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NBA professional basketball team season
1968–69 San Diego Rockets season
Head coachJack McMahon
General managerPete Newell
Owner(s)Bob Breitbard
ArenaSan Diego Sports Arena
Results
Record37–45 (.451)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Western)
Playoff finishDivision semifinals
(lost to Hawks 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKFMB-TV
RadioKFMB
< 1967–68 1969–70 >

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

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

Roster

1968–69 San Diego Rockets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
PG 12 Adelman, Rick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1946-06-16 Loyola Marymount
SF 30 Barnes, Harry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Northeastern
SG 33 Barnett, Jim 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1944-07-07 Oregon
PF 34 Block, John 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1944-04-16 USC
C 17 Finkel, Henry 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1942-04-20 Dayton
C 11 Hayes, Elvin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1945-11-17 Houston
PF 7 Kimball, Toby 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1942-09-07 Connecticut
SF 44 Kojis, Don 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1939-01-15 Marquette
SG 22 Lantz, Stu 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1946-07-13 Nebraska
SG 42 Riley, Pat 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1945-03-20 Kentucky
SF 31 Trapp, John Q. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1945-10-02 UNLV
PG 14 Williams, Art 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1939-09-29 Cal Poly Pomona
Head coach
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Western Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Los Angeles Lakers 55 27 .671 – 32–9 21–18 2–0 30–10
x-Atlanta Hawks 48 34 .585 7 28–12 18–21 2–1 26–14
x-San Francisco Warriors 41 41 .500 14 22–19 18–21 1–1 20–20
x-San Diego Rockets 37 45 .451 18 25–16 8–25 4–4 20–20
Chicago Bulls 33 49 .402 22 19–21 12–25 2–3 19–21
Seattle SuperSonics 30 52 .366 25 18–18 6–29 6–5 15–23
Phoenix Suns 16 66 .195 39 11–26 4–28 1–12 8–30
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 — 2–4 3–3 6–1 4–2 6–0 3–4 4–2 2–4 1–5 6–0 3–4 4–3 4–2
Baltimore 4–2 — 5–2 6–0 4–3 7–0 3–3 5–1 3–4 2–4 6–0 5–1 3–3 4–2
Boston 3–3 2–5 — 4–2 5–2 5–1 2–4 5–1 1–6 5–2 6–0 4–2 3–3 3–3
Chicago 1–6 0–6 2–4 — 1–5 3–3 3–4 5–1 2–4 1–5 4–2 3–3 4–3 4–3
Cincinnati 2–4 3–4 2–5 5–1 — 3–4 2–4 5–1 4–2 3–4 4–2 2–4 3–3 3–3
Detroit 0–6 0–7 1–5 3–3 4–3 — 3–3 2–4 3–4 3–4 4–2 3–3 2–4 4–2
Los Angeles 4–3 3–3 4–2 4–3 4–2 3–3 — 5–1 5–1 1–5 6–0 7–0 4–3 5–1
Milwaukee 2–4 1–5 1–5 1–5 1–5 4–2 1–5 — 0–6 0–6 6–2 4–2 3–3 3–5
New York 4–2 4–3 6–1 4–2 2–4 4–3 1–5 6–0 — 4–3 5–1 3–3 5–1 6–0
Philadelphia 5–1 4–2 2–5 5–1 4–3 4–3 5–1 6–0 3–4 — 5–1 4–2 2–4 6–0
Phoenix 0–6 0–6 0–6 2–4 2–4 2–4 0–6 2–6 1–5 1–5 — 1–7 2–4 3–3
San Diego 4–3 1–5 2–4 3–3 4–2 3–3 0–7 2–4 3–3 2–4 7–1 — 3–3 3–3
San Francisco 3–4 3–3 3–3 3–4 3–3 4–2 3–4 3–3 1–5 4–2 4–2 3–3 — 4–3
Seattle 2–4 2–4 3–3 3–4 3–3 2–4 1–5 5–3 0–6 0–6 3–3 3–3 3–4 —

Game log

1968–69 game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 October 17 Seattle 110–128 Don Kojis (34) 1–0
2 October 18 @ San Francisco 123–108 Elvin Hayes (32) 2–0
3 October 23 @ Seattle 117–118 Elvin Hayes (24) 2–1
4 October 24 Baltimore 119–115 Elvin Hayes (25) 2–2
5 October 27 @ Los Angeles 116–152 Don Kojis (29) 2–3
6 October 30 Atlanta 116–127 Elvin Hayes (32) 3–3
7 November 3 Chicago 107–121 Elvin Hayes (30) 4–3
8 November 5 New York 109–113 Don Kojis (28) 5–3
9 November 8 @ Atlanta 101–114 Elvin Hayes (26) 5–4
10 November 9 @ Baltimore 107–109 Elvin Hayes (30) 5–5
11 November 11 @ Boston 113–134 Don Kojis (29) 5–6
12 November 12 @ Chicago 108–115 Elvin Hayes (40) 5–7
13 November 13 Detroit 120–122 Elvin Hayes (54) 6–7
14 November 15 @ Los Angeles 119–127 Elvin Hayes (38) 6–8
15 November 16 Boston 120–112 Don Kojis (32) 6–9
16 November 19 @ New York 113–107 Elvin Hayes (39) 7–9
17 November 20 @ Baltimore 110–114 Jim Barnett (36) 7–10
18 November 22 Seattle 111–126 Elvin Hayes (45) 8–10
19 November 24 Philadelphia 128–135 (OT) Elvin Hayes (37) 9–10
20 November 26 N Detroit 120–134 Elvin Hayes (34) 9–11
21 November 27 N Baltimore 123–107 Elvin Hayes (36) 10–11
22 November 29 Chicago 110–89 Elvin Hayes (28) 10–12
23 December 1 San Francisco 105–116 Don Kojis (30) 11–12
24 December 3 @ Chicago 108–103 Jim Barnett (29) 12–12
25 December 4 @ Philadelphia 99–110 Don Kojis (33) 12–13
26 December 6 Phoenix 106–117 Jim Barnett (27) 13–13
27 December 8 @ Los Angeles 118–132 Barnett, Hayes (29) 13–14
28 December 10 N Philadelphia 132–120 Elvin Hayes (39) 14–14
29 December 11 @ Cincinnati 110–116 Elvin Hayes (35) 14–15
30 December 13 @ Milwaukee 96–101 Elvin Hayes (27) 14–16
31 December 14 @ New York 105–112 Elvin Hayes (26) 14–17
32 December 18 @ Detroit 112–124 Elvin Hayes (40) 14–18
33 December 20 Philadelphia 116–109 Elvin Hayes (31) 14–19
34 December 21 Cincinnati 124–132 Block, Kojis (30) 15–19
35 December 23 San Francisco 125–95 Don Kojis (18) 15–20
36 December 27 New York 111–109 Elvin Hayes (40) 15–21
37 December 28 @ Phoenix 136–126 Elvin Hayes (40) 16–21
38 December 30 Los Angeles 131–126 (OT) Elvin Hayes (33) 16–22
39 January 2 Boston 107–95 Elvin Hayes (32) 16–23
40 January 4 Seattle 105–122 Elvin Hayes (29) 17–23
41 January 7 @ San Francisco 113–108 Jim Barnett (31) 18–23
42 January 8 Baltimore 108–107 Elvin Hayes (26) 18–24
43 January 10 Baltimore 106–104 Elvin Hayes (32) 18–25
44 January 12 New York 105–102 John Block (29) 18–26
45 January 16 N Cincinnati 109–120 Elvin Hayes (38) 18–27
46 January 17 @ Philadelphia 124–129 John Block (31) 18–28
47 January 18 @ Chicago 102–107 (OT) Elvin Hayes (25) 18–29
48 January 19 @ Phoenix 136–118 Don Kojis (26) 19–29
49 January 21 Atlanta 113–124 Elvin Hayes (27) 20–29
50 January 24 @ San Francisco 107–114 Elvin Hayes (30) 20–30
51 January 25 Phoenix 120–133 Elvin Hayes (32) 21–30
52 January 26 Chicago 95–111 Hayes, Kojis (29) 22–30
53 January 29 Los Angeles 122–120 Elvin Hayes (40) 22–31
54 February 1 Milwaukee 95–101 Don Kojis (26) 23–31
55 February 2 @ Atlanta 103–115 Elvin Hayes (32) 23–32
56 February 4 N Boston 135–126 Elvin Hayes (32) 24–32
57 February 5 Cincinnati 93–110 Barnett, Hayes, Kojis (25) 25–32
58 February 7 Phoenix 119–130 Elvin Hayes (31) 26–32
59 February 8 @ Detroit 119–123 (OT) Elvin Hayes (28) 26–33
60 February 9 @ Milwaukee 109–117 Elvin Hayes (32) 26–34
61 February 12 @ Cincinnati 118–114 John Block (29) 27–34
62 February 14 @ Los Angeles 109–115 Elvin Hayes (25) 27–35
63 February 18 Philadelphia 125–113 Elvin Hayes (37) 27–36
64 February 20 San Francisco 128–118 Don Kojis (36) 27–37
65 February 22 @ New York 108–104 Elvin Hayes (33) 28–37
66 February 23 @ Atlanta 92–124 Pat Riley (20) 28–38
67 February 25 @ Milwaukee 112–114 John Block (25) 28–39
68 February 27 Cincinnati 112–127 Don Kojis (32) 29–39
69 March 1 Los Angeles 119–113 Don Kojis (38) 29–40
70 March 4 @ Seattle 116–130 Don Kojis (30) 29–41
71 March 6 Boston 97–110 Elvin Hayes (31) 30–41
72 March 9 @ Phoenix 133–146 Elvin Hayes (39) 30–42
73 March 11 Phoenix 106–116 Elvin Hayes (33) 31–42
74 March 12 N Seattle 125–112 Elvin Hayes (22) 31–43
75 March 13 Detroit 105–120 Don Kojis (33) 32–43
76 March 15 N Phoenix 141–124 Elvin Hayes (39) 33–43
77 March 16 Detroit 111–120 Don Kojis (34) 34–43
78 March 18 Milwaukee 108–128 Don Kojis (34) 35–43
79 March 20 Atlanta 97–115 Elvin Hayes (24) 36–43
80 March 22 Milwaukee 120–106 Elvin Hayes (22) 36–44
81 March 23 Atlanta 121–128 Hayes, Riley (25) 37–44
82 March 24 N Boston 107–111 John Block (19) 37–45

Playoffs

1969 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 27 @ Atlanta L 98–107 Elvin Hayes (31) Toby Kimball (15) Art Williams (6) Alexander Memorial Coliseum
4,194 		0–1
2 March 29 @ Atlanta L 114–116 Rick Adelman (26) three players tied (9) Rick Adelman (6) Alexander Memorial Coliseum
6,006 		0–2
3 April 1 Atlanta W 104–97 Elvin Hayes (26) Elvin Hayes (19) Rick Adelman (8) San Diego Sports Arena
9,340 		1–2
4 April 4 Atlanta W 114–112 Elvin Hayes (30) Elvin Hayes (20) Don Kojis (4) San Diego Sports Arena
12,337 		2–2
5 April 6 @ Atlanta L 101–112 Elvin Hayes (27) Elvin Hayes (9) Art Williams (8) Alexander Memorial Coliseum
4,007 		2–3
6 April 7 Atlanta L 106–108 Kojis, Hayes (26) Toby Kimball (15) Adelman, Williams (6) San Diego Sports Arena
10,117 		2–4
1969 schedule

Awards and records

References

  1. 1968–69 San Diego Rockets
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