NBA professional basketball team season
The 1968–69 Atlanta Hawks season was the team's first season in Atlanta, 20th in the NBA, and 23rd overall. The Hawks relocated from St. Louis , where the franchise played the previous thirteen seasons. Lenny Wilkens was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics in exchange for Walt Hazzard,[1] who would help lead the Hawks to a second-place finish with a record of 48 wins and 34 losses. In the playoffs, the Hawks eliminated the San Diego Rockets in six games. In the Western Conference Finals, the Hawks challenged the Los Angeles Lakers; the Lakers would eliminate the Hawks in 5 games.[1]
Draft picks [ ]
[2]
Roster [ ]
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)
From
C
31
Beaty, Zelmo
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Prairie View A&M
F/C
32
Bridges, Bill
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
228 lb (103 kg)
Kansas
G/F
27
Caldwell, Joe
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Arizona State
F/C
24
Davis, Jim
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Colorado
G
18–19
Guerin, Richie
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Iona
F
12
Hamilton, Dennis
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Arizona State
G
21
Harlicka, Skip (DP)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
South Carolina
G
42
Hazzard, Walt
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
UCLA
G/F
23
Hudson, Lou
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Minnesota
G
20
Lehmann, George
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Campbell College
G
10
Ohl, Don
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Illinois
F/C
29
Silas, Paul
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Creighton
F
16–34
Waller, Dwight (DP)
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Tennessee State
Head coach
Legend
(C) Team captain(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Regular season [ ]
Season standings [ ]
Record vs. opponents [ ]
1968–69 NBA records
Team
ATL
BAL
BOS
CHI
CIN
DET
LAL
MIL
NYK
PHI
PHO
SDR
SFW
SEA
Atlanta
—
2–4
3–3
6–1
4–2
6–0
3–4
4–2
2–4
1–5
6–0
3–4
4–3
4–2
Baltimore
4–2
—
5–2
6–0
4–3
7–0
3–3
5–1
3–4
2–4
6–0
5–1
3–3
4–2
Boston
3–3
2–5
—
4–2
5–2
5–1
2–4
5–1
1–6
5–2
6–0
4–2
3–3
3–3
Chicago
1–6
0–6
2–4
—
1–5
3–3
3–4
5–1
2–4
1–5
4–2
3–3
4–3
4–3
Cincinnati
2–4
3–4
2–5
5–1
—
3–4
2–4
5–1
4–2
3–4
4–2
2–4
3–3
3–3
Detroit
0–6
0–7
1–5
3–3
4–3
—
3–3
2–4
3–4
3–4
4–2
3–3
2–4
4–2
Los Angeles
4–3
3–3
4–2
4–3
4–2
3–3
—
5–1
5–1
1–5
6–0
7–0
4–3
5–1
Milwaukee
2–4
1–5
1–5
1–5
1–5
4–2
1–5
—
0–6
0–6
6–2
4–2
3–3
3–5
New York
4–2
4–3
6–1
4–2
2–4
4–3
1–5
6–0
—
4–3
5–1
3–3
5–1
6–0
Philadelphia
5–1
4–2
2–5
5–1
4–3
4–3
5–1
6–0
3–4
—
5–1
4–2
2–4
6–0
Phoenix
0–6
0–6
0–6
2–4
2–4
2–4
0–6
2–6
1–5
1–5
—
1–7
2–4
3–3
San Diego
4–3
1–5
2–4
3–3
4–2
3–3
0–7
2–4
3–3
2–4
7–1
—
3–3
3–3
San Francisco
3–4
3–3
3–3
3–4
3–3
4–2
3–4
3–3
1–5
4–2
4–2
3–3
—
4–3
Seattle
2–4
2–4
3–3
3–4
3–3
2–4
1–5
5–3
0–6
0–6
3–3
3–3
3–4
—
Game log [ ]
1968–69 game log Total: 48–34
Game
Date
Team
Score
Location Attendance
Record
8
November 1
San Francisco
109–105
Alexander Memorial Coliseum
4–4
9
November 3
Boston
103–123
Alexander Memorial Coliseum
4–5
10
November 6
Baltimore
119–140
Baltimore Civic Center
4–6
11
November 8
San Diego
114–101
Alexander Memorial Coliseum
5–6
12
November 9
San Francisco
113–106
Alexander Memorial Coliseum
6–6
13
November 12
San Francisco
108–123
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
6–7
14
November 13
Seattle
142–113
Seattle Center Coliseum
7–7
15
November 15
Philadelphia
115–116
Alexander Memorial Coliseum
7–8
16
November 16
Cincinnati
125–130
Cincinnati Gardens
7–9
17
November 19
Milwaukee
89–119
Milwaukee Arena
7–10
18
November 20
New York
111–106
Alexander Memorial Coliseum
8–10
19
November 21
Detroit
129–121
Cobo Arena
9–10
20
November 23
Chicago
114–96
Chicago Stadium
10–10
21
November 24
Baltimore
111–118
Alexander Memorial Coliseum
10–11
22
November 26
Baltimore
99–102
Baltimore Civic Center
10–12
23
November 27
Cincinnati
94–91
Alexander Memorial Coliseum
11–12
24
November 30
Cincinnati
126–109
Cincinnati Gardens
12–12
Game
Date
Team
Score
Location Attendance
Record
56
February 1
Detroit
119–99
Alexander Memorial Coliseum
34–22
57
February 2
San Diego
115–103
Alexander Memorial Coliseum
35–22
58
February 4
New York
97–122
Madison Square Garden
35–23
59
February 7
Boston
109–107
Boston Garden
36–23
60
February 8
Chicago
106–97
Alexander Memorial Coliseum
37–23
61
February 9
Baltimore
101–102
Alexander Memorial Coliseum
37–24
62
February 11
San Francisco
87–92
Alexander Memorial Coliseum
37–25
63
February 12
Milwaukee
113–106
Milwaukee Arena
38–25
64
February 14
Boston
104–101
Alexander Memorial Coliseum
39–25
65
February 16
San Francisco
106–113
Alexander Memorial Coliseum
39–26
66
February 17
Milwaukee
111–123
Baltimore , MD
39–27
67
February 18
Cincinnati
124–123
Cleveland
40–27
68
February 20
Detroit
97–87
Cobo Arena
41–27
69
February 23
San Diego
124–92
Alexander Memorial Coliseum
42–27
70
February 25
New York
101–122
Madison Square Garden
42–28
71
February 28
Boston
120–122
Boston Garden
42–29
1968–69 schedule
Playoffs [ ]
1969 playoff game log
Division Semifinals: 4–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Series
1
March 27
San Diego
W 107–98
Lou Hudson (39)
Bill Bridges (22)
Ohl , Hazzard (3)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 4,194
1–0
2
March 29
San Diego
W 116–114
Zelmo Beaty (31)
Bill Bridges (14)
Joe Caldwell (8)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 6,006
2–0
3
April 1
@ San Diego
L 97–104
Zelmo Beaty (31)
Zelmo Beaty (17)
Joe Caldwell (6)
San Diego Sports Arena 9,340
2–1
4
April 4
@ San Diego
L 112–114
Walt Hazzard (34)
Beaty , Bridges (11)
Walt Hazzard (5)
San Diego Sports Arena 12,337
2–2
5
April 6
San Diego
W 112–101
Joe Caldwell (26)
Bill Bridges (17)
Caldwell , Hazzard (5)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 4,007
3–2
6
April 7
@ San Diego
W 108–106
Lou Hudson (27)
Bill Bridges (17)
Caldwell , Hazzard (4)
San Diego Sports Arena 10,117
4–2
Division Finals: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3)
1969 schedule
Player statistics [ ]
Season [ ]
Playoffs [ ]
Awards [ ]
Transactions [ ]
Players Added
Via Draft
Via Trade
Players Lost
Via Trade
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