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The 1972–73 ABA season was the sixth season of the American Basketball Association. The Pittsburgh Condors and Miami Floridians had folded, leaving the league with nine teams. However, the ABA decided to (for the first and only time) award an expansion franchise to Dr. Leonard Bloom (President and CEO of the United States Capital Corporation) for $1 million to play in San Diego, California, named the San Diego Conquistadors (however due to a feud they did not play in San Diego Sports Arena, instead playing at Peterson Gym).[1] Subsequently, this meant that the Memphis Tams (formerly the Memphis Pros) would move to the Eastern Division. Once again, the best regular season team did not win the ABA Finals, with the Indiana Pacers (who had the 4th best record), led by playoff MVP George McGinnis, winning the ABA championship, 4 games to 3 over the Kentucky Colonels.
1972–73 ABA season | |
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League | American Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | October 12, 1972 – May 12, 1973 |
Number of games | 84 |
Number of teams | 10 |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Carolina Cougars |
Season MVP | Billy Cunningham (Carolina) |
Top scorer | Dan Issel (Kentucky) |
Finals | |
Champions | Indiana Pacers |
Runners-up | Kentucky Colonels |
Team | W | L | PCT. | GB |
---|---|---|---|---|
Carolina Cougars * | 57 | 27 | .679 | — |
Kentucky Colonels * | 56 | 28 | .667 | 1 |
Virginia Squires * | 42 | 42 | .500 | 15 |
New York Nets * | 30 | 54 | .357 | 27 |
Memphis Tams | 24 | 60 | .286 | 33 |
Team | W | L | PCT. | GB |
---|---|---|---|---|
Utah Stars * | 55 | 29 | .655 | — |
Indiana Pacers * | 51 | 33 | .607 | 4 |
Denver Rockets * | 47 | 37 | .560 | 8 |
San Diego Conquistadors * | 30 | 54 | .357 | 25 |
Dallas Chaparrals | 28 | 56 | .333 | 27 |
Asterisk (*) denotes playoff team
Bold – ABA champions
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