NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1968–69 Seattle SuperSonics season was the second season of the Seattle franchise in the NBA . The Sonics finished the regular season with a 30–52 record in 6th place on the Western Division. During the offseason, Seattle traded their top scorer Walt Hazzard to the Atlanta Hawks to bring three-time All-Star Lenny Wilkens , who would serve as head coach of the team the following year.
Draft picks [ edit ]
Note: only draft picks who participated in at least one game in the NBA are listed.
1968–69 Seattle SuperSonics roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
G
25
Hairston, Al
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1945–12–11
Bowling Green
G
12
Harris, Art
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1947–01–13
Stanford
F/C
22
Kauffman, Bob
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1947–01–12
Guilford
SG
11
Kron, Tommy
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1943–02–28
Kentucky
SF
43
Lott, Plummer
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1945–12–11
Seattle
PF
14
Meschery, Tom
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1938–10–26
Saint Mary's
F/C
24
Mueller, Erwin
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1944–03–12
San Francisco
F/C
41
Murrey, Dorie
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1943–09–07
Detroit Mercy
F/C
45
Rule, Bob
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1944–06–29
Colorado State
SG
44
Thorn, Rod
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1941–05–23
West Virginia
F/C
30
Tresvant, John
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1939–11–06
Seattle
G
19
Wilkens, Lenny
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1937–10–28
Providence
Head coach
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Regular season [ edit ]
Season standings [ edit ]
x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
1968–69 game log Total: 30–52 (Home: 18–18; Road: 6–29; Neutral: 6–5)
October
: 2–6 (home: 2–4; road: 0–2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
1
October 17
@ San Diego [broken anchor ]
L 110–128
Bob Rule (31)
San Diego Sports Arena 5,332
0–1
2
October 18
@ Phoenix
L 107–116
Bob Rule (34)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 7,112
0–2
3
October 19
San Francisco Warriors
L 95–107
Bob Rule (25)
Seattle Center Coliseum 4,311
0–3
4
October 21
Baltimore
L 104–111
Tom Meschery (30)
Vancouver , BC 2,387
0–4
5
October 23
San Diego [broken anchor ]
W 118–117
Bob Rule , Lenny Wilkens (20)
Seattle Center Coliseum 3,064
1–4
6
October 25
Atlanta
W 123–112
Tom Meschery (24)
Seattle Center Coliseum 4,689
2–4
7
October 27
Baltimore
L 114–126
Tom Meschery (22)
Seattle Center Coliseum 4,882
2–5
8
October 30
Phoenix
L 108–115
Bob Rule (22)
Seattle Center Coliseum 2,657
2–6
November
: 8–11 (home: 7–3; road: 1–8)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
9
November 2
Chicago
W 101–95
Bob Rule (24)
Seattle Center Coliseum 4,330
3–6
10
November 3
New York
L 108–122
Lenny Wilkens (24)
Seattle Center Coliseum 4,807
3–7
11
November 6
@ Detroit
L 118–127
Rod Thorn (21)
Cobo Arena 3,462
3–8
12
November 7
@ Chicago
L 105–120
Bob Rule (23)
Chicago Stadium 891
3–9
13
November 8
@ Boston
W 114–112
Bob Rule (37)
Boston Garden 7,606
4–9
14
November 9
@ Philadelphia
L 94–114
Lenny Wilkens (26)
The Spectrum 6,756
4–10
15
November 11
Philadelphia
L 117–127
Bob Rule (29)
Boston , MA
4–11
16
November 12
@ Milwaukee
L 114–127
Bob Rule (28)
Milwaukee Arena 4,455
4–12
17
November 13
Atlanta
L 113–142
Lenny Wilkens (27)
Seattle Center Coliseum 3,102
4–13
18
November 15
Phoenix
W 128–124 (2OT)
Lenny Wilkens (30)
Seattle Center Coliseum 4,368
5–13
19
November 16
Detroit
W 123–119
Bob Rule (42)
Seattle Center Coliseum 5,446
6–13
20
November 17
@ Los Angeles
L 94–105
Lenny Wilkens (16)
The Forum 8,399
6–14
21
November 20
Boston
L 92–139
Art Harris (16)
Seattle Center Coliseum 7,021
6–15
22
November 22
@ San Diego [broken anchor ]
L 111–126
Bob Rule (24)
San Diego Sports Arena 5,247
6–16
23
November 23
@ San Francisco Warriors
L 119–132
Lenny Wilkens (25)
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 5,922
6–17
24
November 24
Milwaukee
W 141–120
Tom Meschery , Lenny Wilkens (21)
Seattle Center Coliseum 3,485
7–17
25
November 25
Milwaukee
W 123–113
Lenny Wilkens (29)
Vancouver , BC 2,879
8–17
26
November 26
Chicago
W 99–98
Bob Rule (28)
Seattle Center Coliseum 2,895
9–17
27
November 28
Milwaukee
W 115–103
Bob Rule (27)
Seattle Center Coliseum 5,210
10–17
December
: 4–11 (home: 2–5; road: 2–6)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
28
December 2
@ Phoenix
W 118–108
Lenny Wilkens (33)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 2,171
11–17
29
December 3
@ San Francisco Warriors
L 122 127
Lenny Wilkens (31)
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 2,116
11–18
30
December 6
San Francisco Warriors
W 109–100 (OT)
Tom Meschery (29)
Seattle Center Coliseum 5,941
12–18
31
December 7
@ San Francisco Warriors
W 115–107
Bob Rule (31)
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 3,754
13–18
32
December 12
Atlanta
L 91–93
Lenny Wilkens (25)
Seattle Center Coliseum 4,361
13–19
33
December 14
Los Angeles
L 120–136
Tom Meschery , Bob Rule (27)
Seattle Center Coliseum 12,186
13–20
34
December 15
@ Los Angeles
L 114–115
Bob Rule (37)
The Forum 6,878
13–21
35
December 18
Philadelphia
L 111–115
Bob Rule (36)
Seattle Center Coliseum 3,389
13–22
36
December 20
@ Milwaukee
L 92–100
Lenny Wilkens (21)
Milwaukee Arena 5,303
13–23
37
December 21
@ New York
L 105–131
Bob Rule (19)
Madison Square Garden 13,998
13–24
38
December 25
@ Baltimore
L 112–118
Bob Rule , Lenny Wilkens (27)
Baltimore Civic Center 5,261
13–25
39
December 26
@ Atlanta
L 96–126
Al Tucker (18)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 3,697
13–26
40
December 28
New York
L 108–111
Lenny Wilkens (19)
Seattle Center Coliseum 7,602
13–27
41
December 29
New York
L 112–120
Art Harris (21)
Vancouver , BC 2,894
13–28
42
December 30
Phoenix
W 120–118
Art Harris , Rule (24)
Seattle Center Coliseum 3,920
14–28
January
: 5–9 (home: 1–1; road: 4–8)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
43
January 4
@ San Diego [broken anchor ]
L 105–122
Lenny Wilkens (28)
San Diego Sports Arena 4,878
14–29
44
January 6
Boston
L 97–121
Bob Rule (36)
Seattle Center Coliseum 6,636
14–30
45
January 7
@ Phoenix
L 112–116
Three players (23)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 2,875
14–31
46
January 9
Cincinnati
W 119–110
Bob Rule (32)
Cleveland , OH 2,017
15–31
47
January 10
@ Milwaukee
L 104–115
Bob Rule , Al Tucker (17)
Milwaukee Arena 4,150
15–32
48
January 11
@ Chicago
L 86–119
Lenny Wilkens (21)
Chicago Stadium 3,870
15–33
49
January 17
New York
L 94–114
Bob Rule (16)
Philadelphia , PA
15–34
50
January 18
@ Boston
L 97–111
Bob Rule (29)
Boston Garden 9,320
15–35
51
January 21
@ New York
L 106–113
Lenny Wilkens (31)
Madison Square Garden 11,227
15–36
52
January 22
@ Baltimore
W 98–94
Lenny Wilkens (22)
Baltimore Civic Center 3,619
16–36
53
January 27
Milwaukee
W 128–107
Bob Rule (31)
Tacoma , WA 4,150
17–36
54
January 29
Boston
W 124–122 (OT)
Bob Rule (26)
Philadelphia , PA
18–36
55
January 30
Detroit
L 118–144
Bob Rule (26)
Baltimore , MD
18–37
56
January 31
@ Atlanta
W 119–112
Bob Rule (32)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 3,550
19–37
February
: 6–8 (home: 5–6; road: 1–2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
57
February 1
@ Cincinnati
L 96–111
Bob Rule (20)
Cincinnati Gardens 6,114
19–38
58
February 3
Los Angeles
W 114–107
Bob Rule (38)
Seattle Center Coliseum 7,721
20–38
59
February 4
@ San Francisco Warriors
W 116–111
Lenny Wilkens (28)
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 2,145
21–38
60
February 5
Philadelphia
L 115–119
Art Harris , Rule (27)
Seattle Center Coliseum 4,956
21–39
61
February 7
Cincinnati
W 102–97
Lenny Wilkens (32)
Seattle Center Coliseum 7,350
22–39
62
February 9
San Francisco Warriors
L 120–121
Bob Rule (31)
Seattle Center Coliseum 7,545
22–40
63
February 12
Los Angeles
L 92–109
Bob Rule (24)
Seattle Center Coliseum 11,218
22–41
64
February 16
Detroit
W 127–119
Bob Rule (36)
Seattle Center Coliseum 6,367
23–41
65
February 18
Chicago
W 114–113
Bob Rule (27)
Seattle Center Coliseum 5,002
24–41
66
February 19
Detroit
L 124–131
Bob Rule (32)
Seattle Center Coliseum 3,356
24–42
67
February 21
Philadelphia
L 109–115
Bob Rule (31)
Seattle Center Coliseum 8,638
24–43
68
February 23
Boston
W 118–116
Lenny Wilkens (35)
Seattle Center Coliseum 8,742
25–43
69
February 25
@ Los Angeles
L 111–114 (OT)
Lenny Wilkens (26)
The Forum 10,311
25–44
70
February 26
Chicago
L 122–124
Bob Rule (30)
Seattle Center Coliseum 4,138
25–45
March
: 5–7 (home: 4–1; road: 1–6)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
71
March 1
Cincinnati
W 134–122
Bob Rule (47)
Seattle Center Coliseum 9,477
26–45
72
March 3
Cincinnati
L 107–113
Bob Rule (32)
Seattle Center Coliseum 4,028
26–46
73
March 4
San Diego [broken anchor ]
W 130–116
Lenny Wilkens (33)
Seattle Center Coliseum 5,010
27–46
74
March 8
Baltimore
W 138–117
Lenny Wilkens (32)
Seattle Center Coliseum 12,382
28–46
75
March 12
San Diego [broken anchor ]
W 125–112
Lenny Wilkens (36)
Vancouver , BC 5,998
29–46
76
March 13
Milwaukee
W 141–118
Tom Meschery (21)
Green Bay , WI 3,461
30–46
77
March 15
@ Chicago
L 83–101
Lenny Wilkens (26)
Chicago Stadium 5,254
30–47
78
March 16
@ Atlanta
L 127–131 (OT)
Art Harris (31)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 7,190
30–48
79
March 18
@ Baltimore
L 120–130
Lenny Wilkens (26)
Baltimore Civic Center 8,020
30–49
80
March 19
@ Philadelphia
L 115–136
Bob Rule , Rod Thorn (16)
The Spectrum 11,474
30–50
81
March 21
@ Detroit
L 104–110
Erwin Mueller (15)
Cobo Arena 4,669
30–51
82
March 22
@ Cincinnati
L 127–134
Lenny Wilkens (25)
Cincinnati Gardens 2,534
30–52
1968–69 season schedule
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Player statistics [ edit ]
a Statistics with the Seattle SuperSonics.
Awards and records [ edit ]
Transactions [ edit ]
Lenny Wilkens averaged 22.4 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 8.2 assists per game in his first season with the SuperSonics.
Overview [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
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