1968–69 San Diego Rockets season

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1968–69 San Diego Rockets season
Head coachJack McMahon
General managerPete Newell
Owner(s)Bob Breitbard
ArenaSan Diego Sports Arena
Results
Record37–45 (.451)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Western)
Playoff finishDivision Semifinals
(Lost to Hawks 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKFMB-TV
RadioKFMB
< 1967–68 1969–70 >

The 1968–69 NBA season was the Rockets' 2nd season in the NBA.[1]

In the playoffs, the Rockets lost to the Atlanta Hawks in six games in the Semifinals.

Roster[]

1968–69 San Diego Rockets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
PG 12 Adelman, Rick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1946-06-16 Loyola Marymount (CA)
SF 30 Barnes, Harry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Northeastern
SG 33 Barnett, Jim 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1944-07-07 Oregon
PF 34 Block, John 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1944-04-16 Southern California
C 17 Finkel, Hank 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1942-04-20 Dayton
C 11 Hayes, Elvin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1945-11-17 Houston
PF 7 Kimball, Toby 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1942-09-07 Connecticut
SF 44 Kojis, Don 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1939-01-15 Marquette
SG 22 Lantz, Stu 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1946-07-13 Nebraska
SG 42 Riley, Pat 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1945-03-20 Kentucky
SF 31 Trapp, John 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1945-10-02 UNLV
PG 14 Williams, Art 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1939-09-29 Cal Poly Pomona
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Western Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Los Angeles Lakers 55 27 .671 – 32–9 21–18 2–0 30–10
x-Atlanta Hawks 48 34 .585 7 28–12 18–21 2–1 26–14
x-San Francisco Warriors 41 41 .500 14 22–19 18–21 1–1 20–20
x-San Diego Rockets 37 45 .451 18 25–16 8–25 4–4 20–20
Chicago Bulls 33 49 .402 22 19–21 12–25 2–3 19–21
Seattle SuperSonics 30 52 .366 25 18–18 6–29 6–5 15–23
Phoenix Suns 16 66 .195 39 11–26 4–28 1–12 8–30
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: 2–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 27 @ Atlanta L 98–107 Elvin Hayes (31) Toby Kimball (15) Art Williams (6) Alexander Memorial Coliseum
4,194 		0–1
2 March 29 @ Atlanta L 114–116 Rick Adelman (26) three players tied (9) Rick Adelman (6) Alexander Memorial Coliseum
6,006 		0–2
3 April 1 Atlanta W 104–97 Elvin Hayes (26) Elvin Hayes (19) Rick Adelman (8) San Diego Sports Arena
9,340 		1–2
4 April 4 Atlanta W 114–112 Elvin Hayes (30) Elvin Hayes (20) Don Kojis (4) San Diego Sports Arena
12,337 		2–2
5 April 6 @ Atlanta L 101–112 Elvin Hayes (27) Elvin Hayes (9) Art Williams (8) Alexander Memorial Coliseum
4,007 		2–3
6 April 7 Atlanta L 106–108 Kojis, Hayes (26) Toby Kimball (15) Adelman, Williams (6) San Diego Sports Arena
10,117 		2–4
1969 schedule

Awards and records[]

References[]

  1. ^ 1968–69 San Diego Rockets
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