Minnesota Pipers
December 26, 2017
American Basketball Association (1968-1969) Born: June 28, 1968 – The Pittsburgh Pipers relocate to Minneapolis, MN Moved: 1969 (Pittsburgh Condors) First Game: October 27, 1968
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Utah Stars
December 24, 2017
The Utah Stars of the American Basketball Association were the state of Utah’s first major league professional sports franchise. The team arrived in June 1970 after cable television pioneer Bill Daniels acquired and moved the ABA’s Los Angeles Stars club. During their charmed first season in Salt Lake City, the Stars broke the ABA attendance record and defeated the Kentucky Colonels for the league championship. The Stars also made history by signing 19-year old future Hall-of-Famer Moses Malone in 1974. Malone became the first player in the modern era to jump directly from high school to the pro game.
Los Angeles Stars (1968-1970)
October 20, 2014
The Los Angeles Stars basketball team was a short-lived effort by the American Basketball Association to plant its flag in L.A. during the early years of its rivalry with the National Basketball Association. The Stars labored in the shadows of the NBA’s Lakers and never established a substantial following. Coached by Hall-of-Famer (and future Lakers coach) Bill Sharman, the Stars did enjoy a thrilling Cinderella playoff run at the end of their second and final season in L.A.
Pittsburgh Condors
August 3, 2014
Western Pennsylvania sports fans didn’t care much for the Pittsburgh Condors of the American Basketball Association. But this odd little team has become a cult favorite of ABA collectors and nostalgists thanks to its short life span, deeply weird storylines and some great-looking-but-very-rare memorabilia. The Condors were chaotic from start to finish, greeting Pittsburgh with a botched Name The Team contest and playing their final “home” game in Tucson, Arizona two years later.
Houston Mavericks
January 5, 2013
The Houston Mavericks were one of the original franchises in the iconic American Basketball Association, debuting in the autumn of 1967. The Mavs endured a hard-luck two-year existence playing to pitiful crowds at the Sam Houston Coliseum before moving to North Carolina in 1969.