Chicago Bulls Regular Season Rosters
1977-1978 Chicago Bulls Regular Season Roster
1977-1978 Chicago Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | N. Van Lier | W. Holland | S. May | M. Johnson | A. Gilmore |
Rotation | J. Mengelt | C. Russell | M. Landsberger | T. Boerwinkle | |
Rotation | T. Armstrong | S. Sheppard | C. Pondexter | ||
Lim PT | D. Dickey | J. Ard |
1977-1978 Midwest Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | Denver Nuggets | 48-34 | - |
2 | Milwaukee Bucks | 44-38 | 4 |
3 | Chicago Bulls | 40-42 | 8 |
4 | Detroit Pistons | 38-44 | 10 |
5 | Kansas City Kings | 31-51 | 17 |
6 | Indiana Pacers | 31-51 | 17 |
1977-1978 Chicago Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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Artis Gilmore | All-NBA Defensive Second Team (1978) |
Norm Van Lier | All-NBA Defensive Second Team (1978) |
Artis Gilmore | Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1978) |
1977-1978 Chicago Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV |
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Artis Gilmore | 82 | 37.4 | 22.9 | 13.1 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 4.5 |
Mickey Johnson | 81 | 35.4 | 18.3 | 9.1 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 3.3 |
Wilbur Holland | 82 | 35.2 | 16.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
John Mengelt | 81 | 21.8 | 10.3 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
Scott May | 55 | 32.8 | 13.4 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
Norm Van Lier | 78 | 32.4 | 7.3 | 3.6 | 6.8 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
Mark Landsberger | 62 | 14.9 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
Cazzie Russell | 36 | 21.9 | 8.8 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
Tate Armstrong | 66 | 10.8 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
Steve Sheppard | 64 | 10.9 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Nick Weatherspoon | 41 | 14.9 | 5.1 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
Cliff Pondexter | 44 | 12.1 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
Derrek Dickey | 25 | 8.8 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
Tom Boerwinkle | 22 | 10.3 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
Jim Ard | 14 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Glenn Hansen | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
1977-1978 Chicago Bulls Roster Composition
Selected via Draft |
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Tate Armstrong was selected as the #13 pick in the First Round of the 1977 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. Tate Armstrong signed a multi-year contract with the Chicago Bulls on September 17, 1977. Tom Boerwinkle was selected as the #4 pick in the First Round of the 1968 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. Tom Boerwinkle signed a multi-year contract with the Chicago Bulls on September 1, 1968. Artis Gilmore was selected as the #15 pick in the 7 Round of the 1971 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. Artis Gilmore signed a multi-year contract with the Chicago Bulls on September 1, 1976. Mark Landsberger was selected as the #13 pick in the Second Round of the 1977 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. Mark Landsberger signed a multi-year contract with the Chicago Bulls on September 10, 1977. Scott May was selected as the #2 pick in the First Round of the 1976 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. Scott May signed a multi-year contract with the Chicago Bulls on September 26, 1976. Steve Sheppard was selected as the #8 pick in the Second Round of the 1977 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. Steve Sheppard signed a multi-year contract with the Chicago Bulls on September 1, 1977. |
Acquired via Trade |
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Mickey Johnson was acquired in a trade by the Chicago Bulls from the Portland Trail Blazers on September 17, 1974. John Mengelt was acquired in a trade by the Chicago Bulls from the Detroit Pistons on November 18, 1976. Norm Van Lier was acquired in a trade by the Chicago Bulls from the Cincinnati Royals on November 9, 1971. |
Acquired via Free Agency |
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Jim Ard signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls on December 8, 1977. Derrek Dickey signed a contract as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls on February 17, 1978. Wilbur Holland signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls on October 28, 1976. Cliff Pondexter signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls on January 7, 1978. Cazzie Russell signed a contract as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls on January 23, 1978. |
1977-1978 Chicago Bulls Front Office
Staff Member | Position | Start Season | Previous Job |
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Dick Klein | Owner | 1966-1967 | N/A |
Arthur Wirtz | Chairman | 1972-1973 | N/A |
Ed Badger | Head Coach | 1976-1977 | N/A |
Jon Kovler | General Manager | 1976-1977 | N/A |
Jerry Krause | Director of Player Personnel | 1976-1977 | N/A |
Tommy Edwards | Public Address Announcer | 2006-2007 | Public Address Announcer (Chicago Bulls, 1976 to 1990) |