1970–71 Texas Chaparrals season

1970–71 Texas Chaparrals season
1970–71 Texas Chaparrals season
Head coach	Max Williams (5–14); Bill Blakeley (25–40)
Arena	Moody Coliseum; Tarrant County Coliseum; Lubbock Municipal Coliseum; Dallas Memorial Auditorium
Results
Record	30–54 (.357)
Place	Division: 4th (Western)
Playoff finish	Lost in the ABA Semifinals
< 1969–70	1971–72 >

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 name was reverted 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.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
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

Max Williams & Bill Blakeley

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster

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]

Game	Date	Location	Score	Record	Attendance
1	April 2	Utah	115–125	0–1	4,375
2	April 3	Utah	107–137	0–2	6,061
3	April 4	Texas	101–113	0–3	4,674
4	April 6	Texas	107–128	0–4	3,666

Awards and honors

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

Donnie Freeman

References

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

Chaparrals on Basketball Reference

External links

[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.

[remembertheaba.com-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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v t e 1970–71 ABA season by team
All-Star Game Draft Playoffs
Eastern Division	Carolina Cougars Kentucky Colonels New York Nets Pittsburgh Condors The Floridians Virginia Squires
Western Division	Denver Rockets Indiana Pacers Memphis Pros Texas Chaparrals Utah Stars