1967–68 Houston Mavericks season
| 1967–68 Houston Mavericks season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Slater Martin |
| Arena | Sam Houston Coliseum |
| Results | |
| Record | 29–49 (.372) |
| Place | Division: 4th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Lost in the Division Semifinals |
The 1967–68 Houston Mavericks season was the first season of the Mavericks in the American Basketball Association. On February 2, 1967, Houston was awarded a franchise for $30,000 with William Whitmore, Charles Frazier and Cloyce Box being the buyers. Later that year, T.S. Morrow and Bud Adams, owner of a Houston-based oil company and the AFL's Houston Oilers bought Box's interest in the team. Morrow would be majority owner while Adams was a minority owner. The team had less than steller attendance, with 3,091 attending the first ever game versus the Chaparrals on October 23, 1967 (losing 100–83). The lowest attended game was held on February 5, 1968, when only 575 people attended. The highest attended game was on February 29, 1968, with 4,965 attendance. Despite all of this, the Mavericks spiraled into the playoffs, in part due to 8 of the 11 teams in the new league being guaranteed a spot into the Playoffs, with Houston getting the final spot by 4 games. In the Semifinals, they were swept by the Dallas Chaparrals in 3 games. This was their only playoff appearance in their two-year history.[1]
Roster
- 34 Art Becker - Power forward
- 24 Wilbert Frazier - Power forward
- 20 Hal Hale - Point guard
- 22 Joe Hamood - Shooting guard
- 44 Darrell Hardy - Forward
- 35 Leary Lentz - Small forward
- 31 Guy Manning - Small forward
- 14 DeWitt Menyard - Center
- 44 Wayne Molis - Center
- 21 Jerry Pettway - Shooting guard
- 15 Bob Riedy - Power forward
- 25 Roger Schurig - Point guard
- 12 Willie Somerset - Point guard
- -- Gary Turner - Forward
Final standings
Western Division
| Team | W | L | PCT. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Buccaneers | 48 | 30 | .615 | – |
| Dallas Chaparrals | 46 | 32 | .590 | 2 |
| Denver Rockets | 45 | 33 | .577 | 3 |
| Houston Mavericks | 29 | 49 | .372 | 19 |
| Anaheim Amigos | 25 | 53 | .321 | 23 |
| Oakland Oaks | 22 | 56 | .282 | 26 |
Playoffs
Western Division Semifinals[2]
| Game | Date | Location | Score | Record | Attendance |
| 1 | April 23 | Dallas | 110–111 | 0–1 | 1,857 |
| 2 | April 25 | Dallas | 97–115 | 0–2 | 891 |
| 3 | April 26 | Houston | 103–116 | 0–3 | 3,117 |
Mavericks lose series 3–0
Awards and honors
1968 ABA All-Star Game selections (game played on January 9, 1968)