1972–73 ABA 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).[1] 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.

1972–73 ABA season
LeagueAmerican Basketball Association
SportBasketball
DurationOctober 12, 1972 – May 12, 1973
Number of games84
Number of teams10
Regular season
Top seedCarolina Cougars
Season MVPBilly Cunningham (Carolina)
Top scorerDan Issel (Kentucky)
Finals
ChampionsIndiana Pacers
  Runners-upKentucky Colonels

Standings

Eastern Division
TeamWL %GB
Carolina Cougars *5727.679-
Kentucky Colonels *5628.6671
Virginia Squires *4242.50015
New York Nets *3054.35727
Memphis Tams2460.28633

Western Division
TeamWL %GB
Utah Stars *5529.655-
Indiana Pacers *5133.6074
Denver Rockets *4737.5608
San Diego Conquistadors *3054.35725
Dallas Chaparrals2856.33327

Asterisk (*) denotes playoff team

Bold - ABA Champions

Playoffs
See also: 1973 ABA playoffs

Awards and honors
Billy Cunningham (Carolina) was named ABA MVP
George McGinnis (Indiana) was named Playoffs MVP

References
  1. "The History of Professional Basketball in San Diego 1972-1984". HuffPost. June 19, 2015.
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