1969–70 Atlanta Hawks season

1969–70 Atlanta Hawks season
Head coach	Richie Guerin
Arena	Alexander Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record	48–34 (.585)
Place	Division: 1st (Western)
Playoff finish	West Finals (Eliminated 0–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WQXI-TV
Radio	WQXI Radio, WKXI 94.1

The 1969–70 NBA season was the Hawks' 21st season in the NBA and second season in the city of Atlanta.

Draft picks

Main article: 1969 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	10	Butch Beard	G	United States	Louisville
2	25	Wally Anderzunas	F/C	United States	Creighton

Roster

Atlanta Hawks roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G 42 Abdul-Rahman, Mahdi 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) UCLA G 14 Beard, Butch (DP) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Louisville C 8 Bellamy, Walt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Indiana F/C 32 Bridges, Bill 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Kansas G/F 27 Caldwell, Joe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Arizona State F/C 24 Davis, Jim 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Colorado F/C 40 Gregor, Gary 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) South Carolina G 19 Guerin, Richie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Iona G/F 23 Hudson, Lou 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Minnesota C 29 Newmark, Dave 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Columbia F 12 O'Malley, Grady 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Manhattan College G 10 Ohl, Don 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Illinois F/C 34 Tormohlen, Bumper 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Tennessee	Head coach Richie Guerin (Iona) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Atlanta Hawks	48	34	.585	–
Los Angeles Lakers	46	36	.561	2
Phoenix Suns	39	43	.476	9
Chicago Bulls	39	43	.476	9
Seattle SuperSonics	36	46	.439	12
San Francisco Warriors	30	52	.366	18
San Diego Rockets	27	55	.329	21

Record vs. opponents

1969–70 NBA records
Team	ATL	BAL	BOS	CHI	CIN	DET	LAL	MIL	NYK	PHI	PHO	SDR	SFW	SEA
Atlanta	—	2–4	6–0	5–2	3–3	3–3	4–3	3–3	4–2	3–3	2–4	4–2	5–2	4–2
Baltimore	4–2	—	5–2	5–1	4–3	5–2	4–2	3–3	1–5	3–4	3–3	6–0	2–4	5–1
Boston	0–6	2–5	—	3–3	3–3	4–3	2–4	1–6	4–3	2–4	2–4	4–2	5–1	2–4
Chicago	2–5	1–5	3–3	—	3–3	3–3	4–2	4–2	0–6	3–3	5–2	3–4	4–2	4–3
Cincinnati	3–3	3–4	3–3	3–3	—	4–2	2–4	2–5	2–5	4–3	3–3	4–2	2–4	1–5
Detroit	3–3	2–5	3–4	3–3	2–4	—	3–3	1–6	1–6	1–5	3–3	3–3	3–3	3–3
Los Angeles	3–4	2–4	4–2	2–4	4–2	3–3	—	3–3	2–4	4–2	3–4	5–2	5–2	6–0
Milwaukee	3–3	3–3	6–1	2–4	5–2	6–1	3–3	—	2–4	5–2	6–0	6–0	4–2	5–1
New York	2–4	5–1	3–4	6–0	5–2	6–1	4–2	4–2	—	5–2	6–0	5–1	5–1	4–2
Philadelphia	3–3	4–3	4–2	3–3	3–4	5–1	2–4	2–5	2–5	—	4–2	4–2	6–0	0–6
Phoenix	4–2	3–3	4–2	2–5	3–3	3–3	4–3	0–6	0–6	2–4	—	7–0	3–3	4–3
San Diego	2–4	0–6	2–4	4–3	2–4	3–3	2–5	0–6	1–5	2–4	0–7	—	5–2	4–2
San Francisco	2–5	4–2	1–5	2–4	4–2	3–3	2–5	2–4	1–5	0–6	3–3	2–5	—	3–4
Seattle	2–4	1–5	4–2	3–4	5–1	3–3	0–6	1–5	2–4	6–0	3–4	2–4	4–3	—

Game log

• The 11/6/1969 game at Chicago Stadium got suspended, and was completed on 2/8/1970.

Playoffs

1969 Playoff Game Log Total: 5–6
Division Semifinals: 4–1 Game Date Opponent Score High Points Location/Attendance Series
Division Finals: 0–4 Game Date Opponent Score High Points Location/Attendance Series
1969–70 Schedule

Awards and records

Awards

• Lou Hudson, All-NBA Second Team
• Bill Bridges, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
• Joe Caldwell, NBA All-Defensive Second Team