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1968–69 Boston Celtics Season
The 1968–69 Boston Celtics season was their 23rd season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association. The Celtics won their 11th championship and that was Bill Russell's final season. The Celtics had the best team defensive rating and the tenth best team offensive rating in the NBA. Draft picks This table only displays picks through the second round. Roster Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Game log Playoffs , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 1 , March 26 , @ Philadelphia W 114–100, John Havlicek (35) , Bill Russell (15) , Bill Russell (8) , Spectrum8,151 , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 2 , March 28 , Philadelphia W 134–103, Bailey Howell (29) , Howell, Russell (16) , John Havlicek (7) , Boston Garden13,751 , 2–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 3 , March 30 , @ Philadelphia W 125–118, Sam Jones (28) , Bill Russell (18) , John Havlicek (10) , Spectrum15,244 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Russell
William Felton Russell (February 12, 1934 – July 31, 2022) was an American professional basketball player who played as a center for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1956 to 1969. A five-time NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) and a 12-time NBA All-Star, he was the centerpiece of the Celtics dynasty that won 11 NBA championships during his 13-year career. Russell and Henri Richard of the National Hockey League are tied for the record of the most championships won by an athlete in a North American sports league. Russell is widely considered to be one of the greatest basketball players of all time. He led the San Francisco Dons to two consecutive NCAA championships in 1955 and 1956, and he captained the gold-medal winning U.S. national basketball team at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Despite his limitations on offense, as Russell averaged 15.1 points per game, his rebounding, defense, and leadership made him one of the dominant players of his era ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968–69 Milwaukee Bucks Season
The 1968–69 NBA season was the Bucks' inaugural season in the NBA. Expansion Draft Draft picks Roster Regular season Season standings :x – clinched playoff spot Record vs. opponents Game log Player statistics Transactions Trades Free Agents References {{DEFAULTSORT:1968-69 Milwaukee Bucks Season Milwaukee Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, Milwaukee is ... Milwaukee Bucks seasons Milwau Milwau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milwaukee Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks are an American professional basketball team based in Milwaukee. The Bucks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded in 1968 as an expansion team, and play at Fiserv Forum. Former U.S. Senator Herb Kohl was the long-time owner of the team, but on April 16, 2014, a group led by billionaire hedge fund managers Wes Edens and Marc Lasry agreed to purchase a majority interest in the team from Kohl, a sale which was approved by the owners of the NBA and its Board of Governors one month later on May 16. The team is managed by Jon Horst the team's former director of basketball operations, who took over from John Hammond. The Bucks have won two league championships (1971, 2021), three conference titles (Western: 1971, 1974, Eastern: 2021), and 17 division titles (1971–1974, 1976, 1980–1986, 2001, 2019–2022). They have featured such notable players as Kareem Abdu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satch Sanders
Thomas Ernest "Satch" Sanders (born November 8, 1938) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played his entire professional career as a power forward for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Sanders won eight NBA championships and is tied for third for the most NBA championships. He is also one of three NBA players with an unsurpassed 8–0 record in NBA Finals series. After his playing retirement, he served as a head coach for the Harvard Crimson men's basketball team and the Boston Celtics. Sanders was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor in 2011. Career After playing at New York University as a stand out collegian, he spent all of his 13 years in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Boston Celtics. He scored a career-high 30 points to go along with 26 rebounds in a 142-110 win over the Syracuse Nationals on March 13, 1962. He was part of the eight championship teams in 1961 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bailey Howell
Bailey E. Howell (born January 20, 1937) is an American former professional basketball player. After playing college basketball at Mississippi State, Howell played 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Howell was a six-time NBA All-Star, two-time NBA champion and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1997. Early life Bailey Howell was born in Middleton, Tennessee, on January 20, 1937 to Walter and Martha Howell. His father was a mail carrier and his mother was a teacher. He had two siblings. Playing for Middleton High School from 1953 to 1955, Howell scored 1,187 career points, the Tennessee high school record at the time. He was selected all–conference each season, All–State his junior and senior seasons and All–American his senior year of 1955. He averaged 31.2 points per game as a senior. Howell was recruited by major schools Memphis State, Mississippi, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, and Kentucky, among others. Kentucky Coach Ado ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cincinnati Royals
The Sacramento Kings are an American professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California. The Kings compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Western Conference Pacific Division. The Kings are the oldest team in the NBA, and the first and only team in the major professional North American sports leagues located in Sacramento. The team plays its home games at the Golden 1 Center. Their best seasons to date in the city were in the early 2000s, including a very successful 2001–02 season when they had the best record in the NBA at 61–21 (a winning percentage of ). The franchise began with the Rochester Seagrams (a semi-professional team) from Rochester, New York, that formed in 1923 and hosted a number of teams there over the next 20 years. They joined the National Basketball League in 1945 as the renamed Rochester Royals, winning that league's championship in their first season, 1945–46. They later jumped with three other NBL teams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago. The Bulls compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded on January 16, 1966, and played its first game during the 1966–67 NBA season. The Bulls play their home games at the United Center, an arena on Chicago's West Side. The Bulls saw their greatest success during the 1990s when they played a major part in popularizing the NBA worldwide. They are known for having one of the NBA's greatest dynasties, winning six NBA championships between 1991 and 1998 with two three-peats. All six of their championship teams were led by Hall of Famers Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and coach Phil Jackson. The Bulls are the only NBA franchise to win multiple championships while never losing an NBA Finals series in their history. The Bulls won 72 games during the 1995–96 season, setting an NBA record that stood un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Siegfried
Larry E. Siegfried (May 22, 1939 – October 14, 2010) was an American National Basketball Association player. Early years Siegfried led Ohio in scoring as a senior at Shelby High School. Siegfried played college basketball for Ohio State University, and his tenure there overlapped with future Hall-of-Famers Jerry Lucas and John Havlicek. Siegfried, a junior high scoring guard, and Joe Roberts, a senior forward, were the two holdover starters when three outstanding sophomores, Lucas, Havlicek and guard Mel Nowell arrived for the 1959–60 season. Siegfried adjusted his scoring to allow for Lucas and Nowell while joining Roberts and Havlicek as a key defender. Siegfried was also an excellent free throw shooter few risked fouling. The Ohio State Co-Captain of the 1960 team, Siegfried played a key role in the Buckeyes run to the 1960 NCAA title. All five starters from that team later played in the NBA, which then had just nine teams and eleven players per team. Future coach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detroit Pistons
The Detroit Pistons are an American professional basketball team based in Detroit. The Pistons compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division and play their home games at Little Caesars Arena, located in Midtown. Founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana as a semi-professional company basketball team called the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons in 1937, they would turn pro in 1941 as a member of the National Basketball League (NBL), where they won two NBL championships: in 1944 and 1945. The Pistons later joined the Basketball Association of America (BAA) in 1948. The NBL and BAA merged to become the NBA in 1949, and the Pistons became part of the merged league. In 1957, the franchise moved to Detroit. The Pistons have won three NBA championships: in 1989, 1990 and 2004. Franchise history 1937–1957: Fort Wayne (Zollner) Pistons Fred Zollner owned the Zollner Corporation, a foundry that manufactured pistons, primarily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968–69 Seattle SuperSonics 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 ''Note: only draft picks who participated in at least one game in the NBA are listed.'' Roster Regular season Season standings :x – clinched playoff spot Record vs. opponents Game log , - bgcolor=#fcc , 1 , October 17 , @ San Diego , L 110–128 , Bob Rule (31) , , , San Diego Sports Arena5,332 , 0–1 , - bgcolor=#fcc , 2 , October 18 , @ Phoenix , L 107–116 , Bob Rule (34) , , , Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum7,112 , 0–2 , - bgcolor=#fcc , 3 , October 19 , San Francisco Warriors , L 95–107 , Bob Rule (25) , , , Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968–69 San Francisco Warriors Season
The 1968–69 NBA season was the Warriors' 23rd season in the NBA and 7th in the San Francisco Bay Area. Offseason Roster Regular season Season standings :x – clinched playoff spot Record vs. opponents Game log Playoffs , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 1 , March 26 , @ Los Angeles W 99–94, Jeff Mullins (36) , Nate Thurmond (27) , Al Attles (9) , The Forum10,697 , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 2 , March 28 , @ Los Angeles W 107–101, Rudy LaRusso (29) , Nate Thurmond (28) , Jim King (7) , The Forum15,119 , 2–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 3 , March 31 , Los Angeles L 98–115, Nate Thurmond (22) , Nate Thurmond (20) , Nate Thurmond (5) , Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena13,221 , 2–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 4 , April 2 , Los Angeles L 88–103, Ron Williams (16) , Nate Thurmond (15) , Nate Thurmond (4) , Cow Palace14,812 , 2–2 , - align="center" bgcolor=" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968–69 San Diego Rockets Season
The 1968–69 NBA season was the Rockets' 2nd season in the NBA. In the playoffs, the Rockets lost to the Atlanta Hawks in six games in the Semifinals. Roster Regular season Season standings :x – clinched playoff spot Record vs. opponents Game log Playoffs , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 1 , March 27 , @ Atlanta L 98–107, Elvin Hayes (31) , Toby Kimball (15) , Art Williams (6) , Alexander Memorial Coliseum4,194 , 0–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 2 , March 29 , @ Atlanta L 114–116, Rick Adelman (26) , three players tied (9) , Rick Adelman (6) , Alexander Memorial Coliseum6,006 , 0–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 3 , April 1 , Atlanta W 104–97, Elvin Hayes (26) , Elvin Hayes (19) , Rick Adelman (8) , San Diego Sports Arena9,340 , 1–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 4 , April 4 , Atlanta W 114–112, Elvin Hayes (30) , Elvin Hayes (20) , Don Kojis (4) , San Diego Sports Arena12 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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