American Basketball Association All-Star Games (original) (raw)

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ABA All-Star Games (1968-1976)

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	1st ABA All-Star Game: January 9, 1968 Site: Indianapolis, Indiana (Hinkle Field House) Attendance: 10,872 East Coach: Jim Pollard, Minnesota Muskies West Coach: Babe McCarthy, New Orleans Buccaneers Winner: East, 126-120 MVP: Larry Brown, New Orleans Buccaneers
	2nd ABA All-Star Game: January 28, 1969 Site: Louisville, Kentucky (Convention Center) Attendance: 5,407 East Coach: Gene Rhodes, Kentucky Colonels West Coach: Alex Hannum, Oakland Oaks Winner: West, 133-127 MVP: John Beasley, Dallas Chaparrals
	3rd ABA All-Star Game: January 24, 1970 Site: Indianapolis, Indiana (Fairgrounds Coliseum) Attendance: 11,932 East Coach: Slick Leonard, Indiana Pacers West Coach: Babe McCarthy, New Orleans Buccaneers Winner: West, 128-98 MVP: Spencer Haywood, Denver Rockets
	4th ABA All-Star Game: January 23, 1971 Site: Greensboro, North Carolina (Greensboro Coliseum) Attendance: 14,407 East Coach: Al Bianchi, Virginia Squires West Coach: Bill Sharman, Utah Stars Winner: East, 126-122 MVP: Mel Daniels, Indiana Pacers
	1st Annual NBA/ABA All-Star Game: May 28, 1971 Site: Houston, Texas (The Astrodome) Attendance: 16,364 ABA Coach: Larry Brown (Denver Rockets player) NBA Coach: Bill Russell (former Boston Celtics player-coach) Winner: NBA, 125-120 MVP: Walt Frazier, New York Knicks All-Star showdown helped lift ABA (by Michael Murphy, © 1996 Houston Chronicle)
	5th ABA All-Star Game: January 29, 1972 Site: Louisville, Kentucky (Freedom Hall) Attendance: 15,738 East Coach: Joe Mullaney, Kentucky Colonels West Coach: LaDell Andersen, Utah Stars Winner: East, 142-115 MVP: Dan Issel, Kentucky Colonels
No Program Issued	2nd Annual ABA/NBA All-Star Game: May 25, 1972 Site: Long Island, New York (Nassau Coliseum) Attendance: 14,086 ABA Coach: Al Bianchi, Virginia Squires NBA Coach: Elgin Baylor (former Los Angeles Lakers player) Winner: NBA, 106-104 MVP: Bob Lanier, Detroit Pistons
	6th ABA All-Star Game: February 6, 1973 Site: Salt Lake City, Utah (The Salt Palace) Attendance: 12,556 East Coach: Larry Brown, Carolina Cougars West Coach: LaDell Andersen, Utah Stars Winner: West, 123-111 MVP: Warren Jabali, Denver Rockets A Magnificent Obsession: Memories of the 1973 ABA All-Star Game (by Dan Pattison)
	7th ABA All-Star Game: January 30, 1974 Site: Norfolk, Virginia (The Norfolk Scope) Attendance: 10,624 East Coach: Babe McCarthy, Kentucky Colonels West Coach: Joe Mullaney, Utah Stars Winner: East, 128-112 MVP: Artis Gilmore, Kentucky Colonels
	8th ABA All-Star Game: January 28, 1975 Site: San Antonio, Texas (HemisFair Arena) Attendance: 10,449 East Coach: Kevin Loughery, New York Nets West Coach: Larry Brown, Denver Nuggets Winner: East, 151-124 MVP: Freddie Lewis, Spirits of St. Louis San Antonio's Lone Star Game (by David King, © 1996 San Antonio Express-News)

	9th ABA All-Star Game: January 27, 1976 Site: Denver, Colorado (McNichols Arena) Attendance: 17,798 All Star Coach: Kevin Loughery, New York Nets Denver Nuggets Coach: Larry Brown Winner: Denver Nuggets, 144-138 MVP: David Thompson, Denver Nuggets The ABA Way: For Pure Entertainment Value, American Basketball Association Was a Slam Dunk (by Michael Murphy, © 1996 Houston Chronicle)
Glen Campbell and Dr. J: The 1976 ABA All-Star Game That's right--Glen Campbell (right) was there to see Julius Erving's legendary slam dunk from the free-throw line at the 1976 ABA All-Star Game in Denver. See the McNichols Arena scoreboard in the background? The organizers of the game were worried that the game would not sell out. So they hired Glen Campbell and Charlie Rich to give a two-hour pre-game concert. Because of the concert, and because of the slam dunk contest at halftime, the game ended well after midnight, Denver time. Due to this time factor, a number of fans left in the third quarter and missed a record 52 Denver points in the fourth quarter. The Nuggets came away with a thrilling 144-138 victory over the ABA All-Stars.

9th ABA All-Star Game: January 27, 1976 Site: Denver, Colorado (McNichols Arena) Attendance: 17,798 All Star Coach: Kevin Loughery, New York Nets Denver Nuggets Coach: Larry Brown Winner: Denver Nuggets, 144-138 MVP: David Thompson, Denver Nuggets The ABA Way: For Pure Entertainment Value, American Basketball Association Was a Slam Dunk (by Michael Murphy, © 1996 Houston Chronicle)

Glen Campbell and Dr. J: The 1976 ABA All-Star Game That's right--Glen Campbell (right) was there to see Julius Erving's legendary slam dunk from the free-throw line at the 1976 ABA All-Star Game in Denver. See the McNichols Arena scoreboard in the background? The organizers of the game were worried that the game would not sell out. So they hired Glen Campbell and Charlie Rich to give a two-hour pre-game concert. Because of the concert, and because of the slam dunk contest at halftime, the game ended well after midnight, Denver time. Due to this time factor, a number of fans left in the third quarter and missed a record 52 Denver points in the fourth quarter. The Nuggets came away with a thrilling 144-138 victory over the ABA All-Stars.