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Seven coaches received votes from at least one of the 50 panelists; having claimed 34 of the available votes, Bobby "Slick" Leonard was the clear winner of the all-time best head coach award. Larry Brown , having received 16 votes for the players team, also received six votes in view of his coaching.
[1] [2] Mikan agreed to be commissioner and spearheaded the use of a red-white-blue ball to go along with the three point play. The ABA was conceived at a time stretching from 1960 through the mid-1970s when numerous upstart leagues were challenging, with varying degrees of success, the established major professional sports leagues in the ...
He was a two-time ABA All-Star, in 1968 and 1970. Verga owns the Duke men's basketball record for points per game (26.7) in a single season, which he achieved in 1967. [1] Verga was drafted by the NBA's St. Louis Hawks in the third round of the 1967 NBA draft and by the Kentucky Colonels in the 1967 ABA Draft.
All-ABA First Team. Larry Jones – 1968, 1969, 1970; Spencer Haywood – 1970; Warren Jabali – 1973; Mack Calvin - 1975; Ralph Simpson - 1976; All-ABA Second Team. Larry Cannon – 1971; Ralph Simpson - 1972, 1973; Bobby Jones - 1976; Dan Issel - 1976; David Thompson - 1976; ABA All-Defensive Team. Julius Keye – 1973, 1974; Bobby Jones ...
Daniels is the ABA's all-time leader with 9,494 rebounds and is second in ABA history with an average of 15.1 rebounds per game. He is fourth in ABA total points, with 11,739, ninth with 628 games, fourth with 22,340 minutes and 10th with 351 ABA blocked shots. [27] [18]
Indiana Pacers NBA regular season record (1976–present) 1,930 1,938 .499 Indiana Pacers regular season record 2,357 2,255.511; Indiana Pacers ABA post-season record (1967–1976) 69 50 .580 Indiana Pacers NBA post-season record (1976–present) 123 135 .477 Indiana Pacers post-season record 192 185.509; All-time regular and post-season record ...
For his ABA career, Issel was a 6-Time ABA All-Star, a 5-Time Member of the ABA All-Pro Team, the ABA's 2nd All-Time Scorer (behind Louie Dampier), was the 1972 ABA All-Star Game MVP, 1971 ABA Co-Rookie of the Year, Led ABA in scoring in 70–71 with 29.4 ppg and holds the ABA Record for most points in a season with 2,538 in 71–72. [17]
He also played in the 1976 ABA All-Star Game, where he scored 24 points with 10 rebounds, and was named to the All-ABA Second Team. [ 28 ] [ 26 ] The Nuggets, with stars David Thompson and Dan Issel , finished with a league-best 60–24 record, although they lost to the New York Nets in the Finals .