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The following list includes all current and former arenas used by current and defunct teams who once played in the American Basketball Association from 1967 to 1976.

ABA/NBA teams

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Team[1] Arena Years used Capacity Opened City Ref.
Brooklyn Nets
New Jersey Nets
New York Nets
New Jersey Americans 		Barclays Center 2012–present 18,103 2012 Brooklyn, New York [2]
Prudential Center 2010–2012 18,711 2007 Newark, New Jersey [3]
Izod Center[a] 1981–2010 20,049 1981 East Rutherford, New Jersey [4][5][6][7]
Rutgers Athletic Center 1977–1981 8,500 1977 Piscataway, New Jersey [8][9]
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 1972–1977 14,890 1972 Uniondale, New York [10]
Island Garden 1969–1972 5,200 1956 West Hempstead, New York [11]
Long Island Arena[b] 1968–1969 6,000 1957 Commack, New York [12]
Teaneck Armory 1967–1968 5,500 1936 Teaneck, New Jersey [13]
Indiana Pacers Gainbridge Fieldhouse[c] 1999–present 18,165 (formerly 18,345) 1999 Indianapolis, Indiana
Market Square Arena 1974–1999 16,530 1974
Indiana Farmers Coliseum[d] 1967–1974 10,000 1939
San Antonio Spurs

Texas Chaparrals
Dallas Chaparrals

Frost Bank Center[e] 2002–present 18,581 2002 San Antonio, Texas
Alamodome 1993–2002 20,557 1993
HemisFair Arena 1973–1993 16,057 1968
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum[f] 1970–1971
(Partial schedule) 		11,200 1956 Lubbock, Texas
Tarrant County Convention Center 1970–1971
(Partial schedule) 		16,057 1968 Fort Worth, Texas
Moody Coliseum 1967–1973 8,998 1956 University Park, Texas
Dallas Memorial Auditorium[g] 1967–1973 9,815 1957 Dallas, Texas
Denver Nuggets

Denver Rockets

Ball Arena[h] 1999–present 19,155 1999 Denver, Colorado [14]
McNichols Sports Arena 1975–1999 17,171 1975
Denver Arena Auditorium 1967–1975 6,841 1908
Denver Coliseum 1967–1970
(partial schedule) 		9,000 1950

Defunct teams

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Team[1] Arena Years used Capacity Opened City Ref.
The Floridians
Miami Floridians
Minnesota Muskies
Bayfront Center 1971–1972 7,500 1965 St. Petersburg, Florida
Curtis Hixon Hall 1970–1972
(partial schedule) 		7,000 1965 Tampa, Florida
Jacksonville Coliseum 11,000 1960 Jacksonville, Florida
West Palm Beach Auditorium 1968–1969
1970–1971
(partial schedule) 		5,000 1965 West Palm Beach, Florida
Miami Beach Convention Center 1968–1972 15,000 1957 Miami Beach, Florida
Dinner Key Auditorium 1969–1970 6,900 1951 Miami, Florida
Metropolitan Sports Center 1967–1968 15,000 1967 Bloomington, Minnesota
Kentucky Colonels
Freedom Hall 1970–1976 18,865 1956 Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville Convention Center[i] 1967–1970 6,000 1905
Memorial Coliseum 1973–1975 (ten home games) 6,250 1950 Lexington, Kentucky
E.A. Diddle Arena 1973, 1974 (one game each) 13,508 1963 Bowling Green, Kentucky [15][16]
Riverfront Coliseum 1975–1976 (eight home games) 17,000 1975 Cincinnati, Ohio
Armory Fieldhouse 1973–1974 (ten home games) 8,000 1954
Memphis Sounds
Memphis Tams
Memphis Pros
New Orleans Buccaneers
Mid-South Coliseum 1970–1975 10,085 1963 Memphis, Tennessee
Monroe Civic Center 1967–1970
(partial schedule) 		7,600 1965 Monroe, Louisiana
Tulane Gym[j] 1969–1970 3,600 1932 New Orleans, Louisiana
Loyola Field House 1967–1969 6,500 1950
Pittsburgh Condors
Pittsburgh Pipers
Minnesota Pipers
Pittsburgh Pipers
Civic Arena 1967–1968
1969–1972 		17,537 1961 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Duluth Arena Auditorium 1968–1969
(8 home games) 		6,764 1966 Duluth, Minnesota
Metropolitan Sports Center 1968–1969 15,000 1967 Bloomington, Minnesota
San Diego Sails
San Diego Conquistadors
San Diego Sports Arena[k] 1974–1976 14,500 1966 San Diego, California
Peterson Gym 1972–1974 3,668 1961
Spirits of St. Louis
Carolina Cougars
Houston Mavericks
St. Louis Arena 1974–1976 20,000 1929 St. Louis, Missouri
Greensboro Coliseum 1969–1974
(Partial schedule) 		15,000 1959 Greensboro, North Carolina
Charlotte Coliseum[l] 9,605 1955 Charlotte, North Carolina
Reynolds Coliseum 12,400 1949 Raleigh, North Carolina
Dorton Arena 7,610 1952
Winston–Salem Memorial Coliseum 1971–1972 (partial schedule) 7,000 1955 Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Sam Houston Coliseum 1967–1969 9,200 1937 Houston, Texas
Utah Stars
Los Angeles Stars
Anaheim Amigos
Salt Palace 1970–1975 10,725 1969 Salt Lake City, Utah
Smith Spectrum 1971 (two games) 10,270 1970 Logan, Utah [17][18]
Swenson Gym 1970 (one game) 5,000 1962 Ogden, Utah [17]
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 1968–1970 16,161 1959 Los Angeles, California
Anaheim Convention Center 1967–1968 9,100 1967 Anaheim, California [19]
Titan Gym 1967–1968
(4 home games) 		4,000 1964 Fullerton, California [19]
Selland Arena 1967, 1970
(2 home games each) 		10,220 1966 Fresno, California [19][20]
Virginia Squires
Washington Caps
Oakland Oaks 		Norfolk Scope 1971–1976
(partial schedule) 		10,253 1971 Norfolk, Virginia
Richmond Coliseum 1971–1976
(partial schedule) 		12,500 1971 Richmond, Virginia
Roanoke Civic Center 1971–1972
(partial schedule) 		9,828 1971 Roanoke, Virginia
Hampton Coliseum 1970–1976
(partial schedule) 		9,777 1970 Hampton, Virginia
Old Dominion University Fieldhouse 1970–1971
(partial schedule) 		5,200 1970 Norfolk, Virginia
Richmond Arena 6,000 1908 Richmond, Virginia
Washington Coliseum 1969–1970 7,000 1941 Washington, D.C.
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena[m] 1967–1969 19,596 1966 Oakland, California

Neutral games and oddities

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In the history of the ABA, various games were played in various scenarios: "neutral sites" or games played as part of a doubleheader. Whether due to booking problems or in attempts to grow the game in the state an ABA team played in, games would even be played at high school and college gymnasiums on occasion (as is the case with the Indiana Pacers).

Arena City Games played Ref.
Community Arena Steubenville, Ohio March 18, 1968 (Pittsburgh vs. Anaheim)
December 27, 1969 (Pittsburgh Pipers vs. Los Angeles Stars)
Civic Auditorium San Jose, California October 20, 1967 (Indiana vs. Oakland)
October 27, 1967 (Denver vs. Oakland)
March 14, 1969 (Minnesota vs. Oakland)
Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California April 26, 1970 (Dallas Chaparrals vs. Los Angeles Stars)
Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon January 8, 1968 (Oakland vs. New Jersey)
February 7, 1968 (Oakland v. New Orleans)
American River College Sacramento, California December 17, 1967 (Oakland vs. New Orleans)
Richmond Memorial Auditorium Richmond, California December 19, 1967 (Oakland vs. Pacers)
January 2, 1968 (Oakland vs. Anaheim)
Mississippi Coliseum Jackson, Mississippi December 20, 1967 (Minnesota Muskies vs. New Orleans)
December 18, 1968 (New Orleans vs. New York Nets)
January 15, 1969 (New Orleans vs. Denver)
February 19, 1969 (New Orleans vs. Houston Mavericks)
March 17, 1969 (New Orleans vs Los Angeles)
December 8, 1970 (Memphis Pros vs. Utah Stars)
December 27, 1970 (Memphis Pros vs. Pacers)
December 30, 1970 (Memphis Pros vs. Texas Chaparrals)
Jackson Coliseum Jackson, Tennessee December 19, 1970 (Memphis Pros vs. Utah Stars)
November 20, 1971 (Memphis Pros vs. Pittsburgh Condors)
December 3, 1971 (Memphis Pros vs. Utah Stars)
Dayton Fieldhouse Dayton, Ohio February 15, 1968 (Minnesota Muskies vs. Indiana Pacers)
Maple Leaf Gardens Toronto, Canada January 14, 1972 (Memphis vs. Pacers)
January 14, 1972 (Chaparrals vs. Colonels) 		[21]
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne, Indiana March 4, 1968 (New Orleans vs. Pacers)
March 24, 1972 (Denver vs. Pacers)
January 12, 1973 (Pacers vs. Denver)
February 26, 1973 (Pacers vs. Nets)
February 24, 1974 (Pacers vs. Squires)
Shelbyville High School Shelbyville, Indiana January 31, 1968 (Pittsburgh Pipers vs. Indiana Pacers)
Chrysler High School New Castle, Indiana December 13, 1967 (Minnesota Muskies vs. Indiana Pacers)
Madison High School Madison, Indiana February 19, 1968 (Kentucky Colonels vs. Indiana Pacers)
Memorial Gym Kokomo, Indiana December 5, 1967 (New Jersey vs. Pacers)
February 8, 1968 (Denver vs. Pacers) 		[22]
Anderson High School Wigwam Anderson, Indiana April 20, 1969 (Indiana Pacers vs. Miami Floridians)
April 22, 1969 (Miami Floridians vs. Indiana Pacers)
November 8, 1969 (Denver vs. Indiana)
February 7, 1970 (Miami vs. Indiana)
March 15, 1970 (Carolina vs. Indiana)
March 17, 1971 (Dallas vs. Indiana)
April 19, 1971 (Utah Stars vs. Indiana Pacers)
April 22, 1972 (Utah Stars vs. Indiana Pacers)
Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana April 22, 1972 (Utah Stars vs. Indiana Pacers)
April 26, 1972 (Utah Stars vs. Indiana Pacers)
May 6, 1972 (New York Nets vs. Indiana Pacers)
Moby Gymnasium Fort Collins, Colorado November 18, 1970 (Denver vs. Indiana)
March 27, 1971 (Texas Chaparrals vs. Denver)
Madison Square Garden IV New York City, New York December 9, 1970 (Pacers vs. Nets)
December 9, 1970 (Squires vs. Rockets)
March 17, 1971 (Colonels, vs Nets)
December 23, 1971 (Condors vs. Nets)
December 23, 1971 (The Floridians vs. Carolina Cougars)
Hofstra Physical Fitness Center Hempstead, New York April 6, 1971 (Virginia Squires vs. New York Nets)
April 7, 1971 (Virginia Squires vs. New York Nets)
Felt Forum New York City, New York April 10, 1971 (Virginia Squires vs. New York Nets)
Fair Park Birmingham, Alabama March 24, 1972 (Colonels vs. Condors)
February 10, 1973 (Chaparrals vs. Pacers) 		[23]
Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana February 16, 1974 (Pacers vs. Denver)
March 2, 1975 (Spirits of St. Louis vs. Pacers)
March 19, 1975 (Nets vs. Pacers)
November 18, 1975 (Pacers vs. Colonels)
Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas February 2, 1970 (Denver vs. Los Angeles Stars)
Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, Louisiana February 7, 1969 (New Orleans vs. Dallas)
February 28, 1970 (New Orleans vs. Los Angeles Stars)
Uniontown Area High School Uniontown, Pennsylvania February 9, 1972 (Utah Stars vs. Pittsburgh Condors)
California State College California, Pennsylvania February 28, 1970 (Pipers vs. Dallas Chaparrals) [24]
Men's Gymnasium Denton, Texas February 3, 1973 (Utah Stars vs. Dallas Chaparrals)
March 3, 1973 (Dallas Chaparrals vs. Denver Rockets)
March 10, 1973 (San Diego Conquistadors vs. Dallas Chaparrals)
Tucson Community Center Tucson, Arizona March 28, 1972 (Colonels vs. Condors)
William C. Lee Field House Fort Bragg, North Carolina February 15, 1972 (Condors vs. Cougars) [25]
Jaffa Shrine Center Altoona, Pennsylvania February 13, 1968 (New Jersey vs Pipers)
January 10, 1970 (Nets vs. Pipers) 		[26]
Reid Gym Cullowhee, North Carolina February 16, 1970 (New York Nets vs. Washington Caps)
St. Paul Auditorium Saint Paul, Minnesota March 25, 1969 (Nets vs. Minnesota Pipers)
February 16, 1973 (Memphis Tams vs. Denver Rockets)
University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico February 3, 1970 (Washington Caps vs Denver)
Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma November 8, 1972 (Memphis Tams vs. Dallas Chaparrals) [27]
Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma November 4, 1972 (New York Nets vs. Dallas Chaparrals)
Sikeston Fieldhouse Sikeston, Missouri November 3, 1970 (Texas Chaparrals vs. Memphis Pros)
January 25, 1971 (Memphis Pros vs. Carolina Cougars)
Salem Civic Center Salem, Virginia March 27, 1971 (Virginia Squires vs. Carolina Cougars)
Salt Palace Salt Lake City, Utah March 19, 1976 (San Antonio Spurs vs. Spirits of St. Louis)
Bayfront Arena St. Petersburg, Florida November 10, 1971 (The Floridians vs. Virginia Squires)
Miami-Dade Junior College North Miami, Florida April 6, 1971 (Kentucky Colonels vs. The Floridians)
April 8, 1971 (Kentucky Colonels vs. The Floridians)
April 12, 1971 (Kentucky Colonels vs. The Floridians)
February 24, 1972 (Denver Rockets vs. The Floridians)
February 6, 1972 (Pittsburgh Condors vs. The Floridians)
January 15, 1972 (Dallas Chaparrals vs. The Floridians)
April 4, 1972 (Virginia Squires vs. The Floridians)
April 6, 1972 (Virginia Squires vs. The Floridians)

References

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  5. ^ Sandomir, Richard (January 5, 1996). "Hockey; Brendan Byrne Arena Goes Continental". The New York Times. Retrieved December 6, 2008.
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  12. ^ "Sports of The Times; For Coleman's Nets, the Eyes Have It". The New York Times. May 10, 1993. Retrieved December 7, 2008.Wojnarowski, Adrian (June 3, 2003). "Twenty-five years later, Boe makes up for mistake". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 7, 2008.
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  14. ^ "Arena Facts". Pepsi Center. Archived from the original on December 18, 2008. Retrieved December 11, 2008.
  15. ^ 1973-74 ABA Game by Game Log at RememberTheABA.com
  16. ^ 1974-75 ABA Game by Game Log at RememberThe ABA.com
  17. ^ a b "1970-71 Utah Stars Schedule and Results". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  18. ^ "1971-72 Utah Stars Schedule and Results". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  19. ^ a b c "1967-68 Anaheim Amigos Schedule and Results". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  20. ^ "1968-69 Los Angeles Stars Schedule and Results". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
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Notes

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  1. ^ Formerely known as Continental Airlines Arena (1996–2007) and Brendan Byrne Arena (1981–1996)
  2. ^ Also referred to Commack Arena
  3. ^ referred to as Bankers Life Fieldhouse (2011–2021) and Conseco Fieldhouse (1999–2011)
  4. ^ Formerly known as Fairgrounds Coliseum (Apr–Dec 2014), Pepsi Coliseum (1991–2012), Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum (1939–1991)
  5. ^ Known as SBC Center from 2002 to 2005 and AT&T Center from 2006 to 2023
  6. ^ Known as City Bank Coliseum since 2007
  7. '^ Known now as Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center after being named the Dallas Convention Center
  8. ^ known as Pepsi Center from 1999–2020
  9. ^ Known as Jefferson County Armory (1905–1960), now known as Louisville Gardens since 1975
  10. ^ Now known as Fogelman Arena (1988–present)
  11. ^ Known now as Valley View Casino Center (2010–present), formerly referred to as iPayOne Center (2005–2007)
  12. ^ Known as Bojangles' Coliseum since 2008 after formerly known as Cricket Arena (2001–2008) and Independence Arena (1988–2001)
  13. ^ Known as Oracle Arena (2007–present), formerly known as Oakland Arena (2005–2006), The Arena in Oakland (1997–2004)
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