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1970 ABA Finals
The 1970 ABA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the American Basketball Association's 1969–70 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Division champion Indiana Pacers defeating the Western Division champion Los Angeles Stars, four games to two in the ABA Finals. The Indiana Pacers finished the season with the league's best regular season record (59–25, .702) before going on to win the ABA championship. This same feat was accomplished by the Oakland Oaks during the prior season and by the Pittsburgh Pipers in the year before that. The Pacers became the first ABA champions to return in the same form for the following season. The Oakland Oaks became the Washington Caps for the 1969–1970 ABA season; the Pittsburgh Pipers had become the Minnesota Pipers after winning the ABA championship the prior season. For the first time in league history, the playoffs saw a player score 50 points in a game, with Rick Barry scoring 52 in the Game 7 loss in the first ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969–70 Washington Caps Season
The 1969–70 Washington Caps season was the first and only one for the franchise in the American Basketball Association. On August 21, 1969, the Oakland Oaks moved to Washington, D.C., due to substantial financial losses despite winning the second-ever ABA championship only weeks earlier. The franchise was purchased for $2.6 million by a group led by Earl Foreman, Thomas Shaheen and Louis Diamond. However reluctantly, superstar forward Rick Barry was among seven members of the talented Oaks team who made the move from coast to coast. It was grossly misplaced in the Western Division, however, which resulted in a brutal travel schedule. Not only did the team have to compete against the NBA's more established Baltimore Bullets nearby, but it lacked a modern arena to attract fans and forge a home-court advantage. It played several designated home games at neutral sites, including five in Los Angeles, nearly 2,700 miles from home. Despite these hardships, the Caps did well to fini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spencer Haywood
Spencer Haywood (born April 22, 1949) is an American former professional basketball player and Olympic gold medalist. Haywood is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, being inducted in 2015. Early life Haywood was born on April 22, 1949, in Silver City, Mississippi. He was born three months after his father died, and had 10 brothers and sisters. He grew up in poverty and his family worked as sharecroppers on the Mississippi delta. He was born at home with a midwife, and never received a birth certificate, his name being written in a family bible to record his birth. At age 13, he was the main source of income for his family, earning as little as $2/day or $4/day picking cotton. He worked from sunup to sundown, under the eyes of the landowner's overseer. He spent a night in jail at age 14, after being falsely charged with threatening to kill a white man. Fearing for his well-being, Haywood's mother sent him to live with his brother in Chicago. In 1964, Haywo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Carter (basketball)
George Carter (January 10, 1944 – November 18, 2020) was an American professional basketball player in the American Basketball Association (ABA). He was a swingman. High school career Carter played at Silver Creek High School in New York, graduating in 1963. He was a two-time all-Western New York selection in basketball. He also played high school football and ran track. In 2009 as ''The Buffalo News'' celebrated 50 years of All-Western New York (WNY) basketball selections, Carter, who was twice an All-WNY first team selection was a second team selection for the All-time All-WNY team. College career Carter played collegiate basketball at St. Bonaventure University. Professional career Carter was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the eighth round of the 1967 NBA draft. He was also selected by the New Orleans Buccaneers in the 1967 ABA Draft. Additionally, was also drafted by the MLB's New York Mets and the NFL's Buffalo Bills. Carter, Dave Winfield and Mickey McCarty are t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Jones (basketball)
Larry Jones (born September 22, 1942) is an American former professional basketball player. He most notably played in the American Basketball Association (ABA), where he was the first player to reach 5,000 career points. He also had shorter stints in the rival National Basketball Association (NBA). College career Jones only started playing regularly for East High in Columbus, Ohio, during his senior year. As a 6'2 forward he wasn't considered big enough by major colleges and was recruited by the University of Toledo for whom he played in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) from 1960. He was repositioned as a guard by Toledo coach Ed Melvin and became a major player for the Rockets. Jones was a unanimous selection in the 1962 All-MAC First Team chosen by the conference's coaches, having made the Second Team a year earlier. He injured his wrist in Toledo's season opener against Butler on 1 December 1962 after a heavy fall where he also hit his head. Jones, who scored 35 points in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denver Rockets
Denver ( ) is a consolidated city and county, the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. It is located in the Western United States, in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. With a population of 715,522 as of the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010, Denver is the 19th most populous city in the United States and the fifth most populous state capital. Denver is the principal city of the Denver Metropolitan area (which includes over 3 million people), as well as the economic and cultural center of the broader Front Range, home to more than 5 million people. Denver's downtown district lies about east of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Named after James W. Denver, the governor of the Kansas Territory at the time, Denver was founded at the confluence of Cherry Creek and the South Platte River in 1858 during the Gold Rush era. Nicknamed the "Mile High City" be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas to the east, and Oklahoma to the southeast. Colorado is noted for its landscape of mountains, forests, High Plains (United States), high plains, mesas, canyons, plateaus, rivers, and desert lands. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains. Colorado is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, eighth-largest U.S. state by area and the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 21st by population. The United States Census Bureau estimated the population of Colorado to be 5,957,493 as of July 1, 2024, a 3.2% increase from the 2020 United States census. The region has been inhabited by Native Americans in the United St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denver
Denver ( ) is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Consolidated city and county, consolidated city and county, the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Colorado, most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. It is located in the Western United States, in the South Platte River, South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains (United States), High Plains east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. With a population of 715,522 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010 United States census, 2010, Denver is the List of United States cities by population, 19th most populous city in the United States and the fifth most populous state capital. Denver is the principal city of the Denver metropolitan area, Denver Metropolitan area (which includes over 3 million people), as well as the economic and cultural center of the broader Front Range Urban Corridor, Front Range, home to more than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denver Auditorium Arena
Denver Auditorium Arena was an indoor arena located at the corner of 13th and Champa Streets in Denver, Colorado. It was constructed as the Denver Municipal Auditorium in 1908 during the administration of Mayor Robert W. Speer. The building was opened on July 7, 1908, and was the site of the 1908 Democratic National Convention. With a capacity of 12,500, the building was at the time of its opening the second largest in America to Madison Square Garden. Initially, the venue was configured and equipped to hold numerous kinds of events including theater, opera, conventions, sporting events, exhibitions, concerts, and more. Renovations were made to the building in the 1940s, and in 1953 the southern half of the building was converted into the Auditorium Arena, a pure sporting venue with seating capacity of 6,841. Tenants It hosted the American Basketball Association (1967–76), ABA's Denver Rockets, later the Denver Nuggets, from 1967 until they left for McNichols Sports Arena in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969–70 Kentucky Colonels Season
The 1969–70 Kentucky Colonels season was the third season of the Colonels in the American Basketball Association. On April 15, 1969, the Colonels were bought by a group of Louisville investors that included H. Wendell Cherry, Bill DeWitt, J. David Grissom, Stuart P. Jay, David A. Jones, John Y. Brown, Jr., and Mike Storen. The Colonels won their first ever playoff series, beating the New York Nets in a tight seven-game series. In the Eastern Division Finals, with the chance to go to the ABA Finals, they lost to the eventual champion Indiana Pacers in five games Roster Final standings Eastern Division Playoffs Eastern Division Semifinals ''Colonels win series, 4–3'' Eastern Division Finals ''Colonels lose series, 4–1'' Awards and honors 1970 ABA All-Star Game selections (game played on January 24, 1970) *Louie Dampier * Gene Moore *Darel Carrier *All-ABA Second Team selection ** Louie Dampier References Colonels on Basketball Reference Externa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969–70 New York Nets Season
The 1969–70 New York Nets season was the third season of the franchise in the ABA and second season using the New York Nets name after previously going by the New Jersey Americans in their inaugural season. This season would become their first season where they actually make it to the ABA Playoffs, though they would lose the first round to the Kentucky Colonels 4–3. Roster Standings Playoffs Eastern Division semifinals vs. Kentucky Colonels '' Nets lose series, 4–3'' References {{DEFAULTSORT:1969-70 New York Nets season New York Nets season Brooklyn Nets seasons New York Nets New York Nets New or NEW may refer to: Music * New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz * ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013 ** "New" (Paul McCartney song), 2013 * ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator, 1995 * "New" (Daya song), 2017 * "New" (No Doubt song), 1 ... Sports in Hempstead, New York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969–70 Carolina Cougars Season
The 1969–70 Carolina Cougars season was the 1st season of the Cougars in the ABA. Late in the spring of 1969, the Houston Mavericks had been bought by the Southern Sports Corporation (headed by James C. Gardner) for $350,000. After the season finished, the team moved to North Carolina, which at the time had no professional teams. The Cougars played in three areas in the state: Greensboro, Charlotte, and Raleigh, making this the first regional franchise in the ABA. The first game of the Cougars was on October 8, 1969, when the Cougars played the Dallas Chaparrals at Greensboro Coliseum, with Carolina winning 108–97. The team finished 3rd in the six team Eastern Division. While they finished last in average points scored per game (106.8), they were 1st in points allowed per game (107). In the Playoffs, the Cougars faced off against the Indiana Pacers (with Game 3 being played in Charlotte and Game 4 played in Raleigh), but the Cougars lost the series in four games. During the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
