1967-68 ABA (ABA) Season Review

1967-68 American Basketball Association (ABA) Season Review

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The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a major men's professional basketball league from 1967 to 1976. The ABA ceased to exist with the American Basketball Association, National Basketball Association merger in 1976, leading to four ABA teams joining the National Basketball Association (NBA) and to the introduction of the 3-point shot in the NBA in 1979.

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1967-68 American Basketball Association (ABA) Regular Season Standings

	Wins	Loses	Win %	GB	PF	PA
Eastern Division
Pittsburgh Pipers	54	24	0.692		111.9	108.7
Minnesota Muskies	50	28	0.641	4	108.6	104.7
Indiana Pacers	38	40	0.487	16	109.6	109.4
Kentucky Colonels	36	42	0.462	18	104.5	105.2
New Jersey Americans	36	42	0.462	18	110.8	112.4
Western Division
New Orleans Buccaneers	48	30	0.615		111.7	106.8
Dallas Chaparrals	46	32	0.590	2	109.9	108.6
Denver Rockets	45	33	0.577	3	105.7	101.5
Houston Mavericks	29	49	0.372	19	103.5	107.8
Anaheim Amigos	25	53	0.321	23	111.6	116.1
Oakland Oaks	22	56	0.282	26	110.8	117.4

1967-68 American Basketball Association (ABA) Playoffs

Finals Pittsburgh Pipers over New Orleans Buccaneers (4-3) Thu, April 18 - New Orleans Buccaneers 112 @ Pittsburgh Pipers 120 Sat, April 20 - New Orleans Buccaneers 109 @ Pittsburgh Pipers 100 Wed, April 24 - Pittsburgh Pipers 101 @ New Orleans Buccaneers 109 Thu, April 25 - Pittsburgh Pipers 106 @ New Orleans Buccaneers 105 Sat, April 27 - New Orleans Buccaneers 111 @ Pittsburgh Pipers 108 Wed, May 1 - Pittsburgh Pipers 118 @ New Orleans Buccaneers 112 Sat, May 4 - New Orleans Buccaneers 113 @ Pittsburgh Pipers 122
Eastern Division Finals Pittsburgh Pipers over Minnesota Muskies (4-1) Thu, April 4 - Minnesota Muskies 117 @ Pittsburgh Pipers 125 Sat, April 6 - Minnesota Muskies 137 @ Pittsburgh Pipers 123 Wed, April 10 - Pittsburgh Pipers 107 @ Minnesota Muskies 99 Sat, April 13 - Pittsburgh Pipers 117 @ Minnesota Muskies 108 Sun, April 14 - Minnesota Muskies 105 @ Pittsburgh Pipers 114	Western Division Finals New Orleans Buccaneers over Dallas Chaparrals (4-1) Fri, April 5 - Dallas Chaparrals 99 @ New Orleans Buccaneers 104 Tue, April 9 - Dallas Chaparrals 112 @ New Orleans Buccaneers 109 Wed, April 10 - New Orleans Buccaneers 110 @ Dallas Chaparrals 107 Thu, April 11 - New Orleans Buccaneers 119 @ Dallas Chaparrals 103 Sat, April 13 - Dallas Chaparrals 107 @ New Orleans Buccaneers 108
Eastern Division Semifinals Minnesota Muskies over Kentucky Colonels (3-2) Sun, March 24 - Kentucky Colonels 102 @ Minnesota Muskies 115 Tue, March 26 - Kentucky Colonels 100 @ Minnesota Muskies 95 Wed, March 27 - Minnesota Muskies 116 @ Kentucky Colonels 107 Fri, March 29 - Minnesota Muskies 86 @ Kentucky Colonels 94 Sat, March 30 - Kentucky Colonels 108 @ Minnesota Muskies 114	Western Division Semifinals Dallas Chaparrals over Houston Mavericks (3-0) Sat, March 23 - Houston Mavericks 110 @ Dallas Chaparrals 111 Mon, March 25 - Houston Mavericks 97 @ Dallas Chaparrals 115 Tue, March 26 - Dallas Chaparrals 116 @ Houston Mavericks 103
Eastern Division Semifinals Pittsburgh Pipers over Indiana Pacers (3-0) Mon, March 25 - Indiana Pacers 127 @ Pittsburgh Pipers 146 Tue, March 26 - Indiana Pacers 108 @ Pittsburgh Pipers 121 Wed, March 27 - Pittsburgh Pipers 133 @ Indiana Pacers 114	Western Division Semifinals New Orleans Buccaneers over Denver Rockets (3-2) Tue, March 26 - Denver Rockets 104 @ New Orleans Buccaneers 130 Wed, March 27 - Denver Rockets 93 @ New Orleans Buccaneers 105 Sat, March 30 - New Orleans Buccaneers 98 @ Denver Rockets 105 Sun, March 31 - New Orleans Buccaneers 100 @ Denver Rockets 108 Wed, April 3 - Denver Rockets 97 @ New Orleans Buccaneers 102

1967-68 American Basketball Association (ABA) Awards

Player	Team	Award
Bob Netolicky	Indiana Pacers	1st All Rookie Team
Jimmy Jones	New Orleans Buccaneers	1st All Rookie Team
Louie Dampier	Kentucky Colonels	1st All Rookie Team
Mel Daniels	Minnesota Muskies	1st All Rookie Team
Trooper Washington	Pittsburgh Pipers	1st All Rookie Team
Charles Williams	Pittsburgh Pipers	1st All Star Team
Cincinnatus Powell	Dallas Chaparrals	2nd All Star Team
Connie Hawkins	Pittsburgh Pipers	1st All Star Team
Doug Moe	New Orleans Buccaneers	1st All Star Team
John Beasley	Dallas Chaparrals	2nd All Star Team
Larry Brown	New Orleans Buccaneers	2nd All Star Team
Larry Jones	Denver Rockets	1st All Star Team
Louie Dampier	Kentucky Colonels	2nd All Star Team
Mel Daniels	Minnesota Muskies	1st All Star Team
Roger Brown	Indiana Pacers	2nd All Star Team

ABA - 1967 - 68 All Star Game Individual Statistics

Player

Conference

Team

Minutes

Points

Rebounds

Assists

ABA - 1967 - 68 Leading Scorer

Player	Season	Team	Points
Doug Moe	1967-1968	New Orleans Buccaneers	1884
Connie Hawkins	1967-1968	Pittsburgh Pipers	1875
Darel Carrier	1967-1968	Kentucky Colonels	1765
Larry Jones	1967-1968	Denver Rockets	1742
Mel Daniels	1967-1968	Minnesota Muskies	1729
Charlie Williams	1967-1968	Pittsburgh Pipers	1625
Freddie Lewis	1967-1968	Indiana Pacers	1565
John Beasley	1967-1968	Dallas Chaparrals	1515
Roger Brown	1967-1968	Indiana Pacers	1492
Louie Dampier	1967-1968	Kentucky Colonels	1487
Chico Vaughn	1967-1968	Pittsburgh Pipers	1469

//Assist Leader Section

ABA - 1967 - 68 Assist Leader

Player	Season	Team	Assists
Larry Brown	1967-1968	New Orleans Buccaneers	506
Steve Chubin	1967-1968	Anaheim Amigos	364
Roger Brown	1967-1968	Indiana Pacers	327
Connie Hawkins	1967-1968	Pittsburgh Pipers	320
Charlie Beasley	1967-1968	Dallas Chaparrals	290
Cliff Hagan	1967-1968	Dallas Chaparrals	276
Larry Jones	1967-1968	Denver Rockets	270
Louie Dampier	1967-1968	Kentucky Colonels	256
Les Selvage	1967-1968	Anaheim Amigos	247
Art Heyman	1967-1968	Pittsburgh Pipers	239
Maurice McHartley	1967-1968	Dallas Chaparrals	230

..Foul Leaders Section

1967 - 68 Fouls Leader

Player	Season	Team	Fouls
Dan Anderson	1967-1968	New Jersey Americans	329
Art Becker	1967-1968	Houston Mavericks	321
Goose Ligon	1967-1968	Kentucky Colonels	307
Les Hunter	1967-1968	Minnesota Muskies	297
Roger Brown	1967-1968	Indiana Pacers	296
Charlie Williams	1967-1968	Pittsburgh Pipers	295
Steve Chubin	1967-1968	Anaheim Amigos	292
Jackie Moreland	1967-1968	New Orleans Buccaneers	289
Doug Moe	1967-1968	New Orleans Buccaneers	282
Jim Hadnot	1967-1968	Oakland Oaks	279
Randy Mahaffey	1967-1968	Kentucky Colonels	278

//Field Goal Percetage Section

ABA - 1967 - 68 Total Rebounds

Player	Season	Team	Rebounds
Mel Daniels	1967-1968	Minnesota Muskies	1213
John Beasley	1967-1968	Dallas Chaparrals	982
Connie Hawkins	1967-1968	Pittsburgh Pipers	945
Jim Hadnot	1967-1968	Oakland Oaks	936
Goose Ligon	1967-1968	Kentucky Colonels	929
Red Robbins	1967-1968	New Orleans Buccaneers	894
Dan Anderson	1967-1968	New Jersey Americans	856
Bob Netolicky	1967-1968	Indiana Pacers	819
Doug Moe	1967-1968	New Orleans Buccaneers	795
Les Hunter	1967-1968	Minnesota Muskies	738
Art Becker	1967-1968	Houston Mavericks	713

1967 - 68 Two (2) Point Percentage (> 200 Attempts)

Player	Season	Team	Attempt	Made	Percentage
Trooper Washington	1967-1968	Pittsburgh Pipers	594	310	0.522
Connie Hawkins	1967-1968	Pittsburgh Pipers	1214	633	0.521
Bob Netolicky	1967-1968	Indiana Pacers	927	468	0.505
Charlie Beasley	1967-1968	Dallas Chaparrals	745	371	0.498
Dan Anderson	1967-1968	New Jersey Americans	938	463	0.494
John Beasley	1967-1968	Dallas Chaparrals	1262	622	0.493
Cliff Hagan	1967-1968	Dallas Chaparrals	756	371	0.491
Cincy Powell	1967-1968	Dallas Chaparrals	1085	532	0.490
Julian Hammond	1967-1968	Denver Rockets	458	224	0.489
Red Robbins	1967-1968	New Orleans Buccaneers	912	446	0.489
Byron Beck	1967-1968	Denver Rockets	568	275	0.484

1967 - 68 Field Goals Percentage (> 200 Attempts)

Player	Season	Team	Attempt	Made	Percentage
Trooper Washington	1967-1968	Pittsburgh Pipers	596	312	0.523
Connie Hawkins	1967-1968	Pittsburgh Pipers	1223	635	0.519
Bob Netolicky	1967-1968	Indiana Pacers	928	468	0.504
Dan Anderson	1967-1968	New Jersey Americans	938	463	0.494
Charlie Beasley	1967-1968	Dallas Chaparrals	758	374	0.493
John Beasley	1967-1968	Dallas Chaparrals	1264	622	0.492
Cliff Hagan	1967-1968	Dallas Chaparrals	759	371	0.489
Julian Hammond	1967-1968	Denver Rockets	458	224	0.489
Cincy Powell	1967-1968	Dallas Chaparrals	1089	533	0.489
Red Robbins	1967-1968	New Orleans Buccaneers	918	448	0.488
Rich Peek	1967-1968	Dallas Chaparrals	209	101	0.483