1968–69 Baltimore Bullets season

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1968–69 Baltimore Bullets season
Division champions
Head coachGene Shue
General managerJoe Sachs
Owner(s)Abe Pollin
ArenaBaltimore Civic Center
Results
Record57–25 (.695)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishDivision Semifinals
(Lost to Knicks 0–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWBAL-TV
RadioWBAL
< 1967–68 1969–70 >

The 1968–69 Baltimore Bullets season was their eighth season in the NBA. The Bullets continued to rebuild through the draft by selecting center Wes Unseld, a 2-time All-American from Louisville.[1] Unseld would have an immediate impact for the Bullets. He finished 2nd in the NBA in rebounding with 18.2 rebounds per game as the Bullets went from worst to first posting a league best 57–25 record. Rookie Wes Unseld won both the Rookie of the Year and MVP.[1] In the playoffs, the Bullets would show their inexperience as they were swept in 4 straight games by the New York Knicks.[1]

Roster[]

1968–69 Baltimore Bullets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
C 23 Ellis, Leroy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) St. John's
F 25 Johnson, Gus 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Idaho
G 22 Loughery, Kevin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) St. John's
F 24 Marin, Jack 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Duke
G 10 Monroe, Earl 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Winston-Salem State
G 33 Orms, Barry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Saint Louis
F 15 Quick, Bob 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Xavier
F 31 Scott, Ray 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Portland
F 41 Unseld, Wes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Louisville
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Eastern Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Baltimore Bullets 57 25 .695 – 29–9 24–15 4–1 26–14
x-Philadelphia 76ers 55 27 .671 2 26–8 24–16 5–3 23–17
x-New York Knicks 54 28 .659 3 30–7 19–20 5–1 26–14
x-Boston Celtics 48 34 .585 9 24–12 21–19 3–3 23–17
Cincinnati Royals 41 41 .500 16 15-13 16–21 10–7 20–20
Detroit Pistons 32 50 .390 25 21–17 7–30 4–3 13–27
Milwaukee Bucks 27 55 .329 30 15–19 8–27 4–9 7–29

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 —

Playoffs[]

1969 playoff game log
Division Semifinals: 0–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 27 New York L 101–113 Earl Monroe (32) Wes Unseld (13) Monroe, Unseld (3) Baltimore Civic Center
11,941 		0–1
2 March 29 @ New York L 91–107 Earl Monroe (29) Wes Unseld (27) Kevin Loughery (4) Madison Square Garden
19,500 		0–2
3 March 30 New York L 116–119 Kevin Loughery (29) Wes Unseld (14) Kevin Loughery (7) Baltimore Civic Center
9,927 		0–3
4 April 2 @ New York L 108–115 Monroe, Unseld (25) Wes Unseld (20) Kevin Loughery (7) Madison Square Garden
19,500 		0–4
1969 schedule

Awards and honors[]

  • Earl Monroe, All-NBA First Team
  • Wes Unseld, All-NBA First Team
  • Wes Unseld, NBA Rookie of the Year
  • Wes Unseld, NBA Most Valuable Player

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Washington Wizards (1963–Present)
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