1968-69 ABA (ABA) Season Review

1968-69 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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1968-69 American Basketball Association (ABA) Regular Season Standings

	Wins	Loses	Win %	GB	PF	PA
Eastern Division
Indiana Pacers	44	34	0.564		119.6	115.5
Miami Floridians	43	35	0.551	1	115.5	115.0
Kentucky Colonels	42	36	0.538	2	111.2	111.0
Minnesota Pipers	36	42	0.462	8	114.3	114.2
New York Nets	17	61	0.218	27	108.5	117.2
Western Division
Oakland Oaks	60	18	0.769		126.5	118.1
New Orleans Buccaneers	46	32	0.590	14	116.1	112.7
Denver Rockets	44	34	0.564	16	114.9	113.4
Dallas Chaparrals	41	37	0.526	19	111.0	111.7
Los Angeles Stars	33	45	0.423	27	114.4	117.5
Houston Mavericks	23	55	0.295	37	111.3	117.0

1968-69 American Basketball Association (ABA) Playoffs

Finals Oakland Oaks over Indiana Pacers (4-1) Wed, April 30 - Indiana Pacers 114 @ Oakland Oaks 123 Fri, May 2 - Indiana Pacers 150 @ Oakland Oaks 122 Sat, May 3 - Oakland Oaks 134 @ Indiana Pacers 126 Mon, May 5 - Oakland Oaks 144 @ Indiana Pacers 117 Wed, May 7 - Indiana Pacers 131 @ Oakland Oaks 135
Eastern Division Finals Indiana Pacers over Miami Floridians (4-1) Sun, April 20 - Miami Floridians 110 @ Indiana Pacers 126 Tue, April 22 - Miami Floridians 116 @ Indiana Pacers 131 Wed, April 23 - Indiana Pacers 119 @ Miami Floridians 105 Fri, April 25 - Indiana Pacers 110 @ Miami Floridians 114 Sat, April 26 - Miami Floridians 105 @ Indiana Pacers 127	Western Division Finals Oakland Oaks over New Orleans Buccaneers (4-0) Sat, April 19 - New Orleans Buccaneers 118 @ Oakland Oaks 128 Mon, April 21 - New Orleans Buccaneers 124 @ Oakland Oaks 135 Wed, April 23 - Oakland Oaks 113 @ New Orleans Buccaneers 107 Fri, April 25 - Oakland Oaks 128 @ New Orleans Buccaneers 114
Eastern Division Semifinals Indiana Pacers over Kentucky Colonels (4-3) Tue, April 8 - Kentucky Colonels 128 @ Indiana Pacers 118 Wed, April 9 - Kentucky Colonels 115 @ Indiana Pacers 120 Thu, April 10 - Indiana Pacers 111 @ Kentucky Colonels 130 Sun, April 13 - Indiana Pacers 104 @ Kentucky Colonels 105 Mon, April 14 - Kentucky Colonels 97 @ Indiana Pacers 116 Tue, April 15 - Indiana Pacers 107 @ Kentucky Colonels 89 Thu, April 17 - Kentucky Colonels 111 @ Indiana Pacers 120	Western Division Semifinals New Orleans Buccaneers over Dallas Chaparrals (4-3) Sat, April 5 - Dallas Chaparrals 106 @ New Orleans Buccaneers 129 Mon, April 7 - Dallas Chaparrals 108 @ New Orleans Buccaneers 122 Thu, April 10 - New Orleans Buccaneers 106 @ Dallas Chaparrals 130 Sat, April 12 - New Orleans Buccaneers 114 @ Dallas Chaparrals 107 Mon, April 14 - Dallas Chaparrals 123 @ New Orleans Buccaneers 112 Tue, April 15 - New Orleans Buccaneers 118 @ Dallas Chaparrals 136 Thu, April 17 - Dallas Chaparrals 95 @ New Orleans Buccaneers 101
Eastern Division Semifinals Miami Floridians over Minnesota Pipers (4-3) Mon, April 7 - Minnesota Pipers 110 @ Miami Floridians 119 Wed, April 9 - Minnesota Pipers 106 @ Miami Floridians 99 Thu, April 10 - Miami Floridians 93 @ Minnesota Pipers 109 Sat, April 12 - Miami Floridians 116 @ Minnesota Pipers 109 Sun, April 13 - Minnesota Pipers 107 @ Miami Floridians 122 Tue, April 15 - Miami Floridians 100 @ Minnesota Pipers 105 Sat, April 19 - Minnesota Pipers 128 @ Miami Floridians 137	Western Division Semifinals Oakland Oaks over Denver Rockets (4-3) Sat, April 5 - Denver Rockets 99 @ Oakland Oaks 129 Sun, April 6 - Denver Rockets 122 @ Oakland Oaks 119 Tue, April 8 - Oakland Oaks 121 @ Denver Rockets 99 Thu, April 10 - Oakland Oaks 108 @ Denver Rockets 109 Sat, April 12 - Denver Rockets 118 @ Oakland Oaks 128 Sun, April 13 - Oakland Oaks 115 @ Denver Rockets 126 Wed, April 16 - Denver Rockets 102 @ Oakland Oaks 115

1968-69 American Basketball Association (ABA) Awards

Player	Team	Award
Gene Moore	Kentucky Colonels	1st All Rookie Team
Larry Miller	Los Angeles Stars	1st All Rookie Team
Ron Boone	Dallas Chaparrals	1st All Rookie Team
Walter Piatkowski	Denver Rockets	1st All Rookie Team
Warren Jabali	Oakland Oaks	1st All Rookie Team
Connie Hawkins	Minnesota Pipers	1st All Star Team
Donnie Freeman	Miami Floridians	2nd All Star Team
Doug Moe	Oakland Oaks	2nd All Star Team
Jimmy Jones	New Orleans Buccaneers	1st All Star Team
John Beasley	Dallas Chaparrals	2nd All Star Team
Larry Jones	Denver Rockets	1st All Star Team
Louie Dampier	Kentucky Colonels	2nd All Star Team
Mel Daniels	Indiana Pacers	1st All Star Team
Red Robbins	New Orleans Buccaneers	2nd All Star Team
Rick Barry	Oakland Oaks	1st All Star Team

ABA - 1968 - 69 All Star Game Individual Statistics

Player

Conference

Team

Minutes

Points

Rebounds

Assists

ABA - 1968 - 69 Leading Scorer

Player	Season	Team	Points
Larry Jones	1968-1969	Denver Rockets	2133
Jimmy Jones	1968-1969	New Orleans Buccaneers	2050
Louie Dampier	1968-1969	Kentucky Colonels	1933
Mel Daniels	1968-1969	Indiana Pacers	1824
Donnie Freeman	1968-1969	Miami Floridians	1724
Darel Carrier	1968-1969	Kentucky Colonels	1690
Freddie Lewis	1968-1969	Indiana Pacers	1585
Roger Brown	1968-1969	Indiana Pacers	1573
Steve Jones	1968-1969	New Orleans Buccaneers	1552
Warren Jabali	1968-1969	Oakland Oaks	1530
John Beasley	1968-1969	Dallas Chaparrals	1505

//Assist Leader Section

ABA - 1968 - 69 Assist Leader

Player	Season	Team	Assists
Larry Brown	1968-1969	Oakland Oaks	544
Donnie Freeman	1968-1969	Miami Floridians	501
Louie Dampier	1968-1969	Kentucky Colonels	456
Jimmy Jones	1968-1969	New Orleans Buccaneers	437
Steve Chubin	1968-1969		354
Freddie Lewis	1968-1969	Indiana Pacers	346
Roger Brown	1968-1969	Indiana Pacers	345
Ron Boone	1968-1969	Dallas Chaparrals	279
Larry Jones	1968-1969	Denver Rockets	258
Warren Jabali	1968-1969	Oakland Oaks	252
Merv Jackson	1968-1969	Los Angeles Stars	237

..Foul Leaders Section

1968 - 69 Fouls Leader

Player	Season	Team	Fouls
John Smith	1968-1969	Dallas Chaparrals	328
Skip Thoren	1968-1969	Miami Floridians	324
Kendall Rhine	1968-1969	Houston Mavericks	321
Goose Ligon	1968-1969	Kentucky Colonels	312
Les Hunter	1968-1969	Miami Floridians	311
Gene Moore	1968-1969	Kentucky Colonels	311
Jackie Moreland	1968-1969	New Orleans Buccaneers	310
Art Becker	1968-1969	Houston Mavericks	304
Ron Boone	1968-1969	Dallas Chaparrals	303
Freddie Lewis	1968-1969	Indiana Pacers	289
Billy McGill	1968-1969	Denver Rockets	289

//Field Goal Percetage Section

ABA - 1968 - 69 Total Rebounds

Player	Season	Team	Rebounds
Mel Daniels	1968-1969	Indiana Pacers	1256
Skip Thoren	1968-1969	Miami Floridians	1046
Red Robbins	1968-1969	New Orleans Buccaneers	1024
Trooper Washington	1968-1969	Minnesota Pipers	868
John Beasley	1968-1969	Dallas Chaparrals	830
Keith Swagerty	1968-1969	Houston Mavericks	822
Goose Ligon	1968-1969	Kentucky Colonels	819
Gene Moore	1968-1969	Kentucky Colonels	817
Ira Harge	1968-1969	Oakland Oaks	816
John Smith	1968-1969	Dallas Chaparrals	809
Kendall Rhine	1968-1969	Houston Mavericks	804

1968 - 69 Two (2) Point Percentage (> 200 Attempts)

Player	Season	Team	Attempt	Made	Percentage
Billy McGill	1968-1969	Denver Rockets	745	411	0.552
Julian Hammond	1968-1969	Denver Rockets	601	329	0.547
Jim Eakins	1968-1969	Oakland Oaks	645	351	0.544
Jimmy Jones	1968-1969	New Orleans Buccaneers	1422	763	0.537
Connie Hawkins	1968-1969	Minnesota Pipers	949	493	0.519
Rick Barry	1968-1969	Oakland Oaks	757	389	0.514
Cliff Hagan	1968-1969	Dallas Chaparrals	258	132	0.512
Bob Netolicky	1968-1969	Indiana Pacers	1140	583	0.511
Mel Peterson	1968-1969	Oakland Oaks	261	132	0.506
Trooper Washington	1968-1969	Minnesota Pipers	833	421	0.505
Warren Davis	1968-1969	Los Angeles Stars	709	356	0.502

1968 - 69 Field Goals Percentage (> 200 Attempts)

Player	Season	Team	Attempt	Made	Percentage
Billy McGill	1968-1969	Denver Rockets	745	411	0.552
Julian Hammond	1968-1969	Denver Rockets	601	329	0.547
Jim Eakins	1968-1969	Oakland Oaks	646	351	0.543
Jimmy Jones	1968-1969	New Orleans Buccaneers	1429	764	0.535
Rick Barry	1968-1969	Oakland Oaks	767	392	0.511
Connie Hawkins	1968-1969	Minnesota Pipers	971	496	0.511
Cliff Hagan	1968-1969	Dallas Chaparrals	259	132	0.510
Bob Netolicky	1968-1969	Indiana Pacers	1145	583	0.509
Byron Beck	1968-1969	Denver Rockets	843	423	0.502
Manny Leaks	1968-1969	Dallas Chaparrals	229	115	0.502
Mel Peterson	1968-1969	Oakland Oaks	263	132	0.502