1970-71 ABA (ABA) Season Review

1970-71 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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1970-71 American Basketball Association (ABA) Regular Season Standings

	Wins	Loses	Win %	GB	PF	PA
Eastern Division
Virginia Squires	55	29	0.655		123.3	119.7
Kentucky Colonels	44	40	0.524	11	122.2	122.1
New York Nets	40	44	0.476	15	111.0	111.6
The Floridians	37	47	0.440	18	114.0	115.6
Pittsburgh Condors	36	48	0.429	19	119.1	121.8
Carolina Cougars	34	50	0.405	21	115.3	119.4
Western Division
Indiana Pacers	58	26	0.690		119.1	113.1
Utah Stars	57	27	0.679	1	119.0	111.9
Memphis Pros	41	43	0.488	17	109.2	109.9
Texas Chaparrals	30	54	0.357	28	121.5	124.5
Denver Rockets	30	54	0.357	28	118.6	122.7

1970-71 American Basketball Association (ABA) Playoffs

Finals Utah Stars over Kentucky Colonels (4-3) Mon, May 3 - Kentucky Colonels 117 @ Utah Stars 136 Wed, May 5 - Kentucky Colonels 125 @ Utah Stars 138 Fri, May 7 - Utah Stars 110 @ Kentucky Colonels 116 Sat, May 8 - Utah Stars 125 @ Kentucky Colonels 129 Wed, May 12 - Kentucky Colonels 127 @ Utah Stars 137 Sat, May 15 - Utah Stars 102 @ Kentucky Colonels 105 Tue, May 18 - Kentucky Colonels 121 @ Utah Stars 131
Eastern Division Finals Kentucky Colonels over Virginia Squires (4-2) Thu, April 15 - Kentucky Colonels 136 @ Virginia Squires 132 Sat, April 17 - Kentucky Colonels 122 @ Virginia Squires 142 Mon, April 19 - Virginia Squires 150 @ Kentucky Colonels 137 Wed, April 21 - Virginia Squires 110 @ Kentucky Colonels 128 Fri, April 23 - Kentucky Colonels 115 @ Virginia Squires 107 Sat, April 24 - Virginia Squires 117 @ Kentucky Colonels 129	Western Division Finals Utah Stars over Indiana Pacers (4-3) Mon, April 12 - Utah Stars 120 @ Indiana Pacers 118 Wed, April 14 - Utah Stars 107 @ Indiana Pacers 120 Sat, April 17 - Indiana Pacers 108 @ Utah Stars 121 Tue, April 20 - Indiana Pacers 99 @ Utah Stars 126 Thu, April 22 - Utah Stars 109 @ Indiana Pacers 127 Sat, April 24 - Indiana Pacers 105 @ Utah Stars 102 Wed, April 28 - Utah Stars 108 @ Indiana Pacers 101
Eastern Division Semifinals Kentucky Colonels over The Floridians (4-2) Fri, April 2 - The Floridians 112 @ Kentucky Colonels 116 Sun, April 4 - The Floridians 110 @ Kentucky Colonels 120 Tue, April 6 - Kentucky Colonels 102 @ The Floridians 120 Thu, April 8 - Kentucky Colonels 117 @ The Floridians 129 Sat, April 10 - The Floridians 101 @ Kentucky Colonels 118 Mon, April 12 - Kentucky Colonels 112 @ The Floridians 103	Western Division Semifinals Indiana Pacers over Memphis Pros (4-0) Fri, April 2 - Memphis Pros 98 @ Indiana Pacers 114 Sat, April 3 - Memphis Pros 104 @ Indiana Pacers 106 Mon, April 5 - Indiana Pacers 91 @ Memphis Pros 90 Wed, April 7 - Indiana Pacers 102 @ Memphis Pros 101
Eastern Division Semifinals Virginia Squires over New York Nets (4-2) Fri, April 2 - New York Nets 105 @ Virginia Squires 113 Sun, April 4 - New York Nets 108 @ Virginia Squires 114 Tue, April 6 - Virginia Squires 131 @ New York Nets 135 Wed, April 7 - Virginia Squires 127 @ New York Nets 130 Fri, April 9 - New York Nets 124 @ Virginia Squires 127 Sat, April 10 - Virginia Squires 118 @ New York Nets 114	Western Division Semifinals Utah Stars over Texas Chaparrals (4-0) Fri, April 2 - Texas Chaparrals 115 @ Utah Stars 125 Sat, April 3 - Texas Chaparrals 107 @ Utah Stars 137 Sun, April 4 - Utah Stars 113 @ Texas Chaparrals 101 Tue, April 6 - Utah Stars 128 @ Texas Chaparrals 107
	Western Division Tiebreaker Texas Chaparrals over Denver Rockets (1-0) Thu, April 1 - Denver Rockets 109 @ Texas Chaparrals 115

1970-71 American Basketball Association (ABA) Awards

Player	Team	Award
Charlie Scott	Virginia Squires	1st All Rookie Team
Dan Issel	Kentucky Colonels	1st All Rookie Team
Joe Hamilton	Texas Chaparrals	1st All Rookie Team
Samuel Robinson	The Floridians	1st All Rookie Team
Wendell Ladner	Memphis Pros	1st All Rookie Team
Charlie Scott	Virginia Squires	1st All Star Team
Dan Issel	Kentucky Colonels	2nd All Star Team
Joe Caldwell	Carolina Cougars	2nd All Star Team
John Brisker	Pittsburgh Condors	2nd All Star Team
Larry Cannon	Denver Rockets	2nd All Star Team
Mack Calvin	The Floridians	1st All Star Team
Mel Daniels	Indiana Pacers	1st All Star Team
Rick Barry	New York Nets	1st All Star Team
Roger Brown	Indiana Pacers	1st All Star Team
Zelmo Beaty	Utah Stars	2nd All Star Team

ABA - 1970 - 71 All Star Game Individual Statistics

Player

Conference

Team

Minutes

Points

Rebounds

Assists

ABA - 1970 - 71 Leading Scorer

Player	Season	Team	Points
Dan Issel	1970-1971	Kentucky Colonels	2480
John Brisker	1970-1971	Pittsburgh Condors	2315
Charlie Scott	1970-1971	Virginia Squires	2276
Mack Calvin	1970-1971	The Floridians	2201
Larry Cannon	1970-1971	Denver Rockets	2126
Larry Jones	1970-1971	The Floridians	2044
Steve Jones	1970-1971	Memphis Pros	1836
Zelmo Beaty	1970-1971	Utah Stars	1744
Rick Barry	1970-1971	New York Nets	1734
Mel Daniels	1970-1971	Indiana Pacers	1723
Roger Brown	1970-1971	Indiana Pacers	1690

//Assist Leader Section

ABA - 1970 - 71 Assist Leader

Player	Season	Team	Assists
Bill Melchionni	1970-1971	New York Nets	672
Mack Calvin	1970-1971	The Floridians	619
Charlie Scott	1970-1971	Virginia Squires	472
Jimmy Jones	1970-1971	Memphis Pros	468
George Lehmann	1970-1971	Carolina Cougars	464
Louie Dampier	1970-1971	Kentucky Colonels	460
Bill Keller	1970-1971	Indiana Pacers	437
Freddie Lewis	1970-1971	Indiana Pacers	433
Mike Barrett	1970-1971	Virginia Squires	425
Larry Cannon	1970-1971	Denver Rockets	414
Gerald Govan	1970-1971	Memphis Pros	407

..Foul Leaders Section

1970 - 71 Fouls Leader

Player	Season	Team	Fouls
Wendell Ladner	1970-1971	Memphis Pros	334
Mike Lewis	1970-1971	Pittsburgh Condors	332
Goose Ligon	1970-1971	Kentucky Colonels	331
Dan Issel	1970-1971	Kentucky Colonels	323
Cincy Powell	1970-1971	Kentucky Colonels	323
Julius Keye	1970-1971	Denver Rockets	317
Sonny Dove	1970-1971	New York Nets	304
Randy Mahaffey	1970-1971	Carolina Cougars	304
Gene Moore	1970-1971	Texas Chaparrals	303
Zelmo Beaty	1970-1971	Utah Stars	299
Charlie Scott	1970-1971	Virginia Squires	298

//Field Goal Percetage Section

ABA - 1970 - 71 Total Rebounds

Player	Season	Team	Rebounds
Mel Daniels	1970-1971	Indiana Pacers	1475
Julius Keye	1970-1971	Denver Rockets	1454
Mike Lewis	1970-1971	Pittsburgh Condors	1213
Zelmo Beaty	1970-1971	Utah Stars	1190
Gerald Govan	1970-1971	Memphis Pros	1138
Dan Issel	1970-1971	Kentucky Colonels	1093
Goose Ligon	1970-1971	Kentucky Colonels	989
Red Robbins	1970-1971	Utah Stars	976
Billy Paultz	1970-1971	New York Nets	940
Cincy Powell	1970-1971	Kentucky Colonels	890
Byron Beck	1970-1971	Denver Rockets	884

1970 - 71 Two (2) Point Percentage (> 200 Attempts)

Player	Season	Team	Attempt	Made	Percentage
Zelmo Beaty	1970-1971	Utah Stars	1188	659	0.555
Goose Ligon	1970-1971	Kentucky Colonels	789	429	0.544
Neil Johnson	1970-1971	Virginia Squires	756	398	0.526
Billy Paultz	1970-1971	New York Nets	971	510	0.525
Roger Brown	1970-1971	Indiana Pacers	1043	547	0.524
Julian Hammond	1970-1971	Denver Rockets	834	435	0.522
Mel Daniels	1970-1971	Indiana Pacers	1344	697	0.519
Joe DePre	1970-1971	New York Nets	484	250	0.517
Jim Eakins	1970-1971	Virginia Squires	645	332	0.515
John Beasley	1970-1971	Texas Chaparrals	1012	516	0.510
Mike Lewis	1970-1971	Pittsburgh Condors	825	420	0.509

1970 - 71 Field Goals Percentage (> 200 Attempts)

Player	Season	Team	Attempt	Made	Percentage
Zelmo Beaty	1970-1971	Utah Stars	1192	661	0.555
Goose Ligon	1970-1971	Kentucky Colonels	795	429	0.540
Neil Johnson	1970-1971	Virginia Squires	758	398	0.525
Billy Paultz	1970-1971	New York Nets	973	510	0.524
Julian Hammond	1970-1971	Denver Rockets	834	435	0.522
Jim Eakins	1970-1971	Virginia Squires	645	332	0.515
Mel Daniels	1970-1971	Indiana Pacers	1357	698	0.514
Joe DePre	1970-1971	New York Nets	488	250	0.512
Mike Lewis	1970-1971	Pittsburgh Condors	825	420	0.509
Trooper Washington	1970-1971	The Floridians	426	216	0.507
Ollie Taylor	1970-1971	New York Nets	496	251	0.506