1977–78 Chicago Bulls season
Head coachEd Badger
General managerJon Kovler
Owner(s)Arthur Wirtz and Jonathan Kovler
ArenaChicago Stadium
Results
Record40–42 (.488)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Midwest)
Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWGN-TV
(Lorn Brown, Johnny “Red” Kerr)
RadioWIND
(Jim Durham, Bill Berg)

The 1977–78 NBA season was the Bulls' 12th season in the NBA.[1]

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
113Tate ArmstrongSG United StatesDuke
223Mike GlennPG United StatesSouthern Illinois
230Steve SheppardSF United StatesMaryland
235Mark LandsbergerPF/C United StatesArizona State
479Mike McConathy United StatesLouisiana Tech
5101Nate Davis United StatesSouth Carolina
6123Jay Chessman United StatesBrigham Young
7143Mike Smith United StatesEvansville
8162Rich Rhodes United StatesEastern Illinois

Roster

1977–78 Chicago Bulls roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G 14 Armstrong, Tate 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1955–10–05 Duke
C 18 Boerwinkle, Tom 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1945–08–23 Tennessee
F 40 Dickey, Derrek 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1951–03–20 Cincinnati
C 53 Gilmore, Artis 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1949–09–21 Jacksonville
G 12 Holland, Wilbur 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1951–11–08 New Orleans
F 8 Johnson, Mickey 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1952–08–31 Aurora
F 54 Landsberger, Mark 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1955–05–21 Arizona State
F 42 May, Scott 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1954–03–19 Indiana
G 15 Mengelt, John 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1949–10–16 Auburn
F 32 Russell, Cazzie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1944–06–07 Michigan
F 41 Sheppard, Steve 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1954–03–21 Maryland
G 2 Van Lier, Norm 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1947–04–01 Saint Francis (PA)
F 13 Weatherspoon, Nick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1950–07–20 Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 17, 1978

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Denver Nuggets 4834.585–33–815–2611–9
x-Milwaukee Bucks 4438.537428–1316–2514–6
Chicago Bulls 4042.488829–1211–308–12
Detroit Pistons 3844.4631024–1714–278–12
Indiana Pacers 3151.3781721–2010–318–12
Kansas City Kings 3151.3781722–199–3211–9
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Portland Trail Blazers5824.707–
2 y-Denver Nuggets4834.58510
3 x-Phoenix Suns4933.5989
4 x-Seattle SuperSonics4735.57311
5 x-Los Angeles Lakers4537.54913
6 x-Milwaukee Bucks4438.53714
7 Golden State Warriors4339.52415
8 Chicago Bulls4042.48818
9 Detroit Pistons3844.46320
10 Indiana Pacers3151.37827
11 Kansas City Kings3151.37827
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1977–78 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS BUF CHI CLE DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NJN NOJ NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SEA WAS
Atlanta —2–23–11–31–31–32–21–33–13–12–13–12–23–12–22–22–23–11–31–32–11–3
Boston 2–2—3–11–31–31–31–32–22–22–12–21–23–13–12–22–20–42–21–30–40–41–3
Buffalo 1–31–3—3–11–31–31–30–33–11–31–21–31–32–22–23–11–30–41–31–31–31–3
Chicago 3–13–11–3—3–12–22–21–33–13–10–42–21–31–22–21–33–02–21–32–22–22–1
Cleveland 3–13–13–11–3—3–12–22–22–22–12–22–23–13–12–23–11–31–20–40–43–12–2
Denver 3–13–13–12–21–3—2–22–23–02–22–23–13–13–13–11–31–32–23–12–11–33–1
Detroit 2–23–13–12–22–22–2—2–23–11–31–32–22–23–13–00–40–42–21–31–31–32–2
Golden State 3–12–23–03–12–22–22–2—2–13–13–10–42–23–10–42–21–32–21–33–12–22–2
Houston 1–32–21–31–32–20–31–31–2—3–12–21–31–32–21–32–22–21–32–21–30–41–3
Indiana 1–31–23–11–31–22–23–11–31–3—2–21–30–42–22–21–32–21–31–31–31–33–1
Kansas City 1–22–22–14–02–22–23–11–32–22–2—2–20–42–22–20–41–30–40–40–41–32–2
Los Angeles 1–32–13–12–22–21–32–24–03–13–12–2—3–14–02–13–12–21–30–42–21–32–2
Milwaukee 2–21–33–13–11–31–32–22–23–14–04–01–3—3–12–13–11–21–31–32–21–33–1
New Jersey 1–31–32–22–11–31–31–31–32–22–22–20–41–3—0–41–30–42–20–30–42–22–2
New Orleans 2–22–22–22–22–21–31–34–03–12–22–21–21–24–0—1–32–21–33–11–32–20–4
New York 2–22–21–33–11–33–13–02–22–23–14–01–31–33–13–1—1–31–31–32–22–12–2
Philadelphia 2–24–03–11–33–13–14–03–12–22–23–12–22–14–02–23–1—2–12–23–13–12–2
Phoenix 1–32–24–02–22–12–22–22–23–13–14–03–13–12–23–13–11–2—1–32–22–22–2
Portland 3–13–13–13–14–01–33–13–12–23–14–04–03–13–11–33–02–23–1—2–23–12–1
San Antonio 3–14–03–12–24–01–22–11–33–13–14–02–22–24–03–12–21–32–22–2—2–22–2
Seattle 1–24–03–12–21–33–13–12–24–03–13–13–13–12–22–11–31–32–21–32–2—1–3
Washington 3–13–13–11–22–21–32–22–23–11–32–22–21–32–24–02–22–22–21–22–23–1—

Awards and records

References

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