1968–69 San Diego Rockets season

The 1968–69 NBA season was the Rockets' 2nd season in the NBA.[1]

1968–69 San Diego Rockets season
Head coachJack McMahon
ArenaSan Diego Sports Arena
Results
Record37–45 (.451)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Western)
Playoff finishWest Division Semifinals
(Lost to Hawks 2–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKFMB-TV
RadioKFMB

In the playoffs, the Rockets lost to the Atlanta Hawks in six games in the Semifinals.

Roster
Roster listing
San Diego Rockets roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
PG 12 Adelman, Rick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Loyola Marymount (CA)
G 33 Barnett, Jim 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oregon
F 34 Block, John 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Southern California
C 17 Finkel, Hank 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Dayton
C 11 Hayes, Elvin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Houston
F 7 Kimball, Toby 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Connecticut
F 44 Kojis, Don 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Marquette
G 22 Lantz, Stu 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Nebraska
G 42 Riley, Pat 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Kentucky
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
x – clinched playoff spot

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—

Playoffs

West Division Semifinals

(2) Atlanta Hawks vs. (4) San Diego Rockets: Hawks win series 4-2

  • Game 1 @ Atlanta: Atlanta 107, San Diego 98
  • Game 2 @ Atlanta: Atlanta 116, San Diego 114
  • Game 3 @ San Diego: San Diego 104, Atlanta 97
  • Game 4 @ San Diego: San Diego 114, Atlanta 112
  • Game 5 @ Atlanta: Atlanta 112, San Diego 101
  • Game 6 @ San Diego: Atlanta 108, San Diego 106

Awards and records

References
  1. 1968–69 San Diego Rockets
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