1968-69 New Orleans Buccaneers Schedule and Results

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Record: 46-32, Finished 2nd in ABA Western Division

Coach: Babe McCarthy (46-32)

PTS/G: 116.1 (3rd of 11) Opp PTS/G: 112.7 (3rd of 11)

SRS: 3.13 (3rd of 11) Pace: 108.3 (8th of 11)

Off Rtg: 106.3 (3rd of 11) Def Rtg: 103.2 (5th of 11) Net Rtg: +3.1 (3rd of 11)

Expected W-L: 47-31 (3rd of 11)

Arena: Loyola Field House

ABA 1969 Playoffs:
Won ABA Western Division Semifinals (4-3) versus Dallas Chaparrals (Series Stats)
Lost ABA Western Division Finals (0-4) versus Oakland Oaks (Series Stats)

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Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

ABA box scores researched by Michael Hamel and used with permission.

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Mon, Oct 21, 1968	Box Score		Oakland Oaks	L		129	137	0	1	L 1	3,142
2	Mon, Oct 28, 1968	Box Score	@	Houston Mavericks	W		115	105	1	1	W 1	530
3	Tue, Oct 29, 1968	Box Score	@	Oakland Oaks	W		124	119	2	1	W 2	5,974
4	Wed, Oct 30, 1968	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Stars	W		112	109	3	1	W 3	3,081
5	Sat, Nov 2, 1968	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Stars	L		104	108	3	2	L 1	2,455
6	Wed, Nov 6, 1968	Box Score	@	Miami Floridians	L		109	123	3	3	L 2	4,325
7	Thu, Nov 7, 1968	Box Score		Houston Mavericks	W		132	91	4	3	W 1	2,293
8	Mon, Nov 11, 1968	Box Score		Oakland Oaks	L	OT	127	136	4	4	L 1	3,011
9	Fri, Nov 15, 1968	Box Score		Miami Floridians	L		91	102	4	5	L 2	2,542
10	Mon, Nov 18, 1968	Box Score		Houston Mavericks	L		88	99	4	6	L 3	2,600		at Monroe, LA
11	Tue, Nov 19, 1968	Box Score		Kentucky Colonels	W		114	108	5	6	W 1	1,069
12	Thu, Nov 21, 1968	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		129	117	6	6	W 2	2,343
13	Mon, Nov 25, 1968	Box Score		Los Angeles Stars	W		124	115	7	6	W 3	2,491
14	Tue, Nov 26, 1968	Box Score		Oakland Oaks	L		108	121	7	7	L 1	3,225
15	Fri, Nov 29, 1968	Box Score		Denver Rockets	W	OT	131	128	8	7	W 1	2,751
16	Sat, Nov 30, 1968	Box Score	@	Dallas Chaparrals	L		113	116	8	8	L 1	2,568
17	Tue, Dec 3, 1968	Box Score	@	Minnesota Pipers	L		94	116	8	9	L 2	1,080		at Duluth, MN
18	Thu, Dec 5, 1968	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		115	118	8	10	L 3	2,308
19	Fri, Dec 6, 1968	Box Score	@	Kentucky Colonels	L		104	109	8	11	L 4	5,423
20	Sat, Dec 7, 1968	Box Score	@	Minnesota Pipers	L		91	98	8	12	L 5	2,000
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Mon, Dec 9, 1968	Box Score		Oakland Oaks	W		145	139	9	12	W 1	2,238
22	Fri, Dec 13, 1968	Box Score	@	Denver Rockets	L		108	127	9	13	L 1	3,649
23	Sat, Dec 14, 1968	Box Score	@	Oakland Oaks	L		120	129	9	14	L 2	2,127
24	Wed, Dec 18, 1968	Box Score	N	New York Nets	W		117	113	10	14	W 1	3,000		at Jackson, MS
25	Thu, Dec 19, 1968	Box Score	@	Dallas Chaparrals	W		113	108	11	14	W 2	3,364
26	Sat, Dec 21, 1968	Box Score	@	Oakland Oaks	L		124	144	11	15	L 1	1,573
27	Sun, Dec 22, 1968	Box Score	@	Denver Rockets	L		96	122	11	16	L 2	3,854
28	Mon, Dec 23, 1968	Box Score		Houston Mavericks	W		107	106	12	16	W 1	5,070
29	Fri, Dec 27, 1968	Box Score		Dallas Chaparrals	W		125	104	13	16	W 2	2,100
30	Sat, Dec 28, 1968	Box Score	@	Houston Mavericks	W		111	93	14	16	W 3	1,064
31	Sun, Dec 29, 1968	Box Score	@	Miami Floridians	L		106	107	14	17	L 1	6,843
32	Thu, Jan 2, 1969	Box Score		Los Angeles Stars	W	OT	112	111	15	17	W 1	1,891
33	Fri, Jan 3, 1969	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		112	126	15	18	L 1	4,192
34	Sat, Jan 4, 1969	Box Score	@	Kentucky Colonels	L		102	112	15	19	L 2	4,392
35	Sun, Jan 5, 1969	Box Score	@	New York Nets	W		98	91	16	19	W 1	930
36	Tue, Jan 7, 1969	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		108	120	16	20	L 1	1,627
37	Thu, Jan 9, 1969	Box Score		Minnesota Pipers	W		120	102	17	20	W 1	2,589
38	Fri, Jan 10, 1969	Box Score	@	New York Nets	L	3OT	127	132	17	21	L 1	823
39	Sat, Jan 11, 1969	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		114	128	17	22	L 2	6,821
40	Mon, Jan 13, 1969	Box Score		New York Nets	W		114	110	18	22	W 1	2,812
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Wed, Jan 15, 1969	Box Score	N	Denver Rockets	L		107	112	18	23	L 1	2,015		at Jackson, MS
42	Thu, Jan 16, 1969	Box Score		Denver Rockets	W		136	106	19	23	W 1	3,550
43	Fri, Jan 17, 1969	Box Score	@	Dallas Chaparrals	L		95	110	19	24	L 1	3,212
44	Sat, Jan 18, 1969	Box Score	@	Dallas Chaparrals	W		124	108	20	24	W 1	2,908		at Fort Worth, TX
45	Wed, Jan 22, 1969	Box Score	@	Houston Mavericks	W		121	117	21	24	W 2	843
46	Sat, Jan 25, 1969	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Stars	W		123	115	22	24	W 3	4,003
47	Thu, Jan 30, 1969	Box Score		Miami Floridians	W		120	103	23	24	W 4	3,852
48	Sat, Feb 1, 1969	Box Score		Dallas Chaparrals	W		117	105	24	24	W 5	6,645
49	Tue, Feb 4, 1969	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		117	138	24	25	L 1	2,421
50	Wed, Feb 5, 1969	Box Score	@	Kentucky Colonels	W		114	108	25	25	W 1	2,897
51	Fri, Feb 7, 1969	Box Score		Dallas Chaparrals	W		110	99	26	25	W 2	4,423		at Lafayette, LA
52	Sun, Feb 9, 1969	Box Score		Miami Floridians	L		103	105	26	26	L 1	1,873
53	Tue, Feb 11, 1969	Box Score		Dallas Chaparrals	L		98	104	26	27	L 2	1,929		at Monroe, LA
54	Thu, Feb 13, 1969	Box Score		Los Angeles Stars	W		116	100	27	27	W 1	1,015		at Monroe, LA
55	Sat, Feb 15, 1969	Box Score	@	Oakland Oaks	W		137	122	28	27	W 2	3,125
56	Sun, Feb 16, 1969	Box Score	@	Denver Rockets	L		94	105	28	28	L 1	4,644
57	Mon, Feb 17, 1969	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Stars	L		104	107	28	29	L 2	1,477
58	Wed, Feb 19, 1969	Box Score	N	Houston Mavericks	W		112	107	29	29	W 1	2,376		at Jackson, MS
59	Sat, Feb 22, 1969	Box Score		New York Nets	W		139	131	30	29	W 2	2,723
60	Tue, Feb 25, 1969	Box Score	@	Denver Rockets	W		121	106	31	29	W 3	4,160
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Wed, Feb 26, 1969	Box Score	@	Dallas Chaparrals	L		101	108	31	30	L 1	2,133
62	Sat, Mar 1, 1969	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Stars	W		143	105	32	30	W 1	3,478
63	Sun, Mar 2, 1969	Box Score	@	Denver Rockets	L		120	147	32	31	L 1	4,405
64	Thu, Mar 6, 1969	Box Score	@	Houston Mavericks	W		126	119	33	31	W 1	265
65	Fri, Mar 7, 1969	Box Score		Oakland Oaks	L		121	123	33	32	L 1	4,250
66	Sun, Mar 9, 1969	Box Score	@	Houston Mavericks	W		116	102	34	32	W 1	167
67	Wed, Mar 12, 1969	Box Score	@	Miami Floridians	W		107	102	35	32	W 2	1,923		at Miami Beach, FL
68	Fri, Mar 14, 1969	Box Score		Houston Mavericks	W		139	116	36	32	W 3	5,042
69	Sat, Mar 15, 1969	Box Score		Kentucky Colonels	W		144	112	37	32	W 4	2,143
70	Mon, Mar 17, 1969	Box Score	N	Los Angeles Stars	W		118	99	38	32	W 5	1,340		at Jackson, MS
71	Wed, Mar 19, 1969	Box Score	@	Minnesota Pipers	W		134	106	39	32	W 6	1,247
72	Fri, Mar 21, 1969	Box Score	@	New York Nets	W		138	110	40	32	W 7	1,683
73	Sat, Mar 22, 1969	Box Score		Minnesota Pipers	W		115	114	41	32	W 8	3,395
74	Tue, Mar 25, 1969	Box Score		Denver Rockets	W		112	100	42	32	W 9	3,234
75	Thu, Mar 27, 1969	Box Score		Kentucky Colonels	W		137	106	43	32	W 10	2,310
76	Fri, Mar 28, 1969	Box Score		Minnesota Pipers	W		106	104	44	32	W 11	3,402
77	Sun, Mar 30, 1969	Box Score		Los Angeles Stars	W		123	111	45	32	W 12	3,165
78	Tue, Apr 1, 1969	Box Score		Dallas Chaparrals	W		112	96	46	32	W 13	2,603

ABA box scores researched by Michael Hamel and used with permission.

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Sat, Apr 5, 1969	Box Score		Dallas Chaparrals	W	129	106	1	0	W 1	3,765
2	Mon, Apr 7, 1969	Box Score		Dallas Chaparrals	W	122	108	2	0	W 2	3,525
3	Thu, Apr 10, 1969	Box Score	@	Dallas Chaparrals	L	106	130	2	1	L 1	2,887
4	Sat, Apr 12, 1969	Box Score	@	Dallas Chaparrals	W	114	107	3	1	W 1	5,482
5	Mon, Apr 14, 1969	Box Score		Dallas Chaparrals	L	112	123	3	2	L 1	4,517
6	Tue, Apr 15, 1969	Box Score	@	Dallas Chaparrals	L	118	136	3	3	L 2	4,366
7	Thu, Apr 17, 1969	Box Score		Dallas Chaparrals	W	101	95	4	3	W 1	5,823
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
8	Sat, Apr 19, 1969	Box Score	@	Oakland Oaks	L	118	128	4	4	L 1	2,848
9	Mon, Apr 21, 1969	Box Score	@	Oakland Oaks	L	124	135	4	5	L 2	1,749
10	Wed, Apr 23, 1969	Box Score		Oakland Oaks	L	107	113	4	6	L 3	4,253
11	Fri, Apr 25, 1969	Box Score		Oakland Oaks	L	114	128	4	7	L 4	3,583

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