1967–68 St. Louis Hawks season
1967–68 St. Louis Hawks season | |
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Division champions | |
Head coach | Richie Guerin |
Arena | Kiel Auditorium |
Results | |
Record | 56–26 (.683) |
Place | Division: 1st (Western) |
Playoff finish | West Division Semifinals (Eliminated 2–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | KPLR-TV |
Radio | KMOX |
The 1967–68 St. Louis Hawks season was the 13th and last season in city St. Louis for the franchise, before relocating to Atlanta for the following season. The Hawks won the Western Division title with a record of 56–26, before losing to the San Francisco Warriors in the West Semifinal, four games to two.
Draft picks[]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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1 | 8 | Tom Workman | United States | Seattle | |
3 | 25 | Bob Verga | PG | United States | Duke |
4 | 37 | Wes Bialosuknia | G | United States | Connecticut |
5 | 49 | United States | Miami (FL) | ||
6 | 61 | John Morrison | United States | Canisius | |
7 | 73 | Carl Fuller | United States | Bethune-Cookman | |
8 | 85 | Arvesta Kelly | United States | Lincoln University of Missouri | |
9 | 96 | Ed Biedenbach | United States | North Carolina State | |
10 | 107 | United States | Saint Michael's |
Regular season[]
Season standings[]
Western Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div |
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x-St. Louis Hawks | 56 | 26 | .683 | – | 25–7 | 22–13 | 9–6 | 31–9 |
x-Los Angeles Lakers | 52 | 30 | .634 | 4 | 30–11 | 18–19 | 4–0 | 28–12 |
x-San Francisco Warriors | 43 | 39 | .524 | 13 | 27–14 | 16–23 | 0–2 | 24–16 |
x-Chicago Bulls | 29 | 53 | .354 | 27 | 11–22 | 12–24 | 6–7 | 11–29 |
Seattle SuperSonics | 23 | 59 | .280 | 33 | 10–21 | 7–24 | 6–14 | 15–25 |
San Diego Rockets | 15 | 67 | .183 | 41 | 8–33 | 4–26 | 3–8 | 11–29 |
Record vs. opponents[]
1967–68 NBA records | ||||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | CHI | CIN | DET | LAL | NYK | PHI | SDR | SFW | SEA | STL |
Baltimore | — | 3–5 | 2–5 | 5–3 | 4–4 | 3–4 | 3–5 | 0–8 | 7–0 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 2–5 |
Boston | 5–3 | — | 5–2 | 3–5 | 6–2 | 4–3 | 6–2 | 4–4 | 7–0 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 4–3 |
Chicago | 5–2 | 2–5 | — | 5–2 | 3–4 | 1–7 | 2–5 | 1–6 | 4–4 | 2–6 | 3–5 | 1–7 |
Cincinnati | 3–5 | 5–3 | 2–5 | — | 4–4 | 1–6 | 3–5 | 3–5 | 7–0 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 1–6 |
Detroit | 4–4 | 2–6 | 4–3 | 4–4 | — | 2–5 | 4–4 | 1–7 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 4–3 |
Los Angeles | 4–3 | 3–4 | 7–1 | 6–1 | 5–2 | — | 4–3 | 2–5 | 7–1 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 6–2 |
New York | 5–3 | 2–6 | 5–2 | 5–3 | 4–4 | 3–4 | — | 3–5 | 6–1 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 1–6 |
Philadelphia | 8–0 | 4–4 | 6–1 | 5–3 | 7–1 | 5–2 | 5–3 | — | 6–1 | 4–3 | 7–0 | 5–2 |
San Diego | 0–7 | 0–7 | 4–4 | 0–7 | 2–5 | 1–7 | 1–6 | 1–6 | — | 2–6 | 3–5 | 1–7 |
San Francisco | 5–2 | 3–4 | 6–2 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 4–4 | 2–5 | 3–4 | 6–2 | — | 7–1 | 1–7 |
Seattle | 2–5 | 1–6 | 5–3 | 1–6 | 1–6 | 4–4 | 3–4 | 0–7 | 5–3 | 1–7 | — | 0–8 |
St. Louis | 5–2 | 3–4 | 7–1 | 6–1 | 3–4 | 2–6 | 6–1 | 2–5 | 7–1 | 7–1 | 8–0 | — |
Player stats[]
Note: GP= Games played; MIN = Minutes; FG = Field goals; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; AVG = Average
Season[]
Player | GP | MIN | FG | REB | AST | PTS |
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Zelmo Beaty | 82 | 3068 | 639 | 959 | 174 | 1733 |
Lenny Wilkens | 82 | 3169 | 546 | 438 | 679 | 1638 |
Joe Caldwell | 79 | 2641 | 564 | 338 | 240 | 1293 |
Bill Bridges | 82 | 3197 | 466 | 1102 | 253 | 1279 |
Paul Silas | 82 | 2652 | 399 | 958 | 162 | 1097 |
Dick Snyder | 75 | 1622 | 257 | 194 | 164 | 643 |
Bumper Tormohlen | 77 | 714 | 98 | 226 | 68 | 229 |
Playoffs[]
1968 playoff game log | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Division Semifinals: 2–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–3)
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1968 schedule |
Awards and records[]
References[]
Categories:
- Atlanta Hawks seasons
- 1967–68 NBA season
- 1967 in sports in Missouri
- 1968 in sports in Missouri