1969–70 Atlanta Hawks season

1969–70 Atlanta Hawks season
Head coach Richie Guerin
Arena Alexander Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record 4834 (.585)
Place Division: 1st (Western)
Playoff finish West Finals
(Eliminated 0–4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television WQXI-TV
Radio WQXI Radio, WKXI 94.1
< 1968–69 1970–71 >

The 1969-70 NBA season was the Hawks' 21st season in the NBA and 2nd season in the city of Atlanta.[1]

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 10 Butch Beard G  United States Louisville
2 25 Wally Anderzunas F/C  United States Creighton

Roster

Atlanta Hawks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 42 United States Abdul-Rahman, Mahdi style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) UCLA
G 14 United States Beard, Butch (DP) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Louisville
C 8 United States Bellamy, Walt style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Indiana
F/C 32 United States Bridges, Bill style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Kansas
G/F 27 United States Caldwell, Joe style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Arizona State
F/C 24 United States Davis, Jim style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Colorado
F/C 40 United States Gregor, Gary style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) South Carolina
G 19 United States Guerin, Richie style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Iona
G/F 23 United States Hudson, Lou style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Minnesota
C 29 United States Newmark, Dave style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Columbia
F 12 United States O'Malley, Grady style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Manhattan College
G 10 United States Ohl, Don style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Illinois
F/C 34 United States Tormohlen, Bumper style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Tennessee
Head coach



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Team W L PCT. GB
Atlanta Hawks 48 34 .585
Los Angeles Lakers 46 36 .561 2
Phoenix Suns 39 43 .476 9
Chicago Bulls 39 43 .476 9
Seattle SuperSonics 36 46 .439 12
San Francisco Warriors 30 52 .366 18
San Diego Rockets 27 55 .329 21

Game log

1969–70 Game Log
Total: 48–34
1969–70 Schedule

Playoffs

1969 Playoff Game Log
Total: 5–6
1969–70 Schedule

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and records

Awards

Transactions

Atlanta Hawks

Players Added

Via Draft

Via Trade

Players Lost

Via Trade

References

See also