1968–69 San Francisco Warriors season

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1968–69 San Francisco Warriors season
Head coachGeorge Lee
ArenaCow Palace
Results
Record41–41 (.500)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finishWest Division Semifinals
(eliminated 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
< 1967–68 1969–70 >

The 1968–69 NBA season was the Warriors' 23rd season in the NBA and 7th in the San Francisco Bay Area.[1]

Offseason[]

Roster[]

San Francisco Warriors roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
F 50 United States Allen, Bob 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Marshall
G 16 United States Attles, Al 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) North Carolina A&T
F 31 United States Ellis, Joe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) San Francisco
G 21 United States King, Jim 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Tulsa
F 35 United States LaRusso, Rudy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Dartmouth
F/C 43 United States Lee, Clyde 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Vanderbilt
G 15 United States Lewis, Bobby 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) North Carolina
G 23 United States Mullins, Jeff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Duke
C 54 United States Schlueter, Dale 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Colorado State
F/C 42 United States Thurmond, Nate 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Bowling Green
F 22 United States Turner, Bill 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Akron
G 12 United States Williams, Ron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) West Virginia
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

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: 0–3; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 26 @ Los Angeles W 99–94 Jeff Mullins (36) Nate Thurmond (27) Al Attles (9) The Forum
10,697 		1–0
2 March 28 @ Los Angeles W 107–101 Rudy LaRusso (29) Nate Thurmond (28) Jim King (7) The Forum
15,119 		2–0
3 March 31 Los Angeles L 98–115 Nate Thurmond (22) Nate Thurmond (20) Nate Thurmond (5) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
13,221 		2–1
4 April 2 Los Angeles L 88–103 Ron Williams (16) Nate Thurmond (15) Nate Thurmond (4) Cow Palace
14,812 		2–2
5 April 4 @ Los Angeles L 98–103 Joe Ellis (23) Bill Turner (14) Nate Thurmond (6) The Forum
17,309 		2–3
6 April 5 Los Angeles L 78–118 Jeff Mullins (21) Nate Thurmond (14) Jeff Mullins (5) Cow Palace
8,924 		2–4
1969 schedule

Awards and records[]

References[]

  1. ^ 1968–69 San Francisco Warriors
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