1971–72 The Floridians season

The 1971–72 The Floridians season was the fourth and final season of American Basketball Association in Florida. For this season, 34 games were played in Miami, with the other home games being played in either Tampa or St. Petersberg. The Floridians edged out the Carolina Cougars for the final playoff spot by one game, with their 116–115 overtime victory proving key to clinching the spot, as their record was 35–45 and the Cougars record was at 33–49, with the Floridians not only having two more games to play than the Cougars but only needing to win once more to officially clinch, which they did four days later versus the Memphis Pros, 118–107. The team's biggest winning streak all season was 4, with their first half record being 19–23. They went 17–25 in the second half of the season, with a season high six game losing streak in that half. They finished 8th in points scored, at 112.8 per game and 8th in points allowed at 114.3 per game. In the Semifinals, they were swept by the Virginia Squires. After the season, the team was disbanded, due to attendance not improving despite trying to appeal to the region. Pro basketball would not return to the area until 1988 with the Miami Heat, who have worn throwback jerseys of the team on occasion as part of "Hardwood Classics Nights", doing so for the first time during the 2005–06 season. [1]

1971–72 The Floridians season
Head coachBob Bass
ArenaMiami Beach Convention Center
Curtis Hixon Hall
Bayfront Arena
Jacksonville Coliseum
West Palm Beach Auditorium
Results
Record36–48 (.429)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost in Division Semifinals

Roster

Final standings

Eastern Division
TeamWL%GB
Kentucky Colonels6816.810-
Virginia Squires4539.53623
New York Nets4440.52424
The Floridians3648.42932
Carolina Cougars3549.41733
Pittsburgh Condors2559.29843

Playoffs

Eastern Division Semifinals[2]

GameDateLocationScoreRecordAttendance
1April 2Norfolk (Virginia)107–114 (OT)0–13,770
2April 4Hampton (Virginia)100–1250–22,921
3April 6Florida113–1180–32,965
4April 8Florida106–1150–43,117

The Floridians lose series, 4–0

Awards and honors

1972 ABA All-Star Game selections (game played on January 29, 1972)

References
  1. https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/FLO/1972_games.html
  2. "1971-72 ABA Regular Season Standings". Remembertheaba.com. Archived from the original on 2014-10-28. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
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