ABA All-Star Game explained

The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a professional basketball league founded in 1967. The ABA ceased to exist after merging with the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1976. In total, the league held nine all-star games, with all but the last being between the Western Division and the Eastern Division. In the final one, it was held between the first place team at the time of the All-Star break face off against a selected group of All-Stars, regardless of conference.

Year	Result	Host arena	Host city	Game MVP
	East 126, West 120			Larry Brown , New Orleans Buccaneers
	West 133, East 127			John Beasley, Dallas Chaparrals
	West 128, East 98		Indianapolis (2)	Spencer Haywood , Denver Rockets
	East 126, West 122			Mel Daniels , Indiana Pacers
	East 142, West 115		Louisville, Kentucky (2)	Dan Issel , Kentucky Colonels
	West 123, East 111	Salt Palace		Warren Jabali, Denver Rockets
	East 128, West 112			Artis Gilmore , Kentucky Colonels
	East 151, West 124			Freddie Lewis, Spirits of St. Louis
	Denver Nuggets 144, ABA All-Stars 138			David Thompson , Denver Nuggets

Players with most selections in ABA All-Star Game

Player	Games	Teams	Years
Mel Daniels	7	Indiana Pacers	1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974
Louie Dampier	7	Kentucky Colonels	1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975
Dan Issel	6	Kentucky Colonels, Denver Nuggets	1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976
Jimmy Jones	6	New Orleans Buccaneers/Memphis Pros, Utah Stars	1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974
Julius Erving	5	Virginia Squires, New York Nets	1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976
Artis Gilmore	5	Kentucky Colonels	1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976
Ralph Simpson	5	Denver Nuggets	1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976
Mack Calvin	5	The Floridians, Carolina Cougars, Denver Nuggets	1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975
Donnie Freeman	5	Minnesota Muskies/Miami Floridians, Texas Chaparrals/Dallas Chaparrals	1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972
Rick Barry	4	Oakland Oaks/Washington Caps, New York Nets	1969, 1970, 1971, 1972
Roger Brown	4	Indiana Pacers	1968, 1970, 1971, 1972
Larry Jones	4	Denver Rockets, The Floridians	1968, 1969, 1970, 1971
Warren Jabali	4	Washington Caps, The Floridians, Denver Rockets	1970, 1972, 1973, 1974
Ron Boone	4	Utah Stars, Spirits of St. Louis	1971, 1974, 1975, 1976
Freddie Lewis	4	Indiana Pacers, Spirits of St. Louis	1968, 1970, 1972, 1975
Bob Netolicky	4	Indiana Pacers	1968, 1969, 1970, 1971
Billy Paultz	4	New York Nets, San Antonio Spurs	1973, 1974, 1975, 1976
Red Robbins	4	New Orleans Buccaneers, Utah Stars	1968, 1969, 1970, 1971

ABA All-Star Game head coaches

Eastern Division (1968–1975)

Year	Head coach	Team	Ref.
1968		Minnesota Muskies	[1]
1969		Kentucky Colonels	[2]
1970		Indiana Pacers	[3]
1971		Virginia Squires	[4]
1972	Joe Mullaney	Kentucky Colonels	[5]
1973	Larry Brown	Carolina Cougars	[6]
1974		Kentucky Colonels	[7]
1975		New York Nets	[8]

Western Division (1968–1975)

Year	Head coach	Team	Ref.
1968	(2)	New Orleans Buccaneers	[9]
1969		Oakland Oaks
1970	(3)	New Orleans Buccaneers	[10]
1971		Utah Stars	[11]
1972		Utah Stars	[12]
1973	(2)	Utah Stars	[13]
1974	Joe Mullaney (2)	Utah Stars	[14]
1975	Larry Brown (2)	Denver Nuggets	[15]

ABA All-Stars vs. Denver Nuggets (1976)

Year	Head coach	Team	All-Star Team	Ref.
1976	(2)	New York Nets	ABA All-Stars	[16]
1976	Larry Brown (3)	Denver Nuggets	Denver Nuggets	[17]

Most selections

Head coach		Selections
Larry Brown	3	1973 (Eastern Division)1975 (Western Division) 1976 (Denver Nuggets)
	3	1968 (Western Division)1970 (Western Division) 1974 (Eastern Division)
	2	1975 (Eastern Division)1976 (ABA All-Stars)
	2	1972 (Western Division)1973 (Western Division)
Joe Mullaney	2	1972 (Eastern Division)1974 (Western Division)

See also

• List of American Basketball Association awards and honors
• ABA All-Star Game MVP
• NBA–ABA All-Star Game

References

• Web site: NBA & ABA All-Star Game Stats and History. Basketball Reference. May 25, 2021.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1968 ABA All-Star Game. basketball-reference.com. April 13, 2023.
2. Web site: 1969 ABA All-Star Game. basketball-reference.com. April 13, 2023.
3. Web site: 1970 ABA All-Star Game. basketball-reference.com. April 13, 2023.
4. Web site: 1971 ABA All-Star Game. basketball-reference.com. April 13, 2023.
5. Web site: 1972 ABA All-Star Game. basketball-reference.com. April 13, 2023.
6. Web site: 1973 ABA All-Star Game. basketball-reference.com. April 13, 2023.
7. Web site: 1974 ABA All-Star Game. basketball-reference.com. April 13, 2023.
8. Web site: 1975 ABA All-Star Game. basketball-reference.com. April 13, 2023.
9. Web site: 1968 ABA All-Star Game. basketball-reference.com. April 13, 2023.
10. Web site: 1970 ABA All-Star Game. basketball-reference.com. April 13, 2023.
11. Web site: 1971 ABA All-Star Game. basketball-reference.com. April 13, 2023.
12. Web site: 1972 ABA All-Star Game. basketball-reference.com. April 13, 2023.
13. Web site: 1973 ABA All-Star Game. basketball-reference.com. April 13, 2023.
14. Web site: 1974 ABA All-Star Game. basketball-reference.com. April 13, 2023.
15. Web site: 1975 ABA All-Star Game. basketball-reference.com. April 13, 2023.
16. Web site: 1976 ABA All-Star Game. basketball-reference.com. April 13, 2023.
17. Web site: 1976 ABA All-Star Game. basketball-reference.com. April 13, 2023.