1968–69 Atlanta Hawks season
The 1968–69 Atlanta Hawks season was the team's first season in Atlanta, after their relocation from St. Louis, where the franchise played the previous thirteen seasons. The franchise traded Lenny Wilkens to the Seattle SuperSonics in exchange for Walt Hazzard.[1] Hazzard 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]
1968–69 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 1–4) |
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | WQXI-TV |
Radio | WQXI |
Draft picks
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 13 | Skip Harlicka | Guard | ![]() | South Carolina |
10 | 131 | Dwight Waller | Forward | ![]() | Tennessee State |
Roster
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Regular season
Season standings
Western Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div |
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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 |
Record vs. opponents
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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 | — |
Game log
1968–69 game log Total: 48–34 | |
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October (Total: 3–4)
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November (Total: 9–8)
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December (Total: 10–3)
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January (Total: 11–7)
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February (Total: 9–7)
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March (Total: 6–5)
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1968–69 schedule |
Playoffs
1969 playoff game log Total: 5–6 | |
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Division Semifinals: 4–2
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Division Finals: 1–4
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1969 schedule |
Player statistics
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 |
Season
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 | ||||
Playoffs
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 | ||||
Awards
- Bill Bridges, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
Transactions
Players Added Via Draft Via Trade
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Players Lost Via Trade
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References
- Atlanta Hawks (1968–present)
- "Atlanta Hawks (1949–) 1968 Stats, History, Awards and More". Archived from the original on 2007-08-09. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
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