American Basketball Association

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	Dissolved by the league in December 1975.
	Los Angeles, California	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena	1968-1970
	Salt Lake City, Utah	Salt Palace	1970-1975
Dallas / Texas Chaparrals / San Antonio Spurs	Dallas Texas	Dallas Memorial Auditorium Moody Coliseum	1967-1970	Joined the NBA in 1976.
	Fort Worth, Texas	Tarrant County Convention Center	1970-1971
	Dallas, Texas	Moody Coliseum	1971-1973
	San Antonio, Texas	HemisFair Arena	1973-1976
Houston Mavericks / Carolina Cougars / Spirits of St. Louis	Houtson, Texas	Sam Houston Coliseum	1967-1969	Folded in 1976 after a merger with the NBA failed.
	Greensboro, North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina Raleigh, North Carolina	Greensboro Coliseum Charlotte Coliseum Dorton Arena	1969-1974
	St. Louis, Missouri	St. Louis Arena	1974-1976
Indiana Pacers	Indianapolis, Indiana	Indiana State Fair Coliseum Market Square Arena	1967-1976	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	Folded in June 1972.
	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	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	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	Dissolved by the league in May 1976.
	Washington, D.C.	Washington Coliseum	1969-70
	Norfolk, Virginia Hampton, Virginia Richmond, Virginia Roanoke, Virginia	Norfolk Scope Hampton Coliseum Richmond Coliseum Roanoke Civic Center Old Dominion University Fieldhouse Richmond Arena	1970-76
Pittsburgh Pipers / Minnesota Pipers / Pittsburgh Pipers / Condors	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh Civic Arena	1967-68	Folded in 1972.
	Bloomington, Minnesota	Metropolitan Sports Center	1968-69
	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh Civic Arena	1969-72
San Diego Conquistadors / Sails	San Diego, California	Peterson Gym Golden Hall San Diego Sports Arena	1972-75	Folded in November 1975.

See also

• ABA league publications
• ABA All-Star Games

Seasons

Leagues Portal