The Season in Brief
The 1976-77 Chicago Bulls went 44-38. Led by Artis Gilmore, Mickey Johnson and Norm Van Lier, they posted a +0.92 SRS and went 1-2 in the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Artis Gilmore leads at 27%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | Artis Gilmore | 18.6 |
| Rebounds | Artis Gilmore | 13.0 |
| Assists | Norm Van Lier | 7.8 |
| Steals | Wilbur Holland | 2.1 |
| Blocks | Artis Gilmore | 2.5 |
| True Shooting | Artis Gilmore | 56.6 |
| Def. Win Shares | Artis Gilmore | 5.5 |
The Roster, by Fame
Artis Gilmore5802Mickey Johnson4003Norm Van LierAll-Defense 1stAll-Star394Wilbur Holland295Scott May★All-Rookie 1st226Tom Boerwinkle77Cliff Pondexter★68John Mengelt49Bob Love410Jack Marin311John Laskowski212Tom Kropp★113Phil Hicks★114Paul McCracken015Eric Fernsten016Keith Starr★017Willie Smith0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artis Gilmore | 82 | 18.6 | 13.0 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 56.6 | — | 5.5 | 58 |
| Mickey Johnson | 81 | 17.3 | 10.2 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 50.6 | — | 4.5 | 40 |
| Norm Van Lier | 82 | 10.2 | 4.5 | 7.8 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 48.5 | — | 3.6 | 39 |
| Wilbur Holland | 79 | 14.9 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 48.8 | — | 3.6 | 29 |
| Scott May★ | 72 | 14.6 | 6.1 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 49.8 | — | 2.9 | 22 |
| Tom Boerwinkle | 82 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 50.2 | — | 1.5 | 7 |
| Cliff Pondexter★ | 78 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 44.8 | — | 1.4 | 6 |
| John Mengelt | 61 | 8.3 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 49.9 | — | 1.1 | 4 |
| Bob Love | 14 | 12.2 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 38.6 | — | 0.4 | 4 |
| Jack Marin | 54 | 6.8 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 48.5 | — | 0.7 | 3 |
| John Laskowski | 47 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 39.3 | — | 0.7 | 2 |
| Tom Kropp★ | 53 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 51.2 | — | 0.5 | 1 |
| Phil Hicks★ | 35 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 50.2 | — | 0.3 | 1 |
| Paul McCracken | 9 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 42.8 | — | 0.1 | 0 |
| Eric Fernsten | 5 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 35.3 | — | 0.1 | 0 |
| Keith Starr★ | 17 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 28.1 | — | 0.0 | 0 |
| Willie Smith | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0 |
Rookies & Newcomers
- Scott May - rookie
- Phil Hicks - rookie
- Keith Starr - rookie
- Willie Smith - rookie
- Artis Gilmore - new to the team
- Wilbur Holland - new to the team
- John Mengelt - new to the team
- Tom Kropp - new to the team
- Paul McCracken - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Artis Gilmore - pick #117 (1971)
- Mickey Johnson - pick #56 (1974)
- Norm Van Lier - pick #34 (1969)
- Wilbur Holland - pick #75 (1975)
- Scott May - pick #2 (1976)
The Playoff Run
1-2 overall
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.