerwinkle | C | 31 | 82 | 0 | 13.0 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 1.6 | .491 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.8 | 0.4 | .540 |
| Cliff Pondexter | PF | 22 | 78 | 0 | 12.8 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 1.4 | .416 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.8 | 0.5 | .646 |
| Tom Kropp | SG | 23 | 53 | 0 | 9.1 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 1.4 | .480 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.8 | 0.5 | .683 |
| Eric Fernsten | C | 23 | 5 | 0 | 12.2 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 0.6 | .200 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2.2 | 1.6 | .727 |
| Phil Hicks | SF | 24 | 35 | 0 | 7.3 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 1.2 | .471 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.4 | 0.3 | .846 |
| Willie Smith | PG | 23 | 2 | 0 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 |
| Keith Starr | SG | 22 | 17 | 0 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 | .250 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.000 |
| Team Totals | 82 | 82 | 241.5 | 98.9 | 48.7 | 24.3 | 8.5 | 4.4 | 22.8 | 87.6 | 39.6 | .452 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 26.3 | 19.7 | .747 |
1976–77 Playoff Per Game
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Johnson | PF | 24 | 3 | 0 | 41.3 | 27.3 | 13.0 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 24.0 | 11.3 | .472 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5.3 | 4.7 | .875 |
| Artis Gilmore | C | 27 | 3 | 3 | 42.0 | 18.7 | 13.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 13.3 | 6.3 | .475 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 7.7 | 6.0 | .783 |
| Wilbur Holland | SG | 25 | 3 | 0 | 28.0 | 14.7 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 11.3 | 5.7 | .500 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 1.000 |
| John Mengelt | SG | 27 | 3 | 0 | 22.3 | 12.7 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 8.7 | 4.7 | .538 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3.7 | 3.3 | .909 |
| Scott May | SF | 22 | 3 | 0 | 32.3 | 10.7 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 8.7 | 3.3 | .385 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5.0 | 4.0 | .800 |
| Norm Van Lier | PG | 29 | 3 | 0 | 44.7 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 9.7 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 4.7 | 6.3 | 1.0 | .158 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4.0 | 3.3 | .833 |
| Jack Marin | SF | 32 | 3 | 0 | 17.7 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 2.7 | .615 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .000 |
| Tom Boerwinkle | C | 31 | 3 | 0 | 5.7 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 0.3 | .200 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 |
| Cliff Pondexter | PF | 22 | 3 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.000 |
| Tom Kropp | SG | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 |
| Phil Hicks | SF | 24 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 240.0 | 96.0 | 45.7 | 22.0 | 10.3 | 4.7 | 22.3 | 79.3 | 35.3 | .445 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 30.0 | 25.3 | .844 |
1976–77 Regular Season Totals
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artis Gilmore | C | 27 | 82 | 82 | 2877 | 1527 | 1070 | 199 | 44 | 203 | 266 | 1091 | 570 | .522 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 586 | 387 | .660 |
| Mickey Johnson | PF | 24 | 81 | 0 | 2847 | 1400 | 828 | 195 | 103 | 64 | 315 | 1205 | 538 | .446 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 407 | 324 | .796 |
| Wilbur Holland | SG | 25 | 79 | 0 | 2453 | 1176 | 253 | 253 | 169 | 16 | 201 | 1120 | 509 | .454 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 192 | 158 | .823 |
| Scott May | SF | 22 | 72 | 0 | 2369 | 1050 | 437 | 145 | 78 | 17 | 185 | 955 | 431 | .451 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 227 | 188 | .828 |
| Norm Van Lier | PG | 29 | 82 | 0 | 3097 | 838 | 370 | 636 | 129 | 16 | 268 | 729 | 300 | .412 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 306 | 238 | .778 |
| John Mengelt | SG | 27 | 61 | 0 | 1178 | 507 | 110 | 114 | 37 | 4 | 102 | 458 | 209 | .456 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 113 | 89 | .788 |
| Jack Marin | SF | 32 | 54 | 0 | 869 | 365 | 91 | 62 | 13 | 6 | 85 | 359 | 167 | .465 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 39 | 31 | .795 |
| Tom Boerwinkle | C | 31 | 82 | 0 | 1070 | 302 | 312 | 189 | 19 | 19 | 147 | 273 | 134 | .491 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 63 | 34 | .540 |
| Cliff Pondexter | PF | 22 | 78 | 0 | 996 | 256 | 236 | 41 | 34 | 11 | 82 | 257 | 107 | .416 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 65 | 42 | .646 |
| John Laskowski | SG | 23 | 47 | 0 | 562 | 177 | 63 | 44 | 32 | 2 | 22 | 212 | 75 | .354 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 30 | 27 | .900 |
| Tom Kropp | SG | 23 | 53 | 0 | 480 | 174 | 47 | 39 | 18 | 1 | 77 | 152 | 73 | .480 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 41 | 28 | .683 |
| Bob Love | SF | 34 | 14 | 0 | 496 | 171 | 73 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 47 | 201 | 68 | .338 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 46 | 35 | .761 |
| Phil Hicks | SF | 24 | 35 | 0 | 255 | 93 | 65 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 36 | 87 | 41 | .471 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 13 | 11 | .846 |
| Paul McCracken | SG | 26 | 9 | 0 | 119 | 47 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 47 | 18 | .383 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 18 | 11 | .611 |
| Keith Starr | SG | 22 | 17 | 0 | 65 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 6 | .250 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 |
| Eric Fernsten | C | 23 | 5 | 0 | 61 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 3 | .200 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 11 | 8 | .727 |
| Willie Smith | PG | 23 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 82 | 82 | 19805 | 8111 | 3997 | 1989 | 699 | 364 | 1871 | 7186 | 3249 | .452 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2159 | 1613 | .747 |
1976–77 Playoff Totals
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Johnson | PF | 24 | 3 | 0 | 124 | 82 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 72 | 34 | .472 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 16 | 14 | .875 |
| Artis Gilmore | C | 27 | 3 | 0 | 126 | 56 | 39 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 19 | .475 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 23 | 18 | .783 |
| Wilbur Holland | SG | 25 | 3 | 0 | 84 | 44 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 34 | 17 | .500 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 10 | 10 | 1.000 |
| John Mengelt | SG | 27 | 3 | 0 | 67 | 38 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 14 | .538 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 11 | 10 | .909 |
| Scott May | SF | 22 | 3 | 0 | 97 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 26 | 10 | .385 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 15 | 12 | .800 |
| Norm Van Lier | PG | 29 | 3 | 0 | 134 | 16 | 15 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 3 | .158 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 12 | 10 | .833 |
| Jack Marin | SF | 32 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 8 | .615 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Tom Boerwinkle | C | 31 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Cliff Pondexter | PF | 22 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 |
| Phil Hicks | SF | 24 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Tom Kropp | SG | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 3 | 720 | 288 | 137 | 66 | 31 | 14 | 67 | 238 | 106 | .445 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 90 | 76 | .844 |
Team Impact Spotlight
| Player Name | Role Tier | MPG | Usage Tier | PPG | RPG | APG | STK (SPG+BPG) | Impact Index* | Notes | Awards / Achievements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artis Gilmore | Two‑Way Rim Anchor / Primary Big | 35.1 | High | 18.6 | 13.0 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 18.5 | Gilmore led the team that season in both scoring and rebounding — “team‑leading 18.6 PPG and 13.0 RPG.” | — (per your data: “MVP‑10”) |
| Mickey Johnson | Frontcourt Scorer / Secondary Big | 35.1 | High | 17.3 | 10.2 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 15.5 | Served as reliable front‑court scoring and rebounding complement to Gilmore — among the team’s top two in rebounds that season. | — |
| Norm Van Lier | Primary Floor General / Defensive Lead | 37.8 | High (Assist‑heavy) | 10.2 | 4.5 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 12.1 | As the starting point guard, Van Lier led the team in assists — 7.8 per game — serving as the chief ball‑handler and likely key to offense initiation. | All‑NBA Defensive 1st Team (1977) |
| Scott May | Starting Forward / Complementary Wing‑Big | 32.9 | Moderate‑High | 14.6 | 6.1 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 12.0 | As a forward getting solid minutes, May contributed as secondary scoring/rebounding support and added forward‑wing versatility to the rotation. | — |
| Wilbur Holland | Guard Scorer / Perimeter Threat | 31.1 | Moderate‑High | 14.9 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 11.8 | As a guard with decent minutes, Holland provided perimeter scoring and playmaking — contributing steals and spacing beyond just spot minutes. | — |
| John Mengelt | Backup Guard / Role Scorer & Play‑maker | 19.3 | Moderate | 8.3 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 6.4 | In limited minutes, Mengelt offered scoring depth and occasional ball‑handling/playmaking — useful as a rotation guard rather than a core contributor. | — |
| Jack Marin | Veteran Wing / Spot‑Minute Role | 16.1 | Low‑Moderate | 6.8 | ~1.7 | 1.1 | ~0.3 | ≈4.5 | As a wing getting modest minutes, Marin likely functioned as a rotational depth option — spot offense, experience, and spacing rather than focal role. | — |
| Paul McCracken | Fringe Rotation Guard / Spot Minutes | 13.2 | Low | 5.2 | ~1.8 | 1.6 | ~0.7 | ≈4.6 | With few games and limited usage, McCracken’s contributions were likely situational — short‑term minutes or injury replacement rather than sustained rotation impact. | — |
| Tom Boerwinkle | Backup Frontcourt Reserve / Interior Depth | 13.0 | Low | 3.7 | 3.8 | 2.3 | ~0.4 | ≈5.1 | As a reserve big man, Boerwinkle provided interior depth — rebound and defensive support when starters rested — but was not a major two‑way contributor. | — |
| Cliff Pondexter | Bench Forward / Role‑Depth | 12.8 | Low | 3.3 | 3.0 | 0.5 | ~0.5 | ≈3.7 | Low minutes and modest stats indicate limited use — likely reserved for occasional front‑court depth or garbage‑time minutes. | — |
| Eric Fernsten | Fringe Frontcourt Reserve | 12.2 | Very Low | 2.8 | ~3.2 | 1.2 | ~0.8 | ≈3.6 | Played in only 5 games — likely emergency frontcourt backup or short‑term fill‑in; hard to assign a defined role or impact beyond depth insurance. | — |
| John Laskowski | Deep Bench Guard / Spot Contributor | 12.0 | Very Low | 3.8 | ~1.3 | 0.9 | ~0.7 | ≈3.7 | As a low‑usage guard, Laskowski offered occasional scoring or minute‑filling, but overall minimal impact on season output or rotation. | — |
| Tom Kropp | Deep Bench Guard / Minimal Role | 9.1 | Very Low | 3.3 | ~0.9 | 0.7 | ~0.3 | ≈2.6 | Sparse minutes and low usage — likely deep bench guard, “just-in-case” depth rather than a planned rotation piece. | — |
| Phil Hicks | Fringe Wing Reserve / Minimal Role | 7.3 | Very Low | 2.7 | ~1.9 | 0.7 | ~0.2 | ≈2.4 | Very limited minutes and offensive involvement — likely a last‑line rotation wing or emergency depth. | — |
| Willie Smith | End‑of‑Bench Guard / Emergency Depth | 5.5 | Very Low | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Only 2 games played, with negligible statistical output — effectively no real impact on the season. | — |
| Keith Starr | Deep Reserve Guard | 3.8 | Very Low | 0.8 | ~0.6 | 0.4 | ~0.1 | ≈1.9 | Minimal playing time and usage — no significant contribution. | — |