Chicago Bulls Regular Season Rosters
1978-1979 Chicago Bulls Regular Season Roster
1978-1979 Chicago Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | W. Holland | R. Theus | M. Johnson | M. Landsberger | A. Gilmore |
Rotation | C. Dudley | J. Mengelt | O. Johnson | ||
Rotation | T. Armstrong | J. Brown | |||
Rotation | S. May | ||||
Lim PT | S. Lloyd |
1978-1979 Midwest Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | Kansas City Kings | 48-34 | - |
2 | Denver Nuggets | 47-35 | 1 |
3 | Milwaukee Bucks | 38-44 | 10 |
4 | Indiana Pacers | 38-44 | 10 |
5 | Chicago Bulls | 31-51 | 17 |
1978-1979 Chicago Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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Reggie Theus | All-Rookie First Team (1979) |
Artis Gilmore | Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1979) |
1978-1979 Chicago Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV |
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Artis Gilmore | 82 | 39.8 | 23.7 | 12.7 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 3.8 |
Reggie Theus | 82 | 33.6 | 16.3 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 3.7 |
Mickey Johnson | 82 | 31.6 | 15.4 | 7.6 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 3.8 |
Wilbur Holland | 82 | 30.3 | 12.6 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
John Mengelt | 75 | 22.7 | 11.0 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
Ollie Johnson | 71 | 24.4 | 9.2 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
Mark Landsberger | 80 | 24.5 | 8.1 | 9.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
John Brown | 77 | 16.4 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
Scott May | 37 | 10.9 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
Charles Dudley | 43 | 15.9 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
Scott Lloyd | 67 | 6.9 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
Tate Armstrong | 26 | 10.0 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Steve Sheppard | 22 | 9.2 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Andre Wakefield | 2 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
1978-1979 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. 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. Artis Gilmore signed a multi-year extension with the Chicago Bulls on October 8, 1978. 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. Reggie Theus was selected as the #9 pick in the First Round of the 1978 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. Reggie Theus signed a multi-year contract with the Chicago Bulls on July 20, 1978. |
Acquired via Trade |
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John Brown was acquired in a trade by the Chicago Bulls from the Atlanta Hawks on October 8, 1978. Charles Dudley was acquired in a trade by the Chicago Bulls from the Golden State Warriors on October 10, 1978. Mickey Johnson was acquired in a trade by the Chicago Bulls from the Portland Trail Blazers on September 17, 1974. Scott Lloyd was acquired in a trade by the Chicago Bulls from the San Diego Clippers on October 26, 1978. John Mengelt was acquired in a trade by the Chicago Bulls from the Detroit Pistons on November 18, 1976. |
Acquired via Free Agency |
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Wilbur Holland signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls on October 28, 1976. Ollie Johnson signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls on October 25, 1978. |
1978-1979 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 |
Larry Costello | Head Coach | 1978-1979 | Head Coach (Milwaukee Bucks, 1968 to 1977) |
Scotty Robertson | Head Coach | 1978-1979 | Head Coach (Utah Jazz, 1974 to 1975) |
Rod Thorn | General Manager | 1978-1979 | 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) |