| 1971–72 ABA season | |
| League: | American Basketball Association |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Duration: | October 13, 1971 – May 20, 1972 |
| No Of Games: | 84 |
| No Of Teams: | 11 |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Top Seed: | Kentucky Colonels |
| Mvp: | Artis Gilmore (Kentucky) |
| Mvp Link: | ABA MVP |
| Top Scorer: | Dan Issel (Kentucky) |
| Finals: | Finals |
| Finals Link: | 1972 ABA Playoffs |
| Finals Champ: | Indiana Pacers |
| Finals Runner-Up: | New York Nets |
| Seasonslist: | List of ABA seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | ABA |
| Prevseason Link: | 1970–71 ABA season |
| Prevseason Year: | 1970–71 |
| Nextseason Link: | 1972–73 ABA season |
| Nextseason Year: | 1972–73 |
The 1971–72 ABA season was the fifth season of the American Basketball Association. The Indiana Pacers won the championship, defeating the New York Nets, 4 games to 2, in the ABA Finals.
For the first time in the league's history, no franchise moved to a different state from the previous season. The only name change involved the Dallas Chaparrals, who were able to secure a lease in Dallas for the season and were renamed from the previous season's Texas Chaparrals.
| Kentucky Colonels * | 68 | 16 | .810 | — | |
| Virginia Squires * | 45 | 39 | .536 | 23 | |
| New York Nets * | 44 | 40 | .524 | 24 | |
| The Floridians * | 36 | 48 | .429 | 32 | |
| 35 | 49 | .417 | 33 | ||
| 25 | 59 | .298 | 43 |
| Utah Stars * | 60 | 24 | .714 | — | |
| Indiana Pacers * | 47 | 37 | .560 | 13 | |
| Dallas Chaparrals * | 42 | 42 | .500 | 18 | |
| Denver Rockets * | 34 | 50 | .405 | 26 | |
| 26 | 58 | .310 | 34 |
Bold – ABA champions
See also: 1972 ABA playoffs.