1967–68 San Diego Rockets season

1967–68 San Diego Rockets season
Head coach	Jack McMahon
Arena	San Diego Sports Arena
Results
Record	15–67 (.183)
Place	Division: 6th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	KFMB-TV
Radio	KFMB

The 1967–68 NBA season was the Rockets' 1st season in the NBA.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1967 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	7	Pat Riley	G/F	United States
2	18	Bob Netolicky	F/C	United States
3	31	Nick Jones	G	United States

Roster

1967–68 San Diego Rockets roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From SF 24 Acton, Bud 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1942–01–11 Hillsdale SG 33 Barnett, Jim 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1944–07–07 Oregon PG 30 Barnhill, John 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1938–03–20 Tennessee State C 34 Block, John 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1944–04–16 USC SG 31 Britt, Tyrone 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1944–04–18 Johnson C. Smith C 17 Finkel, Hank 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1942–04–20 Dayton PF 20 Gambee, Dave 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1937–04–16 Oregon State PF 24 Green, Johnny 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1933–12–08 Michigan State PG 12 Jones, Nick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1945–03–28 Oregon PF 7 Kimball, Toby 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1942–09–07 Connecticut SF 44 Kojis, Don 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1939–01–15 Marquette SG 11 McGlocklin, Jon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1943–06–10 Indiana SG 42 Riley, Pat 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1945–03–20 Kentucky PF 27 Ware, Jim 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1944–05–02 Oklahoma City PG 14 Williams, Art 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1939–09–29 Cal Poly Pomona

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

Regular season

Season standings

Western Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
x-St. Louis Hawks	56	26	.683	–	25–7	22–13	9–6	31–9
x-Los Angeles Lakers	52	30	.634	4	30–11	18–19	4–0	28–12
x-San Francisco Warriors	43	39	.524	13	27–14	16–23	0–2	24–16
x-Chicago Bulls	29	53	.354	27	11–22	12–24	6–7	11–29
Seattle SuperSonics	23	59	.280	33	10–21	7–24	6–14	15–25
San Diego Rockets	15	67	.183	41	8–33	4–26	3–8	11–29

Record vs. opponents

1967–68 NBA records
Team	BAL	BOS	CHI	CIN	DET	LAL	NYK	PHI	SDR	SFW	SEA	STL
Baltimore	—	3–5	2–5	5–3	4–4	3–4	3–5	0–8	7–0	2–5	5–2	2–5
Boston	5–3	—	5–2	3–5	6–2	4–3	6–2	4–4	7–0	4–3	6–1	4–3
Chicago	5–2	2–5	—	5–2	3–4	1–7	2–5	1–6	4–4	2–6	3–5	1–7
Cincinnati	3–5	5–3	2–5	—	4–4	1–6	3–5	3–5	7–0	4–3	6–1	1–6
Detroit	4–4	2–6	4–3	4–4	—	2–5	4–4	1–7	5–2	4–3	6–1	4–3
Los Angeles	4–3	3–4	7–1	6–1	5–2	—	4–3	2–5	7–1	4–4	4–4	6–2
New York	5–3	2–6	5–2	5–3	4–4	3–4	—	3–5	6–1	5–2	4–3	1–6
Philadelphia	8–0	4–4	6–1	5–3	7–1	5–2	5–3	—	6–1	4–3	7–0	5–2
San Diego	0–7	0–7	4–4	0–7	2–5	1–7	1–6	1–6	—	2–6	3–5	1–7
San Francisco	5–2	3–4	6–2	3–4	3–4	4–4	2–5	3–4	6–2	—	7–1	1–7
Seattle	2–5	1–6	5–3	1–6	1–6	4–4	3–4	0–7	5–3	1–7	—	0–8
St. Louis	5–2	3–4	7–1	6–1	3–4	2–6	6–1	2–5	7–1	7–1	8–0	—

Game log

2010–11 game log Total: 43–39 (Home: 25–16; Road: 18–23)
October: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 14 St. Louis Hawks 98–99 1 2 October 17 St. Louis Hawks 105–123 2-0 3 October 20 SuperSonics 121-114 2-1 4 October 21 SuperSonics 110–117 3-1 5 October 22 San Francesco 126–137 4-1 6 October 25 Baltimore 109–125 5-1 7 October 27 Cincinnati 113–116 6-1 8 October 29 Cincinnati 99–108 7-1
November : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 9 November 1 SuperSonics 10 November 4 New York 11 November 5 New York 12 November 7 Philadelphia 13 November 8 Philadelphia
1968–69 season schedule