1975-76 American Basketball Association season
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| 1974-75 | 1975-76 | Final season |
Teams and Alignment
Initial Alignment
| Division | Team | Primary Venue | Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Division (eliminated during season) | Kentucky Colonels | Freedom Hall | Louisville, Kentucky |
| New York Nets | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, New York | |
| Spirits of St. Louis | St. Louis Arena | St. Louis | |
| Virginia Squires | Old Dominion University Fieldhouse | Norfolk, Virginia | |
| Western Division (eliminated during season) | Denver Nuggets | McNichols Sports Arena | Denver |
| Indiana Pacers | Market Square Arena | Indianapolis | |
| San Antonio Spurs | HemisFair Arena | San Antonio | |
| San Diego Sails (folded during season) | Pechanga Arena San Diego | San Diego | |
| Utah Stars (folded during season) | Salt Palace (1969) | Salt Lake City |
Final Alignment
| Team | Primary Venue | Municipality |
|---|---|---|
| Denver Nuggets | McNichols Sports Arena | Denver |
| Indiana Pacers | Market Square Arena | Indianapolis |
| Kentucky Colonels | Freedom Hall | Louisville, Kentucky |
| New York Nets | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, New York |
| San Antonio Spurs | HemisFair Arena | San Antonio |
| Spirits of St. Louis | St. Louis Arena | St. Louis |
| Virginia Squires | Old Dominion University Fieldhouse | Norfolk, Virginia |
Changes
- Denver Nuggets relocate from Denver Auditorium Arena to McNichols Sports Arena.
- Memphis Sounds fold.
- San Diego Conquistadors renamed San Diego Sails.
- San Diego Sails folded during season.
- Utah Stars folded during season.
- League realigned during season into single table.
- Denver Nuggets realigned during season from Western Division to single table.
- Indiana Pacers realigned during season from Western Division to single table.
- Kentucky Colonels realigned during season from Eastern Division to single table.
- New York Nets realigned during season from Eastern Division to single table.
- San Antonio Spurs realigned during season from Western Division to single table.
- Spirits of St. Louis realigned during season from Eastern Division to single table.
- Virginia Squires realigned during season from Eastern Division to single table.
Regular Season Results
| Team | W | L | GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Nuggets | 60 | 24 | |
| New York Nets | 55 | 29 | 5 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 50 | 34 | 10 |
| Kentucky Colonels | 46 | 38 | 14 |
| Indiana Pacers | 39 | 45 | 21 |
| Virginia Squires | 15 | 68 | 44 |
| San Diego Sails | 3 | 8 | 20.5 |
| Utah Stars | 4 | 12 | 22 |
Postseason Results
| Team (Best-of-Three) | Team (Best-of-Seven) | Team (Best-of-Seven) | Champions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Nuggets | 4 | Denver Nuggets | 2 | New York Nets | ||
| Kentucky Colonels | 2 | Kentucky Colonels | 3 | |||
| Indiana Pacers | 1 | |||||
| New York Nets | 4 | New York Nets | 4 | |||
| San Antonio Spurs | 3 | |||||
Special Event Results
| Event | Away | Score | Home |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABA All-Star Game | American Basketball Association | 138-144 | Denver Nuggets |
Markets and Venues
| Combined Statistical Area | Metropolitan Statistical Area | Metropolitan Division | County / Equivalent | Municipality | Venue | Team / Event | Regular | Postseason | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN Combined Statistical Area | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area | Hamilton County, Ohio | Cincinnati | Heritage Bank Center | Kentucky Colonels | Three | Three | ||
| Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area | Danver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area | Denver County, Colorado | Denver | McNichols Sports Arena | Denver Rockets | 42 | Seven | 49 | |
| ABA All-Star Game | One | ||||||||
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN Combined Statistical Area | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area | Marion County, Indiana | Indianapolis | Market Square Arena | Indiana Pacers | 41 | One | 42 | |
| Louisville/Jefferson County--Elizabethtown, KY-IN Combined Statistical Area | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area | Jefferson County, Kentucky | Louisville, Kentucky | Freedom Hall | Kentucky Colonels | 39 | Five | 44 | |
| New York Nets | One | One | |||||||
| New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area | Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division | Nassau County, New York | Uniondale, New York | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | New York Nets | 41 | Seven | 48 |
| Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area | Richmond, Virginia | Richmond Coliseum | Virginia Squires | Six | Six | ||||
| Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID Combined Statistical Area | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area | Salt Lake County, Utah | Salt Lake City | Salt Palace (1969) | Utah Stars | Nine | Nine | ||
| Spirits of St. Louis | One | One | |||||||
| San Antonio-New Braunfels-Kerrville, TX Combined Statistical Area | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area | Bexar County, Texas | San Antonio | HemisFair Arena | San Antonio Spurs | 42 | Three | 45 | |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | San Diego County, California | San Diego | Pechanga Arena San Diego | San Diego Sails | Three | Three | |||
| St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL Combined Statistical Area | St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area | St. Louis | St. Louis Arena | Spirits of St. Louis | 42 | 42 | |||
| Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area | Vigo County, Indiana | Terre Haute, Indiana | Hulman Center | Indiana Pacers | One | One | |||
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC Combined Statistical Area | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area | Hampton, Virginia | Hampton Coliseum | Virginia Squires | 11 | 11 | |||
| Norfolk, Virginia | Scope Arena at Norfolk Scope | Virginia Squires | 25 | 25 | |||||
| Total | 307 | 23 | 331 | ||||||
