1967–68 Dallas Chaparrals season

{{Infobox NBA season

| team = Dallas Chaparrals

| league = ABA

| end_year = 1968

| wins = 46

| losses = 32

| division = Western

| division_place = 2nd

| coach = Cliff Hagan

| gm = Max Williams

| arena = Moody Coliseum
Dallas Memorial Auditorium

| playoffs = Division Finals
(lost to the Buccaneers 1–4)

| no_prevseason = 1

}}

The 1967–68 Dallas Chaparrals season was the first season of the Chaparrals in the American Basketball Association. The Chaps fell to the New Orleans Buccaneers in the Division Finals after beating the Houston Mavericks in the Semifinals. That playoff victory would be their only victory for the Chaparrals, as they fell in the Semifinals throughout the next four years before officially moving the team to San Antonio to become the San Antonio Spurs.

Draft picks

:First five rounds:

#1. Matt Aitch, Michigan State University (Sr.)
#2. Jim Burns, Northwestern University (Sr.)
#3. Gary Gray, Oklahoma City University (Sr.)
#4. Pat Riley, University of Kentucky (Sr.)
#5. Jamie Thompson, Wichita State University (Sr.)

:Extra Rounds:

#6 Paul Brateris, Tennessee Wesleyan College (Sr.)
#7 Jeff Fitch, East Texas State College (Sr.)
#8 Ted Manning, North Carolina A&T State University (Sr.)
#9 Duane Heckman, Dickinson College (Sr.)
#10 Gilbert McDowell, Tennessee Wesleyan College (Sr.)
#11 Jerry Southwood, Vanderbilt University (Sr.)
#12 Tom Storm, Montana State University (Sr.)

It was later revealed by the Chaparrals' general manager at the time (and later, one-time future head coach) Max Williams that the draft ordering the team did that year was due to the team's original co-owner, Roland Speth (who later became the manager of The Monkees band), mistaking Williams' draft listing that he did in alphabetical order (with last names going from A-Z) as a list for the best possible talents being taken at hand as early as they could have done so.Pluto, Terry, Loose Balls: The Short, Wild Life of the American Basketball Association (Simon & Schuster, 1990), {{ISBN|978-1-4165-4061-8}}, pp. 55-56

Roster

{{player2 | num = 24 |first=Charlie |last=Beasley|pos= SG | ft = 6 | in =5 |lbs=190|DOB= September 23, 1945| college =SMU}}

{{player2 | num = 44 |first=John|last= Beasley|dab=basketball||pos=C | ft = 6 | in =9 |lbs=225|DOB= February 5, 1944| college =Texas A&M}}

{{player2 | num = 20 |first=Jim |last=Burns|dab=basketball||pos=SG | ft = 6 | in =3 |lbs=195 |DOB=September 21, 1945| college =Northwestern}}

{{player2 | num = |first=Mike|last= Dabich |pos=C | ft = 7 | in =0 |lbs=242 |DOB=December 27, 1942| college =New Mexico State}}

{{player2 | num = 16 |first=Cliff |last=Hagan |pos=SF | ft = 6 | in =4 |lbs=210 |DOB=December 9, 1931| college =Kentucky}}

{{player2 | num = 15, 20 |first=Dennis |last=Holman |pos=PG | ft = 6 | in =3 |lbs=175 |DOB=October 8, 1945 | college =SMU}}

{{player2 | num = 25|first= Carroll |last=Hooser |pos=PF | ft = 6 | in =7 |lbs=230 |DOB=March 5, 1944| college =SMU}}

{{player2 | num = 31 |first=Riney |last=Lochmann |pos=SF| ft = 6 | in =6 |lbs=215 |DOB=May 26, 1944| college =Kansas}}

{{player2 | num = 43 |first=Elton|last= McGriff |pos=C | ft = 6 | in =9|lbs= 225 |DOB=August 21, 1942 | college =Creighton}}

{{player2 | num = 12 |first=Maurice|last= McHartley |pos=PG | ft = 6 | in =3 |lbs=185 |DOB=August 1, 1942 | college =North Carolina A&T}}

{{player2 | num = 33 |first=Rich|last= Peek |pos=C | ft = 6 | in =11 |lbs=230 |DOB=October 28, 1943 | college = Louisiana Tech}}

{{player2 | num = 35 |first=Cincy |last=Powell|pos= SF | ft = 6 | in =7 |lbs=220 |DOB=February 25, 1942| college =University of Portland}}

{{player2 | num = 14 |first=Rubin |last=Russell |pos=G | ft = 6 | in =2 |lbs=180 |DOB=November 7, 1944| college =University of North Texas}}

{{player2 | num = 11 |first=Bob |last=Verga |pos=SG | ft = 6 | in =1 |lbs=190 |DOB=September 7, 1945 | college =Duke}}

{{player2 | num = 12 |first=Gene|last= Wiley |pos=C | ft = 6 | in =10 |lbs=210 |DOB=November 12, 1937| college =Wichita State}}

{{player2 | num = 22 |first=Bobby|last= Wilson|dab=basketball, born 1944|PF | ft = 6 | in =8 |lbs=215|DOB=1944 | college = Kansas}}

{{NBA roster footer

| head_coach = Cliff Hagan

}}

Final standings

=Western Division=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+ ! Team !! W !! L !! PCT. !! GB
align="left" \| New Orleans Buccaneers	48	30	.615	–
bgcolor=“ccffcc” \| align="left" \| Dallas Chaparrals	46	32	.590	2
align="left" \| Denver Rockets	45	33	.577	3
align="left" \| Houston Mavericks	29	49	.372	19
align="left" \| Anaheim Amigos	25	53	.321	23
align="left" \| Oakland Oaks	22	56	.282	26

=Record vs. opponents=

colspan=12\|1967–68 ABA Records
class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
width=100\|Team !style="background:#DE7C00;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"\|ANA !style="background:#00339F;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"\|DAL !style="background:#E03C31;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"\|DEN !style="background:#FFC72C;color:#003DA5;width=35"\|HOU !style="background:#0032A0;color:#FEDD00;width=35"\|IND !style="background:#009A44;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"\|KEN !style="background:#003DA5;color:#C89A6A;width=35"\|MIN !style="background:#D40032;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"\|NJA !style="background:#041E42;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"\|NOB !style="background:#007A33;color:#FFA400;width=35"\|OAK !style="background:#0032A0;color:#FF4911;width=35"\|PIT
style="text-align:left;" \| Anaheim	—	2–8	3–7	6–3	2–4	0–6	1–5	2–4	2–7	6–4	1–5
style="text-align:left;" \| Dallas	8–2	—	4–5	8–2	3–3	5–1	2–4	3–3	4–6	7–2	2–4
style="text-align:left;" \| Denver	7–3	5–4	—	6–3	4–2	2–4	2–4	5–1	5–5	7–3	2–4
style="text-align:left;" \| Houston	3–6	2–8	3–6	—	3–3	3–3	3–3	3–3	0–10	7–3	2–4
style="text-align:left;" \| Indiana	4–2	3–3	2–4	3–3	—	6–5	3–8	6–4	3–3	4–2	4–6
style="text-align:left;" \| Kentucky	6–0	1–5	4–2	3–3	5–6	—	5–5	4–7	2–4	3–3	3–7
style="text-align:left;" \| Minnesota	5–1	4–2	4–2	3–3	8–3	5–5	—	7–3	5–1	5–1	4–7
style="text-align:left;" \| New Jersey	4–2	3–3	1–5	3–3	4–6	7–4	3–7	—	3–3	5–1	3–8
style="text-align:left;" \| New Orleans	7–2	6–4	5–5	10–0	3–3	4–2	1–5	3–3	—	6–3	3–3
style="text-align:left;" \| Oakland	4–6	2–7	3–7	3–7	2–4	3–3	1–5	1–5	3–6	—	0–6
style="text-align:left;" \| Pittsburgh	5–1	4–2	4–2	4–2	6–4	7–3	7–4	8–3	3–3	6–0	—

Playoffs

Western Division Semifinals{{cite web|url=http://www.remembertheaba.com/PlayoffPages/1968Playoffs.html |title=Remember the ABA: 1967-68 Regular Season Standings and Playoff Results |accessdate=2008-05-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129164930/http://remembertheaba.com/PlayoffPages/1968Playoffs.html |archivedate=2010-11-29 }}

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align="center" style="background:#ED174C;color:#006BB6;" \| Game	Date	Location	Score	Record	Attendance
align="center" bgcolor="" \| 1	March 23	Dallas	111–110	1–0	1,857
align="center" bgcolor="" \| 2	March 25	Dallas	115–97	2–0	891
align="center" bgcolor="" \| 3	March 26	Houston	116–103	3–0	3,117
align="center" bgcolor=""

Chaparrals win series 3–0

Western Division Finals

class="wikitable" width="80%"
align="center" style="background:#ED174C;color:#006BB6;" \| Game	Date	Location	Score	Record	Attendance
align="center" bgcolor="" \| 1	April 5	New Orleans	99–104	0–1	3,332
align="center" bgcolor="" \| 2	April 9	New Orleans	112–109	1–1	5,287
align="center" bgcolor="" \| 3	April 10	Dallas	107–110	1–2	4,825
align="center" bgcolor="" \| 4	April 11	Dallas	103–119	1–3	3,623
align="center" bgcolor="" \| 5	April 13	New Orleans	107–108	1–4	4,614
align="center" bgcolor=""

Chaparrals lose series 4–1

Awards and honors

1968 ABA All-Star Game selections (game played on January 9, 1968)

References

External links

[https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/DLC/1968.html Chaparrals on Basketball Reference]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20101129164930/http://remembertheaba.com/PlayoffPages/1968Playoffs.html RememberTheABA.com 1967–68 regular season and playoff results]
[http://www.remembertheaba.com/Dallas-Chaparrals.html RememberTheABA.com Dallas Chaparrals page]

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Dallas Chaparrals, 1967-68