1968–69 Denver Rockets season

ABA professional basketball team season August 2023 March 2026 Denver Rockets Denver Nuggets ABA J. William RingsbyDonald W. Ringsby 1969 44 34 Western 3 Bob Bass Denver Auditorium Arena KTLN ABA Western Division Semifinals(lost to Oaks 3–4) ROC The 1968–69 ABA season was the second season of the Denver Rockets franchise. They ended their season with one less win compared to last season, but still ended up in the playoffs once again as a third place team. Out of the 11 ABA teams that season, the Rockets were ranked second in offensive rating. Roster Denver Rockets 1968–69 #E13C32 #FFFFFF #000000 #E13C32 40 Byron Beck C 6 9 225 January 25, 1945 University of Denver 52 Larry Bunce C 7 0 240 July 29, 1945 Utah State University 14 Jeffrey Congdon PG 6 1 180 October 17, 1943 Brigham Young University 12 John Fairchild SF 6 8 205 April 28, 1943 Brigham Young University 22 Julian Hammond SF 6 5 205 May 27, 1943 University of Tulsa 54 Wayne Hightower PF 6 8 192 January 14, 1940 University of Kansas 32 Larry Jones basketball PG 6 2 180 September 22, 1942 University of Toledo 24 Bill McGill C 6 9 225 September 16, 1939 University of Utah 50 Charles Parks basketball 1946 F 6 5 210 Idaho State University 34 Walter Piatkowski PF 6 8 220 June 11, 1945 Bowling Green State University 44 Willie Rogers basketball SG 6 3 185 September 11, 1945 University of Oklahoma 10 Grant Simmons basketball PG 6 3 190 March 7, 1943 Nebraska 12 Levern Tart SG 6 2 195 June 1, 1942 Bradley University 11 Bob Verga SG 6 1 190 September 7, 1945 Duke University 30 Ken Wilburn SF 6 6 195 June 8, 1944 Central State University 42 Lonnie Wright SG 6 2 205 January 23, 1944 Colorado State University Bob Bass https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/DNR/1969.html<noinclude> Season standings Western Division + Team W L PCT. GB Oakland Oaks 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 371968-69 ABA Season Summary | Basketball-Reference.com Game log 1968-69 Denver Rockets Schedule and Results | Basketball-Reference.com Statistics RkPlayerAgeG MPFGFGAFG%3P3PA3P%2P2PA2P%FTFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBASTTOVPFPTS1Larry Jones2675 40.610.121.7.4650.31.3.2409.820.4.4807.910.1.7782.24.46.63.4 2.93.628.42Lonnie Wright2569 36.86.615.8.4160.31.2.2216.314.5.4333.04.0.7430.73.54.22.5 2.33.616.43Wayne Hightower2967 34.64.611.4.4080.00.0.0004.611.3.4094.66.4.7302.37.39.63.0 2.63.613.94Byron Beck2471 32.26.011.9.5020.00.0.6675.911.8.5012.63.4.7653.87.111.01.1 1.33.514.55Julian Hammond2578 29.94.27.7.5470.00.0 4.27.7.5472.13.2.6523.44.37.71.61.92.710.66Bob Verga236 25.04.012.8.3120.20.5.3333.812.3.3113.04.7.6431.71.83.51.8 4.22.711.27Walter Piatkowski2377 23.65.212.4.4170.41.1.3294.811.4.4261.52.0.7751.92.84.70.6 1.32.912.28Bill McGill2978 22.65.39.6.5520.00.05.39.6.5522.33.4.6821.94.05.91.3 1.93.712.89Levern Tart2620 17.32.88.0.3520.00.1.0002.87.9.3572.12.8.7501.31.32.62.2 2.12.07.710Jeffrey Congdon2559 16.61.84.7.3860.10.5.1611.74.2.4151.21.4.8120.21.31.62.3 1.61.84.911Grant Simmons2517 14.81.33.5.3730.10.1.5001.23.4.3681.21.7.6900.41.21.50.9 1.02.53.812John Fairchild2511 12.31.13.1.3530.00.0 1.13.1.3531.52.2.6670.61.01.60.8 1.40.73.613Ken Wilburn2437 11.11.94.9.3980.00.01.94.9.3980.81.5.5262.22.64.80.6 1.01.54.714Larry Bunce2323 9.81.02.6.3730.00.01.02.6.3732.13.0.7000.71.82.50.1 0.91.94.015Willie Rogers2340 7.40.72.0.3380.00.1.0000.71.9.3510.81.3.5960.40.81.20.4 0.81.32.116Charles Parks2 2.50.00.5.0000.00.00.00.5.0000.00.0 0.00.00.00.0 0.00.50.0 ABA Playoffs ABA Western Division Semifinalshttp://www.remembertheaba.com/PlayoffPages/1969Playoffs.html Remember the ABA: 1968-69 Regular Season Standings and Playoff Results 2016-07-03 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071017202704/http://remembertheaba.com/PlayoffPages/1969Playoffs.html 2007-10-17 Game Date Location Score Record Attendance 1 April 5 Oakland 99–129 0–1 2,358 2 April 6 Oakland 122–119 1–1 1,580 3 April 8 Denver 99–121 1–2 5,062 4 April 10 Denver 109–108 2–2 5,431 5 April 12 Oakland 118–128 2–3 3,156 6 April 13 Denver 126–115 3–3 6,481 7 April 16 Oakland 102-115 3–4 5,123 Rockets lose series, 4–3 Awards and records ABA All-Stars: Larry Jones, Byron Beck, Wayne Hightowerbasketball-reference.com 1968 ABA All-Star Game https://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/ABA_1968.html 2008-07-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20080709024030/http://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/ABA_1968.html 9 July 2008 live ABA All-League Team: Larry JonesRemember the ABA: Year-to-Year Postseason Awards https://web.archive.org/web/20101224223628/http://www.remembertheaba.com/ABAStatistics/Awards.html December 24, 2010 League-leading scorer: Larry Jones1968-69 Denver Rockets Roster and Stats | Basketball-Reference.com References Category:Denver Nuggets seasons Denver Denver Rockets Denver Rockets