1968–69 Los Angeles Stars season

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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]

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1968–69 Los Angeles Stars season
Head coachBill Sharman
ArenaLos Angeles Sports Arena
Results
Record3345 (.423)
PlaceDivision: 5th (ABA)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
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Roster

Final standings

Western Division

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TeamWLPCT.GB
Oakland Oaks C6018.769-
New Orleans Buccaneers4632.59014
Denver Rockets4434.56416
Dallas Chaparrals4137.52619
Los Angeles Stars3345.42327
Houston Mavericks2355.29537
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C - ABA Champions

Awards and honors

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

References

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