1967–68 Anaheim Amigos season
| 1967–68 Anaheim Amigos season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Al Brightman (12–24) Harry Dinnel (13–29) |
| Arena | Anaheim Convention Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 25–53 (.321) |
| Place | Division: 5th (ABA) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1967–68 Anaheim Amigos season was the first and only season of the franchise in the American Basketball Association (ABA). On February 2, 1967, a charter franchise in Anaheim, California was awarded to Art Kim and James Ackerman for $30,000. They participated in the first ever ABA game, losing 134-129 to the Oakland Oaks. The team ended up losing their first five games of the season, winning their first game 13 days later. The team only played 12 games at home in the calendar year of 1967, while playing on the road (or at a neutral site) for the other 25. The team failed to garner much interest from the locale, along with having to deal with working around the Convention Center's busy schedule due to being across the street from Disneyland. [1] Three of the home games for the Amigos were played in Honolulu, Hawaii. The team lost $500,000 over the course of the season. [2] They led the league in turnovers with 1,516, averaging over 19 a game, with the highest being 36 against the Denver Rockets. [3]
After the Amigos lost on December 27th, Harry Dinnel took over as coach before they played the next day on the 28th. The team never won more than three games in a row, with their highest winning streak being 2 games, which they did 7 times. From January 7th to January 21st, they lost 8 straight games. [4] After the season, the team moved to Los Angeles to become the Los Angeles Stars. Jim Hardy, the newly hired general manager for the Stars stated that "This is a brand-new franchise. We will have new players, new uniforms, new management, as well as a new home. The Amigos have been buried, and we burned their uniforms after the final game."
Roster
- 30 Bill Allen - Center
- 22 Bob Bedell - Power forward
- 52 Larry Bunce - Center
- 14/20/34 Steve Chubin - Shooting guard
- 10 Jeffrey Congdon - Point guard
- 14 Bill Crow - Guard
- 30-44 Warren Davis - Power forward
- 34 Harry Dinnel - Forward / Guard
- 24 John Fairchild - Small forward
- 42 Bill Garner - Center
- 32 Steven Kramer - Shooting guard
- Dick Lee - Forward (Public relations worker turned player for the last two games of the season due to injuries)
- 50 Larry Moore - Forward
- 50 Paul Scranton - Forward
- 12 Les Selvage - Point guard
- Bob Sims - Shooting guard
- 44 Randy Stoll - Power forward
- 10 Willis Thomas - Shooting guard
- 34/50 Herschell Turner - Point guard
- 40 Ben Warley - Small 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 | — |
Awards and honors
1968 ABA All-Star Game selections (game played on January 9, 1968)