The 2011–12 Milwaukee Bucks season was the 44th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). For the first time since 1999-2000 season, Michael Redd was not on the opening day roster. The Bucks finished the season with a 31–35 record and in 9th place in the Eastern Conference, four games behind the

Philadelphia 76ers The Philadelphia 76ers, colloquially known as the Sixers, are an American professional basketball team based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The 76ers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eas ...

, who claimed the last berth for the

2012 NBA Playoffs The 2012 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2011–12 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat defeating the Western Conference champion Oklahoma City Thu ...

. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 66 due to the lockout.

Key dates

* June 23: The

2011 NBA draft The 2011 NBA draft was held on June 23, 2011, at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The draft started at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (23:00 UTC), and was broadcast in the United States on ESPN. Kia Motors was the presenting sponsor ...

took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. * December 26: Milwaukee started the regular season with a loss against the Charlotte Bobcats.

Roster

Pre-season

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Mike Dunleavy, Jr. Michael Joseph Dunleavy Jr. (born September 15, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player who is the vice president of basketball operations for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previou ...

(5) , Target Center
15,013 , 0–1 , - bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 2 , December 21 , Minnesota , ,

Drew Gooden Andrew Melvin Gooden III (born September 24, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player who is currently a broadcaster for NBC Sports Washington. The power forward played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). ...

(15) , Ersan İlyasova (6) , Brandon Jennings (9) ,

Bradley Center The Bradley Center (also known as the BMO Harris Bradley Center under sponsorship agreements) was a multi-purpose arena located on the northwest corner of North Vel R. Phillips Ave. and West State Streets in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United ...

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Regular season

Standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

, - bgcolor=#ffcccc , 1 , December 26 , @ Charlotte , , Brandon Jennings (22) , Andrew Bogut
Ersan İlyasova (9) , Shaun Livingston (6) , Time Warner Cable Arena
17,173 , 0–1 , - bgcolor=#ccffcc , 2 , December 27 , Minnesota , , Brandon Jennings (24) , Andrew Bogut (9) , Mike Dunleavy (8) ,

17,352 , 1–1 , - bgcolor=#ccffcc , 3 , December 30 , Washington , , Brandon Jennings (22) , Andrew Bogut (15) , Brandon Jennings (5) ,

17,065 , 2–1 , - bgcolor=#ffcccc , 4 , January 2 , @ Denver , , Stephen Jackson (17) , Carlos Delfino (9) , ''Three players'' (4) , Pepsi Center
14,142 , 2–2 , - bgcolor=#ffcccc , 5 , January 3 , @ Utah , ,

(24) ,

(12) , Brandon Jennings (9) , EnergySolutions Arena
17,756 , 2–3 , - bgcolor=#ffcccc , 6 , January 5 , @ Sacramento , , Brandon Jennings (31) ,

(9) , Brandon Jennings (7) , Power Balance Pavilion
11,813 , 2–4 , - bgcolor=#ffcccc , 7 , January 7 , @ L. A. Clippers , , Brandon Jennings (21) ,

(13) , Brandon Jennings (7) ,

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19,229 , 2–5 , - bgcolor=#ffcccc , 8 , January 8 , @ Phoenix , , Tobias Harris (15) , Ersan İlyasova (8) , Brandon Jennings
Shaun Livingston (4) ,

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13,420 , 2–6 , - bgcolor=#ccffcc , 9 , January 10 , San Antonio , , Stephen Jackson (34) , Andrew Bogut (11) , Brandon Jennings (11) ,

11,585 , 3–6 , - bgcolor=#ccffcc , 10 , January 12 , Detroit , , Brandon Jennings (27) , ''Four players'' (6) , Stephen Jackson (6) ,

11,465 , 4–6 , - bgcolor=#ffcccc , 11 , January 13 , @ Dallas , , Brandon Jennings (19) , Jon Brockman (9) , Delonte West (4) , American Airlines Center
20,112 , 4–7 , - bgcolor=ffcccc , 12 , January 16 , @ Philadelphia , , Jrue Holiday (24) , Andrew Bogut (11) , Louis Williams (6) , Wells Fargo Center
17,281 , 4–8 , - bgcolor=ffcccc , 13 , January 17 , Denver , , Brandon Jennings (30) , Ersan İlyasova (11) , Andre Miller (11) ,

11,322 , 4–9 , - bgcolor=#ccffcc , 14 , January 20 , @

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, , Brandon Jennings (36) , Tyson Chandler (12) , Brandon Jennings (5) ,

Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as The Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh and Eighth avenues from 31st to 33rd Street, above Pennsylva ...

19,763 , 5–9 , - bgcolor=#ccffcc , 15 , January 22 , @ Miami , , LeBron James (28) , LeBron James (13) , Brandon Jennings (6) , American Airlines Arena
19,600 , 6–9 , - bgcolor=ffcccc , 16 , January 23 , Atlanta , , Joe Johnson (26) ,

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(14) , Brandon Jennings (12) ,

13,048 , 6–10 , - bgcolor=#ccffcc , 17 , January 25 , @ Houston , , Kevin Martin (29) , Ersan İlyasova (19) , Kyle Lowry (10) , Toyota Center
10,573 , 7–10 , - bgcolor=ffcccc , 18 , January 27 , @ Chicago , ,

Derrick Rose Derrick Martell Rose (born October 4, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one year of college basketball for the Memphis Tigers before being drafted ...

(34) , Joakim Noah (16) ,

(6) , United Center
22,368 , 7–11 , - bgcolor=#ccffcc , 19 , January 28 , L. A. Lakers , ,

Kobe Bryant Kobe Bean Bryant ( ; August 23, 1978 – January 26, 2020) was an American professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Widely r ...

(27) , Pau Gasol (15) ,

(9) ,

18,027 , 8–11 , - bgcolor=#ccffcc , 20 , January 30 , Detroit , , Brandon Jennings (21) ,

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(10) ,

Beno Udrih Beno Udrih (born July 5, 1982) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player who serves as a player development coach for the New Orleans Pelicans. He previously played in the NBA for the San Antonio Spurs, Sacramento Kings, Milwaukee Buck ...

(6) ,

13,103 , 9–11 , - bgcolor=#ccffcc , 21 , February 1 , Miami , , LeBron James (40) , Ersan İlyasova (14) , Brandon Jennings (8) ,

16,116 , 10–11 , - bgcolor=ffcccc , 22 , February 3 , @ Detroit , , Brandon Knight (26) , Ersan İlyasova (12) , Brandon Knight (7) , The Palace of Auburn Hills
13,181 , 10–12 , - bgcolor=ffcccc , 23 , February 4 , Chicago , ,

(26) , Luol Deng (9) ,

(13) ,

18,717 , 10–13 , - bgcolor=ffcccc , 24 , February 7 , Phoenix , ,

(25) , Josh Childress (12) ,

Steve Nash Stephen John Nash (born 7 February 1974) is a Canadian professional basketball coach and former player who most recently served as head coach of the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played 18 seasons in the NBA, ...

(11) ,

13,203 , 10–14 , - bgcolor=#ccffcc , 25 , February 8 , @ Toronto , , Carlos Delfino (25) ,

(14) , José Calderón (15) , Air Canada Centre
15,291 , 11–14 , - bgcolor=#ccffcc , 26 , February 10 , @ Cleveland , ,

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(34) , Tristan Thompson (13) , Ramon Sessions (16) , Quicken Loans Arena
15,195 , 12–14 , - bgcolor=ffcccc , 27 , February 11 , Orlando , , Jason Richardson (31) , Ersan İlyasova (16) , Hedo Türkoğlu (6) ,

17,723 , 12–15 , - bgcolor=ffcccc , 28 , February 13 , Miami , , LeBron James (35) , Mike Miller (8) , Chris Bosh (4) ,

16,749 , 12–16 , - bgcolor=ffcccc , 29 , February 15 , New Orleans , , Ersan İlyasova (23) ,

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(12) , Greivis Vásquez (7) ,

12,829 , 12–17 , - bgcolor=ffcccc , 30 , February 17 , @ Orlando , , Dwight Howard (26) , Dwight Howard (20 , Hedo Türkoğlu (7) , Amway Arena
18,846 , 12–18 , - bgcolor=#ccffcc , 31 , February 19 , @ New Jersey , , Ersan İlyasova (29) , Ersan İlyasova (25) , Shaun Livingston (6) , Prudential Center
15,262 , 13–18 , - bgcolor=ffcccc , 32 , February 20 , Orlando , , Dwight Howard (28) , Dwight Howard (16) , Carlos Delfino (8) ,

13,143 , 13–19 , - bgcolor=ffcccc , 33 , February 22 , @ Chicago , ,

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(20) , Joakim Noah (13) , Joakim Noah (10) , United Center
21,507 , 13–20 , - bgcolor=#ccffcc , 34 , February 28 , Washington , , Mike Dunleavy (28) , Ersan İlyasova (11) , John Wall (15) ,

13,548 , 14–20 , - bgcolor=ffcccc , 35 , February 29 , @ Boston , , Kevin Garnett (25) , Chris Wilcox (13) , Rajon Rondo (10) , TD Garden
18,624 , 14–21 , - bgcolor=ffcccc , 36 , March 2 , @ Atlanta , , Brandon Jennings (34) , Josh Smith (19) , Brandon Jennings (9) , Philips Arena
13,311 , 14–22 , - bgcolor=ffcccc , 37 , March 3 , @ Orlando , , Dwight Howard (28) , Dwight Howard (14) , Jameer Nelson (10) , Amway Arena
18,846 , 14–23 , - bgcolor=#ccffcc , 38 , March 5 , Philadelphia , , Brandon Jennings (33) , Ersan İlyasova (18) , Brandon Jennings (7) ,

12,315 , 15–23 , - bgcolor=ffcccc , 39 , March 7 , Chicago , , Ersan İlyasova (32) , Ersan İlyasova (10) ,

(7) ,

15,389 , 15–24 , - bgcolor=#ccffcc , 40 , March 9 ,

, , Ersan İlyasova (26) , Larry Sanders (11) , Brandon Jennings (10) ,

18,717 , 16–24 , - bgcolor=#ccffcc , 41 , March 11 , @ Toronto , , Ersan İlyasova (31) , Ersan İlyasova (12) , Mike Dunleavy
Brandon Jennings (6) , Air Canada Centre
17,316 , 17–24 , - bgcolor=#ccffcc , 42 , March 12 , @ New Jersey , , Brandon Jennings (34) ,

(8) , ''Three players'' (7) , Prudential Center
12,930 , 18–24 , - bgcolor=#ccffcc , 43 , March 14 , Cleveland , , Ersan İlyasova (22) , Luc Mbah a Moute (13) ,

(13) ,

15,319 , 19–24 , - bgcolor=#ccffcc , 44 , March 16 , @ Golden State , , Mike Dunleavy (24) , Luc Mbah a Moute (17) ,

(9) , Oracle Arena
19,596 , 20–24 , - bgcolor=#ccffcc , 45 , March 20 , @

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, ,

(19) , Ekpe Udoh (6) ,

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(9) , Rose Garden
20,387 , 21–24 , - bgcolor=ffcccc , 46 , March 22 , Boston , , Brandon Jennings (19) , Ersan İlyasova (14) ,

(7) ,

15,171 , 21–25 , - bgcolor=#ccffcc , 47 , March 23 , @ Charlotte , , Luc Mbah a Moute (20) ,

(12) ,

(8) , Time Warner Cable Arena
13,729 , 22–25 , - bgcolor=ffcccc , 48 , March 24 , Indiana , , Ersan İlyasova (22) , Ersan İlyasova (8) ,

(6) ,

16,207 , 22–26 , - bgcolor=ffcccc , 49 , March 26 , @

, , Mike Dunleavy (26) , Luc Mbah a Moute (7) , Brandon Jennings (5) ,

19,763 , 22–27 , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 50 , March 27 , Atlanta , ,

(33) , Josh Smith (18) ,

(8) ,

12,223 , 23–27 , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 51 , March 30 , @ Cleveland , , Kyrie Irving (29) , Tristan Thompson (11) ,

(10) , Quicken Loans Arena
16,099 , 24–27 , - bgcolor=ffcccc , 52 , March 31 , Memphis , , Brandon Jennings (24) , Ersan İlyasova (16) ,

(5) ,

17,106 , 24–28 , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 53 , April 2 , @ Washington , , Jordan Crawford (23) , Ersan İlyasova (11) , John Wall (9) ,

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16,234 , 25–28 , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 54 , April 4 , Cleveland , ,

(30) , Tristan Thompson (9) ,

(8) ,

11,849 , 26–28 , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 55 , April 6 , Charlotte , , Byron Mullens (31) , Ersan İlyasova (15) , Brandon Jennings (9) ,

13,374 , 27–28 , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 56 , April 7 ,

, ,

(21) , Ersan İlyasova (12) , Raymond Felton (10) ,

14,969 , 28–28 , - bgcolor=ffcccc , 57 , April 9 , Oklahoma City , , Russell Westbrook (26) , Russell Westbrook (7) , Kevin Durant (8) ,

14,111 , 28–29 , - bgcolor=ffcccc , 58 , April 11 ,

, ,

(35) , Tyson Chandler (11) ,

(10) ,

15,534 , 28–30 , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 59 , April 13 , @ Detroit , ,

(26) ,

(10) , Brandon Jennings (10) , The Palace of Auburn Hills
15,255 , 29–30 , - bgcolor=ffcccc , 60 , April 14 , Indiana , ,

(20) , Roy Hibbert (14) , Brandon Jennings (10) ,

15,143 , 29–31 , - bgcolor=ffcccc , 61 , April 18 , @ Washington , , Jordan Crawford (32) ,

(12) , John Wall (10) ,

14,141 , 29–32 , - bgcolor=ffcccc , 62 , April 19 , @ Indiana , , Danny Granger (29) , David West (14) , George Hill (18) , Bankers Life Fieldhouse
12,453 , 29–33 , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 63 , April 21 , New Jersey , , Brandon Jennings (30) , Ersan İlyasova (17) , Brandon Jennings (6) ,

15,939 , 30–33 , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 64 , April 23 , Toronto , , Brandon Jennings (25) , Ersan İlyasova (15) , ''Two players'' (5) ,

13,867 , 31–33 , - bgcolor=ffcccc , 65 , April 25 , Philadelphia , , Evan Turner (29) , Tobias Harris
Evan Turner (13) ,

(9) ,

13,489 , 31–34 , - bgcolor=ffcccc , 66 , April 26 , @ Boston , , Tobias Harris (16) , Tobias Harris

Brandon Bass Brandon Samuel Bass (born April 30, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player. Early life Bass was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the oldest of three siblings; he has a brother, Chris, and sister, Dashia. Bass is the son of C ...

(9) , Rajon Rondo (15) , TD Garden
18,624 , 31–35

Player statistics

Regular season

, - align="center" bgcolor="" , , 12 , , 12 , , 30.3 , , .449 , , .000 , , .609 , , 8.3 , , 2.6 , , 1.0 , , style="background:#E32636;color:white;" , 2.0 , , 11.3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" , , 35 , , 0 , , 6.8 , , .333 , , .000 , , .467 , , 2.1 , , .3 , , .1 , , .0 , , 1.1 , - align="center" bgcolor="" , , 54 , , 53 , , 28.5 , , .402 , , .360 , , .792 , , 3.9 , , 2.3 , , 1.5 , , .2 , , 9.0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" , , 55 , , 3 , , 26.3 , , .474 , , .399 , , .811 , , 3.7 , , 2.1 , , .5 , , .1 , , 12.3 , - align="center" bgcolor="" , , 21 , , 21 , , style="background:#E32636;color:white;" , 36.0 , , .432 , , .267 , , .764 , , 3.5 , , style="background:#E32636;color:white;" , 5.9 , , 1.4 , , .3 , , 17.6 , - align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" , , 56 , , 46 , , 26.2 , , .437 , , .291 , , style="background:#E32636;color:white;" , .846 , , 6.5 , , 2.6 , , .8 , , .6 , , 13.7 , - align="center" bgcolor="" , , 42 , , 9 , , 11.4 , , .467 , , .261 , , .815 , , 2.4 , , .5 , , .3 , , .2 , , 5.0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" , , 5 , , 0 , , 7.8 , , .154 , , .000 , , , , .6 , , 1.2 , , .0 , , .0 , , .8 , - align="center" bgcolor="" , , 60 , , 41 , , 27.6 , , .492 , , .455 , , .781 , , style="background:#E32636;color:white;" , 8.8 , , 1.2 , , .7 , , .7 , , 13.0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" , , 26 , , 13 , , 27.4 , , .357 , , .278 , , .833 , , 3.2 , , 3.0 , , 1.0 , , .2 , , 10.5 , - align="center" bgcolor="" , , style="background:#E32636;color:white;" , 66 , , style="background:#E32636;color:white;" , 66 , , 35.3 , , .418 , , .332 , , .808 , , 3.4 , , 5.5 , , style="background:#E32636;color:white;" , 1.6 , , .3 , , style="background:#E32636;color:white;" , 19.1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" , , 46 , , 12 , , 12.1 , , .508 , , .333 , , .750 , , 2.6 , , .5 , , .3 , , .4 , , 4.7 , - align="center" bgcolor="" , , 58 , , 27 , , 18.8 , , .469 , , style="background:#E32636;color:white;" , .667 , , .785 , , 2.1 , , 2.1 , , .5 , , .3 , , 5.5 , - align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" , , 43 , , 22 , , 23.5 , , style="background:#E32636;color:white;" , .510 , , .250 , , .641 , , 5.3 , , .7 , , .9 , , .5 , , 7.7 , - align="center" bgcolor="" , , 52 , , 0 , , 12.4 , , .457 , , .000 , , .474 , , 3.1 , , .6 , , .6 , , 1.5 , , 3.6 , - align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" , , 23 , , 5 , , 20.1 , , .409 , , .000 , , .800 , , 4.7 , , 1.1 , , .7 , , 1.6 , , 5.7 , - align="center" bgcolor="" , , 59 , , 0 , , 18.3 , , .440 , , .288 , , .709 , , 1.7 , , 3.8 , , .6 , , 0.0 , , 5.9 * Statistics with the Milwaukee Bucks.

Awards

* Ersan İlyasova was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week (March 5 – March 11). *

was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week (March 12 – March 18).

Injuries and disciplinary actions

* Center Kwame Brown, who had been traded to Milwaukee by the

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on January, underwent surgery to repair a torn pectoralis major muscle and missed the remainder of the regular season. *

served a one-game suspension and missed the first home game of the season for Milwaukee after committing a flagrant foul in the first game of the regular season. * Stephen Jackson was suspended for one game on two occasions. First by the team, after missing the bus to a morning shootaround before a game against the

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and then by the league for verbal abuse of an official and failure to leave the court in a timely manner after a game against the Chicago Bulls. * Larry Sanders received a two game suspension after starting an altercation and failing to leave the court in a timely manner during a game against the

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Transactions

Overview

Trades

Free agents

Many players signed with teams from other leagues due to the 2011 NBA lockout. FIBA allows players under NBA contracts to sign and play for teams from other leagues if the contracts have opt-out clauses that allow the players to return to the NBA if the lockout ends. The Chinese Basketball Association, however, only allows its clubs to sign foreign free agents who could play for at least the entire season.

References

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