American Basketball Association 1970-1971
# American Basketball Association 1970-1971

La stagione della American Basketball Association 1970-1971 fu la quarta edizione del campionato ABA. I campioni furono gli Utah Stars, che sconfissero in finale i Kentucky Colonels.

## Squadre partecipanti

* Carolina Cougars
* Denver Rockets
* Indiana Pacers
* Kentucky Colonels
* Memphis Pros
* N.Y. Nets
* Pittsburgh Condors
* Texas Chaparrals
* The Floridians
* Utah Stars
* Virginia Squires

## Classifica finale

### Eastern Division

| Squadra | V | P | % | GB |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Virginia Squires | 55 | 29 | 65,5 | - |
| Kentucky Colonels | 44 | 40 | 52,4 | 11 |
| New York Nets | 40 | 44 | 47,6 | 15 |
| The Floridians | 37 | 47 | 44,0 | 18 |
| Pittsburgh Condors | 36 | 48 | 42,9 | 19 |
| Carolina Cougars | 34 | 50 | 40,5 | 21 |

### Western Division

| Squadra | V | P | % | GB |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Indiana Pacers | 58 | 26 | 69,0 | - |
| Utah Stars | 57 | 27 | 67,9 | 1 |
| Memphis Pros | 41 | 43 | 48,8 | 17 |
| Denver Rockets | 30 | 54 | 35,7 | 28 |
| Texas Chaparrals | 30 | 54 | 35,7 | 28 |

## Vincitore

* Campione ABA 1970-1971
* Utah Stars (1º titolo)

## Statistiche

| Categoria | Giocatore | Squadra | Stat |
| - | - | - | - |
| Punti per gara | Dan Issel | Kentucky Colonels | 29,9 |
| Rimbalzi per gara | Mel Daniels | Indiana Pacers | 18,0 |
| Assist per gara | Bill Melchionni | New York Nets | 8,3 |
| FG% | Zelmo Beaty | Utah Stars | 55,4 |
| FT% | Mike Butler | Utah Stars | 91,1 |
| 3FG% | George Lehmann | Carolina Cougars | 40,3 |

## Premi ABA

* ABA Most Valuable Player Award: Mel Daniels, Indiana Pacers
* ABA Rookie of the Year Award: Dan Issel, Kentucky Colonels e Charlie Scott, Virginia Squires
* ABA Coach of the Year Award: Al Bianchi, Virginia Squires
* ABA Playoffs Most Valuable Player: Zelmo Beaty, Utah Stars
* All-ABA First Team:
   * Roger Brown, Indiana Pacers
   * Rick Barry, New York Nets
   * Mel Daniels, Indiana Pacers
   * Mack Calvin, The Floridians
   * Charlie Scott, Virginia Squires
* All-ABA Second Team:
   * John Brisker, Pittsburgh Condors
   * Joe Caldwell, Carolina Cougars
   * Zelmo Beaty, Utah Stars (pari)
   * Dan Issel, Kentucky Colonels (pari)
   * Donnie Freeman, Texas Chaparrals
   * Larry Cannon, Denver Rockets
* All-Rookie Team:
   * Joe Hamilton, Texas Chaparrals
   * Wendell Ladner, Memphis Pros
   * Dan Issel, Kentucky Colonels
   * Sam Robinson, The Floridians
   * Charlie Scott, Virginia Squires
