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Sports season
The
1972?73 ABA season
was the sixth season of the
American Basketball Association
. The
Pittsburgh Condors
and
Miami Floridians
had folded, leaving the league with nine teams. However, the ABA decided to (for the first and only time) award an expansion franchise to Dr.
Leonard Bloom
(President and CEO of the United States Capital Corporation) for $1 million to play in
San Diego, California
, named the
San Diego Conquistadors
(however due to a feud they did not play in
San Diego Sports Arena
, instead playing at
Peterson Gym
).
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Subsequently, this meant that the
Memphis Tams
(formerly the Memphis Pros) would move to the Eastern Division. Once again, the best regular season team did not win the ABA Finals, with the
Indiana Pacers
(who had the 4th best record), led by playoff MVP
George McGinnis
, winning the ABA championship, 4 games to 3 over the
Kentucky Colonels
.
Final standings
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Eastern Division
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Western Division
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Asterisk (*) denotes playoff team
Bold
? ABA champions
Playoffs
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Awards and honors
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Billy Cunningham
(
Carolina
) was named ABA MVP
George McGinnis
(
Indiana
) was named Playoffs MVP
- ABA Most Valuable Player Award
:
Billy Cunningham
,
Carolina Cougars
- Rookie of the Year:
Brian Taylor
,
New York Nets
- Coach of the Year:
Larry Brown
, Carolina Cougars
- Playoffs MVP:
George McGinnis
,
Indiana Pacers
- All-Star Game MVP:
Warren Jabali
,
Denver Rockets
- Executive of the Year:
Carl Scheer
, Carolina Cougars
- All-ABA First Team
- All-ABA Second Team
- George McGinnis
, Indiana Pacers
- Dan Issel
, Kentucky Colonels (2nd Second Team selection, 3rd overall selection)
- Mel Daniels
, Indiana Pacers (1st Second Team selection, 5th overall selection)
- Ralph Simpson
, Denver Rockets (2nd selection)
- Mack Calvin
, Carolina Cougars (1st Second Team selection, 2nd overall selection)
- All-Defensive Team
(beginning with this season)
- All-Rookie Team
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