1970–71 Texas Chaparrals season

1970–71 Texas Chaparrals season
Head coach	Max Williams (5–14) Bill Blakeley (25–40)
Arena	Moody Coliseum Tarrant County Coliseum Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Dallas Memorial Auditorium
Results
Record	30–54 (.357)
Place	Division: 4th (Western)
Playoff finish	Division Semifinals (lost to the Stars 0–4)

The 1970–71 Texas Chaparrals season was the fourth season of the Chaparrals in the American Basketball Association and their only season representing the entirety of Texas as a whole. In order to try to attract more fans, the Chaparrals adopted the Texas moniker, even playing games in Fort Worth, Texas, at the Tarrant County Coliseum along with Lubbock, Texas, at the Lubbock Municipal Coliseum. This practice was scrapped after the season concluded, along with the Texas moniker, as the team name was reverted to the Dallas Chaparrals name before the next season. For the fourth straight year, the Chaps made the playoffs, but for the third straight year in a row they bowed out in the Division Semifinals, once again to Utah.

Roster

1970-71 Texas Chaparrals roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From SG 24 Charles Beasley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1945-09-23 SMU PF 44 John Beasley 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1944-02-05 Texas A&M PF 22 Bob Bedell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1944-06-26 Stanford PF 40 Gary Bradds 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1942-07-26 Ohio State C 43 Bobby Croft 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1946-03-17 Tennessee C 50 Willie Davis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 234 lb (106 kg) 1945-08-09 North Texas SG 34 Tom Hagan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1947-01-29 Vanderbilt PG 11 Joe Hamilton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1948-07-05 North Texas SF 33 Rich Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1946-12-27 Illinois C 55 Gene Moore 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1945-07-29 Saint Louis PF 31 Greg Wittman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1947-05-10 Western Carolina

Head coach Max Williams & Bill Blakeley Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Transactions

Trades

January 6, 1971	To Texas Chaparrals Levern Tart Ed Johnson	To New York Nets Manny Leaks
January 6, 1971	To Texas Chaparrals Donnie Freeman Wayne Hightower	To Utah Stars Ron Boone Glen Combs

Final standings

Western Division

Western Division	W	L	PCT	GB
Indiana Pacers *	58	26	.690	-
Utah Stars *	57	27	.679	1.0
Memphis Pros *	41	43	.488	17.0
Texas Chaparrals *	30	54	.357	28.0
Denver Rockets	30	54	.357	28.0

Playoffs

1971 playoff game log
Fourth Place Tiebreaker Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Series 1 April 1 @ Denver W 115–109 Donnie Freeman (33) Moore (16) Donnie Freeman (6) Denver Auditorium Arena 2,594 1–0
Division Semifinals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Series 1 April 2 @ Utah L 115–125 Donnie Freeman (32) John Beasley (11) Salt Palace 4,375 0–1 2 April 3 @ Utah L 107–137 Donnie Freeman (23) Croft, Moore (9) Salt Palace 6,061 0–2 3 April 4 Utah L 101–113 Donnie Freeman (30) Gene Moore (15) Moody Coliseum 4,675 0–3 4 April 6 Utah L 107–128 Levern Tart (31) Gene Moore (18) Moody Coliseum 3,666 0–4
1971 schedule

Awards and honors

1971 ABA All-Star Game selections (game played on January 23, 1971)

• Donnie Freeman

References

• Chaparrals on Basketball Reference

External links

• RememberTheABA.com 1970-71 regular season and playoff results
• RememberTheABA.com Dallas Chaparrals page