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The 1968–69 ABA season was the second season for the American Basketball Association. Two teams relocated: Minnesota Muskies became the Miami Floridians. The Pittsburgh Pipers moved to Minnesota and became the Minnesota Pipers. Two others relocated within their territory. The Anaheim Amigos became the Los Angeles Stars.
Results; Record: 44–34 (.564) ... 1968 ABA Draft. Player School/Club Team ... Mel Daniels won the 1969 ABA All-Star Game MVP along with the 1968-69 ABA MVP award ...
The 1967–68 ABA season was the first season for the American Basketball Association. The ABA was challenging the National Basketball Association. The ABA introduced a red, white and blue basketball. They used a 30-second shot clock as opposed to the NBA's 24 second shot clock, and also used the three-point shot. There were 11 teams playing in ...
Results; Record: 38–40 (.487) Place: ... ABA Draft. Round Pick Player Position ... 1967-68 ABA Records Team ANA DAL DEN HOU IND KEN MIN
Ralph Simpson was the fifth pick in the 1971 ABA Draft by the Denver Rockets. Artis Gilmore was the ninth pick in the 1971 ABA Draft by the Kentucky Colonels. Roger Brown (dunking the ball) was the 21st pick in the 1971 ABA Draft by the Texas Chaparrals (who later returned to Dallas after the draft) via trading with the Utah Stars.
It was later revealed by the Chaparrals' general manager at the time (and later, one-time future head coach) Max Williams that the draft ordering the team did that year was due to the team's original co-owner, Roland Speth (who later became the manager of The Monkees band), mistaking Williams' draft listing that he did in alphabetical order ...
The ABA distinguished itself from its older counterpart with a more wide-open, flashy style of offensive play, as well as differences in rules — a 30-second shot clock (as opposed to the NBA's 24-second clock, though the ABA did switch to the 24 second shot clock for the 1975–76 season) and use of a three-point field goal arc, pioneered in ...
Los Angeles selected LaRoche with a pick in the additional rounds of the 1968 ABA Draft. [2] Standing 6-foot-4, 200 pounds, LaRoche signed with the Stars in June 1968, for $12,000 with a signing bonus of $3,000, after scoring eight points each in two summer intrasquad games at the L.A. Sports Arena.