Los Angeles Lakers Regular Season Rosters
1967-1968 Los Angeles Lakers Regular Season Roster
1967-1968 L.A. Lakers Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | A. Clark | J. West | T. Hawkins | E. Baylor | D. Imhoff |
Rotation | G. Goodrich | M. Counts | |||
Rotation | D. Hamilton | ||||
Lim PT | C. Anderson | B. Hewitt | E. Mueller | ||
Lim PT | F. Crawford | J. Wetzel | |||
Lim PT | J. Chambers |
1967-1968 Western Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | St. Louis Hawks | 56-26 | - |
2 | Los Angeles Lakers | 52-30 | 4 |
3 | San Francisco Warriors | 43-39 | 13 |
4 | Chicago Bulls | 29-53 | 27 |
5 | Seattle SuperSonics | 23-59 | 33 |
6 | San Diego Rockets | 15-67 | 41 |
1967-1968 L.A. Lakers Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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Elgin Baylor | All-NBA First Team (1968) |
Jerry West | All-NBA Second Team (1968) |
Jerry West | Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1968) |
Elgin Baylor | Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1968) |
Archie Clark | Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1968) |
1967-1968 L.A. Lakers Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST |
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Elgin Baylor | 77 | 39.3 | 26.0 | 12.2 | 4.6 |
Archie Clark | 81 | 37.5 | 19.9 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
Jerry West | 51 | 37.6 | 26.3 | 5.8 | 6.1 |
Gail Goodrich | 79 | 26.0 | 13.8 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
Mel Counts | 82 | 21.2 | 11.7 | 8.9 | 1.7 |
Tom Hawkins | 78 | 31.6 | 11.6 | 5.9 | 1.5 |
Darrall Imhoff | 82 | 27.7 | 9.3 | 10.9 | 2.5 |
Freddie Crawford | 38 | 19.9 | 10.3 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
Erwin Mueller | 39 | 24.9 | 8.3 | 5.7 | 2.0 |
Jim Barnes | 42 | 17.0 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 0.6 |
John Wetzel | 38 | 11.4 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 1.3 |
Dennis Hamilton | 44 | 8.6 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 0.7 |
Cliff Anderson | 18 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
1967-1968 Los Angeles Lakers Roster Composition
Selected via Draft |
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Cliff Anderson was selected as the #4 pick in the 4 Round of the 1967 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. Cliff Anderson signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on September 1, 1967. Elgin Baylor was selected as the #2 pick in the 14 Round of the 1956 NBA Draft by the Minneapolis Lakers. Elgin Baylor signed a multi-year contract with the Minneapolis Lakers on September 1, 1958. Jerry Chambers was selected as the #7 pick in the First Round of the 1966 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. Jerry Chambers signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on September 1, 1966. Archie Clark was selected as the #7 pick in the 4 Round of the 1966 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. Archie Clark signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on September 1, 1966. Jerry West was selected as the #2 pick in the First Round of the 1960 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. Jerry West signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on September 20, 1960. Jerry West re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers on September 1, 1962. John Wetzel was selected as the #7 pick in the 8 Round of the 1966 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. John Wetzel signed a contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on September 1, 1967. |
Acquired via Trade |
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Mel Counts was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Washington Wizards on January 16, 1967. Tom Hawkins was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Cincinnati Royals on September 14, 1966. Darrall Imhoff was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Detroit Pistons on May 15, 1964. Erwin Mueller was acquired in a trade by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Chicago Bulls on January 10, 1968. |
Acquired via Waiver Claim |
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Freddie Crawford was claimed off of the waiver wire by the Los Angeles Lakers from the New York Knicks on January 12, 1968. Gail Goodrich signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on September 1, 1965. |
Acquired via Free Agency |
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Dennis Hamilton signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers on October 17, 1967. |
1967-1968 Los Angeles Lakers Front Office
Staff Member | Position | Start Season | Previous Job |
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Jack Cooke | Owner | 1965-1966 | N/A |
Butch Van Breda Kolff | Head Coach | 1967-1968 | N/A |
Fred Schaus | General Manager | 1967-1968 | Head Coach (Los Angeles Lakers, 1960 to 1967) |
Bumper Tormohlen | Scout | 1967-1968 | N/A |
Chick Hearn | Television Play-By-Play | 1965-1966 | N/A |