1968–69 Los Angeles Stars season

The 1968–69 Los Angeles Stars season was the first season of the franchise in Los Angeles in the American Basketball Association (ABA). The team had been bought by construction businessman Jim Kirst in the summer of 1968, and were subsequently moved to the city of Los Angeles, to play in Los Angeles Sports Arena, with a new head coach and a roster that dispatched most of the Amigo lineup from the previous year. On October 30, 1968, the Stars played the New Orleans Buccaneers, losing 112–109 to a crowd of 3,700. The Stars ended up finishing 5th place in the Western Division, finishing 8 games behind the 4th place Chaparrals.^[1]

1968–69 Los Angeles Stars season
Head coach	Bill Sharman
Arena	Los Angeles Sports Arena
Results
Record	33–45 (.423)
Place	Division: 5th (ABA)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
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Roster

• 32 Brian Brunkhorst - Forward
• 20 Steve Chubin - Shooting guard
• 55 Warren Davis - Power forward
• 35 Dennis Grey - Center
• 42 Elvin Ivory - Forward
• 10 Mervin Jackson - Point guard
• 20 Jim Jarvis - Point guard
• 50 Ed Johnson - Center
• 22 Edgar Lacy - Small forward
• 12 George Lehmann - Point guard
• 14 Jay Miller - Small forward
• 44 Larry Miller - Shooting guard
• 33 George Stone - Small forward
• 40 Ben Warley - Small forward
• 21 Bob Warren - Shooting guard
• 14 Mike LaRoche - Shooting guard (DNP; released after two games)

Final standings

Western Division

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Oakland Oaks C	60	18	.769	-
New Orleans Buccaneers	46	32	.590	14
Denver Rockets	44	34	.564	16
Dallas Chaparrals	41	37	.526	19
Los Angeles Stars	33	45	.423	27
Houston Mavericks	23	55	.295	37

C - ABA Champions

Awards and honors

1969 ABA All-Star Game selections (game played on January 28, 1969)

• Warren Davis
• Mervin Jackson

References

1. "1968-69 Los Angeles Stars Roster and Stats | Basketball-Reference.com". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2018.

External links

• RememberTheABA.com 1968–69 regular season and playoff results
• Los Angeles page