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NBA professional basketball team season
1967–68 St. Louis Hawks season
Division champions
Head coachRichie Guerin
ArenaKiel Auditorium
Results
Record56–26 (.683)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Western)
Playoff finishWest Division Semifinals
(Eliminated 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKPLR-TV
RadioKMOX
< 1966–67 1968–69 >

The 1967–68 St. Louis Hawks season was the 13th and last season in St. Louis for the franchise, before relocating to Atlanta for the following season. The Hawks won the Western Division title with a record of 56–26, before losing to the San Francisco Warriors in the West Semifinal, four games to two.

Draft picks

Main article: 1967 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 8 Tom Workman  United States Seattle
3 25 Bob Verga PG  United States Duke
4 37 Wes Bialosuknia G  United States Connecticut
5 49 Mike Wittman  United States Miami (FL)
6 61 John Morrison  United States Canisius
7 73 Carl Fuller  United States Bethune-Cookman
8 85 Arvesta Kelly  United States Lincoln University of Missouri
9 96 Ed Biedenbach  United States North Carolina State
10 107 Rick Falkenbrush  United States Saint Michael's

Regular season

Season standings

Western Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-St. Louis Hawks 56 26 .683 – 25–7 22–13 9–6 31–9
x-Los Angeles Lakers 52 30 .634 4 30–11 18–19 4–0 28–12
x-San Francisco Warriors 43 39 .524 13 27–14 16–23 0–2 24–16
x-Chicago Bulls 29 53 .354 27 11–22 12–24 6–7 11–29
Seattle SuperSonics 23 59 .280 33 10–21 7–24 6–14 15–25
San Diego Rockets 15 67 .183 41 8–33 4–26 3–8 11–29

Record vs. opponents

1967–68 NBA records
Team BAL BOS CHI CIN DET LAL NYK PHI SDR SFW SEA STL
Baltimore — 3–5 2–5 5–3 4–4 3–4 3–5 0–8 7–0 2–5 5–2 2–5
Boston 5–3 — 5–2 3–5 6–2 4–3 6–2 4–4 7–0 4–3 6–1 4–3
Chicago 5–2 2–5 — 5–2 3–4 1–7 2–5 1–6 4–4 2–6 3–5 1–7
Cincinnati 3–5 5–3 2–5 — 4–4 1–6 3–5 3–5 7–0 4–3 6–1 1–6
Detroit 4–4 2–6 4–3 4–4 — 2–5 4–4 1–7 5–2 4–3 6–1 4–3
Los Angeles 4–3 3–4 7–1 6–1 5–2 — 4–3 2–5 7–1 4–4 4–4 6–2
New York 5–3 2–6 5–2 5–3 4–4 3–4 — 3–5 6–1 5–2 4–3 1–6
Philadelphia 8–0 4–4 6–1 5–3 7–1 5–2 5–3 — 6–1 4–3 7–0 5–2
San Diego 0–7 0–7 4–4 0–7 2–5 1–7 1–6 1–6 — 2–6 3–5 1–7
San Francisco 5–2 3–4 6–2 3–4 3–4 4–4 2–5 3–4 6–2 — 7–1 1–7
Seattle 2–5 1–6 5–3 1–6 1–6 4–4 3–4 0–7 5–3 1–7 — 0–8
St. Louis 5–2 3–4 7–1 6–1 3–4 2–6 6–1 2–5 7–1 7–1 8–0 —

Game log

1967–68 Game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 October 14 @ San Diego 99–98 Zelmo Beaty (39) 1–0
2 October 15 @ San Francisco 107–102 Lenny Wilkens (18) 2–0
3 October 17 @ San Diego 123–105 Joe Caldwell (29) 3–0
4 October 19 Los Angeles 95–100 Dick Snyder (22) 4–0
5 October 20 @ Chicago 126–99 Joe Caldwell (26) 5–0
6 October 21 San Francisco 110–115 Joe Caldwell (27) 6–0
7 October 24 @ New York 135–130 (OT) Caldwell, Wilkens (30) 7–0
8 October 25 @ Boston 104–118 Lenny Wilkens (18) 7–1
9 October 28 Seattle 109–116 Zelmo Beaty (36) 8–1
10 October 31 Baltimore 103–114 Zelmo Beaty (28) 9–1
11 November 1 @ Cincinnati 101–96 Caldwell, Wilkens (24) 10–1
12 November 4 Boston 104–111 Dick Snyder (25) 11–1
13 November 7 @ Chicago 111–106 Zelmo Beaty (24) 12–1
14 November 8 Seattle 96–111 Dick Snyder (21) 13–1
15 November 10 @ Detroit 143–140 (OT) Zelmo Beaty (41) 14–1
16 November 11 San Francisco 93–94 Lenny Wilkens (31) 15–1
17 November 12 San Diego 105–116 Bill Bridges (29) 16–1
18 November 14 N Detroit 107–124 Dick Snyder (22) 16–2
19 November 17 N Philadelphia 117–125 Lenny Wilkens (26) 16–3
20 November 18 Los Angeles 127–107 Zelmo Beaty (26) 16–4
21 November 22 Philadelphia 113–115 Joe Caldwell (28) 17–4
22 November 25 San Diego 109–110 Zelmo Beaty (22) 18–4
23 November 26 @ Los Angeles 105–109 Lenny Wilkens (21) 18–5
24 November 28 @ Los Angeles 117–134 Bill Bridges (23) 18–6
25 November 30 @ San Diego 129–87 Lenny Wilkens (34) 19–6
26 December 1 @ San Francisco 101–124 Joe Caldwell (31) 19–7
27 December 3 @ Seattle 123–109 Zelmo Beaty (42) 20–7
28 December 8 Cincinnati 95–101 Bill Bridges (23) 21–7
29 December 10 Baltimore 112–114 (OT) Paul Silas (25) 22–7
30 December 12 @ New York 145–142 (2OT) Lenny Wilkens (33) 23–7
31 December 15 @ Philadelphia 98–107 Lenny Wilkens (29) 23–8
32 December 16 San Francisco 110–117 Paul Silas (20) 24–8
33 December 17 N San Francisco 97–79 Lenny Wilkens (22) 25–8
34 December 19 @ Baltimore 98–117 Zelmo Beaty (24) 25–9
35 December 26 @ Detroit 110–127 Bill Bridges (37) 25–10
36 December 27 Boston 113–116 Beaty, Bridges (26) 26–10
37 December 29 N Detroit 122–111 Beaty, Wilkens (23) 27–10
38 December 30 Los Angeles 106–104 Joe Caldwell (31) 27–11
39 January 1 @ Seattle 115–94 Lenny Wilkens (28) 28–11
40 January 3 @ San Diego 124–126 (2OT) Zelmo Beaty (25) 28–12
41 January 4 @ San Francisco 106–98 Caldwell, Wilkens (24) 29–12
42 January 6 Philadelphia 107–96 Zelmo Beaty (27) 29–13
43 January 9 N Chicago 121–109 Lenny Wilkens (30) 30–13
44 January 10 @ Philadelphia 134–122 Silas, Wilkens (28) 31–13
45 January 11 @ Baltimore 108–101 Zelmo Beaty (30) 32–13
46 January 12 San Diego 89–111 Lenny Wilkens (29) 33–13
47 January 14 Chicago 92–99 Joe Caldwell (26) 34–13
48 January 17 @ Boston 102–114 Lenny Wilkens (32) 34–14
49 January 18 N Baltimore 119–116 Zelmo Beaty (35) 35–14
50 January 20 Seattle 115–120 Lenny Wilkens (39) 36–14
51 January 21 Chicago 90–98 Zelmo Beaty (32) 37–14
52 January 25 N Boston 105–93 Zelmo Beaty (42) 38–14
53 January 26 New York 94–103 Zelmo Beaty (25) 39–14
54 January 27 @ Cincinnati 120–111 Zelmo Beaty (30) 40–14
55 January 28 N Los Angeles 113–128 Lou Hudson (23) 40–15
56 January 31 @ Los Angeles 102–110 Zelmo Beaty (28) 40–16
57 February 1 @ Seattle 113–110 Lenny Wilkens (22) 41–16
58 February 3 @ Cincinnati 125–111 Zelmo Beaty (33) 42–16
59 February 4 Cincinnati 100–106 Lenny Wilkens (20) 43–16
60 February 6 @ New York 100–121 Lenny Wilkens (25) 43–17
61 February 7 @ Boston 101–102 Lenny Wilkens (26) 43–18
62 February 9 New York 111–121 Bill Bridges (32) 44–18
63 February 10 Chicago 107–108 Paul Silas (22) 45–18
64 February 11 N Philadelphia 93–119 Joe Caldwell (22) 45–19
65 February 13 N Cincinnati 123–111 Lou Hudson (28) 46–19
66 February 17 Boston 113–99 Don Ohl (19) 46–20
67 February 18 Chicago 113–107 Lenny Wilkens (29) 46–21
68 February 20 N Baltimore 115–127 Joe Caldwell (26) 46–22
69 February 22 N Detroit 151–128 Lenny Wilkens (30) 47–22
70 February 23 Baltimore 110–118 Zelmo Beaty (31) 48–22
71 February 25 Philadelphia 126–119 Joe Caldwell (24) 48–23
72 February 27 @ New York 108–102 Beaty, Wilkens (26) 49–23
73 February 29 N New York 105–102 (OT) Bill Bridges (22) 50–23
74 March 1 @ Detroit 121–131 Zelmo Beaty (26) 50–24
75 March 3 San Diego 104–106 Don Ohl (27) 51–24
76 March 5 @ San Francisco 134–117 Don Ohl (28) 52–24
77 March 6 @ Los Angeles 112–96 Zelmo Beaty (25) 53–24
78 March 7 N Seattle 150–133 Lenny Wilkens (33) 54–24
79 March 9 @ Chicago 115–109 Lenny Wilkens (32) 55–24
80 March 10 Detroit 133–121 Lou Hudson (24) 55–25
81 March 14 N Cincinnati 96–102 Zelmo Beaty (25) 55–26
82 March 16 Seattle 106–124 Zelmo Beaty (24) 56–26

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; MIN = Minutes; FG = Field goals; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

Season

Player GP MIN FG REB AST PTS
Zelmo Beaty 82 3068 639 959 174 1733
Lenny Wilkens 82 3169 546 438 679 1638
Joe Caldwell 79 2641 564 338 240 1293
Bill Bridges 82 3197 466 1102 253 1279
Paul Silas 82 2652 399 958 162 1097
Dick Snyder 75 1622 257 194 164 643
Bumper Tormohlen 77 714 98 226 68 229

Playoffs

1968 playoff game log
Division Semifinals: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 22 San Francisco L 106–111 Don Ohl (26) Paul Silas (15) Lenny Wilkens (9) Kiel Auditorium
5,018 		0–1
2 March 23 San Francisco W 111–103 Zelmo Beaty (46) Zelmo Beaty (22) Lenny Wilkens (11) Kiel Auditorium
5,810 		1–1
3 March 26 @ San Francisco L 109–124 three players tied (21) Zelmo Beaty (16) Lenny Wilkens (5) Cow Palace
5,136 		1–2
4 March 29 @ San Francisco L 107–108 Zelmo Beaty (21) Bill Bridges (14) Lenny Wilkens (6) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
12,325 		1–3
5 March 31 San Francisco W 129–103 Bill Bridges (28) Lou Hudson (14) Lenny Wilkens (10) Kiel Auditorium
4,118 		2–3
6 April 2 @ San Francisco L 106–111 Lou Hudson (35) Paul Silas (14) Lenny Wilkens (6) Cow Palace
12,905 		2–4
1968 schedule

Awards and records

References

  1. "1967-68 St. Louis Hawks Roster and Stats".
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