en 1974–75 San Antonio Spurs season

1974–75 San Antonio Spurs season
1974–75 San Antonio Spurs season
Head coach	Tom Nissalke (18–10); Bob Bass (33–23)
General manager	John Begzos
Owners	Angelo Drossos; John Schaefer; Red McCombs
Arena	HemisFair Arena
Results
Record	51–33 (.607)
Place	Division: 2nd (Western); Conference: 2nd
Playoff finish	West Division semifinals; (lost to Pacers 2–4)
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WOAI-TV
Radio	KKYX
< 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

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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Regular season

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Spurs	Opponents	Record
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2

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Season standings

**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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Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Experience	College
25	Coby Dietrick	Power Forward	6–10	4 yr.	San Jose State
23	William Franklin	Small Forward	6–7	2 yr.	Purdue
20	Donnie Freeman	Small Guard	6–3	7 yr.	Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
44	George Gervin	Small Forward	6–7	3 yr.	Eastern Michigan
33	Rich Jones	Power Forward	6–6	5 yr.	Memphis
22	George Karl	Power Guard	6–2	2nd yr.	University of North Carolina
34	Stan Love	Power Forward	6–9	3 yr.	Oregon
31	Swen Nater	Center	6–11	2nd yr.	UCLA
13	James Silas	Power Guard	6–1	2 yr.	Stephen F. Austin State
40	Collis Temple	Small Forward	6–5	Rookie	LSU
30	Chuck Terry	Small Forward	6–8	2 yr.	California State University, Long Beach
21	Bob Warren	Shooting Guard	6–5	6 yr.	Vanderbilt

ABA Playoffs

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

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

External links

[San_Antonio_Spurs_1973-Present-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".

[remembertheaba.com-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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