1974–75 Utah Stars season

The 1974–75 Utah Stars season was the fifth season of the franchise in Utah (and 8th overall) in the American Basketball Association (ABA). Despite declining from the previous season for the 3rd straight year, the Stars went into the playoffs once again, finishing seven games over San Diego for 4th place. In the Semifinals, they lost to the Denver Nuggets in 6 games. As it turned out, this was their final playoff appearance, as the team folded midway through the next season.^[1]

1974–75 Utah Stars season
Head coach	Bucky Buckwalter (24-32) Tom Nissalke (14-14)
Arena	Salt Palace
Results
Record	38–46 (.452)
Place	Division: 4th (ABA)
Playoff finish	Lost in ABA Semifinals
Radio	KALL
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Before the season, the Stars signed a 19-year old Moses Malone straight out of Petersburg High School in Petersburg, Virginia to a five-year contract.

Roster

• 24 Ron Boone - Shooting guard
• 35 Roger Brown - Small forward
• 32 Randy Denton - Center
• 34 Clyde Dickey - Shooting guard
• 33 Jim Eakins - Power forward
• 25 Gerald Govan - Power forward
• 11Wali Jones - Shooting guard
• 22 Moses Malone - Center
• 30 Roy McPipe - Shooting guard
• 44 Larry Miller - Shooting guard
• 15 John Roche - Point guard
• 10 Bruce Seals - Small forward
• 20 Al Smith - Point guard
• 44 Hank Williams - Small forward

Final standings

Western Division

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Denver Nuggets*	65	19	.774	-
San Antonio Spurs*	51	33	.607	14
Indiana Pacers*	45	39	.536	20
Utah Stars*	38	46	.452	27
San Diego Conquistadors	31	53	.369	34

Asterisk denotes playoff berth

Playoffs

Western Division Semifinals

Game	Date	Location	Score	Record	Attendance
1	April 6	Denver	107–122	0–1	7,200
2	April 7	Denver	120–126	0–2	7,298
3	April 9	Utah	122–108	1–2	5,694
4	April 11	Utah	132–110	2–2	9,106
5	April 12	Denver	119–130	2–3	7,498
6	April 14	Utah	113–115	2–4	8,448

References

1. "1974-75 Utah Stars Roster and Stats".

External links

• RememberTheABA.com 1974–75 regular season and playoff results
• Utah Stars page