1967–68 St. Louis Hawks season
Appearance
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1967–68 St. Louis Hawks season | |
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Division champions | |
Head coach | Richie Guerin |
Arena | Kiel Auditorium |
Results | |
Record | 56–26 (.683) |
Place | Division: 1st (Western) |
Playoff finish | West Division Semifinals (Eliminated 2–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | KPLR-TV |
Radio | KMOX |
The 1967–68 St. Louis Hawks season was the 13th and last season in St. Louis for the franchise, before relocating to Atlanta for the following season. The Hawks won the Western Division title with a record of 56–26, before losing to the San Francisco Warriors in the West Semifinal, four games to two.
Draft picks
[edit]Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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1 | 8 | Tom Workman | United States | Seattle | |
3 | 25 | Bob Verga | PG | United States | Duke |
4 | 37 | Wes Bialosuknia | G | United States | Connecticut |
5 | 49 | Mike Wittman | United States | Miami (FL) | |
6 | 61 | John Morrison | United States | Canisius | |
7 | 73 | Carl Fuller | United States | Bethune-Cookman | |
8 | 85 | Arvesta Kelly | United States | Lincoln University of Missouri | |
9 | 96 | Ed Biedenbach | United States | North Carolina State | |
10 | 107 | Rick Falkenbrush | United States | Saint Michael's |
Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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x-St. Louis Hawks | 56 | 26 | .683 | – | 25–7 | 22–13 | 9–6 | 31–9 |
x-Los Angeles Lakers | 52 | 30 | .634 | 4 | 30–11 | 18–19 | 4–0 | 28–12 |
x-San Francisco Warriors | 43 | 39 | .524 | 13 | 27–14 | 16–23 | 0–2 | 24–16 |
x-Chicago Bulls | 29 | 53 | .354 | 27 | 11–22 | 12–24 | 6–7 | 11–29 |
Seattle SuperSonics | 23 | 59 | .280 | 33 | 10–21 | 7–24 | 6–14 | 15–25 |
San Diego Rockets | 15 | 67 | .183 | 41 | 8–33 | 4–26 | 3–8 | 11–29 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | CHI | CIN | DET | LAL | NYK | PHI | SDR | SFW | SEA | STL |
Baltimore | — | 3–5 | 2–5 | 5–3 | 4–4 | 3–4 | 3–5 | 0–8 | 7–0 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 2–5 |
Boston | 5–3 | — | 5–2 | 3–5 | 6–2 | 4–3 | 6–2 | 4–4 | 7–0 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 4–3 |
Chicago | 5–2 | 2–5 | — | 5–2 | 3–4 | 1–7 | 2–5 | 1–6 | 4–4 | 2–6 | 3–5 | 1–7 |
Cincinnati | 3–5 | 5–3 | 2–5 | — | 4–4 | 1–6 | 3–5 | 3–5 | 7–0 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 1–6 |
Detroit | 4–4 | 2–6 | 4–3 | 4–4 | — | 2–5 | 4–4 | 1–7 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 4–3 |
Los Angeles | 4–3 | 3–4 | 7–1 | 6–1 | 5–2 | — | 4–3 | 2–5 | 7–1 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 6–2 |
New York | 5–3 | 2–6 | 5–2 | 5–3 | 4–4 | 3–4 | — | 3–5 | 6–1 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 1–6 |
Philadelphia | 8–0 | 4–4 | 6–1 | 5–3 | 7–1 | 5–2 | 5–3 | — | 6–1 | 4–3 | 7–0 | 5–2 |
San Diego | 0–7 | 0–7 | 4–4 | 0–7 | 2–5 | 1–7 | 1–6 | 1–6 | — | 2–6 | 3–5 | 1–7 |
San Francisco | 5–2 | 3–4 | 6–2 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 4–4 | 2–5 | 3–4 | 6–2 | — | 7–1 | 1–7 |
Seattle | 2–5 | 1–6 | 5–3 | 1–6 | 1–6 | 4–4 | 3–4 | 0–7 | 5–3 | 1–7 | — | 0–8 |
St. Louis | 5–2 | 3–4 | 7–1 | 6–1 | 3–4 | 2–6 | 6–1 | 2–5 | 7–1 | 7–1 | 8–0 | — |
Game log
[edit]1967–68 Game log | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
1 | October 14 | @ San Diego | 99–98 | Zelmo Beaty (39) | 1–0 | |||||
2 | October 15 | @ San Francisco | 107–102 | Lenny Wilkens (18) | 2–0 | |||||
3 | October 17 | @ San Diego | 123–105 | Joe Caldwell (29) | 3–0 | |||||
4 | October 19 | Los Angeles | 95–100 | Dick Snyder (22) | 4–0 | |||||
5 | October 20 | @ Chicago | 126–99 | Joe Caldwell (26) | 5–0 | |||||
6 | October 21 | San Francisco | 110–115 | Joe Caldwell (27) | 6–0 | |||||
7 | October 24 | @ New York | 135–130 (OT) | Caldwell, Wilkens (30) | 7–0 | |||||
8 | October 25 | @ Boston | 104–118 | Lenny Wilkens (18) | 7–1 | |||||
9 | October 28 | Seattle | 109–116 | Zelmo Beaty (36) | 8–1 | |||||
10 | October 31 | Baltimore | 103–114 | Zelmo Beaty (28) | 9–1 | |||||
11 | November 1 | @ Cincinnati | 101–96 | Caldwell, Wilkens (24) | 10–1 | |||||
12 | November 4 | Boston | 104–111 | Dick Snyder (25) | 11–1 | |||||
13 | November 7 | @ Chicago | 111–106 | Zelmo Beaty (24) | 12–1 | |||||
14 | November 8 | Seattle | 96–111 | Dick Snyder (21) | 13–1 | |||||
15 | November 10 | @ Detroit | 143–140 (OT) | Zelmo Beaty (41) | 14–1 | |||||
16 | November 11 | San Francisco | 93–94 | Lenny Wilkens (31) | 15–1 | |||||
17 | November 12 | San Diego | 105–116 | Bill Bridges (29) | 16–1 | |||||
18 | November 14 | N Detroit | 107–124 | Dick Snyder (22) | 16–2 | |||||
19 | November 17 | N Philadelphia | 117–125 | Lenny Wilkens (26) | 16–3 | |||||
20 | November 18 | Los Angeles | 127–107 | Zelmo Beaty (26) | 16–4 | |||||
21 | November 22 | Philadelphia | 113–115 | Joe Caldwell (28) | 17–4 | |||||
22 | November 25 | San Diego | 109–110 | Zelmo Beaty (22) | 18–4 | |||||
23 | November 26 | @ Los Angeles | 105–109 | Lenny Wilkens (21) | 18–5 | |||||
24 | November 28 | @ Los Angeles | 117–134 | Bill Bridges (23) | 18–6 | |||||
25 | November 30 | @ San Diego | 129–87 | Lenny Wilkens (34) | 19–6 | |||||
26 | December 1 | @ San Francisco | 101–124 | Joe Caldwell (31) | 19–7 | |||||
27 | December 3 | @ Seattle | 123–109 | Zelmo Beaty (42) | 20–7 | |||||
28 | December 8 | Cincinnati | 95–101 | Bill Bridges (23) | 21–7 | |||||
29 | December 10 | Baltimore | 112–114 (OT) | Paul Silas (25) | 22–7 | |||||
30 | December 12 | @ New York | 145–142 (2OT) | Lenny Wilkens (33) | 23–7 | |||||
31 | December 15 | @ Philadelphia | 98–107 | Lenny Wilkens (29) | 23–8 | |||||
32 | December 16 | San Francisco | 110–117 | Paul Silas (20) | 24–8 | |||||
33 | December 17 | N San Francisco | 97–79 | Lenny Wilkens (22) | 25–8 | |||||
34 | December 19 | @ Baltimore | 98–117 | Zelmo Beaty (24) | 25–9 | |||||
35 | December 26 | @ Detroit | 110–127 | Bill Bridges (37) | 25–10 | |||||
36 | December 27 | Boston | 113–116 | Beaty, Bridges (26) | 26–10 | |||||
37 | December 29 | N Detroit | 122–111 | Beaty, Wilkens (23) | 27–10 | |||||
38 | December 30 | Los Angeles | 106–104 | Joe Caldwell (31) | 27–11 | |||||
39 | January 1 | @ Seattle | 115–94 | Lenny Wilkens (28) | 28–11 | |||||
40 | January 3 | @ San Diego | 124–126 (2OT) | Zelmo Beaty (25) | 28–12 | |||||
41 | January 4 | @ San Francisco | 106–98 | Caldwell, Wilkens (24) | 29–12 | |||||
42 | January 6 | Philadelphia | 107–96 | Zelmo Beaty (27) | 29–13 | |||||
43 | January 9 | N Chicago | 121–109 | Lenny Wilkens (30) | 30–13 | |||||
44 | January 10 | @ Philadelphia | 134–122 | Silas, Wilkens (28) | 31–13 | |||||
45 | January 11 | @ Baltimore | 108–101 | Zelmo Beaty (30) | 32–13 | |||||
46 | January 12 | San Diego | 89–111 | Lenny Wilkens (29) | 33–13 | |||||
47 | January 14 | Chicago | 92–99 | Joe Caldwell (26) | 34–13 | |||||
48 | January 17 | @ Boston | 102–114 | Lenny Wilkens (32) | 34–14 | |||||
49 | January 18 | N Baltimore | 119–116 | Zelmo Beaty (35) | 35–14 | |||||
50 | January 20 | Seattle | 115–120 | Lenny Wilkens (39) | 36–14 | |||||
51 | January 21 | Chicago | 90–98 | Zelmo Beaty (32) | 37–14 | |||||
52 | January 25 | N Boston | 105–93 | Zelmo Beaty (42) | 38–14 | |||||
53 | January 26 | New York | 94–103 | Zelmo Beaty (25) | 39–14 | |||||
54 | January 27 | @ Cincinnati | 120–111 | Zelmo Beaty (30) | 40–14 | |||||
55 | January 28 | N Los Angeles | 113–128 | Lou Hudson (23) | 40–15 | |||||
56 | January 31 | @ Los Angeles | 102–110 | Zelmo Beaty (28) | 40–16 | |||||
57 | February 1 | @ Seattle | 113–110 | Lenny Wilkens (22) | 41–16 | |||||
58 | February 3 | @ Cincinnati | 125–111 | Zelmo Beaty (33) | 42–16 | |||||
59 | February 4 | Cincinnati | 100–106 | Lenny Wilkens (20) | 43–16 | |||||
60 | February 6 | @ New York | 100–121 | Lenny Wilkens (25) | 43–17 | |||||
61 | February 7 | @ Boston | 101–102 | Lenny Wilkens (26) | 43–18 | |||||
62 | February 9 | New York | 111–121 | Bill Bridges (32) | 44–18 | |||||
63 | February 10 | Chicago | 107–108 | Paul Silas (22) | 45–18 | |||||
64 | February 11 | N Philadelphia | 93–119 | Joe Caldwell (22) | 45–19 | |||||
65 | February 13 | N Cincinnati | 123–111 | Lou Hudson (28) | 46–19 | |||||
66 | February 17 | Boston | 113–99 | Don Ohl (19) | 46–20 | |||||
67 | February 18 | Chicago | 113–107 | Lenny Wilkens (29) | 46–21 | |||||
68 | February 20 | N Baltimore | 115–127 | Joe Caldwell (26) | 46–22 | |||||
69 | February 22 | N Detroit | 151–128 | Lenny Wilkens (30) | 47–22 | |||||
70 | February 23 | Baltimore | 110–118 | Zelmo Beaty (31) | 48–22 | |||||
71 | February 25 | Philadelphia | 126–119 | Joe Caldwell (24) | 48–23 | |||||
72 | February 27 | @ New York | 108–102 | Beaty, Wilkens (26) | 49–23 | |||||
73 | February 29 | N New York | 105–102 (OT) | Bill Bridges (22) | 50–23 | |||||
74 | March 1 | @ Detroit | 121–131 | Zelmo Beaty (26) | 50–24 | |||||
75 | March 3 | San Diego | 104–106 | Don Ohl (27) | 51–24 | |||||
76 | March 5 | @ San Francisco | 134–117 | Don Ohl (28) | 52–24 | |||||
77 | March 6 | @ Los Angeles | 112–96 | Zelmo Beaty (25) | 53–24 | |||||
78 | March 7 | N Seattle | 150–133 | Lenny Wilkens (33) | 54–24 | |||||
79 | March 9 | @ Chicago | 115–109 | Lenny Wilkens (32) | 55–24 | |||||
80 | March 10 | Detroit | 133–121 | Lou Hudson (24) | 55–25 | |||||
81 | March 14 | N Cincinnati | 96–102 | Zelmo Beaty (25) | 55–26 | |||||
82 | March 16 | Seattle | 106–124 | Zelmo Beaty (24) | 56–26 |
Player stats
[edit]Note: GP= Games played; MIN = Minutes; FG = Field goals; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; AVG = Average
Season
[edit]Player | GP | MIN | FG | REB | AST | PTS |
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Zelmo Beaty | 82 | 3068 | 639 | 959 | 174 | 1733 |
Lenny Wilkens | 82 | 3169 | 546 | 438 | 679 | 1638 |
Joe Caldwell | 79 | 2641 | 564 | 338 | 240 | 1293 |
Bill Bridges | 82 | 3197 | 466 | 1102 | 253 | 1279 |
Paul Silas | 82 | 2652 | 399 | 958 | 162 | 1097 |
Dick Snyder | 75 | 1622 | 257 | 194 | 164 | 643 |
Bumper Tormohlen | 77 | 714 | 98 | 226 | 68 | 229 |
Playoffs
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Division Semifinals: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)
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