1972-73 American Basketball Association season

Seasons

1971-72

1972-73

1973-74

Teams and Alignment

Division	Team	Primary Venue	Municipality
Eastern Division	Carolina Cougars	First Horizon Coliseum at Greensboro Complex	Greensboro, North Carolina
	Kentucky Colonels	Freedom Hall	Louisville, Kentucky
	Memphis Tams	Mid-South Coliseum	Memphis, Tennessee
	New York Nets	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum	Uniondale, New York
	Virginia Squires	Old Dominion University Fieldhouse	Norfolk, Virginia
Western Division	Dallas Chaparrals	Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas Memorial Arena	Dallas
	Denver Rockets	Denver Auditorium Arena	Denver
	Indiana Pacers	Corteva Coliseum	Indianapolis
	San Diego Conquistadors	Peterson Gym	San Diego
	Utah Stars	Salt Palace (1969)	Salt Lake City

Changes

• Dallas Chaparrals relocate from Moody Coliseum in University Park, Texas to Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas Memorial Arena in Dallas.
• Floridians fold.
• Memphis Pros renamed Memphis Tams and realigned from Western Division to Eastern Division.
• Pittsburgh Condors fold.
• San Diego Conquistadors enfranchised in Western Division, playing at Peterson Gym in San Diego.
• After New York Nets relocate during 1971-72 season from Island Garden (1957) in Garden City South, New York to Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York becomes primary venue in 1972-73.

Regular Season Results

Division	Team	W	L	GB
Eastern Division	Carolina Cougars	57	27
	Kentucky Colonels	56	28	1
	Virginia Squires	42	42	15
	New York Nets	30	54	27
	Memphis Tams	24	60	33
Western Division	Utah Stars	55	29
	Indiana Pacers	51	33	4
	Denver Rockets	47	37	8
	San Diego Conquistadors	30	54	25
	Dallas Chaparrals	28	56	27

Postseason Results

Team (Best-of-Seven)		Team (Best-of-Seven)		Team (Best-of-Seven)		Champions
Carolina Cougars	4	Carolina Cougars	3	Kentucky Colonels	3	Indiana Pacers
New York Nets	1
Kentucky Colonels	4	Kentucky Colonels	4
Virginia Squires	1
Utah Stars	4	Utah Stars	2	Indiana Pacers	4
San Diego Conquistadors	0
Indiana Pacers	4	Indiana Pacers	4
Denver Rockets	1

Special Event Results

Event	Away	Score	Home
ABA All-Star Game	Eastern Division	111-123	Western Division

Markets and Venues

Combined Statistical Area	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Metropolitan Division	County / Equivalent	Municipality	Venue	Team / Event	Regular	Postseason	Total
Birmingham-Cullman-Talladega, AL Combined Statistical Area	Birmingham, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area		Jefferson County, Alabama	Birmingham, Alabama	Main Arena at Boutwell Auditorium	Dallas Chaparrals	One		One
Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC Combined Statistical Area	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area		Mecklenburg County, North Carolina	Charlotte, North Carolina	Bojangles Coliseum	Carolina Cougars	13	Two	15
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	Addison, Texas	Alfred J. Loos Fieldhouse	Dallas Chaparrals	Three		Three
				Dallas	Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas Memorial Arena	Dallas Chaparrals	32		32
						Denver Rockets	One		One
			Denton County, Texas	Denton, Texas	Bahnsen Gym	Dallas Chaparrals	Three		Three
Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area	Danver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area		Denver County, Colorado	Denver	Denver Auditorium Arena	Denver Rockets	39	Two	41
						Dallas Chaparrals	One		One
Fort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN Combined Statistical Area	Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area		Allen County, Indiana	Fort Wayne, Indiana	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum	Indiana Pacers	Two		Two
Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC Combined Statistical Area	Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area		Guilford County, North Carolina	Greensboro, North Carolina	First Horizon Coliseum at Greensboro Complex	Carolina Cougars	27	Four	31
						Memphis Tams	One		One
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN Combined Statistical Area	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area		Marion County, Indiana	Indianapolis	Corteva Coliseum	Indiana Pacers	40	Nine	49
						Denver Rockets	One		One
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	42	10	52
Memphis-Clarksdale-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR Combined Statistical Area	Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area		Shelby County, Tennessee	Memphis, Tennessee	Mid-South Coliseum	Memphis Tams	40		40
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area		Ramsey County, Minnesota	St. Paul, Minnesota	St. Paul Civic Center	Denver Rockets	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	42	Two	44
						Memphis Tams	One		One
Oklahoma City-Shawnee, OK Combined Statistical Area	Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area		Oklahoma County, Oklahoma	Oklahoma City	Myriad Convention Center Arena	Dallas Chaparrals	One		One
Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area	Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area		Wake County, North Carolina	Raleigh, North Carolina	J.S. Dorton Arena	Carolina Cougars	Two	One	Three
Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area			Richmond, Virginia		Richmond Coliseum	Virginia Squires	11 + one expunged retroactive forfeit		12
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	42	Five	47
						ABA All-Star Game			One
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area			San Diego County, California	San Diego	Peterson Gym	San Diego Conquistadors	42	Two	44
Tulsa-Bartlesville-Muskogee, OK Combined Statistical Area	Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area		Tulsa County, Oklahoma	Tulsa, Oklahoma	Tulsa Convention Center Arena	Dallas Chaparrals	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	13	One	14
			Norfolk, Virginia		Scope Arena at Norfolk Scope	Virginia Squires	17	One	18
Total							419 + one expunged retroactive forfeit	39	460