Baltimore Bullets Regular Season Rosters

1968-1969 Baltimore Bullets Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
John Barnhill G 6-1 180 6 Tennessee State 1959 Rnd 11 Pick 6 United States
Leroy Ellis FC 6-10 210 6 St. John's 1962 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
Bob Ferry FC 6-8 230 9 Saint Louis 1959 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Gus Johnson FC 6-6 230 5 Idaho 1963 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States
Kevin Loughery SG 6-3 190 6 St. John's 1961 Rnd 11 Pick 1 United States
Ed Manning F 6-7 210 1 Jackson State 1967 Rnd 8 Pick 1 United States
Jack Marin GF 6-7 200 2 Duke 1966 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
Earl Monroe G 6-3 185 1 Winston-Salem State 1967 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
Barry Orms G 6-3 190 0 Saint Louis 1968 Rnd 8 Pick 4 United States
Bob Quick GF 6-5 215 0 Xavier 1968 Rnd 2 Pick 4 United States
Ray Scott FC 6-9 215 7 Allentown (United States) 1961 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
Wes Unseld FC 6-7 245 0 Louisville 1968 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
Tom Workman F 6-7 218 1 Seattle 1967 Rnd 1 Pick 8 United States

1968-1969 Washington Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters E. Monroe K. Loughery J. Marin W. Unseld R. Scott
Rotation   J. Barnhill E. Manning L. Ellis  
Rotation   B. Orms      
Lim PT     B. Quick G. Johnson  
Lim PT     T. Workman B. Ferry  

1968-1969 Eastern Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Baltimore Bullets57-25-
2Philadelphia Sixers55-272
3New York Knicks54-283
4Boston Celtics48-349
5Cincinnati Royals41-4116
6Detroit Pistons32-5025
7Milwaukee Bucks27-5530

1968-1969 Washington Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Wes Unseld Michael Jordan Most Valuable Player (1969)
Wes Unseld All-NBA First Team (1969)
Earl Monroe All-NBA First Team (1969)
Wes Unseld Wilt Chamberlain Rookie Of The Year (1969)
Wes Unseld All-Rookie First Team (1969)
Earl Monroe Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1969)
Gus Johnson Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1969)
Wes Unseld Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1969)

1968-1969 Washington Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Earl Monroe 80 38.4 25.8 3.5 4.9
Kevin Loughery 80 39.2 22.6 3.3 4.8
Jack Marin 82 33.0 15.9 7.4 2.8
Wes Unseld 82 36.2 13.8 18.2 2.6
Ray Scott 82 26.4 11.8 8.8 1.6
Gus Johnson 49 34.1 17.9 11.6 2.0
Leroy Ellis 80 20.0 7.2 6.4 0.9
Ed Manning 63 11.5 4.7 3.9 0.3
John Barnhill 30 16.8 6.4 1.8 2.4
Barry Orms 64 14.3 2.8 2.5 0.8
Bob Quick 28 5.5 3.1 0.9 0.4
Tom Workman 21 4.1 2.5 1.3 0.1
Bob Ferry 7 5.1 1.9 1.3 0.6

1968-1969 Baltimore Bullets Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Gus Johnson was selected as the #2 pick in the Second Round of the 1963 NBA Draft by the Chicago Zephyrs. Gus Johnson signed a multi-year contract with the Washington Wizards on September 1, 1963.

Ed Manning was selected as the #1 pick in the 8 Round of the 1967 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards. Ed Manning signed a multi-year contract with the Washington Wizards on September 1, 1967.

Jack Marin was selected as the #5 pick in the First Round of the 1966 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards. Jack Marin signed a multi-year contract with the Washington Wizards on September 1, 1966.

Earl Monroe was selected as the #2 pick in the First Round of the 1967 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards. Earl Monroe signed a multi-year contract with the Washington Wizards on May 3, 1967.

Barry Orms was selected as the #4 pick in the 8 Round of the 1968 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards. Barry Orms signed a contract with the Washington Wizards on September 1, 1968.

Bob Quick was selected as the #4 pick in the Second Round of the 1968 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards. Bob Quick signed a multi-year contract with the Washington Wizards on September 1, 1968.

Wes Unseld was selected as the #2 pick in the First Round of the 1968 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards. Wes Unseld signed a multi-year contract with the Washington Wizards on April 18, 1968.

Acquired via Trade

Leroy Ellis was acquired in a trade by the Washington Wizards from the Los Angeles Lakers on September 22, 1966.

Bob Ferry was acquired in a trade by the Washington Wizards from the Detroit Pistons on June 9, 1964.

Kevin Loughery was acquired in a trade by the Washington Wizards from the Detroit Pistons on October 28, 1963.

Ray Scott was acquired in a trade by the Washington Wizards from the Detroit Pistons on January 16, 1967.

Tom Workman was acquired in a trade by the Washington Wizards from the St. Louis Hawks on January 21, 1968.

Acquired via Free Agency

John Barnhill signed a contract as a free agent with the Washington Wizards on January 31, 1969.

1968-1969 Baltimore Bullets Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Abe Pollin Owner 1964-1965 N/A
Gene Shue Head Coach 1980-1981 Head Coach (Los Angeles Clippers, 1978 to 1980)
Jerry Sachs General Manager 1968-1969 N/A