1974-75 American Basketball Association season: Difference between revisions
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|Norfolk, Virginia | |Norfolk, Virginia | ||
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| rowspan="5" |Western Division | | rowspan="5" |Western Division | ||
|Denver | |Denver Nuggets | ||
|Denver Auditorium Arena | |Denver Auditorium Arena | ||
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* Carolina Cougars relocate from First Horizon Coliseum at Greensboro Complex in Greensboro, North Carolina to St. Louis Arena in St. Louis and renamed Spirits of St. Louis. | * Carolina Cougars relocate from First Horizon Coliseum at Greensboro Complex in Greensboro, North Carolina to St. Louis Arena in St. Louis and renamed Spirits of St. Louis. | ||
* Denver Rockets renamed Denver Nuggets. | |||
* Indiana Pacers relocate from Corteva Coliseum to Market Square Arena. | * Indiana Pacers relocate from Corteva Coliseum to Market Square Arena. | ||
* Memphis Tams renamed Memphis Sounds. | * Memphis Tams renamed Memphis Sounds. | ||
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|Denver Auditorium Arena | |Denver Auditorium Arena | ||
|Denver | |Denver Nuggets | ||
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| | |Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN Combined Statistical Area | ||
| colspan="2" | | | colspan="2" |Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area | ||
| | |Marion County, Indiana | ||
| | |Indianapolis | ||
| | |Market Square Arena | ||
|Indiana Pacers | |Indiana Pacers | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:17, 18 October 2026
| 1973-74 | 1974-75 | 1975-76 |
Teams and Alignment
| Division | Team | Primary Venue | Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Division | Kentucky Colonels | Freedom Hall | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Memphis Sounds | Mid-South Coliseum | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| New York Nets | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, New York | |
| Spirits of St. Louis | St. Louis Arena | St. Louis | |
| Virginia Squires | Scope Arena at Norfolk Scope | Norfolk, Virginia | |
| Western Division | Denver Nuggets | Denver Auditorium Arena | Denver |
| Indiana Pacers | Market Square Arena | Indianapolis | |
| San Antonio Spurs | HemisFair Arena | San Antonio | |
| San Diego Conquistadors | Pechanga Arena San Diego | San Diego | |
| Utah Stars | Salt Palace (1969) | Salt Lake City |
Changes
- Carolina Cougars relocate from First Horizon Coliseum at Greensboro Complex in Greensboro, North Carolina to St. Louis Arena in St. Louis and renamed Spirits of St. Louis.
- Denver Rockets renamed Denver Nuggets.
- Indiana Pacers relocate from Corteva Coliseum to Market Square Arena.
- Memphis Tams renamed Memphis Sounds.
- San Diego Conquistadors relocate from Golden Hall at San Diego Concourse to Pechanga Arena San Diego.
Regular Season Results
| Division | Team | W | L | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Division | Kentucky Colonels | 58 | 26 | |
| New York Nets | 58 | 26 | 0 | |
| Spirits of St. Louis | 32 | 52 | 26 | |
| Memphis Sounds | 27 | 57 | 31 | |
| Virginia Squires | 15 | 69 | 43 | |
| Western Division | Denver Nuggets | 65 | 19 | |
| San Antonio Spurs | 51 | 33 | 14 | |
| Indiana Pacers | 45 | 39 | 20 | |
| Utah Stars | 38 | 46 | 27 | |
| San Diego Conquistadors | 31 | 53 | 34 |
Postseason Results
Seeding Tiebreaker Results
| Team (Single-Game) | Champions | |
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Colonels | 108 | Kentucky Colonels |
| New York Nets | 99 | |
Postseason Results
| Team (Best-of-Seven) | Team (Best-of-Seven) | Team (Best-of-Seven) | Champions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Colonels | 4 | Kentucky Colonels | 4 | Kentucky Colonels | 4 | Kentucky Colonels |
| Memphis Sounds | 1 | |||||
| New York Nets | 1 | Spirits of St. Louis | 1 | |||
| Spirits of St. Louis | 4 | |||||
| Denver Nuggets | 4 | Denver Nuggets | 3 | Indiana Pacers | 1 | |
| Utah Stars | 2 | |||||
| San Antonio Spurs | 2 | Indiana Pacers | 4 | |||
| Indiana Pacers | 4 | |||||
Special Event Results
| Event | Away | Score | Home |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABA All-Star Game | Eastern Division | 151-124 | Western 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 | ||
| Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area | Danver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area | Denver County, Colorado | Denver | Denver Auditorium Arena | Denver Nuggets | 42 | Seven | 49 | |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN Combined Statistical Area | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area | Marion County, Indiana | Indianapolis | Market Square Arena | Indiana Pacers | 40 | Eight | 48 | |
| Lexington-Fayette--Richmond--Frankfort, KY Combined Statistical Area | Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area | Fayette County, Kentucky | Lexington, Kentucky | Historic Memorial Coliseum | Kentucky Colonels | Six | Six | ||
| 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 | 35 | One tiebreaker + nine | 45 | |
| San Antonio Spurs | One | One | |||||||
| 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 Sounds | 42 | Two | 44 | |
| 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 | Three | 45 |
| 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 | Three | 45 | |
| 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 | 41 | Three | 44 | |
| ABA All-Star Game | One | ||||||||
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | San Diego County, California | San Diego | Pechanga Arena San Diego | San Diego Conquistadors | 42 | 42 | |||
| 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 | Four | 46 | ||
| Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area | Vigo County, Indiana | Terre Haute, Indiana | Hulman Center | Indiana Pacers | Two | Two | |||
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC Combined Statistical Area | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area | Hampton, Virginia | Hampton Coliseum | Virginia Squires | 19 | 19 | |||
| Norfolk, Virginia | Scope Arena at Norfolk Scope | Virginia Squires | 23 | 23 | |||||
| Total | 420 | One tiebreaker + 39 | 461 | ||||||
