1968–69 Atlanta Hawks season

The 1968–69 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]

1968–69 Atlanta Hawks season
Head coachRichie Guerin
ArenaAlexander Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record48–34 (.585)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishWest Division Finals
(Eliminated 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWQXI-TV
RadioWQXI

Draft picks
Main article: 1968 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
113Skip HarlickaGuard United StatesSouth Carolina
10131Dwight WallerForward United StatesTennessee State

[2]

Roster
Atlanta Hawks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
C 31 United States Beaty, Zelmo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Prairie View A&M
F/C 32 United States Bridges, Bill 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Kansas
G/F 27 United States Caldwell, Joe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Arizona State
F/C 24 United States Davis, Jim 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Colorado
G 18–19 United States Guerin, Richie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Iona
F 12 United States Hamilton, Dennis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Arizona State
G 21 United States Harlicka, Skip (DP) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) South Carolina
G 42 United States Hazzard, Walt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) UCLA
G/F 23 United States Hudson, Lou 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Minnesota
G 20 United States Lehmann, George 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Campbell (KS)
G 10 United States Ohl, Don 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Illinois
F/C 29 United States Silas, Paul 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Creighton
F 16–34 United States Waller, Dwight (DP) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Tennessee State
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 5527.671–32–921–182–030–10
x-Atlanta Hawks 4834.585728–1218–212–126–14
x-San Francisco Warriors 4141.5001422–1918–211–120–20
x-San Diego Rockets 3745.4511825–168–254–420–20
Chicago Bulls 3349.4022219–2112–252–319–21
Seattle SuperSonics 3052.3662518–186–296–515–23
Phoenix Suns 1666.1953911–264–281–128–30

Record vs. opponents
1968–69 NBA records
Team ATL BAL BOS CHI CIN DET LAL MIL NYK PHI PHO SDR SFW SEA
Atlanta —2–43–36–14–26–03–44–22–41–56–03–44–34–2
Baltimore 4–2—5–26–04–37–03–35–13–42–46–05–13–34–2
Boston 3–32–5—4–25–25–12–45–11–65–26–04–23–33–3
Chicago 1–60–62–4—1–53–33–45–12–41–54–23–34–34–3
Cincinnati 2–43–42–55–1—3–42–45–14–23–44–22–43–33–3
Detroit 0–60–71–53–34–3—3–32–43–43–44–23–32–44–2
Los Angeles 4–33–34–24–34–23–3—5–15–11–56–07–04–35–1
Milwaukee 2–41–51–51–51–54–21–5—0–60–66–24–23–33–5
New York 4–24–36–14–22–44–31–56–0—4–35–13–35–16–0
Philadelphia 5–14–22–55–14–34–35–16–03–4—5–14–22–46–0
Phoenix 0–60–60–62–42–42–40–62–61–51–5—1–72–43–3
San Diego 4–31–52–43–34–23–30–72–43–32–47–1—3–33–3
San Francisco 3–43–33–33–43–34–23–43–31–54–24–23–3—4–3
Seattle 2–42–43–33–43–32–41–55–30–60–63–33–33–4—

Game log
1968–69 game log
Total: 48–34
October (Total: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreLocation
Attendance		Record
1October 16Cincinnati110–125Alexander Memorial Coliseum0–1
2October 19Milwaukee125–107Alexander Memorial Coliseum1–1
3October 23Chicago106–91Alexander Memorial Coliseum2–1
4October 25Seattle112–123Seattle Center Coliseum2–2
5October 27Phoenix123–100Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum3–2
6October 29L.A. Lakers124–125The Forum3–3
7October 30San Diego116–127San Diego Sports Arena3–4
November (Total: 9–8)
GameDateTeamScoreLocation
Attendance		Record
8November 1San Francisco109–105Alexander Memorial Coliseum4–4
9November 3Boston103–123Alexander Memorial Coliseum4–5
10November 6Baltimore119–140Baltimore Civic Center4–6
11November 8San Diego114–101Alexander Memorial Coliseum5–6
12November 9San Francisco113–106Alexander Memorial Coliseum6–6
13November 12San Francisco108–123Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena6–7
14November 13Seattle142–113Seattle Center Coliseum7–7
15November 15Philadelphia115–116Alexander Memorial Coliseum7–8
16November 16Cincinnati125–130Cincinnati Gardens7–9
17November 19Milwaukee89–119Milwaukee Arena7–10
18November 20New York111–106Alexander Memorial Coliseum8–10
19November 21Detroit129–121Cobo Arena9–10
20November 23Chicago114–96Chicago Stadium10–10
21November 24Baltimore111–118Alexander Memorial Coliseum10–11
22November 26Baltimore99–102Baltimore Civic Center10–12
23November 27Cincinnati94–91Alexander Memorial Coliseum11–12
24November 30Cincinnati126–109Cincinnati Gardens12–12
December (Total: 10–3)
GameDateTeamScoreLocation
Attendance		Record
25December 3New York93–126Madison Square Garden12–13
26December 4New York113–121Alexander Memorial Coliseum12–14
27December 6L.A. Lakers94–99Alexander Memorial Coliseum12–15
28December 8Phoenix121–99Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum13–15
29December 10San Francisco111–100Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena14–15
30December 12Seattle93–91Seattle Center Coliseum15–15
31December 13L.A. Lakers105–103The Forum16–15
32December 17Chicago87–83Chicago Stadium17–15
33December 18Milwaukee122–116Alexander Memorial Coliseum18–15
34December 21Detroit120–110Alexander Memorial Coliseum19–15
35December 26Seattle126–96Alexander Memorial Coliseum20–15
36December 28Boston110–97Alexander Memorial Coliseum21–15
37December 29Baltimore101–99Alexander Memorial Coliseum22–15
January (Total: 11–7)
GameDateTeamScoreLocation
Attendance		Record
38January 2Chicago106–88Chicago Stadium23–15
39January 3Detroit128–106Cobo Arena24–15
40January 4L.A. Lakers111–121Alexander Memorial Coliseum24–16
41January 5Phoenix97–96Alexander Memorial Coliseum25–16
42January 8Philadelphia111–112Spectrum25–17
43January 10Detroit104–101Alexander Memorial Coliseum26–17
44January 11L.A. Lakers104–100Alexander Memorial Coliseum27–17
45January 16Phoenix112–107Columbia, South Carolina28–17
46January 17Phoenix112–107Alexander Memorial Coliseum29–17
47January 19New York100–96Alexander Memorial Coliseum30–17
48January 21San Diego113–124San Diego Sports Arena30–18
49January 22Phoenix125–107Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum31–18
50January 24L.A. Lakers110–106Alexander Memorial Coliseum32–18
51January 25Baltimore112–109Baltimore Civic Center33–18
52January 26Philadelphia115–119Alexander Memorial Coliseum33–19
53January 28Boston96–108Boston Garden33–20
54January 29Philadelphia96–119Spectrum33–21
55January 31Seattle112–119Alexander Memorial Coliseum33–22
February (Total: 9–7)
GameDateTeamScoreLocation
Attendance		Record
56February 1Detroit119–99Alexander Memorial Coliseum34–22
57February 2San Diego115–103Alexander Memorial Coliseum35–22
58February 4New York97–122Madison Square Garden35–23
59February 7Boston109–107Boston Garden36–23
60February 8Chicago106–97Alexander Memorial Coliseum37–23
61February 9Baltimore101–102Alexander Memorial Coliseum37–24
62February 11San Francisco87–92Alexander Memorial Coliseum37–25
63February 12Milwaukee113–106Milwaukee Arena38–25
64February 14Boston104–101Alexander Memorial Coliseum39–25
65February 16San Francisco106–113Alexander Memorial Coliseum39–26
66February 17Milwaukee111–123Baltimore, MD39–27
67February 18Cincinnati124–123Cleveland40–27
68February 20Detroit97–87Cobo Arena41–27
69February 23San Diego124–92Alexander Memorial Coliseum42–27
70February 25New York101–122Madison Square Garden42–28
71February 28Boston120–122Boston Garden42–29
March (Total: 6–5)
GameDateTeamScoreLocation
Attendance		Record
72March 2Milwaukee112–108Alexander Memorial Coliseum43–29
73March 6Philadelphia139–99Alexander Memorial Coliseum44–29
74March 9Cincinnati134–107Alexander Memorial Coliseum45–29
75March 11Chicago90–102Chicago Stadium45–30
76March 12Chicago109–90Alexander Memorial Coliseum46–30
77March 15Philadelphia120–122Spectrum46–31
78March 16Seattle131–127 (OT)Alexander Memorial Coliseum47–31
79March 18San Francisco128–115Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena48–31
80March 20San Diego97–115San Diego Sports Arena48–32
81March 21L.A. Lakers103–116The Forum48–33
82March 23San Diego121–128San Diego Sports Arena48–34
1968–69 schedule

Playoffs
1969 playoff game log
Division Semifinals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 March 27 San Diego W 107–98 Lou Hudson (39) Bill Bridges (22) Ohl, Hazzard (3) Alexander Memorial Coliseum
4,194		 1–0
2 March 29 San Diego W 116–114 Zelmo Beaty (31) Bill Bridges (14) Joe Caldwell (8) Alexander Memorial Coliseum
6,006		 2–0
3 April 1 @ San Diego L 97–104 Zelmo Beaty (31) Zelmo Beaty (17) Joe Caldwell (6) San Diego Sports Arena
9,340		 2–1
4 April 4 @ San Diego L 112–114 Walt Hazzard (34) Beaty, Bridges (11) Walt Hazzard (5) San Diego Sports Arena
12,337		 2–2
5 April 6 San Diego W 112–101 Joe Caldwell (26) Bill Bridges (17) Caldwell, Hazzard (5) Alexander Memorial Coliseum
4,007		 3–2
6 April 7 @ San Diego W 108–106 Lou Hudson (27) Bill Bridges (17) Caldwell, Hazzard (4) San Diego Sports Arena
10,117		 4–2
Division Finals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 11 Los Angeles L 93–95 Zelmo Beaty (29) Bill Bridges (20) Walt Hazzard (6) The Forum
16,190		 0–1
2 April 13 @ Los Angeles L 102–104 Joe Caldwell (34) Caldwell, Bridges (10) Bill Bridges (5) The Forum
15,136		 0–2
3 April 15 Los Angeles W 99–86 Zelmo Beaty (22) Zelmo Beaty (15) Lou Hudson (5) Alexander Memorial Coliseum
7,140		 1–2
4 April 17 Los Angeles L 85–100 Lou Hudson (35) Zelmo Beaty (20) Bill Bridges (5) Alexander Memorial Coliseum
7,140		 1–3
5 April 20 @ Los Angeles L 96–104 Zelmo Beaty (30) Bill Bridges (22) Lou Hudson (7) The Forum
16,273		 1–4
1969 schedule

Player statistics
Legend
  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
Walt Hazzard8030.3.397.7073.35.911.2
Zelmo Beaty7235.8.470.73111.11.821.5
Bill Bridges8036.6.453.67714.23.711.8
Joe Caldwell8133.6.507.5373.74.015.8
Jim Davis7817.5.467.6676.81.28.8
Richie Guerin2717.5.423.7702.23.75.6
Dennis Hamilton255.6.552.4001.20.33.0
Skip Harlicka268.4.456.7740.61.44.1
Lou Hudson8135.4.492.7776.62.721.9
George Lehmann1112.5.388.6670.82.55.5
Don Ohl7626.3.427.7072.22.912.1
Paul Silas7923.5.419.6139.41.88.7
Dwight Waller112.6.222.4290.90.10.6

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Walt Hazzard1132.7.393.7873.03.914.0
Zelmo Beaty1143.0.432.67212.92.322.5
Bill Bridges1140.2.442.70816.23.415.6
Joe Caldwell1136.7.485.4645.03.414.7
Jim Davis86.5.267.6252.10.11.6
Richie Guerin310.7.250.5001.72.31.0
Skip Harlicka11.0.000.0000.00.00.0
Lou Hudson1138.5.468.7695.42.922.0
Don Ohl1117.6.349.5911.21.56.6
Paul Silas1123.5.362.5148.41.95.5

Awards

Transactions
Atlanta Hawks

 Players Added

Via Draft

Via Trade

 Players Lost

Via Trade

References
  1. Atlanta Hawks (1968–present)
  2. "Atlanta Hawks (1949–) 1968 Stats, History, Awards and More". Archived from the original on August 9, 2007. Retrieved July 12, 2008.
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