1969–70 Carolina Cougars season

ABA basketball team season August 2023 Carolina Cougars ABA 1970 James Carson Gardner 42 42 3rd Bones McKinney Greensboro ColiseumCharlotte ColiseumDorton Arena WSOC Lost in Division Semifinals Houston Mavericks The 1969–70 Carolina Cougars season was the 1st season of the Cougars in the ABA. Late in the spring of 1969, the Houston Mavericks had been bought by the Southern Sports Corporation (headed by James C. Gardner) for $350,000. After the season finished, the team moved to North Carolina, which at the time had no professional teams. The Cougars played in three areas in the state: Greensboro, Charlotte, and Raleigh, making this the first regional franchise in the ABA. The first game of the Cougars was on October 8, 1969, when the Cougars played the Dallas Chaparrals at Greensboro Coliseum, with Carolina winning 108–97. The team finished 3rd in the six team Eastern Division. While they finished last in average points scored per game (106.8), they were 1st in points allowed per game (107). In the Playoffs, the Cougars faced off against the Indiana Pacers (with Game 3 being played in Charlotte and Game 4 played in Raleigh), but the Cougars lost the series in four games. During the regular season, the Cougars played 20 games in Greensboro, 14 in Charlotte, and 8 in Raleigh; in the playoffs, the team played once in Charlotte, and once in Raleigh. Roster Carolina Cougars 1969–70 #DC143C #7BAFD4 #7BAFD4 #DC143C 42 Bill Bunting SF 6 8 200 1947-08-26 North Carolina 24 Calvin Fowler SG February 11, 1940 6 0 175 Saint Francis University 33 Steve Kramer basketball SG 6 5 200 1945-01-01 BYU 23 Gene Littles PG 6 0 160 June 29, 1943 High Point University 35 Randolph Mahaffey SF 6 7 210 September 28, 1945 Clemson 44 Larry Miller basketball player SG 6 4 190 UNC 1946-04-04 34 Doug Moe SF 6 5 215 September 21, 1938 North Carolina 52 Rich Niemann C 7 0 245 July 2, 1946 Saint Louis 43 George Peeples C 6 7 190 October 30, 1943 University of Iowa 21 Ron Perry basketball, born 1943 PG 6 3 190 December 29, 1943 Virginia Tech 52 George Sutor C 6 8 235 September 14, 1943 La Salle 11 Bob Verga SG 6 1 190 September 7, 1945 Duke 13 Hank Whitney F 6 7 230 1939-04-28 Iowa State Bones McKinney https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CAR/1970.html Final standings Eastern Division + Team W L PCT. GBIndiana Pacers5925.702 -Kentucky Colonels 4539.53614.0Carolina Cougars 4242.50017.0New York Nets 39 45 .464 20.0Pittsburgh Pipers 29 55 .345 30.0Miami Floridians 23 61 .274 36.0 ABA Playoffs Carolina Cougars 1970 yes #DC143C #7BAFD4 Carolina Cougars ABA Eastern Division Semifinals yes no yes #7BAFD4 #FFFFFF 0 2 0 2 |- | 1 | April 18 | @ Indiana | L 105–123 | Bob Verga (19) | Randy Mahaffey (9) |Doug Moe (6) | Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum6,123 | 0–1 |- | 2 | April 19 |@ Indiana | L 98–103 | Bob Verga (35) | Hank Whitney (11) | Calvin Fowler (4) | Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum6,341 | 0–2 |- | 3 | April 22 | Indiana | L 106–115 | Bob Verga (24) | George Peeples (22) |Doug Moe (8) | Charlotte Coliseum3,381 | 0–3 |- |- | 4 | April 24 | Indiana | L 106–110 | Bob Verga (30) | George Peeples (18) | Doug Moe (8) | Dorton Arena5,211 | 0–4 CAR 1968 yes Awards, records, and honors 1970 ABA All-Star Game played on January 24, 1970 Doug Moe Bob Verga References Cougars on Basketball Reference Carolina Category:Carolina Cougars Carolina Cougars, 1969-70 Carolina Cougars, 1969-70