San Diego Rockets Regular Season Rosters

1969-1970 San Diego Rockets Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Rick Adelman PG 6-1 175 1 Loyola Marymount 1968 Rnd 7 Pick 1 United States
Jim Barnett GF 6-4 170 3 Oregon 1966 Rnd 1 Pick 8 United States
John Block FC 6-9 207 3 USC 1966 Rnd 3 Pick 7 United States
Elvin Hayes FC 6-9 235 1 Houston 1968 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
Toby Kimball PF 6-6 220 3 UConn 1965 Rnd 3 Pick 9 United States
Don Kojis SF 6-3 202 6 Marquette 1961 Rnd 2 Pick 12 United States
Stu Lantz G 6-3 175 1 Nebraska 1968 Rnd 3 Pick 1 United States
Pat Riley SG 6-4 205 2 Kentucky 1967 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States
Larry Siegfried G 6-3 190 6 Ohio State 1961 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
Bingo Smith GF 6-5 195 0 Tulsa 1969 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
John Q. Trapp SF 6-7 210 1 UNLV 1968 Rnd 2 Pick 1 United States
Art Williams PG 6-1 180 2 Cal Poly - Pomona 1967 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Bernie Williams G 6-3 175 0 La Salle 1969 Rnd 2 Pick 6 United States

1969-1970 San Diego Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters S. Lantz D. Kojis J. Barnett J. Block E. Hayes
Rotation R. Adelman B. Williams B. Smith T. Kimball  
Rotation A. Williams P. Riley J. Trapp    

1969-1970 Western Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Atlanta Hawks48-34-
2Los Angeles Lakers46-362
3Chicago Bulls39-439
4Phoenix Suns39-439
5Seattle SuperSonics36-4612
6San Francisco Warriors30-5218
7San Diego Rockets27-5521

1969-1970 San Diego Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Elvin Hayes Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1970)

1969-1970 San Diego Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Elvin Hayes 82 44.7 27.5 16.9 2.0
John Block 82 26.2 14.5 7.4 1.7
Jim Barnett 80 26.3 14.9 3.8 3.6
Stu Lantz 82 30.1 14.5 3.1 3.5
Don Kojis 56 28.2 15.3 6.9 1.4
Bernie Williams 72 17.1 8.3 2.2 2.3
Bingo Smith 75 16.0 7.3 4.4 1.0
Toby Kimball 77 21.1 7.1 8.1 1.2
Art Williams 80 19.3 5.8 3.6 6.3
John Q. Trapp 70 14.6 6.3 4.4 0.7
Rick Adelman 35 20.5 7.4 2.3 3.2
Pat Riley 36 13.2 5.3 1.6 2.4

1969-1970 San Diego Rockets Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Rick Adelman was selected as the #1 pick in the 7 Round of the 1968 NBA Draft by the San Diego Rockets. Rick Adelman signed a multi-year contract with the San Diego Rockets on September 1, 1968.

Elvin Hayes was selected as the #1 pick in the First Round of the 1968 NBA Draft by the San Diego Rockets. Elvin Hayes signed a multi-year contract with the San Diego Rockets on May 1, 1968.

Stu Lantz was selected as the #1 pick in the 3 Round of the 1968 NBA Draft by the San Diego Rockets. Stu Lantz signed a multi-year contract with the San Diego Rockets on September 1, 1968.

Pat Riley was selected as the #7 pick in the First Round of the 1967 NBA Draft by the San Diego Rockets. Pat Riley signed a multi-year contract with the San Diego Rockets on May 24, 1967.

Bingo Smith was selected as the #6 pick in the First Round of the 1969 NBA Draft by the San Diego Rockets. Bingo Smith signed a multi-year contract with the San Diego Rockets on September 1, 1969.

John Q. Trapp was selected as the #1 pick in the Second Round of the 1968 NBA Draft by the San Diego Rockets. John Q. Trapp signed a multi-year contract with the San Diego Rockets on September 1, 1968.

Bernie Williams was selected as the #6 pick in the Second Round of the 1969 NBA Draft by the San Diego Rockets. Bernie Williams signed a multi-year contract with the San Diego Rockets on September 1, 1969.

Acquired via Expansion Draft

Jim Barnett was taken in the 1967 Expansion Draft by the San Diego Rockets from the Boston Celtics on May 1, 1967.

John Block was taken in the 1967 Expansion Draft by the San Diego Rockets from the Los Angeles Lakers on May 1, 1967.

Toby Kimball was taken in the 1967 Expansion Draft by the San Diego Rockets from the Boston Celtics on May 1, 1967.

Don Kojis was taken in the 1967 Expansion Draft by the San Diego Rockets from the Chicago Bulls on May 1, 1967.

Acquired via Free Agency

Art Williams signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the San Diego Rockets on October 3, 1967.