1969 ABA All-Star Game

Basketball exhibition game August 2023 thumb|Rick Barry before the 1969 ABA All-Star Game in Louisville, Kentucky The second American Basketball Association All-Star Game was played on January 28, 1969, at Louisville Convention Center in Louisville, Kentucky before an audience at 5,407, between teams from the Western Conference and the Eastern Conference. The West team won the game, with a score of 133–127. Team members and officials Originally, Jim Harding of the Minnesota Pipers was to coach the East. However, he was removed as coach by ABA management after getting into a fight with Gabe Rubin, a trustee of the ABA and partial owner of the team.https://newspaperarchive.com/st-louis-sporting-news-feb-15-1969-p-7/https://newspaperarchive.com/cumberland-news-jan-29-1969-p-8/ Gene Rhodes of the Kentucky Colonels was chosen to coach the East instead, while Alex Hannum of the Oakland Oaks coached the victorious West. In the previous year, Hannum had coached the NBA's West team to victory in the 1968 NBA All-Star Game, making him the first person to coach in an NBA and ABA All-Star Game. John Beasley of the Dallas Chaparrals was named MVP of the game, with a 19-point and 14-rebound performance. The officials were Andy Hershock and Ron Rakel. Western Conference Player, Team MINFGMFGA3PM3PAFTMFTAREBASTPTS John Beasley, DLC 29 8 12 0 0 3 3 14 2 19 Byron Beck, DNR 27 7 13 0 0 0 0 10 1 14 Doug Moe, OAK 26 6 13 0 0 5 8 6 6 17 Larry Jones, DNR 25 4 9 1 1 5 8 5 9 14 Larry Brown, OAK 25 1 7 0 1 3 5 0 7 5 Red Robbins, NOB 21 8 14 0 0 3 4 5 1 19 Warren Davis, LAS 20 3 8 0 0 0 0 7 2 6 Jimmy Jones, NOB 18 4 11 0 0 6 6 1 2 14 Willie Somerset, HSM 17 2 7 0 0 2 2 3 3 6 Rick Barry, OAK 12 3 9 0 0 4 5 3 1 10 Mervin Jackson, LAS 11 1 3 0 0 1 4 2 1 3 Wayne Hightower, DNR 9 1 2 0 0 4 4 5 0 6 Totals 240 48 108 1 2 36 46 61 35 133 Eastern Conference Player, Team MINFGMFGA3PM3PAFTMFTAREBASTPTS Louie Dampier, KEN 38 5 14 1 4 3 3 2 6 14 Mel Daniels, IND 31 5 16 0 0 7 10 10 2 17 Donnie Freeman, MMF 27 7 13 0 0 7 7 6 7 21 Darel Carrier, KEN 26 5 12 1 4 8 10 4 5 19 Bob Netolicky, IND 26 5 9 0 0 3 5 12 1 13 Les Hunter, MMF 22 5 10 0 0 2 2 6 0 12 Walter Simon, NYN 21 8 11 0 0 2 3 4 1 18 Skip Thoren, MMF 17 1 4 0 0 0 0 5 2 2 Trooper Washington, MNP 15 2 5 0 0 2 2 5 1 6 Goose Ligon, KEN 12 0 2 0 0 3 4 3 0 3 Charles Williams, MNP 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 Connie Hawkins, MNP (injured) Totals 240 43 98 2 8 39 48 57 26 127 Progress of the game The scoring was close, with each team winning two quarters. West was leading by 64–60 at halftime, and by 101–90 at the end of the third quarter. Score by Periods 1234Final West 38 26 37 32 133 East 33 27 30 37 127 References The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia Villard Books 1994 258 0-679-43293-0 basketball-reference.com 1969 ABA All-Star Game https://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/ABA_1969.html 2008-07-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20080605053012/http://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/ABA_1969.html 5 June 2008 live Sports External links ABA All Star Game at RemembertheABA.com All-Star Category:Basketball competitions in Louisville, Kentucky ABA All-Star Game ABA All-star game Category:1969 in Louisville, Kentucky