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1968–69 New Orleans Buccaneers season

The 1968–69 New Orleans Buccaneers season was the 2nd season of the Buccaneers in the ABA. The Bucs traded Larry Brown and Doug Moe to the Oakland Oaks in exchange for Steve Jones and Ron Franz.

1968–69 New Orleans Buccaneers season
Babe McCarthy
Loyola Field House
46–32 (.590)
Division: 2nd
Division Finals(lost to Oaks 0–4)
WDSU 6

The 1968–69 New Orleans Buccaneers season was the 2nd season of the Buccaneers in the ABA. The Bucs traded Larry Brown and Doug Moe to the Oakland Oaks in exchange for Steve Jones and Ron Franz.

In the Western Division semifinals, the Bucs beat the Dallas Chaparrals in seven games. In the Division Finals, they were swept by the Oakland Oaks. This was their final playoff appearance as they stumbled to .500 next season prior to the move to Memphis on August 31, 1970.

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Oakland Oaks C	60	18	.769	-
New Orleans Buccaneers	46	32	.590	14
Denver Rockets	44	34	.564	16
Dallas Chaparrals	41	37	.526	19
Los Angeles Stars	33	45	.423	27
Houston Mavericks	23	55	.295	37

Western Division Semifinals

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6
Game	Date	Location	Score	Record	Attendance
1	April 5	New Orleans	129–106	1–0	3,765
2	April 7	New Orleans	122–108	2–0	3,525
3	April 10	Dallas	106–130	2–1	2,887
4	April 12	Dallas	114–107	3–1	5,482
5	April 14	New Orleans	112–123	3–2	4,517
6	April 15	Dallas	118–136	3–3	4,366
7	April 17	New Orleans	101–95	4–3	5,823

Western Division Finals

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6
Game	Date	Location	Score	Record	Attendance
1	April 19	Oakland	118–128	0–1	2,848
2	April 21	Oakland	124–135	0–2	1,749
3	April 23	New Orleans	107–113	0–3	4,253
4	April 25	New Orleans	114–128	0–4	3,583

1968 ABA All-Star Game played on January 28, 1969

Jimmy Jones
Red Robbins
Buccaneers on Basketball Reference

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