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1967-68 ABA Season Summary

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League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*) / Click column headers to sort
Team W L W-L% GB PS/G PA/G W Pyth L Pyth SRS
Eastern Division         
Pittsburgh Pipers* 54 24 .692 — 111.9 108.7 47 31 3.16
Minnesota Muskies* 50 28 .641 4.0 108.6 104.7 49 29 3.79
Indiana Pacers* 38 40 .487 16.0 109.6 109.4 40 38 0.49
Kentucky Colonels* 36 42 .462 18.0 104.5 105.2 37 41 -0.39
New Jersey Americans 36 42 .462 18.0 110.8 112.4 35 43 -1.14
Western Division         
New Orleans Buccaneers* 48 30 .615 — 111.7 106.8 51 27 4.15
Dallas Chaparrals* 46 32 .590 2.0 109.9 108.6 42 36 0.97
Denver Rockets* 45 33 .577 3.0 105.7 101.5 50 28 3.52
Houston Mavericks* 29 49 .372 19.0 103.5 107.8 28 50 -4.04
Anaheim Amigos 25 53 .321 23.0 111.6 116.1 28 50 -4.28
Oakland Oaks 22 56 .282 26.0 110.8 117.4 24 54 -6.21

League Playoffs

Finals (4-3): Pittsburgh Pipers over New Orleans Buccaneers
 
Eastern Division Finals (4-1): Pittsburgh Pipers over Minnesota Muskies
 
Western Division Finals (4-1): New Orleans Buccaneers over Dallas Chaparrals
 
Eastern Division Semifinals (3-2): Minnesota Muskies over Kentucky Colonels
Eastern Division Semifinals (3-0): Pittsburgh Pipers over Indiana Pacers
 
Western Division Semifinals (3-0): Dallas Chaparrals over Houston Mavericks
Western Division Semifinals (3-2): New Orleans Buccaneers over Denver Rockets

Team Statistics

Glossary / Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*) / CSV / PRE / Click column headers to sort
Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
1 Pittsburgh Pipers* 78 18795 3230 7528 .429 243 790 .308 2028 2839 .714 4260 1239 1310 1846 8731 111.9
2 New Orleans Buccaneers* 78 18820 3207 7521 .426 53 220 .241 2245 3000 .748 4453 1355 1416 1839 8712 111.7
3 Anaheim Amigos 78 18795 3172 7606 .417 219 716 .306 2141 2916 .734 4158 1297 1516 2174 8704 111.6
4 Oakland Oaks 78 18820 3215 7680 .419 103 353 .292 2109 2850 .740 4164 1149 1429 1957 8642 110.8
5 New Jersey Americans 78 18745 3189 7727 .413 125 456 .274 2138 2876 .743 4075 1200 1231 2051 8641 110.8
6 Dallas Chaparrals* 78 18895 3260 7167 .455 29 120 .242 2027 2810 .721 4030 1344 1431 1997 8576 109.9
7 Indiana Pacers* 78 18845 3174 7397 .429 96 360 .267 2102 2971 .708 4257 1176 1402 1788 8546 109.6
8 Minnesota Muskies* 78 18895 3248 8084 .402 77 271 .284 1896 2968 .639 4828 1019 1313 1860 8469 108.6
9 Denver Rockets* 78 18820 3119 7271 .429 25 149 .168 1981 2725 .727 4121 1044 1293 1992 8244 105.7
10 Kentucky Colonels* 78 18795 3044 7427 .410 141 461 .306 1921 2677 .718 4404 1165 1319 1928 8150 104.5
11 Houston Mavericks* 78 18845 3094 7731 .400 112 389 .288 1774 2537 .699 4207 1175 1093 1906 8074 103.5
League Average 78 18825 3177 7558 .420 111 390 .285 2033 2834 .717 4269 1197 1341 1940 8499 109.0

Opponent Statistics

Glossary / Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*) / CSV / PRE / Click column headers to sort
Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
1 Denver Rockets* 78 18820 2853 7133 .400 116 410 .283 2092 2916 .717 3933 993 1365 1903 7914 101.5
2 Minnesota Muskies* 78 18895 3019 7334 .412 136 468 .291 1989 2779 .716 3910 1134 1317 2012 8163 104.7
3 Kentucky Colonels* 78 18795 2997 7236 .414 101 393 .257 2112 2890 .731 4262 1043 1350 1880 8207 105.2
4 New Orleans Buccaneers* 78 18820 3144 7784 .404 95 341 .279 1951 2699 .723 4328 1084 1372 2043 8334 106.8
5 Houston Mavericks* 78 18845 3118 7261 .429 105 344 .305 2066 2798 .738 4448 1252 1387 1839 8407 107.8
6 Dallas Chaparrals* 78 18895 3092 7492 .413 133 525 .253 2153 2954 .729 3973 1277 1248 1887 8470 108.6
7 Pittsburgh Pipers* 78 18795 3233 7543 .429 85 338 .251 1928 2711 .711 4619 1357 1440 1886 8479 108.7
8 Indiana Pacers* 78 18845 3311 7844 .422 141 417 .338 1767 2473 .715 4131 1257 1290 2013 8530 109.4
9 New Jersey Americans 78 18745 3285 7659 .429 112 369 .304 2086 2955 .706 4406 1095 1292 1952 8768 112.4
10 Anaheim Amigos 78 18795 3388 7768 .436 99 365 .271 2182 3100 .704 4449 1308 1461 1977 9057 116.1
11 Oakland Oaks 78 18820 3512 8085 .434 100 315 .317 2036 2894 .704 4498 1363 1231 1946 9160 117.4
League Average 78 18825 3177 7558 .420 111 390 .285 2033 2834 .717 4269 1197 1341 1940 8499 109.0

Miscellaneous Statistics

Glossary / Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*) / CSV / PRE / Click column headers to sort
Offense Four Factors Defense Four Factors
Rk Team W Pyth L Pyth SRS ORtg DRtg Pace eFG% TOV% ORB% FT/FGA eFG% TOV% DRB% FT/FGA Arena Attendance
1 Pittsburgh Pipers* 46.9 31.1 3.16 .445 .130 .269 .434 .142 .256 Pittsburgh Civic Arena
2 Minnesota Muskies* 48.8 29.2 3.79 .407 .123 .235 .421 .133 .271 Metropolitan Sports Center
3 New Orleans Buccaneers* 50.7 27.3 4.15 .430 .138 .298 .410 .133 .251 Loyola Field House
4 Dallas Chaparrals* 42.4 35.6 0.97 .457 .146 .283 .422 .124 .287 Moody Coliseum
5 Denver Rockets* 49.9 28.1 3.52 .431 .132 .272 .408 .140 .293 Denver Auditorium Arena
6 Indiana Pacers* 39.5 38.5 0.49 .436 .139 .284 .431 .126 .225 Indiana State Fair Coliseum
7 New Jersey Americans 35.0 43.0 -1.14 .421 .120 .277 .436 .126 .272 Teaneck Armory
8 Kentucky Colonels* 37.1 40.9 -0.39 .419 .133 .259 .421 .137 .292 Louisville Convention Center
9 Houston Mavericks* 28.3 49.7 -4.04 .407 .110 .229 .437 .140 .285 Hofheinz Pavilion
10 Anaheim Amigos 28.4 49.6 -4.28 .431 .146 .281 .443 .138 .281 Anaheim Convention Center
11 Oakland Oaks 23.9 54.1 -6.21 .425 .138 .275 .441 .116 .252 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
League Average 39.0 39.0 0.00 .428 .132 .269 .428 .132 .269

League Awards

Most Valuable Player:Connie Hawkins
Rookie of the Year:Mel Daniels

League Leaders

Glossary / Rate statistic requirements

Minutes Played

1.Jimmy Jones-NOB3255
2.Darel Carrier-KEN3192
3.Connie Hawkins*-PTP3146
4.Doug Moe-NOB3113
5.Larry Jones-DNR3085

Field Goals

1.Mel Daniels-MNM669
2.Doug Moe-NOB665
3.Darel Carrier-KEN643
4.Charles Williams-PTP642
5.Connie Hawkins*-PTP635

Field Goal Attempts

1.Mel Daniels-MNM1640
2.Doug Moe-NOB1610
3.Charles Williams-PTP1573
4.Darel Carrier-KEN1545
5.Levern Tart-TOT1500

Field Goal Pct

1.Trooper Washington-PTP.523
2.Connie Hawkins*-PTP.519
3.Bob Netolicky-INA.504
4.Dan Anderson-NJA.494
5.Charles Beasley-DLC.493

3-Pt Field Goals

1.Lester Selvage-ANA147
2.Chico Vaughn-PTP137
3.Tony Jackson-NJA91
4.Darel Carrier-KEN84
5.Ron Perry-MNM62

3-Pt Field Goal Attempts

1.Lester Selvage-ANA461
2.Chico Vaughn-PTP410
3.Tony Jackson-NJA302
4.Darel Carrier-KEN235
5.Ron Perry-MNM178
 Charles Williams-PTP178

3-Pt Field Goal Pct

1.Steve Jones-OAK.426
2.Wesley Bialosuknia-OAK.397
3.Darel Carrier-KEN.357
4.Ron Perry-MNM.348
5.Chico Vaughn-PTP.334

Free Throws

1.Connie Hawkins*-PTP603
2.Doug Moe-NOB551
3.Larry Jones-DNR530
4.Stephen Chubin-ANA518
5.Freddie Lewis-INA465

Free Throw Attempts

1.Connie Hawkins*-PTP789
2.Doug Moe-NOB693
3.Larry Jones-DNR683
4.Mel Daniels-MNM678
5.Stephen Chubin-ANA639

Free Throw Pct

1.Charles Beasley-DLC.872
2.Bobby Lloyd-NJA.854
3.John Beasley-DLC.842
4.Tony Jackson-NJA.829
5.Mel Nowell-NJA.826

Offensive Rebounds

1.Mel Daniels-MNM502
2.Goose Ligon-KEN370
3.Connie Hawkins*-PTP368
4.Red Robbins-NOB366
5.Les Hunter-MNM332

Defensive Rebounds

1.Mel Daniels-MNM711
2.John Beasley-DLC704
3.Jim Hadnot-OAK633
4.Connie Hawkins*-PTP577
5.Goose Ligon-KEN559

Total Rebounds

1.Mel Daniels-MNM1213
2.Ira Harge-TOT1038
3.John Beasley-DLC982
4.Connie Hawkins*-PTP945
5.Jim Hadnot-OAK936

Assists

1.Larry Brown-NOB506
2.Stephen Chubin-ANA364
3.Roger Brown-INA327
4.Connie Hawkins*-PTP320
5.Barry Liebowitz-TOT301

Turnovers

1.Larry Brown-NOB355
2.Stephen Chubin-ANA310
3.Levern Tart-TOT277
4.Charles Williams-PTP270
5.Roger Brown-INA265

Personal Fouls

1.Dan Anderson-NJA329
2.Arthur Becker-HSM321
3.Goose Ligon-KEN307
4.Les Hunter-MNM297
5.Roger Brown-INA296

Points

1.Doug Moe-NOB1884
2.Connie Hawkins*-PTP1875
3.Darel Carrier-KEN1765
4.Larry Jones-DNR1742
5.Mel Daniels-MNM1729

Minutes Per Game

1.Connie Hawkins*-PTP44.9
2.Jimmy Jones-NOB41.7
3.Darel Carrier-KEN41.5
4.Louie Dampier-KEN41.1
5.Larry Jones-DNR40.6

Points Per Game

1.Connie Hawkins*-PTP26.8
2.Doug Moe-NOB24.2
3.Levern Tart-TOT23.5
4.Darel Carrier-KEN22.9
5.Larry Jones-DNR22.9

Rebounds Per Game

1.Mel Daniels-MNM15.6
2.Connie Hawkins*-PTP13.5
3.John Beasley-DLC12.8
4.Ira Harge-TOT12.7
5.Red Robbins-NOB12.2

Assists Per Game

1.Larry Brown-NOB6.5
2.Stephen Chubin-ANA4.7
3.Connie Hawkins*-PTP4.6
4.Roger Brown-INA4.3
5.Art Heyman-TOT3.8

Player Efficiency Rating

1.Connie Hawkins*-PTP28.8
2.Red Robbins-NOB25.7
3.John Beasley-DLC23.8
4.Mel Daniels-MNM22.4
5.Bob Netolicky-INA21.4

True Shooting Pct

1.Connie Hawkins*-PTP.597
2.Charles Beasley-DLC.574
3.Cliff Hagan*-DLC.558
4.Red Robbins-NOB.542
5.Trooper Washington-PTP.540

Total Rebound Pct

1.Mel Daniels-MNM17.9
2.Red Robbins-NOB17.7
3.Ira Harge-TOT16.5
4.John Beasley-DLC16.3
5.Bob Netolicky-INA15.4

Assist Pct

1.Larry Brown-NOB24.5
2.Stephen Chubin-ANA22.5
3.Barry Liebowitz-TOT19.6
4.Roger Brown-INA16.7
5.Art Heyman-TOT15.9

Turnover Pct

1.John Beasley-DLC7.1
2.Willie Murrell-DNR9.0
3.Tony Jackson-NJA9.3
4.Louie Dampier-KEN9.3
5.Leary Lentz-HSM9.3

Usage Pct

1.Mel Daniels-MNM26.1
2.Levern Tart-TOT25.9
3.Doug Moe-NOB24.9
4.Charles Williams-PTP24.9
5.Stephen Chubin-ANA24.4
  

All-ABA Teams

1st Team
Mel Daniels
Connie Hawkins
Larry Jones
Doug Moe
Charles Williams
 2nd Team
John Beasley
Larry Brown
Roger Brown
Louie Dampier
Cincinnatus Powell

All-Rookie Teams

1st Team
Louie Dampier
Mel Daniels
Jimmy Jones
Bob Netolicky
Trooper Washington

All-Star Teams

East
Roger Brown*
Darel Carrier*
Louie Dampier*
Mel Daniels*
Donnie Freeman*
Connie Hawkins*
Les Hunter*
Tony Jackson*
Freddie Lewis*
Randolph Mahaffey*
Bob Netolicky*
Chico Vaughn*
 West
John Beasley*
Arthur Becker*
Larry Brown*
Larry Bunce*
Cliff Hagan*
Jimmy Jones*
Larry Jones*
Dewitt Menyard*
Doug Moe*
Red Robbins*
Levern Tart*
Ben Warley*
Players who played in the game are marked with an asterisk (*).