Английская Википедия:1974–75 San Antonio Spurs season
Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:NBA season The 1974–75 San Antonio Spurs season was the second season for the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs made their debut on October 18, 1974, vs the Indiana Pacers in Indiana, winning 129–121 in double overtime.[1] Afterwards, the Spurs would win the next two games, getting to a quick start. In December they would be 21–18 after finishing 7–10 in the month (with a 5 gaming losing streak at one point and even firing their coach midway in the season), but they would win 30 of their last 45 games (having 7-game winning streak at one point), finishing with over 50 victories for the first time in Spurs history. In the 1975 ABA Playoffs, the Spurs once again lost in the first round 4–2 to the Indiana Pacers.
ABA Draft
| Player | Position | Nationality | School/club team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard Robinson | Tennessee State | ||
| Collis Temple | LSU | ||
| Fred Saunders | Syracuse | ||
| Kim Hughes | Wisconsin | ||
| Eugene Short | Jackson State | ||
| Gary Anderson | Wisconsin | ||
| Gerald Cunningham | Kentucky State | ||
| Luke Witte | Ohio State | ||
| Hercle Ivy | Iowa State | ||
| Walter Luckett | Ohio | ||
| Charles McKinney | Baylor | ||
| Mike Ogan | Carson Newman |
Regular season
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Spurs | Opponents | Record |
| 1 | ||||||
| 2 |
Season standings
| Western Division | W | L | PCT. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Nuggets | 65 | 19 | .774 | – |
| San Antonio Spurs | 51 | 33 | .607 | 14 |
| Indiana Pacers | 45 | 39 | .536 | 20 |
| Utah Stars | 38 | 46 | .452 | 27 |
| San Diego Conquistadors | 31 | 53 | .469 | 34 |
Roster
| Number | Name | Position | Height | Experience | College |
| 25 | Coby Dietrick | Power Forward | 6–10 | 4 yr. | San Jose State |
| 23 | William Franklin | Small Forward | 6–7 | 2 yr. | Purdue |
| 20 | Donnie Freeman | Small Guard | 6–3 | 7 yr. | Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 44 | George Gervin | Small Forward | 6–7 | 3 yr. | Eastern Michigan |
| 33 | Rich Jones | Power Forward | 6–6 | 5 yr. | Memphis |
| 22 | George Karl | Power Guard | 6–2 | 2nd yr. | University of North Carolina |
| 34 | Stan Love | Power Forward | 6–9 | 3 yr. | Oregon |
| 31 | Swen Nater | Center | 6–11 | 2nd yr. | UCLA |
| 13 | James Silas | Power Guard | 6–1 | 2 yr. | Stephen F. Austin State |
| 40 | Collis Temple | Small Forward | 6–5 | Rookie | LSU |
| 30 | Chuck Terry | Small Forward | 6–8 | 2 yr. | California State University, Long Beach |
| 21 | Bob Warren | Shooting Guard | 6–5 | 6 yr. | Vanderbilt |
ABA Playoffs
Western Division semifinals[5]
| Game | Date | Location | Score | Record | Attendance |
| 1 | April 5 | San Antonio | 119–122 (OT) | 0–1 | 8,529 |
| 2 | April 7 | San Antonio | 93–98 | 0–2 | 7,643 |
| 3 | April 10 | Indiana | 103–113 | 0–3 | 12,217 |
| 4 | April 12 | Indiana | 110–109 | 1–3 | 17,389 |
| 5 | April 14 | San Antonio | 123–117 | 2–3 | 10,986 |
| 6 | April 16 | Indiana | 100–115 | 2–4 | 15,675 |
References
External links
- RememberTheABA.com 1974–75 regular season and playoff results
- RememberTheABA.com San Antonio Spurs page
- RememberTheABA.com 1974–75 game by game results
- Spurs on Basketball Reference
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