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Here is the 1977–78 Chicago Bulls roster and their regular season player statistics:
Chicago Bulls 1977–78 Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | Birthdate | College/From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Norm Van Lier | G | 6’1″ | 173 lb | Apr 1, 1947 | Saint Francis (PA) |
| 8 | Mickey Johnson | F | 6’10” | 190 lb | Dec 14, 1952 | Aurora (IL) |
| 12 | Wilbur Holland | G | 6’0″ | 175 lb | Nov 8, 1951 | New Orleans |
| 13 | Nick Weatherspoon | F | 6’7″ | 197 lb | Jul 20, 1950 | Illinois |
| 14 | Tate Armstrong | G | 6’3″ | 175 lb | Oct 5, 1955 | Duke |
| 15 | John Mengelt | G | 6’2″ | 195 lb | Oct 16, 1949 | Auburn |
| 18 | Tom Boerwinkle | C | 7’0″ | 265 lb | Aug 23, 1945 | Tennessee |
| 32 | Cazzie Russell | F | 6’5″ | 218 lb | Jun 7, 1944 | Michigan |
| 34 | Jim Ard | C | 6’8″ | 215 lb | Sep 19, 1948 | Cincinnati |
| 40 | Derrek Dickey | F | 6’7″ | 218 lb | Mar 20, 1951 | Cincinnati |
| 41 | Steve Sheppard | F | 6’6″ | 215 lb | Mar 21, 1954 | Maryland |
| 42 | Scott May | F | 6’6″ | 215 lb | Mar 19, 1954 | Indiana |
| 53 | Artis Gilmore | C | 7’2″ | 240 lb | Sep 21, 1949 | Jacksonville |
| 54 | Mark Landsberger | F | 6’8″ | 215 lb | May 21, 1955 | Arizona State |
| — | Cliff Pondexter | F | 6’9″ | 233 lb | Sep 17, 1954 | Long Beach State |
| — | Glenn Hansen | G | 6’4″ | 205 lb | Apr 21, 1952 | LSU |
1977–78 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 | 28 | 82 | 82 | 37.4 | 22.9 | 13.1 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 15.4 | 8.6 | .559 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 8.2 | 5.7 | .704 |
| Mickey Johnson | PF | 25 | 81 | 0 | 35.4 | 18.3 | 9.1 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 15.0 | 6.9 | .462 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5.5 | 4.5 | .812 |
| Wilbur Holland | SG | 26 | 82 | 0 | 35.2 | 16.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 15.7 | 6.9 | .443 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3.4 | 2.7 | .799 |
| Scott May | SF | 23 | 55 | 0 | 32.8 | 13.4 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 11.2 | 5.1 | .454 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3.9 | 3.2 | .810 |
| John Mengelt | SG | 28 | 81 | 0 | 21.8 | 10.3 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 8.3 | 4.0 | .481 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2.9 | 2.3 | .773 |
| Cazzie Russell | SF | 33 | 36 | 0 | 21.9 | 8.8 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 8.4 | 3.7 | .438 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.6 | 1.4 | .860 |
| Norm Van Lier | PG | 30 | 78 | 0 | 32.4 | 7.3 | 3.6 | 6.8 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 6.1 | 2.6 | .419 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2.9 | 2.2 | .751 |
| Mark Landsberger | PF | 22 | 62 | 0 | 14.9 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 4.0 | 2.0 | .506 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2.5 | 1.5 | .580 |
| Nick Weatherspoon | SF | 27 | 41 | 0 | 14.9 | 5.1 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 4.7 | 2.1 | .443 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.9 | .881 |
| Steve Sheppard | SF | 23 | 64 | 0 | 10.9 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 4.1 | 1.9 | .454 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.9 | 0.6 | .661 |
| Tate Armstrong | SG | 22 | 66 | 0 | 10.8 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 4.2 | 2.0 | .468 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.4 | 0.3 | .815 |
| Derrek Dickey | PF | 26 | 25 | 0 | 8.8 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 1.1 | .397 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.8 | 0.6 | .737 |
| Tom Boerwinkle | C | 32 | 22 | 0 | 10.3 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 1.0 | .460 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.6 | 0.5 | .769 |
| Cliff Pondexter | PF | 23 | 44 | 0 | 12.1 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 0.8 | .435 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | 0.3 | .700 |
| Jim Ard | C | 29 | 14 | 0 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | .500 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.2 | 0.1 | .667 |
| Glenn Hansen | SG | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 82 | 82 | 240.9 | 103.9 | 46.6 | 25.8 | 8.1 | 3.9 | 20.3 | 85.9 | 40.6 | .473 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 30.1 | 22.7 | .754 |
1977–78 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 | 28 | 82 | 82 | 3067 | 1879 | 1071 | 263 | 42 | 181 | 366 | 1260 | 704 | .559 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 669 | 471 | .704 |
| Mickey Johnson | PF | 25 | 81 | 0 | 2870 | 1484 | 738 | 267 | 92 | 68 | 270 | 1215 | 561 | .462 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 446 | 362 | .812 |
| Wilbur Holland | SG | 26 | 82 | 0 | 2884 | 1361 | 294 | 313 | 164 | 14 | 223 | 1285 | 569 | .443 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 279 | 223 | .799 |
| John Mengelt | SG | 28 | 81 | 0 | 1767 | 834 | 129 | 232 | 51 | 4 | 124 | 675 | 325 | .481 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 238 | 184 | .773 |
| Scott May | SF | 23 | 55 | 0 | 1802 | 735 | 332 | 114 | 50 | 6 | 125 | 617 | 280 | .454 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 216 | 175 | .810 |
| Norm Van Lier | PG | 30 | 78 | 0 | 2524 | 572 | 284 | 531 | 144 | 5 | 200 | 477 | 200 | .419 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 229 | 172 | .751 |
| Mark Landsberger | PF | 22 | 62 | 0 | 926 | 345 | 301 | 41 | 21 | 6 | 69 | 251 | 127 | .506 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 157 | 91 | .580 |
| Cazzie Russell | SF | 33 | 36 | 0 | 789 | 315 | 83 | 61 | 19 | 4 | 35 | 304 | 133 | .438 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 57 | 49 | .860 |
| Tate Armstrong | SG | 22 | 66 | 0 | 716 | 284 | 68 | 74 | 23 | 0 | 58 | 280 | 131 | .468 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 27 | 22 | .815 |
| Steve Sheppard | SF | 23 | 64 | 0 | 698 | 275 | 131 | 43 | 14 | 3 | 46 | 262 | 119 | .454 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 56 | 37 | .661 |
| Nick Weatherspoon | SF | 27 | 41 | 0 | 611 | 209 | 125 | 32 | 19 | 10 | 49 | 194 | 86 | .443 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 42 | 37 | .881 |
| Cliff Pondexter | PF | 23 | 44 | 0 | 534 | 88 | 130 | 87 | 19 | 15 | 30 | 85 | 37 | .435 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 20 | 14 | .700 |
| Derrek Dickey | PF | 26 | 25 | 0 | 220 | 68 | 48 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 68 | 27 | .397 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 19 | 14 | .737 |
| Tom Boerwinkle | C | 32 | 22 | 0 | 227 | 56 | 59 | 44 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 50 | 23 | .460 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 13 | 10 | .769 |
| Jim Ard | C | 29 | 14 | 0 | 116 | 18 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 8 | .500 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 2 | .667 |
| Glenn Hansen | SG | 25 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 82 | 82 | 19755 | 8523 | 3825 | 2119 | 665 | 322 | 1659 | 7041 | 3330 | .473 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2471 | 1863 | .754 |
Team Impact Spotlight
| Player Name | Role Tier | MPG | Usage Tier | PPG | RPG | APG | STK (SPG+BPG) | Impact Index* | Notes | Awards / Achievements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artis Gilmore | Primary Anchor / Two‑Way Star | 37.4 | High | 22.9 | 13.1 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 21.0 | As the team’s center, Gilmore was the offensive engine and defensive anchor — rim protector and leading rebounder. His 22.9/13.1 scoring‑rebounding line plus blocks made him the clear foundation of the roster. | MVP‑8, All-Star, All-Defensive 2nd Team |
| Mickey Johnson | Co‑Star Frontcourt Scorer/Defender | 35.4 | High | 18.3 | 9.1 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 16.3 | Johnson provided steady scoring and rebounding from the frontcourt, giving the offense a second reliable inside/outside presence alongside Gilmore. Consistent double‑double threat. | — |
| Wilbur Holland | Secondary Playmaker / 2nd Unit Scorer‑Defender | 35.2 | Moderate‑High | 16.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 13.1 | As a guard, Holland offered a scoring boost and perimeter defense, adding steals and facilitating while the starters rested — valuable 3rd‑option type output. | — |
| Scott May | Stretch Forward / Role Starter | 32.8 | Moderate | 13.4 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 11.2 | May saw fewer games (55) but when on floor contributed as a complimentary forward — moderate scoring and decent rebounding, helpful floor spacing. — | — |
| Norm Van Lier | Defensive Lead / Primary Ball‑Mover | 32.4 | Moderate (Assist‑heavy) | 7.3 | 3.6 | 6.8 | 1.9 | 9.8 | As point guard, Van Lier anchored ball‑handling and playmaking — more facilitator/defender than scorer. His assist load and defensive reputation made him a stabilizing presence. | All‑NBA Defensive 2nd Team |
| John Mengelt | Backup Guard Scorer / Role Offense | 21.8 | Moderate‑Low | 10.3 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 7.7 | Coming off the bench (or limited minutes), Mengelt offered spot scoring and some playmaking — useful as scoring depth beyond starters and primary role players. — | — |
| Mark Landsberger | Bench Forward / Rebounding Role | 14.9 | Low | 5.6 | 4.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 5.9 | On limited minutes, Landsberger contributed modest rebounding and interior presence. He served as depth in the frontcourt rather than a go‑to option. — | — |
| Cazzie Russell | Veteran Wing / Spot Minutes | 21.9 | Low | 8.8 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 6.7 | As a veteran SF getting limited games/minutes (36 GP), Russell provided occasional scoring and outside shooting — more a complementary role than core rotation. — | — |
| Nick Weatherspoon | Reserve Forward / Bench Depth | 14.9 | Low | 5.1 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 4.8 | In spot minutes, Weatherspoon was depth on the wing — limited production but added rotation flexibility. — | — |
| Cliff Pondexter | Limited Frontcourt Depth / Role Offense | 12.1 | Low | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 3.9 | With low minutes and limited statistical output, Pondexter offered minimal impact beyond being a roster filler — occasional frontcourt support. — | — |
| Steve Sheppard | Bench Wing / Minimal Role | 10.9 | Low | 4.3 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 4.6 | As a low‑minute bench wing, Sheppard’s contributions were modest; not a core rotation piece, but part of depth chart. — | — |
| Tate Armstrong | Bench Guard / Minor Role | 10.8 | Low | 4.3 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 3.4 | Spot‑minutes guard, limited role — provided some scoring and ball‑handling but not a consistent contributor. — | — |
| Tom Boerwinkle | Deep Frontcourt Reserve | 10.3 | Low | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 4.3 | With minimal minutes, Boerwinkle served as a reserve center — low offensive floor but depth insurance for the frontcourt. — | — |
| Derrek Dickey | Fringe Rotation / Occasional Minutes | 8.8 | Very Low | 2.7 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 2.7 | Rarely on floor; minimal impact. — | — |
| Jim Ard | Deep Bench / Emergency Frontcourt | 8.3 | Very Low | 1.3 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.1 | Essentially bench filler; limited to no meaningful impact over season. — | — |
| Glenn Hansen | Very Limited Minutes / End‑of‑Bench | 2.0 | Very Low | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Practically no on‑court contribution — negligible role. — | — |