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

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 was renamed 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

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Transactions

• 12 Ron Boone - SG (traded to the Utah Stars midway through the season)
• 10 Glen Combs - SG (traded to the Utah Stars midway through the season)
• 20 Donnie Freeman- SG (traded from the Utah Stars midway through the season)
• 35 Wayne Hightower - PF (traded from the Utah Stars midway through the season)
• 32 Ed Johnson - C (traded from the New York Nets on January 6, 1971)
• 43 Manny Leaks - C (traded to the New York Nets on January 6, 1971)
• 23 Levern Tart - SG (traded from the New York Nets on January 6, 1971)

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

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

• Chaparrals on Basketball Reference

External links

• RememberTheABA.com 1970-71 regular season and playoff results
• RememberTheABA.com Dallas Chaparrals page