1967-68 American Basketball Association season

Seasons

Inaugural season

1967-68

1968-69

Teams and Alignment

Division	Team	Primary Venue	Municipality
Eastern Division	Indiana Pacers	Corteva Coliseum	Indianapolis
	Kentucky Colonels	Louisville Gardens	Louisville, Kentucky
	Minnesota Muskies	Met Center	Bloomington, Minnesota
	New Jersey Americans	The Soccer Coliseum at Teaneck Armory	Teaneck, New Jersey
	Pittsburgh Pipers	Civic Arena	Pittsburgh
Western Division	Anaheim Amigos	Anaheim Arena at the Anaheim Convention Center	Anaheim, California
	Dallas Chaparrals	Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas Memorial Arena	Dallas
	Denver Rockets	Denver Auditorium Arena	Denver
	Houston Mavericks	Sam Houston Coliseum	Houston
	New Orleans Buccaneers	Loyola Field House	New Orleans
	Oakland Oaks	Oakland Arena	Oakland, California

Changes

• League established and aligned into Eastern Division and Western Division.
• Anaheim Amigos enfranchised in Western Division, playing at Anaheim Arena at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.
• Dallas Chaparrals enfranchised in Western Division, playing at Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas Memorial Arena in Dallas.
• Denver Rockets enfranchised in Western Division, playing at Denver Auditorium Arena in Denver.
• Houston Mavericks enfranchised in Western Division, playing at Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston.
• Indiana Pacers enfranchised in Eastern Division, playing at Corteva Coliseum in Indianapolis.
• Kentucky Colonels enfranchised in Eastern Division, playing at Louisville Gardens in Louisville, Kentucky.
• Minnesota Muskies enfranchised in Eastern Division, playing at Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota.
• New Jersey Americans enfranchised in Eastern Division, playing at The Soccer Coliseum at Teaneck Armory in Teaneck, New Jersey.
• New Orleans Buccaneers enfranchised in Western Division, playing at Loyola Field House in New Orleans.
• Oakland Oaks enfranchised in Western Division, playing at Oakland Arena in Oakland, California.
• Pittsburgh Pipers enfranchised in Eastern Division, playing at Civic Arena in Pittsburgh.

Regular Season Results

Division	Team	W	L	GB
Eastern Division	Pittsburgh Pipers	54	24
	Minnesota Muskies	50	28	4
	Indiana Pacers	38	40	16
	Kentucky Colonels	36	42	18
	New Jersey Americans	36	42	18
Western Division	New Orleans Buccaneers	48	30
	Dallas Chaparrals	46	32	2
	Denver Rockets	45	33	3
	Houston Rockets	29	49	19
	Anaheim Amigos	25	53	23
	Oakland Oaks	22	56	26

Postseason Results

Team (Best-of-Five)		Team (Best-of-Seven)		Team (Best-of-Seven)		Champions
New Orleans Buccaneers	3	New Orleans Buccaneers	4	New Orleans Buccaneers	3	Pittsburgh Pipers
Denver Rockets	2
Dallas Chaparrals	3	Dallas Chaparrals	1
Houston Mavericks	0
Pittsburgh Pipers	3	Pittsburgh Pipers	4	Pittsburgh Pipers	4
Indiana Pacers	0
Minnesota Muskies	3	Minnesota Muskies	1
Kentucky Colonels	2

Special Event Results

Event	Away	Score	Home
ABA All-Star Game	Western Division	120-126	Eastern Division

Markets and Venues

Combined Statistical Area	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Metropolitan Division	County / Equivalent	Municipality	Venue	Team / Event	Regular	Postseason	Total
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK Combined Statistical Area	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division	Dallas County, Texas	Dallas	Kay Baiiley Hutchison Convention Center Dallas Memorial Arena	Dallas Chaparrals	39	Four	43
Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH Combined Statistical Area	Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area		Montgomery County, Ohio	Trotwood, Ohio	Hara Arena	Indiana Pacers	One		One
Total