American Basketball Association 2004-2005
# American Basketball Association 2004-2005

La stagione di American Basketball Association 2004-2005 fu la 4ª stagione della nuova ABA. La stagione finì con la vittoria degli Arkansas RimRockers, che sconfissero i Bellevue Blackhawks per 118 a 103 nella finale unica disputata.

Entrarono a far parte della Lega altre trentuno franchigie: gli Arkansas RimRockers, gli Atlanta Vision, i Bellevue Blackhawks, i Boston Frenzy, i Calgary Drillers, i Carolina Thunder, i Central Valley Dawgs, i Chicago Soldiers, i Cincinnati Monarchs, i Colorado Storm, i Detroit Wheels, gli Harlem Strong Dogs, gli Hermosillo Seris, i Kentucky Colonels, i Jacksonville Wave, i Los Angeles Stars, i Louisiana Cajun Pelicans, i Maryland Nighthawks, i Mississippi Stingers, i Nashville Rhythm, i New Jersey SkyCats, gli Oklahoma City Ballhawgs, gli Ontario Warriors, gli Orange County Buzz, i Pennsylvania Pit Bulls, i Philadelphia Fusion, i Portland Reign, i Reigning Knights of Georgia, i St. Louis Flight, i Texas Tycoons, gli Utah Snowbears.

Infine i Jersey Squires si trasferirono a Filadelfia diventando i Philadelphia Colonials, e i Tijuana Diablos cambiarono nome in Tijuana Dragons.

## Squadre partecipanti

* Ark. RimRockers
* Atlanta Vision
* Bell. Blackhawks
* Boston Frenzy
* Calgary Drillers
* Carolina Thunder
* Central Val. Dawgs
* Chicago Soldiers
* Cincinnati Monarchs
* Colorado Storm
* Detroit Wheels
* Fresno Heatwave
* Harlem Strong Dogs
* Hermosillo Seris
* K.C. Knights
* Kentucky Colonels
* Jacksonville Wave
* Juárez Gallos
* Las Vegas Rattlers
* Long Beach Jam
* Los Angeles Stars
* Louisiana Pelicans
* Maryl. Nighthawks
* Mississippi Stingers
* Nashville Rhythm
* N.J. SkyCats
* O.C. Ballhawgs
* Ontario Warriors
* O.C. Buzz
* Penn. Pit Bulls
* Philadelphia Fusion
* Portland Reign
* R.K. of Georgia
* St. Louis Flight
* Texas Tycoons
* Tijuana Dragons
* Utah Snowbears

## Classifica regular season

### Red Division

| Squadra | V | P | PCT |
| - | - | - | - |
| Utah Snowbears | 25 | 1 | 96,2 |
| Long Beach Jam | 18 | 10 | 64,3 |
| Las Vegas Rattlers | 9 | 6 | 60,0 |
| Los Angeles Aftershock | 13 | 12 | 52,0 |
| Ontario Warriors | 15 | 14 | 51,7 |
| Orange County Buzz | 10 | 10 | 50,0 |
| Bellevue Blackhawks | 10 | 16 | 38,5 |
| Tijuana Dragons | 10 | 16 | 38,5 |
| Calgary Drillers | 5 | 10 | 33,3 |
| Portland Reign | 4 | 8 | 33,3 |
| Fresno Heatwave | 4 | 9 | 30,8 |
| Central Valley Dawgs | 3 | 20 | 13,0 |

### White Division

| Squadra | V | P | PCT |
| - | - | - | - |
| Arkansas RimRockers | 28 | 5 | 84,8 |
| Kansas City Knights | 17 | 8 | 68,0 |
| Texas Tycoons | 17 | 9 | 65,4 |
| Kentucky Colonels | 16 | 11 | 59,3 |
| Cincinnati Monarchs | 7 | 7 | 50,0 |
| Detroit Wheels | 4 | 8 | 33,3 |
| St. Louis Flight | 9 | 19 | 32,1 |
| Colorado Storm | 3 | 13 | 18,8 |
| Louisiana Cajun Pelicans | 2 | 10 | 16,7 |
| Hermosillo Seris | 3 | 6 | 33,3 |
| Chicago Soldiers | 1 | 2 | 33,3 |
| Oklahoma City Ballhawgs | 0 | 1 | 0,0 |
| Juárez Gallos de Pelea | 0 | 0 | 0,0 |

### Blue Division

| Squadra | V | P | PCT |
| - | - | - | - |
| Mississippi Stingers | 20 | 3 | 87,0 |
| Harlem Strong Dogs | 14 | 6 | 70,0 |
| Nashville Rhythm | 18 | 10 | 64,3 |
| Maryland Nighthawks | 15 | 9 | 62,5 |
| New Jersey SkyCats | 12 | 9 | 57,1 |
| Pennsylvania Pit Bulls | 8 | 9 | 47,1 |
| Carolina Thunder | 9 | 14 | 39,1 |
| Atlanta Vision | 5 | 13 | 27,8 |
| Boston Frenzy | 5 | 15 | 25,0 |
| Reigning Knights of Georgia | 2 | 16 | 11,1 |
| Jacksonville Wave | 2 | 1 | 66,7 |
| Philadelphia Fusion | 3 | 10 | 30,0 |

## Play-off

| Quarti di finale | Quarti di finale | Quarti di finale | Semifinali | Semifinali | Semifinali | Finale | Finale | Finale | Finale ABA | Finale ABA | Finale ABA |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Utah | 130 |
| 14 | Tijuana | 115 |
| 14 | Tijuana | 115 | 1 | Utah | 130 |
| | | | 8 | Long Beach | 115 |
| 8 | Long Beach | 148 | 8 | Long Beach | 115 |
| 9 | Las Vegas | 126 | | | |
| 9 | Las Vegas | 126 | | | | 1 | Utah | forfait |
| | | | | | | 13 | Bellevue | - |
| 5 | Maryland | 124 | | | | 13 | Bellevue | - |
| 12 | New Jersey | 105 | | | | | | |
| 12 | New Jersey | 105 | 5 | Maryland | 120 | | | |
| | | | 13 | Bellevue | 133 | | | |
| 4 | Texas | 94 | 13 | Bellevue | 133 | | | |
| 13 | Bellevue | 101 | | | | | | |
| 13 | Bellevue | 101 | | | | | | | 13 | Bellevue | 103 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Arkansas | 118 |
| 3 | Mississippi | 96 | | | | | | | 2 | Arkansas | 118 |
| 16 | St. Louis | 84 | | | | | | |
| 16 | St. Louis | 84 | 3 | Mississippi | 114 | | | |
| | | | 6 | Kansas City | 109 | | | |
| 6 | Kansas City | 119 | 6 | Kansas City | 109 | | | |
| 11 | Los Angeles | 111 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Los Angeles | 111 | | | | 3 | Mississippi | 105 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Arkansas | 117 |
| 7 | Harlem | 105 | | | | 2 | Arkansas | 117 |
| 10 | Kentucky | 108 | | | |
| 10 | Kentucky | 108 | 10 | Kentucky | 123 |
| | | | 2 | Arkansas | 135 |
| 2 | Arkansas | 136 | 2 | Arkansas | 135 |
| 15 | Ontario | 97 |

* Campione ABA 2005
* Arkansas RimRockers 1º titolo

## Premi ABA

* ABA Most Valuable Player: Kareem Reid, Arkansas RimRockers
* ABA Coach of the Year: Rick Turner, Bellevue Blackhawks
* ABA Championship Tournament Most Valuable Player: Kareem Reid, Arkansas RimRockers
* ABA Rookie of the Year: MaJic Dorsey, Las Vegas Rattlers
* ABA Executive of the Year: Michael Tuckman, Bellevue Blackhawks
