1967–68 Dallas Chaparrals season

NBA professional basketball team season
1967–68 Dallas Chaparrals season
Head coachCliff Hagan
ArenaMoody Coliseum
Dallas Memorial Auditorium
Results
Record46–32 (.590)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishLost in the Division finals
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The 1967–68 Dallas Chaparrals season was the first season of the Chaparrals in the American Basketball Association. The Chaps fell to the New Orleans Buccaneers in the Division Finals after beating the Houston Mavericks in the Semifinals. That playoff victory would be their only victory for the Chaparrals as they fell in the Semifinals for the next four years, before they moved to San Antonio.

Roster

  • 24 Charles Beasley - Shooting guard
  • 44 John Beasley - Center
  • 20 Jim Burns - Shooting guard
  • -- Mike Dabich - Center
  • 16 Cliff Hagan - Small forward
  • 15/20 Dennis Holman - Point guard
  • 25 Carroll Hooser - Power forward
  • 31 Riney Lochmann - Small forward
  • 43 Elton McGriff - Center
  • 12 Maurice McHartley - Point guard
  • 33 Rich Peek - Center
  • 35 Cincy Powell - Small forward
  • 14 Rubin Russell - Guard
  • 11 Bob Verga - Shooting guard
  • 12 Gene Wiley - Center
  • 22 Bobby Wilson - Power forward

Final standings

Western Division

Team W L PCT. GB
New Orleans Buccaneers 48 30 .615 –
Dallas Chaparrals 46 32 .590 2
Denver Rockets 45 33 .577 3
Houston Mavericks 29 49 .372 19
Anaheim Amigos 25 53 .321 23
Oakland Oaks 22 56 .282 26

Record vs. opponents

1967-68 ABA Records
Team ANA DAL DEN HOU IND KEN MIN NJA NOB OAK PIT
Anaheim — 2–8 3–7 6–3 2–4 0–6 1–5 2–4 2–7 6–4 1–5
Dallas 8–2 — 4–5 8–2 3–3 5–1 2–4 3–3 4–6 7–2 2–4
Denver 7–3 5–4 — 6–3 4–2 2–4 2–4 5–1 5–5 7–3 2–4
Houston 3–6 2–8 3–6 — 3–3 3–3 3–3 3–3 0–10 7–3 2–4
Indiana 4–2 3–3 2–4 3–3 — 6–5 3–8 6–4 3–3 4–2 4–6
Kentucky 6–0 1–5 4–2 3–3 5–6 — 5–5 4–7 2–4 3–3 3–7
Minnesota 5–1 4–2 4–2 3–3 8–3 5–5 — 7–3 5–1 5–1 4–7
New Jersey 4–2 3–3 1–5 3–3 4–6 7–4 3–7 — 3–3 5–1 3–8
New Orleans 7–2 6–4 5–5 10–0 3–3 4–2 1–5 3–3 — 6–3 3–3
Oakland 4–6 2–7 3–7 3–7 2–4 3–3 1–5 1–5 3–6 — 0–6
Pittsburgh 5–1 4–2 4–2 4–2 6–4 7–3 7–4 8–3 3–3 6–0 —

Playoffs

Western Division Semifinals[1]

Game Date Location Score Record Attendance
1 March 23 Dallas 111–110 1–0 1,857
2 March 25 Dallas 115–97 2–0 891
3 March 26 Houston 116–103 3–0 3,117

Chaparrals win series 3–0

Western Division Finals

Game Date Location Score Record Attendance
1 April 5 New Orleans 99–104 0–1 3,332
2 April 9 New Orleans 112–109 1–1 5,287
3 April 10 Dallas 107–110 1–2 4,825
4 April 11 Dallas 103–119 1–3 3,623
5 April 13 New Orleans 107–108 1–4 4,614

Chaparrals lose series 4–1

Awards and honors

1968 ABA All-Star Game selections (game played on January 9, 1968)

References

  1. ^ "Remember the ABA: 1967-68 Regular Season Standings and Playoff Results". Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved May 20, 2008.

External links

  • Chaparrals on Basketball Reference
  • RememberTheABA.com 1967–68 regular season and playoff results
  • RememberTheABA.com Dallas Chaparrals page