American Basketball Association (2000–present) playoff results

These are playoff results for the current incarnation of the American Basketball Association (ABA).

Results

2000–2001

Division semifinals			Division finals			ABA championship

4	Detroit Dogs	117

7	Tampa Bay ThunderDawgs	112
			4	Detroit Dogs	119

			6	Indiana Legends	105
5	Memphis Houn'Dawgs	90

6	Indiana Legends	95
						4	Detroit Dogs	107

						1	Chicago Skyliners	91
1	Chicago Skyliners	112

8	San Diego Wildfire	97
			1	Chicago Skyliners	106

			3	Kansas City Knights	105
2	Los Angeles Stars	112

3	Kansas City Knights	132

2001–2002

Semifinals			Finals			ABA championship

2	Southern California Surf	124

5	Kentucky Pro Cats	111
			2	Southern California Surf	93

			3	Phoenix Eclipse	90
3	Phoenix Eclipse	112

4	Detroit Dogs	97
						2	Southern California Surf	113

						1	Kansas City Knights	118
1	Kansas City Knights	bye

		–
			1	Kansas City Knights	110

			7	Las Vegas Slam	101
6	Indiana Legends	94

7	Las Vegas Slam	115

2003–2004

Semifinals			Finals			ABA championship

2	Kansas City Knights	101

7	Jersey Squires	91
			2	Kansas City Knights	100

			3	Juarez Gallos	99
3	Juarez Gallos	133

6	Tijuana Dragons	120
						2	Kansas City Knights	123

						1	Long Beach Jam	126



			1	Long Beach Jam	bye

					–

2004–2005

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals			ABA championship

1	Utah Snowbears	130

14	Tijuana Dragons	115
			1	Utah Snowbears	130

			8	Long Beach Jam	115
8	Long Beach Jam	148

9	Las Vegas Rattlers	126
						1	Utah Snowbears	forfeit

						13	Bellevue Blackhawks	–
5	Maryland Nighthawks	124

12	New Jersey SkyCats	105
			5	Maryland Nighthawks	120

			13	Bellevue Blackhawks	133
4	Texas Tycoons	94

13	Bellevue Blackhawks	101
									13	Bellevue Blackhawks	103

									2	Arkansas RimRockers	118
3	Mississippi Stingers	96

16	St. Louis Flight	84
			3	Mississippi Stingers	114

			6	Kansas City Knights	109
6	Kansas City Knights	119

11	Los Angeles Stars	111
						3	Mississippi Stingers	105

						2	Arkansas RimRockers	117
7	Harlem Strong Dogs	105

10	Kentucky Colonels	108
			10	Kentucky Colonels	123

			2	Arkansas RimRockers	135
2	Arkansas RimRockers	136

15	Ontario Warriors	97

2005–2006

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals			ABA championship

1	Rochester Razorsharks	126

9	Newark Express	98
			1	Rochester Razorsharks	104

			7	Atlanta Vision	85
7	Atlanta Vision	99

15	Buffalo Rapids	97
						1	Rochester Razorsharks	106

						3	San Jose Skyrockets	103
6	Pittsburgh Xplosion	115

10	Bellingham Slam	122
			10	Bellingham Slam	119

			3	San Jose Skyrockets	138
3	San Jose Skyrockets	132

18	Los Angeles Aftershock	90
									1	Rochester Razorsharks	117

									4	SoCal Legends	114
2	Indiana Alley Cats	117

11	Toledo Ice	103
			2	Indiana Alley Cats	126

			13	Strong Island Sound	128
8	Harlem Strong Dogs	107

13	Strong Island Sound	112
						13	Strong Island Sound	110

						4	SoCal Legends	123
5	Maryland Nighthawks	145

12	Montreal Matrix	114
			5	Maryland Nighthawks	121

			4	SoCal Legends	123
4	SoCal Legends	97

14	Beijing Aoshen Olympian	95

Wild card round

Rochester Razorsharks (1) received bye to Bracket One Quarterfinal
Indiana Alley Cats (2) received bye to Bracket Two Quarterfinal
San Jose Skyrockets (3) received bye to Bracket One Quarterfinal
SoCal Legends (4) received bye to Bracket Two Quarterfinal
Maryland Nighthawks (5) received bye to Bracket Two Quarterfinal
Pittsburgh Xplosion (6) received bye to Bracket One Quarterfinal
Atlanta Vision (7) received bye to Bracket One Quarterfinal
Harlem Strong Dogs (8) received bye to Bracket Two Quarterfinal
Newark Express (9) received bye to Bracket One Quarterfinal
Bellingham Slam (10) defeated Tacoma Navigators (22) 134–116
Toledo Ice (11) defeated Detroit Wheels (21) 132–130
Montreal Matrix (12) defeated Ohio Aviators (23) 140–83
Strong Island Sound (13) defeated Birmingham Magicians (19) 97–95
Beijing Aoshen Olympian (14) defeated Fresno Heatwave (20) 134–82
Buffalo Rapids (15) defeated Boston Frenzy (16) 133–88
Los Angeles Aftershock (18) defeated Orange County Buzz (17) 91–86

2006–2007

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals			ABA championship

1	Vermont Frost Heaves	103

13	Strong Island Sound	75
			1	Vermont Frost Heaves	119

			8	Bellingham Slam	103
8	Bellingham Slam	137

19	Hollywood Fame	103
						1	Vermont Frost Heaves	113

						10	Wilmington Sea Dawgs	85
5	Arkansas Aeros	forfeit

11	Mississippi Miracles	–
			11	Mississippi Miracles	112

			10	Wilmington Sea Dawgs	130
4	Rochester Razorsharks	forfeit

10	Wilmington Sea Dawgs	–
									1	Vermont Frost Heaves	143

									3	Texas Tycoons	95
3	Texas Tycoons	–

14	Detroit Panthers	forfeit
			3	Texas Tycoons	125

			9	Quad City Riverhawks	123
6	Minnesota Ripknees	forfeit

9	Quad City Riverhawks	–
						3	Texas Tycoons	126

						7	Beijing Aoshen Olympian	114
7	Beijing Aoshen Olympian	100

15	San Diego Wildcats	97
			7	Beijing Aoshen Olympian	121

			12	Buffalo Silverbacks	106
2	Jacksonville Jam	91

12	Buffalo Silverbacks	100

Wild card round

Vermont Frost Heaves (1) received bye to Bracket One Quarterfinal
Jacksonville Jam (2) received bye to Bracket Two Quarterfinal
Texas Tycoons (3) received bye to Bracket Two Quarterfinal
Rochester Razorsharks (4) received bye to Bracket One Quarterfinal
Arkansas Aeros (5) received bye to Bracket One Quarterfinal
Minnesota Ripknees (6) received bye to Bracket Two Quarterfinal
Beijing Aoshen Olympian (7) received bye to Bracket Two Quarterfinal
Bellingham Slam (8) received bye to Bracket One Quarterfinal
Quad City Riverhawks (9) defeated Sauk Valley Rollers (17) 100–86
Wilmington Sea Dawgs (10) defeated Orlando Aces (22) 119–103
Mississippi Miracles (11) defeated Waco Wranglers (23) 131–119
Buffalo Silverbacks (12) received bye to Bracket Two Quarterfinal
Strong Island Sound (13) defeated Quebec City Kebekwa (16) 108–97
Detroit Panthers (14) defeated Peoria Kings (18) 134–125
San Diego Wildcats (15) defeated Gallup Outlaws (20) 133–106
Hollywood Fame (19) defeated Maywood Buzz (21) 143–124

2007–2008

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals			ABA championship

1	Vermont Frost Heaves	bye


			1	Vermont Frost Heaves	118

			11	San Francisco Rumble	93
8	Long Beach Breakers	115

11	San Francisco Rumble	129
						1	Vermont Frost Heaves	106

						4	Texas Tycoons	100
4	Texas Tycoons	bye


			4	Texas Tycoons	122

			6	Quebec Kebs	120
6	Quebec Kebs	bye


									1	Vermont Frost Heaves	87

									3	San Diego Wildcats	84
2	Manchester Millrats	bye


			2	Manchester Millrats	146

			9	Montreal Royal	140
9	Montreal Royal	118

10	Jersey Express	110
						2	Manchester Millrats	109

						3	San Diego Wildcats	115
3	San Diego Wildcats	bye


			3	San Diego Wildcats	145

			7	Atlanta Vision	99
7	Atlanta Vision	bye

Wild card round

Vermont Frost Heaves (1) received bye to Bracket One Quarterfinal
Manchester Millrats (2) received bye to Bracket Two Quarterfinal
San Diego Wildcats (3) received bye to Bracket Two Quarterfinal
Texas Tycoons (4) received bye to Bracket One Quarterfinal
Quebec City Kebekwa (6) received bye to Bracket One Quarterfinal
Atlanta Vision (7) received bye to Bracket Two Quarterfinal
Long Beach Breakers (8) defeated Maywood Buzz (12) 120–102
Montreal Royal (9) received bye to Bracket Two Quarterfinal
Jersey Express (10) received bye to Bracket Two Quarterfinal
San Francisco Rumble (11) defeated Orange County Gladiators (5) 132–126

2008–2009

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			ABA championship

1	Southeast Texas Mustangs	121

8	Knoxville Thunderbolts	87
			1	Southeast Texas Mustangs	89

			4	Kentucky Bisons	107
4	Kentucky Bisons	106

5	Beijing Aoshen Olympian	104
						4	Kentucky Bisons	127

						2	Maywood Buzz	120
3	Nashville Broncs	118

6	Jersey Express	99
			3	Nashville Broncs	111

			2	Maywood Buzz	120
2	Maywood Buzz	91

7	Chicago Steam	82

2009–2010

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

ABA championship

5

Jersey Express

91

Bluegrass Stallions

99

3

Bluegrass Stallions

Elmira Red Riders

Bluegrass Stallions

100

Kentucky Bisons

91

2

Chicago Steam

9

Lake Michigan Admirals

Chicago Steam

106

Kentucky Bisons

114

4

Kentucky Bisons

14

West Virginia Blazers

Kentucky Bisons

99, 83, 76

Southeast Texas Mavericks

96, 104, 85

1

Southeast Texas Mavericks

146

Texas Fuel

84

8

West Texas Whirlwinds

Texas Fuel

Southeast Texas Mavericks

San Francisco Rumble

Forfeit

10

Los Angeles Slam

So Cal Tournament Winner

Los Angeles Slam

San Francisco Rumble

6

San Francisco Rumble

Sacramento Heatwave

Note: Finals was a best of 3 series.
Note: ABA did not release the game results for the first round or the winners of the regional first round tournaments.

2010–2011

Elite Eight			Final Four			ABA championship

			4	East Kentucky Energy
12	Lake Michigan Admirals	97	1	Southeast Texas Mavericks	*
4	East Kentucky Energy	110					Southeast Texas Mavericks	*
							Jacksonville Giants
			16	Gulf Coast Flash
16	Gulf Coast Flash	148	2	Jacksonville Giants	*
3	Colorado Kings	136

2013–2014

Final 8, First Round

Quarter-Finals

Semi-Finals

Finals (best of 3 games)

Jacksonville Giants

96

Chicago Steam

113

South Florida Gold

93

North Dallas Vandals

119

South Florida Gold

134

North Dallas Vandals

105

Jacksonville Giants

0 Games

Shreveport Mavericks

2 Games

Arizona Scorpions

95

Arizona Scorpions

100

Bay Area Matrix

71

Jersey Express

76

Shreveport Mavericks

97

Arizona Scorpions

89

2023–2024

Region Semifinals			Region Finals			Final Four			ABA Championship

1	Indiana Lyons	122

4	Peoria Pitbulls	117
			1	Indiana Lyons	80

			2	Chicago Fury	102
2	Chicago Fury	117

3	Burning River Buckets	90
						1	Binghamton Bulldogs	104

						4	Mississippi Silverbacks	105
1	Providence Pirates	149

4	Coney Island Thunder	111
			1	Providence Pirates	108

			3	Binghamton Bulldogs	111
2	Wyoming Valley Clutch	105

3	Binghamton Bulldogs	118
									4	Mississippi Silverbacks	123

									2	Chicago Fury	126
1	Atlanta Aliens	115

4	Mississippi Silverbacks	118
			4	Mississippi Silverbacks	117

			2	Nassau Pride	108
2	Nassau Pride	120

3	Western Oklahoma Bulls	115
						2	Chicago Fury	91

						3	Silicon Valley Panthers	90
1	Silicon Valley Panthers	111

3	Team Trouble	101
			1	Silicon Valley Panthers	141

			4	New Mexico Bullsnakes	112
2	Las Vegas Royals	123

4	New Mexico Bullsnakes	128

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