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Sports season
1971–72 ABA season
LeagueAmerican Basketball Association
SportBasketball
DurationOctober 13, 1971 – May 20, 1972
Number of games84
Number of teams11
Regular season
Top seedKentucky Colonels
Season MVPArtis Gilmore (Kentucky)
Top scorerDan Issel (Kentucky)
Finals
ChampionsIndiana Pacers
  Runners-upNew York Nets
ABA seasons
← 1970–711972–73 →

The 1971–72 ABA season was the fifth season of the American Basketball Association. The Indiana Pacers won the championship, defeating the New York Nets, 4 games to 2, in the ABA Finals.

For the first time in the league's history, no franchise moved to a different state from the previous season. The only name change involved the Dallas Chaparrals, who were able to secure a lease in Dallas for the season and were renamed from the previous season's Texas Chaparrals.

Teams

1971-72 American Basketball Association
Division Team City Arena Capacity
Eastern Carolina Cougars Greensboro, North Carolina
Charlotte, North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina 		Greensboro Coliseum
Charlotte Coliseum
Dorton Arena 		15,000
9,605
7,610
Kentucky Colonels Louisville, Kentucky Freedom Hall 16,664
New York Nets West Hempstead, New York
Uniondale, New York 		Island Garden
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 		5,200
13,571
Pittsburgh Condors Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Civic Arena 12,580
The Floridians Miami Beach, Florida
Tampa, Florida
St. Petersburg, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
West Palm Beach, Florida 		Miami Beach Convention Center
Curtis Hixon Hall
Bayfront Arena
Jacksonville Coliseum
West Palm Beach Auditorium 		15,000
7,000
7,500
11,000
5,000
Virginia Squires Old Dominion University Fieldhouse
Hampton Coliseum
Richmond Arena
Salem Civic Center
Roanoke Civic Center 		Norfolk, Virginia
Hampton, Virginia
Richmond, Virginia
Salem, Virginia
Roanoke, Virginia 		5,200
9,777
6,000
6,820
9,828
Western Dallas Chaparrals University Park, Texas
Dallas, Texas 		Moody Coliseum
Dallas Memorial Auditorium 		8,998
9,815
Denver Rockets Denver, Colorado Denver Auditorium Arena 6,841
Indiana Pacers Indianapolis, Indiana Indiana State Fair Coliseum 10,000
Memphis Pros Memphis, Tennessee Mid-South Coliseum 10,085
Utah Stars Salt Lake City, Utah Salt Palace 12,166

Map of teams

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Final standings

Eastern Division

Team W L PCT. GB
Kentucky Colonels * 68 16 .810 —
Virginia Squires * 45 39 .536 23
New York Nets * 44 40 .524 24
The Floridians * 36 48 .429 32
Carolina Cougars 35 49 .417 33
Pittsburgh Condors 25 59 .298 43

Western Division

Team W L PCT. GB
Utah Stars * 60 24 .714 —
Indiana Pacers * 47 37 .560 13
Dallas Chaparrals * 42 42 .500 18
Denver Rockets * 34 50 .405 26
Memphis Pros 26 58 .310 34

Asterisk (*) denotes playoff team

Bold – ABA champions

Playoffs

See also: 1972 ABA playoffs

Awards and honors

Artis Gilmore (Kentucky) was named ABA MVP and ROTY

References

American Basketball Association seasons
Seasons
Playoffs
All-Star Games
1971–72 ABA season by team
Eastern Division
Western Division
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