Remember the ABA: Moses Malone (original) (raw)

Moses Malone

Ht. 6-10

Wt. 235
College - None
ABA Teams: Utah (1974-75 and 1975-76) St. Louis (1975-76)

Signed with the Utah Stars out of Petersburg High School - the very first player to make the direct jump from high school to the pros. ABA All-Rookie Team Member in 1975. ABA All-Star in 74-75. Sold to Spirits of St. Louis in December 1975 after Utah franchise folded, but missed most of second ABA season (75-76) due to a broken foot. Went on to many All-Star seasons in the NBA with the Houston Rockets and Philadelphia 76ers. The most dominant NBA center of the 1980's. Led 76ers to 1982-83 NBA title along with former ABA foes Julius Erving and Bobby Jones. Was the very last ABA player to retire - he played 17 games for the San Antonio Spurs during the 1994-95 season. That meant that Malone played an incredible 19 NBA seasons after the NBA/ABA merger.