Season of National Basketball Association team the Philadelphia 76ers
NBA professional basketball team season
1968–69 Philadelphia 76ers season |
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Head coach | Jack Ramsay |
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Arena | The Spectrum |
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Results |
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Record | 55–27 (.671) |
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Place | Division: 2nd (Eastern) |
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Playoff finish | East Division Semifinals (eliminated 1–4) |
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
Local media |
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Television | WPHL-TV |
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Radio | WCAU |
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The 1968–69 NBA season was the 76ers' 20th season in the NBA and 6th season in Philadelphia. The team posted a record of 55–27. In the opening round of the playoffs, they lost to the Boston Celtics 4–1, with 3 of the losses coming at the Spectrum. Without Wilt Chamberlain, the 76ers turned to Lucious Jackson to play center in a more up-tempo, fast-breaking style to be run by new head coach Jack Ramsey, but Jackson suffered a major injury during the season and was never the same player.[1]
Roster
Players | Coaches |
Pos. | No. | Name | Height | Weight | DOB | From | G | 21 | Clark, Archie | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | | Minnesota | F | 32 | Cunningham, Billy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | | North Carolina | PF | 12 | Green, Johnny | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | | Michigan State | G | 15 | Greer, Hal | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | | Marshall | SG | 14 | Guokas, Matt | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | | Saint Joseph's | PF | 26 | Halimon, Shaler | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 199 lb (90 kg) | | Utah State | C | 18 | Imhoff, Darrall | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | | California | F | 54 | Jackson, Luke | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 240 lb (109 kg) | | Texas–Pan American | G | 24 | Jones, Wali | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | | Villanova | C | 20 | Raymond, Craig | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | | BYU | F | 25 | Walker, Chet | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 212 lb (96 kg) | | Bradley | C | 16 | Wilson, George | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | | Cincinnati | | - Head coach
- Legend
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
- Injured
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Regular season
Season standings
- 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 18 | Los Angeles | 96–114 | Hal Greer (35) | 1–0 |
2 | October 19 | @ Baltimore | 124–121 | Clark, Cunningham, Greer (26) | 2–0 |
3 | October 22 | @ New York | 114–117 | Chet Walker (21) | 2–1 |
4 | October 25 | @ Detroit | 122–132 | Hal Greer (30) | 2–2 |
5 | October 26 | Chicago | 118–122 | Billy Cunningham (34) | 3–2 |
6 | November 1 | @ Boston | 99–118 | Billy Cunningham (23) | 3–3 |
7 | November 2 | Cincinnati | 119–113 | Billy Cunningham (25) | 3–4 |
8 | November 9 | Seattle | 94–114 | Billy Cunningham (22) | 4–4 |
9 | November 11 | N Seattle | 117–127 | Hal Greer (34) | 5–4 |
10 | November 15 | @ Atlanta | 116–115 | Billy Cunningham (27) | 6–4 |
11 | November 16 | Milwaukee | 92–136 | Billy Cunningham (29) | 7–4 |
12 | November 19 | N Phoenix | 110–126 | Billy Cunningham (27) | 8–4 |
13 | November 22 | Baltimore | 110–121 | Billy Cunningham (29) | 9–4 |
14 | November 23 | @ Cincinnati | 120–105 | Billy Cunningham (31) | 10–4 |
15 | November 24 | @ San Diego | 128–135 (OT) | Billy Cunningham (31) | 10–5 |
16 | November 26 | @ Phoenix | 126–119 | Wali Jones (34) | 11–5 |
17 | November 28 | Los Angeles | 107–122 | Billy Cunningham (28) | 12–5 |
18 | November 30 | Boston | 117–113 (OT) | Lucious Jackson (23) | 12–6 |
19 | December 4 | San Diego | 99–110 | Hal Greer (28) | 13–6 |
20 | December 5 | @ Chicago | 109–92 | Billy Cunningham (23) | 14–6 |
21 | December 6 | @ Milwaukee | 121–112 | Hal Greer (28) | 15–6 |
22 | December 7 | Detroit | 106–140 | Shaler Halimon (23) | 16–6 |
23 | December 8 | N Milwaukee | 122–117 | Billy Cunningham (35) | 17–6 |
24 | December 10 | N San Diego | 132–120 | Hal Greer (25) | 17–7 |
25 | December 11 | Phoenix | 123–143 | Billy Cunningham (25) | 18–7 |
26 | December 14 | San Francisco | 91–137 | Greer, Imhoff (21) | 19–7 |
27 | December 15 | New York | 104–110 | Billy Cunningham (36) | 20–7 |
28 | December 17 | @ Phoenix | 145–128 | Billy Cunningham (32) | 21–7 |
29 | December 18 | @ Seattle | 115–111 | Chet Walker (30) | 22–7 |
30 | December 20 | @ San Diego | 116–109 | Hal Greer (30) | 23–7 |
31 | December 21 | @ San Francisco | 94–109 | Billy Cunningham (24) | 23–8 |
32 | December 22 | @ Los Angeles | 99–102 | Chet Walker (27) | 23–9 |
33 | December 25 | @ New York | 109–110 | Hal Greer (34) | 23–10 |
34 | December 26 | Baltimore | 120–125 | Chet Walker (34) | 24–10 |
35 | December 28 | @ Cincinnati | 128–123 | Billy Cunningham (37) | 25–10 |
36 | December 31 | @ Milwaukee | 128–107 | Cunningham, Walker (24) | 26–10 |
37 | January 3 | Los Angeles | 101–130 | Billy Cunningham (27) | 27–10 |
38 | January 4 | @ Baltimore | 112–117 | Hal Greer (33) | 27–11 |
39 | January 5 | Detroit | 119–126 | Cunningham, Greer (30) | 28–11 |
40 | January 7 | @ Detroit | 114–117 | Billy Cunningham (25) | 28–12 |
41 | January 8 | Atlanta | 111–112 | Billy Cunningham (29) | 29–12 |
42 | January 11 | Boston | 111–101 | Chet Walker (27) | 29–13 |
43 | January 17 | San Diego | 124–129 | Hal Greer (29) | 30–13 |
44 | January 19 | San Francisco | 98–97 | Hal Greer (23) | 30–14 |
45 | January 22 | New York | 137–140 (2OT) | Billy Cunningham (44) | 31–14 |
46 | January 24 | @ Boston | 120–111 | Billy Cunningham (27) | 32–14 |
47 | January 25 | Detroit | 106–124 | Hal Greer (22) | 33–14 |
48 | January 26 | @ Atlanta | 119–115 | Hal Greer (31) | 34–14 |
49 | January 28 | @ New York | 88–121 | Archie Clark (20) | 34–15 |
50 | January 29 | Atlanta | 96–119 | Billy Cunningham (24) | 35–15 |
51 | January 30 | N Cincinnati | 115–116 | Billy Cunningham (36) | 35–16 |
52 | January 31 | Baltimore | 108–105 | Wali Jones (22) | 35–17 |
53 | February 2 | Chicago | 104–112 | Wali Jones (27) | 36–17 |
54 | February 4 | @ Phoenix | 116–125 | Billy Cunningham (36) | 36–18 |
55 | February 5 | @ Seattle | 119–115 | Hal Greer (48) | 37–18 |
56 | February 7 | @ Los Angeles | 109–106 | Hal Greer (28) | 38–18 |
57 | February 9 | @ Boston | 117–122 (OT) | Billy Cunningham (37) | 38–19 |
58 | February 11 | N Cincinnati | 129–112 | Billy Cunningham (31) | 39–19 |
59 | February 14 | San Francisco | 127–111 | Hal Greer (31) | 39–20 |
60 | February 16 | Boston | 102–127 | Hal Greer (29) | 40–20 |
61 | February 18 | @ San Diego | 125–113 | Hal Greer (30) | 41–20 |
62 | February 19 | @ San Francisco | 117–134 | Chet Walker (32) | 41–21 |
63 | February 21 | @ Seattle | 115–109 | Hal Greer (37) | 42–21 |
64 | February 22 | @ San Francisco | 129–122 | Billy Cunningham (41) | 43–21 |
65 | February 23 | @ Los Angeles | 125–121 | Hal Greer (26) | 44–21 |
66 | February 25 | @ Cincinnati | 120–119 | Hal Greer (32) | 45–21 |
67 | February 26 | Phoenix | 97–104 | Hal Greer (26) | 46–21 |
68 | February 27 | N Detroit | 123–126 | Hal Greer (28) | 46–22 |
69 | February 28 | N Milwaukee | 123–102 | Billy Cunningham (38) | 47–22 |
70 | March 2 | @ Detroit | 126–112 | Hal Greer (39) | 48–22 |
71 | March 3 | @ Milwaukee | 143–132 | Chet Walker (37) | 49–22 |
72 | March 4 | @ Chicago | 113–114 | Cunningham, Greer (24) | 49–23 |
73 | March 6 | @ Atlanta | 99–138 | Billy Cunningham (18) | 49–24 |
74 | March 7 | Chicago | 113–131 | Hal Greer (29) | 50–24 |
75 | March 9 | New York | 101–110 | Cunningham, Jones (25) | 51–24 |
76 | March 11 | @ New York | 101–121 | Billy Cunningham (23) | 51–25 |
77 | March 12 | Boston | 126–117 | Chet Walker (26) | 51–26 |
78 | March 13 | @ Chicago | 113–106 | Billy Cunningham (28) | 52–26 |
79 | March 15 | Atlanta | 120–122 | Billy Cunningham (39) | 53–26 |
80 | March 19 | Seattle | 115–136 | Hal Greer (34) | 54–26 |
81 | March 22 | @ Baltimore | 116–108 | Chet Walker (25) | 55–26 |
82 | March 24 | Cincinnati | 125–119 | Chet Walker (28) | 55–27 |
Playoffs
1969 playoff game log |
Division Semifinals: 1–4 (home: 0–3; road: 1–1) |
1969 schedule |
Awards and records
References
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