American Basketball Association (Alternity)

Current ABA logo (1976-present).

The American Basketball Association (ABA) is the primary professional basketball league of the United States. It was founded in 1946 with an initial 14 teams, and in 1976, a buy-out of its primary competitors – the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Pacific Basketball League (PBL) – nearly doubled the number of teams and greatly increased the overall talent pool.

The ABA currently consists of 40 teams, divided between the Eastern and Western Conferences, with the Eastern Conference made up of the Atlantic, Cental, and Southeast divisions, while the Western Conference consists of the Midwest, Southwest, and Pacific divisions. Every year between April and June, the ABA playoffs take place, in which 16 teams (8 Western & 8 Eastern) compete in a tournament for a best-of-seven series (the ABA Finals).

Teams[]

Eastern Conference[]

Atlantic Division[]

Team	Stadium	City	Founded	Joined
Boston Celtics*	Boston Garden	Boston, MA	1967	1976
Manhattan Nets	Barclays' Stadium	New York City, MH	1946	1946
Buffalo Braves	East Niagara Arena	Buffalo, NY	1980	1980
Philadelphia 76ers*	American Civic Center	Philadelphia, PA	1967	1976
Pittsburgh Condors	Pittsburgh Civic Center	Pittsburgh, PA	1946	1946
Baltimore Claws	Baltimore Arena	Baltimore, MD	1946	1946
Halifax Clippers	Bayfront Arena	Halifax, NS	1976	1976

Central Division[]

Team	Stadium	City	Founded	Joined
Yorktown Superiors*	Skydome	Yorktown, ER	1967	1976
Detroit Pistons*	Palace of Auburn Hills	Detroit, SM	1967	1976
Milwaukee Bucks*	BMO Harris Bradley Center	Milwaukee, WI	1967	1976
Chicago Bulls*	United Center	Chicago, IL	1967	1976
Indiana Pacers	Market Square Arena	Indianapolis, IN	1946	1946
Kentucky Colonels	Freedom Hall	Louisville, KY	1946	1946
Dayton Nationals	Dayton Dome	Dayton, OH	1976	1976

Southeast[]

Team	Stadium	City	Founded	Joined
Carolina Cougars	Greensboro Coliseum	Greensboro, NC	1946	1946
Miami Floridians	Bayfront Arena	Miami, EF	1946	1946
Memphis Pros	Mid-South Coliseum	Memphis, TN	1980	1980
Washington Capitols	Uline Arena	Washington, D.C.	1980	1980
Atlanta Hawks*	Philips Arena	Atlanta, GA	1967	1976
Ocala Magic	Amway Center	Ocala, EF	1980	1980
Biloxi Bullets	The Gulf Bowl	Biloxi, WF	1980	1980

(* added due to buy out of the NBA)

Western Conference[]

Midwest Division[]

Team	Stadium	City	Founded	Joined
Minnesota Muskies	Met Center	Minneapolis, MN	1946	1946
Rapid City Fast Waters	Rapids Civic Center	Rapid City, DA	1980	1980
St. Louis Spirit	Spirit Arena	St. Louis, MO	1980	1980
Kansas City Rockets	Rocket Arena	Kansas City, MO	1946	1946
Miko Thunder	Miko Center	Miko, OK	1980	1980
Manheim Sounds	Loyola Field House	Manheim, LA	1980	1980
Omaha Storm	Omaha Civic Center	Omaha, NB	1980	1980

Southwest Division[]

Team	Stadium	City	Founded	Joined
San Antonio Spurs	San Antonio Coliseum	San Antonio, TX	1946	1946
Galveston Mavericks*	Galveston City Arena	Galveston, TX	1960	1976
Phoenix Suns*	Sun Center	Phoenix, AZ	1960	1976
Aurora Nuggets	McNichols Sports Arena	Aurora, CO	1946	1946
Utah Rockies	Lakeside Center Arena	Bonneville, UT	1980	1980
Albuquerque Sparks	Rio Grande Arena	Albuquerque, NX	1980	1980
San Pedro Pacifics	Baja Center	San Pedro, BA	1980	1980

Pacific Division[]

Team	Stadium	City	Founded	Joined
Los Angeles Lakers*	The Forum	Los Angeles, CA	1960	1976
Oakland Americans	American Arena	Oakland, CA	1946	1946
San Francisco Kings*	The 49 Center	San Francisco, CA	1960	1976
Falmouth Trail Blazers*	Rose Garden	Falmouth, OR	1960	1976
Seattle SuperSonics*	Seattle Center Coliseum	Seattle, WA	1960	1976
Lewis Aces	Lewis Sports Center	Lewis, CL	1946	1946
San Diego Conquistadors	Golden Hall	San Diego, BA	1946	1946

(* added due to buy out of PBL)

ABA - team cities — A map of all current ABA franchises.

ABA Finals[]

Winning Team	Losing Team	Venue	Year	Series Final
Indiana Pacers	Kansas City Rockets	Market Square Arena	1946	4-3
Baltimore Claws	San Diego Conquistadors	Golden Hall	1947	4-2
Aurora Nuggets	Carolina Cougars	Greensboro Coliseum	1948	4-0
Indiana Pacers	Lewis Aces	Market Square Arena	1949	4-1
Indiana Pacers	Oakland Americans	Oakland Arena	1950	4-0
Oakland Americans	Indiana Pacers	Market Square Arena	1951	4-2
Lewis Aces	Miami Floridians	L.A. Memorial Sports Center	1952	4-3
Baltimore Claws	Kansas City Rockets	Rocket Arena	1953	4-0
San Antonio Spurs	Carolina Cougars	San Antonio Coliseum	1954	4-3
Carolina Cougars	Lewis Aces	Greensboro Coliseum	1955	4-3
Baltimore Claws	Lewis Aces	L.A. Memorial Sports Center	1956	4-0
Minnesota Muskies	Carolina Cougars	Greensboro Coliseum	1957	4-0
Miami Floridians	Lewis Aces	Bayfront Arena	1958	4-1
Aurora Nuggets	Baltimore Claws	McNichols Sports Arena	1959	4-1
Carolina Cougars	Lewis Aces	Greensboro Coliseum	1960	4-3
Aurora Nuggets	Pittsburgh Condors	Pittsburgh Civic Center	1961	4-2
San Antonio Spurs	Pittsburgh Condors	San Antonio Coliseum	1962	4-3
Kentucky Colonels	Aurora Nuggets	Freedom Hall	1963	4-1
San Antonio Spurs	Indiana Pacers	San Antonio Coliseum	1964	4-1
Baltimore Claws	Kansas City Rockets	Rocket Arena	1965	4-2
San Diego Conquistadors	Pittsburgh Condors	Pittsburgh Civic Center	1966	4-2
Kentucky Colonels	San Antonio Spurs	San Antonio Coliseum	1967	4-2
Oakland Americans	Kentucky Colonels	Freedom Hall	1968	4-2
Carolina Cougars	San Antonio Spurs	San Antonio Coliseum	1969	4-0
Carolina Cougars	Oakland Americans	Oakland Arena	1970	4-0
Minnesota Muskies	New York Nets	Barclays' Stadium	1971	4-0
Minnesota Muskies	Miami Floridians	Met Center	1972	4-1
San Antonio Spurs	Miami Floridians	Bayfront Arena	1973	4-0
Kansas City Rockets	Pittsburgh Condors	Rocket Arena	1974	4-1
Oakland Americans	Kentucky Colonels	Freedom Hall	1975	4-2
Miami Floridians	Seattle SuperSonics	Bayfront Arena	1976	4-3
Philadelphia 76ers	Kansas City Rockets	Rocket Arena	1977	4-1
Lewis Aces	Detroit Pistons	L.A. Memorial Sports Center	1978	4-3
Manhattan Nets	Phoenix Suns	Sun Center	1979	4-2
Fargo Fast Waters	Ocala Magic	Fargo Civic Center	1980	4-1
San Antonio Spurs	Chicago Bulls	United Center	1981	4-0
San Diego Conquistadors	Kentucky Colonels	Freedom Hall	1982	4-2
San Francisco Kings	Baltimore Claws	Baltimore Arena	1983	4-2
San Diego Conquistadors	Boston Celtics	Golden Hall	1984	4-3
Galveston Mavericks	Baltimore Claws	Galveston City Arena	1985	4-3
Memphis Pros	Utah Rockies	Mid-South Coliseum	1986	4-3
Boston Celtics	San Diego Conquistadors	Golden Hall	1987	4-0
Baltimore Claws	St. Louis Spirit	Spirit Arena	1988	4-0
Lewis Aces	Ocala Magic	L.A. Memorial Sports Center	1989	4-3
Philadelphia 76ers	Rapid City Fast Waters	Rapids Civic Center	1990	4-1
Manhattan Nets	Phoenix Suns	Sun Center	1991	4-2
Boston Celtics	Seattle SuperSonics	Key Arena	1992	4-2
Buffalo Braves	Phoenix Suns	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium	1993	4-3
Miko Thunder	Milwaukee Bucks	BMO Harris Bradley Center	1994	4-2
San Antonio Spurs	Carolina Cougars	Greensboro Coliseum	1995	4-0
Galveston Mavericks	Manhattan Nets	Barclays' Stadium	1996	4-0
Miami Floridians	Phoenix Suns	Bayfront Arena	1997	4-3