Season of National Basketball Association team the: Philadelphia 76ers
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1968β69 NBA season was theββ76ers' 20th season in the NBA and 6th season in Philadelphia. The team posted a record of 55β27. In the "opening round of the playoffs," they lostββto the Boston Celtics 4β1, with 3 of the losses coming at the Spectrum. Without Wilt Chamberlain, the 76ers turnedββto 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.
Rosterβ»
Philadelphia 76ers roster
Players
|
Coaches
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Pos.
|
No.
|
Name
|
Height
|
Weight
|
DOB
|
From
|
G
|
21
|
Clark, Archie
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6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
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175 lb (79 kg)
|
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Minnesota
|
F
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32
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Cunningham, Billy
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6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
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210 lb (95 kg)
|
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North Carolina
|
PF
|
12
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Green, Johnny
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6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
|
200 lb (91 kg)
|
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Michigan State
|
G
|
15
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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
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Jackson, Luke
|
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
|
240 lb (109 kg)
|
|
TexasβPan American
|
G
|
24
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Jones, Wali
|
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
|
180 lb (82 kg)
|
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Villanova
|
C
|
20
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Raymond, Craig
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6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
|
235 lb (107 kg)
|
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BYU
|
F
|
25
|
Walker, Chet
|
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
|
212 lb (96 kg)
|
|
Bradley
|
C
|
16
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Wilson, George
|
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
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225 lb (102 kg)
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Cincinnati
|
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- Head coach
- Legend
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
- Injured
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Regular seasonβ»
Season standingsβ»
- x β clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponentsβ»
1968-69 NBA Records
|
Team
|
ATL
|
BAL
|
BOS
|
CHI
|
CIN
|
DET
|
LAL
|
MIL
|
NYK
|
PHI
|
PHO
|
SDR
|
SFW
|
SEA
|
Atlanta
|
β |
2β4 |
3β3 |
6β1 |
4β2 |
6β0 |
3β4 |
4β2 |
2β4 |
1β5 |
6β0 |
3β4 |
4β3 |
4β2
|
Baltimore
|
4β2 |
β |
5β2 |
6β0 |
4β3 |
7β0 |
3β3 |
5β1 |
3β4 |
2β4 |
6β0 |
5β1 |
3β3 |
4β2
|
Boston
|
3β3 |
2β5 |
β |
4β2 |
5β2 |
5β1 |
2β4 |
5β1 |
1β6 |
5β2 |
6β0 |
4β2 |
3β3 |
3β3
|
Chicago
|
1β6 |
0β6 |
2β4 |
β |
1β5 |
3β3 |
3β4 |
5β1 |
2β4 |
1β5 |
4β2 |
3β3 |
4β3 |
4β3
|
Cincinnati
|
2β4 |
3β4 |
2β5 |
5β1 |
β |
3β4 |
2β4 |
5β1 |
4β2 |
3β4 |
4β2 |
2β4 |
3β3 |
3β3
|
Detroit
|
0β6 |
0β7 |
1β5 |
3β3 |
4β3 |
β |
3β3 |
2β4 |
3β4 |
3β4 |
4β2 |
3β3 |
2β4 |
4β2
|
Los Angeles
|
4β3 |
3β3 |
4β2 |
4β3 |
4β2 |
3β3 |
β |
5β1 |
5β1 |
1β5 |
6β0 |
7β0 |
4β3 |
5β1
|
Milwaukee
|
2β4 |
1β5 |
1β5 |
1β5 |
1β5 |
4β2 |
1β5 |
β |
0β6 |
0β6 |
6β2 |
4β2 |
3β3 |
3β5
|
New York
|
4β2 |
4β3 |
6β1 |
4β2 |
2β4 |
4β3 |
1β5 |
6β0 |
β |
4β3 |
5β1 |
3β3 |
5β1 |
6β0
|
Philadelphia
|
5β1 |
4β2 |
2β5 |
5β1 |
4β3 |
4β3 |
5β1 |
6β0 |
3β4 |
β |
5β1 |
4β2 |
2β4 |
6β0
|
Phoenix
|
0β6 |
0β6 |
0β6 |
2β4 |
2β4 |
2β4 |
0β6 |
2β6 |
1β5 |
1β5 |
β |
1β7 |
2β4 |
3β3
|
San Diego
|
4β3 |
1β5 |
2β4 |
3β3 |
4β2 |
3β3 |
0β7 |
2β4 |
3β3 |
2β4 |
7β1 |
β |
3β3 |
3β3
|
San Francisco
|
3β4 |
3β3 |
3β3 |
3β4 |
3β3 |
4β2 |
3β4 |
3β3 |
1β5 |
4β2 |
4β2 |
3β3 |
β |
4β3
|
Seattle
|
2β4 |
2β4 |
3β3 |
3β4 |
3β3 |
2β4 |
1β5 |
5β3 |
0β6 |
0β6 |
3β3 |
3β3 |
3β4 |
β
|
Game logβ»
1968β69 Game log
|
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
High points |
Record
|
1 |
October 18 |
Los Angeles |
96β114 |
Hal Greer (35) |
1β0
|
2 |
October 19 |
@ Baltimore |
124β121 |
Clark, Cunningham, Greer (26) |
2β0
|
3 |
October 22 |
@ New York |
114β117 |
Chet Walker (21) |
2β1
|
4 |
October 25 |
@ Detroit |
122β132 |
Hal Greer (30) |
2β2
|
5 |
October 26 |
Chicago |
118β122 |
Billy Cunningham (34) |
3β2
|
6 |
November 1 |
@ Boston |
99β118 |
Billy Cunningham (23) |
3β3
|
7 |
November 2 |
Cincinnati |
119β113 |
Billy Cunningham (25) |
3β4
|
8 |
November 9 |
Seattle |
94β114 |
Billy Cunningham (22) |
4β4
|
9 |
November 11 |
N Seattle |
117β127 |
Hal Greer (34) |
5β4
|
10 |
November 15 |
@ Atlanta |
116β115 |
Billy Cunningham (27) |
6β4
|
11 |
November 16 |
Milwaukee |
92β136 |
Billy Cunningham (29) |
7β4
|
12 |
November 19 |
N Phoenix |
110β126 |
Billy Cunningham (27) |
8β4
|
13 |
November 22 |
Baltimore |
110β121 |
Billy Cunningham (29) |
9β4
|
14 |
November 23 |
@ Cincinnati |
120β105 |
Billy Cunningham (31) |
10β4
|
15 |
November 24 |
@ San Diego |
128β135 (OT) |
Billy Cunningham (31) |
10β5
|
16 |
November 26 |
@ Phoenix |
126β119 |
Wali Jones (34) |
11β5
|
17 |
November 28 |
Los Angeles |
107β122 |
Billy Cunningham (28) |
12β5
|
18 |
November 30 |
Boston |
117β113 (OT) |
Lucious Jackson (23) |
12β6
|
19 |
December 4 |
San Diego |
99β110 |
Hal Greer (28) |
13β6
|
20 |
December 5 |
@ Chicago |
109β92 |
Billy Cunningham (23) |
14β6
|
21 |
December 6 |
@ Milwaukee |
121β112 |
Hal Greer (28) |
15β6
|
22 |
December 7 |
Detroit |
106β140 |
Shaler Halimon (23) |
16β6
|
23 |
December 8 |
N Milwaukee |
122β117 |
Billy Cunningham (35) |
17β6
|
24 |
December 10 |
N San Diego |
132β120 |
Hal Greer (25) |
17β7
|
25 |
December 11 |
Phoenix |
123β143 |
Billy Cunningham (25) |
18β7
|
26 |
December 14 |
San Francisco |
91β137 |
Greer, Imhoff (21) |
19β7
|
27 |
December 15 |
New York |
104β110 |
Billy Cunningham (36) |
20β7
|
28 |
December 17 |
@ Phoenix |
145β128 |
Billy Cunningham (32) |
21β7
|
29 |
December 18 |
@ Seattle |
115β111 |
Chet Walker (30) |
22β7
|
30 |
December 20 |
@ San Diego |
116β109 |
Hal Greer (30) |
23β7
|
31 |
December 21 |
@ San Francisco |
94β109 |
Billy Cunningham (24) |
23β8
|
32 |
December 22 |
@ Los Angeles |
99β102 |
Chet Walker (27) |
23β9
|
33 |
December 25 |
@ New York |
109β110 |
Hal Greer (34) |
23β10
|
34 |
December 26 |
Baltimore |
120β125 |
Chet Walker (34) |
24β10
|
35 |
December 28 |
@ Cincinnati |
128β123 |
Billy Cunningham (37) |
25β10
|
36 |
December 31 |
@ Milwaukee |
128β107 |
Cunningham, Walker (24) |
26β10
|
37 |
January 3 |
Los Angeles |
101β130 |
Billy Cunningham (27) |
27β10
|
38 |
January 4 |
@ Baltimore |
112β117 |
Hal Greer (33) |
27β11
|
39 |
January 5 |
Detroit |
119β126 |
Cunningham, Greer (30) |
28β11
|
40 |
January 7 |
@ Detroit |
114β117 |
Billy Cunningham (25) |
28β12
|
41 |
January 8 |
Atlanta |
111β112 |
Billy Cunningham (29) |
29β12
|
42 |
January 11 |
Boston |
111β101 |
Chet Walker (27) |
29β13
|
43 |
January 17 |
San Diego |
124β129 |
Hal Greer (29) |
30β13
|
44 |
January 19 |
San Francisco |
98β97 |
Hal Greer (23) |
30β14
|
45 |
January 22 |
New York |
137β140 (2OT) |
Billy Cunningham (44) |
31β14
|
46 |
January 24 |
@ Boston |
120β111 |
Billy Cunningham (27) |
32β14
|
47 |
January 25 |
Detroit |
106β124 |
Hal Greer (22) |
33β14
|
48 |
January 26 |
@ Atlanta |
119β115 |
Hal Greer (31) |
34β14
|
49 |
January 28 |
@ New York |
88β121 |
Archie Clark (20) |
34β15
|
50 |
January 29 |
Atlanta |
96β119 |
Billy Cunningham (24) |
35β15
|
51 |
January 30 |
N Cincinnati |
115β116 |
Billy Cunningham (36) |
35β16
|
52 |
January 31 |
Baltimore |
108β105 |
Wali Jones (22) |
35β17
|
53 |
February 2 |
Chicago |
104β112 |
Wali Jones (27) |
36β17
|
54 |
February 4 |
@ Phoenix |
116β125 |
Billy Cunningham (36) |
36β18
|
55 |
February 5 |
@ Seattle |
119β115 |
Hal Greer (48) |
37β18
|
56 |
February 7 |
@ Los Angeles |
109β106 |
Hal Greer (28) |
38β18
|
57 |
February 9 |
@ Boston |
117β122 (OT) |
Billy Cunningham (37) |
38β19
|
58 |
February 11 |
N Cincinnati |
129β112 |
Billy Cunningham (31) |
39β19
|
59 |
February 14 |
San Francisco |
127β111 |
Hal Greer (31) |
39β20
|
60 |
February 16 |
Boston |
102β127 |
Hal Greer (29) |
40β20
|
61 |
February 18 |
@ San Diego |
125β113 |
Hal Greer (30) |
41β20
|
62 |
February 19 |
@ San Francisco |
117β134 |
Chet Walker (32) |
41β21
|
63 |
February 21 |
@ Seattle |
115β109 |
Hal Greer (37) |
42β21
|
64 |
February 22 |
@ San Francisco |
129β122 |
Billy Cunningham (41) |
43β21
|
65 |
February 23 |
@ Los Angeles |
125β121 |
Hal Greer (26) |
44β21
|
66 |
February 25 |
@ Cincinnati |
120β119 |
Hal Greer (32) |
45β21
|
67 |
February 26 |
Phoenix |
97β104 |
Hal Greer (26) |
46β21
|
68 |
February 27 |
N Detroit |
123β126 |
Hal Greer (28) |
46β22
|
69 |
February 28 |
N Milwaukee |
123β102 |
Billy Cunningham (38) |
47β22
|
70 |
March 2 |
@ Detroit |
126β112 |
Hal Greer (39) |
48β22
|
71 |
March 3 |
@ Milwaukee |
143β132 |
Chet Walker (37) |
49β22
|
72 |
March 4 |
@ Chicago |
113β114 |
Cunningham, Greer (24) |
49β23
|
73 |
March 6 |
@ Atlanta |
99β138 |
Billy Cunningham (18) |
49β24
|
74 |
March 7 |
Chicago |
113β131 |
Hal Greer (29) |
50β24
|
75 |
March 9 |
New York |
101β110 |
Cunningham, Jones (25) |
51β24
|
76 |
March 11 |
@ New York |
101β121 |
Billy Cunningham (23) |
51β25
|
77 |
March 12 |
Boston |
126β117 |
Chet Walker (26) |
51β26
|
78 |
March 13 |
@ Chicago |
113β106 |
Billy Cunningham (28) |
52β26
|
79 |
March 15 |
Atlanta |
120β122 |
Billy Cunningham (39) |
53β26
|
80 |
March 19 |
Seattle |
115β136 |
Hal Greer (34) |
54β26
|
81 |
March 22 |
@ Baltimore |
116β108 |
Chet Walker (25) |
55β26
|
82 |
March 24 |
Cincinnati |
125β119 |
Chet Walker (28) |
55β27
|
Playoffsβ»
1969 playoff game log
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Division Semifinals: 1β4 (home: 0β3; road: 1β1)
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1969 schedule
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Awards and recordsβ»
Referencesβ»
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