History of the All-America Basketball Alliance (original) (raw)

ALL-AMERICA BASKETBALL ALLIANCE [1978] Information contributed by John Duxbury and Shawn Oliver

ALL-AMERICA BASKETBALL ALLIANCE [1978] *Alabama Aces 1977 *Baton Rouge 1977 *Carolina Dragons 1977 Carolina Lightning 1978 Georgia Titans 1978 *Indiana Impalas 1977 Indiana Wizards 1978 Kentucky Stallions 1978 *Massachusetts Rifles 1977 New York Guard 1978 *New York Greyhounds 1977 *Ohio Orbits 1977 *Rhode Island Devils 1977 Richmond Virginians 1978 Rochester Zeniths 1978 *Springfield 1977 *Toronto 1977 *Virginia Sailors 1977 West Virginia Wheels 1978

*Phantom teams

1978 AABA NORTH DIVISION W L Pct. GB Rochester Zeniths 10 1 .909 .. Kentucky Stallions 7 5 .583 3.5 New York Guard 4 5 .444 5 Indiana Wizards 0 8 .000 8.5

SOUTH DIVISION W L Pct. GB Carolina Lightning 8 2 .800 .. Georgia Titans 5 3 .625 2 Richmond Virginians 3 8 .273 5.5 West Virginia Wheels 3 8 .273 5.5

League disbanded Feb78

AABA SCORING LEADERS GP Pnts PPG Bobby Wilson, Ky 10 266 26.6 Eddie Owens, Rch 11 282 25.6 Larry McNeill, NY 7 170 24.3 Bob Netolicky, Ind 8 188 23.5 Major Jones, NY 9 207 23.0 Matt Hicks, Rich 11 251 22.8 Al Smith, Geo 8 179 22.4 Norton Barnhill, Car 10 215 21.5 Larry Fogle, Rch 11 225 20.5 Elisha McSweeney, Ky 12 245 20.4

AABA GAMES RESULTS Score Date Site 6Jan78 Rch 127, Ky 124 Louisville, KY Car 100, Ind 97 Louisville, KY 7Jan78 Ky 118, Ind 104 Indianapolis, IN 8Jan78 Ky 138, Ind 104 Louisville, KY 10Jan78 Car 130, Rich 119 Richmond, VA Ky 116, Ind 92 Indianapolis, IN 11Jan78 Rch 129, NY 110 Rochester, NY WV 109, Ky 107 Wheeling, WV 12Jan78 Rch 129, Ind 116 Indianapolis, IN Car 109, Rich 108 Richmond, VA Ky 93, WV 88 Wheeling, WV 13Jan78 Ky 127, Geo 119 Louisville, KY Rch 126, Ind 100 Indianapolis, IN 14Jan78 Geo 108, WV 104 Wheeling, WV 15Jan78 Car 118, Rich 115 Winston-Salem, NC WV 98, Ky 97 Louisville, Ky Rch 102, Ind 98 Rochester, NY 16Jan78 Geo 132, Car 126 Macon, GA Rch 103, Ind 94 Rochester, NY 17Jan78 Car 131, WV 110 Winston-Salem, NC 18Jan78 NY 126, Rich 119 Richmond, VA 19Jan78 Geo 121, WV 110 Wheeling, WV 21Jan78 Geo 125, Rich 123 Richmond, VA 22Jan78 Rich 117, Geo 114 Richmond, VA NY 127, WV 115 White Plains, NY Car 119, Ky 112 Louisville, KY 23Jan78 Car 121, NY 120 Winston-Salem, NY Ky 138, Rich 129 Louisville, KY 24Jan78 Rch 108, WV 100 Rochester, NY 25Jan78 Rch 118, WV 99 Rochester, NY Car 128, NY 118 Winston-Salem, NC Ky 104, Rich 101 Louisville, KY 27Jan78 Geo 148, NY 138 White Plains, NY 28Jan78 Rich 105, Vir 100 Richmond, VA NY 126, Rch 125 White Plains, NY 29Jan78 Rich 112, WV 110 Richmond, VA 30Jan78 NY 138, Geo 136 White Plains, NY 31Jan78 WV 119, Car 113 Winston-Salem, NC Rch 121, Ky 112 Rochester, NY 2Feb78 Rch 135, NY 125 Rochester, NY

AABA TEAM-BY-TEAM SCORING

CAROLINA LIGHTNING GP Pnts PPG Bob Bigelow 10 227 22.7 Norton Barnhill 10 215 21.5 Dennis Bell 4 80 20.0 Mike Dunleavy 10 191 19.1 Edmund Lawrence 9 152 16.9 Skip Brown 9 146 16.2 Melvin Watkins 10 82 8.2 Keith Yow 9 39 4.3 Sam Kennedy 9 38 4.2 Ed Manning 10 35 3.5 G. Gillistie 1 0 0.0

GEORGIA TITANS GP Pnts PPG Al Smith 8 179 22.4 Kendall Mayfield 8 136 17.0 L.C. Mason 8 135 16.9 Sylvester 8 123 15.4 Jim Hearnes 8 122 15.3 Rich Rhodes 7 91 13.0 Mo Rivers 8 88 11.0 Gary Brewster 8 51 6.4 Craig Renius 8 50 6.3 Lewis Linder 8 38 4.8

INDIANA WIZARDS GP Pnts PPG Bob Netolicky 8 188 23.5 Freddie Lewis 6 109 18.2 Flynn Robinson 3 51 17.0 Stew Johnson 8 117 14.6 (Norm?) Cook 1 11 11.0 Billy Shepherd 4 40 10.0 Jacky Dorsey 5 48 9.6 Roger Brown 4 36 9.0 Jim Bostick 4 26 6.5 Steve Willie 8 45 5.6 Tom Washington 8 44 5.5 (Rick?) Reed 3 8 2.7 Patrick Blue 4 10 2.5 Taylor 2 0 0.0

KENTUCKY STALLIONS GP Pnts PPG Bobby Wilson 10 266 26.6 Elisha McSweeney 12 245 20.4 Sam Smith 12 201 16.8 Willie Smith 12 173 14.4 Frank Kaminsky 12 148 12.3 Carl Gerlach 11 89 8.1 Billy Keller 9 73 8.1 Ron King 12 70 5.8 Alan Jones 12 69 5.8 Ron Thomas 12 52 4.3 Jim "Goose" Ligon 1 0 0.0

NEW YORK GUARD GP Pnts PPG Larry McNeill 7 170 24.3 Major Jones 9 207 23.0 Glen Williams 9 172 19.1 Greg Jackson 7 120 17.1 Henry Dickerson 9 126 14.0 Mike Dabney 2 26 13.0 Fly Williams 2 26 13.0 Paul McCracken 2 25 12.5 George Berry 7 85 12.1 Andy Walker 9 86 9.6 Mel Davis 1 9 9.0 Jerry Baskerville 5 29 5.8 Pete Davis 2 11 5.5 Horace Brawley 7 22 3.1 Gene Moore 7 12 1.7

RICHMOND VIRGINIANS GP Pnts PPG Matt Hicks 11 251 22.8 Chuckie Williams 9 147 16.3 Mark Crow 11 174 15.8 Bernard Harris 11 156 14.2 Mo Howard 11 136 12.4 Kevin Eastman 11 103 9.4 Tony Parker 11 101 9.2 Merritt 6 54 9.0 Tom Motley 8 56 7.0 Jessee Dark 5 31 6.2 Robinson 2 12 6.0 Jeff Butler 11 60 5.5

ROCHESTER ZENITHS GP Pnts PPG Eddie Owens 11 282 25.6 Larry Fogle 11 225 20.5 Jim Bradley 11 177 16.1 George Trapp 6 96 16.0 Andre McCarter 11 159 14.5 Willie Norwood 11 150 13.6 Billy Harris 11 120 10.9 Larry Johnson 10 37 3.7 Pete Trgovich 10 37 3.7 Willie Grimes 5 13 2.6 Darryl Middlefield 3 6 2.0 Gerald Cunningham 1 2 2.0 John Collins 10 19 1.9

WEST VIRGINIA WHEELS GP Pnts PPG Lewis Brown 11 206 18.7 Jerome Anderson 11 176 16.0 Archie Talley 9 108 12.0 Jeep Kelley 11 123 11.2 Allen 9 99 11.0 Craig Prosser 11 119 10.8 Mike Barr 10 105 10.5 Keith Starr 7 65 9.3 Cunningham 8 62 7.8 Boyd Batts 3 23 7.7 Warren Baker 11 67 6.1

AABA TEAM DIRECTORIES

CAROLINA LIGHTNING Head Coach- Mike Dunleavy Assistant Coach- Ed Manning Arena- Memorial Coliseum City- Winston-Salem, NC

GEORGIA TITANS- Head Coach- Larry Cannon Arena- Macon Coliseum City- Macon, GA

INDIANA WIZARDS Head Coach- Freddie Lewis Arena- Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum City- Indianapolis, IN

KENTUCKY STALLIONS Head Coach- Billy Keller Arena- Louisville Gardens City- Louisville, KY

NEW YORK GUARD Head Coach- Andrew "Fuzzy" Levane Arena- County Center City- White Plains, NY

RICHMOND VIRGINIANS Head Coach- n/a Arena- Richmond Arena City- Richmond, VA

ROCHESTER ZENITHS Head Coach- Mauro Panggio Arena- Rochester War Memorial Coliseum City- Rochester, NY

WEST VIRGINIA WHEELS Head Coach- Mike Barr Arena- Wheeling Civic Center City- Wheeling, WV