1967–68 St. Louis Hawks season
West Division Semifinals (Eliminated 2–4) | |
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | KPLR-TV |
Radio | KMOX |
The West Semifinal, four games to two.
Draft picks
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
Season standings
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
1967–68 NBA records | ||||||||||||
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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
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
Note: GP= Games played; MIN = Minutes; FG = Field goals; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; AVG = Average
Season
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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1968 schedule |