The 1973–74Carolina Cougars season was the 5th and final season of the Cougars in the American Basketball Association. Billy Cunningham (who had been named the MVP the previous season), Dennis Wuycik, and Mike Lewis were hobbled by injuries through the season, which meant the team struggled to gain much ground in the Division, though they finished consistently enough to qualify for a playoff spot for the 2nd straight season. The Cougars finished 2nd in points scored, with 110.5 per game, but 6th in points allowed with 107.0 per game. The team was 26–16 by the midpoint of the season (with a seven-game winning streak in the middle of it), while going 21–21 for the second half of the season. The biggest losing streak by the team was 6, done near the end of the season, but by that point they had clinched the third spot in the playoffs, finishing 19 games above Virginia, who they beat in their final regular season game at home, 99–91. Once again, the Cougars faced the Kentucky Colonels in the playoffs, but once again the Colonels prevailed, this time in a First Round sweep. This turned out to be the final game the Cougars played. Owner Tedd Munchak sold the team after the season ended to a group of New York businessmen, which included Harry Weltman, Donald Schupak, Ozzie Silna and Daniel Silna for $1.5 million. The team subsequently moved to St. Louis to become the Spirits of St. Louis, playing for twoseasons.[1]
During the regular season, the Cougars played 21 games in Greensboro, 14 in Charlotte, and 7 in Raleigh; in the playoffs, the team played once in Greensboro, and once in Charlotte.
^"1973-74 ABA Regular Season Standings". Remembertheaba.com. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
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1973, carolina, cougars, season, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, j. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 1973 74 Carolina Cougars season news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2016 Learn how and when to remove this message The 1973 74 Carolina Cougars season was the 5th and final season of the Cougars in the American Basketball Association Billy Cunningham who had been named the MVP the previous season Dennis Wuycik and Mike Lewis were hobbled by injuries through the season which meant the team struggled to gain much ground in the Division though they finished consistently enough to qualify for a playoff spot for the 2nd straight season The Cougars finished 2nd in points scored with 110 5 per game but 6th in points allowed with 107 0 per game The team was 26 16 by the midpoint of the season with a seven game winning streak in the middle of it while going 21 21 for the second half of the season The biggest losing streak by the team was 6 done near the end of the season but by that point they had clinched the third spot in the playoffs finishing 19 games above Virginia who they beat in their final regular season game at home 99 91 Once again the Cougars faced the Kentucky Colonels in the playoffs but once again the Colonels prevailed this time in a First Round sweep This turned out to be the final game the Cougars played Owner Tedd Munchak sold the team after the season ended to a group of New York businessmen which included Harry Weltman Donald Schupak Ozzie Silna and Daniel Silna for 1 5 million The team subsequently moved to St Louis to become the Spirits of St Louis playing for two seasons 1 1973 74 Carolina Cougars seasonHead coachLarry BrownArenaGreensboro ColiseumCharlotte ColiseumDorton ArenaResultsRecord47 37 560 PlaceDivision 3rd Eastern Playoff finishLost in the Eastern Division Semifinals lt 1972 73 During the regular season the Cougars played 21 games in Greensboro 14 in Charlotte and 7 in Raleigh in the playoffs the team played once in Greensboro and once in Charlotte Contents 1 Roster 2 Final standings 2 1 Eastern Division 3 Playoffs 4 Awards and honors 5 References 6 External linksRoster edit27 Joe Caldwell Small forward 20 Mack Calvin Point guard 53 Jim Chones Center 32 Billy Cunningham Small forward 21 Steve Jones Shooting guard 42 Mike Lewis Center 23 Gene Littles Point guard 22 Ed Manning Small forward 24 Ted McClain Shooting guard 52 Tom Owens Power forward 31 Marv Roberts Power forward 14 Ollie Taylor Shooting guard 44 Dennis Wuycik Small forwardFinal standings editEastern Division edit Team W L GB New York Nets 55 29 655 Kentucky Colonels 53 31 631 2 Carolina Cougars 47 37 560 8 Virginia Squires 28 56 333 27 Memphis Tams 21 63 250 34Playoffs editEastern Division Semifinals 2 Game Date Location Score Record Attendance 1 April 1 Kentucky 102 118 0 1 6 749 2 April 5 Greensboro Carolina 96 99 0 2 8 638 3 April 6 Charlotte Carolina 110 120 0 3 3 724 4 April 8 Kentucky 119 128 0 4 5 243 Cougars lose series 4 0Awards and honors edit1974 ABA All Star Game selections game played on January 30 1974 Mack Calvin Ted McClainReferences edit 1973 74 Carolina Cougars Schedule and Results 1973 74 ABA Regular Season Standings Remembertheaba com Retrieved July 22 2016 Cougars on Basketball ReferenceExternal links editRememberTheABA com 1973 74 regular season and playoff results RememberTheABA com Carolina Cougars page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1973 74 Carolina Cougars season amp oldid 1199229193, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
