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1967–68 St. Louis Hawks season

{{short description|NBA professional basketball team season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{NBA season

| team = St. Louis Hawks

| end_year = 1968

| DivisionWin = yes

| wins = 56

| losses = 26

| division = Western

| division_place = 1st

| coach = Richie Guerin

| arena = Kiel Auditorium

| television = KPLR-TV

| radio = KMOX

| playoffs = West Division Semifinals
(Eliminated 2–4)

| bbr_team = STL

| next_name = Atlanta Hawks

}}

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

{{main|1967 NBA draft}}

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! style="background:#00004d; color:#C41E3A" width="7%"| Round

! style="background:#00004d; color:#C41E3A" width="7%"| Pick

! style="background:#00004d; color:#C41E3A" width="20%"| Player

! style="background:#00004d; color:#C41E3A" width="15%"| Position

! style="background:#00004d; color:#C41E3A" width="15%"| Nationality

! style="background:#00004d; color:#C41E3A" width="20%"| School/Club Team

style="text-align: center"

| 1

8Tom Workman{{flagu|United States}}Seattle
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| 3

25Bob VergaPG{{flagu|United States}}Duke
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| 4

37Wes BialosukniaG{{flagu|United States}}Connecticut
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| 5

49Mike Wittman{{flagu|United States}}Miami (FL)
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| 6

61John Morrison{{flagu|United States}}Canisius
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| 7

73Carl Fuller{{flagu|United States}}Bethune-Cookman
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| 8

85Arvesta Kelly{{flagu|United States}}Lincoln University of Missouri
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| 9

96Ed Biedenbach{{flagu|United States}}North Carolina State
style="text-align: center"

| 10

107Rick Falkenbrush{{flagu|United States}}Saint Michael's

Regular season

=Season standings=

{{1967–68 NBA West standings|team=STL}}

=Record vs. opponents=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
colspan=13|1967–68 NBA records
width=100|Team

!style="background:#002854;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|BAL

!style="background:#006400;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|BOS

!style="background:#BA0C2F;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|CHI

!style="background:#012F6B;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|CIN

!style="background:#012F6B;color:#D40032;width=35"|DET

!style="background:#800080;color:#FFD700;width=35"|LAL

!style="background:#003EA4;color:#FF8C00;width=35"|NYK

!style="background:#012268;color:#C60D28;width=35"|PHI

!style="background:#00843D;color:#FFCC00;width=35"|SDR

!style="background:#FFC62C;color:#012F6B;width=35"|SFW

!style="background:#173F36;color:#EBAA00;width=35"|SEA

!style="background:#69B3E6;color:#C70F2E;width=35"|STL

style="text-align:left;" | Baltimore—3–52–55–34–43–43–50–87–02–55–22–5
style="text-align:left;" | Boston5–3—5–23–56–24–36–24–47–04–36–14–3
style="text-align:left;" | Chicago5–22–5—5–23–41–72–51–64–42–63–51–7
style="text-align:left;" | Cincinnati3–55–32–5—4–41–63–53–57–04–36–11–6
style="text-align:left;" | Detroit4–42–64–34–4—2–54–41–75–24–36–14–3
style="text-align:left;" | Los Angeles4–33–47–16–15–2—4–32–57–14–44–46–2
style="text-align:left;" | New York5–32–65–25–34–43–4—3–56–15–24–31–6
style="text-align:left;" | Philadelphia8–04–46–15–37–15–25–3—6–14–37–05–2
style="text-align:left;" | San Diego0–70–74–40–72–51–71–61–6—2–63–51–7
style="text-align:left;" | San Francisco5–23–46–23–43–44–42–53–46–2—7–11–7
style="text-align:left;" | Seattle2–51–65–31–61–64–43–40–75–31–7—0–8
style="text-align:left;" | St. Louis5–23–47–16–13–42–66–12–57–17–18–0—

=Game log=

class="toccolours collapsible" width=50% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center"
colspan=11 style="background:#00004d; color:#C41E3A;" | 1967–68 Game log
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| #

DateOpponentScoreHigh pointsRecord
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| 1

October 14@ San Diego99–98Zelmo Beaty (39)1–0
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| 2

October 15@ San Francisco107–102Lenny Wilkens (18)2–0
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 3

October 17@ San Diego123–105Joe Caldwell (29)3–0
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 4

October 19Los Angeles95–100Dick Snyder (22)4–0
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 5

October 20@ Chicago126–99Joe Caldwell (26)5–0
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 6

October 21San Francisco110–115Joe Caldwell (27)6–0
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 7

October 24@ New York135–130 (OT)Caldwell, Wilkens (30)7–0
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 8

October 25@ Boston104–118Lenny Wilkens (18)7–1
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 9

October 28Seattle109–116Zelmo Beaty (36)8–1
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 10

October 31Baltimore103–114Zelmo Beaty (28)9–1
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 11

November 1@ Cincinnati101–96Caldwell, Wilkens (24)10–1
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 12

November 4Boston104–111Dick Snyder (25)11–1
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 13

November 7@ Chicago111–106Zelmo Beaty (24)12–1
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 14

November 8Seattle96–111Dick Snyder (21)13–1
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 15

November 10@ Detroit143–140 (OT)Zelmo Beaty (41)14–1
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 16

November 11San Francisco93–94Lenny Wilkens (31)15–1
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 17

November 12San Diego105–116Bill Bridges (29)16–1
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 18

November 14N Detroit107–124Dick Snyder (22)16–2
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 19

November 17N Philadelphia117–125Lenny Wilkens (26)16–3
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 20

November 18Los Angeles127–107Zelmo Beaty (26)16–4
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 21

November 22Philadelphia113–115Joe Caldwell (28)17–4
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 22

November 25San Diego109–110Zelmo Beaty (22)18–4
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 23

November 26@ Los Angeles105–109Lenny Wilkens (21)18–5
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 24

November 28@ Los Angeles117–134Bill Bridges (23)18–6
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 25

November 30@ San Diego129–87Lenny Wilkens (34)19–6
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 26

December 1@ San Francisco101–124Joe Caldwell (31)19–7
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 27

December 3@ Seattle123–109Zelmo Beaty (42)20–7
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 28

December 8Cincinnati95–101Bill Bridges (23)21–7
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 29

December 10Baltimore112–114 (OT)Paul Silas (25)22–7
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 30

December 12@ New York145–142 (2OT)Lenny Wilkens (33)23–7
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 31

December 15@ Philadelphia98–107Lenny Wilkens (29)23–8
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 32

December 16San Francisco110–117Paul Silas (20)24–8
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 33

December 17N San Francisco97–79Lenny Wilkens (22)25–8
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 34

December 19@ Baltimore98–117Zelmo Beaty (24)25–9
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 35

December 26@ Detroit110–127Bill Bridges (37)25–10
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 36

December 27Boston113–116Beaty, Bridges (26)26–10
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 37

December 29N Detroit122–111Beaty, Wilkens (23)27–10
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 38

December 30Los Angeles106–104Joe Caldwell (31)27–11
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 39

January 1@ Seattle115–94Lenny Wilkens (28)28–11
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 40

January 3@ San Diego124–126 (2OT)Zelmo Beaty (25)28–12
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 41

January 4@ San Francisco106–98Caldwell, Wilkens (24)29–12
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 42

January 6Philadelphia107–96Zelmo Beaty (27)29–13
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 43

January 9N Chicago121–109Lenny Wilkens (30)30–13
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 44

January 10@ Philadelphia134–122Silas, Wilkens (28)31–13
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 45

January 11@ Baltimore108–101Zelmo Beaty (30)32–13
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 46

January 12San Diego89–111Lenny Wilkens (29)33–13
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 47

January 14Chicago92–99Joe Caldwell (26)34–13
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 48

January 17@ Boston102–114Lenny Wilkens (32)34–14
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 49

January 18N Baltimore119–116Zelmo Beaty (35)35–14
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 50

January 20Seattle115–120Lenny Wilkens (39)36–14
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 51

January 21Chicago90–98Zelmo Beaty (32)37–14
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 52

January 25N Boston105–93Zelmo Beaty (42)38–14
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 53

January 26New York94–103Zelmo Beaty (25)39–14
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 54

January 27@ Cincinnati120–111Zelmo Beaty (30)40–14
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 55

January 28N Los Angeles113–128Lou Hudson (23)40–15
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 56

January 31@ Los Angeles102–110Zelmo Beaty (28)40–16
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 57

February 1@ Seattle113–110Lenny Wilkens (22)41–16
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 58

February 3@ Cincinnati125–111Zelmo Beaty (33)42–16
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 59

February 4Cincinnati100–106Lenny Wilkens (20)43–16
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 60

February 6@ New York100–121Lenny Wilkens (25)43–17
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 61

February 7@ Boston101–102Lenny Wilkens (26)43–18
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 62

February 9New York111–121Bill Bridges (32)44–18
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 63

February 10Chicago107–108Paul Silas (22)45–18
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 64

February 11N Philadelphia93–119Joe Caldwell (22)45–19
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 65

February 13N Cincinnati123–111Lou Hudson (28)46–19
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 66

February 17Boston113–99Don Ohl (19)46–20
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 67

February 18Chicago113–107Lenny Wilkens (29)46–21
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 68

February 20N Baltimore115–127Joe Caldwell (26)46–22
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 69

February 22N Detroit151–128Lenny Wilkens (30)47–22
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 70

February 23Baltimore110–118Zelmo Beaty (31)48–22
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 71

February 25Philadelphia126–119Joe Caldwell (24)48–23
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 72

February 27@ New York108–102Beaty, Wilkens (26)49–23
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 73

February 29N New York105–102 (OT)Bill Bridges (22)50–23
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 74

March 1@ Detroit121–131Zelmo Beaty (26)50–24
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 75

March 3San Diego104–106Don Ohl (27)51–24
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 76

March 5@ San Francisco134–117Don Ohl (28)52–24
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 77

March 6@ Los Angeles112–96Zelmo Beaty (25)53–24
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 78

March 7N Seattle150–133Lenny Wilkens (33)54–24
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 79

March 9@ Chicago115–109Lenny Wilkens (32)55–24
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 80

March 10Detroit133–121Lou Hudson (24)55–25
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc"

| 81

March 14N Cincinnati96–102Zelmo Beaty (25)55–26
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc"

| 82

March 16Seattle106–124Zelmo Beaty (24)56–26

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; MIN = Minutes; FG = Field goals; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

=Season=

class="wikitable sortable"
style="background:red; color:white" width="16%" | Player

! style="background:red; color:white" width="9%" | GP

! style="background:red; color:white" width="9%" | MIN

! style="background:red; color:white" width="9%" | FG

! style="background:red; color:white" width="9%" | REB

! style="background:red; color:white" width="9%" | AST

! style="background:red; color:white" width="9%" | PTS

align="center"

|Zelmo Beaty

8230686399591741733
align="center"

|Lenny Wilkens

8231695464386791638
align="center"

|Joe Caldwell

7926415643382401293
align="center"

|Bill Bridges

82319746611022531279
align="center"

|Paul Silas

8226523999581621097
align="center"

|Dick Snyder

751622257194164643
align="center"

|Bumper Tormohlen

777149822668229
align="center"
{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/STL/1968.html|title = 1967-68 St. Louis Hawks Roster and Stats}}

Playoffs

{{NBA game log start|St. Louis Hawks|end_year=1968|playoffs=yes}}

{{NBA game log section|St. Louis Hawks|Division Semifinals|first=yes|show=no|playoffs=yes

| home_wins = 2

| home_losses = 1

| road_wins = 0

| road_losses = 3

}}

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 1

| March 22

| San Francisco

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196803220STL.html L 106–111]

| Don Ohl (26)

| Paul Silas (15)

| Lenny Wilkens (9)

| Kiel Auditorium
5,018

| 0–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 2

| March 23

| San Francisco

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196803230STL.html W 111–103]

| Zelmo Beaty (46)

| Zelmo Beaty (22)

| Lenny Wilkens (11)

| Kiel Auditorium
5,810

| 1–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 3

| March 26

| @ San Francisco

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196803260SFW.html L 109–124]

| three players tied (21)

| Zelmo Beaty (16)

| Lenny Wilkens (5)

| Cow Palace
5,136

| 1–2

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 4

| March 29

| @ San Francisco

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196803290SFW.html L 107–108]

| Zelmo Beaty (21)

| Bill Bridges (14)

| Lenny Wilkens (6)

| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
12,325

| 1–3

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 5

| March 31

| San Francisco

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196803310STL.html W 129–103]

| Bill Bridges (28)

| Lou Hudson (14)

| Lenny Wilkens (10)

| Kiel Auditorium
4,118

| 2–3

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 6

| April 2

| @ San Francisco

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196804020SFW.html L 106–111]

| Lou Hudson (35)

| Paul Silas (14)

| Lenny Wilkens (6)

| Cow Palace
12,905

| 2–4

|-

{{NBA game log end|bbr_team=STL|end_year=1968|playoffs=yes}}

Awards and records

References

{{reflist}}

{{Atlanta Hawks seasons}}

{{1967–68 NBA season by team}}

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