1968–69 Oakland Oaks season

August 2023 Oakland Oaks (ABA) Oakland Oaks ABA 1969 yes yes Pat BooneS. Kenneth DavidsonDennis A. Murphy 60 18 Western 1 Alex Hannum Scotty Stirling Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena Won ABA Championship KEMO 20 Washington Caps The 1968–69 Oakland Oaks season was the second and final season of the Oaks existing under that name in the ABA. The Oaks finished the season first in the Western Division and won their first and only ABA title in the process. They were helped in part by the hiring of Alex Hannum and Rick Barry for $85,000 per year alongside drafting rookie Warren Jabali in the 1968 ABA draft. In the ABA Western Division Semifinals, they defeated the Denver Rockets in a tough seven game series on their end. In the ABA Western Division Finals, they swept the previous Western Division Champions, the New Orleans Buccaneers, in four games. Finally, they would beat the Eastern Division Champions, the Indiana Pacers, in five games to secure the championship that season.https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/OAK/1969.html 1968-69 Oakland Oaks Roster and Stats Despite their success for the season, however, the team still operated at a loss. Despite being owned by singer Pat Boone alongside S. Kenneth Davidson and Dennis A. Murphy, the team lost money due to the proximity of the San Francisco Warriors. Not only that, but a blank check after winning the ABA Championship that season had the team risk being foreclosed upon via bankruptcy before new ownership stepped in by the eleventh hour to help save the franchise. As such, despite winning the title, the team moved to Washington, D.C. to become the Washington Caps. That team's existence would only last for one season before they moved the Caps to the nearby state of Virginia to become a regional franchise known as the Virginia Squires for the rest of their tenure going forward from there. Roster Oakland Oaks 1968–69 #228B22 #FFD700 #FFD700 #228B22 44 Andrew Anderson basketball G 6 2 184 July 6, 1945 Canisius 24 Rick Barry SF 6 7 205 March 28, 1944 Miami (FL) 30 Gary Bradds PF 6 8 210 July 26, 1942 Ohio State 11 Larry Brown basketball PG 5 9 160 September 14, 1940 UNC 32 John Clawson SF 6 4 200 May 15, 1944 Michigan 14 Russ Critchfield PG 5 10 150 June 27, 1946 California 42 Jim Eakins C 6 11 215 May 24, 1946 BYU 33 Ira Harge C 6 9 225 March 14, 1941 New Mexico 15, 31 Warren Jabali SG 6 2 200 August 29, 1946 Wichita State 12 Henry Logan basketball PG 6 0 180 March 14, 1946 Western Carolina University 34 Doug Moe SF 6 5 215 September 21, 1938 UNC 40 Mel Peterson SG 6 4 185 March 23, 1938 Wheaton College Alex Hannum https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/OAK/1969.html<noinclude> Season standings + 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 37 ABA Playoffs ABA Western Division Semifinalshttp://www.remembertheaba.com/PlayoffPages/1969Playoffs.html Remember the ABA: 1968-69 Regular Season Standings and Playoff Results 2016-07-11 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 129–99 1–0 2,358 2 April 6 Oakland 119–122 1–1 1,580 3 April 8 Denver 121–99 2–1 5,062 4 April 10 Denver 108–109 2–2 5,431 5 April 12 Oakland 128–118 3–2 3,156 6 April 13 Denver 115–126 3–3 6,481 7 April 16 Oakland 115–102 4–3 5,123 Oaks win series, 4–3 ABA Division Finals Game Date Location Score Record Attendance 1 April 19 Oakland 128–118 1–0 2,848 2 April 21 Oakland 135–124 2–0 1,749 3 April 23 New Orleans 113–107 3–0 4,253 4 April 25 New Orleans 128–114 4–0 3,583 Oaks win series, 4–0 ABA Finals Game Date Location Score Record Attendance 1 April 30 Oakland 123–114 1–0 3,290 2 May 2 Oakland 122–150 1–1 4,171 3 May 3 Indiana 134–126 (OT) 2–1 8,467 4 May 5 Indiana 144–117 3–1 7,133 5 May 7 Oakland 135–131 (OT) 4–1 6,340 Oaks win championship series, 4–1 For scoring 21.5 points per game with 9.7 rebounds per game during the playoffs, rookie guard Warren Jabali was named Playoffs MVP. Awards, records, and honors 1969 ABA All-Star Game Doug Moe Larry Brown Rick Barry Warren Jabali – ABA Rookie of the Year 1969 ABA Playoffs Champions Warren Jabali – ABA Playoffs MVP References External links Oakland Category:American Basketball Association championship seasons Category:1968 in sports in California Category:1969 in sports in California Category:1960s in Oakland, California Category:Basketball in Oakland, California Category:Oakland Oaks