1974–75 Utah Stars season

The 1974–75 Utah Stars season was the fifth season of the franchise in Utah (and 8th overall) in the American Basketball Association (ABA). Despite declining from the previous season for the 3rd straight year, the Stars went into the playoffs once again, finishing seven games over San Diego for 4th place. In the Semifinals, they lost to the Denver Nuggets in 6 games. As it turned out, this was their final playoff appearance, as the team folded midway through the next season.[1]

1974–75 Utah Stars season
Head coachBucky Buckwalter (24-32)
Tom Nissalke (14-14)
ArenaSalt Palace
Results
Record38–46 (.452)
PlaceDivision: 4th (ABA)
Playoff finishLost in ABA Semifinals
RadioKALL

Before the season, the Stars signed a 19-year old Moses Malone straight out of Petersburg High School in Petersburg, Virginia to a five-year contract.

Roster
  • 24 Ron Boone - Shooting guard
  • 35 Roger Brown - Small forward
  • 32 Randy Denton - Center
  • 34 Clyde Dickey - Shooting guard
  • 33 Jim Eakins - Power forward
  • 25 Gerald Govan - Power forward
  • 11Wali Jones - Shooting guard
  • 22 Moses Malone - Center
  • 30 Roy McPipe - Shooting guard
  • 44 Larry Miller - Shooting guard
  • 15 John Roche - Point guard
  • 10 Bruce Seals - Small forward
  • 20 Al Smith - Point guard
  • 44 Hank Williams - Small forward

Final standings

Western Division
TeamWLPCT.GB
Denver Nuggets*6519.774-
San Antonio Spurs*5133.60714
Indiana Pacers*4539.53620
Utah Stars*3846.45227
San Diego Conquistadors3153.36934

Asterisk denotes playoff berth

Playoffs

Western Division Semifinals

GameDateLocationScoreRecordAttendance
1April 6Denver107–1220–17,200
2April 7Denver120–1260–27,298
3April 9Utah122–1081–25,694
4April 11Utah132–1102–29,106
5April 12Denver119–1302–37,498
6April 14Utah113–1152–48,448

References
  1. "1974-75 Utah Stars Roster and Stats".
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