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The 1968–69 Atlanta Hawks season was the team's first season in Atlanta, 20th in the NBA, and 23rd overall. The Hawks relocated from St. Louis, where the franchise played the previous thirteen seasons. Lenny Wilkens was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics in exchange for Walt Hazzard,[1] who 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 | |
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Head coach | Richie Guerin |
Arena | Alexander Memorial Coliseum |
Results | |
Record | 48–34 (.585) |
Place | Division: 2nd (Western) |
Playoff finish | West Division Finals (Eliminated 1–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | WQXI-TV |
Radio | WQXI |
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 13 | Skip Harlicka | Guard | United States | South Carolina |
10 | 131 | Dwight Waller | Forward | United States | Tennessee State |
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W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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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 |
1968–69 NBA records | ||||||||||||||
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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 | — |
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Division Semifinals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
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Division Finals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
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1969 schedule |
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 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Walt Hazzard | 80 | 30.3 | .397 | .707 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 11.2 | ||||
Zelmo Beaty | 72 | 35.8 | .470 | .731 | 11.1 | 1.8 | 21.5 | ||||
Bill Bridges | 80 | 36.6 | .453 | .677 | 14.2 | 3.7 | 11.8 | ||||
Joe Caldwell | 81 | 33.6 | .507 | .537 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 15.8 | ||||
Jim Davis | 78 | 17.5 | .467 | .667 | 6.8 | 1.2 | 8.8 | ||||
Richie Guerin | 27 | 17.5 | .423 | .770 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 5.6 | ||||
Dennis Hamilton | 25 | 5.6 | .552 | .400 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 3.0 | ||||
Skip Harlicka | 26 | 8.4 | .456 | .774 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 4.1 | ||||
Lou Hudson | 81 | 35.4 | .492 | .777 | 6.6 | 2.7 | 21.9 | ||||
George Lehmann | 11 | 12.5 | .388 | .667 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 5.5 | ||||
Don Ohl | 76 | 26.3 | .427 | .707 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 12.1 | ||||
Paul Silas | 79 | 23.5 | .419 | .613 | 9.4 | 1.8 | 8.7 | ||||
Dwight Waller | 11 | 2.6 | .222 | .429 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ||||
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Walt Hazzard | 11 | 32.7 | .393 | .787 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 14.0 | ||||
Zelmo Beaty | 11 | 43.0 | .432 | .672 | 12.9 | 2.3 | 22.5 | ||||
Bill Bridges | 11 | 40.2 | .442 | .708 | 16.2 | 3.4 | 15.6 | ||||
Joe Caldwell | 11 | 36.7 | .485 | .464 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 14.7 | ||||
Jim Davis | 8 | 6.5 | .267 | .625 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 1.6 | ||||
Richie Guerin | 3 | 10.7 | .250 | .500 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.0 | ||||
Skip Harlicka | 1 | 1.0 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
Lou Hudson | 11 | 38.5 | .468 | .769 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 22.0 | ||||
Don Ohl | 11 | 17.6 | .349 | .591 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 6.6 | ||||
Paul Silas | 11 | 23.5 | .362 | .514 | 8.4 | 1.9 | 5.5 | ||||
Players Added Via Draft Via Trade
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Players Lost Via Trade
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