ABA All-Star Game

This article is about the all-star game for the former pro basketball league. For the game related to the semi-pro league founded in 1999, see American Basketball Association (2000–present).

The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a professional basketball league founded in 1967. The ABA ceased to exist after merging with the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1976. In total, the league held nine all-star games, with all but the last being between the Western Division and the Eastern Division. In the final one, it was held between the first place team at the time of the All-Star break face off against a selected group of All-Stars, regardless of conference.

* Elected in Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Eastern Division (5 wins) Western Division (3 wins) Denver Nuggets (1 win)
Year Result Host arena Host city Game MVP
1968 East 126, West 120 Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis Larry Brown*, New Orleans Buccaneers
1969 West 133, East 127 Louisville Convention Center Louisville, Kentucky John Beasley, Dallas Chaparrals
1970 West 128, East 98 Fairgrounds Coliseum Indianapolis (2) Spencer Haywood*, Denver Rockets
1971 East 126, West 122 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina Mel Daniels*, Indiana Pacers
1972 East 142, West 115 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky (2) Dan Issel*, Kentucky Colonels
1973 West 123, East 111 Salt Palace Salt Lake City Warren Jabali, Denver Rockets
1974 East 128, West 112 Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia Artis Gilmore*, Kentucky Colonels
1975 East 151, West 124 HemisFair Arena San Antonio, Texas Freddie Lewis, Spirits of St. Louis
1976 Denver Nuggets 144, ABA All-Stars 138 McNichols Arena Denver, Colorado David Thompson*, Denver Nuggets

Players with most selections in ABA All-Star Game

* Elected in Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Player Games Teams Years
Mel Daniels* 7 Indiana Pacers 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974
Louie Dampier* 7 Kentucky Colonels 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975
Dan Issel* 6 Kentucky Colonels, Denver Nuggets 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976
Jimmy Jones 6 New Orleans Buccaneers/Memphis Pros, Utah Stars 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974
Julius Erving* 5 Virginia Squires, New York Nets 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976
Artis Gilmore* 5 Kentucky Colonels 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976
Ralph Simpson 5 Denver Nuggets 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976
Mack Calvin 5 The Floridians, Carolina Cougars, Denver Nuggets 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975
Donnie Freeman 5 Minnesota Muskies/Miami Floridians, Texas Chaparrals/Dallas Chaparrals 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972
Rick Barry* 4 Oakland Oaks/Washington Caps, New York Nets 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972
Roger Brown* 4 Indiana Pacers 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972
Larry Jones 4 Denver Rockets, The Floridians 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971
Warren Jabali 4 Washington Caps, The Floridians, Denver Rockets 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974
Ron Boone 4 Utah Stars, Spirits of St. Louis 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976
Freddie Lewis 4 Indiana Pacers, Spirits of St. Louis 1968, 1970, 1972, 1975
Bob Netolicky 4 Indiana Pacers 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971
Billy Paultz 4 New York Nets, San Antonio Spurs 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976
Red Robbins 4 New Orleans Buccaneers, Utah Stars 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971

ABA All-Star Game head coaches

* Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach

Eastern Division (1968–1975)

Year Head coach Team Ref.
1968 Jim Pollard Minnesota Muskies [1]
1969 Gene Rhodes Kentucky Colonels [2]
1970 Slick Leonard* Indiana Pacers [3]
1971 Al Bianchi Virginia Squires [4]
1972 Joe Mullaney Kentucky Colonels [5]
1973 Larry Brown* Carolina Cougars [6]
1974 Babe McCarthy Kentucky Colonels [7]
1975 Kevin Loughery New York Nets [8]

Western Division (1968–1975)

Year Head coach Team Ref.
1968 Babe McCarthy (2) New Orleans Buccaneers [1]
1969 Alex Hannum* Oakland Oaks [2]
1970 Babe McCarthy (3) New Orleans Buccaneers [3]
1971 Bill Sharman* Utah Stars [4]
1972 LaDell Andersen Utah Stars [5]
1973 LaDell Andersen (2) Utah Stars [6]
1974 Joe Mullaney (2) Utah Stars [7]
1975 Larry Brown* (2) Denver Nuggets [8]

ABA All-Stars vs. Denver Nuggets (1976)

Year Head coach Team All-Star Team Ref.
1976 Kevin Loughery (2) New York Nets ABA All-Stars [9]
1976 Larry Brown* (3) Denver Nuggets Denver Nuggets [9]

Most selections

Head coach # Selections
Larry Brown* 3 1973 (Eastern Division)

1975 (Western Division)

1976 (Denver Nuggets)

Babe McCarthy 3 1968 (Western Division)

1970 (Western Division)

1974 (Eastern Division)

Kevin Loughery 2 1975 (Eastern Division)

1976 (ABA All-Stars)

LaDell Andersen 2 1972 (Western Division)

1973 (Western Division)

Joe Mullaney 2 1972 (Eastern Division)

1974 (Western Division)

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b "1969 ABA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "1970 ABA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "1971 ABA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "1972 ABA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  6. ^ a b "1973 ABA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  7. ^ a b "1974 ABA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  8. ^ a b "1975 ABA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  9. ^ a b "1976 ABA All-Star Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 13, 2023.