The 1970–71

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season was the first season for the Stars in Utah. After one season in Anaheim and

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, the team moved to Utah in June 1970. The Stars finished second in the Western Division and won their first and only ABA title. In the Semifinals, the Stars swept the

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in four games. In the Division Finals, they beat the Indiana Pacers in seven games (including Game 7 in Indiana) to advance to the ABA Finals. In seven games, they beat the Kentucky Colonels, to give the state of Utah its first pro championship.

Roster

*10 Mervin Jackson (point guard, University of Utah) *11 Dick Nemelka (shooting guard, Brigham Young University) *12 Mike Butler (shooting guard, University of Memphis) *14 Roderick McDonald (power forward, Whitworth) *20

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(shooting guard, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign) *21

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(power forward, University of Tennessee) *22 Tom Workman (forward/center, Seattle University) *23 Jeffrey Congdon (point guard, Brigham Young University) *24

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(shooting guard, Idaho State University) *31

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(center, Prairie View A&M University) *33 George Stone (small forward, Marshall University) *35

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(power forward, University of Kansas) *40

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(small forward, Kentucky Wesleyan College) Bold indicates the player was on the final roster prior to the playoffs.

Season standings

Playoffs

Western Division Semifinals ''Stars win series, 4–0'' Division Finals ''Stars win series, 4–3'' ABA Finals ''Stars win series, 4–3''

scored 23.2 points per game and rebounded 14.6 rebounds per game, which earned him the Playoffs MVP.

Awards, records, and honors

1971 ABA All-Star Game The fourth American Basketball Association All-Star Game was played January 23, 1971 at Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina before an audience at 14,407. Al Bianchi of the Virginia Squires coached the East, with Bill Sharman of th ...

References

External links

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