San Diego Rockets Regular Season Rosters

1968-1969 San Diego Rockets Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Rick Adelman PG 6-1 175 0 Loyola Marymount 1968 Rnd 7 Pick 1 United States
Harry Barnes G 6-3 205 0 Northeastern 1968 Rnd 4 Pick 1 United States
Jim Barnett GF 6-4 170 2 Oregon 1966 Rnd 1 Pick 8 United States
John Block FC 6-9 207 2 USC 1966 Rnd 3 Pick 7 United States
Hank Finkel C 7-0 240 2 Dayton 1964 Rnd 4 Pick 5 United States
Elvin Hayes FC 6-9 235 0 Houston 1968 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
Toby Kimball PF 6-6 220 2 UConn 1965 Rnd 3 Pick 9 United States
Don Kojis SF 6-3 202 5 Marquette 1961 Rnd 2 Pick 12 United States
Stu Lantz G 6-3 175 0 Nebraska 1968 Rnd 3 Pick 1 United States
Pat Riley SG 6-4 205 1 Kentucky 1967 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States
John Q. Trapp SF 6-7 210 0 UNLV 1968 Rnd 2 Pick 1 United States
Art Williams PG 6-1 180 1 Cal Poly - Pomona 1967 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States

1968-1969 San Diego Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters R. Adelman S. Lantz D. Kojis T. Kimball E. Hayes
Rotation A. Williams P. Riley J. Barnett J. Block H. Finkel
Lim PT   H. Barnes J. Trapp    

1968-1969 Western Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Los Angeles Lakers55-27-
2Atlanta Hawks48-347
3San Francisco Warriors41-4114
4San Diego Rockets37-4518
5Chicago Bulls33-4922
6Seattle SuperSonics30-5225
7Phoenix Suns16-6639

1968-1969 San Diego Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Elvin Hayes All-Rookie First Team (1969)
Don Kojis Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1969)
Elvin Hayes Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1969)

1968-1969 San Diego Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Elvin Hayes 82 45.1 28.4 17.1 1.4
Don Kojis 81 38.6 22.5 9.6 2.6
John Block 78 31.9 15.3 9.0 1.8
Jim Barnett 80 29.3 14.5 4.5 4.2
Toby Kimball 76 22.1 7.8 8.8 1.2
Stu Lantz 73 18.9 7.8 3.2 1.4
Art Williams 79 25.2 7.1 4.6 6.6
Pat Riley 56 18.3 8.8 2.0 2.4
Rick Adelman 77 18.8 6.3 2.8 3.1
Hank Finkel 35 9.5 3.7 3.1 0.6
John Q. Trapp 25 5.7 3.1 2.0 0.2
Harry Barnes 22 5.7 2.0 1.2 0.2

1968-1969 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.

Harry Barnes was selected as the #1 pick in the 4 Round of the 1968 NBA Draft by the San Diego Rockets. Harry Barnes signed a 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.

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.

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.

Hank Finkel 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.