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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.
The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a men's professional basketball major league from 1967 to 1976. The ABA merged into the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1976, resulting in four ABA teams joining the NBA and the introduction of the NBA 3-point shot in 1979.
Hall of Famer Julius Erving was a three-time ABA MVP, two-time ABA Playoffs MVP, and four-time All-ABA First Team. The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a professional basketball league that operated from the 1967–68 season until it ceased to exist with the ABA–NBA merger in 1976. The ABA presented a variety of annual awards and ...
ABA Playoffs Most Valuable Player. Julius Erving – 1974, 1976; ABA Rookie of the Year. Brian Taylor – 1973; All-ABA Team First Team. Rick Barry – 1971, 1972; Bill Melchionni – 1972; Julius Erving – 1974–1976; All-ABA Team Second Team. Brian Taylor – 1975; ABA All-Star Game head coaches. Kevin Loughery – 1975, 1976; ABA All-Time ...
In 1997, Connie Hawkins was named to the ABA's All-Time Team. [39] Due to knee problems, Hawkins played in the NBA for only seven seasons. He was an All-Star from 1970 to 1973 and was named to the All-NBA First Team in the 1969–70 season. His No. 42 jersey was retired by the Suns. [8]
The ABA's first season was defined by empty stadiums (the league claimed to have averaged over 2,804 attendees per game, but that was, by all accounts, a huge lie), shockingly violent on-court ...
On March 11, 1969, Brown set a Pacers franchise record with 46 points scored in a single game, during a win over the New York Nets. [2] That postseason, during the 1969 ABA Finals , Brown averaged 25.6 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 2.6 assists a game, in a five-game series loss to Warren Jabali and the Oakland Oaks . [ 3 ]
His 986 field goals made, 1,637 rebounds, and 19.5 rebound per game average are the all-time ABA records for a season. [7] Haywood also won the ABA's 1970 All-Star Game MVP that year after recording 23 points, 19 rebounds, and 7 blocked shots for the West team. [8]