1970–71 Texas Chaparrals season

August 2023 Texas Chaparrals ABA 1971 30 54 Western 4th Max Williams (5–14)Bill Blakeley (25–40) Moody ColiseumTarrant County ColiseumLubbock Municipal ColiseumDallas Memorial Auditorium Division Semifinals(lost to the Stars 0–4) Dallas Chaparrals Dallas Chaparrals The 1970–71 Texas Chaparrals season was the fourth season of the Chaparrals in the American Basketball Association and their only season representing the entirety of Texas as a whole. In order to try to attract more fans, the Chaparrals adopted the Texas moniker, even playing games in Fort Worth, Texas, at the Tarrant County Coliseum along with Lubbock, Texas, at the Lubbock Municipal Coliseum. This practice was scrapped after the season concluded, along with the Texas moniker, as the team name was reverted to the Dallas Chaparrals name before the next season. For the fourth straight year, the Chaps made the playoffs, but for the third straight year in a row they bowed out in the Division Semifinals, once again to Utah. Roster Texas Chaparrals 1970-71 24 Charles Beasley SG 6 5 190 SMU 1945-09-23 44 John Beasley basketball PF 6 9 225 Texas A&M 1944-02-05 22 Bob Bedell PF 6 7 205 Stanford 1944-06-26 40 Gary Bradds PF 6 8 210 Ohio State 1942-07-26 43 Bobby Croft C 6 10 200 Tennessee 1946-03-17 50 Willie Davis basketball C 6 8 234 North Texas 1945-08-09 34 Tom Hagan SG 6 3 185 Vanderbilt 1947-01-29 11 Joe Hamilton basketball PG 5 10 160 North Texas 1948-07-05 33 Rich Jones basketball SF 6 6 220 Illinois 1946-12-27 55 Gene Moore basketball C 6 9 225 Saint Louis 1945-07-29 31 Greg Wittman PF 6 8 210 Western Carolina 1947-05-10 Max Williams & Bill Blakeley https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/TEX/1971.html Transactions Trades January 6, 1971Chaps Trade Manny Leaks https://www.newspapers.com/image/588179445/?terms=%22manny%20leaks%22&match=1 Newspapers.com December 28, 2022 January 7, 1971 To Texas ChaparralsLevern TartEd Johnson To New York NetsManny Leaks January 6, 1971Stars, Chaps Make Swap https://www.newspapers.com/image/687607136/?terms=%22Donnie%20Freeman%22&match=1 Newspapers.com December 28, 2022 January 8, 1971 To Texas ChaparralsDonnie FreemanWayne Hightower To Utah StarsRon BooneGlen Combs Final standings Western Division Western DivisionWLPCTGBIndiana Pacers *5826.690 -Utah Stars *5727.6791.0Memphis Pros *4143.48817.0Texas Chaparrals *3054.35728.0Denver Rockets3054.35728.0 ABA Playoffs Texas Chaparrals 1971 yes #0032A0 #FFFFFF Texas Chaparrals ABA Fourth Place Tiebreaker Match yes no yes #D50032 #FFFFFF yes |- | 1 | April 1 | @ Denver | W 115–109 | Donnie Freeman (33) | Moore (16) | Donnie Freeman (6) | Denver Auditorium Arena2,594 | 1–0 |- Texas Chaparrals ABA Division Semifinals #D50032 white yes no 0 2 0 2 yes |- | 1 | April 2 | @ Utah | L 115–125 | Donnie Freeman (32) | John Beasley (11) | | Salt Palace4,375 | 0–1 |- | 2 | April 3 |@ Utah | L 107–137 | Donnie Freeman (23) |Croft, Moore (9) | | Salt Palace6,061 | 0–2 |- |- | 3 | April 4 | Utah | L 101–113 | Donnie Freeman (30) | Gene Moore (15) | | Moody Coliseum4,675 | 0–3 |- |- | 4 | April 6 | Utah | L 107–128 | Levern Tart (31) | Gene Moore (18) | | Moody Coliseum3,666 | 0–4 TEX 1971 yes Awards and honors 1971 ABA All-Star Game selections (game played on January 23, 1971) Donnie Freeman References 2 Chaparrals on Basketball Reference External links RememberTheABA.com 1970-71 regular season and playoff results RememberTheABA.com Dallas Chaparrals page Category:Dallas Chaparrals Texas Texas Chaparrals, 1970-71 Texas Chaparrals, 1970-71