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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
Pittsburgh Pipers (ABA) 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 ...
Hawkins joined the Pittsburgh Pipers in the inaugural 1967–68 season of the ABA, leading the team to a 54–24 regular season record and the 1968 ABA championship. [18] [19] Hawkins led the ABA in scoring that year and won both the ABA's regular season and playoff MVP awards.
Connie Hawkins holding the 1967–68 ABA Most Valuable Player Award. ABA Most Valuable Player Award: Connie Hawkins, Pittsburgh Pipers; Rookie of the Year: Mel Daniels, Minnesota Muskies; Coach of the Year: Vince Cazzetta, Pittsburgh Pipers; Playoffs MVP: Connie Hawkins, Pittsburgh Pipers; All-Star Game MVP: Larry Brown, New Orleans Buccaneers
He joined the rival American Basketball Association in 1967 and played three seasons there as a member of the Pittsburgh/Minnesota Pipers. Vaughn was the fourth leading scorer (19.9 points per game) on the 1967–68 Pipers team which won the 1968 ABA Championship. Vaughn returned to SIU to obtain his college diploma in 1988.
1967–68: New Orleans Buccaneers: 3–4 Pittsburgh Pipers: Connie Hawkins C, Pittsburgh 1968–69: Oakland Oaks: 4–1 Indiana Pacers: Warren Jabali G, Oakland 1969–70: Los Angeles Stars: 2–4 Indiana Pacers: Roger Brown F/G, Indiana 1970–71: Utah Stars: 4–3 Kentucky Colonels: Zelmo Beaty C, Utah 1971–72: Indiana Pacers: 4–2 New ...
Turner played for the Anaheim Amigos [2] and Pittsburgh Pipers [1] of the American Basketball Association (ABA) during the 1967–68 season. [1] He also played for the Harlem Globetrotters. Following his basketball career, Turner became an exhibited painter. [3] He died in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on August 13, 2024, at the age of 86. [4]
1.1 1967–68 ABA season. 2 Basketball Hall of Famers. 3 References. ... the Pittsburgh Pipers rallied to eventually win the Eastern Division title by four games. [3]