1973-74 American Basketball Association season

Seasons

1972-73

1973-74

1974-75

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	Scope Arena at Norfolk Scope	Norfolk, Virginia
Western Division	Denver Rockets	Denver Auditorium Arena	Denver
	Indiana Pacers	Corteva Coliseum	Indianapolis
	San Antonio Spurs	HemisFair Arena	San Antonio
	San Diego Conquistadors	Golden Hall at San Diego Concourse	San Diego
	Utah Stars	Salt Palace (1969)	Salt Lake City

Changes

• Dallas Chaparrals relocate from Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas Memorial Arena in Dallas to HemisFair Arena in San Antonio and renamed San Antonio Spurs.
• San Diego Conquistadors relocate from Peterson Gym to Golden Hall at San Diego Concourse.

Regular Season Results

Division	Team	W	L	GB
Eastern Division	New York Nets	55	29
	Kentucky Colonels	53	31	2
	Carolina Cougars	47	37	8
	Virginia Squires	28	56	27
	Memphis Tams	21	63	34
Western Division	Utah Stars	51	33
	Indiana Pacers	46	38	5
	San Antonio Spurs	45	39	6
	Denver Rockets	37	47	14
	San Diego Conquistadors	37	47	14

Postseason Results

Team (Single-Game)		Team (Best-of-Seven)		Team (Best-of-Seven)		Team (Best-of-Seven)		Champions
New York Nets			4	New York Nets	4	New York Nets	4	New York Nets
Virginia Squires			1
Kentucky Colonels			4	Kentucky Colonels	0
Carolina Cougars			0
Utah Stars			4	Utah Stars	4	Utah Stars	1
Denver Rockets	111	San Diego Conquistadors	2
San Diego Conquistadors	131
Indiana Pacers			4	Indiana Pacers	3
San Antonio Spurs			3

Special Event Results

Event	Away	Score	Home
ABA All-Star Game	Western Division	112-128	Eastern Division

Markets and Venues

Combined Statistical Area	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Metropolitan Division	County / Equivalent	Municipality	Venue	Team / Event	Regular	Postseason	Total
Bowling Green-Glasgow-Franklin, KY Combined Statistical Area	Bowling Green, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area		Warren County, Kentucky	Bowling Green, Kentucky	E.A. Diddle Arena	Kentucky Colonels	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	14	One	15
Cincinnati-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN Combined Statistical Area	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area		Hamilton County, Ohio	Cincinnati	Armory Fieldhouse	Kentucky Colonels	10		10
Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area	Danver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area		Denver County, Colorado	Denver	Denver Auditorium Arena	Denver Rockets	42	One tiebreaker	43
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	One		One
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	21	One	22
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN Combined Statistical Area	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area		Marion County, Indiana	Indianapolis	Corteva Coliseum	Indiana Pacers	40	Six	46
Lexington-Fayette--Richmond--Frankfort, KY Combined Statistical Area	Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area		Fayette County, Kentucky	Lexington, Kentucky	Historic Memorial Coliseum	Kentucky Colonels	Four		Four
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	27	Four	31
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	42		42
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	Eight	50
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	Seven		Seven
Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area			Richmond, Virginia		Richmond Coliseum	Virginia Squires	Three		Three
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	Nine	51
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	Golden Hall at San Diego Concourse	San Diego Conquistadors	42	Three	45
Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area			Vigo County, Indiana	Terre Haute, Indiana	Hulman Center	Indiana Pacers	One	One	Two
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC Combined Statistical Area	Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area		Hampton, Virginia		Hampton Coliseum	Virginia Squires	14	One	15
			Norfolk, Virginia		Scope Arena at Norfolk Scope	Virginia Squires	25	One	26
						ABA All-Star Game			One
Total							420	One tiebreaker + 38	460