1970–71 Texas Chaparrals season
Head coachMax Williams (5–14)
Bill Blakeley (25–40)
ArenaMoody Coliseum
Tarrant County Coliseum
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum
Dallas Memorial Auditorium
Results
Record30–54 (.357)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Western)
Playoff finishLost in the ABA Semifinals

The 1970–71 Texas Chaparrals season was the fourth season of the Chaparrals in the American Basketball Association. In order to try to attract more fans, the Chaparrals adopted the Texas moniker, even playing games in Fort Worth, Texas, at the Tarrant County Coliseum along with Lubbock, Texas, at the Lubbock Municipal Coliseum. This practice was scrapped after the season, along with the moniker, as the team was renamed before the next season. For the fourth straight year, the Chaps made the playoffs, but for the third straight year in a row they bowed out in the Division Semifinals, once again to Utah.

Roster

1970-71 Texas Chaparrals roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
SG 24 Beasley, Charles 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1945-09-23 SMU
PF 44 Beasley, John 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1944-02-05 Texas A&M
PF 22 Bedell, Bob 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1944-06-26 Stanford
PF 40 Bradds, Gary 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1942-07-26 Ohio State
C 43 Croft, Bobby 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1946-03-17 Tennessee
C 50 Davis, Willie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 234 lb (106 kg) 1945-08-09 North Texas
SG 34 Hagan, Tom 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1947-01-29 Vanderbilt
PG 11 Hamilton, Joe 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1948-07-05 North Texas
SF 33 Jones, Rich 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1946-12-27 Illinois
C 55 Moore, Gene 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1945-07-29 Saint Louis
PF 31 Wittman, Greg 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1947-05-10 Western Carolina
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
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Transactions

Trades

January 6, 1971[1] To Texas Chaparrals
Levern Tart
Ed Johnson		 To New York Nets
Manny Leaks
January 6, 1971[2] To Texas Chaparrals
Donnie Freeman
Wayne Hightower		 To Utah Stars
Ron Boone
Glen Combs

Final standings

Western Division

Western Division W L PCT GB
Indiana Pacers * 58 26 .690 -
Utah Stars * 57 27 .679 1.0
Memphis Pros * 41 43 .488 17.0
Denver Rockets * 30 54 .357 28.0
Texas Chaparrals * 30 54 .357 28.0

Playoffs

The Rockets and Chaparrals were tied for the fourth and final playoff spot in the Western Division, so the two teams played in a one game playoff, with the Chaps winning 115–109.

Western Division Semifinals[3]

GameDateLocationScoreRecordAttendance
1April 2Utah115–1250–14,375
2April 3Utah107–1370–26,061
3April 4Texas101–1130–34,674
4April 6Texas107–1280–43,666

Awards and honors

1971 ABA All-Star Game selections (game played on January 23, 1971)

References

  1. ↑ "Chaps Trade Manny Leaks". Newspapers.com. January 7, 1971. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Stars, Chaps Make Swap". Newspapers.com. January 8, 1971. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Remember the ABA: 1970-71 Regular Season Standings and Playoff Results". Archived from the original on June 11, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
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