1968–69 Philadelphia 76ers season

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1968–69 Philadelphia 76ers season
Head coachJack Ramsay
ArenaThe Spectrum
Results
Record55–27 (.671)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast Division Semifinals
(eliminated 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWPHL-TV
RadioWCAU
< 1967–68 1969–70 >

The 1968–69 NBA season was the 76ers 20th season in the NBA and 6th season in Philadelphia. The team would post a record of 55–27. In the opening round of the playoffs, they lost to the Boston Celtics 4-1, with 3 of the losses coming at the Spectrum. Without Wilt Chamberlain, the 76ers turned to Lucious Jackson to be the center on a more up-tempo, fast-breaking style to be run by new head coach Jack Ramsey but Jackson suffered a major injury during the season and was never the same player.[1]

Roster[]

Philadelphia 76ers roster
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Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
G 21 Clark, Archie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Minnesota
F 32 Cunningham, Billy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) North Carolina
PF 12 Green, Johnny 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Michigan State
G 15 Greer, Hal 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Marshall
SG 14 Guokas, Matt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Saint Joseph's
PF 26 Halimon, Shaler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Utah State
C 18 Imhoff, Darrall 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) California
F 54 Jackson, Luke 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Texas–Pan American
G 24 Jones, Wali 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Villanova
C 20 Raymond, Craig 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) BYU
F 25 Walker, Chet 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Bradley
C 16 Wilson, George 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Cincinnati
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
x – clinched playoff spot

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: 1–4 (Home: 0–3; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 26 Boston L 100–114 Billy Cunningham (29) Darrall Imhoff (19) Billy Cunningham (6) Spectrum
8,151 		0–1
2 March 28 @ Boston L 103–134 Chet Walker (26) Billy Cunningham (11) Matt Guokas (4) Boston Garden
13,751 		0–2
3 March 30 Boston L 118–125 Billy Cunningham (33) Imhoff, Cunningham (14) Hal Greer (7) Spectrum
15,244 		0–3
4 April 1 @ Boston W 119–116 Hal Greer (24) Darrall Imhoff (20) Hal Greer (7) Boston Garden
14,017 		1–3
5 April 4 Boston L 90–93 Billy Cunningham (23) Darrall Imhoff (19) Archie Clark (7) Spectrum
15,244 		1–4
1969 schedule

Awards and records[]

References[]

  1. ^ 1968–69 Philadelphia 76ers
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