1968-69 Los Angeles Lakers Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 55-27
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 11-7 Lost finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated San Francisco Warriors 4-2
Division Finals - Defeated Atlanta Hawks 4-1
Finals - Lost to Boston Celtics 4-3
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 483,262, Avg. 11,787 in 41 home dates

1968-69 Los Angeles Lakers Statistics
1968-69 Los Angeles Lakers Results

The Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1968-69 season with a record of 55 wins and 27 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 11-7.

The Lakers tossed in 9,204 points and surrendered 8,864. Elgin Baylor scored a team-leading 1,881 points for Los Angeles, while Jerry West and Wilt Chamberlain netted 18 or more per game, too. Wilt Chamberlain racked up 1,712 rebounds. Jerry West dished out 423 assists for the squad. The 1968-69 Los Angeles Lakers lost in the finals.

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Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown
Cliff Anderson	G-F	September 7, 1944	6'2"	200	St. Joseph's (PA)	(ht) Philadelphia, PA USA
Elgin Baylor	F	September 16, 1934	6'5"	225	Seattle	Washington, DC USA
Jay Carty	F	July 4, 1941	6'7"	220	Oregon State	West Plains, MO USA
Wilt Chamberlain	C	August 21, 1936	7'1"	250	Kansas	Philadelphia, PA USA
Mel Counts	C-F	October 16, 1941	7'0"	230	Oregon State	Coos Bay, OR USA
Freddie Crawford	G-F	December 23, 1940	6'4"	189	St. Bonaventure	New York, NY USA
Johnny Egan	G	January 31, 1939	5'11"	180	Providence	Hartford, CT USA
Keith Erickson	F-G	April 19, 1944	6'5"	195	UCLA	San Francisco, CA USA
Tom Hawkins	F	December 22, 1936	6'5"	210	Notre Dame	Chicago, IL USA
Bill Hewitt	F	August 8, 1944	6'7"	210	USC	Cambridge, MA USA
Jerry West	G-F	May 28, 1938	6'2"	175	West Virginia	Cheylan, WV USA