1969–70 Los Angeles Stars season

The 1969–70 Los Angeles Stars season was the second and final season of the franchise in Los Angeles in the American Basketball Association (ABA). Late in February of the season, the team was 25-34 (9 games under .500), but by April 1, they were 40–38, with two 6 game winning streaks in that span. The Stars qualified for the fourth and final playoff spot in the Western Division by one game. The team soon went on a miracle run, beating the Chaparrals and Rockets, in 6 and 5 games respectively, to advance to the ABA Finals. The dream ended there, however, as the Indiana Pacers beat them in 6 games. The team ended up playing some of their playoff games in Anaheim and Long Beach due to no one expecting (or booking days to play) the team to go that far in the playoffs. However, owner Jim Kirst had decided to cut his losses and sell the team to Colorado businessman Bill Daniels on March 5, 1970 (over a month before the playoffs) for $850,000, who moved the team to Salt Lake City, Utah, on June 11 to become the Utah Stars. The next season, the team won the ABA Finals.

1969–70 Los Angeles Stars season
Head coach	Bill Sharman
Arena	Los Angeles Sports Arena
Results
Record	43–41 (.512)
Place	Division: 4th (ABA)
Playoff finish	Lost in ABA Finals
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Roster

1969–70 Los Angeles Stars roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From SG 40 Anderson, Andrew 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1945-07-06 Canisius PG 20 Calvin, Mack 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1947-07-27 USC PF 55 Davis, Warren 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1943-06-30 North Carolina A&T PF 35 Hightower, Wayne 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1940-01-14 Kansas SF 54 Hill, Simmie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 233 lb (106 kg) 1946-11-14 West Texas A&M PG 10 Jackson, Mervin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1946-08-15 Utah PG 12 Lehmann, George 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1941-05-01 Campbell C 14 McGill, Billy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1939-09-16 Utah SG 44 Miller, Larry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1946-04-04 North Carolina G/F 44 Peterson, Mel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1938-03-23 Wheaton (IL) C 12, 54 Raymond, Craig 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1945-04-05 BYU PG 22 Selvage, Les 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1943-03-07 Truman State SF 33 Stone, George 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1946-02-09 Marshall SG 32 Warlick, Bob 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1941-03-20 Pepperdine SG 21 Warren, Bob 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1946-07-17 Vanderbilt PF 14 Washington, Trooper 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1944-04-21 Cheyney PF 42 Wise, Willie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1947-03-03 Drake F/C 22, 55 Workman, Tom 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1944-11-14 Seattle

Head coach Bill Sharman Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Last transaction: January 31, 2025

Final standings

Western Division

Western Division	W	L	PCT	GB
Denver Rockets *	51	33	.607	-
Dallas Chaparrals *	45	39	.536	6.0
Washington Caps *	44	40	.524	7.0
Los Angeles Stars *	43	41	.512	8.0
New Orleans Buccaneers	42	42	.500	9.0

Asterisk Denotes playoff berth

Playoffs

Western Division Semifinals^[1]

Game	Date	Location	Score	Record	Attendance
1	April 17	Dallas	103–115	0–1	4,513
2	April 18	Dallas	129-121	1–1	4,764
3	April 20	Los Angeles	104–116	1–2	971
4	April 22	Los Angeles	144–138	2–2	2,921
5	April 24	Dallas	146–139	3–2	5,128
6	April 26	Los Angeles	124–123	4–2	2,083

Division Finals

Game	Date	Location	Score	Record	Attendance
1	April 30	Denver	113–123 (OT)	0–1	7,071
2	May 1	Denver	114–105	1–1	7,187
3	May 4	Los Angeles	119–113	2–1	4,468
4	May 5	Los Angeles	114–110	3–1	3,432
5	May 9	Denver	109–107	4–1	6,401

ABA Finals

Game	Date	Location	Result	Record	Attendance
1	May 15	Indiana	93–109	0–1	7,881
2	May 17	Indiana	111–114	0–2	9,014
3	May 18	Los Angeles	109–106	1–2	5,780
4	May 19	Los Angeles	120–142	1–3	7,027
5	May 23	Indiana	117–113	2–3	10,548
6	May 25	Los Angeles	107–111	2–4	8,233

References

1. "Remember the ABA: 1969-70 Regular Season Standings and Playoff Results".

External links

• RememberTheABA.com 1969–70 regular season and playoff results
• Los Angeles page