The 1973–74 ABA season was the seventh season of the

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. The

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won the ABA championship, 4 games to 1 over the

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. Only one franchise move occurred from the previous season, and it stayed in state. The

Dallas Chaparrals The Dallas Chaparrals were a charter member of the American Basketball Association (ABA). The team moved to San Antonio, Texas for the 1973–74 season and were renamed the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs joined the National Basketball Association ...

were purchased by

Angelo Drossos Angelo Drossos (October 31, 1928 – January 9, 1997) was the owner of the San Antonio Spurs basketball team from 1973 to 1988, from its time in the American Basketball Association through the ABA-NBA merger and into its years in the National Bas ...

and were moved to San Antonio and re-named the

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Standings

Eastern Division

Western Division

Asterisk (*) denotes playoff team (the Conquistadors and the Rockets played a one game playoff to settle the tie for the final playoff spot, which the Conquistadors won) Bold – ABA Champions

Playoffs

Awards and honors

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, New York Nets * Rookie of the Year:

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, San Antonio Spurs * Coach of the Year:

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, Kentucky Colonels & Joe Mullaney, Utah Stars * Playoffs MVP:

, New York Nets * All-Star Game MVP:

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, Kentucky Colonels * Executive of the Year: Jack Ankerson, San Antonio Spurs *All-ABA First Team **

, New York Nets (2nd First Team selection, 3rd overall selection) **

George McGinnis George F. McGinnis (born August 10, 1950) is an American former professional basketball player who played 11 seasons in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted into the ABA from Indiana ...

, Indiana Pacers (1st First Team selection, 2nd overall selection) **

, Kentucky Colonels (3rd selection) ** Jimmy Jones,

(3rd selection) **

Mack Calvin Mack Calvin (born July 27, 1947) is an American former basketball player. A five-time ABA All-Star, Calvin recorded the second most assists in ABA history, and was later named to the ABA All-Time Team. High school career Calvin was born in Fort W ...

, Carolina Cougars (2nd First Team selection, 3rd overall selection) *All-ABA Second Team **

Dan Issel Daniel Paul Issel (born October 25, 1948) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. An outstanding collegian at the University of Kentucky, Issel was twice named an All-American en route to a school-record 25.7 points per ...

, Kentucky Colonels (3rd Second Team selection, 4th overall selection) **

Willie Wise Willie M. Wise (born March 3, 1947) is an American former professional basketball player. After a successful ABA tenure, which eventually resulted in him making the ABA All-Time Team, Wise’s NBA career was ended prematurely by a knee injury. ...

, Utah Stars (2nd selection) **

, San Antonio Spurs **

Ron Boone Ronald Bruce Boone (born September 6, 1946) is an American former professional basketball player. He had a 13-year career in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA). Boone set a record for most consecuti ...

, Utah Stars **

Louie Dampier Louis Dampier (born November 20, 1944) is an American retired professional basketball player. A 6-foot-tall guard, Dampier is one of only a handful of men to play all nine seasons in the American Basketball Association (ABA) (1967–1976), all w ...

, Kentucky Colonels (4th selection) *All-Defensive Team **

Mike Gale Michael Eugene Gale (July 18, 1950 – July 31, 2020) was an American basketball player. After graduating from Philadelphia's Overbrook High School, Gale, a 6'4" guard, played college basketball at Elizabeth City State University. He was draf ...

(2nd selection), Kentucky Colonels **

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(2nd selection), Denver Rockets **

Ted McClain Theodore McClain (born August 30, 1946) is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'1", 180 lb (82 kg) guard from Tennessee State University, McClain played eight seasons (1971–1979) of professional basketball in the AB ...

, Carolina Cougars **

Roland Taylor Roland Morris "Fatty" Taylor (March 13, 1946 – December 7, 2017) was an American professional basketball player. A 6’0" guard born in Washington, D.C. and an alum of La Salle University, Taylor joined the American Basketball Association in 1 ...

, Virginia Squires **

(2nd selection), Utah Stars *All-Rookie Team ** Mike Green, Denver Rockets **

Larry Kenon Larry Joe Kenon (born December 13, 1952) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'9" forward who had a productive career in both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA), Kenon pla ...

, New York Nets **

Bo Lamar Dwight "Bo" Lamar (born April 7, 1951) is a former professional American basketball player. Born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, he graduated from the University of Southwestern Louisiana, now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Lamar was a l ...

, San Diego Conquistadors **

, Virginia Squires (traded to the San Antonio Spurs in November 1973) ** John Williamson, New York Nets

References

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