ABA All-Star Game
{{Short description|Professional basketball league founded in 1967}}
{{About|the all-star game for the former pro basketball league|the game related to the semi-pro league founded in 1999|American Basketball Association (2000–present)}}
The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a professional basketball league founded in 1967. The ABA ceased to exist after merging with the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1976. In total, the league held nine all-star games, with all but the last being between the Western Division and the Eastern Division. In the final one, it was held between the first place team at the time of the All-Star break face off against a selected group of All-Stars, regardless of conference.
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|Elected in Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
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! style="background:#d0e7ff;"|Eastern Division (5 wins) ! style="background:#fcc;"|Western Division (3 wins) ! style="background:#ffffff;|Denver Nuggets (1 win) |
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! Year !! Result !! Host arena !! Host city !! Game MVP | ||||
| 1968 | style="background:#d0e7ff;"|East 126, West 120 | Hinkle Fieldhouse | Indianapolis | bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Larry Brown*, New Orleans Buccaneers |
| 1969 | style="background:#fcc;"|West 133, East 127 | Louisville Convention Center | Louisville, Kentucky | John Beasley, Dallas Chaparrals |
| 1970 | style="background:#fcc;"|West 128, East 98 | Fairgrounds Coliseum | Indianapolis (2) | bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Spencer Haywood*, Denver Rockets |
| 1971 | style="background:#d0e7ff;"|East 126, West 122 | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, North Carolina | bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Mel Daniels*, Indiana Pacers |
| 1972 | style="background:#d0e7ff;"|East 142, West 115 | Freedom Hall | Louisville, Kentucky (2) | bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Dan Issel*, Kentucky Colonels |
| 1973 | style="background:#fcc;"|West 123, East 111 | Salt Palace | Salt Lake City | Warren Jabali, Denver Rockets |
| 1974 | style="background:#d0e7ff;"|East 128, West 112 | Norfolk Scope | Norfolk, Virginia | bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Artis Gilmore*, Kentucky Colonels |
| 1975 | style="background:#d0e7ff;"|East 151, West 124 | HemisFair Arena | San Antonio, Texas | Freddie Lewis, Spirits of St. Louis |
| 1976 | style="background:#ffffff;"|Denver Nuggets 144, ABA All-Stars 138 | McNichols Arena | Denver, Colorado | bgcolor="#FFFF99"|David Thompson*, Denver Nuggets |
Players with most selections in ABA All-Star Game
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|Elected in Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
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| Player
! Games ! Teams ! Years |
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| bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Mel Daniels*
| align="center"|7 |
| bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Louie Dampier*
| align="center"|7 |
| bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Dan Issel*
| align="center"|6 |
| Jimmy Jones
| align="center"|6 |
| bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Julius Erving*
| align="center"|5 |
| bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Artis Gilmore*
| align="center"|5 |
| Ralph Simpson
| align="center"|5 |
| Mack Calvin
| align="center"|5 |
| Donnie Freeman
| align="center"|5 | Minnesota Muskies/Miami Floridians, Texas Chaparrals/Dallas Chaparrals |
| bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Rick Barry*
| align="center"|4 |
| bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Roger Brown*
| align="center"|4 |
| Larry Jones
| align="center"|4 |
| Warren Jabali
| align="center"|4 |
| Ron Boone
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| Freddie Lewis
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| Bob Netolicky
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| Billy Paultz
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| Red Robbins
| align="center"|4 |
ABA All-Star Game head coaches
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|Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach |
=Eastern Division (1968–1975)=
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| Year
! Head coach ! Team !class="unsortable"| Ref. |
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| 1968
| {{sortname|Jim|Pollard}} |
| 1969
| {{sortname|Gene|Rhodes}} |
| 1970
|bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Slick|Leonard}}* |
| 1971
| {{sortname|Al|Bianchi}} |
| 1972 |
| 1973
|bgcolor="#FFFF99"| Larry Brown* |
| 1974
| {{sortname|Babe|McCarthy}} |
| 1975
| {{sortname|Kevin|Loughery}} |
=Western Division (1968–1975)=
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| Year
! Head coach ! Team !class="unsortable"| Ref. |
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| 1968
| {{sortname|Babe|McCarthy}} (2) |
| 1969
|bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Alex|Hannum}}* |
| 1970
| {{sortname|Babe|McCarthy}} (3) |
| 1971
|bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Bill|Sharman}}* |
| 1972
| {{sortname|LaDell|Andersen}} |
| 1973
| {{sortname|LaDell|Andersen}} (2) |
| 1974
| Joe Mullaney (2) |
| 1975
|bgcolor="#FFFF99"| Larry Brown* (2) |
= ABA All-Stars vs. Denver Nuggets (1976)=
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| Year
! Head coach ! Team ! All-Star Team !class="unsortable"| Ref. |
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| 1976
| {{sortname|Kevin|Loughery}} (2) | ABA All-Stars |
| 1976
|bgcolor="#FFFF99"| Larry Brown* (3) |
=Most selections=
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| Head coach
! # ! Selections |
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| bgcolor="#FFFF99"| Larry Brown*
| 3 | 1973 (Eastern Division) 1975 (Western Division) 1976 (Denver Nuggets) |
| {{sortname|Babe|McCarthy}}
| 3 | 1968 (Western Division) 1970 (Western Division) 1974 (Eastern Division) |
| {{sortname|Kevin|Loughery}}
| 2 | 1975 (Eastern Division) 1976 (ABA All-Stars) |
| {{sortname|LaDell|Andersen}}
| 2 | 1972 (Western Division) 1973 (Western Division) |
| Joe Mullaney
| 2 | 1972 (Eastern Division) 1974 (Western Division) |
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
- {{cite web|title=NBA & ABA All-Star Game Stats and History|work=Basketball Reference|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/|access-date=May 25, 2021}}
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