1968-69 American Basketball Association season

Seasons

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 Hall 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 Hall 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 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 Hall North	Miami Floridians	22	Two	24
					Miami Beach Convention Hall 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