2008–09 Milwaukee Bucks season

2008–09 Milwaukee Bucks season
Head coach	Scott Skiles
General manager	John Hammond
Owner(s)	Herb Kohl
Arena	Bradley Center
Results
Record	34–48 (.415)
Place	Division: 5th (Central) Conference: 12th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports North
Radio	WTMJ

The 2008–09 Milwaukee Bucks season is the 41st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).^[1]

Key dates

June 26: The 2008 NBA draft took place in New York City.
July 1: The free agency period started.
October 6: The pre-season started with a game against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
October 28: The regular season started with a game against the Chicago Bulls.

Offseason

On Monday April 21, 2008, the Bucks introduced Scott Skiles as their new coach. Skiles becomes the 11th head coach in the history of the franchise.^[2] Skiles was a former coach with the Chicago Bulls and Phoenix Suns coach. He agreed to a four-year deal to replace his close friend, Larry Krystkowiak.^[3] Skiles stated that he is not backing away from his reputation for demanding a lot from his players.^[3] Skiles, 44, has amassed an overall record of 281-251 (.528) as an NBA head coach.^[2] He was hired as head coach of the Bulls on November 28, 2003, and inherited a team with a record of 4 wins and 12 losses.^[2] While in Chicago, Skiles led the Bulls to three postseason appearances. The Bulls won 49 games in 2006–07, their most since they went 62-20 in ’97-98.^[2] In the playoffs, the Bulls swept the defending NBA champion Miami Heat 4-0 in the first round of the 2007 NBA playoffs.

Draft picks

Main article: 2008 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	8	Joe Alexander	Small forward	United States	West Virginia
2	37	Luc Richard Mbah a Moute	Forward	Cameroon	UCLA Jr.

Roster

Milwaukee Bucks roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
4.0 !F	11	USA !	Alexander, Joe	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1986–12–26	West Virginia
4.0 !F	30	USA !	Allen, Malik	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	1978–06–27	Villanova
1.5 !G	42	USA !	Bell, Charlie	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1979–03–12	Michigan State
2.5 !G/F	10	USA !	Bogans, Keith	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1980–05–12	Kentucky
6.0 !C	6	AUS !	Bogut, Andrew (IN)	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	1984–11–28	Utah
6.0 !C	9	NED !	Elson, Francisco	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1976–02–28	UC Berkeley
6.0 !C	50	NED !	Gadzuric, Dan	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1978–02–02	UCLA
4.0 !F	24	USA !	Jefferson, Richard	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	234 lb (106 kg)	1980–06–21	Arizona
1.5 !G	19	USA !	Jones, Damon	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1976–08–25	Houston
4.0 !F	12	Cameroon !	Mbah a Moute, Luc	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1986–09–09	UCLA
1.5 !G	22	USA !	Redd, Michael (IN)	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1979–08–24	Ohio State
1.5 !G	13	USA !	Ridnour, Luke	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1981–02–13	Oregon
1.5 !G	7	USA !	Sessions, Ramon	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1986–04–11	Nevada
4.0 !F	31	USA !	Villanueva, Charlie	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	237 lb (108 kg)	1984–08–24	Connecticut

Head coach

Scott Skiles (Michigan State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve	Inactive
C	Dan Gadzuric	Francisco Elson		Andrew Bogut
PF	Charlie Villanueva	Malik Allen
SF	Luc Mbah a Moute	Joe Alexander
SG	Richard Jefferson	Charlie Bell	Keith Bogans	Michael Redd
PG	Ramon Sessions	Luke Ridnour	Damon Jones

Pre-season

2008 pre-season game log

October: 1–7 (Home: 1–3; Road: 0–4)

2008–09 season schedule

Regular season

Standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
z-Cleveland Cavaliers	66	16	.805	—	39–2	27–14	13–3	82
x-Chicago Bulls	41	41	.500	25	28–13	13–28	9–7	82
x-Detroit Pistons	39	43	.476	27	21–20	18–23	7–9	82
Indiana Pacers	36	46	.439	30	25–16	11–30	7–9	82
Milwaukee Bucks	34	48	.415	32	22–19	12–29	4–12	82

#	Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Cleveland Cavaliers	66	16	.805	—
2	y-Boston Celtics	62	20	.756	4
3	y-Orlando Magic	59	23	.720	7
4	x-Atlanta Hawks	47	35	.573	19
5	x-Miami Heat	43	39	.524	23
6	x-Philadelphia 76ers	41	41	.500	25
7	x-Chicago Bulls	41	41	.500	25
8	x-Detroit Pistons	39	43	.476	27

9	Indiana Pacers	36	46	.439	30
10	Charlotte Bobcats	35	47	.427	31
11	New Jersey Nets	34	48	.415	32
12	Milwaukee Bucks	34	48	.415	32
13	Toronto Raptors	33	49	.402	33
14	New York Knicks	32	50	.390	34
15	Washington Wizards	19	63	.232	47

Game log

2008–09 game log

October: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1)

November: 6–11 (Home: 3–4; Road: 3–7)

December: 8–6 (Home: 5–1; Road: 3–5)

January: 9–9 (Home: 6–3; Road: 3–6)

February: 5–6 (Home: 4–3; Road: 1–3)

March: 3–10 (Home: 2–5; Road: 1–5)

April: 2–5 (Home: 2–3; Road: 0–2)

2015–16 season schedule

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Alexander, Joe !Joe Alexander	59	0	10.8	.424	.323	.761	1.8	0.6	0.2	0.4	4.1
Allen, Malik !Malik Allen	49	3	11.6	.423	.000	.450	2.0	0.7	0.1	0.2	3.0
Bell, Charlie !Charlie Bell	70	23	24.5	.412	.358	.867	1.7	2.0	0.7	0.1	8.1
Bogans, Keith !Keith Bogans	29	0	16.6	.329	.300	.952	3.1	0.9	0.8	0.1	5.7
Bogut, Andrew !Andrew Bogut	36	33	31.2	.577		.571	10.3	2.0	0.6	1.0	11.7
Croshere, Austin !Austin Croshere	11	0	7.0	.400	.455	.636	2.2	0.5	0.1	0.1	3.3
Elson, Francisco !Francisco Elson	59	23	15.7	.477	.333	.833	3.6	0.5	0.6	0.5	3.3
Gadzuric, Dan !Dan Gadzuric	67	26	13.0	.453	.000	.542	3.5	0.7	0.5	0.7	3.4
Gill, Eddie !Eddie Gill	6	0	7.2	.667	.667		0.7	1.8	0.5	0.2	2.3
Jefferson, Richard !Richard Jefferson	82	82	36.1	.434	.394	.799	4.6	2.4	0.8	0.2	18.8
Jones, Damon !Damon Jones	18	0	5.4	.214	.300		0.4	0.4	0.1	0.0	1.0
Lue, Tyronn !Tyronn Lue	30	0	13.1	.454	.467	.750	1.2	1.5	0.2	0.0	4.7
Mbah a Moute, Luc !Luc Mbah a Moute	82	52	25.5	.473	.000	.740	6.0	0.9	1.1	0.6	7.3
Redd, Michael !Michael Redd	33	32	36.5	.455	.366	.814	3.2	2.7	1.1	0.1	21.2
Ridnour, Luke !Luke Ridnour	72	50	29.9	.408	.331	.881	3.3	5.5	1.4	0.3	10.2
Sessions, Ramon !Ramon Sessions	79	39	26.7	.447	.194	.788	3.2	5.0	1.0	0.1	12.3
Villanueva, Charlie !Charlie Villanueva	78	47	26.8	.457	.376	.842	6.9	1.9	0.6	0.8	16.4

Transactions

Trades

August 13, 2008	To Milwaukee Bucks----Luke Ridnour, Adrian Griffin	To Oklahoma City----Desmond Mason^[4]
August 13, 2008	To Milwaukee Bucks----Damon Jones----To Oklahoma City----Joe Smith	To Cleveland Cavaliers----Mo Williams^[5]

Free agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Tyronn Lue	July 17	Dallas Mavericks
Malik Allen	July 17	Dallas Mavericks

Subtractions

Player	Left	New team
Austin Croshere	January 6	free agent

References

Milwaukee Bucks seasons

1960s

1970s

1970–71

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Bold indicates NBA Finals victory

2008–09 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston New Jersey New York Philadelphia Toronto

Central	Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee

Southeast	Atlanta Charlotte Miami Orlando Washington

Western

Northwest	Denver Minnesota Oklahoma City Portland Utah

Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Sacramento

Southwest	Dallas Houston Memphis New Orleans San Antonio

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