The 1975–76 NBA season was the Bucks' eighth season in the NBA.
It was the team's first season since its inaugural year without Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers during the offseason. The Bucks would have a 38–44 record, the worst record in NBA history for a team to win its division.
Draft picks
Roster
Regular season
Season standings
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
Game log
|-style="background:#fcc;" | 1 || October 25, 1975 || Chicago | L 87–91 |Brian Winters (21) | | | MECCA Arena | 0–1 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 2 || October 28, 1975 || Los Angeles | L 92–99 |Dave Meyers (21) | | | MECCA Arena | 0–2 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 3 || October 31, 1975 || @ New Orleans | L 85–100 |Dave Meyers (28) | | | Louisiana Superdome | 0-3
|-style="background:#fcc;" | 4 || November 1, 1975 || Portland | L 97–113 | | | | MECCA Arena | 0–4 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 5 || November 2, 1975 || @ Houston | L 89–104 | | | | The Summit | 0-5 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 6 || November 4, 1975 || Detroit | W 103–101 | | | | MECCA Arena | 1–5 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 7 || November 7, 1975 || Boston | W 104–101 | | | | MECCA Arena | 2–5 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 8 || November 8, 1975 || @ Washington | W 99–95 |Brian Winters (27) | | | Capital Centre | 3-5 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 9 || November 11, 1975 || Philadelphia | W 108–81 | | | | MECCA Arena | 4–5 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 10 || November 12, 1975 || @ Philadelphia | W 107–84 | | | | The Spectrum | 5-5 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 11 || November 14, 1975 || Buffalo | L 98–112 | | | | MECCA Arena | 5–6 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 12 || November 15, 1975 || @ Detroit | L 89–101 | | | | Cobo Center | 5-7 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 13 || November 19, 1975 || @ Phoenix | W 96–94 | | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 6-7 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 14 || November 21, 1975 || @ Los Angeles | L 104–116 | | | | The Forum | 6-8 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 15 || November 23, 1975 || @ Seattle | L 104–112 | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum | 6-9 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 16 || November 27, 1975 || Golden State | L 105–106 | | | | MECCA Arena | 6–10 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 17 || November 28, 1975 || @ Chicago | L 69–89 | | | | Chicago Stadium | 6-11 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 18 || November 29, 1975 || Chicago | W 88–85 | | | | MECCA Arena | 7–11
|-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 19 || December 3, 1975 || Portland | W 114–92 | | | | MECCA Arena | 8–11 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 20 || December 5, 1975 || Kansas City | W 105–92 | | | | MECCA Arena | 9–11
Playoffs
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 13 | Detroit | W 110–107 | Gary Brokaw (36) | Elmore Smith (13) | Brian Winters (7) | MECCA Arena8,912 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 16 | @ Detroit | L 123–126 | Winters, Dandridge (31) | Bob Dandridge (9) | Gary Brokaw (12) | Cobo Arena8,330 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 18 | Detroit | L 104–107 | Brian Winters (33) | Dave Meyers (10) | Gary Brokaw (7) | MECCA Arena8,213 | 1–2 |-