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1968β69 Seattle SuperSonics season | |
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Head coach | Al Bianchi |
General manager | Dick Vertlieb |
Arena | Seattle Center Coliseum |
Results | |
Record | 30–52 (.366) |
Place | Division: 6th ( Western) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | KTNT-TV |
Radio | KOMO |
The 1968β69 Seattle SuperSonics season was the second season of the Seattle franchise in the NBA. The Sonics finished the regular season with a 30β52 record in 6th place on the Western Division. During the offseason, Seattle traded their top scorer Walt Hazzard to the Atlanta Hawks to bring three-time All-Star Lenny Wilkens, who would serve as head coach of the team the following year.
Note: only draft picks who participated in at least one game in the NBA are listed.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 3 | Bob Kauffman | Center / forward | United States | Guilford College |
2 | 16 | Art Harris | Guard | United States | Stanford |
5 | 52 | Al Hairston | Guard | United States | Bowling Green State |
10 | 122 | Joe Kennedy | Forward | United States | Duke |
11 | 136 | Jim Marsh | Forward | United States | USC |
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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: 30β52 (Home: 18β18; Road: 6β29; Neutral: 6β5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October
: 2β6 (home: 2β4; road: 0β2)
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November
: 8β11 (home: 7β3; road: 1β8)
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December
: 4β11 (home: 2β5; road: 2β6)
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January
: 5β9 (home: 1β1; road: 4β8)
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February
: 6β8 (home: 5β6; road: 1β2)
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March
: 5β7 (home: 4β1; road: 1β6)
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1968β69 season 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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Art Harris | 80 | β | 32.0 | .395 | β | .641 | 3.8 | 3.2 | β | β | 12.4 |
Al Hairston | 39 | β | 7.0 | .333 | β | .571 | .9 | 1.0 | β | β | 2.2 |
Bob Kauffman | 82 | β | 20.2 | .442 | β | .702 | 5.9 | 1.0 | β | β | 7.8 |
Joe Kennedy | 72 | β | 17.2 | .395 | β | .790 | 3.3 | .8 | β | β | 6.2 |
Tommy Kron | 76 | β | 14.8 | .392 | β | .701 | 2.8 | 2.5 | β | β | 5.1 |
Plummer Lott | 23 | β | 7.0 | .258 | β | .400 | 1.3 | 0.3 | β | β | 1.6 |
Tom Meschery | 82 | β | 32.6 | .453 | β | .736 | 10.0 | 2.4 | β | β | 14.0 |
Erwin Mueller [a] | 26 | β | 18.6 | .431 | β | .597 | 4.0 | 2.4 | β | β | 7.0 |
Dorie Murrey | 38 | β | 12.2 | .387 | β | .639 | 3.9 | .6 | β | β | 5.6 |
Bob Rule | 82 | β | 37.9 | .469 | β | .682 | 11.5 | 1.7 | β | β | 24.0 |
Rod Thorn | 29 | β | 19.6 | .463 | β | .732 | 2.9 | 2.8 | β | β | 11.5 |
John Tresvant [a] | 26 | β | 30.8 | .488 | β | .673 | 10.3 | 2.4 | β | β | 13.6 |
Al Tucker [a] | 56 | β | 22.5 | .432 | β | .637 | 5.7 | 1.0 | β | β | 10.3 |
Lenny Wilkens | 82 | β | 42.2 | .440 | .770 | 6.2 | 8.2 | β | β | 22.4 |
Players Added
Via draft Via trade |
Players Lost
Via draft Via trade |
October 12, 1968 | To
Seattle SuperSonics
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To
Atlanta Hawks
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November 15, 1968 | To
Seattle SuperSonics
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To
Atlanta Hawks
Rights to Richie Guerin |
January 31, 1969 | To
Seattle SuperSonics
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To
Chicago Bulls
1970 fourth round pick |
January 31, 1969 | To
Seattle SuperSonics
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To
Cincinnati Royals
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This article needs additional citations for
verification. (December 2023) |
1968β69 Seattle SuperSonics season | |
---|---|
Head coach | Al Bianchi |
General manager | Dick Vertlieb |
Arena | Seattle Center Coliseum |
Results | |
Record | 30–52 (.366) |
Place | Division: 6th ( Western) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | KTNT-TV |
Radio | KOMO |
The 1968β69 Seattle SuperSonics season was the second season of the Seattle franchise in the NBA. The Sonics finished the regular season with a 30β52 record in 6th place on the Western Division. During the offseason, Seattle traded their top scorer Walt Hazzard to the Atlanta Hawks to bring three-time All-Star Lenny Wilkens, who would serve as head coach of the team the following year.
Note: only draft picks who participated in at least one game in the NBA are listed.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 3 | Bob Kauffman | Center / forward | United States | Guilford College |
2 | 16 | Art Harris | Guard | United States | Stanford |
5 | 52 | Al Hairston | Guard | United States | Bowling Green State |
10 | 122 | Joe Kennedy | Forward | United States | Duke |
11 | 136 | Jim Marsh | Forward | United States | USC |
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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: 30β52 (Home: 18β18; Road: 6β29; Neutral: 6β5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October
: 2β6 (home: 2β4; road: 0β2)
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November
: 8β11 (home: 7β3; road: 1β8)
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December
: 4β11 (home: 2β5; road: 2β6)
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January
: 5β9 (home: 1β1; road: 4β8)
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February
: 6β8 (home: 5β6; road: 1β2)
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March
: 5β7 (home: 4β1; road: 1β6)
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1968β69 season 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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Art Harris | 80 | β | 32.0 | .395 | β | .641 | 3.8 | 3.2 | β | β | 12.4 |
Al Hairston | 39 | β | 7.0 | .333 | β | .571 | .9 | 1.0 | β | β | 2.2 |
Bob Kauffman | 82 | β | 20.2 | .442 | β | .702 | 5.9 | 1.0 | β | β | 7.8 |
Joe Kennedy | 72 | β | 17.2 | .395 | β | .790 | 3.3 | .8 | β | β | 6.2 |
Tommy Kron | 76 | β | 14.8 | .392 | β | .701 | 2.8 | 2.5 | β | β | 5.1 |
Plummer Lott | 23 | β | 7.0 | .258 | β | .400 | 1.3 | 0.3 | β | β | 1.6 |
Tom Meschery | 82 | β | 32.6 | .453 | β | .736 | 10.0 | 2.4 | β | β | 14.0 |
Erwin Mueller [a] | 26 | β | 18.6 | .431 | β | .597 | 4.0 | 2.4 | β | β | 7.0 |
Dorie Murrey | 38 | β | 12.2 | .387 | β | .639 | 3.9 | .6 | β | β | 5.6 |
Bob Rule | 82 | β | 37.9 | .469 | β | .682 | 11.5 | 1.7 | β | β | 24.0 |
Rod Thorn | 29 | β | 19.6 | .463 | β | .732 | 2.9 | 2.8 | β | β | 11.5 |
John Tresvant [a] | 26 | β | 30.8 | .488 | β | .673 | 10.3 | 2.4 | β | β | 13.6 |
Al Tucker [a] | 56 | β | 22.5 | .432 | β | .637 | 5.7 | 1.0 | β | β | 10.3 |
Lenny Wilkens | 82 | β | 42.2 | .440 | .770 | 6.2 | 8.2 | β | β | 22.4 |
Players Added
Via draft Via trade |
Players Lost
Via draft Via trade |
October 12, 1968 | To
Seattle SuperSonics
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To
Atlanta Hawks
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November 15, 1968 | To
Seattle SuperSonics
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To
Atlanta Hawks
Rights to Richie Guerin |
January 31, 1969 | To
Seattle SuperSonics
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To
Chicago Bulls
1970 fourth round pick |
January 31, 1969 | To
Seattle SuperSonics
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To
Cincinnati Royals
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