1968–69 Oakland Oaks season

The 1968–69 Oakland Oaks season was the 2nd and final season of the Oaks of the ABA. The Oaks finished first in the Western Division and won their first and only ABA title. They were helped in part by the hiring of Alex Hannum and Rick Barry for $85,000 per year.

1968–69 Oakland Oaks (ABA) season
Head coachAlex Hannum
General managerScotty Stirling
ArenaOakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Results
Record60–18 (.769)
PlaceDivision: 1st
Playoff finishWon ABA Championship

In the ABA Western Division Semifinals, they defeated the Denver Rockets in seven games. In the ABA Western Division Finals, they swept the previous Division Champion, the New Orleans Buccaneers, in four games. Lastly, they beat the Indiana Pacers in five games to secure the title.[1]

However, the team operated at a loss. Despite being owned by singer Pat Boone, S. Kenneth Davidson and Dennis A. Murphy, the team lost money due to the proximity of the San Francisco Warriors. Despite winning the title, the team moved to Washington to become the Washington Caps.

Roster

Bold indicates the player was on the final roster prior to the playoffs.

Season standings
TeamWLPCT.GB
Oakland Oaks6018.769-
New Orleans Buccaneers4632.59014
Denver Rockets4434.56416
Dallas Chaparrals4137.52619
Los Angeles Stars3345.42327
Houston Mavericks2355.29537

Playoffs

Western Division Semifinals[2]

GameDateLocationScoreRecordAttendance
1April 5Oakland129–991–02,358
2April 6Oakland119–1221–11,580
3April 8Denver121–992–15,062
4April 10Denver108–1092–25,431
5April 12Oakland128–1183–23,156
6April 13Denver115–1263–36,481
7April 16Oakland115–1024–35,123

Oaks win series, 4–3

Division Finals[2]

GameDateLocationScoreRecordAttendance
1April 19Oakland128–1181–02,848
2April 21Oakland135–1242–01,749
3April 23New Orleans113–1073–04,253
4April 25New Orleans128–1144–03,583

Oaks win series, 4–0

ABA Finals[2]

GameDateLocationScoreRecordAttendance
1April 30Oakland123–1141–03,290
2May 2Oakland122–1501–14,171
3May 3Indiana134–126 (OT)2–18,467
4May 5Indiana144–1173–17,133
5May 7Oakland135–131 (OT)4–16,340

Oaks win series, 4–1 For scoring 21.5 points per game with 9.7 rebounds per game during the playoffs, Warren Jabali was named Playoffs MVP.

Awards, records, and honors

References
  1. https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/OAK/1969.html
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-10-17. Retrieved 2016-07-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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