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 / Micropolitan 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
Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area	Danver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area		Denver County, Colorado	Denver	Denver Auditorium Arena	Denver Rockets	31		31
					Denver Coliseum	Denver Rockets	Eight	Two	10
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
Fresno-Hanford-Corcoran, CA Combined Statistical Area	Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area		Fresno County, California	Fresno, California	Selland Arena	Anaheim Amigos	Two		Two
						Oakland Oaks	Two		Two
Houston-Pasadena, TX Combined Statistical Area	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area		Harris County, Texas	Houston	Sam Houston Coliseum	Houston Mavericks	38	One	39
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN Combined Statistical Area	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area		Marion County, Indiana	Indianapolis	Corteva Coliseum	Indiana Pacers	32	One	33
						New Orleans Buccaneers	One		One
					Hinkle Fieldhouse	ABA All-Star Game			One
			Shelby County, Indiana	Shelbyville, Indiana	William L. Garrett Memorial Gymnasium	Indiana Pacers	One		One
	Kokomo, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area		Howard County, Indiana	Kokomo, Indiana	Kokomo Memorial Gymnasium	Indiana Pacers	Two		Two
	New Castle, IN Micropolitan Statistical Area		Henry County, Indiana	New Castle, Indiana	New Castle Fieldhouse	Indiana Pacers	One		One
Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS Combined Statistical Area	Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area		Hinds County, Mississippi	Jackson, Mississippi	Mississippi Coliseum	Minnesota Muskies	One		One
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division	Orange County, California	Anaheim, California	Anaheim Arena at the Anaheim Convention Center	Anaheim Amigos	31		31
				Fullerton, California	Titan Gym	Anaheim Amigos	Three		Three
						Oakland Oaks	One		One
		Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division	Los Angeles County, California	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena	Anaheim Amigos	Two		Two
Louisville/Jefferson County--Elizabethtown, KY-IN Combined Statistical Area	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area		Jefferson County, Kentucky	Louisville, Kentucky	Louisville Gardens	Kentucky Colonels	39	Two	41
Madison, IN Micropolitan Statistical Area			Jefferson County, Indiana	Madison, Indiana	Connor K. Salm Gymnasium	Indiana Pacers	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	New Orleans Buccaneers	Six		Six
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area		Hennepin County, Minnesota	Bloomington, Minnesota	Met Center	Minnesota Muskies	37	Five	42
Monroe-Ruston, LA Combined Statistical Area	Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area		Ouachita Parish, Louisiana	Monroe, Louisiana	Monroe Civic Center Arena	New Orleans Buccaneers	Two		Two
New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS Combined Statistical Area	New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area		Orleans Parish, Louisiana	New Orleans	Loyola Field House	New Orleans Buccaneers	30	Nine	39
						Houston Mavericks	One		One
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division	Bergen County, New Jersey	Teaneck, New Jersey	The Soccer Coliseum at Teaneck Armory	New Jersey Americans	39		39
						Minnesota Muskies	One		One
Pittsburgh-Weirton-Steubenville, PA-OH-WV Combined Statistical Area	Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area		Allegheny County, Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh	Civic Arena	Pittsburgh Pipers	38	Nine	47
	Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area		Jefferson County, Ohio	Steubenville, Ohio	St. John Arena	Pittsburgh Pipers	One		One
Total