1968–69 Denver Rockets season

1968–69 Denver Rockets season
Head coachBob Bass
OwnersJ. William Ringsby
Donald W. Ringsby
ArenaDenver Auditorium Arena
Results
Record44–34 (.564)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finishABA Western Division Semifinals
(lost to Oaks 3–4)
Stats at Basketball Reference
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The 1968–69 ABA season was the second season of the Denver Rockets franchise. They ended their season with one less win compared to last season, but still ended up in the playoffs once again as a third place team. Out of the 11 ABA teams that season, the Rockets were ranked second in offensive rating.

Roster

1968–69 Denver Rockets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
C 40 Byron Beck 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) January 25, 1945 Denver
C 52 Larry Bunce 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) July 29, 1945 Utah State
PG 14 Jeffrey Congdon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) October 17, 1943 BYU
SF 12 John Fairchild 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) April 28, 1943 BYU
SF 22 Julian Hammond 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) May 27, 1943 Tulsa
PF 54 Wayne Hightower 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 192 lb (87 kg) January 14, 1940 Kansas
PG 32 Larry Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) September 22, 1942 Toledo
C 24 Bill McGill 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) September 16, 1939 Utah
F 50 Charles Parks 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1946 Idaho State
PF 34 Walter Piatkowski 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) June 11, 1945 Bowling Green
SG 44 Willie Rogers 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) September 11, 1945 Oklahoma
PG 10 Grant Simmons 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) March 7, 1943 Nebraska
SG 12 Levern Tart 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) June 1, 1942 Bradley
SG 11 Bob Verga 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) September 7, 1945 Duke
SF 30 Ken Wilburn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) June 8, 1944 Central State
SG 42 Lonnie Wright 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) January 23, 1944 Colorado State
Head coach
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Season standings

Eastern Division

Team W L PCT. GB
Indiana Pacers 44 34 .564 -
Miami Floridians 43 35 .551 1
Kentucky Colonels 42 36 .538 2
Minnesota Pipers 36 42 .462 8
New York Nets 17 61 .218 27

Western Division

Team W L PCT. GB
Oakland Oaks 60 18 .769 -
New Orleans Buccaneers 46 32 .590 14
Denver Rockets 44 34 .564 16
Dallas Chaparrals 41 37 .526 19
Los Angeles Stars 33 45 .423 27
Houston Mavericks 23 55 .295 37[1]

Game log

Statistics

Rk Player Age G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% 2P 2PA 2P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST TOV PF PTS
1 Larry Jones 26 75 40.6 10.1 21.7 .465 0.3 1.3 .240 9.8 20.4 .480 7.9 10.1 .778 2.2 4.4 6.6 3.4 2.9 3.6 28.4
2 Lonnie Wright 25 69 36.8 6.6 15.8 .416 0.3 1.2 .221 6.3 14.5 .433 3.0 4.0 .743 0.7 3.5 4.2 2.5 2.3 3.6 16.4
3 Wayne Hightower 29 67 34.6 4.6 11.4 .408 0.0 0.0 .000 4.6 11.3 .409 4.6 6.4 .730 2.3 7.3 9.6 3.0 2.6 3.6 13.9
4 Byron Beck 24 71 32.2 6.0 11.9 .502 0.0 0.0 .667 5.9 11.8 .501 2.6 3.4 .765 3.8 7.1 11.0 1.1 1.3 3.5 14.5
5 Julian Hammond 25 78 29.9 4.2 7.7 .547 0.0 0.0 4.2 7.7 .547 2.1 3.2 .652 3.4 4.3 7.7 1.6 1.9 2.7 10.6
6 Bob Verga 23 6 25.0 4.0 12.8 .312 0.2 0.5 .333 3.8 12.3 .311 3.0 4.7 .643 1.7 1.8 3.5 1.8 4.2 2.7 11.2
7 Walter Piatkowski 23 77 23.6 5.2 12.4 .417 0.4 1.1 .329 4.8 11.4 .426 1.5 2.0 .775 1.9 2.8 4.7 0.6 1.3 2.9 12.2
8 Bill McGill 29 78 22.6 5.3 9.6 .552 0.0 0.0 5.3 9.6 .552 2.3 3.4 .682 1.9 4.0 5.9 1.3 1.9 3.7 12.8
9 Levern Tart 26 20 17.3 2.8 8.0 .352 0.0 0.1 .000 2.8 7.9 .357 2.1 2.8 .750 1.3 1.3 2.6 2.2 2.1 2.0 7.7
10 Jeffrey Congdon 25 59 16.6 1.8 4.7 .386 0.1 0.5 .161 1.7 4.2 .415 1.2 1.4 .812 0.2 1.3 1.6 2.3 1.6 1.8 4.9
11 Grant Simmons 25 17 14.8 1.3 3.5 .373 0.1 0.1 .500 1.2 3.4 .368 1.2 1.7 .690 0.4 1.2 1.5 0.9 1.0 2.5 3.8
12 John Fairchild 25 11 12.3 1.1 3.1 .353 0.0 0.0 1.1 3.1 .353 1.5 2.2 .667 0.6 1.0 1.6 0.8 1.4 0.7 3.6
13 Ken Wilburn 24 37 11.1 1.9 4.9 .398 0.0 0.0 1.9 4.9 .398 0.8 1.5 .526 2.2 2.6 4.8 0.6 1.0 1.5 4.7
14 Larry Bunce 23 23 9.8 1.0 2.6 .373 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.6 .373 2.1 3.0 .700 0.7 1.8 2.5 0.1 0.9 1.9 4.0
15 Willie Rogers 23 40 7.4 0.7 2.0 .338 0.0 0.1 .000 0.7 1.9 .351 0.8 1.3 .596 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.4 0.8 1.3 2.1
16 Charles Parks 2 2.5 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0

Playoffs

Western Division Semi-finals[2]

Game Date Location Score Record Attendance
1 April 5 Oakland 99–129 0–1 2,358
2 April 6 Oakland 122–119 1–1 1,580
3 April 8 Denver 99–121 1–2 5,062
4 April 10 Denver 109–108 2–2 5,431
5 April 12 Oakland 118–128 2–3 3,156
6 April 13 Denver 126–115 3–3 6,481
7 April 16 Oakland 102-115 3–4 5,123

Rockets lose series, 4–3

Awards and records

Transactions

References

  1. ^ 1968-69 ABA Season Summary | Basketball-Reference.com
  2. ^ "Remember the ABA: 1968-69 Regular Season Standings and Playoff Results". Archived from the original on October 17, 2007. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  3. ^ basketball-reference.com. "1968 ABA All-Star Game". Archived from the original on July 9, 2008. Retrieved July 13, 2008.
  4. ^ Remember the ABA: Year-to-Year Postseason Awards Archived December 24, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ 1968-69 Denver Rockets Roster and Stats | Basketball-Reference.com
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