1973–74 Utah Stars season

1973–74 Utah Stars season
Division champions
Head coach	Joe Mullaney
Arena	Salt Palace
Results
Record	51–33 (.607)
Place	Division: 1st (ABA)
Playoff finish	Lost in ABA Finals

The 1973–74 Utah Stars season was the 4th season of the Stars in Utah and 7th overall in the American Basketball Association. The Stars were 8th in points scored at 105.1 per game and 4th in points allowed at 104.7 per game. From January 21 to February 18, they won 14 straight games. A week later, they began a 5-game losing streak, but the team finished 18 games above .500. In the playoffs, the Stars went all the way to the ABA Finals for the 2nd time in four seasons. However, they lost to the New York Nets in five games.[1]

Roster

• 44 John Beasley - Power forward
• 31 Zelmo Beaty - Power forward
• 24 Ron Boone - Shooting guard
• 40 Glen Combs - Shooting guard
• 14 Roy Ebron - Center
• 25 Gerald Govan - Center
• 21 Mike Jackson - Power forward
• 15 Jimmy Jones - Point guard
• 11 Rick Mount - Shooting guard
• 22 Johnny Neumann - Shooting guard
• 33 Ronnie Robinson - Power forward
• 10 Bruce Seals - Small forward
• 12 Bob Warren - Shooting guard
• 42 Willie Wise - Small forward

Final standings

Western Division

Team	W	L	%	GB
Utah Stars	51	33	.607	-
Indiana Pacers	46	38	.548	5
San Antonio Spurs	45	39	.536	6
Denver Rockets	37	47	.440	14
San Diego Conquistadors	37	47	.440	14

Playoffs

Western Division Semifinals[2]

Game	Date	Location	Score	Record	Attendance
1	March 30	Utah	114–99	1–0	5,558
2	April 1	Utah	119–105	2–0	6,242
3	April 3	San Diego	96–97	2–1	2,295
4	April 4	San Diego	98–100	2–2	2,089
5	April 6	Utah	100–93	3–2	6,648
6	April 8	San Diego	110–99	4–2	3,140

Stars win series, 4–2

Western Division Finals vs Indiana Pacers

Game	Date	Location	Score	Record	Attendance
1	April 13	Utah	105–96	1–0	7,557
2	April 15	Utah	106–102	2–0	7,143
3	April 17	Indiana	99–90	3–0	6,337
4	April 18	Indiana	107–118	3–1	6,265
5	April 22	Utah	101–110	3–2	10,248
6	April 25	Indiana	89–91	3–3	9,482
7	April 27	Utah	109–87	4–3	12,191

Stars win series, 4–3

ABA Finals vs. New York Nets

Game	Date	Location	Score	Record	Attendance
1	April 30	New York	85–89	0–1	13,740
2	May 4	New York	94–118	0–2	15,934
3	May 6	Utah	100–103	0–3	10,743
4	May 8	Utah	97–89	1–3	10,254
5	May 10	New York	100–111	1–4	15,934

Stars lose series, 4–1

Awards and honors

1974 ABA All-Star Game selections (game played on January 30, 1974)

• Jimmy Jones
• Willie Wise
• Ron Boone

References

1. "1973-74 Utah Stars Roster and Stats".
2. "1973-74 ABA Regular Season Standings". Remembertheaba.com. Retrieved July 20, 2016.

External links

• RememberTheABA.com 1973–74 regular season and playoff results
• Utah Stars page