1968β69 Atlanta Hawks season | |
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Head coach | Richie Guerin |
Arena | Alexander Memorial Coliseum |
Results | |
Record | 48–34 (.585) |
Place | Division: 2nd ( Western) |
Playoff finish |
West Division Finals (Eliminated 1β4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | WQXI-TV |
Radio | WQXI |
The 1968β69 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]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 13 | Skip Harlicka | Guard | United States | South Carolina |
10 | 131 | Dwight Waller | Forward | United States | Tennessee State |
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W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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x- Los Angeles Lakers | 55 | 27 | .671 | β | 32β9 | 21β18 | 2β0 | 30β10 |
x- Atlanta Hawks | 48 | 34 | .585 | 7 | 28β12 | 18β21 | 2β1 | 26β14 |
x- San Francisco Warriors | 41 | 41 | .500 | 14 | 22β19 | 18β21 | 1β1 | 20β20 |
x- San Diego Rockets | 37 | 45 | .451 | 18 | 25β16 | 8β25 | 4β4 | 20β20 |
Chicago Bulls | 33 | 49 | .402 | 22 | 19β21 | 12β25 | 2β3 | 19β21 |
Seattle SuperSonics | 30 | 52 | .366 | 25 | 18β18 | 6β29 | 6β5 | 15β23 |
Phoenix Suns | 16 | 66 | .195 | 39 | 11β26 | 4β28 | 1β12 | 8β30 |
1968β69 NBA records | ||||||||||||||
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Team | ATL | BAL | BOS | CHI | CIN | DET | LAL | MIL | NYK | PHI | PHO | SDR | SFW | SEA |
Atlanta | β | 2β4 | 3β3 | 6β1 | 4β2 | 6β0 | 3β4 | 4β2 | 2β4 | 1β5 | 6β0 | 3β4 | 4β3 | 4β2 |
Baltimore | 4β2 | β | 5β2 | 6β0 | 4β3 | 7β0 | 3β3 | 5β1 | 3β4 | 2β4 | 6β0 | 5β1 | 3β3 | 4β2 |
Boston | 3β3 | 2β5 | β | 4β2 | 5β2 | 5β1 | 2β4 | 5β1 | 1β6 | 5β2 | 6β0 | 4β2 | 3β3 | 3β3 |
Chicago | 1β6 | 0β6 | 2β4 | β | 1β5 | 3β3 | 3β4 | 5β1 | 2β4 | 1β5 | 4β2 | 3β3 | 4β3 | 4β3 |
Cincinnati | 2β4 | 3β4 | 2β5 | 5β1 | β | 3β4 | 2β4 | 5β1 | 4β2 | 3β4 | 4β2 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 3β3 |
Detroit | 0β6 | 0β7 | 1β5 | 3β3 | 4β3 | β | 3β3 | 2β4 | 3β4 | 3β4 | 4β2 | 3β3 | 2β4 | 4β2 |
Los Angeles | 4β3 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 4β3 | 4β2 | 3β3 | β | 5β1 | 5β1 | 1β5 | 6β0 | 7β0 | 4β3 | 5β1 |
Milwaukee | 2β4 | 1β5 | 1β5 | 1β5 | 1β5 | 4β2 | 1β5 | β | 0β6 | 0β6 | 6β2 | 4β2 | 3β3 | 3β5 |
New York | 4β2 | 4β3 | 6β1 | 4β2 | 2β4 | 4β3 | 1β5 | 6β0 | β | 4β3 | 5β1 | 3β3 | 5β1 | 6β0 |
Philadelphia | 5β1 | 4β2 | 2β5 | 5β1 | 4β3 | 4β3 | 5β1 | 6β0 | 3β4 | β | 5β1 | 4β2 | 2β4 | 6β0 |
Phoenix | 0β6 | 0β6 | 0β6 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 0β6 | 2β6 | 1β5 | 1β5 | β | 1β7 | 2β4 | 3β3 |
San Diego | 4β3 | 1β5 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 3β3 | 0β7 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 2β4 | 7β1 | β | 3β3 | 3β3 |
San Francisco | 3β4 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 3β4 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 3β4 | 3β3 | 1β5 | 4β2 | 4β2 | 3β3 | β | 4β3 |
Seattle | 2β4 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 3β4 | 3β3 | 2β4 | 1β5 | 5β3 | 0β6 | 0β6 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 3β4 | β |
1968β69 game log Total: 48β34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October (Total: 3β4)
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November (Total: 9β8)
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December (Total: 10β3)
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January (Total: 11β7)
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February (Total: 9β7)
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March (Total: 6β5)
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1968β69 schedule |
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Walt Hazzard | 80 | 30.3 | .397 | .707 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 11.2 | ||||
Zelmo Beaty | 72 | 35.8 | .470 | .731 | 11.1 | 1.8 | 21.5 | ||||
Bill Bridges | 80 | 36.6 | .453 | .677 | 14.2 | 3.7 | 11.8 | ||||
Joe Caldwell | 81 | 33.6 | .507 | .537 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 15.8 | ||||
Jim Davis | 78 | 17.5 | .467 | .667 | 6.8 | 1.2 | 8.8 | ||||
Richie Guerin | 27 | 17.5 | .423 | .770 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 5.6 | ||||
Dennis Hamilton | 25 | 5.6 | .552 | .400 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 3.0 | ||||
Skip Harlicka | 26 | 8.4 | .456 | .774 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 4.1 | ||||
Lou Hudson | 81 | 35.4 | .492 | .777 | 6.6 | 2.7 | 21.9 | ||||
George Lehmann | 11 | 12.5 | .388 | .667 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 5.5 | ||||
Don Ohl | 76 | 26.3 | .427 | .707 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 12.1 | ||||
Paul Silas | 79 | 23.5 | .419 | .613 | 9.4 | 1.8 | 8.7 | ||||
Dwight Waller | 11 | 2.6 | .222 | .429 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Walt Hazzard | 11 | 32.7 | .393 | .787 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 14.0 | ||||
Zelmo Beaty | 11 | 43.0 | .432 | .672 | 12.9 | 2.3 | 22.5 | ||||
Bill Bridges | 11 | 40.2 | .442 | .708 | 16.2 | 3.4 | 15.6 | ||||
Joe Caldwell | 11 | 36.7 | .485 | .464 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 14.7 | ||||
Jim Davis | 8 | 6.5 | .267 | .625 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 1.6 | ||||
Richie Guerin | 3 | 10.7 | .250 | .500 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.0 | ||||
Skip Harlicka | 1 | 1.0 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
Lou Hudson | 11 | 38.5 | .468 | .769 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 22.0 | ||||
Don Ohl | 11 | 17.6 | .349 | .591 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 6.6 | ||||
Paul Silas | 11 | 23.5 | .362 | .514 | 8.4 | 1.9 | 5.5 |
Players Added Via Draft Via Trade
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Players Lost Via Trade
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1968β69 Atlanta Hawks season | |
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Head coach | Richie Guerin |
Arena | Alexander Memorial Coliseum |
Results | |
Record | 48–34 (.585) |
Place | Division: 2nd ( Western) |
Playoff finish |
West Division Finals (Eliminated 1β4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | WQXI-TV |
Radio | WQXI |
The 1968β69 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]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 13 | Skip Harlicka | Guard | United States | South Carolina |
10 | 131 | Dwight Waller | Forward | United States | Tennessee State |
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W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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x- Los Angeles Lakers | 55 | 27 | .671 | β | 32β9 | 21β18 | 2β0 | 30β10 |
x- Atlanta Hawks | 48 | 34 | .585 | 7 | 28β12 | 18β21 | 2β1 | 26β14 |
x- San Francisco Warriors | 41 | 41 | .500 | 14 | 22β19 | 18β21 | 1β1 | 20β20 |
x- San Diego Rockets | 37 | 45 | .451 | 18 | 25β16 | 8β25 | 4β4 | 20β20 |
Chicago Bulls | 33 | 49 | .402 | 22 | 19β21 | 12β25 | 2β3 | 19β21 |
Seattle SuperSonics | 30 | 52 | .366 | 25 | 18β18 | 6β29 | 6β5 | 15β23 |
Phoenix Suns | 16 | 66 | .195 | 39 | 11β26 | 4β28 | 1β12 | 8β30 |
1968β69 NBA records | ||||||||||||||
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Team | ATL | BAL | BOS | CHI | CIN | DET | LAL | MIL | NYK | PHI | PHO | SDR | SFW | SEA |
Atlanta | β | 2β4 | 3β3 | 6β1 | 4β2 | 6β0 | 3β4 | 4β2 | 2β4 | 1β5 | 6β0 | 3β4 | 4β3 | 4β2 |
Baltimore | 4β2 | β | 5β2 | 6β0 | 4β3 | 7β0 | 3β3 | 5β1 | 3β4 | 2β4 | 6β0 | 5β1 | 3β3 | 4β2 |
Boston | 3β3 | 2β5 | β | 4β2 | 5β2 | 5β1 | 2β4 | 5β1 | 1β6 | 5β2 | 6β0 | 4β2 | 3β3 | 3β3 |
Chicago | 1β6 | 0β6 | 2β4 | β | 1β5 | 3β3 | 3β4 | 5β1 | 2β4 | 1β5 | 4β2 | 3β3 | 4β3 | 4β3 |
Cincinnati | 2β4 | 3β4 | 2β5 | 5β1 | β | 3β4 | 2β4 | 5β1 | 4β2 | 3β4 | 4β2 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 3β3 |
Detroit | 0β6 | 0β7 | 1β5 | 3β3 | 4β3 | β | 3β3 | 2β4 | 3β4 | 3β4 | 4β2 | 3β3 | 2β4 | 4β2 |
Los Angeles | 4β3 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 4β3 | 4β2 | 3β3 | β | 5β1 | 5β1 | 1β5 | 6β0 | 7β0 | 4β3 | 5β1 |
Milwaukee | 2β4 | 1β5 | 1β5 | 1β5 | 1β5 | 4β2 | 1β5 | β | 0β6 | 0β6 | 6β2 | 4β2 | 3β3 | 3β5 |
New York | 4β2 | 4β3 | 6β1 | 4β2 | 2β4 | 4β3 | 1β5 | 6β0 | β | 4β3 | 5β1 | 3β3 | 5β1 | 6β0 |
Philadelphia | 5β1 | 4β2 | 2β5 | 5β1 | 4β3 | 4β3 | 5β1 | 6β0 | 3β4 | β | 5β1 | 4β2 | 2β4 | 6β0 |
Phoenix | 0β6 | 0β6 | 0β6 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 0β6 | 2β6 | 1β5 | 1β5 | β | 1β7 | 2β4 | 3β3 |
San Diego | 4β3 | 1β5 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 3β3 | 0β7 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 2β4 | 7β1 | β | 3β3 | 3β3 |
San Francisco | 3β4 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 3β4 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 3β4 | 3β3 | 1β5 | 4β2 | 4β2 | 3β3 | β | 4β3 |
Seattle | 2β4 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 3β4 | 3β3 | 2β4 | 1β5 | 5β3 | 0β6 | 0β6 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 3β4 | β |
1968β69 game log Total: 48β34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October (Total: 3β4)
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November (Total: 9β8)
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December (Total: 10β3)
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January (Total: 11β7)
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February (Total: 9β7)
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March (Total: 6β5)
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1968β69 schedule |
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Division Semifinals: 4β2 (home: 3β0; road: 1β2)
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Division Finals: 1β4 (home: 1β1; road: 0β3)
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1969 schedule |
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Walt Hazzard | 80 | 30.3 | .397 | .707 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 11.2 | ||||
Zelmo Beaty | 72 | 35.8 | .470 | .731 | 11.1 | 1.8 | 21.5 | ||||
Bill Bridges | 80 | 36.6 | .453 | .677 | 14.2 | 3.7 | 11.8 | ||||
Joe Caldwell | 81 | 33.6 | .507 | .537 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 15.8 | ||||
Jim Davis | 78 | 17.5 | .467 | .667 | 6.8 | 1.2 | 8.8 | ||||
Richie Guerin | 27 | 17.5 | .423 | .770 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 5.6 | ||||
Dennis Hamilton | 25 | 5.6 | .552 | .400 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 3.0 | ||||
Skip Harlicka | 26 | 8.4 | .456 | .774 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 4.1 | ||||
Lou Hudson | 81 | 35.4 | .492 | .777 | 6.6 | 2.7 | 21.9 | ||||
George Lehmann | 11 | 12.5 | .388 | .667 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 5.5 | ||||
Don Ohl | 76 | 26.3 | .427 | .707 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 12.1 | ||||
Paul Silas | 79 | 23.5 | .419 | .613 | 9.4 | 1.8 | 8.7 | ||||
Dwight Waller | 11 | 2.6 | .222 | .429 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Walt Hazzard | 11 | 32.7 | .393 | .787 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 14.0 | ||||
Zelmo Beaty | 11 | 43.0 | .432 | .672 | 12.9 | 2.3 | 22.5 | ||||
Bill Bridges | 11 | 40.2 | .442 | .708 | 16.2 | 3.4 | 15.6 | ||||
Joe Caldwell | 11 | 36.7 | .485 | .464 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 14.7 | ||||
Jim Davis | 8 | 6.5 | .267 | .625 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 1.6 | ||||
Richie Guerin | 3 | 10.7 | .250 | .500 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.0 | ||||
Skip Harlicka | 1 | 1.0 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
Lou Hudson | 11 | 38.5 | .468 | .769 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 22.0 | ||||
Don Ohl | 11 | 17.6 | .349 | .591 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 6.6 | ||||
Paul Silas | 11 | 23.5 | .362 | .514 | 8.4 | 1.9 | 5.5 |
Players Added Via Draft Via Trade
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Players Lost Via Trade
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