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1968–69 NBA season

Index 1968–69 NBA season

The 1968–69 NBA season was the 23rd season of the National Basketball Association. [1]

83 relations: Alex Hannum, All-NBA Team, American Basketball Association, Art Harris, Atlanta, Atlanta Hawks, Baltimore, Basketball, Bill Bridges (basketball), Bill Hewitt (basketball), Bill Russell, Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award, Bill Sharman, Billy Cunningham, Boston Celtics, Butch van Breda Kolff, Chicago Bulls, Darrall Imhoff, Dave DeBusschere, Detroit Pistons, Dick Motta, Don Kojis, Don Nelson, Donnie Butcher, Earl Monroe, Eastern Conference (NBA), Elgin Baylor, Elvin Hayes, Gary Gregor, Gene Shue, George Lee (basketball), Golden State Warriors, Hal Greer, Houston Rockets, Jack Ramsay, Jeff Mullins (basketball), Jerry Lucas, Jerry Sloan, Jerry West, John Havlicek, Johnny Kerr, Larry Siegfried, Los Angeles Lakers, Lou Hudson, Lucious Jackson, Mel Counts, Milwaukee Bucks, Nate Thurmond, National Basketball Association, NBA All-Defensive Team, ..., NBA All-Rookie Team, NBA Coach of the Year Award, NBA Most Valuable Player Award, NBA on ABC, NBA Rookie of the Year Award, New York Knicks, Oakland Oaks (ABA), Oscar Robertson, Paul Seymour (basketball), Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, Red Auerbach, Red Holzman, Rick Barry, Royal Farms Arena, Rudy LaRusso, Sacramento Kings, Sam Jones (basketball), Satch Sanders, Seattle SuperSonics, St. Louis, Walt Bellamy, Walt Frazier, Washington Wizards, Wes Unseld, Western Conference (NBA), Willis Reed, Wilt Chamberlain, Zelmo Beaty, 1968 Summer Olympics, 1969 NBA All-Star Game, 1969 NBA Finals, 1969 NBA Playoffs. Expand index (33 more) »

Alex Hannum

Alexander Murray Hannum (July 19, 1923 – January 18, 2002) was a professional basketball player and coach.

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All-NBA Team

The All-NBA Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor bestowed on the best players in the league following every NBA season.

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American Basketball Association

The original American Basketball Association (ABA) was a men's professional basketball league, from 1967 to 1976.

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Art Harris

Arthur Carlos Harris, Jr. (January 13, 1947 – October 13, 2007) was an American professional basketball player.

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Atlanta

Atlanta is the capital city and most populous municipality of the state of Georgia in the United States.

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Atlanta Hawks

The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Hawks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The team plays its home games at Philips Arena. The team's origins can be traced to the establishment of the Buffalo Bisons in 1946 in Buffalo, New York, a member of the National Basketball League (NBL) owned by Ben Kerner and Leo Ferris. After 38 days in Buffalo, the team moved to Moline, Illinois, where they were renamed the Tri-Cities Blackhawks. In 1949, they joined the NBA as part of the merger between the NBL and the Basketball Association of America (BAA), and briefly had Red Auerbach as coach. In 1951, Kerner moved the team to Milwaukee, where they changed their name to the Hawks. Kerner and the team moved again in 1955 to St. Louis, where they won their only NBA championship in 1958 and qualified to play in the NBA Finals in 1957, 1960 and 1961. The Hawks played the Boston Celtics in all four of their trips to the NBA Finals. The St. Louis Hawks moved to Atlanta in 1968, when Kerner sold the franchise to Thomas Cousins and former Georgia Governor Carl Sanders. The Hawks currently own the second-longest drought (behind the Sacramento Kings) of not winning an NBA championship at 60 seasons. The franchise's lone NBA championship, as well as all four NBA Finals appearances, occurred when the team was based in St. Louis. Meanwhile, they went 48 years without advancing past the second round of the playoffs in any format, until finally breaking through in 2015. Much of the failure they have experienced in the postseason can be traced back to their poor history in the NBA draft. Since 1980, the Hawks have drafted only four players who have been chosen to play in an NBA All-Star Game (Doc Rivers, Kevin Willis, Al Horford, and Jeff Teague). Dominique Wilkins was actually selected by the Utah Jazz and traded to the Hawks a few months after the draft. Horford and Teague are the only All-Star Hawks to have been drafted since Willis was selected in 1984, and Horford is also the only first-rounder the Hawks selected in their nine-year playoff drought to play in an NBA All-Star Game.

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Baltimore

Baltimore is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maryland, and the 30th-most populous city in the United States.

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Basketball

Basketball is a team sport played on a rectangular court.

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Bill Bridges (basketball)

William C. Bridges (April 4, 1939 – September 25, 2015) was an American basketball player.

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Bill Hewitt (basketball)

William Severlyn Hewitt (born August 8, 1944) is a retired American professional basketball player.

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Bill Russell

William Felton Russell (born February 12, 1934) is an American retired professional basketball player.

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Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award

The Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award (formerly known as the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award) is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1969 NBA Finals.

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Bill Sharman

William Walton Sharman (May 25, 1926 – October 25, 2013) was an American professional basketball player and coach.

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Billy Cunningham

William John Cunningham (born June 3, 1943) is an American former professional basketball player and coach, who was nicknamed the Kangaroo Kid.

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Boston Celtics

The Boston Celtics are an American professional basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Butch van Breda Kolff

Willem Hendrik "Butch" van Breda Kolff (October 28, 1922August 22, 2007) was an American basketball player and coach.

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Chicago Bulls

The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois.

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Darrall Imhoff

Darrall Tucker Imhoff (October 11, 1938 – June 30, 2017) was an American professional basketball player.

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Dave DeBusschere

David Albert DeBusschere (October 16, 1940 – May 14, 2003) was an American professional National Basketball Association player and coach and Major League baseball player.

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Detroit Pistons

The Detroit Pistons are an American professional basketball team based in Detroit, Michigan.

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Dick Motta

John Richard Motta (born September 3, 1931) is a former basketball coach whose career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) spanned 25 years, and he continues to rank among the NBA's all-time top 10 in coaching victories.

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Don Kojis

Donald R. Kojis (born January 15, 1939) is a former professional basketball player.

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Don Nelson

Donald Arvid Nelson (born May 15, 1940), sometimes known as Nellie, is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) player and head coach.

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Donnie Butcher

Donnis "Donnie" Butcher (February 8, 1936 – October 8, 2012) was an American basketball player.

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Earl Monroe

Vernon Earl Monroe (born November 21, 1944) is an American retired professional basketball player.

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Eastern Conference (NBA)

The Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Elgin Baylor

Elgin Gay Baylor (born September 16, 1934) is an American former basketball player, coach, and executive.

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Elvin Hayes

Elvin Ernest Hayes (born November 17, 1945) is an American retired professional basketball player and radio analyst for his alma-mater Houston Cougars.

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Gary Gregor

Gary W. Gregor (born August 13, 1945) is an American former professional basketball player.

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Gene Shue

Eugene William Shue (born December 18, 1931) is a retired American professional basketball player and coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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George Lee (basketball)

George C. Lee (born November 23, 1936) is a retired American basketball player and coach.

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Golden State Warriors

The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in the San Francisco Bay Area in Oakland, California.

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Hal Greer

Harold Everett Greer (June 26, 1936 – April 14, 2018) was an American professional basketball player.

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Houston Rockets

The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas.

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Jack Ramsay

John Travilla Ramsay (February 21, 1925 – April 28, 2014) was an American basketball coach, commonly known as "Dr.

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Jeff Mullins (basketball)

Jeffrey Vincent Mullins (born March 18, 1942) is an American retired basketball player and coach.

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Jerry Lucas

Jerry Ray Lucas (born March 30, 1940) is an American former basketball player and memory education expert.

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Jerry Sloan

Gerald Eugene Sloan (born March 28, 1942) is an American former National Basketball Association player and head coach, and a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame.

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Jerry West

Jerry Alan West (born May 28, 1938) is an American retired basketball player who played professionally for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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John Havlicek

John Joseph "Hondo" Havlicek (born April 8, 1940) is an American retired professional basketball player who competed for 16 seasons with the Boston Celtics, winning eight NBA championships, four of them coming in his first four seasons.

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Johnny Kerr

John Graham "Red" Kerr (July 17, 1932 – February 26, 2009) was an American basketball player, coach, and color commentator.

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Larry Siegfried

Larry E. Siegfried (May 22, 1939 – October 14, 2010) was an American National Basketball Association player.

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Los Angeles Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles.

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Lou Hudson

Louis Clyde Hudson (July 11, 1944 – April 11, 2014) was an American National Basketball Association (NBA) player.

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Lucious Jackson

Lucious Brown "Luke" Jackson (born October 31, 1941) is a retired American professional basketball player.

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Mel Counts

Mel Grant Counts (born October 16, 1941) is an American retired basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1964 to 1976.

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Milwaukee Bucks

The Milwaukee Bucks are an American professional basketball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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Nate Thurmond

Nathaniel Thurmond (July 25, 1941 – July 16, 2016) was an American basketball player who spent the majority of his 14-year career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Golden State Warriors.

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National Basketball Association

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a men's professional basketball league in North America; composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada).

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NBA All-Defensive Team

The NBA All-Defensive Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor given since the 1968–69 NBA season to the best defensive players during the regular season.

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NBA All-Rookie Team

The NBA All-Rookie Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor given since the 1962–63 NBA season to the top rookies during the regular season.

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NBA Coach of the Year Award

The National Basketball Association's Coach of the Year is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1962–63 NBA season.

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NBA Most Valuable Player Award

The National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1955–56 season to the best performing player of the regular season.

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NBA on ABC

The NBA on ABC is a presentation of National Basketball Association (NBA) games produced by ESPN, and televised on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC).

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NBA Rookie of the Year Award

The National Basketball Association's Rookie of the Year Award is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given to the top rookie(s) of the regular season.

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New York Knicks

The New York Knickerbockers, commonly referred to as the Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the borough of Manhattan, in New York City.

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Oakland Oaks (ABA)

The Oakland Oaks were a charter member of the original American Basketball Association.

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Oscar Robertson

Oscar Palmer Robertson (born November 24, 1938), nicknamed "The Big O", is an American retired professional basketball player who played for the Cincinnati Royals and Milwaukee Bucks.

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Paul Seymour (basketball)

Paul Norman Seymour (January 30, 1928 – May 5, 1998) was an American professional basketball player and coach.

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Philadelphia 76ers

The Philadelphia 76ers (also commonly known as the Sixers) are an American professional basketball team based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area.

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Phoenix Suns

The Phoenix Suns are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Red Auerbach

Arnold Jacob "Red" Auerbach (September 20, 1917 – October 28, 2006) was an American basketball coach of the Washington Capitols, the Tri-Cities Blackhawks and the Boston Celtics.

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Red Holzman

William "Red" Holzman (August 10, 1920 – November 13, 1998) was an American professional basketball player and coach.

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Rick Barry

Richard Francis Dennis Barry III (born March 28, 1944) is an American retired professional basketball player who played in both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Royal Farms Arena

Royal Farms Arena (originally the Baltimore Civic Center and formerly Baltimore Arena) is an arena located in Baltimore.

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Rudy LaRusso

Rudolph A. LaRusso (November 11, 1937 – July 9, 2004) was an American five-time NBA All Star basketball player.

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Sacramento Kings

The Sacramento Kings are an American professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California.

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Sam Jones (basketball)

Samuel Jones (born June 24, 1933) is an American retired professional basketball player at shooting guard.

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Satch Sanders

Thomas Ernest "Satch" Sanders (born November 8, 1938) is an American retired college and professional basketball player and coach.

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Seattle SuperSonics

The Seattle SuperSonics, commonly known as the Sonics, were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington.

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St. Louis

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Walt Bellamy

Walter Jones Bellamy (July 24, 1939 – November 2, 2013) was an American professional basketball player.

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Walt Frazier

Walter "Clyde" Frazier (born March 29, 1945) is an American former basketball player in the National Basketball Association.

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Washington Wizards

The Washington Wizards are an American professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. The Wizards compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division.

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Wes Unseld

Westley Sissel Unseld (born March 14, 1946) is an American former basketball player.

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Western Conference (NBA)

The Western Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA) is one of two conferences that makes up the league, the other being the Eastern Conference.

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Willis Reed

Willis Reed Jr. (born June 25, 1942) is an American retired basketball player, coach and general manager.

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Wilt Chamberlain

Wilton Norman Chamberlain (August 21, 1936 – October 12, 1999) was an American basketball player.

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Zelmo Beaty

Zelmo "Big Z" Beaty (October 25, 1939 – August 27, 2013) was an American basketball player.

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1968 Summer Olympics

The 1968 Summer Olympics (Spanish: Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico, in October 1968.

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1969 NBA All-Star Game

The 1969 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game which was played on January 14, 1969, at the Baltimore Civic Center in Baltimore.

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1969 NBA Finals

The 1969 NBA World Championship Series to determine the champion of the 1968–69 NBA season was played between the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics, the Lakers being heavily favored due to the presence of three formidable stars: Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain, and Jerry West.

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1969 NBA Playoffs

The 1969 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1968–69 season.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968–69_NBA_season

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