1968–69 Los Angeles Stars season

March 2026 February 2024 Los Angeles Stars ABA 1969 Jim Kirst 33 45 ABA 5th Bill Sharman Los Angeles Sports Arena KTTV 11 KBIG Did not qualify Anaheim Amigos The 1968–69 Los Angeles Stars season was the first season of the franchise in Los Angeles in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and second overall season of the team despite the new owner stating that the Stars were a new franchise completely separate from the old Anaheim Amigos franchise. The team had been bought by construction businessman Jim Kirst in the summer of 1968, and were subsequently moved to the city of Los Angeles, to play in Los Angeles Sports Arena, with a new head coach and a roster that dispatched most of the Amigos' old lineup from the previous year. On October 30, 1968, the Stars made their debut by playing against the New Orleans Buccaneers, losing 112–109 to a crowd of 3,700. The Stars ended up finishing 5th place in the Western Division, finishing 8 games behind the 4th place Dallas Chaparrals.https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/LAS/1969.html 1968-69 Los Angeles Stars Roster and Stats Basketball-Reference.com Basketball-Reference.com en March 19, 2018 Roster Los Angeles Stars 1968–69 #428FDF #FFFFFF #CF0630 #FFFFFF 32 Brian Brunkhorst F 6 6 208 June 12, 1945 Marquette 20 Steve Chubin SG 6 2 200 February 8, 1944 Rhode Island 55 Warren Davis PF 6 6 basketball 212 June 30, 1943 North Carolina A&T 35 Dennis Grey C 6 8 215 August 26, 1947 California Western University 42 Elvin Ivory F 6 8 210 July 2, 1948 Louisiana 10 Mervin Jackson PG 6 3 175 August 15, 1946 Utah 20 Jim Jarvis PG 6 1 175 March 3, 1943 Oregon State 50 Ed Johnson C 6 8 basketball 205 June 17, 1944 Tennessee State 22 Edgar Lacey SF 6 6 190 August 2, 1944 UCLA 12 George Lehmann PG 6 0 180 May 1, 1941 Campbell 14 Jay Miller SF 6 5 205 basketball July 19, 1943 Notre Dame 44 Larry Miller SG 6 4 basketball player 190 April 4, 1946 UNC 33 George Stone SF 6 7 basketball 195 February 9, 1946 Marshall 40 Ben Warley SF 6 5 200 September 4, 1936 Tennessee State 21 Bob Warren SG 6 5 basketball 190 July 17, 1946 Vanderbilt Bill Sharman Larry Creger https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/LAS/1969.html April 17, 2025<noinclude> Final standings Western Division + Team W L PCT. GB Oakland Oaks C 60 18 .769 - New Orleans Buccaneers 4632.590 14 Denver Rockets 44 34 .564 16 Dallas Chaparrals 41 37 .526 19 Los Angeles Stars 33 45 .423 27 Houston Mavericks 23 55 .295 37 C - ABA Champions Awards and honors 1969 ABA All-Star Game selections (game played on January 28, 1969) Warren Davis Mervin Jackson References External links RememberTheABA.com 1968–69 regular season and playoff results Los Angeles page Los Angeles Stars Los Angeles Stars, 1968-69 Los Angeles Stars, 1968-69 Category:Los Angeles Stars seasons