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1 Teams  





2 Final standings  



2.1  Eastern Division  





2.2  Western Division  







3 Playoffs  





4 Awards and honors  





5 References  





6 External links  














197071 ABA season






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1970–71 ABA season
LeagueAmerican Basketball Association
SportBasketball
DurationOctober 14, 1970 – May 18, 1971
Number of games84
Number of teams11
Regular season
Top seedIndiana Pacers
Season MVPMel Daniels (Indiana)
Top scorerDan Issel (Kentucky)
Finals
ChampionsUtah Stars
  Runners-upKentucky Colonels
ABA seasons

← 1969–70

1971–72 →

The 1970–71 ABA season was the fourth season of the American Basketball Association.

Notable franchise moves from the previous season included:

The Utah Stars, led by Zelmo Beaty and Willie Wise, won the ABA championship, defeating the Kentucky Colonels, 4 games to 3, in the ABA Finals.

Teams[edit]

1970-71 American Basketball Association
Division Team City Arena Capacity
Eastern Carolina Cougars Greensboro, North Carolina
Charlotte, North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina
Greensboro Coliseum
Charlotte Coliseum
Dorton Arena
15,000
9,605
7,610
Kentucky Colonels Louisville, Kentucky Freedom Hall 16,664
New York Nets West Hempstead, New York Island Garden 5,200
Pittsburgh Condors Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Civic Arena 12,580
The Floridians Miami Beach, Florida
Tampa, Florida
St. Petersburg, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
West Palm Beach, Florida
Miami Beach Convention Center
Curtis Hixon Hall
Bayfront Arena
Jacksonville Coliseum
West Palm Beach Auditorium
15,000
7,000
7,500
11,000
5,000
Virginia Squires Old Dominion University Fieldhouse
Hampton Coliseum
Richmond Arena
Salem Civic Center
Roanoke Civic Center
Norfolk, Virginia
Hampton, Virginia
Richmond, Virginia
Salem, Virginia
Roanoke, Virginia
5,200
9,777
6,000
6,820
9,828
Western Denver Rockets Denver, Colorado Denver Auditorium Arena 6,841
Indiana Pacers Indianapolis, Indiana Indiana State Fair Coliseum 10,000
Memphis Pros Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum 10,085
Texas Chaparrals University Park, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Fort Worth, Texas
Lubbock, Texas
Moody Coliseum
Dallas Memorial Auditorium
Tarrant County Coliseum
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum
8,998
9,815
16,057
11,200
Utah Stars Salt Lake City, Utah Salt Palace 12,166

Final standings[edit]

Eastern Division[edit]

Team W L PCT. GB
Virginia Squires * 55 29 .655
Kentucky Colonels * 44 40 .524 11.0
New York Nets * 40 44 .476 15.0
The Floridians * 37 47 .440 18.0
Pittsburgh Condors 36 48 .429 19.0
Carolina Cougars 34 50 .405 21.0

Western Division[edit]

Team W L PCT. GB
Indiana Pacers * 58 26 .690
Utah Stars * 57 27 .679 1.0
Memphis Pros * 41 43 .488 17.0
Texas Chaparrals * 30 54 .357 28.0
Denver Rockets * 30 54 .357 28.0

Asterisk (*) denotes playoff team (the Rockets and the Chaparrals played a one-game playoff to settle the tie for the final playoff spot, which the Chaparrals won)

Bold – ABA champions

Playoffs[edit]

Awards and honors[edit]

Zelmo Beaty (Utah) was named Playoffs MVP
Dan Issel (Kentucky) won the 1970–71 scoring title

References[edit]

External links[edit]


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