1967–68 Dallas Chaparrals season explained

Team:Dallas Chaparrals
League:ABA
End Year:1968
Wins:46
Losses:32
Division:Western
Division Place:2nd
Coach:Cliff Hagan
Arena:Moody Coliseum
Dallas Memorial Auditorium
Playoffs:Lost in the Division finals
No Prevseason:1

The 1967–68 Dallas Chaparrals season was the first season of the Chaparrals in the American Basketball Association. The Chaps fell to the New Orleans Buccaneers in the Division Finals after beating the Houston Mavericks in the Semifinals. That playoff victory would be their only victory for the Chaparrals as they fell in the Semifinals for the next four years, before they moved to San Antonio.

Roster

Final standings

Western Division

! Team !! W !! L !! PCT. !! GB
48 30 .615
Dallas Chaparrals 46 32 .590 2
45 33 .577 3
29 49 .372 19
25 53 .321 23
22 56 .282 26

Record vs. opponents

1967-68 ABA Records
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Anaheim2–8 3–7 6–3 2–4 0–6 1–5 2–4 2–7 6–4 1–5
Dallas8–2 4–5 8–2 3–3 5–1 2–4 3–3 4–6 7–2 2–4
Denver7–3 5–4 6–3 4–2 2–4 2–4 5–1 5–5 7–3 2–4
Houston3–6 2–8 3–6 3–3 3–3 3–3 3–3 0–10 7–3 2–4
Indiana4–2 3–3 2–4 3–3 6–5 3–8 6–4 3–3 4–2 4–6
Kentucky6–0 1–5 4–2 3–3 5–6 5–5 4–7 2–4 3–3 3–7
Minnesota5–1 4–2 4–2 3–3 8–3 5–5 7–3 5–1 5–1 4–7
New Jersey4–2 3–3 1–5 3–3 4–6 7–4 3–7 3–3 5–1 3–8
New Orleans7–2 6–4 5–5 10–0 3–3 4–2 1–5 3–3 6–3 3–3
Oakland4–6 2–7 3–7 3–7 2–4 3–3 1–5 1–5 3–6 0–6
Pittsburgh5–1 4–2 4–2 4–2 6–4 7–3 7–4 8–3 3–3 6–0

Playoffs

Western Division Semifinals[1]

Game Date Location Score RecordAttendance
1 March 23 Dallas 111–110 1–0 1,857
2 March 25Dallas 115–97 2–0 891
3 March 26Houston 116–103 3–03,117
Chaparrals win series 3–0

Western Division Finals

Game Date Location Score RecordAttendance
1 April 5 New Orleans 99–104 0–1 3,332
2 April 9 New Orleans 112–109 1–1 5,287
3 April 10Dallas 107–110 1–2 4,825
4 April 11Dallas 103–119 1–3 3,623
5 April 13New Orleans 107–108 1–44,614
Chaparrals lose series 4–1

Awards and honors

1968 ABA All-Star Game selections (game played on January 9, 1968)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Remember the ABA: 1967-68 Regular Season Standings and Playoff Results . 2008-05-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101129164930/http://remembertheaba.com/PlayoffPages/1968Playoffs.html . 2010-11-29 .