1968–69 San Francisco Warriors season

1968–69 San Francisco Warriors season
Head coach	George Lee
Arena	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Results
Record	41–41 (.500)
Place	Division: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finish	West Division Semifinals (eliminated 2–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1968-69 NBA season was the Warriors' 23rd season in the NBA and 7th in the San Francisco Bay Area.^[1]

Roster

San Francisco Warriors roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F 50 Allen, Bob 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Marshall G 16 Attles, Al 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) North Carolina A&T F 31 Ellis, Joe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) San Francisco G 21 King, Jim 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Tulsa F 35 LaRusso, Rudy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Dartmouth F/C 43 Lee, Clyde 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Vanderbilt G 15 Lewis, Bobby 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) North Carolina G 23 Mullins, Jeff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Duke C 54 Schlueter, Dale 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Colorado State F/C 42 Thurmond, Nate 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Bowling Green F 22 Turner, Bill 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Akron G 12 Williams, Ron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) West Virginia	Head coach George Lee (Michigan) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Western Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
x-Los Angeles Lakers	55	27	.671	–	32–9	21–18	2–0	30–10
x-Atlanta Hawks	48	34	.585	7	28–12	18–21	2–1	26–14
x-San Francisco Warriors	41	41	.500	14	22–19	18–21	1–1	20–20
x- San Diego Rockets	37	45	.451	18	25–16	8–25	4–4	20–20
Chicago Bulls	33	49	.402	22	19–21	12–25	2–3	19–21
Seattle SuperSonics	30	52	.366	25	18–18	6–29	6–5	15–23
Phoenix Suns	16	66	.195	39	11–26	4–28	1–12	8–30

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	—

Playoffs

West Division Semifinals

(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (3) San Francisco Warriors: Lakers win series 4-2

• Game 1 @ Los Angeles: San Francisco 99, Los Angeles 94
• Game 2 @ Los Angeles: San Francisco 107, Los Angeles 101
• Game 3 @ San Francisco: Los Angeles 115, San Francisco 98
• Game 4 @ San Francisco: Los Angeles 103, San Francisco 88
• Game 5 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 103, San Francisco 98
• Game 6 @ San Francisco: Los Angeles 118, San Francisco 78

Awards and records

• Jerry Lucas, NBA All-Star Game
• Nate Thurmond, NBA All-Defensive First Team
• Rudy LaRusso, NBA All-Defensive Second Team

References

1. 1968–69 San Francisco Warriors