1967–68 Cincinnati Royals season

The 1967–68 NBA season was the Royals 20th season in the NBA and 11th season in Cincinnati.[1] They went 45-22 and became the first team in NBA history to employ three African-Americans.

1967–68 Cincinnati Royals season
Head coachEd Jucker
OwnersMax Jacobs
Jeremy Jacobs
ArenaCincinnati Gardens
Results
Record39–43 (.476)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWKRC-TV
RadioWLW

Roster
Roster listing
1967–68 Cincinnati Royals roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
PF 17 Chappell, Len 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1941–01–31 Wake Forest
C 24 Dierking, Connie 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1936–10–02 Cincinnati
SF 18 Dinwiddie, Bill 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1943–07–15 New Mexico Highlands
C 23 Fox, Jim 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1943–04–07 South Carolina
SG 15 Gray, Gary 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1945–02–23 Oklahoma City
PF 22 Hairston, Happy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1942–05–31 New York
G 11 Jackson, Al 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1943–07–29 Wilberforce
SF 21 Love, Bob 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1942–12–08 Southern
PF 16 Lucas, Jerry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1940–03–30 Ohio State
PG 14 Robertson, Oscar 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1938–11–24 Cincinnati
PG 20 Robinson, Flynn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1941–04–28 Wyoming
PG 5 Rodgers, Guy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1935–09–01 Temple
SG 10 Smith, Adrian 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1936–10–05 Kentucky
PF 23 Tresvant, John 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1939–06–07 Seattle
SF 17 Van Arsdale, Tom 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1943–02–22 Indiana
C 13 Wesley, Walt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1945–01–25 Kansas
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings
Eastern Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Philadelphia 76ers 6220.756–27–826–129–029–11
x-Boston Celtics 5428.659828–921–165–324–16
x-New York Knicks 4339.5241920–1721–162–619–21
x-Detroit Pistons 4042.4882221–1112–237–815–25
Cincinnati Royals 3943.4762318–1213–238–818–22
Baltimore Bullets 3646.4392617–1912–237–415–25

Record vs. opponents
1967-68 NBA Records
Team BAL BOS CHI CIN DET LAL NYK PHI SDR SFW SEA STL
Baltimore —3–52–55–34–43–43–50–87–02–55–22–5
Boston 5–3—5–23–56–24–36–24–47–04–36–14–3
Chicago 5–22–5—5–23–41–72–51–64–42–63–51–7
Cincinnati 3–55–32–5—4–41–63–53–57–04–36–11–6
Detroit 4–42–64–34–4—2–54–41–75–24–36–14–3
Los Angeles 4–33–47–16–15–2—4–32–57–14–44–46–2
New York 5–32–65–25–34–43–4—3–56–15–24–31–6
Philadelphia 8–04–46–15–37–15–25–3—6–14–37–05–2
San Diego 0–70–74–40–72–51–71–61–6—2–63–51–7
San Francisco 5–23–46–23–43–44–42–53–46–2—7–11–7
Seattle 2–51–65–31–61–64–43–40–75–31–7—0–8
St. Louis 5–23–47–16–13–42–66–12–57–17–18–0—

Awards and records

References
  1. 1967–68 Cincinnati Royals
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