1968-69 American Basketball Association season: Difference between revisions
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* Anaheim Amigos relocate from Anaheim Arena at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California to Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena and renamed Los Angeles Stars. | * Anaheim Amigos relocate from Anaheim Arena at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California to Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena and renamed Los Angeles Stars. | ||
* Minnesota Muskies relocate from Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota to Miami Beach Convention Center North in Miami Beach, | * Minnesota Muskies relocate from Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota to Miami Beach Convention Center North in Miami Beach, Florida and renamed Miami Floridians. | ||
* New Jersey Americans relocate from The Soccer Coliseum at Teaneck Armory in Teaneck, New Jersey to Long Island Arena in Commack, New York and renamed New York Nets. | * New Jersey Americans relocate from The Soccer Coliseum at Teaneck Armory in Teaneck, New Jersey to Long Island Arena in Commack, New York and renamed New York Nets. | ||
* Pittsburgh Pipers relocate from Civic Arena in Pittsburgh to Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota and renamed Minnesota Pipers. | * Pittsburgh Pipers relocate from Civic Arena in Pittsburgh to Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota and renamed Minnesota Pipers. | ||
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!Total | !Total | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK Combined Statistical Area | | rowspan="3" |Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK Combined Statistical Area | ||
|Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area | | rowspan="3" |Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area | ||
|Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | | rowspan="2" |Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | ||
|Dallas County, Texas | | rowspan="2" |Dallas County, Texas | ||
|Dallas | |Dallas | ||
|Kay Baiiley Hutchison Convention Center Dallas Memorial Arena | |Kay Baiiley Hutchison Convention Center Dallas Memorial Arena | ||
|Dallas Chaparrals | |Dallas Chaparrals | ||
|28 | |||
|Three | |||
|31 | |||
|- | |||
|University Park, Texas | |||
|Moody Coliseum | |||
|Dallas Chaparrals | |||
|Nine | |||
| | | | ||
| | |Nine | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Fort Worth-Arlington-Grapevine, TX Metropolitan Division | ||
|Tarrant County, Texas | |||
| | |Fort Worth, Texas | ||
| | |Fort Worth Convention Center Arena | ||
| | |Dallas Chaparrals | ||
| | |Two | ||
| | |||
| | | | ||
|Two | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area | |||
| colspan | | colspan="2" |Danver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area | ||
|Denver County, Colorado | |||
|Denver | |||
|Denver Auditorium Arena | |Denver Auditorium Arena | ||
|Denver Rockets | |Denver Rockets | ||
| | |39 | ||
| | |Three | ||
| | |42 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Duluth-Grand Rapids, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area | ||
| colspan="2" |Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area | |||
|St. Louis County, Minnesota | |||
|Duluth, Minnesota | |||
|DECC Arena at Duluth Entertainment Convention Center | |||
|Minnesota Pipers | |||
|Eight | |||
| colspan="2" | | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | | | ||
|Eight | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Houston-Pasadena, TX Combined Statistical Area | |Houston-Pasadena, TX Combined Statistical Area | ||
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|Sam Houston Coliseum | |Sam Houston Coliseum | ||
|Houston Mavericks | |Houston Mavericks | ||
|38 | |||
| | | | ||
| | |38 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="3" |Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN Combined Statistical Area | ||
| colspan="2" rowspan=" | | colspan="2" rowspan="3" |Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area | ||
| | |Madison County, Indiana | ||
| | |Anderson, Indiana | ||
| | |Anderson High School Wigwam (1961) | ||
|Indiana Pacers | |Indiana Pacers | ||
| | | | ||
| | |One | ||
| | |One | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | rowspan="2" |Marion County, Indiana | ||
| rowspan="2" |Indianapolis | |||
| | | rowspan="2" |Corteva Coliseum | ||
| | |||
| | |||
|Indiana Pacers | |Indiana Pacers | ||
| | |39 | ||
| | |Eight | ||
| | |47 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Houston Mavericks | ||
|One | |||
| | |||
| | | | ||
|One | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS Combined Statistical Area | |Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS Combined Statistical Area | ||
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|Jackson, Mississippi | |Jackson, Mississippi | ||
|Mississippi Coliseum | |Mississippi Coliseum | ||
| | |New Orleans Buccaneers | ||
|Four | |||
| | |||
| | | | ||
|Four | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Lafayette-New Iberia-Opelousas, LA Combined Statistical Area | ||
| | | colspan="2" |Lafayette, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area | ||
| | |Lafayette Parish, Louisiana | ||
| | |Lafayette, Louisiana | ||
|Blackham Coliseum | |||
|New Orleans Buccaneers | |||
|One | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | | | ||
|One | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area | |||
|Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | |||
|Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | |Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | ||
|Los Angeles County, California | |Los Angeles County, California | ||
|Los Angeles | |Los Angeles | ||
|Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | |Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | ||
| | |Los Angeles Stars | ||
|39 | |||
| | |||
| | | | ||
|39 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Louisville/Jefferson County--Elizabethtown, KY-IN Combined Statistical Area | | rowspan="3" |Louisville/Jefferson County--Elizabethtown, KY-IN Combined Statistical Area | ||
| colspan="2" |Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area | | colspan="2" rowspan="3" |Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area | ||
|Jefferson County, Kentucky | | rowspan="3" |Jefferson County, Kentucky | ||
|Louisville, Kentucky | | rowspan="3" |Louisville, Kentucky | ||
|Louisville Gardens | | rowspan="3" |Louisville Gardens | ||
|Kentucky Colonels | |Kentucky Colonels | ||
|39 | |||
|Three | |||
|42 | |||
|- | |||
|Minnesota Pipers | |||
|One | |||
| | | | ||
|One | |||
|- | |||
|ABA All-Star Game | |||
| | | | ||
| | | | ||
|One | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="4" |Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL Combined Statistical Area | |||
| rowspan="4" |Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area | |||
| rowspan="3" |Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | |||
| rowspan="3" |Miami-Dade County, Florida | |||
|Miami | |||
|JFK Health Center | |||
|Miami Floridians | |||
|Five | |||
|Three | |||
|Eight | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="2" |Miami Beach, Florida | |||
|Miami Beach Convention Center North | |||
|Miami Floridians | |||
|22 | |||
|Two | |||
|24 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Miami Beach Convention Center South | ||
|Miami Floridians | |||
|Five | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | | | ||
|Five | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |West Palm Beach-Delray Beach-Boca Raton, FL Metropolitan Division | ||
|Palm Beach County, Florida | |||
| | |West Palm Beach, Florida | ||
| | |West Palm Beach Auditorium | ||
| | |Miami Floridians | ||
| | |Four | ||
| | |One | ||
| | |Five | ||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area | | rowspan="2" |Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area | ||
| colspan="2" |Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area | | colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area | ||
|Hennepin County, Minnesota | |Hennepin County, Minnesota | ||
|Bloomington, Minnesota | |Bloomington, Minnesota | ||
|Met Center | |Met Center | ||
|Minnesota | |Minnesota Pipers | ||
| | |29 | ||
| | |Three | ||
|32 | |||
|- | |||
|Ramsey County, Minnesota | |||
|St. Paul, Minnesota | |||
|Roy Wilkins Auditorium | |||
|Minnesota Pipers | |||
|One | |||
| | | | ||
|One | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Monroe-Ruston, LA Combined Statistical Area | |Monroe-Ruston, LA Combined Statistical Area | ||
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|Monroe Civic Center Arena | |Monroe Civic Center Arena | ||
|New Orleans Buccaneers | |New Orleans Buccaneers | ||
|Three | |||
| | | | ||
| | |Three | ||
|- | |- | ||
|New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS Combined Statistical Area | |||
| colspan | | colspan="2" |New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area | ||
|Orleans Parish, Louisiana | |||
|New Orleans | |||
|Loyola Field House | |||
|New Orleans Buccaneers | |New Orleans Buccaneers | ||
| | |31 | ||
| | |Six | ||
| | |37 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|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 | |||
|Suffolk County, New York | |||
|Commack, New York | |||
|Long Island Arena | |||
|New York Nets | |||
| | |39 | ||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|New | |||
| | |||
| | | | ||
|39 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="3" |San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area | |||
| rowspan="2" |San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | |||
| rowspan="2" |Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley, CA Metropolitan Division | |||
| rowspan="2" |Alameda County, California | |||
| rowspan="2" |Oakland, California | |||
| rowspan=" | |||
| rowspan=" | |||
| rowspan=" | |||
| rowspan=" | |||
| rowspan=" | |||
|HJK Arena at Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts | |HJK Arena at Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts | ||
|Oakland Oaks | |Oakland Oaks | ||
|Six | |||
| | | | ||
| | |Six | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Oakland Arena | |||
|Oakland Oaks | |Oakland Oaks | ||
| | |32 | ||
| | |Nine | ||
| | |41 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan="2" |San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | | colspan="2" |San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | ||
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|San Jose Civic | |San Jose Civic | ||
|Oakland Oaks | |Oakland Oaks | ||
|One | |||
| | | | ||
|One | |||
|- | |||
|St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL Combined Statistical Area | |||
| colspan="2" |St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area | |||
| colspan="2" |St. Louis | |||
|St. Louis Arena | |||
|Miami Floridians | |||
|Two | |||
| | | | ||
|Two | |||
|- | |||
| colspan="2" |Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area | |||
|St. Petersburg-Clearwater-Largo, FL Metropolitan Division | |||
|Pinellas County, Florida | |||
|St. Petersburg, Florida | |||
|Bayfront Center | |||
|Miami Floridians | |||
|One | |||
| | | | ||
|One | |||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan="7" |'''Total''' | | colspan="7" |'''Total''' | ||
| | |'''429''' | ||
| | |'''42''' | ||
| | |'''472''' | ||
|} | |} | ||
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Revision as of 18:27, 13 October 2026
| 1967-68 | 1968-69 | 1969-70 |
Teams and Alignment
| Division | Team | Primary Venue | Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Division | Indiana Pacers | Corteva Coliseum | Indianapolis |
| Kentucky Colonels | Louisville Gardens | Louisville, Kentucky | |
| Miami Floridians | Miami Beach Convention Center North | Miami Beach, Florida | |
| Minnesota Pipers | Met Center | Bloomington, Minnesota | |
| New York Nets | Long Island Arena | Commack, New York | |
| Western Division | Dallas Chaparrals | Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas Memorial Arena | Dallas |
| Denver Rockets | Denver Auditorium Arena | Denver | |
| Houston Mavericks | Sam Houston Coliseum | Houston | |
| Los Angeles Stars | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | Los Angeles | |
| New Orleans Buccaneers | Loyola Field House | New Orleans | |
| Oakland Oaks | Oakland Arena | Oakland, California |
Changes
- Anaheim Amigos relocate from Anaheim Arena at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California to Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena and renamed Los Angeles Stars.
- Minnesota Muskies relocate from Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota to Miami Beach Convention Center North in Miami Beach, Florida and renamed Miami Floridians.
- New Jersey Americans relocate from The Soccer Coliseum at Teaneck Armory in Teaneck, New Jersey to Long Island Arena in Commack, New York and renamed New York Nets.
- Pittsburgh Pipers relocate from Civic Arena in Pittsburgh to Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota and renamed Minnesota Pipers.
Regular Season Results
| Division | Team | W | L | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Division | Indiana Pacers | 44 | 34 | |
| Miami Floridians | 43 | 35 | 1 | |
| Kentucky Colonels | 42 | 36 | 2 | |
| Minnesota Pipers | 36 | 42 | 8 | |
| New York Nets | 17 | 61 | 27 | |
| Western Division | Oakland Oaks | 60 | 18 | |
| New Orleans Buccaneers | 46 | 32 | 14 | |
| Denver Rockets | 44 | 34 | 16 | |
| Dallas Chaparrals | 41 | 37 | 19 | |
| Los Angeles Stars | 33 | 45 | 27 | |
| Houston Mavericks | 23 | 55 | 37 |
Postseason Results
| Team (Best-of-Seven) | Team (Best-of-Seven) | Team (Best-of-Seven) | Champions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana Pacers | 4 | Indiana Pacers | 4 | Indiana Pacers | 1 | Oakland Oaks |
| Kentucky Colonels | 3 | |||||
| Miami Floridians | 4 | Miami Floridians | 1 | |||
| Minnesota Pipers | 3 | |||||
| Oakland Oaks | 4 | Oakland Oaks | 4 | Oakland Oaks | 4 | |
| Denver Rockets | 3 | |||||
| New Orleans Buccaneers | 4 | New Orleans Buccaneers | 0 | |||
| Dallas Chaparrals | 3 | |||||
Special Event Results
| Event | Away | Score | Home |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABA All-Star Game | Western Division | 133-127 | 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 | 28 | Three | 31 |
| University Park, Texas | Moody Coliseum | Dallas Chaparrals | Nine | Nine | |||||
| Fort Worth-Arlington-Grapevine, TX Metropolitan Division | Tarrant County, Texas | Fort Worth, Texas | Fort Worth Convention Center Arena | Dallas Chaparrals | Two | Two | |||
| Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area | Danver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area | Denver County, Colorado | Denver | Denver Auditorium Arena | Denver Rockets | 39 | Three | 42 | |
| Duluth-Grand Rapids, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area | Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area | St. Louis County, Minnesota | Duluth, Minnesota | DECC Arena at Duluth Entertainment Convention Center | Minnesota Pipers | Eight | Eight | ||
| Houston-Pasadena, TX Combined Statistical Area | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area | Harris County, Texas | Houston | Sam Houston Coliseum | Houston Mavericks | 38 | 38 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Marion County, Indiana | Indianapolis | Corteva Coliseum | Indiana Pacers | 39 | Eight | 47 | |||
| Houston Mavericks | One | One | |||||||
| Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS Combined Statistical Area | Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area | Hinds County, Mississippi | Jackson, Mississippi | Mississippi Coliseum | New Orleans Buccaneers | Four | Four | ||
| Lafayette-New Iberia-Opelousas, LA Combined Statistical Area | Lafayette, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area | Lafayette Parish, Louisiana | Lafayette, Louisiana | Blackham Coliseum | New Orleans Buccaneers | One | One | ||
| Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | Los Angeles County, California | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | Los Angeles Stars | 39 | 39 | |
| 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 | Three | 42 | |
| Minnesota Pipers | One | One | |||||||
| ABA All-Star Game | 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 | Miami Floridians | Five | Three | Eight |
| Miami Beach, Florida | Miami Beach Convention Center North | Miami Floridians | 22 | Two | 24 | ||||
| Miami Beach Convention Center South | Miami Floridians | Five | Five | ||||||
| West Palm Beach-Delray Beach-Boca Raton, FL Metropolitan Division | Palm Beach County, Florida | West Palm Beach, Florida | West Palm Beach Auditorium | Miami Floridians | Four | One | Five | ||
| 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 Pipers | 29 | Three | 32 | |
| Ramsey County, Minnesota | St. Paul, Minnesota | Roy Wilkins Auditorium | Minnesota Pipers | One | One | ||||
| Monroe-Ruston, LA Combined Statistical Area | Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area | Ouachita Parish, Louisiana | Monroe, Louisiana | Monroe Civic Center Arena | New Orleans Buccaneers | Three | Three | ||
| 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 | 31 | Six | 37 | |
| 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 | Suffolk County, New York | Commack, New York | Long Island Arena | New York Nets | 39 | 39 | |
| San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley, CA Metropolitan Division | Alameda County, California | Oakland, California | HJK Arena at Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts | Oakland Oaks | Six | Six | |
| Oakland Arena | Oakland Oaks | 32 | Nine | 41 | |||||
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | Santa Clara County, California | San José, California | San Jose Civic | Oakland Oaks | One | One | |||
| St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL Combined Statistical Area | St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area | St. Louis | St. Louis Arena | Miami Floridians | Two | Two | |||
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area | St. Petersburg-Clearwater-Largo, FL Metropolitan Division | Pinellas County, Florida | St. Petersburg, Florida | Bayfront Center | Miami Floridians | One | One | ||
| Total | 429 | 42 | 472 | ||||||