Basketball Champions of '69

NBA Champions

Regular Season

Eastern Conference - Baltimore

Western Conference - Los Angeles

Playoffs

Winner: Boston

Coach: Bill Russell

Runner-Up: Los Angeles

NBA Most Valuable Player

Wes Unseld, Baltimore

NBA - MVP in Playoffs

Jerry West, Los Angeles

NBA Scoring Leader

Elvin Hayes, San Diego

Pts. - 2,327

Avg. 28.4

NBA Coach of the Year

Gene Shue, Baltimore Bullets

NBA Rookie of the Year

Wes Unseld, Baltimore

Number One First Round NBA Draft Pick

Team: Milwaukee

Player/College: Lew Alcindor, UCLA (later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar)

College Basketball

National Invitation Tournament Champions

Temple

NCAA Division I

Champion: UCLA

Coach: John Wooden

Final Opponent: Purdue

Score: 92-72

Outstanding Player: Lew Alcindor, UCLA

Site: Louisville, KY


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