List of Chicago Bulls seasons

The United Center has been home to the Bulls since 1994.

The Chicago Bulls are a National Basketball Association (NBA) team based in Chicago, Illinois. Dick Klein founded the Bulls in 1966 after six other professional basketball teams in Chicago had failed.^[1][a] In their 44 seasons, the Bulls have achieved a winning record 20 times, and have appeared in the NBA playoffs 29 times.^[2] They received international recognition in the 1990s when All-Star shooting guard Michael Jordan led them to their six league championships.^[3] The only NBA franchises that have won more championships than the Bulls are the Boston Celtics (17 championships) and Los Angeles Lakers (16).^[4]

The Bulls initially competed in the NBA's Western Division. The Western Division was renamed the Western Conference in 1970, and was split into the Midwest and Pacific Divisions. The Bulls played in the Midwest Division until 1980, when they moved to the Central Division of the Eastern Conference.^[2]

History of the Bulls

For a more detailed team history, see the main Chicago Bulls article.

Early years

During their inaugural season (1966–67), the Bulls compiled a 33–48 record under coach Johnny "Red" Kerr and reached the playoffs. This was the best record achieved by an NBA expansion team in its first year of play, a feat which earned Kerr the NBA Coach of the Year Award. Dick Motta replaced Kerr in 1969, and under his leadership, the Bulls appeared in the playoffs every year from 1970 to 1975. The team reached the Western Conference Finals in 1974 and 1975, but lost to the Milwaukee Bucks and Golden State Warriors, respectively. Key players during the Motta era included Jerry Sloan, Bob Love, Chet Walker, Norm Van Lier, and Tom Boerwinkle.^[5]

The Bulls qualified for the playoffs just twice between 1976 and 1984, a period in which the team used eight different head coaches, including former player Jerry Sloan.^[6] They had a chance to win the first pick of the 1979 NBA Draft, which would have allowed them to select future Hall of Famer Magic Johnson. However, they lost a coin flip to the Los Angeles Lakers, and went on to choose David Greenwood with the second pick. Although Greenwood averaged 12.6 points over six seasons with the Bulls, he never became an NBA All-Star.^[7]

Jordan era

Michael Jordan led the Bulls to their six championships.

The Bulls' luck turned for the better after selecting Michael Jordan with the third overall pick in the 1984 NBA Draft.^[5] Now considered one of the greatest basketball players of all time,^[8] Jordan averaged 28.2 points per game during his first season and received the 1985 NBA Rookie of the Year Award. From 1985 onwards, the Bulls reached the playoffs every season he was on the team's roster. However, Jordan could not lead the Bulls past the first round of the playoffs by himself, so in 1987, general manager Jerry Krause acquired Scottie Pippen and Horace Grant at that summer's draft. These two young forwards could complement Jordan with their scoring, defense, and rebounding. In 1989, the Bulls played in their first conference finals series since 1975, losing to the Detroit Pistons. Coach Phil Jackson joined the Bulls after that season, and in 1991, the team won their first of three consecutive NBA championships by defeating Magic Johnson and the Lakers.^[5]

Jordan suddenly retired from basketball in October 1993 and embarked upon a career in minor league baseball. Although the Bulls signed European standout Toni Kukoč to help alleviate the loss, they could not extend their championship streak, falling to the New York Knicks in the 1994 Eastern Conference Semifinals. The Bulls then lost Horace Grant, who signed with the Orlando Magic as a free agent during the summer of 1994.^[5] However, Jordan returned to the Bulls in March 1995, and with the added help of rebounding specialist Dennis Rodman, the team won three more championships from 1996 to 1998.^[8] The 1995–96 Bulls won a record 72 regular season games (out of 82)^[9] and are widely regarded as one of the greatest teams in NBA history.^[10]

Post-Jordan era

After the Bulls won their sixth championship, Phil Jackson decided to leave the team and spend some time away from basketball. Michael Jordan then announced his second retirement, which prompted general manager Jerry Krause to begin rebuilding the roster with younger athletes. Six players from the 1997–98 Bulls (Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, Steve Kerr, Luc Longley, Jud Buechler,^[5] and Scott Burrell^[11]) joined other teams through free agency or sign-and-trade deals, and with few established players left on the roster, the Bulls missed the 1999 playoffs. This began a six-year playoff drought, the longest such drought in team history.^[5]

The Bulls showed signs of improvement after hiring coach Scott Skiles in 2003, reaching the playoffs in 2005, 2006, and 2007. Some of the primary contributors on those teams were Ben Gordon, Luol Deng, and Kirk Hinrich.^[5] The Bulls' new playoff streak ended in 2008, when the team finished fourth in their division with a 33–49 record. After the season, the team hired a new coach, Vinny Del Negro.^[12] The Bulls' poor record did help them win the 2008 NBA Draft Lottery, which allowed them to select Derrick Rose with the first pick in the NBA Draft.^[13][14] They made the 2009 NBA Playoffs, only to lose in a seven-game series against the Boston Celtics which included a record seven overtime periods.^[15] In 2010, Del Negro was replaced by Tom Thibodeau, and the Bulls reached the Eastern Conference Finals, losing to the Miami Heat in five games.^[16]

Table key

Derrick Rose was drafted by the Bulls in 2008.

AMVP	All-Star Game Most Valuable Player
COY	Coach of the Year
DPOY	Defensive Player of the Year
Finish	Final position in league or division standings
GB	Games behind first-place team in division[b]
Italics	Season in progress
Losses	Number of regular season losses
EOY	Executive of the Year
FMVP	Finals Most Valuable Player
MVP	Most Valuable Player
ROY	Rookie of the Year
SIX	Sixth Man of the Year
SPOR	Sportsmanship Award
Wins	Number of regular season wins

Seasons

Note: Statistics are correct as of the 2010–11 season.

NBA champions

Conference champions *

Division champions ^

Playoff berth #

Season	Conference	Finish	Division	Finish	Wins	Losses	Win%	GB	Playoffs	Awards	Head coach
1966–67	—	—	Western	4th #	33	48	.407	11	Lost Western Division Semifinals to St. Louis Hawks, 3–0[17]	Johnny Kerr (COY)[5]	Johnny "Red" Kerr
1967–68	—	—	Western	4th #	29	53	.354	27	Lost Western Division Semifinals to Los Angeles Lakers, 4–1[18]	—	Johnny "Red" Kerr
1968–69	—	—	Western	5th	33	49	.402	22	Did not reach the Playoffs	—	Dick Motta
1969–70	—	—	Western	3rd #	39	43	.476	9	Lost Western Division Semifinals to Atlanta Hawks, 4–1[19]	—	Dick Motta
1970–71	Western	3rd #	Midwest[c]	2nd	51	31	.622	2	Lost Western Conference Semifinals to Los Angeles Lakers, 4–3[20]	Dick Motta (COY)[5]	Dick Motta
1971–72	Western	3rd #	Midwest	2nd	57	25	.695	6	Lost Western Conference Semifinals to Los Angeles Lakers, 4–0[21]	—	Dick Motta
1972–73	Western	3rd #	Midwest	2nd	51	31	.622	9	Lost Western Conference Semifinals to Los Angeles Lakers, 4–3[22]	—	Dick Motta
1973–74	Western	3rd #	Midwest	2nd	54	28	.659	9	Won Western Conference Semifinals vs. Detroit Pistons, 4–3 Lost Western Conference Finals to Milwaukee Bucks, 4–0[23]	—	Dick Motta
1974–75	Western	2nd #	Midwest ^	1st ^	47	35	.573	—	Won Western Conference Semifinals vs. Kansas City-Omaha Kings, 4–2 Lost Western Conference Finals to Golden State Warriors, 4–3[24]	—	Dick Motta
1975–76	Western	9th	Midwest	4th	24	58	.293	14	Did not reach the Playoffs	—	Dick Motta
1976–77	Western	6th #	Midwest	3rd	44	38	.537	6	Lost Western Conference First Round to Portland Trail Blazers, 2–1[25]	—	Ed Badger
1977–78	Western	8th	Midwest	3rd	40	42	.488	8	Did not reach the Playoffs	—	Ed Badger
1978–79	Western	11th	Midwest	5th	31	51	.378	17	Did not reach the Playoffs	—	Larry Costello Scotty Robertson
1979–80	Western	9th	Midwest	4th	30	52	.366	19	Did not reach the Playoffs	—	Jerry Sloan
1980–81	Eastern	5th #	Central[d]	2nd	45	37	.549	15	Won Eastern Conference First Round vs. New York Knicks, 2–0 Lost Eastern Conference Semifinals to Boston Celtics, 4–0[26]	—	Jerry Sloan
1981–82	Eastern	9th	Central	5th	34	48	.415	21	Did not reach the Playoffs	—	Jerry Sloan Phil Johnson Rod Thorn
1982–83	Eastern	9th	Central	4th	28	54	.341	23	Did not reach the Playoffs	—	Paul Westhead
1983–84	Eastern	10th	Central	5th	27	55	.329	23	Did not reach the Playoffs	—	Kevin Loughery
1984–85	Eastern	7th #	Central	3rd	38	44	.463	21	Lost Eastern Conference First Round to Milwaukee Bucks, 3–1[27]	Michael Jordan (ROY)[5]	Kevin Loughery
1985–86	Eastern	8th #	Central	4th	30	52	.366	27	Lost Eastern Conference First Round to Boston Celtics, 3–0[28]	—	Stan Albeck
1986–87	Eastern	8th #	Central	5th	40	42	.488	17	Lost Eastern Conference First Round to Boston Celtics, 3–0[29]	—	Doug Collins
1987–88	Eastern	3rd #	Central	2nd	50	32	.610	4	Won Eastern Conference First Round vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 3–2 Lost Eastern Conference Semifinals to Detroit Pistons, 4–1[30]	Jerry Krause (EOY) Michael Jordan (AMVP, DPOY, & MVP)[5][31]	Doug Collins
1988–89	Eastern	6th #	Central	5th	47	35	.573	16	Won Eastern Conference First Round vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 3–2 Won Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. New York Knicks, 4–2 Lost Eastern Conference Finals to Detroit Pistons, 4–2[32]	—	Doug Collins
1989–90	Eastern	3rd #	Central	2nd	55	27	.671	4	Won Eastern Conference First Round vs. Milwaukee Bucks, 3–1 Won Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 4–1 Lost Eastern Conference Finals to Detroit Pistons, 4–3[33]	—	Phil Jackson
1990–91	Eastern *	1st #	Central ^	1st	61	21	.744	—	Won Eastern Conference First Round vs. New York Knicks, 3–0 Won Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 4–1 Won Eastern Conference Finals vs. Detroit Pistons, 4–0 Won NBA Finals vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 4–1[34]	Michael Jordan (FMVP & MVP)[5]	Phil Jackson
1991–92	Eastern *	1st #	Central ^	1st	67	15	.817	—	Won Eastern Conference First Round vs. Miami Heat, 3–0 Won Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. New York Knicks, 4–3 Won Eastern Conference Finals vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 4–2 Won NBA Finals vs. Portland Trail Blazers, 4–2[35]	Michael Jordan (FMVP & MVP)[5]	Phil Jackson
1992–93	Eastern *	1st #	Central ^	1st	57	25	.695	—	Won Eastern Conference First Round vs. Atlanta Hawks, 3–0 Won Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 4–0 Won Eastern Conference Finals, vs. New York Knicks, 4–2 Won NBA Finals vs. Phoenix Suns, 4–2[36]	Michael Jordan (FMVP)[5]	Phil Jackson
1993–94	Eastern	3rd #	Central	2nd	55	27	.671	2	Won Eastern Conference First Round vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 3–0 Lost Eastern Conference Semifinals to New York Knicks, 4–3[37]	Scottie Pippen (AMVP)[5]	Phil Jackson
1994–95	Eastern	5th #	Central	3rd	47	35	.573	5	Won Eastern Conference First Round vs. Charlotte Hornets, 3–1 Lost Eastern Conference Semifinals to Orlando Magic, 4–2[38]	—	Phil Jackson
1995–96	Eastern *	1st #	Central ^	1st	72	10	.878	—	Won Eastern Conference First Round vs. Miami Heat, 3–0 Won Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. New York Knicks, 4–1 Won Eastern Conference Finals vs. Orlando Magic, 4–0 Won NBA Finals vs. Seattle SuperSonics, 4–2[39]	Phil Jackson (COY) Jerry Krause (EOY) Michael Jordan (AMVP, FMVP, & MVP) Toni Kukoč (SIX) [5][31]	Phil Jackson
1996–97	Eastern *	1st #	Central ^	1st	69	13	.841	—	Won Eastern Conference First Round vs. Washington Bullets, 3–0 Won Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Atlanta Hawks, 4–1 Won Eastern Conference Finals vs. Miami Heat, 4–1 Won NBA Finals vs. Utah Jazz, 4–2[40]	Michael Jordan (FMVP)[5]	Phil Jackson
1997–98	Eastern *	1st #	Central ^	1st	62	20	.756	—	Won Eastern Conference First Round vs. New Jersey Nets, 3–0 Won Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Charlotte Hornets, 4–1 Won Eastern Conference Finals vs. Indiana Pacers, 4–3 Won NBA Finals vs Utah Jazz, 4–2[41]	Michael Jordan (AMVP, FMVP, & MVP)[5]	Phil Jackson
1998–99[e]	Eastern	15th	Central	8th	13	37	.260	20	Did not reach the Playoffs	—	Tim Floyd
1999–00	Eastern	15th	Central	8th	17	65	.207	39	Did not reach the Playoffs	Elton Brand[f] (ROY)[5]	Tim Floyd
2000–01	Eastern	15th	Central	8th	15	67	.183	37	Did not reach the Playoffs	—	Tim Floyd
2001–02	Eastern	15th	Central	8th	21	61	.256	29	Did not reach the Playoffs	—	Tim Floyd Bill Berry Bill Cartwright
2002–03	Eastern	12th	Central	6th	30	52	.366	20	Did not reach the Playoffs	—	Bill Cartwright
2003–04	Eastern	14th	Central	8th	23	59	.280	38	Did not reach the Playoffs	—	Bill Cartwright Pete Myers Scott Skiles
2004–05	Eastern	4th #	Central	2nd	47	35	.573	7	Lost Eastern Conference First Round to Washington Wizards 4–2[42]	Ben Gordon (SIX)[5]	Scott Skiles
2005–06	Eastern	7th #	Central	4th	41	41	.500	23	Lost Eastern Conference First Round to Miami Heat 4–2[43]	—	Scott Skiles
2006–07	Eastern	5th #	Central	3rd	49	33	.598	4	Won Eastern Conference First Round vs. Miami Heat, 4–0 Lost Eastern Conference Semifinals to Detroit Pistons, 4–2[44]	Luol Deng (SPOR)[5]	Scott Skiles
2007–08	Eastern	11th	Central	4th	33	49	.402	26	Did not reach the Playoffs	—	Scott Skiles Pete Myers Jim Boylan
2008–09	Eastern	7th #	Central	2nd	41	41	.500	25	Lost Eastern Conference First Round to Boston Celtics 4–3	Derrick Rose (ROY)[45]	Vinny Del Negro
2009–10	Eastern	8th #	Central	3rd	41	41	.500	20	Lost Eastern Conference First Round to Cleveland Cavaliers 4–1	—	Vinny Del Negro
2010–11	Eastern	1st #	Central ^	1st ^	62	20	.756	—	Won Eastern Conference First Round vs. Indiana Pacers 4–1 Won Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Atlanta Hawks 4–2 Lost Eastern Conference Finals to Miami Heat 4–1	Tom Thibodeau (COY)[46] Gar Forman (EOY) Derrick Rose (MVP)[47]	Tom Thibodeau

All-time records

Statistic	Wins	Losses	Win%
Chicago Bulls regular season record (1966–present)	1880	1777	.514
Chicago Bulls post-season record (1966–present)	170	133	.561
All-time regular and post-season record	2050	1910	.518

Note: Statistics are correct as of the 2010–11 season.

Notes

• ^a The Bulls' predecessors were the Chicago Bruins, the Chicago Studebaker Flyers, the Chicago American Gears, the Chicago Stags, the Chicago Majors, and the Chicago Packers (later renamed the Zephyrs). The Zephyrs moved to Baltimore and then Washington, D.C., and are now known as the Washington Wizards.^[48][49]
• ^b This is determined by calculating the difference in wins plus the difference in losses divided by two.
• ^c The Western Division was renamed the Western Conference and split into the Midwest and Pacific divisions.
• ^d In 1980, the Dallas Mavericks entered the NBA as an expansion team and joined the Midwest Division of the Western Conference. The Bulls then moved to the Central Division of the Eastern Conference.^[5]
• ^e Due to a lockout, the season did not start until February 5, 1999, and all 29 teams played a shortened 50 game regular season schedule.^[50]
• ^f Brand shared Rookie of the Year honors with Steve Francis of the Houston Rockets.^[5]

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