1969–70 Philadelphia 76ers season

1969–70 Philadelphia 76ers season
Head coach	Jack Ramsay
Arena	The Spectrum
Results
Record	42–40 (.512)
Place	Division: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East Division Semifinals (eliminated 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WPHL-TV
Radio	WCAU

The 1969–70 NBA season was the 76ers 21st Franchise season in the NBA and 7th season in Philadelphia. The season prior, Wilt Chamberlain was dealt to the Lakers. However, a more devastating trade was made before the 1969–70 season. Chet Walker, an all-star forward, was traded to the Chicago Bulls for Jim Washington, who played college ball in Philadelphia, and ended up having a journeyman career. Luke Jackson continued to be hobbled by a major injury sustained in the previous season & never played the same again. That, combined with a very poor draft, were factors in the team losing 13 more games than the previous campaign.

Draft picks

Main article: 1969 NBA draft

This table only displays picks through the second round.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	13	Bud Ogden	SF	United States	Santa Clara
2	28	Willie Taylor	PF/C	United States	LeMoyne–Owen College

Roster

Philadelphia 76ers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G 21 Clark, Archie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Minnesota F 32 Cunningham, Billy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) North Carolina G 15 Greer, Hal 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Marshall SG 14 Guokas, Matt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Saint Joseph's F 20 Hetzel, Fred 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Davidson C 18 Imhoff, Darrall 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) California F 54 Jackson, Luke 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Texas–Pan American G 24 Jones, Wali 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Villanova F 28 Ogden, Bud 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Santa Clara F 12 Washington, Jim 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Villanova C 16 Wilson, George 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Cincinnati

Head coach Jack Ramsay Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Division	W	L	PCT	GB
x-New York Knicks	60	22	.732	–
x-Milwaukee Bucks	56	26	.683	4
x-Baltimore Bullets	50	32	.610	10
x-Philadelphia 76ers	42	40	.512	18
Cincinnati Royals	36	46	.439	24
Boston Celtics	34	48	.415	26
Detroit Pistons	31	51	.378	29

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	—

Playoffs

East Division Semifinals

(2) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (4) Philadelphia 76ers: Bucks win series 4-1

• Game 1 @ Milwaukee: Milwaukee 125, Philadelphia 118
• Game 2 @ Milwaukee: Philadelphia 112, Milwaukee 105
• Game 3 @ Philadelphia: Milwaukee 156, Philadelphia 120
• Game 4 @ Philadelphia: Milwaukee 118, Philadelphia 111
• Game 5 @ Milwaukee: Milwaukee 115, Philadelphia 106

Awards and records

• Billy Cunningham, All-NBA First Team