Virginia Squires

Virginia Squires

First Season
1967-68
Team History
Virginia Squires (1970-76) Washington Caps (1969-70) Oakland Oaks (1967-69)
Conference/Division
American Basketball Association (1967-76) Eastern Division (1970-75) Western Division (1967-70)
Venue
Hampton Roads Coliseum (1970-76) Norfolk Scope Richmond Coliseum Old Dominion University Fieldhouse Richmond Arena Washington Coliseum (1969-70) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena (1967-69)
Key People
Players • Head Coaches • Executives

The Virginia Squires was a basketball team based in Norfolk, Virginia, and playing in several other Virginia cities. They were members of the American Basketball Association from 1970 to 1976.

The team originated in 1967 as the Oakland Oaks, an ABA charter franchise based in Oakland, California. They moved to Washington, D.C. as the Washington Caps in 1969 but moved to Norfolk the following year, becoming the Squires. A regional team, they played home games in Richmond, Hampton, and Roanoke as well as Norfolk. The team folded in 1976, just a month before the ABA-NBA merger.

Publications

Home programs by season

Season/Date	Type	Opponent	Venue
1960s
Oakland Oaks
1967-68	Regular Season	Denver Rockets	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
	Regular Season	Houston Mavericks	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Washington Caps
1969-70	Regular Season	New Orleans Buccaneers	Washington Coliseum
	Regular Season	Miami Floridians	Washington Coliseum
	Postseason	Denver Rockets	Washington Coliseum
1970s
Virginia Squires
1970-71	Regular Season	Texas Chaparrals	Hampton Roads Coliseum
1971-72	Postseason	New York Nets	various
1972-73	Regular Season	n/a	Hampton Roads Coliseum
1974-75	Regular Season	Indiana Pacers	Hampton Roads Coliseum
1975-76	Regular Season	Spirits of St. Louis	Hampton Roads Coliseum

Seasons

Franchises Portal