The 1970–71 Memphis Pros season was the 1st season of the Pros in the American Basketball Association after three seasons in New Orleans as the Buccaneers, with P.W. Blake of Mississippi buying the team on August 21, 1970 and moving the team 10 days later to Memphis. Due to having to reuse the Bucs' jerseys with a name that would fit the four letters they had put on the home and road jerseys, the team was named "Pros". However the Pros had to deal with limited dates to book for games at the Mid-South Coliseum, with some of the games being played in Jackson, Mississippi. On October 20, 1970, the Pros played their first ever game, playing the New York Nets in Memphis, losing 108–103. The biggest losing streak was 8, coming near the end of the season, with them losing 20 out of their last 30 games. However, they sneaked into the playoffs, finishing 3rd over the Texas Chaparrals and Denver Rockets by 11 games. The Pros finished dead last in points scored per game with 109.2, but finished first in points allowed at 109.9 per game. In the playoffs, they were swept by the Indiana Pacers.[1]
Meanwhile, Blake had decided to let the league take over operations of the team less than midway through the season, claiming losses of $200,000. With the threat of the team being bought and relocated somewhere else, the city of Memphis attempted to save the team with a public offering named "Save the Pros" on February 12, 1971, in which people could buy stock certificates of either $5, $10, or $50. In total, over 4,000 people bought stock in the team. The plan worked, and subsequently the Pros would now be owned by Memphis Area Sports Inc., with a 24-member board of directors.
1970, memphis, pros, season, season, pros, american, basketball, association, after, three, seasons, orleans, buccaneers, with, blake, mississippi, buying, team, august, 1970, moving, team, days, later, memphis, having, reuse, bucs, jerseys, with, name, that, . The 1970 71 Memphis Pros season was the 1st season of the Pros in the American Basketball Association after three seasons in New Orleans as the Buccaneers with P W Blake of Mississippi buying the team on August 21 1970 and moving the team 10 days later to Memphis Due to having to reuse the Bucs jerseys with a name that would fit the four letters they had put on the home and road jerseys the team was named Pros However the Pros had to deal with limited dates to book for games at the Mid South Coliseum with some of the games being played in Jackson Mississippi On October 20 1970 the Pros played their first ever game playing the New York Nets in Memphis losing 108 103 The biggest losing streak was 8 coming near the end of the season with them losing 20 out of their last 30 games However they sneaked into the playoffs finishing 3rd over the Texas Chaparrals and Denver Rockets by 11 games The Pros finished dead last in points scored per game with 109 2 but finished first in points allowed at 109 9 per game In the playoffs they were swept by the Indiana Pacers 1 1970 71 Memphis Pros seasonHead coachBabe McCarthyArenaMid South ColiseumResultsRecord41 43 488 PlaceDivision 3rd ABA Playoff finishLost in ABA Semifinals lt 1969 70 1971 72 gt Meanwhile Blake had decided to let the league take over operations of the team less than midway through the season claiming losses of 200 000 With the threat of the team being bought and relocated somewhere else the city of Memphis attempted to save the team with a public offering named Save the Pros on February 12 1971 in which people could buy stock certificates of either 5 10 or 50 In total over 4 000 people bought stock in the team The plan worked and subsequently the Pros would now be owned by Memphis Area Sports Inc with a 24 member board of directors Contents 1 Roster 2 Final standings 2 1 Western Division 3 Playoffs 4 Awards and honors 5 References 6 External linksRoster edit22 Al Cueto Center 34 Lee Davis Power forward 12 Coby Dietrick Center 25 Gerald Govan Center 15 Jimmy Jones Point guard 23 Steve Jones Shooting guard 11 Wil Jones Power forward 33 Wendell Ladner Small forward 32 Craig Raymond Center 24 Skeeter Swift Shooting guard 21 Bob Warren Shooting guard 10 Charlie Williams Shooting guardFinal standings editWestern Division edit Western Division W L PCT GB Indiana Pacers 58 26 690 Utah Stars 57 27 679 1 0 Memphis Pros 41 43 488 17 0 Texas Chaparrals 30 54 357 28 0 Denver Rockets 30 54 357 28 0Playoffs editWestern Division Semifinals vs Indiana Pacers Game Date Location Score Record Attendance 1 April 2 Indiana 98 114 0 1 7 562 2 April 3 Indiana 104 106 0 2 8 701 3 April 5 Memphis 90 91 0 3 4 107 4 April 7 Memphis 101 102 0 4 3 681 Pros lose series 4 0Awards and honors edit1971 ABA All Star Game selection game played on January 23 1971 Jimmy Jones Steve Jones Wendell LadnerReferences edit 1970 71 Memphis Pros Schedule and Results External links editRememberTheABA com 1970 71 regular season and playoff results Memphis Pros page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1970 71 Memphis Pros season amp oldid 1199233449, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
