1975-76 ABA season

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1975-76 American Basketball Association season
Preseason n/a
Regular Season October 24, 1975-April 7, 1976
Postseason April 8-May 13, 1976
1974-75 • other seasons • n/a→

The 1975-76 ABA season was the ninth and final season of the American Basketball Association. The shot clock was changed from 30 to 24 seconds to match the NBA. Dave DeBusschere was the league's new commissioner, its seventh and last. This was also the only season that did not use the East-West division setup.

Publications

Programs
Team(s) Type Venue
Denver Nuggets vs. Kentucky Colonels Postseason McNichols Sports Arena
Indiana Pacers Regular Season Market Square Arena
New York Nets Regular Season Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
San Antonio Spurs vs. New York Nets Postseason HemisFair Arena
San Diego Sails Regular Season (1 • 2) San Diego Sports Arena
Utah Stars Regular Season Salt Palace
Virginia Squires Regular Season Hampton Roads Coliseum
Denver Nuggets vs. ABA All-Stars ABA All-Star Game McNichols Sports Arena
Media Guides and Yearbooks
Media Guides
Postseason Media Guides Denver Nuggets
Yearbooks Spirits of St. Louis
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Related Gary Davidson • ABA All-Star Games • Cage Stars


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