1968-69 Cincinnati Royals Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 41-41
Finishing 5th in the NBA's Eastern Division
Coach: Ed Jucker (41-41)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 113,822, Avg. 4,065 in 28 home dates
1968-69 Cincinnati Royals Statistics
1968-69 Cincinnati Royals Results

The Cincinnati Royals of the National Basketball Association ended the 1968-69 season with a record of 41 wins and 41 losses, finishing fifth in the NBA's Eastern Division.

Cincinnati scored 9,392 points and yielded 9,476. Oscar Robertson scored a team-leading 1,955 points for the Royals, while Jerry Lucas and Tom Van Arsdale averaged 18 or more per game, too. Jerry Lucas contributed 1,360 rebounds. Oscar Robertson dished out 772 assists for the squad.

Ed Jucker coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Zaid Abdul-AzizC-FApril 7, 19466'9"230Iowa StateBrooklyn, NY USA
Connie DierkingC-FOctober 2, 19366'9"222CincinnatiBrooklyn, NY USA
Bill DinwiddieFJuly 15, 19436'7"220New Mexico HighlandsMuncie, IN USA
Fred FosterFMarch 18, 19466'5"210Miami (OH)Springfield, OH USA
Pat FrinkGFebruary 18, 19456'4"195ColoradoHutchinson, KS USA
Fred HetzelF-CJuly 21, 19426'8"220DavidsonWashington, DC USA
Jerry LucasF-CMarch 30, 19406'8"230Ohio StateMiddletown, OH USA
Oscar RobertsonG-FNovember 24, 19386'5"205CincinnatiCharlotte, TN USA
Doug SimsFJune 29, 19436'7"195Kent StateElba, AL USA
Adrian SmithGOctober 5, 19366'1"180KentuckyFarmington, KY USA
John TresvantF-CNovember 6, 19396'7"215SeattleWashington, DC USA
Al TuckerFFebruary 24, 19436'8"190Oklahoma BaptistDayton, OH USA
Tom Van ArsdaleF-GFebruary 22, 19436'5"200IndianaIndianapolis, IN USA
Walt WesleyCJanuary 25, 19456'11"220KansasFort Myers, FL USA


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