1970–71 The Floridians season

August 2023 The Floridians ABA 1971 37 47 Eastern 4th Harold Blitman (18–30)Bob Bass (19–17) James Edwin Doyle Miami Beach Convention CenterCurtis Hixon HallBayfront ArenaJacksonville ColiseumWest Palm Beach Auditorium Lost in Division Semifinals Miami Floridians The 1970–71 The Floridians season was the third season of American Basketball Association in Florida and first as The Floridians, after two seasons as the Miami Floridians, as well as their fourth season as a franchise when including their only season played as the Minnesota Muskies. In an attempt to appeal to the entire regional, game were played in five cities: Miami, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Florida, Jacksonville, and West Palm Beach. New head owner Ned Doyle decided to get rid of the entire team, except the coach. The Floridians finished 9th in points scored at 114.0 per game, but 5th in points allowed at 115.6 per game. The team's biggest losing streak was 6, which happened less than a month after the season began, though a 5-game winning streak followed that. But by the first half of the season, they were 17–25, and Blitman was fired after they had lost their fifth straight game on January 14 to make them 18–30. One day later, Bob Bass was hired by the team after resigning from Texas Tech. The next day, he won his first game, versus the Utah Stars. A seven-game winning streak near the end of the season helped clinch a playoff spot for the team, with the key win being versus the Pittsburgh Condors on March 28, the penultimate game of the season played in Jacksonville, beating them 130–117 to eliminate Pittsburgh. In the Semifinals, they overcame a 2–0 hole to tie the series up, but the Kentucky Colonels won the next two games to win the series.https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/FLO/1971_games.html 1970-71 The Floridians Schedule and Results Basketball-Reference.com Roster The Floridians 1970–71 #000000 #FF8C00 #FF0090 #000000 24 Charlie Beasley SG 6 5 190 September 23, 1945 SMU 12 Clarence Brookins F 1946 6 4 190 Temple 21 Mack Calvin PG 6 0 165 July 27, 1947 USC 21, 44 Warren Davis basketball PF 6 6 212 June 30, 1943 North Carolina A&T 15 Ron Franz SF 6 7 205 October 20, 1945 Kansas 51 Carl Fuller C 6 9 225 January 10, 1946 Bethune-Cookman College 41 Ira Harge C 6 9 225 March 14, 1941 New Mexico 12 Rich Johnson basketball C 6 7 210 December 18, 1946 Grambling State University 32 Larry Jones basketball SG 6 2 180 September 22, 1942 Toledo 11 Ron Nelson basketball SG 6 2 175 October 7, 1946 New Mexico 52 Rich Niemann C 7 0 245 July 2, 1946 Saint Louis 10 Fran O'Hanlon G 6 1 175 August 24, 1948 Villanova 31 Sam Robinson basketball SF 6 7 190 January 1, 1948 Cal State Long Beach 22 Dennis Stewart basketball F 6 6 220 April 11, 1947 Michigan 12 Al Tucker PF 6 8 190 February 24, 1943 Oklahoma Baptist University 14 Trooper Washington PF 6 7 215 April 21, 1944 Cheyney (PA) 22 Greg Wittman PF 6 8 210 May 10, 1947 Western Carolina University 20 Lonnie Wright SG 6 2 205 January 23, 1945 Colorado State Harold Blitman / Bob Bass https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/FLO/1971.html Final standings Eastern Division + Team W L PCT. GBVirginia Squires 55 29 .655 -Kentucky Colonels 44 40 .524 11.0New York Nets 4044.47615.0The Floridians 3747.44018.0Pittsburgh Condors 3648.42919.0Carolina Cougars 3450.40521.0 ABA Playoffs ABA Eastern Division Semifinalshttp://www.remembertheaba.com/PlayoffPages/1971Playoffs.html 1970-71 ABA Regular Season Standings Remembertheaba.com 2016-07-25 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150611213734/http://www.remembertheaba.com/PlayoffPages/1971Playoffs.html 2015-06-11 Game Date Location Score Record Attendance 1 April 2 Kentucky 112–116 0–1 3,182 2 April 4 Kentucky 110–120 0–2 3,881 3 April 6 Miami-Dade (Florida) 120–102 1–2 4,126 4 April 8 Miami-Dade (Florida) 129–117 2–2 4,268 5 April 10 Kentucky 101–118 2–3 4,996 6 April 12 Miami-Dade (Florida) 103–112 2–4 4,478 The Floridians lose series, 4–2 Awards and honors 1971 ABA All-Star Game selections (game played on January 23, 1971) Mack Calvin Larry Jones References 2 Floridians on Basketball Reference External links RememberTheABA.com 1970-71 regular season and playoff results The Floridians page Category:Miami Floridians seasons Miami The Floridians, 1970-71 The Floridians, 1970-71