1971-72 American Basketball Association season: Difference between revisions
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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 | |
| Floridians | Miami Beach Convention Hall North | Miami Beach, Florida | |
| New York Nets | Island Garden (1957) | Garden City South, New York | |
| Pittsburgh Condors | Civic Arena | Pittsburgh | |
| Virginia Squires | Scope Arena at Norfolk Scope | Norfolk, Virginia | |
| Western Division | Dallas Chaparrals | Moody Coliseum | University Park, Texas |
| Denver Rockets | Denver Auditorium Arena | Denver | |
| Indiana Pacers | Corteva Coliseum | Indianapolis | |
| Memphis Pros | Mid-South Coliseum | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Utah Stars | Salt Palace (1969) | Salt Lake City |
Changes
- Texas Chaparrals renamed Dallas Chaparrals.
- Virginia Squires relocate from Old Dominion University Fieldhouse to Scope Arena at Norfolk Scope.
- New York Nets relocate during season from Island Garden (1957) in Garden City South, New York to Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
Regular Season Results
| Division | Team | W | L | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Division | Kentucky Colonels | 68 | 16 | |
| Virginia Squires | 45 | 39 | 23 | |
| New York Nets | 44 | 40 | 24 | |
| Floridians | 36 | 48 | 32 | |
| Carolina Cougars | 35 | 49 | 33 | |
| Pittsburgh Condors | 25 | 59 | 43 | |
| Western Division | Utah Stars | 60 | 24 | |
| Indiana Pacers | 47 | 37 | 13 | |
| Dallas Chaparrals | 42 | 42 | 18 | |
| Denver Rockets | 34 | 50 | 26 | |
| Memphis Pros | 26 | 58 | 34 |
Postseason Results
| Team (Best-of-Seven) | Team (Best-of-Seven) | Team (Best-of-Seven) | Champions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Colonels | 2 | New York Nets | 4 | New York Nets | 2 | Indiana Pacers |
| New York Nets | 4 | |||||
| Virginia Squires | 4 | Virginia Squires | 3 | |||
| Floridians | 0 | |||||
| Utah Stars | 4 | Utah Stars | 3 | Indiana Pacers | 4 | |
| Dallas Chaparrals | 0 | |||||
| Indiana Pacers | 4 | Indiana Pacers | 4 | |||
| Denver Rockets | 3 | |||||
Special Event Results
| Event | Away | Score | Home |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABA All-Star Game | Western Division | 115-142 | Eastern Division |
Markets and Venues
| Combined Statistical Area | Metropolitan / Micropolitan 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 | Pittsburgh Condors | One | One | ||
| Bloomington-Bedford, IN Combined Statistical Area | Bloomington, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area | Monroe County, Indiana | Bloomington, Indiana | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall | Indiana Pacers | Three | Three | ||
| 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 | 14 | ||
| 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 Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas Memorial Arena | Dallas Chaparrals | Eight | Eight | |
| University Park, Texas | Moody Coliseum | Dallas Chaparrals | 32 | Two | 34 | ||||
| Denver Rockets | One | One | |||||||
| Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area | Danver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area | Denver County, Colorado | Denver | Denver Auditorium Arena | Denver Rockets | 40 | Three | 43 | |
| Dallas Chaparrals | One | One | |||||||
| Memphis Pros | One | One | |||||||
| Fayetteville-Lumberton-Pinehurst, NC Combined Statistical Area | Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area | Cumberland County, North Carolina | Fort Bragg, North Carolina | William C. Lee Fieldhouse | Pittsburgh Condors | 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 | 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 | 20 | 20 | ||
| Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area | Forsyth County, North Carolina | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | Winston-Salem War Memorial Coliseum | Carolina Cougars | Two | Two | |||
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN Combined Statistical Area | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area | Madison County, Indiana | Anderson, Indiana | Anderson High School Wigwam (1961) | Indiana Pacers | One | One | Two | |
| Marion County, Indiana | Indianapolis | Corteva Coliseum | Indiana Pacers | 40 | Six | 46 | |||
| Jackson, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area | Madison County, Tennessee | Jackson, Tennessee | Oman Arena | Memphis Pros | Two | Two | |||
| Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area | Cache County, Utah | Logan, Utah | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum | Utah Stars | 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 | Three | 45 | |
| ABA All-Star Game | 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 Pros | 38 | 38 | ||
| Denver Rockets | One | One | |||||||
| Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL Combined Statistical Area | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area | Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | Miami-Dade County, Florida | Miami | JFK Health Center | Floridians | Three | Two | Five |
| Miami Beach, Florida | Miami Beach Convention Hall North | Floridians | 26 | 26 | |||||
| Miami Beach Convention Hall South | Floridians | Five | Five | ||||||
| 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 | Garden City South, New York | Island Garden (1957) | New York Nets | 26 | 26 | |
| Uniondale, New York | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | New York Nets | 16 | Nine | 25 | ||||
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | New York County, New York | Manhattan, New York | Madison Square Garden | Floridians | One | One | |||
| Pittsburgh Condors | One | One | |||||||
| Pittsburgh-Weirton-Steubenville, PA-OH-WV Combined Statistical Area | Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area | Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh | Civic Arena | Pittsburgh Condors | 35 | 35 | ||
| Fayette County, Pennsylvania | Connellsville, Pennsylvania | Connellsville Area High School Gym | Pittsburgh Condors | One | One | ||||
| Uniontown, Pennsylvania | Uniontown Area High School Gym | Pittsburgh Condors | 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 | Six | Six | ||
| Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area | Richmond, Virginia | Richmond Coliseum | Virginia Squires | 10 | One | 11 | |||
| Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area | Roanoke, Virginia | Berglund Center | Virginia Squires | Four | Four | ||||
| 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 | 41 | Six | 47 | |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area | St. Petersburg-Clearwater-Largo, FL Metropolitan Division | Pinellas County, Florida | St. Petersburg, Florida | Bayfront Center | Floridians | One | One | ||
| Tampa, FL Metropolitan Division | Hillsborough County, Florida | Tampa, Florida | Curtis Hixon Hall | Floridians | Six | Six | |||
| Toronto Census Metropolitan Area | Old Toronto, Toronto | Maple Leaf Gardens | Dallas Chaparrals | One | One | ||||
| Memphis Pros | One | One | |||||||
| Tucson-Nogales, AZ Combined Statistical Area | Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area | Pima County, Arizona | Tucson, Arizona | Tucson Arena at Tucson Convention Center | Pittsburgh Condors | 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 | 13 | Two | 15 | ||
| Norfolk, Virginia | Scope Arena at Norfolk Scope | Virginia Squires | 15 | Three | 18 | ||||
| Total | 462 | 41 | 504 | ||||||
