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1967–68 Pittsburgh Pipers Season
The 1967–68 ABA season, 1967–68 Pittsburgh Pipers season was the very first season of the American Basketball Association, ABA and the team alike. The Pipers finished first in the Eastern Division and won their 1968 ABA Playoffs, first and only ABA title. In the Eastern Division semifinals, the Pipers swept the Indiana Pacers in three games. In the Eastern Division Finals, the Pipers eliminated the Minnesota Muskies, in five games. The Western Division champion New Orleans Buccaneers appeared in the ABA Championships for the first time and were defeated by the Pipers in seven games. The Pipers would soon move to Minnesota for the 1968–69 Minnesota Pipers season, next season, only to return a 1969–70 Pittsburgh Pipers season, year later. Plaguing injuries nagged the team for the rest of their brief tenure in Pittsburgh, as they would disband in 1972, only four years after winning the title. The Pipers hold a legacy as the first ABA champion along with Pittsburgh's only prof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vince Cazzetta
Vincent C. Cazzetta (September 24, 1925 – May 4, 2005) was an American basketball coach. As coach of the Pittsburgh Pipers in the inaugural season of the American Basketball Association, he led the team to the championship, the first and only championship for a major basketball team in the city. Early life Cazzetta was raised in New Britain, Connecticut. He served in the 95th Infantry of the United States Army in World War II, fighting in the Battle of the Bulge. He later attended Arnold College (later known as Bridgeport University) and graduated in 1950. He obtained a master's degree from Columbia. He became a football coach at Massachusetts and Connecticut high schools. Coaching career Cazzetta was promoted to replace John Castellani as head coach at Seattle in 1959, where the team had received a two-year postseason ban due to NCAA violations. He ranked second in school history with a .711 winning percentage and 96 wins. On February 7, 1963, he resigned as coach with nine gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967–68 New Jersey Americans Season
The 1967–68 New Jersey Americans season was the first season of the franchise in the American Basketball Association (ABA). Originally, they planned on going by the ''New Jersey Freighters'' or ''New York Freighters'' before changing their team name to the ''New York Americans'' and then New Jersey Americans by the start of the regular season due to the Americans failing to find a permanent home venue in the New York City area. The Americans finished the season tied with the Kentucky Colonels for the fourth and final playoff spot. However, due to the Teaneck Armory being booked up on the day of the one-game playoff and the playing surface at the Commack Long Island Arena (the future home of the team) being deemed unsuitable, the two teams did not play a one-game playoff, which resulted in the game being forfeited in favor of the Colonels, giving them the last playoff spot instead of the Americans. The team would relocate to Long Island and then become the New York Nets before th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pittsburgh Condors Seasons
Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. It is the second-most populous city in Pennsylvania (after Philadelphia) and the 67th-most populous city in the U.S., with a population of 302,971 as of the 2020 census. The city is located in southwestern Pennsylvania at the confluence of the Allegheny River and Monongahela River, which combine to form the Ohio River. It anchors the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, which had a population of 2.457 million residents and is the largest metro area in both the Ohio Valley and Appalachia, the second-largest in Pennsylvania, and the 26th-largest in the U.S. Pittsburgh is the principal city of the greater Pittsburgh–Weirton–Steubenville combined statistical area which includes parts of Ohio and West Virginia. Pittsburgh is known as "the Steel City" for its dominant role in the history of the U.S. steel industry. It developed as a vital link of the Atlantic coast and Midwest, as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 career at Egyptian High School in Tamms, Illinois (1954–1958). He was born in nearby Hodges Park, Illinois, then moved with his family to Portland, Oregon before returning to Tamms at age 7. Vaughn also is the all-time leading scorer for Southern Illinois, where he scored 2,088 points for the Salukis and had his uniform number (20) retired by the school. He had an unorthodox behind the head release that made his shot difficult to block. After leaving college, Vaughn played five seasons (1962–67) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the St. Louis Hawks and Detroit Pistons. He joined the rival American Basketball Association in 1967 and played three seasons there as a member of the Pittsburgh/Minnesota Pipers. Vaughn was t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connie Hawkins
Cornelius Lance "Connie" Hawkins (July 17, 1942 – October 6, 2017) was an American professional basketball player. A New York City playground legend, "the Hawk" was to play basketball for the Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball, Iowa Hawkeyes but was unjustly implicated in a point-shaving scandal that saw him kicked out of school as a freshman and essentially blackballed from the NBA. Hawkins found refuge with the Pittsburgh Rens of the American Basketball League (1961–1962), American Basketball League, where he won the 1961 league MVP before the league folded. He played four years for the famed exhibition team Harlem Globetrotters before getting to play in the American Basketball Association with the Pittsburgh Pipers in 1967. He won the first league MVP award by averaging 26.8 points and led the team to the ABA championship. After a stellar second season, Hawkins was allowed to play in the NBA after a lawsuit filed on his behalf proved successful in stirring public opinion. Wracke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 ABA All-Star Game
The first American Basketball Association All-Star Game was played on January 9, 1968, at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, before an audience of 10,872. Jim Pollard ( Minnesota Muskies) coached the Eastern Conference team, while Babe McCarthy (New Orleans Buccaneers) coached the West. Mel Daniels helped take the East team to victory by leading all players with 22 points and 15 rebounds, but Larry Brown of the losing West squad was named MVP. Joe Belmont and Ron Feiereisel officiated the game. Western Conference Eastern Conference *Halftime — East, 61–59 *Third Quarter — East, 92–91 References * * External links ABA All Star Game at RemembertheABA.com All-Star ABA All-star game ABA All-star game The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a professional basketball league founded in 1967. The ABA ceased to exist after merging with the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1976. In total, the league held nine all-star game A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall Of Fame
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is an American history museum and hall of fame, located at 1000 Hall of Fame Avenue in Springfield, Massachusetts. It serves as basketball's most complete library, in addition to promoting and preserving the history of basketball. Dedicated to Canadian-American physician James Naismith, who invented the sport in Springfield, the Hall of Fame inducted its first class in 1959, before opening its first facility on February 17, 1968. , the Hall has formally inducted 436 players, coaches, referees, and other basketball professionals. The Boston Celtics have the most inductees, with 40. History of the Springfield building The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame was established in 1959, without a physical location, by Lee Williams, a former athletic director at Colby College. In the 1960s, the Hall of Fame struggled to raise enough money to construct its first facility. However, the necessary amount was raised, and the building ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABA Playoff MVP
The ABA Playoffs Most Valuable Player Award was an annual American Basketball Association (ABA) given in the ABA Playoffs. The award was first awarded in the 1968 ABA Playoffs and was retired as part of the ABA–NBA merger. In sports, the player judged to be the most important to the team is the most valuable player (MVP). The inaugural award winner was Pittsburgh Pipers' player Connie Hawkins. On all occasions, the player who won the Playoffs MVP award was from the team that won the ABA championship. Julius Erving, who led the New York Nets to two ABA championships in 1974 and 1976, was the only player to win the award twice. Winners Playoffs Most Valuable Player gallery File:Connie Hawkins ABA MVP.jpeg, Connie Hawkins (1968) File:Warren Jabali.jpg, Warren Jabali (1969) File:Roger Brown basketball.jpeg, Roger Brown (1970) File:Zelmo Beaty 1966.JPG, Zelmo Beaty (1971) File:Freddie Lewis.jpg, Freddie Lewis (1972) File:George McGinnis (ca 1972).png, George McGinnis (1973) Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967–68 Oakland Oaks Season
The 1967–68 Oakland Oaks season was the first season of the Oakland Oaks franchise in the American Basketball Association (ABA). The Oaks played in the first ever game of the ABA on October 13, 1967, beating the Anaheim Amigos 134–129. Rick Barry attempted to defect to the Oaks due to being angered by San Francisco Warriors management's failure to pay him certain incentive awards he felt he was due. However the team sued to stop him from playing, which meant that he would sit out the season rather than play for the Warriors, subsequently doing radio broadcasts for the Oaks. The next season, Barry was allowed to play for the Oaks. The team struggled, finishing dead last in the West by 3 games, with the worst record in the ABA. The Oaks averaged 110.8 points a game (which was 4th best in the league), but gave up an average of 117.4 points, the worst in the league. According to the Elo rating system, the Oaks had the second-worst performance of any professional basketball team ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967–68 New Orleans Buccaneers Season
The 1967–68 New Orleans Buccaneers season was the 1st season of the ABA and of the Buccaneers. The Pipers finished first in the Western Division, going all the way to the ABA Finals. In the Western Division semifinals, the Bucs beat the Denver Rockets in five games. In the Division Finals, they won three straight over the Dallas Chaparrals to win the series in five games. In the ABA Finals, the Bucs and the Pittsburgh Pipers split the six games of the series (with a Game 6 loss at home) that set up a pivotal Game 7 in Pittsburgh. The Pipers won the game and the Finals 122–113. Roster Final standings Western Division Record vs. opponents Playoffs Western Division Semifinals Western Division Finals ABA Finals ''Bucs lose series, 4–3'' Awards, records, and honors 1968 ABA All-Star Game played on January 9, 1968 * Doug Moe * Larry Brown * Jimmy Jones * Red Robbins Brown (7-of-9 for 17 points) was named All–Star MVP. References Buccaneers on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967–68 Houston Mavericks Season
The 1967–68 Houston Mavericks season was the first season of the Mavericks in the American Basketball Association. On February 2, 1967, Houston was awarded a franchise for $30,000 with William Whitmore, Charles Frazier and Cloyce Box being the buyers. Later that year, T.C. Morrow and Bud Adams, owner of a Houston-based oil company and the American Football League's Houston Oilers bought Box's interest in the team. Morrow would be majority owner while Adams was a minority owner. The team had less than stellar attendance, with 3,091 attending the first ever game versus the Chaparrals on October 23, 1967 (losing 100–83). The lowest attended game was held on February 5, 1968, when only 575 people attended. The highest attended game was on February 29, 1968, with 4,965 attendance. Despite all of this, the Mavericks spiraled into the playoffs, in part due to 8 of the 11 teams in the new league being guaranteed a spot into the Playoffs, with Houston getting the final spot by 4 games. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
