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The '''American Basketball Association (ABA)''' was a men's professional basketball league that existed from 1967 to 1976. Much of the league's history was marked by financial difficulties and instability with its franchises. The ABA ceased to exist with the ABA-[[National Basketball Association|NBA]] merger in 1976. Four of the existing ABA teams at the time of the merger (the [[Denver Nuggets]], [[New York Nets]], [[Indiana Pacers]], and [[San Antonio Spurs]]) joined the NBA.


==Teams==
==Teams==
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! Locations
! Locations
! Venues
! Venues
! Years
! Founded
! Ended
! Fate
! Fate
|-
|-
| rowspan = 3 | Anaheim Amigos<br />Los Angeles Stars<br />[[Utah Stars]]
! rowspan = 3 | [[Utah Stars|Anaheim Amigos / Los Angeles Stars / Utah Stars]]
| Anaheim California
| Anaheim California
| Anaheim Convention Center
| Anaheim Convention Center (1967-68)
| 1967-68
| rowspan=3| February 2, 1967
| rowspan=3|
| rowspan = 3 | Dissolved by the league in December 1975.
| rowspan = 3 | Dissolved by the league in December 1975.
|-
|-
| Los Angeles, California
| Los Angeles, California
| Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena]] (1968-70)
| 1968-1970
|-
|-
| Salt Lake City, Utah
| Salt Lake City, Utah
| [[Salt Palace]]
| [[Salt Palace]] (1970-75)
| 1970-1975
|-
|-
| rowspan = 4 | Dallas Chaparrals<br />Texas Chaparrals<br />[[San Antonio Spurs]]
! rowspan = 4 | [[San Antonio Spurs|Dallas / Texas Chaparrals / San Antonio Spurs]]
| Dallas Texas
| Dallas, Texas
| Dallas Memorial Auditorium<br/>Moody Coliseum
| [[Dallas Memorial Auditorium]]<br/>[[Moody Coliseum]]
| 1967-1970
| rowspan = 4| February 2, 1967
| rowspan = 4 | Joined the NBA in 1976.
| rowspan = 4| n/a
| rowspan = 4| Joined the NBA in 1976.
|-
|-
| Fort Worth, Texas
| Fort Worth, Texas
| Tarrant County Convention Center
| Tarrant County Convention Center (1970-71)
| 1970-1971
|-
|-
| Dallas, Texas
| Dallas, Texas
| Moody Coliseum
| [[Moody Coliseum]] (1971-73)
| 1971-1973
|-
|-
| San Antonio, Texas
| San Antonio, Texas
| HemisFair Arena
| [[HemisFair Arena]] (1973-76)
| 1973-1976
|-
|-
| rowspan = 3 | [[Houston Mavericks]]<br />[[Carolina Cougars]]<br />[[Spirits of St. Louis]]
! rowspan = 3 | [[Spirits of St. Louis|Houston Mavericks / Carolina Cougars / Spirits of St. Louis]]
| Houston Mavericks
| Houtson, Texas
| 1967&ndash;1969
| [[Sam Houston Coliseum]] (1967-69)
| rowspan = 3 | Folded, 1976<br />NBA relocated San Diego Rockets to Houston as [[Houston Rockets]] in 1971.<br />NBA added a franchise in Charlotte ([[Charlotte Hornets|Hornets]]) in 1988.
| rowspan = 3| February 2, 1967
| rowspan = 3| 1976
| rowspan = 3| Folded in 1976 after a merger with the NBA failed.
|-
|-
| Carolina Cougars
| Greensboro / Charlotte / Raleigh, North Carolina
| 1969&ndash;1974
| Greensboro Coliseum / Charlotte Coliseum / Dorton Arena (1969-74)
|-
|-
| Spirits of St. Louis
| St. Louis, Missouri
| 1974&ndash;1976
| [[St. Louis Arena]] (1974-76)
|-
|-
| [[Indiana Pacers]]
! [[Indiana Pacers]]
| Indiana Pacers
| Indianapolis, Indiana
| 1967&ndash;1976
| [[Indiana State Fair Coliseum]] / [[Market Square Arena]] (1967-76)
| Joined [[National Basketball Association|NBA]], 1976, as [[Indiana Pacers]]
| February 2, 1967
| n/a
| Joined the NBA in 1976.
|-
|-
| rowspan = 4 | [[Kansas City (ABA)|Kansas City]]<br />[[Denver Nuggets|Denver Larks /Rockets /Nuggets]]
! [[Denver Nuggets|Denver Rockets / Nuggets]]
| Kansas City (unnamed)
| Denver, Colorado
| 1967
| [[Denver Auditorium Arena]]<br/>[[McNichols Sports Arena]]
| rowspan = 4 | Joined the NBA, 1976, as [[Denver Nuggets]]
| 1967-76
|  
| Joined the NBA in 1976.
|-
|-
| Denver Larks
! [[Kentucky Colonels]]
| 1967
| Louisville, Kentucky
| [[Louisville Convention Center]]<br/>[[Freedom Hall]]
| March 6, 1967
| July 17, 1976
| Folded
|-
|-
| Denver Rockets
! rowspan = 3 | [[The Floridians|Minnesota Muskies / Miami Floridians / The Floridians]]
| 1967&ndash;1974
| Bloomington, Minnesota
| [[Metropolitan Sports Center]] (1967-68)
| rowspan="3"| February 2, 1967
| rowspan="3"| 1972
| rowspan="3"| Folded.
|-
|-
| Denver Nuggets
| Miami Beach, Florida
| 1974&ndash;1976
| [[Miami Beach Convention Hall]] (1968-72)
|-
|-
| [[Kentucky Colonels]]
| St. Petersburg, Florida
| Kentucky Colonels
| [[Bayfront Arena]] (1970-72)
| 1967&ndash;1976
| Folded, 1976
|-
|-
| rowspan = 3 | [[Minnesota Muskies]]<br />[[Miami Floridians|Miami Floridians<br />Floridians]]
! rowspan = 2 | [[Memphis Sounds|New Orleans Buccaneers / Memphis Pros / Tams / Sounds]]
| Minnesota Muskies
| New Orleans, Louisiana
| 1967&ndash;1968
| Loyola Field House / Tulane Gym / [[Municipal Auditorium (New Orleans)|Municipal Auditorium]] (1967-70)
| rowspan="3" | Folded, 1972<br />NBA added a franchise in Miami ([[Miami Heat|Heat]]) in 1988.<br />NBA added a franchise in Minnesota ([[Minnesota Timberwolves|Timberwolves]]) in 1989.
| rowspan="2"|
| rowspan="2"| 1975
| rowspan="2"| Relocated to Baltimore in 1975 but folded without playing a game there.
|-
|-
| Miami Floridians
| Memphis, Tennessee
| 1968&ndash;1970
| [[Mid-South Coliseum]] (1970-75)
|-
|-
| Floridians
! rowspan = 4 | [[Brooklyn Nets|New Jersey Americans / New York Nets]]
| 1970&ndash;1972
| Teaneck, New Jersey
|-
| [[Teaneck Armory]] (1967-68)
| rowspan = 7 | [[New Orleans Buccaneers|New Orleans /Louisiana Buccaneers]]<br />[[Memphis Pros]] /[[Memphis Tams|Tams]] /[[Memphis Sounds|Sounds]]<br />[[Baltimore Claws|Baltimore Hustlers /Claws]]
| rowspan = 4 | February 2, 1967
| New Orleans Buccaneers
| rowspan = 4 | n/a
| 1967&ndash;1970
| rowspan = 4 | Joined the NBA in 1976.
| rowspan="7" | Folded, 1975<br/>NBA relocated Charlotte Hornets to New Orleans as New Orleans Hornets (now [[New Orleans Pelicans]]) in 2002. <br /> NBA relocated Vancouver Grizzlies to Memphis as [[Memphis Grizzlies]] in 2000.
|-
| Louisiana Buccaneers
| 1970
|-
| Memphis Pros
| 1970&ndash;1972
|-
| Memphis Tams
| 1972&ndash;1974
|-
| Memphis Sounds
| 1974&ndash;1975
|-
| Baltimore Hustlers
| 1975
|-
| Baltimore Claws
| 1975
|-
| rowspan = 3 | [[Brooklyn Nets|New York/New Jersey Americans<br />New York Nets]]
| New York Americans
| 1967
| rowspan = 3 | Joined NBA, 1976, with name changes to reflect move to New Jersey (1977) and currently [[Brooklyn Nets]] (2012).
|-
| New Jersey Americans
| 1967&ndash;1968
|-
| New York Nets
| 1968&ndash;1976
|-
| rowspan = 4 | [[Oakland Oaks (ABA)|Oakland Americans/Oaks]]<br />[[Washington Caps|Washington Capitals]]<br />[[Virginia Squires]]
| Oakland Americans
| 1967
| rowspan = 4 | Folded, 1976<br />NBA relocated San Francisco Warriors to Oakland as [[Golden State Warriors]] in 1971.<br />NBA relocated Baltimore Bullets to Washington as Capital Bullets (now [[Washington Wizards]]) in 1973.
|-
|-
| Oakland Oaks
| Commack, New York
| 1967&ndash;1969
| [[Long Island Arena]] (1968-69)
|-
|-
| Washington Capitals
| West Hempstead, New York
| 1969&ndash;1970
| [[Island Garden]] (1969-72)
|-
|-
| Virginia Squires
| Uniondale, New York
| 1970&ndash;1976
| [[Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum]] (1972-76)
|-
|-
| rowspan = 5 | [[Pittsburgh Condors|Pittsburgh Pipers /Pioneers /Condors<br />Minnesota Pipers]]
! rowspan = 3 | [[Virginia Squires|Oakland Oaks / Washington Caps / Virginia Squires]]
| Pittsburgh Pipers
| Oakland, California
| 1967&ndash;1968
| [[Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena]] (1967-69)
| rowspan = 5 | Folded, 1972 <BR>NBA added a franchise in Minnesota ([[Minnesota Timberwolves|Timberwolves]]) in 1989.
| rowspan = 3| February 2, 1967
| rowspan = 3| May 1976
| rowspan = 3| Dissolved by the league.
|-
|-
| Minnesota Pipers
| Washington, D.C.
| 1968&ndash;1969
| Washington Coliseum (1969-70)
|-
|-
| Pittsburgh Pipers
| Norfolk / Hampton / Richmond / Roanoke, Virginia
| 1969&ndash;1970
| Norfolk Scope / [[Hampton Roads Coliseum]] / Richmond Coliseum / Roanoke Civic Center / Old Dominion University Fieldhouse / Richmond Arena (1970-76)
|-
|-
| Pittsburgh Pioneers
! rowspan = 3 | [[Pittsburgh Condors|Pittsburgh Pipers / Minnesota Pipers / Pittsburgh Pipers / Condors]]
| 1970
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| [[Civic Arena (Pittsburgh)|Civic Arena]] (1967-68)
| rowspan = 3| February 2, 1967
| rowspan = 3| 1972
| rowspan = 3| Folded
|-
|-
| Pittsburgh Condors
| Bloomington, Minnesota
| 1970&ndash;1972
| [[Metropolitan Sports Center]] (1968-69)
|-
|-
| rowspan = 2 | [[San Diego Conquistadors]] /[[San Diego Sails|Sails]]
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| San Diego Conquistadors
| [[Civic Arena (Pittsburgh)|Civic Arena]] (1969-72)
| 1972&ndash;1975
| rowspan = 2 | Folded, 1975<br />NBA operated in San Diego from 1967 to 1971 with the San Diego Rockets (now the [[Houston Rockets]]) and from 1978 to 1984 with the [[San Diego Clippers]] (now the [[Los Angeles Clippers]]).
|-
|-
| San Diego Sails
! rowspan = 2 | [[San Diego Sails|San Diego Conquistadors / Sails]]
| 1975
| San Diego, California
| Peterson Gym / [[Golden Hall]] / [[San Diego Sports Arena]] (1972-75)
| rowspan = 2|
| rowspan = 2| 1975
| rowspan = 2| Folded.
|}
|}


==See also==
*[[ABA league publications]]
*[[List_of_all-star_game_publications#American_Basketball_Association|ABA All-Star Games]]
*[[Cage Stars]]


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Latest revision as of 15:45, 16 March 2023

The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a men's professional basketball league that existed from 1967 to 1976. Much of the league's history was marked by financial difficulties and instability with its franchises. The ABA ceased to exist with the ABA-NBA merger in 1976. Four of the existing ABA teams at the time of the merger (the Denver Nuggets, New York Nets, Indiana Pacers, and San Antonio Spurs) joined the NBA.

Teams

Franchise Locations Venues Founded Ended Fate
Anaheim Amigos / Los Angeles Stars / Utah Stars Anaheim California Anaheim Convention Center (1967-68) February 2, 1967 Dissolved by the league in December 1975.
Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (1968-70)
Salt Lake City, Utah Salt Palace (1970-75)
Dallas / Texas Chaparrals / San Antonio Spurs Dallas, Texas Dallas Memorial Auditorium
Moody Coliseum 		February 2, 1967 n/a Joined the NBA in 1976.
Fort Worth, Texas Tarrant County Convention Center (1970-71)
Dallas, Texas Moody Coliseum (1971-73)
San Antonio, Texas HemisFair Arena (1973-76)
Houston Mavericks / Carolina Cougars / Spirits of St. Louis Houtson, Texas Sam Houston Coliseum (1967-69) February 2, 1967 1976 Folded in 1976 after a merger with the NBA failed.
Greensboro / Charlotte / Raleigh, North Carolina Greensboro Coliseum / Charlotte Coliseum / Dorton Arena (1969-74)
St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis Arena (1974-76)
Indiana Pacers Indianapolis, Indiana Indiana State Fair Coliseum / Market Square Arena (1967-76) February 2, 1967 n/a Joined the NBA in 1976.
Denver Rockets / Nuggets Denver, Colorado Denver Auditorium Arena
McNichols Sports Arena 		1967-76 Joined the NBA in 1976.
Kentucky Colonels Louisville, Kentucky Louisville Convention Center
Freedom Hall 		March 6, 1967 July 17, 1976 Folded
Minnesota Muskies / Miami Floridians / The Floridians Bloomington, Minnesota Metropolitan Sports Center (1967-68) February 2, 1967 1972 Folded.
Miami Beach, Florida Miami Beach Convention Hall (1968-72)
St. Petersburg, Florida Bayfront Arena (1970-72)
New Orleans Buccaneers / Memphis Pros / Tams / Sounds New Orleans, Louisiana Loyola Field House / Tulane Gym / Municipal Auditorium (1967-70) 1975 Relocated to Baltimore in 1975 but folded without playing a game there.
Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum (1970-75)
New Jersey Americans / New York Nets Teaneck, New Jersey Teaneck Armory (1967-68) February 2, 1967 n/a Joined the NBA in 1976.
Commack, New York Long Island Arena (1968-69)
West Hempstead, New York Island Garden (1969-72)
Uniondale, New York Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (1972-76)
Oakland Oaks / Washington Caps / Virginia Squires Oakland, California Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena (1967-69) February 2, 1967 May 1976 Dissolved by the league.
Washington, D.C. Washington Coliseum (1969-70)
Norfolk / Hampton / Richmond / Roanoke, Virginia Norfolk Scope / Hampton Roads Coliseum / Richmond Coliseum / Roanoke Civic Center / Old Dominion University Fieldhouse / Richmond Arena (1970-76)
Pittsburgh Pipers / Minnesota Pipers / Pittsburgh Pipers / Condors Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Civic Arena (1967-68) February 2, 1967 1972 Folded
Bloomington, Minnesota Metropolitan Sports Center (1968-69)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Civic Arena (1969-72)
San Diego Conquistadors / Sails San Diego, California Peterson Gym / Golden Hall / San Diego Sports Arena (1972-75) 1975 Folded.

See also

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Teams ABA league publications • Denver Nuggets • The Floridians • Indiana Pacers • Kentucky Colonels • Memphis Sounds • New York Nets • Pittsburgh Condors • San Antonio Spurs • San Diego Sails • Spirits of St. Louis • Utah Stars • Virginia Squires
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Venues Civic Arena • Dallas Memorial Auditorium • Denver Auditorium Arena • Freedom Hall • Golden Hall • Hampton Roads Coliseum • Island Garden • Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum • Long Island Arena • Louisville Convention Center • Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena • McNichols Sports Arena • Metropolitan Sports Center • Mid-South Coliseum • Moody Coliseum • Salt Palace • St. Louis Arena • Tarrant County Convention Center • Teaneck Armory
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