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Pittsburgh Pipers; 1967–68: 54: 24.692: Won Eastern Division Semifinals Won Eastern Division Finals Won ABA Finals: Pittsburgh Pipers 3, Indiana Pacers 0 Pittsburgh Pipers 4, Minnesota Muskies 1 Pittsburgh Pipers 4, New Orleans Buccaneers 3 Minnesota Pipers: 1968–69: 36: 42.462: Lost Division Semifinals: Miami Floridians 4, Minnesota Pipers ...
The 1967–68 Pittsburgh Pipers season was the 1st season of the ABA. The Pipers finished first in the Eastern Division and won their first and only ABA title. [1] In the Eastern Division semifinals, the Pipers swept the Indiana Pacers in three games. In the Eastern Division Finals, the Pipers eliminated the Minnesota Muskies, in five games
The 1968 ABA Playoffs was the postseason tournament following the American Basketball Association's inaugural 1967-1968 season, starting on March 23 and ending on May 4.. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Division champion Pittsburgh Pipers defeating the Western Division champion New Orleans Buccaneers, four games to three in the ABA Fin
The top seeds in each division during the regular season were the Eastern Division Pittsburgh Pipers and the New Orleans Buccaneers of the Western Division, and each won their respective division titles and won both divisional playoff rounds to advance to the league championship.
Year Western Champion Coach Result Eastern Champion Coach Reference 1968: New Orleans Buccaneers (1, 0–1): Babe McCarthy: 3–4 Pittsburgh Pipers (1, 1–0): Vince Cazzetta
The most lasting legacy of pro roundball in Pittsburgh was the Pittsburgh Pipers-Pittsburgh Condors of the American Basketball Association from 1967 until 1972. In the first ABA World Championship in 1968, the Pipers defeated the New Orleans Buccaneers , which were owned by Harry Connick Sr. [ citation needed ]
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Brisker played six seasons in the ABA and NBA as a member of the Pittsburgh Pipers (1969–1970), Pittsburgh Condors (1970–1972) and Seattle SuperSonics (1972–1975). He averaged 20.7 points per game over the course of his ABA/NBA career (26.1 points per game in the ABA, and 11.9 points per game in the NBA).