Milwaukee Bucks 2022: News, Schedule, Roster, Score, Injury Report
The Milwaukee Bucks are owned by Wes Edens, Marc Lasry, Jamie Dinan and Mike Fascitelli. They play in the NBA’s Eastern Conference and are part of the league’s Central Division along with the Chicago Bulls, Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers and Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Milwaukee Bucks were founded in 1968. They were an expansion team along with the Phoenix Suns. Mike Budenholzer is the current head coach of the Bucks, while John Horst and Peter Feigin serve as general manager and president, respectively.
This was the first time a Milwaukee team had been part of the NBA since 1955. The name Bucks was chosen despite the name coming in second behind Robins in a fan contest to name the new team.
The Milwaukee Bucks started slowly in the NBA, winning only 27 games in their first season. The following season, the team made a remarkable turnaround and managed to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. The following year, the Milwaukee Bucks claimed the NBA Championship. They repeated this success many years later in 2021 when they won the championship under the leadership of Giannis Antetokounmpo. They are currently trying to defend their coveted crown.
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Last year they became the fastest-expanding team in the history of any North American sports league to win the title. Three years later, in 1974, they reached the finals. That was to date their last finals appearance.
Only two players have won the regular season MVP award while playing for the Milwaukee Bucks: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1971, 1972, 1974) and Giannis Antetokounmpo (2019, 2020).
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?Successes and history
Founded |
1968 |
conference |
East |
Division? |
Central |
president |
Peter Feigin |
General Manager? |
John Horst |
Head coach? |
Mike Budenholzer |
Arena? |
Fiserv Forum |
Championships (2) |
1971, 2021 |
Conference title (3) |
(1971,1974, 2021) |
Division titles (16) |
(1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 2001, 2019, 2020, 2021) |
website |
www.nba.com/bucks |
Current Milwaukee Bucks roster 2021-22?
NO. | player | position | Ht | Weight | birth date |
7 | Grayson Allen | SG | 6-4 | 198 | October 8, 1995 |
34 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | PF | 6-11 | 242 | 6 December 1994 |
43 | Thanasis Antetokounmpo | SF | 6-6 | 219 | July 18, 1992 |
3 | George Hill | G | 6-3 | 188 | May 4, 1986 |
24 | Pat Connaughton | SG | 6-5 | 209 | 6 January 1993 |
5 | Rodney Hood | F | 6-8 | 205 | 20 October 1992 |
54 | Sandro Mamukelashvili | F | 6-11 | 240 | 23 May 1999 |
0 | Donte DiVincenzo | SG | 6-4 | 203 | 31 January 1997 |
23 | Wesley Mathews | SG | 6-5 | 220 | 14 October 1986 |
21 | Jrue Holiday | PG | 6-3 | 205 | June 12, 1990 |
11 | Brook Lopez | C | 7:0 | 282 | 1 April 1988 |
37 | Half Ojeleye | SF | 6-6 | 240 | 5 December 1994 |
22 | Chris Middleton | SF | 6-7 | 222 | 12 August 1991 |
13 | Jordan Nwora | SF | 6-8 | 225 | 9 September 1998 |
9 | Bobby Portis | C | 6-10 | 250 | 10 February 1995 |
28 | Lindell Wigginton | SG | 6-1 | 189 | March 28, 1998 |