1975–76 San Antonio Spurs season

The 1975–76 San Antonio Spurs season was the third season in San Antonio and the last in the ABA. The Spurs made it into the 1975 ABA Playoffs, but the Spurs would lose 4–3 to the New York Nets in the ABA Semifinals. Despite never winning a playoff series in the ABA, the Spurs would be admitted to the NBA along with the Indiana Pacers, the New York Nets, and the Denver Nuggets.

1975–76 San Antonio Spurs season
Head coach	Bob Bass
General manager	John Begzos
Owners	Angelo Drossos John Schaefer Red McCombs
Arena	HemisFair Arena
Results
Record	50–34 (.595)
Place	Division: 2nd (Western) Conference: 2nd
Playoff finish	West Division semifinals (lost to Nets 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WOAI-TV
Radio	WOAI
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ABA Draft

Main article: 1974 ABA Draft

Player	Position	Nationality	School/club team

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Regular season

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Spurs	Opponents	Record
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Season standings

1975–76 ABA Standings

Western Division	W	L	PCT.	GB
Denver Nuggets	60	24	.714	–
New York Nets	55	29	.655	5
San Antonio Spurs	50	34	.595	10
Kentucky Colonels	46	38	.548	14
Indiana Pacers	39	45	.464	21
Spirits of St. Louis	35	49	.417	25
San Diego Sails	3	8	.273	20.5
Utah Stars	4	12	.250	22
Virginia Squires	15	68	.181	44.5

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Roster

Number

Name

Position

Height

Experience

College

ABA Playoffs

Semifinals

Game	Date	Location	Score	Record	Attendance
1	April 9	New York	101–116	0–1	8,221
2	April 11	San Antonio	105–79	1–1	5,769
3	April 14	New York	111–103	2–1	10,009
4	April 18	San Antonio	108–110	2–2	9,277
5	April 19	New York	108–110	2–3	11,321
6	April 21	San Antonio	106–105	3–3	10,484
7	April 24	New York	114–121	3–4	15,934

References

1. . Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
2. 1974–75 San Antonio Games – Basketball-Reference.com
3. "1973-74 ABA Season Summary".

External links

• Spurs on Basketball Reference
• RememberTheABA.com San Antonio Spurs page