The 1967–68

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season was the first season of the Chaparrals in the

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. The Chaps fell to the

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in the Division Finals after beating the

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in the Semifinals. That playoff victory would be their only victory for the Chaparrals, as they fell in the Semifinals throughout the next four years before officially moving the team to San Antonio to become the

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. Their series victory over the Mavericks was also the only ABA Playoff series the franchise had (either as the Chaparrals or the Spurs) before the team survived the ABA-NBA merger that came up in 1976 as the San Antonio Spurs.

Draft picks

:First five rounds: * #1. Matt Aitch,

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(Sr.) * #2.

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(Sr.) * #3. Gary Gray,

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(Sr.) * #4.

Pat Riley Patrick James Riley (born March 20, 1945) is an American professional basketball executive, former coach, and former player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has been the team president of the Miami Heat since 1995, and he also se ...

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(Sr.) * #5. Jamie Thompson,

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(Sr.) :Extra Rounds: * #6 Paul Brateris,

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(Sr.) * #7 Jeff Fitch, East Texas State College (Sr.) * #8 Ted Manning,

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(Sr.) * #9 Duane Heckman,

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(Sr.) * #10 Gilbert McDowell,

(Sr.) * #11 Jerry Southwood,

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(Sr.) * #12 Tom Storm,

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(Sr.) It was later revealed by the Chaparrals' general manager at the time (and later, one-time future head coach) Max Williams that the draft ordering the team did that year was due to the team's original co-owner, Roland Speth (who later became the manager of

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band), mistaking Williams' draft listing that he did in alphabetical order (with last names going from A-Z) as a list for the best possible talents being taken at hand as early as they could have done so.Pluto, Terry, ''Loose Balls: The Short, Wild Life of the American Basketball Association'' (Simon & Schuster, 1990), , pp. 55-56

Roster

Final standings

Western Division

Record vs. opponents

Playoffs

Western Division Semifinals ''Chaparrals win series 3–0'' Western Division Finals ''Chaparrals lose series 4–1''

Awards and honors

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 ...

selections (game played on January 9, 1968) *

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* John Beasley

References

External links

Chaparrals on Basketball Reference

* ttp://www.remembertheaba.com/Dallas-Chaparrals.html RememberTheABA.com Dallas Chaparrals page {{DEFAULTSORT:1967-68 Dallas Chaparrals season Dallas Chaparrals

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