The 1969–70

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season was the 2nd season of the team in Pittsburgh (third overall) in the

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. The Pipers, having moved back to Pittsburgh after one season in Minnesota, faltered without Connie Hawkins (who had gone to the

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) alongside injuries and middling attendance. The Pipers lost the first 9 games of the 1970 calendar year, with their biggest win streak being 3 games (done twice). The team finished 8th in points per game (112.4 per game) and points allowed (117 per game). After the season, the team was bought by Haven Industries, Inc. - the owner of the "Jack Frost" brand of sugar products. Subsequently, they decided to rebrand the team as the Pittsburgh Condors for the 1970 season.

Roster

* 15 Larry Bergh - Power forward * 23 / 45

John Brisker John Brisker (June 15, 1947 – disappeared April 11, 1978, declared dead May 29, 1985) was an American professional basketball player from Detroit, Michigan who disappeared in Uganda in April 1978. Career A 6'5" forward/guard who played for the ...

- Small forward * --

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- Shooting guard * 13 Warren Davis - Power forward * 12

Dennis Hamilton Dennis Eugene Hamilton (May 8, 1944 – June 18, 2012) was an American basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association and American Basketball Association from 1967 to 1971. Hamilton, a 6'8" forward from Huntington Beach Hig ...

- Power forward * 12 Art Heyman - Forward / Guard * 13 Stew Johnson - Power forward * 14

Arvesta Kelly Arvesta Kelly (born November 20, 1945) is an American former professional basketball player. A combo guard, he played four seasons in the American Basketball Association (ABA), winning the title with the Pittsburgh Pipers in 1968. College career ...

- Point guard * 35

Wilbur Kirkland Wilbur Kirkland also known as Willie Kirkland, (born 1947) is an American former professional basketball player. After a college career at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, Kirkland played in two games for the Pittsburgh Pipers in the American B ...

- Forward * 24 Mike Lewis - Center * --

Lonnie Lynn Lonnie Lynn Jr. (May 24, 1943 – September 12, 2014), nicknamed "Pops", was an American basketball player. Life and career Lynn was born on May 24, 1943 in Chicago, the son of Mabel and Lonnie Lynn, a construction worker. At 6'7" and 215 ...

- Small forward * --

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- Center * 34

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- Shooting guard * 22 Barry Orms - Point guard * 21

Craig Raymond Craig Milford Raymond (April 5, 1945 - October 15, 2018) was an American professional basketball player. Raymond played basketball at Hudson's Bay High School in Vancouver, Washington, where he was named a ''Parade'' All-American during his sen ...

- Center * -- John Smith - Center * 11

Justus Thigpen Justus Thigpen (born August 13, 1947) is an American former professional basketball player. Career Thigpen was selected by the San Diego Rockets in the 11th round of the 1969 NBA draft. Thigpen played for the following teams: Pittsburgh Pipers ...

- Shooting guard * 25 George Thompson - Shooting guard * 22

Steve Vacendak Stephen T. Vacendak (born August 15, 1944) is an American former basketball player and coach. He originally came from Scranton, Pennsylvania, and was recruited by Vic Bubas to play as a guard for the Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team. As ...

- Point guard * 10

Chico Vaughn Charles "Chico" Vaughn (February 19, 1940 – October 25, 2013) was an American basketball player. At 6'2", he played the guard position. Vaughn is the highest scorer in Illinois high school boys basketball, tallying 3,358 points during his caree ...

- Shooting guard * 32

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 r ...

- Power forward * 44 Charlie Williams - Shooting guard

Final standings

Eastern Division

Awards and honors

1970 ABA All-Star Game The third American Basketball Association All-Star Game was played on January 24, 1970, at Indiana State Fair Coliseum in Indianapolis, Indiana before an audience at 11,932. Bobby Leonard of the Indiana Pacers coached the East, with Babe McCarthy of ...

selections (game played on January 24, 1970) * Charlie Williams

References

Pipers on Basketball Reference

External links

* ttp://www.remembertheaba.com/Pittsburgh-Pipers.html Pipers page {{DEFAULTSORT:1969-70 Pittsburgh Pipers season Pittsburgh Condors seasons

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