1968–69 ABA season

The ABA 1968/69 season was the second season of the American Basketball Association. The season started on 18 October 1968. At Play operating participated 11 teams. Each team completed 78 games. The four best of each division qualified for the playoffs. On 7 May 1969, the season ended with the ABA Championship. The Oakland Oaks defeated in the finals of the Indiana Pacers and were for the first time master of the ABA.

• 4.1 ABA Finals 1969

Season notes

• Four teams moved to before the start of the season: The Pittsburgh Pipers played as Minnesota Pipers on. The New Jersey Americans were to the New York Nets. The Anaheim Amigos were now called Los Angeles Stars. And the Minnesota Muskies were relocated to Miami, where they disputed as Miami Floridians the season.
• The ABA All-Star Game was held in Louisville, Kentucky on January 28, 1969.
• The female jockey Penny Ann Early occurred in a game for the Kentucky Colonels, even if only very briefly.
• Rick Barry led the league in points per game ( 34.0 ), even though he had to stop half of the season because of a knee injury.

Awards

• ABA Most Valuable Player: Mel Daniels ( Indiana)
• ABA Rookie of the Year: Warren Armstrong ( Oakland )
• ABA Coach of the Year: Alex Hannum ( Oakland )
• ABA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player: John Beasley ( Dallas )

ABA All- League Team

End figures

W = Wins, L = Losses, PCT = percentage share of victory, P = behind Division leaders

In parentheses are the rankings in the seedings of the respective division playoffs are listed.

Playoffs in 1969

The play-off round was played in best- of-seven format.

ABA Finals 1969

• Warren Armstrong of the Oakland Oaks was named Most Valuable Player of the ABA Finals.