1968–69 Chicago Bulls season

{{NBA season

| team = Chicago Bulls

| end_year = 1969

| wins = 33

| losses = 49

| division = Western

| division_place = 5

| coach = Dick Motta

| gm = Dick Klein

| owner = Dick Klein

| arena = Chicago Stadium

| playoffs = Did not qualify

| bbr_team = CHI

| television = WGN-TV
(Jack Brickhouse, Vince Lloyd)

| radio = WGN
(Vince Lloyd, Roy Leonard)

}}

The 1968–69 NBA season was the Bulls' third season in the NBA.[https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CHI/1969.html 1968–69 Chicago Bulls]

Draft picks

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! style="background:#c41e3a; width:10%;"| Pick

! style="background:#c41e3a; width:20%;"| Player

! style="background:#c41e3a; width:15%;"| Position

! style="background:#c41e3a; width:15%;"| Nationality

! style="background:#c41e3a; width:20%;"| College

Roster

{{player2 | num = 18 | first = Tom | last = Boerwinkle | pos = C | ft= 7 | in= 0 | lbs = 265 | DOB = 1945–08–23 | college = Tennessee}}

{{player2 | num= 19 | first = Bob | last = Boozer | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 215 | DOB = 1937–04–26 | from = Kansas State}}

{{player2 | num = 16 | first = Barry | last = Clemens | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 210 | DOB = 1943–05–01 | college = Ohio Wesleyan}}

{{player2 | num = 11 | first = Clem | last = Haskins | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 195 | DOB = 1943–07–11 | college = Western Kentucky}}

{{player2 | num = 10 | first = Bob | last = Love | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 215 | DOB = 1942–12–08 | college = Southern}}

{{player2 | num = 12 | first = Dave | last = Newmark | pos = C | ft = 7 | in = 0 | lbs = 240 | DOB = 1946–09–11 | college = Columbia University}}

{{player2 | num = 15 | first = Loy | last = Petersen | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 205 | DOB = 1945–07–26 | college = Oregon State}}

{{player2 | num = 4 | first = Jerry | last = Sloan | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 195 | DOB = 1942–03–28 | college = Evansville}}

{{player2 | num = 7 | first = Jim | last = Washington | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 210 | DOB = 1943–07–01 | college = Villanova}}

{{player2 | num = 8 | first = Bob | last = Weiss | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 180 | DOB = 1942–05–07 | college = Penn State}}

{{NBA roster footer

| head_coach =

Dick Motta

| asst_coach =

| roster_url = https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CHI/1969.html

| accessdate = January 31, 1969

}}

Regular season

=Season standings=

:x – clinched playoff spot

=Record vs. opponents=

colspan=15\|1968–69 NBA records
class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
width=100\|Team !style="background:#69B3E6;color:#C70F2E;width=35"\|ATL !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:#006400;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"\|MIL !style="background:#003EA4;color:#FF8C00;width=35"\|NYK !style="background:#C90F2E;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"\|PHI !style="background:#702F8B;color:#FA4417;width=35"\|PHO !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="text-align:left;" \| Atlanta	—	2–4	3–3	6–1	4–2	6–0	3–4	4–2	2–4	1–5	6–0	3–4	4–3	4–2
style="text-align:left;" \| Baltimore	4–2	—	5–2	6–0	4–3	7–0	3–3	5–1	3–4	2–4	6–0	5–1	3–3	4–2
style="text-align:left;" \| Boston	3–3	2–5	—	4–2	5–2	5–1	2–4	5–1	1–6	5–2	6–0	4–2	3–3	3–3
style="text-align:left;" \| Chicago	1–6	0–6	2–4	—	1–5	3–3	3–4	5–1	2–4	1–5	4–2	3–3	4–3	4–3
style="text-align:left;" \| Cincinnati	2–4	3–4	2–5	5–1	—	3–4	2–4	5–1	4–2	3–4	4–2	2–4	3–3	3–3
style="text-align:left;" \| Detroit	0–6	0–7	1–5	3–3	4–3	—	3–3	2–4	3–4	3–4	4–2	3–3	2–4	4–2
style="text-align:left;" \| Los Angeles	4–3	3–3	4–2	4–3	4–2	3–3	—	5–1	5–1	1–5	6–0	7–0	4–3	5–1
style="text-align:left;" \| Milwaukee	2–4	1–5	1–5	1–5	1–5	4–2	1–5	—	0–6	0–6	6–2	4–2	3–3	3–5
style="text-align:left;" \| New York	4–2	4–3	6–1	4–2	2–4	4–3	1–5	6–0	—	4–3	5–1	3–3	5–1	6–0
style="text-align:left;" \| Philadelphia	5–1	4–2	2–5	5–1	4–3	4–3	5–1	6–0	3–4	—	5–1	4–2	2–4	6–0
style="text-align:left;" \| Phoenix	0–6	0–6	0–6	2–4	2–4	2–4	0–6	2–6	1–5	1–5	—	1–7	2–4	3–3
style="text-align:left;" \| San Diego	4–3	1–5	2–4	3–3	4–2	3–3	0–7	2–4	3–3	2–4	7–1	—	3–3	3–3
style="text-align:left;" \| San Francisco	3–4	3–3	3–3	3–4	3–3	4–2	3–4	3–3	1–5	4–2	4–2	3–3	—	4–3
style="text-align:left;" \| Seattle	2–4	2–4	3–3	3–4	3–3	2–4	1–5	5–3	0–6	0–6	3–3	3–3	3–4	—

=Game log=

colspan=11 style="background:#FF0000; color:#000000;" \| 1968–69 Game log
class="toccolours collapsible" width=50% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center"
align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" \| #	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	Record
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 1	October 15	@ New York	100–96	Flynn Robinson (32)	1–0
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 2	October 16	@ Milwaukee	89–84	Flynn Robinson (23)	2–0
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 3	October 19	Boston	106–96	Flynn Robinson (20)	2–1
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 4	October 23	@ Atlanta	91–106	Jim Washington (18)	2–2
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 5	October 26	@ Philadelphia	118–122	Flynn Robinson (36)	2–3
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 6	October 29	N Boston	103–97	Flynn Robinson (22)	3–3
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 7	October 31	@ Phoenix	103–112	Bob Boozer (23)	3–4
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 8	November 1	@ Los Angeles	114–101	Clem Haskins (24)	4–4
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 9	November 2	@ Seattle	95–101	Bob Boozer (23)	4–5
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 10	November 3	@ San Diego	107–121	Bob Boozer (22)	4–6
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 11	November 5	Los Angeles	112–109 (OT)	Jerry Sloan (25)	4–7
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 12	November 6	@ Cincinnati	122–133	Flynn Robinson (27)	4–8
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 13	November 7	Seattle	105–120	Bob Boozer (26)	5–8
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 14	November 9	Cincinnati	110–104	Flynn Robinson (26)	5–9
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 15	November 12	San Diego	108–115	Clem Haskins (29)	6–9
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 16	November 16	@ New York	97–119	Clem Haskins (27)	6–10
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 17	November 19	San Francisco	121–109	Clem Haskins (29)	6–11
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 18	November 21	Milwaukee	111–120	Boozer, Haskins (25)	7–11
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 19	November 22	N New York	114–107	Jim Washington (28)	7–12
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 20	November 23	Atlanta	114–96	Clem Haskins (22)	7–13
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 21	November 24	@ Los Angeles	100–103	Bob Boozer (17)	7–14
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 22	November 26	@ Seattle	98–99	Sloan, Washington (22)	7–15
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 23	November 27	@ San Francisco	119–106	Jim Washington (29)	8–15
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 24	November 29	@ San Diego	110–89	Bob Boozer (27)	9–15
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 25	November 30	Phoenix	96–100	Jerry Sloan (23)	10–15
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 26	December 1	@ Baltimore	100–110	Jerry Sloan (29)	10–16
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 27	December 3	San Diego	108–103	Bob Boozer (33)	10–17
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 28	December 5	Philadelphia	109–92	Bob Boozer (33)	10–18
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 29	December 7	Los Angeles	81–90	Jerry Sloan (28)	11–18
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 30	December 10	Detroit	83–100	Jerry Sloan (19)	12–18
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 31	December 13	New York	94–83	Bob Boozer (22)	12–19
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 32	December 17	Atlanta	87–83	Bob Boozer (21)	12–20
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 33	December 19	Milwaukee	111–113	Bob Boozer (25)	13–20
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 34	December 20	N Baltimore	102–125	Boozer, Haskins, Sloan, Washington (14)	13–21
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 35	December 21	Boston	102–94	Boerwinkle, Boozer (16)	13–22
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 36	December 25	@ Cincinnati	98–103	Jim Washington (18)	13–23
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 37	December 26	Cincinnati	96–104	Jerry Sloan (23)	14–23
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 38	December 28	Los Angeles	86–93	Bob Boozer (26)	15–23
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 39	December 29	@ Milwaukee	102–97	Jim Washington (25)	16–23
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 40	December 30	San Francisco	97–103	Clem Haskins (20)	17–23
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 41	January 2	Atlanta	106–88	Bob Boozer (27)	17–24
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 42	January 4	Phoenix	92–103	Bob Boozer (33)	18–24
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 43	January 6	N Cincinnati	106–104	Bob Boozer (25)	18–25
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 44	January 7	New York	101–102	Clem Haskins (23)	19–25
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 45	January 11	Seattle	86–119	Boozer, Weiss (19)	20–25
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 46	January 16	San Francisco	112–99	Bob Boozer (23)	20–26
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 47	January 18	San Diego	102–107 (OT)	Clem Haskins (30)	21–26
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 48	January 19	@ Detroit	111–120	Bob Boozer (25)	21–27
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 49	January 21	Baltimore	116–93	Tom Boerwinkle (19)	21–28
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 50	January 22	Boston	94–95	Bob Boozer (21)	22–28
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 51	January 24	@ Phoenix	106–117	Bob Boozer (25)	22–29
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 52	January 26	@ San Diego	95–111	Clem Haskins (20)	22–30
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 53	January 28	@ Los Angeles	118–125	Boozer, Haskins (24)	22–31
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 54	January 30	@ San Francisco	111–101	Bob Boozer (25)	23–31
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 55	January 31	Detroit	103–102	Bob Boozer (24)	23–32
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 56	February 2	@ Philadelphia	104–112	Bob Boozer (25)	23–33
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 57	February 3	@ Baltimore	122–132	Bob Boozer (27)	23–34
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 58	February 4	Milwaukee	107–98	Bob Boozer (20)	23–35
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 59	February 5	@ Detroit	120–108	Jerry Sloan (23)	24–35
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 60	February 7	New York	105–98	Bob Boozer (19)	24–36
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 61	February 8	@ Atlanta	97–106	Bob Boozer (23)	24–37
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 62	February 11	Baltimore	124–116	Jerry Sloan (27)	24–38
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 63	February 13	Detroit	101–120	Clem Haskins (21)	25–38
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 64	February 15	Cincinnati	111–101	Bob Boozer (31)	25–39
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 65	February 18	@ Seattle	113–114	Clem Haskins (26)	25–40
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 66	February 21	@ Phoenix	133–121	Bob Boozer (28)	26–40
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 67	February 24	@ San Francisco	119–108	Boozer, Haskins (29)	27–40
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 68	February 25	@ San Francisco	99–101	Bob Boozer (28)	27–41
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 69	February 26	@ Seattle	124–122	Bob Boozer (24)	28–41
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 70	March 2	@ Boston	92–99	Jerry Sloan (36)	28–42
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 71	March 4	Philadelphia	113–114	Bob Boozer (31)	29–42
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 72	March 5	@ Milwaukee	124–108	Jerry Sloan (43)	30–42
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 73	March 6	N Phoenix	117–125 (OT)	Boozer, Sloan (27)	31–42
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 74	March 7	@ Philadelphia	113–131	Tom Boerwinkle (23)	31–43
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 75	March 11	Atlanta	90–102	Jim Washington (26)	32–43
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 76	March 12	@ Atlanta	90–109	Boozer, Sloan (18)	32–44
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 77	March 13	Philadelphia	113–106	Jerry Sloan (20)	32–45
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" \| 78	March 15	Seattle	83–101	Jerry Sloan (30)	33–45
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 79	March 18	Los Angeles	93–92	Bob Boozer (29)	33–46
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 80	March 19	@ Boston	92–104	Boerwinkle, Boozer, Haskins (14)	33–47
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 81	March 21	Baltimore	115–103	Boozer, Sloan (23)	33–48
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" \| 82	March 23	@ Detroit	114–158	Bob Boozer (23)	33–49

Player statistics

Awards and records

Jerry Sloan, NBA All-Defensive First Team
Jerry Sloan, NBA All-Star Game

References

Chicago

Category:Chicago Bulls seasons

Chicago Bulls

Category:1968 in Chicago