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
Head coachRichie Guerin
ArenaAlexander Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record48–34 (.585)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishWest Division Finals
(Eliminated 1–4)
Stats @ 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
Roster listing
Atlanta Hawks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
C 31 Beaty, Zelmo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Prairie View A&M
F/C 32 Bridges, Bill 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Kansas
G/F 27 Caldwell, Joe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Arizona State
F/C 24 Davis, Jim 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Colorado
G 18–19 Guerin, Richie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Iona
F 12 Hamilton, Dennis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Arizona State
G 21 Harlicka, Skip (DP) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) South Carolina
G 42 Hazzard, Walt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) UCLA
G/F 23 Hudson, Lou 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Minnesota
G 20 Lehmann, George 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Campbell College
G 10 Ohl, Don 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Illinois
F/C 29 Silas, Paul 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Creighton
F 16–34 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

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)
November (Total: 9–8)
December (Total: 10–3)
January (Total: 11–7)
February (Total: 9–7)
March (Total: 6–5)
1968–69 schedule

Playoffs
1969 playoff game log
Total: 5–6
Division Semifinals: 4–2
Division Finals: 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 2007-08-09. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
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