Posts about the American Basketball Association
The Spirits of St. Louis were a very colorful ABA franchise. Moses Malone, Bob Costas, and Maurice Lucas were among the big names who played or worked for the team in their two seasons of existence. The Spirits owners negotiated an incredible deal to fold the team during the ABA-NBA merger that made them millions. […]
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The Carolina Cougars were an ABA franchise that lasted for five seasons. The team moved from Houston in 1969 and eventually moved on to St. Louis in 1974. On the court, the Cougars were mostly average but had one very good season in ‘72-’73. Off the court, the team drew decent fan interest using a
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The Houston Mavericks were one of the 11 original ABA teams. The Mavs failed on the court with losing records in both their seasons. They were worse off the court, drawing almost no fan interest in Houston. The team was sold and moved after their second season becoming the Carolina Cougars. Who were the Houston
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The Dallas Chaparrals were one of the original ABA teams. They never stood out for having great fan support nor for winning titles. The team made the playoffs five times in six seasons but only won a single playoff series. The Chaps suffered from poor attendance and moved to San Antonio in 1973 and became
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The Utah Stars were an ABA team that moved from Los Angeles in 1970. The team won the ABA championship in 1971, their first year in Salt Lake City. They played five full seasons in Utah before folding. The Stars’ best players were Zelmo Beaty, Willie Wise, Ron Boone and Moses Malone. Who Were the
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The Los Angeles Stars were an ABA team that moved from Anaheim prior to the 1968-1969 season. The Stars, who were the Amigos in Anaheim, lasted two years in Los Angeles before moving again, this time to Utah. The Stars 2nd season in LA saw them make a surprising playoff run to the ABA Finals.
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The Anaheim Amigos were one of the eleven original teams in the American Basketball Association. The team was bad on the court and a disaster off of it, failing to win games and to draw any interest from fans. They lasted one season as the Anaheim Amigos before being sold, moved and rebranded as the
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