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1971-72 ABA Season Summary

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1971-72 ABA:

League Standings

Glossary ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Team W L W-L% GB PS/G PA/G SRS
Eastern Division              
Kentucky Colonels* 68 16 .810 — 116.0 107.0 7.99
Virginia Squires* 45 39 .536 23.0 118.9 118.0 0.56
New York Nets* 44 40 .524 24.0 112.8 112.4 0.21
The Floridians* 36 48 .429 32.0 112.8 114.3 -1.67
Carolina Cougars 35 49 .417 33.0 114.8 118.1 -3.03
Pittsburgh Condors 25 59 .298 43.0 119.2 126.4 -6.54
Western Division              
Utah Stars* 60 24 .714 — 117.8 112.0 5.16
Indiana Pacers* 47 37 .560 13.0 112.9 110.3 2.72
Dallas Chaparrals* 42 42 .500 18.0 104.4 104.3 0.26
Denver Rockets* 34 50 .405 26.0 111.9 113.1 -0.93
Memphis Pros 26 58 .310 34.0 107.5 113.0 -4.73

League Playoffs

Finals (4-2): Indiana Pacers over New York Nets
 
Eastern Division Finals (4-3): New York Nets over Virginia Squires
Western Division Finals (4-3): Indiana Pacers over Utah Stars
 
Eastern Division Semifinals (4-2): New York Nets over Kentucky Colonels
Eastern Division Semifinals (4-0): Virginia Squires over The Floridians
Western Division Semifinals (4-3): Indiana Pacers over Denver Rockets
Western Division Semifinals (4-0): Utah Stars over Dallas Chaparrals

Team Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
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 Condors 84 20310 3912 8226 .476 140 448 .313 2052 2725 .753 1596 2842 4438 1835 1714 2185 10016 119.2
2 Virginia Squires* 84 20385 3913 8458 .463 61 247 .247 2101 2788 .754 1720 2941 4661 1764 1645 2234 9988 118.9
3 Utah Stars* 84 20285 3731 7767 .480 171 481 .356 2259 2863 .789 1479 3056 4535 1854 1508 2060 9892 117.8
4 Kentucky Colonels* 84 20260 3803 7796 .488 134 391 .343 2003 2697 .743 1419 3083 4502 2136 1543 1959 9743 116.0
5 Carolina Cougars 84 20235 3818 8391 .455 140 496 .282 1870 2536 .737 1501 2808 4309 1735 1480 2173 9646 114.8
6 Indiana Pacers* 84 20360 3601 7805 .461 220 750 .293 2065 2756 .749 1574 3004 4578 1731 1524 1908 9487 112.9
7 The Floridians* 84 20385 3547 7797 .455 187 589 .317 2190 2817 .777 1225 2749 3974 1871 1505 2125 9471 112.8
8 New York Nets* 84 20435 3697 7698 .480 92 318 .289 1990 2589 .769 1284 2871 4155 1842 1655 2065 9476 112.8
9 Denver Rockets* 84 20310 3703 8247 .449 41 178 .230 1953 2601 .751 1626 2855 4481 1995 1450 2334 9400 111.9
10 Memphis Pros 84 20285 3500 8408 .416 154 652 .236 1875 2525 .743 1845 2960 4805 1611 1565 2169 9029 107.5
11 Dallas Chaparrals* 84 20410 3362 7502 .448 103 307 .336 1943 2498 .778 1331 2660 3991 1486 1216 2315 8770 104.4
League Average 84 20333 3690 8009 .461 131 442 .297 2027 2672 .759 1509 2894 4403 1805 1528 2139 9538 113.5

Opponent Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
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 Dallas Chaparrals* 84 20410 3267 7255 .450 121 426 .284 2105 2781 .757 1347 2761 4108 1631 1454 2087 8760 104.3
2 Kentucky Colonels* 84 20260 3597 8142 .442 134 514 .261 1661 2227 .746 1530 2750 4280 1806 1469 2094 8989 107.0
3 Indiana Pacers* 84 20360 3718 8183 .454 104 369 .282 1726 2298 .751 1617 2719 4336 1918 1345 2180 9266 110.3
4 Utah Stars* 84 20285 3700 8224 .450 138 510 .271 1874 2472 .758 1628 2756 4384 1909 1360 2257 9412 112.0
5 New York Nets* 84 20435 3616 7896 .458 172 501 .343 2041 2682 .761 1456 2807 4263 1592 1636 2068 9445 112.4
6 Memphis Pros 84 20285 3615 7956 .454 121 429 .282 2138 2786 .767 1407 3118 4525 1695 1572 2089 9489 113.0
7 Denver Rockets* 84 20310 3557 7840 .454 153 488 .314 2233 2979 .750 1515 2999 4514 1885 1557 2122 9500 113.1
8 The Floridians* 84 20385 3709 7869 .471 115 397 .290 2070 2689 .770 1384 3062 4446 1818 1550 2229 9603 114.3
9 Virginia Squires* 84 20385 3780 8333 .454 145 446 .325 2209 2923 .756 1724 2938 4662 1830 1634 2150 9914 118.0
10 Carolina Cougars 84 20235 3883 7983 .486 118 391 .302 2039 2706 .754 1384 3078 4462 1750 1729 2104 9923 118.1
11 Pittsburgh Condors 84 20310 4145 8414 .493 122 386 .316 2205 2852 .773 1608 2841 4449 2026 1499 2147 10617 126.4
League Average 84 20333 3690 8009 .461 131 442 .297 2027 2672 .759 1509 2894 4403 1805 1528 2139 9538 113.5

Miscellaneous Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
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 Kentucky Colonels* 63.5 20.5 7.99 109.2 100.7 105.7 .496 .147 .340 .257 .450 .139 .668 .204 Freedom Hall
2 Utah Stars* 56.1 27.9 5.16 111.1 105.7 105.3 .491 .143 .349 .291 .458 .127 .652 .228 Salt Palace
3 Indiana Pacers* 48.9 35.1 2.72 108.1 105.6 103.5 .475 .145 .367 .265 .461 .128 .650 .211 Indiana State Fair Coliseum
4 Virginia Squires* 44.2 39.8 0.56 106.5 105.7 110.4 .466 .145 .369 .248 .462 .145 .630 .265 Norfolk Scope
5 New York Nets* 43.0 41.0 0.21 104.7 104.3 106.3 .486 .158 .314 .259 .469 .153 .664 .258 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
6 Dallas Chaparrals* 42.3 41.7 0.26 105.3 105.1 98.0 .455 .124 .325 .259 .459 .146 .664 .290 Moody Coliseum
7 The Floridians* 37.9 46.1 -1.67 104.5 105.9 106.7 .467 .143 .286 .281 .479 .146 .665 .263 Miami Beach Convention Hall
8 Carolina Cougars 33.8 50.2 -3.03 103.6 106.5 110.5 .463 .135 .328 .223 .494 .159 .670 .255 Greensboro Coliseum
9 Denver Rockets* 38.9 45.1 -0.93 104.3 105.4 106.5 .451 .134 .352 .237 .463 .145 .653 .285 Denver Auditorium Arena
10 Memphis Pros 28.0 56.0 -4.73 99.3 104.4 107.5 .425 .141 .372 .223 .462 .146 .678 .269 Mid-South Coliseum
11 Pittsburgh Condors 25.8 58.2 -6.54 106.7 113.1 110.9 .484 .154 .360 .249 .500 .134 .639 .262 Pittsburgh Civic Arena
League Average 42.0 42.0 0.00 .469 .143 .343 .253 .469 .143 .657 .253

League Awards

Most Valuable Player: Artis Gilmore
Rookie of the Year: Artis Gilmore

League Leaders

Glossary ▪ Rate statistic requirements

Minutes Played

1. Artis Gilmore-KEN 3666
2. Rick Barry*-NYA 3616
3. Dan Issel*-KEN 3570
4. Julius Erving*-VIR 3513
5. Gerald Govan-MMP 3414

Field Goals

1. Charlie Scott-VIR 985
2. Dan Issel*-KEN 972
3. Ralph Simpson-DNR 920
4. Julius Erving*-VIR 910
5. Rick Barry*-NYA 902

Field Goal Attempts

1. Charlie Scott-VIR 2192
2. Dan Issel*-KEN 2001
3. Ralph Simpson-DNR 2000
4. Rick Barry*-NYA 1969
5. Julius Erving*-VIR 1826

Field Goal Pct

1. Artis Gilmore-KEN .598
2. Trooper Washington-NYA .571
3. Dave Lattin-PTC .544
4. Mike Lewis-PTC .540
5. Zelmo Beaty-UTS .539

3-Pt Field Goals

1. Glen Combs-UTS 103
2. Warren Jabali-FLO 102
3. Louie Dampier-KEN 84
4. Rick Barry*-NYA 73
5. George Lehmann-TOT 71

3-Pt Field Goal Attempts

1. Warren Jabali-FLO 285
2. Glen Combs-UTS 254
3. Rick Barry*-NYA 237
4. Wendell Ladner-TOT 236
5. Louie Dampier-KEN 233

3-Pt Field Goal Pct

1. Red Robbins-UTS .408
2. Glen Combs-UTS .406
3. Al Tucker-FLO .366
4. Louie Dampier-KEN .360
5. Warren Jabali-FLO .358

Free Throws

1. Rick Barry*-NYA 641
2. Mack Calvin-FLO 611
3. Dan Issel*-KEN 591
4. Charlie Scott-VIR 525
5. Zelmo Beaty-UTS 522

Free Throw Attempts

1. Dan Issel*-KEN 753
2. Rick Barry*-NYA 730
3. Mack Calvin-FLO 701
4. Charlie Scott-VIR 654
5. Willie Wise-UTS 633

Free Throw Pct

1. George Lehmann-TOT .880
2. Bill Keller-INA .879
3. Rick Barry*-NYA .878
4. Mack Calvin-FLO .872
5. Steve Jones-DLC .870

Offensive Rebounds

1. Julius Erving*-VIR 476
2. Artis Gilmore-KEN 421
3. Mel Daniels-INA 383
4. Wil Jones-MMP 371
5. Mike Lewis-PTC 357

Defensive Rebounds

1. Artis Gilmore-KEN 1070
2. Mel Daniels-INA 914
3. Gerald Govan-MMP 872
4. Julius Erving*-VIR 843
5. Billy Paultz-NYA 772

Total Rebounds

1. Artis Gilmore-KEN 1491
2. Julius Erving*-VIR 1319
3. Mel Daniels-INA 1297
4. Gerald Govan-MMP 1182
5. Zelmo Beaty-UTS 1110

Assists

1. Bill Melchionni-NYA 669
2. Larry Brown*-DNR 549
3. Louie Dampier-KEN 515
4. Warren Jabali-FLO 495
5. Jimmy Jones-UTS 485

Blocks

1. Artis Gilmore-KEN 422

Turnovers

1. Julius Erving*-VIR 342
2. Charlie Scott-VIR 340
3. Artis Gilmore-KEN 335
4. Warren Jabali-FLO 332
5. Bill Melchionni-NYA 314

Personal Fouls

1. Wendell Ladner-TOT 347
2. Julius Keye-DNR 346
3. Wil Jones-MMP 322
4. Mike Lewis-PTC 315
  Zelmo Beaty-UTS 315

Points

1. Dan Issel*-KEN 2538
2. Charlie Scott-VIR 2524
3. Rick Barry*-NYA 2518
4. Ralph Simpson-DNR 2300
5. Julius Erving*-VIR 2290

Minutes Per Game

1. Rick Barry*-NYA 45.2
2. Artis Gilmore-KEN 43.6
3. Dan Issel*-KEN 43.0
4. Charlie Scott-VIR 41.9
5. Julius Erving*-VIR 41.8

Points Per Game

1. Charlie Scott-VIR 34.6
2. Rick Barry*-NYA 31.5
3. Dan Issel*-KEN 30.6
4. Ralph Simpson-DNR 27.4
5. Julius Erving*-VIR 27.3

Rebounds Per Game

1. Artis Gilmore-KEN 17.8
2. Mel Daniels-INA 16.4
3. Julius Erving*-VIR 15.7
4. Gerald Govan-MMP 14.2
5. Zelmo Beaty-UTS 13.2

Assists Per Game

1. Bill Melchionni-NYA 8.4
2. Larry Brown*-DNR 7.2
3. Jimmy Jones-UTS 6.2
4. Louie Dampier-KEN 6.2
5. Warren Jabali-FLO 6.1

Player Efficiency Rating

1. Artis Gilmore-KEN 26.6
2. Zelmo Beaty-UTS 24.6
3. Jim McDaniels-CAR 24.0
4. Julius Erving*-VIR 23.9
5. Donnie Freeman-DLC 23.8

True Shooting Pct

1. Artis Gilmore-KEN .620
2. Zelmo Beaty-UTS .607
3. Larry Jones-FLO .606
4. Trooper Washington-NYA .587
5. Mike Lewis-PTC .575

Effective Field Goal Pct

1. Artis Gilmore-KEN .598
2. Trooper Washington-NYA .571
3. Dave Lattin-PTC .544
4. Larry Jones-FLO .542
5. Mike Lewis-PTC .540

Offensive Rebound Pct

1. George McGinnis-INA 12.6
2. Mike Lewis-PTC 12.5
3. Mel Daniels-INA 12.2
4. Julius Erving*-VIR 11.9
5. Randy Denton-TOT 11.5

Defensive Rebound Pct

1. Mel Daniels-INA 27.1
2. Billy Paultz-NYA 25.8
3. Artis Gilmore-KEN 25.6
4. Jim McDaniels-CAR 25.1
5. Julius Keye-DNR 24.2

Total Rebound Pct

1. Mel Daniels-INA 19.9
2. Artis Gilmore-KEN 18.8
3. Billy Paultz-NYA 17.8
4. Mike Lewis-PTC 17.4
5. Julius Keye-DNR 17.3

Assist Pct

1. Larry Brown*-DNR 34.5
2. Bill Melchionni-NYA 28.6
3. George Lehmann-TOT 28.1
4. Mack Calvin-FLO 23.6
5. Jimmy Jones-UTS 22.0

Turnover Pct

1. Dave Robisch-DNR 7.9
2. Red Robbins-UTS 9.3
3. Dan Issel*-KEN 9.5
4. Donnie Freeman-DLC 10.0
5. Rick Barry*-NYA 10.3

Usage Pct

1. Charlie Scott-VIR 33.1
2. Ralph Simpson-DNR 31.4
3. Donnie Freeman-DLC 30.9
4. Dan Issel*-KEN 27.8
5. John Brisker-PTC 27.6

Offensive Win Shares

1. Artis Gilmore-KEN 12.6
2. Zelmo Beaty-UTS 11.6
3. Rick Barry*-NYA 9.0
4. Dan Issel*-KEN 8.4
5. Willie Wise-UTS 7.7

Defensive Win Shares

1. Artis Gilmore-KEN 7.2
2. Gerald Govan-MMP 7.1
3. Julius Erving*-VIR 5.8
4. Dan Issel*-KEN 5.1
5. Wil Jones-MMP 5.0

Win Shares

1. Artis Gilmore-KEN 19.8
2. Zelmo Beaty-UTS 15.1
3. Dan Issel*-KEN 13.5
4. Julius Erving*-VIR 13.3
5. Willie Wise-UTS 11.2
   

All-ABA Teams

1st Team
Rick Barry*
Donnie Freeman
Artis Gilmore
Dan Issel*
Bill Melchionni
 2nd Team
Zelmo Beaty
Julius Erving*
Charlie Scott
Ralph Simpson
Willie Wise

All-Rookie Teams

1st Team
Julius Erving*
Artis Gilmore
George McGinnis
Johnny Neumann
John Roche

All-Star Game Rosters

East
Rick Barry*
John Brisker
Mack Calvin
Louie Dampier
Julius Erving*
Artis Gilmore
Dan Issel*
Warren Jabali
Jim McDaniels
Bill Melchionni
Charlie Scott
George Thompson
 West
Zelmo Beaty
Arthur Becker
Roger Brown
Glen Combs
Mel Daniels
Donnie Freeman
Steve Jones
Wil Jones
Wendell Ladner
Freddie Lewis
Ralph Simpson
Willie Wise