1974–75 Virginia Squires season

1974–75 Virginia Squires season
Head coach	Al Bianchi
Arena	Norfolk Scope Hampton Coliseum Richmond Coliseum Roanoke Civic Center
Results
Record	15–69 (.179)
Place	Division: 5th (ABA)

The 1974–75 Virginia Squires season was the fifth season of the Squires in the American Basketball Association. The Squires, having sold off All-Star and even Hall of Fame worthy talents such as Julius Erving and George Gervin in previous years in order to keep their team afloat, simply imploded with a lack of talent on display, losing 69 games, the worst record in ABA history. Their longest winning streak during this time was 3 games long, lasting from January 31 to February 3, 1975. At one point, from December 30, 1974, to January 26, 1975, they lost 15 straight games in a row to end 1974 and start out 1975. The only victory they had in March 1975 was their final victory of the season, as the team lost eight straight to close out the season. The team finished last in points per game at 99.0, with a middling 6th in points allowed with 109.5 per game.

Roster

1974–75 Virginia Squires roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From SG 33 Lloyd Batts 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) May 9, 1951 Cincinnati PF 52 Lionel Billingy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) August 31, 1952 Duquesne SG 20 Glen Combs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) October 30, 1946 Virginia Tech SG 11 Darrell Elston 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) August 15, 1952 North Carolina PF 15 Lamar Green 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) March 22, 1947 Morehead State SG 14 Bill Higgins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) December 15, 1952 Ashland SF 30 George Irvine 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) February 1, 1948 Washington PF 31 Mike Jackson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) July 31, 1949 Cal State LA SG 44 Johnny Neumann 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) September 11, 1951 Mississippi SG 40 Barry Parkhill 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) May 10, 1951 Virginia C 22 Aulcie Perry 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) July 3, 1950 Bethune–Cookman SF 5 Cincy Powell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) February 25, 1942 Portland C 24 Red Robbins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) September 30, 1944 Tennessee PG 13 Dave Twardzik 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) September 20, 1950 Old Dominion C 45 David Vaughn Jr. 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) June 4, 1952 Oral Roberts SF 42 Willie Wise 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) March 3, 1947 Drake

Head coach Al Bianchi Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Final standings

Eastern Division

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Kentucky Colonels C	58	26	.690	-
New York Nets	58	26	.690	-
Spirits of St. Louis	32	52	.381	26
Memphis Sounds	27	57	.321	31
Virginia Squires	15	69	.179	43

Awards and honors

1975 ABA All-Star Game selection (game played on January 28, 1975)

• Dave Twardzik

External links

• RememberTheABA.com 1974–75 regular season and playoff results
• Virginia Squires page