1971–72 Dallas Chaparrals season
| 1971–72 Dallas Chaparrals season | |
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| Head coach | Tom Nissalke |
| Arena | Moody Coliseum Dallas Memorial Auditorium |
| Results | |
| Record | 42–42 (.500) |
| Place | Division: 3rd (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Division Semifinals (lost to the Stars 0–4) |
The 1971–72 Dallas Chaparrals season was the fifth season of the Chaparrals franchise in the American Basketball Association. This season saw them return to their original name of the Dallas Chaparrals that they had for their first three seasons of existence to just represent the city of Dallas after they had originally played their previous season under the short-lived Texas Chaparrals name in what turned out to be a failed experiment for the Chaparrals franchise to exist as a regional franchise for the entire state of Texas (trying to work similarly to the Carolina Cougars, Virginia Squires, and "The Floridians" franchises for the states of North Carolina, Virginia, and Florida, respectively). For their third straight season in a row, the Chaps lost to the Utah Stars in the Western Division Semifinals, being swept by the Stars once again after previously being swept by Utah while representing the entire state of Texas instead of just the city of Dallas. This later turned out to be the final playoff appearance for the team for their time out in Dallas, as one season after that happened (which also became the only season they would miss the ABA Playoffs altogether while playing in the ABA), the Chaparrals would move to San Antonio to become the San Antonio Spurs in the 1973–74 ABA season and continue to exist under that name to this day.
ABA Draft
[edit]This draft was the first ABA draft to have a properly recorded historical note of every round in their draft available.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position(s) | Nationality | College |
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| 1 | 9 | Stan Love | PF |  United States
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Oregon |
| 2 | 11 | Sidney Wicks | PF | United States
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UCLA |
| 2 | 20 | Roger Brown | C | United States
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Kansas |
| 3 | 28 | Walt Szczerbiak | SF | United States West Germany
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George Washington |
| 4 | 33 | Gene Phillips | SG | United States
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Southern Methodist |
| 5 | 44 | Collis Jones | SF/PF | United States
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Notre Dame |
| 6 | 55 | George Trapp | PF/C | United States
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Cal State Long Beach College |
| 7 | 66 | Sterling Quant | PF |  The Bahamas[1]
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Central State |
| 8 | 77 | Curtis Rowe | PF | United States
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UCLA |
| 9 | 88 | Jimmie Guymon | G | United States
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Eastern New Mexico |
| 10 | 99 | Gene Knoll | G | United States
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Texas Tech |
| 11 | 110 | Al Shumate | SF | United States
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North Texas State University |
| 12 | 120 | Willie Hart | C | United States
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Grambling College |
| 13 | 130 | Goo Kennedy | PF | United States
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Texas Christian University |
| 14 | 139 | Bill Brickhouse | G | United States
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Montana State |
| 15 | 148 | William Chatmon | F | United States
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Baylor |
| 16 | 157 | Harry Taylor | SG/SF | United States
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Los Angeles Baptist |
| 17 | 165 | Dan McGhee | PF/C | United States
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Howard Payne College |
This draft would become the only ABA draft the Chaparrals would officially participate in as the Texas Chaparrals instead of the usual Dallas Chaparrals name that they had. This draft would have also had them hold the #1 pick in that year's draft (which became ABA All-Star power forward/center Jim McDaniels from Western Kentucky University) due to them having the worst record by the time the draft first began (which officially started on January 22 and then concluded properly on March 15, 1971) had they not swapped around first round draft picks alongside various other players with the team that eventually won the 1971 ABA Finals Championship by the end of the season, the Utah Stars.[2] The Chaparrals would also gain a second round pick from the Utah Stars through a different trade they did during the season.[3]
Roster
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Final standings
[edit]Western Division
[edit]| Team | W | L | % | GB |
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| Utah Stars | 60 | 24 | .714 | - |
| Indiana Pacers | 47 | 37 | .560 | 13 |
| Dallas Chaparrals | 42 | 42 | .500 | 18 |
| Denver Rockets | 34 | 50 | .405 | 26 |
| Memphis Pros | 26 | 58 | .310 | 34 |
Playoffs
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Western Division Semifinals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
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Awards and honors
[edit]1972 ABA All-Star Game selections (game played on January 29, 1972)
References
[edit]- ^ "Hall of Fame Sterling Quant". The All Bahamian Brand. Archived from the original on April 24, 2024. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
- ^ Jet [Sports] Staff (February 1971). "College Star Denies He Signed $350,000 Pro Pact". Jet. 39 (21): 50. Archived from the original on March 7, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ "1971 ABA Draft Pick Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved December 23, 2024.