1972–73 Virginia Squires season

The 1972–73 Virginia Squires season was the third season of the Virginia Squires in the American Basketball Association. The Squires had one of their victories due to forfeit, on October 26, when the Denver Rockets forfeited to them. The Squires had a 21–21 first half with, a five-game winning streak in that half. In the second half, they finished the same, though they did lose five straight games near the end of the season. They finished 4th in points scored at 114.1 per game and 8th in points allowed at 114.4 per game. This was the debut season of future Hall of Famer George Gervin. In the Division Semifinals, the Squires lost in five games. [1]

1972–73 Virginia Squires season
Head coachAl Bianchi
ArenaNorfolk Scope
Hampton Coliseum
Richmond Coliseum
Results
Record4242 (.500)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost in Division Semifinals

Roster

Final standings

Eastern Division

TeamWL%GB
Carolina Cougars5727.679-
Kentucky Colonels5628.6671
Virginia Squires4242.50015
New York Nets3054.35727
Memphis Tams2460.28633

Playoffs

Eastern Division Semifinals[2]

GameDateLocationScoreRecordAttendance
1March 30Kentucky129–101–1290–14,692
2April 1Kentucky109–941–15,139
3April 3Norfolk (Virginia)113–115 (OT)1–29,621
4April 6Hampton (Virginia)90–1081–38,644
5April 7Kentucky93–1141–416,887

Squire lose series, 4–1

Awards and honors

1973 ABA All-Star Game selections (game played on February 6, 1973)

References

  1. https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/VIR/1973_games.html
  2. "1972-73 ABA Regular Season Standings". Remembertheaba.com. Archived from the original on 2010-11-29. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
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