1968–69 Houston Mavericks season

ABA basketball team season August 2023 Houston Mavericks ABA 1969 T.C. Morrow (original owner)James Carson Gardner (new majority owner)Bud Adams (minority owner) 23 55 Western 6th Slater Martin (3-9) Jim Weaver (20-46) Sam Houston Coliseum Carolina Cougars The 1968–69 Houston Mavericks season was the second and final season of the Mavericks in the American Basketball Association. By this point, attendance were at all-time lows at home for the Mavericks, who trudged to finish dead last in a much improved Division, 18 games behind the 4th place Dallas Chaparrals. T.C. Morrow announced to the league that he would not put any more money into the team midway through the year, and the league stepped in to make sure the team did not fold midway through, making trades and such. In January 1969, Jim Gardner agreed to buy the team for $650,000 to move them to North Carolina, which would occur after the season. One bright spot was their performance on January 17, 1969, when the team made 36 of 36 free throws in a 130–118 victory over the New York Nets. April 2, 1969 was the final game in Houston, with a reported attendance of 89, though the Mavericks beat the New York Nets 149–132. The next night, in their final ever game (versus the Dallas Chaparrals), they lost 136–144. The team lived on in Carolina, playing as a regional team. Houston would not have a pro basketball team until 1971, with the Houston Rockets. Roster Houston Mavericks 1968–69 #FFC72C #003DA5 #003DA5 #FFC72C 34 Art Becker PF 6 7 205 January 12, 1942 Arizona State 25 Spider Bennett PG August 4, 1943 Winston-Salem State 6 3 190 52 Larry Bunce C 7 0 240 1945-07-29 Utah State 14 Don Carlos basketball December 15, 1944 SG Otterbein 6 5 210 23 Dick Clark basketball PG 6 4 190 January 5, 1944 Eastern Kentucky University 25 Rich Dumas April 21, 1944 G Northeastern State 6 5 170 15 Bill Gaines basketball March 10, 1946 G East Texas State 6 4 185 24 Tom Hoover basketball C 6 9 230 January 23, 1941 Villanova University 25 Tony Jackson basketball, born 1942 G 6 4 200 1942-11-07 St. John's 13 Stew Johnson PF 6 8 220 August 19, 1944 Murray State 52 Tom Kondla November 30, 1946 C Minnesota 6 8 225 32 Steve Kramer basketball SG 6 5 200 1945-01-01 BYU 35 Leary Lentz SF 6 6 200 February 23, 1945 Houston 31 Guy Manning basketball SF 6 6 195 February 4, 1944 Prairie View A&M University 21 Jerry Pettway SG 6 3 185 February 13, 1944 Northwood University 30 Willie Porter basketball PF 6 7 205 July 3, 1941 Tennessee State 14, 41 Kendall Rhine C 6 10 230 February 13, 1943 Rice University 12 Willie Somerset PG 5 8 170 March 17, 1942 Duquesne 32 Keith Swagerty PF October 30, 1945 Pacific 6 7 235 34 Levern Tart SG 6 2 195 June 1, 1942 Bradley 27 Bob Verga SG 6 1 190 1945-09-07 Duke 11 Hank Whitney PF 6 7 230 1939-04-28 Iowa State Slater Martin Jim Weaver https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/HSM/1969.html Final standings Western Division + Team W L PCT. GB Oakland Oaks C 60 18 .769 - New Orleans Buccaneers 4632.590 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 C - ABA Champions Awards and honors 1969 ABA All-Star Game selections (game played on January 28, 1969) Willie Somerset References 30em Mavericks on Basketball Reference External links RememberTheABA.com 1968–689 regular season and playoff results Houston Mavericks page Category:Houston Mavericks Houston Houston Mavericks, 1968-69 Houston Mavericks, 1968-69