Franchise Snapshot: Milwaukee Bucks - Brief Article

Basketball Digest, May, 2001

* Bucks GM Ernie Grunfeld was Milwaukee's first-round pick (No. 11 overall) in the 1977 NBA draft.

* George Karl's 50-6 record at the helm of the Albany Patroons in 1990-91 is the CBA's all-time best mark.

* Assistant Don Newman was cut from Boston Celtics camp in 1980 but played for the Seattle Seahawks and New York Jets of the NFL.

* The Bucks were 8-1 in overtime in 1977-78, setting an NBA record for overtime wins. The Bucks also won 10 consecutive OT tilts between February 1972 and November 1974.

* Coach Larry Costello engineered the Bucks' four longest win streaks (20, 16, 16, and 13 games), from 1971 to 1973.

* Three of Milwaukee's four lowest-scoring games (62, 69, and 70 points) have been against the Chicago Bulls.

* Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's 55 points vs. the Boston Celtics on December 10, 1971, are the most by any Buck.

* No expansion team in sports history won a championship faster than the 1970-71 Bucks, who won the title in just their third season.

* Die Bucks were the, original owners of Julius Erving's NBA rights, drafting him No. 12 overall in 1972.

* Milwaukee authored the biggest comeback in NBA history on November 25, 1977, vs. the Hawks. Down 29 with 8:43 remaining, the Bucks finished the game with a 35-4 run and a 117-115 win.

* Milwaukee's best winning percentage is .711 (27-11) vs. the Dallas Mavericks. Its lowest mark is against the Miami Heat (.318, 14-30).