1974–75 San Antonio Spurs season

1974–75 San Antonio Spurs season
Head coachTom Nissalke (18–10)
Bob Bass (33–23)
General managerJohn Begzos
OwnersAngelo Drossos
John Schaefer
Red McCombs
ArenaHemisFair Arena
Results
Record51–33 (.607)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Western)
Conference: 2nd
Playoff finishWest Division semifinals
(lost to Pacers 2–4)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionWOAI-TV
RadioKKYX
< 1973–74 1975–76 >

The 1974–75 San Antonio Spurs season was the second season for the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs made their debut on October 18, 1974, vs the Indiana Pacers in Indiana, winning 129–121 in double overtime.[1] Afterwards, the Spurs would win the next two games, getting to a quick start. In December they would be 21–18 after finishing 7–10 in the month (with a 5 gaming losing streak at one point and even firing their coach midway in the season), but they would win 30 of their last 45 games (having 7-game winning streak at one point), finishing with over 50 victories for the first time in Spurs history. In the 1975 ABA Playoffs, the Spurs once again lost in the first round 4–2 to the Indiana Pacers.

ABA Draft

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Main article: 1974 ABA Draft
Player Position Nationality School/club team
Leonard Robinson Tennessee State
Collis Temple LSU
Fred Saunders Syracuse
Kim Hughes Wisconsin
Eugene Short Jackson State
Gary Anderson Wisconsin
Gerald Cunningham Kentucky State
Luke Witte Ohio State
Hercle Ivy Iowa State
Walter Luckett Ohio
Charles McKinney Baylor
Mike Ogan Carson Newman

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Roster

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1974–75 San Antonio Spurs roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
PF 25 Coby Dietrick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) July 23, 1948 San José State
SF 23 Will Franklin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) October 19, 1949 Purdue
SG 20 Donnie Freeman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) July 18, 1944 Illinois
SF 44 George Gervin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) April 27, 1952 Eastern Michigan
PF 33 Rich Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) December 27, 1946 Memphis
PG 22 George Karl 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) May 12, 1951 North Carolina
PF 34 Stan Love 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) April 9, 1949 Oregon
C 31 Swen Nater 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) January 14, 1950 UCLA
PG 13 James Silas 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) February 11, 1949 Stephen F. Austin
SF 40 Collis Temple 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) November 8, 1952 LSU
SF 30 Chuck Terry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) September 27, 1950 Long Beach State
SG 21 Bob Warren 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) July 17, 1946 Vanderbilt
Head coach
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

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Schedule

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Game Date Opponent Result Spurs Opponents Record
1
2

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Season standings

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1974–75 ABA Western Standings
Western Division W L PCT. GB
Denver Nuggets 65 19 .774 –
San Antonio Spurs 51 33 .607 14
Indiana Pacers 45 39 .536 20
Utah Stars 38 46 .452 27
San Diego Conquistadors 31 53 .469 34

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ABA Playoffs

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Western Division semifinals[5]

Game Date Location Score Record Attendance
1 April 5 San Antonio 119–122 (OT) 0–1 8,529
2 April 7 San Antonio 93–98 0–2 7,643
3 April 10 Indiana 103–113 0–3 12,217
4 April 12 Indiana 110–109 1–3 17,389
5 April 14 San Antonio 123–117 2–3 10,986
6 April 16 Indiana 100–115 2–4 15,675

References

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  1. ^ San Antonio Spurs (1973–Present)
  2. ^ "1974 ABA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
  3. ^ 1974–75 San Antonio Games – Basketball-Reference.com
  4. ^ "1973-74 ABA Season Summary".
  5. ^ "1974–75 ABA Regular Season Standings". Remembertheaba.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2009. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
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