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1967–68 ABA season

Index 1967–68 ABA season

The 1967–68 ABA season was the first season for the American Basketball Association. [1]

72 relations: ABA Most Valuable Player Award, American Basketball Association, Anaheim Amigos, Anaheim, California, Associated Press, Babe McCarthy, Bob Netolicky, Bob Seagren, Brooklyn Nets, Charlie Williams (basketball), Cincy Powell, Commack, New York, Connie Hawkins, Dallas, Dallas Chaparrals, Denver, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, Doug Moe, Evening Independent, Gary Davidson, George Mikan, Golden State Warriors, Hinkle Fieldhouse, Houston, Houston Mavericks, Indiana Pacers, Indianapolis, Jim Pollard, Jimmy Jones (basketball), Jimmy Walker (basketball, born 1944), John Beasley (basketball), Kentucky Colonels, Larry Brown (basketball), Larry Jones (basketball), Les Selvage, List of ABA champions, Long Island Arena, Los Angeles Lakers, Louie Dampier, Louisville, Kentucky, Mel Daniels, Minneapolis, Minnesota Muskies, National Basketball Association, New Orleans, New Orleans Buccaneers, Oakland Oaks (ABA), Oakland, California, Oracle Arena, ..., Oscar Robertson, Pat Boone, Philadelphia 76ers, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Condors, Pole vault, Providence College, Reserve clause, Rick Barry, Roger Brown (basketball, born 1942), Spartanburg Herald-Journal, Teaneck Armory, Teaneck, New Jersey, The Bryan Times, The New York Times, Three-point field goal, Trooper Washington, United Press International, Vince Cazzetta, Wilt Chamberlain, 1967 NBA draft, 1968 ABA All-Star Game. Expand index (22 more) »

ABA Most Valuable Player Award

The Most Valuable Player (MVP) was an annual award first awarded in the.

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American Basketball Association

The original American Basketball Association (ABA) was a men's professional basketball league, from 1967 to 1976.

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Anaheim Amigos

The Anaheim Amigos/Los Angeles Stars were a charter member American Basketball Association (ABA) team based in Southern California.

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Anaheim, California

Anaheim (pronounced) is a city in Orange County, California, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area.

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Associated Press

The Associated Press (AP) is a U.S.-based not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City.

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Babe McCarthy

James Harrison "Babe" McCarthy (October 1, 1923 – March 17, 1975), was an American professional and collegiate basketball coach.

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Bob Netolicky

Robert "Bob" Netolicky (born August 2, 1942) is a retired American basketball player.

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Bob Seagren

Robert Seagren (born October 17, 1946) is a retired American pole vaulter, the 1968 Olympic champion.

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Brooklyn Nets

The Brooklyn Nets are an American professional basketball team based in the borough of Brooklyn, in New York City.

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Charlie Williams (basketball)

Charles E. "Charlie" Williams (born September 5, 1943) is a former professional basketball player born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.

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Cincy Powell

Cincinnatus "Cincy" Powell (born February 25, 1942 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is a former professional basketball player.

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Commack, New York

Commack (is a census designated place (CDP) that roughly corresponds to the hamlet by the same name in the towns of Huntington and Smithtown in Suffolk County, New York, United States, on Long Island. The CDP's population was 36,124 at the 2010 census.

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Connie Hawkins

Cornelius "Connie" Lance Hawkins (July 17, 1942 – October 6, 2017) was an American basketball player in American Basketball League (ABL), American Basketball Association(ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA), Harlem Globetrotter, Harlem Wizard and New York City playground legend.

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Dallas

Dallas is a city in the U.S. state of Texas.

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Dallas Chaparrals

The Dallas Chaparrals were a charter member of the American Basketball Association (ABA).

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Denver

Denver, officially the City and County of Denver, is the capital and most populous municipality of the U.S. state of Colorado.

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Denver Nuggets

The Denver Nuggets are an American professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado.

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Detroit Pistons

The Detroit Pistons are an American professional basketball team based in Detroit, Michigan.

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Doug Moe

Douglas Edwin Moe (born September 21, 1938) is an American former professional basketball player and coach.

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Evening Independent

The Evening Independent was St. Petersburg, Florida's first daily newspaper.

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Gary Davidson

Gary L. Davidson (born August 13, 1934) is an American lawyer and businessman who is based in Orange County, California.

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George Mikan

George Lawrence Mikan Jr. (June 18, 1924 – June 1, 2005), nicknamed Mr.

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Golden State Warriors

The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in the San Francisco Bay Area in Oakland, California.

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Hinkle Fieldhouse

Hinkle Fieldhouse is a basketball arena located on the campus of Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.

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Houston

Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the fourth most populous city in the United States, with a census-estimated 2017 population of 2.312 million within a land area of.

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Houston Mavericks

The Houston Mavericks were a charter member of the American Basketball Association.

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Indiana Pacers

The Indiana Pacers are an American professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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Indianapolis

Indianapolis is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County.

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Jim Pollard

James Clifford Pollard (July 9, 1922 – January 22, 1993) was an American professional basketball player and coach.

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Jimmy Jones (basketball)

James Jones (born January 1, 1945) is an American former professional basketball player who was a six-time All-Star in the American Basketball Association (ABA).

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Jimmy Walker (basketball, born 1944)

James Walker (April 8, 1944 – July 2, 2007) was an American professional basketball player.

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John Beasley (basketball)

John Michael Beasley (born February 5, 1944) is a retired American professional basketball player born in Texarkana, Texas.

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Kentucky Colonels

The Kentucky Colonels were a member of the American Basketball Association for all of the league's nine years.

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Larry Brown (basketball)

Lawrence Harvey Brown (born September 14, 1940) is an American basketball coach for Fiat Torino of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and EuroCup Basketball.

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Larry Jones (basketball)

Larry Jones (born September 22, 1942) is an American former professional basketball player.

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Les Selvage

Lester Revell Selvage (March 7, 1943 – June 15, 1991) was an American professional basketball player.

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List of ABA champions

The American Basketball Association (ABA) Finals were the championship series of the ABA, a professional basketball league, in which two teams played each other for the title.

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Long Island Arena

Long Island Arena (also commonly known as the Commack Arena) was a 4,000-seat indoor arena in Commack, New York from 1959 until 1996.

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Los Angeles Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles.

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Louie Dampier

Louis Dampier (born November 20, 1944) is an American retired professional basketball player.

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Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 29th most-populous city in the United States.

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Mel Daniels

Melvin Joe Daniels (July 20, 1944 – October 30, 2015) was an American professional basketball player.

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Minneapolis

Minneapolis is the county seat of Hennepin County, and the larger of the Twin Cities, the 16th-largest metropolitan area in the United States.

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Minnesota Muskies

The Minnesota Muskies were a member of the American Basketball Association, born with the league's creation on February 2, 1967.

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National Basketball Association

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a men's professional basketball league in North America; composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada).

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New Orleans

New Orleans (. Merriam-Webster.; La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana.

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New Orleans Buccaneers

The New Orleans Buccaneers were a charter member of the American Basketball Association.

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Oakland Oaks (ABA)

The Oakland Oaks were a charter member of the original American Basketball Association.

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Oakland, California

Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States.

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Oracle Arena

Oracle Arena is an indoor arena located in Oakland, California, United States, and is the home of the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Oscar Robertson

Oscar Palmer Robertson (born November 24, 1938), nicknamed "The Big O", is an American retired professional basketball player who played for the Cincinnati Royals and Milwaukee Bucks.

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Pat Boone

Charles Eugene "Pat" Boone (born June 1, 1934) is an American singer, composer, actor, writer, television personality, motivational speaker, and spokesman.

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Philadelphia 76ers

The Philadelphia 76ers (also commonly known as the Sixers) are an American professional basketball team based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area.

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Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States, and is the county seat of Allegheny County.

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Pittsburgh Condors

The Pittsburgh Condors were a professional basketball team in the original American Basketball Association.

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Pole vault

Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long flexible pole (which today is usually made either of fiberglass or carbon fiber) as an aid to jump over a bar.

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Providence College

Providence College (also known as Providence or PC) is a private, coeducational, Roman Catholic university located about two miles west of downtown Providence, Rhode Island, United States, the state's capital city.

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Reserve clause

The reserve clause, in North American professional sports, was part of a player contract which stated the rights to players were retained by the team upon the contract's expiration.

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Rick Barry

Richard Francis Dennis Barry III (born March 28, 1944) is an American retired professional basketball player who played in both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Roger Brown (basketball, born 1942)

Roger William Brown (May 22, 1942 – March 4, 1997) was an American professional basketball player.

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Spartanburg Herald-Journal

The Spartanburg Herald-Journal is a daily newspaper, and the primary newspaper for Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States.

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Teaneck Armory

Teaneck Armory at 1799 Teaneck Road is an armory and arena located on a site in Teaneck, New Jersey.

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Teaneck, New Jersey

Teaneck is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, and a suburb in the New York metropolitan area.

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The Bryan Times

The Bryan Times is a daily newspaper based in Bryan, Ohio.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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Three-point field goal

A three-point field goal (also 3-pointer or informally, trey) is a field goal in a basketball game made from beyond the three-point line, a designated arc surrounding the basket.

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Trooper Washington

Thomas "Trooper" Washington (April 21, 1944 – November 19, 2004) was an American professional basketball player born and raised in Philadelphia. A 6'7" forward from Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, Washington was drafted in 1967 in the 5th round by the Cincinnati Royals, but he played instead in the American Basketball Association from 1967 to 1973 as a member of the Pittsburgh Pipers, Minnesota Pipers, Los Angeles Stars, The Floridians, and New York Nets. He won the 1968 ABA Championship with the Pittsburgh Pipers and appeared in the 1969 ABA All-Star Game. In his ABA career, Washington averaged 10.6 points per game and 10.0 rebounds per game.

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United Press International

United Press International (UPI) is an international news agency whose newswires, photo, news film, and audio services provided news material to thousands of newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations for most of the 20th century.

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Vince Cazzetta

Vincent "Vince" Cazzetta (September 24, 1925 – May 4, 2005) was head coach of the Pittsburgh Pipers during the 1967–68 season, in which they won the American Basketball Association (ABA) championship.

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Wilt Chamberlain

Wilton Norman Chamberlain (August 21, 1936 – October 12, 1999) was an American basketball player.

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1967 NBA draft

The 1967 NBA draft was the 21st annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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1968 ABA All-Star Game

The first American Basketball Association All-Star Game was played on January 9, 1968, at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, before an audience of 10,872.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967–68_ABA_season

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