1967–68 New Orleans Buccaneers season

August 2023 New Orleans Buccaneers ABA 1968 yes 48 30 1st Babe McCarthy Loyola Field House Lost in ABA Finals 1 The 1967–68 New Orleans Buccaneers season was the 1st season of the ABA and of the Buccaneers. The Pipers finished first in the Western Division, going all the way to the ABA Finals.http://www.remembertheaba.com/New-Orleans-Buccaneers.html Remember the ABA: New Orleans Buccaneers 2015-09-19 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150717063835/http://www.remembertheaba.com/new-orleans-buccaneers.html 2015-07-17 In the Western Division semifinals, the Bucs beat the Denver Rockets in five games. In the Division Finals, they won three straight over the Dallas Chaparrals to win the series in five games. In the ABA Finals, the Bucs and the Pittsburgh Pipers split the six games of the series (with a Game 6 loss at home) that set up a pivotal Game 7 in Pittsburgh. The Pipers won the game and the Finals 122–113. Roster New Orleans Buccaneers 1967–68 #041E42 #FFFFFF #D40032 #041E42 24 Jesse Branson SF 6 7 195 January 7, 1942 Elon University 11 Larry Brown PG 5 9 160 basketball September 14, 1940 North Carolina 23 John Comeaux F 6 5 193 September 15, 1943 Grambling State University 31 John Dickson basketball C 6 10 240 November 18, 1945 Arkansas State University 25 Gerald Govan C 6 10 220 January 2, 1942 Saint Mary of the Plains College 15 Jimmy Jones basketball SG 6 4 188 January 1, 1945 Grambling State University 22 Leland Mitchell SG 6 4 210 February 22, 1941 Mississippi State 34 Doug Moe SF 6 5 215 September 21, 1938 North Carolina 32 Jackie Moreland PF 6 7 215 March 11, 1938 Louisiana Tech 12 Marlbert Pradd SG 6 3 170 November 17, 1944 Dillard University 21 Red Robbins C 6 8 190 September 30, 1944 Tennessee 14 Red Stroud G 6 0 160 May 2, 1941 Mississippi State 23 Ron Widby F 6 4 210 March 9, 1945 Tennessee Babe McCarthy https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NOB/1968.html Final standings Western Division + Team W L PCT. GB New Orleans Buccaneers 48 30 .615 – Dallas Chaparrals 46 32 .590 2 Denver Rockets 45 33 .577 3 Houston Mavericks 29 49 .372 19 Anaheim Amigos 25 53 .321 23 Oakland Oaks 22 56 .282 26 ABA Playoffs ABA Western Division Semifinalshttp://www.remembertheaba.com/PlayoffPages/1968Playoffs.html Remember the ABA: 1967-68 Regular Season Standings and Playoff Results 2015-06-18 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101129164930/http://remembertheaba.com/PlayoffPages/1968Playoffs.html 2010-11-29 Game Date Opponent Score Record Attendance 1 March 26 Denver W 130–104 1–0 3,111 2 March 27 Denver W 105–93 2–0 3,622 3 March 30 @ Denver L 98–105 1–2 3,678 4 March 31 @ Denver L 100–108 2–2 3,485 5 April 3 Denver W 102–97 3–2 4,500 Buccaneers win series, 3–2 ABA Western Division Finals Game Date Opponent Score Record Attendance 1 April 5 Dallas W 104–99 1–0 3,332 2 April 9 Dallas L 109–112 1–1 5,287 3 April 10 @ Dallas W 110–107 2–1 4,825 4 April 11 @ Dallas W 119–103 3–1 3,623 5 April 13 Dallas W 108–107 4–1 4,614 Buccaneers win series, 4–1 ABA Finals Game Date Opponent Score Record Attendance 1 April 18 @ Pittsburgh L 112–120 0–1 2,665 2 April 20 @ Pittsburgh W 109–100 1–1 3,877 3 April 24 Pittsburgh W 109–101 2–1 6,300 4 April 25 Pittsburgh L 105–106 (OT) 2–2 7,000 5 April 27 @ Pittsburgh W 111–108 3–2 3,347 6 May 1 Pittsburgh L 112–118 3–3 7,200 7 May 4 @ Pittsburgh L 113–122 3–4 11,457 Buccaneers lose series, 4–3 Awards, records, and honors 1968 ABA All-Star Game played on January 9, 1968 Doug Moe Larry Brown Jimmy Jones Red Robbins Brown (7-of-9 for 17 points) was named the ABA All–Star MVP. References Buccaneers on Basketball Reference New Orleans Category:New Orleans Buccaneers New Orleans Buccaneers, 1967-68 New Orleans Buccaneers, 1967-68