1978-79 Chicago Bulls Statistics

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 31-51
Finishing 5th in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Coach: Larry Costello (20-36)
Coach: Scotty Robertson (11-15)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 368,968, Avg. 8,999 in 41 home dates
1978-79 Chicago Bulls Roster
1978-79 Chicago Bulls Results

The Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 31 wins and 51 losses, finishing fifth in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference.

The Bulls netted 8,588 points, worst in the circuit and surrendered 8,913. Artis Gilmore tossed in a team-leading 1,940 points for Chicago and contributed 1,043 rebounds. Reggie Theus dished out 429 assists for the squad.

Defensively, Wilbur Holland added 122 steals, while Artis Gilmore blocked 156 shots.

Larry Costello and Scotty Robertson coached the team.

Click on column headings to sort.


Player Totals:

Player Pos GP GS Min FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM Off Def Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
Artis GilmoreC8282326513107535874342937501043274501563102801940
Reggie TheusG8280275311195373472649213622842993183032701338
Mickey JohnsonF82742594110549632927319343462738088593122861265
Wilbur HollandG8256248394044517614178176254330122121852401031
John MengeltG752017056893381821502593118187464120148826
Ollie JohnsonF7134173454028111088581692271635433114182650
Mark LandsbergerF-C8044195958527819491292450742682722149125647
John BrownF7741265317152988483155238104181089180388
Scott MayF378403136594030145064392215151148
Charles DudleyG4386841254542282561861163216482118
Scott LloydC-F67046512042472748459332984386111
Tate ArmstrongG260259702813107132031100212266
Steve SheppardF220203512419121612281550211660
Andre WakefieldG2081000000100220
Totals828410197807108347800218416321224254437682169576324178419708588


Player Averages:

Player Pos GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% Off Def Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
Artis GilmoreC828239.857.573.93.69.112.73.30.61.93.83.423.7
Reggie TheusG828033.648.076.11.11.72.85.21.10.23.73.316.3
Mickey JohnsonF827431.644.983.02.45.37.64.61.10.73.83.515.4
Wilbur HollandG825630.347.380.11.02.13.14.01.50.12.32.912.6
John MengeltG752022.749.182.40.31.21.62.50.60.11.62.011.0
Ollie JohnsonF713424.452.080.00.82.43.22.30.80.51.62.69.2
Mark LandsbergerF-C804424.547.546.93.75.69.30.90.30.31.91.68.1
John BrownF77416.447.985.71.12.03.11.40.20.11.22.35.0
Scott MayF37810.943.475.00.41.41.71.10.60.01.41.44.0
Charles DudleyG43815.936.066.70.61.42.02.70.70.01.51.92.7
Scott LloydC-F6706.935.057.40.70.71.40.50.10.10.61.31.7
Tate ArmstrongG26010.040.076.90.30.50.81.20.40.00.80.82.5
Steve SheppardF2209.247.163.20.70.51.30.70.20.01.00.72.7
Andre WakefieldG204.00.00.00.00.00.50.00.01.01.00.0
Averages82841023.948.974.71.53.14.62.60.70.42.22.410.4


Basketball


Recent Updates

  • February 22, 2024 - Updated NBA award winners and All-Stars
  • February 21, 2024 - Updated NBA coaching records
Basketball Search

Latest News

Chicago Fire FC Weekly Update
Posted on Monday March 25, 2024

Chicago Fire FC heads into the second leg of their back-to-back road matches. This Sunday afternoon, the Fire will take on Atlanta United FC for the 1...

Chicago Fire FC Ties New England Revolution 1-1 at Gillette Stadium
Posted on Saturday March 23, 2024

Foxborough, Mass. - Chicago Fire FC (1-2-2, 5 points) earned a point on the road with a 1-1 tie against the New England Revolution (0-4-1, 1 point) on...

Chicago Fire FC Loans Homegrown Forward Victor Bezerra to Detroit City FC
Posted on Tuesday March 19, 2024

CHICAGO - Chicago Fire FC today announced that the Club has loaned Homegrown forward Victor Bezerra to USL Championship side Detroit City FC for the r...

Latest News

Sky Overseas + Offseason Updates: Rundown No. 21
Posted on Monday March 25, 2024

CHICAGO - Eight Chicago Sky players are currently participating in domestic or overseas play this offseason. Below are the listed players, their respe...

Sky Overseas + Offseason Updates: Rundown No. 20
Posted on Monday March 18, 2024

CHICAGO - Nine Chicago Sky players are currently participating in domestic or overseas play this offseason. Below are the listed players, their respec...

Chicago Sky Announce 2024 Preseason Schedule
Posted on Friday March 15, 2024

CHICAGO - The Chicago Sky announced today their 2024 preseason schedule, which includes two total games during the month of May.The Sky head to Mi...