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The 1969 ABA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the American Basketball Association's 1968–69 season.The tournament concluded with the Western Division champion Oakland Oaks defeating the Eastern Division champion Indiana Pacers, four games to one in the ABA Finals.
During the 1970–71 season, the team became the Texas Chaparrals and an attempt was made to make the team a regional one, playing games in Fort Worth, at the Tarrant County Coliseum, as well as Lubbock, at the Lubbock Municipal Coliseum, but this proved a failure and the team returned full-time to Dallas in time for the 1971–72 season ...
The Oakland Oaks were a charter member of the original American Basketball Association and the first West Coast basketball team to win a major professional championship. Formed in February 1967, the team played in the ABA during the 1967–68 and 1968–69 seasons at the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena. The team colors were green and gold.
Oakland Oaks (ABL), a professional basketball team that played in the American Basketball League during the 1962–1963 season; Oakland Oaks (ABA), a professional basketball team that played in the American Basketball Association during the 1967–1968 and 1968–1969 seasons; See also. Oakland, Oklahoma
Fox Sports' Mike DeCourcy has Michigan State just above the final four teams in as an 11-seed in the South region (with second-weekend games in Dallas). The Spartans' first-round opponent is 6 ...
The men's basketball team at Oakland University is 24-11 this season. After a 6-8 start to the season, OU went 17-3 the rest of the way and won the Horizon League tournament.
The 1968–69 Oakland Oaks season was the 2nd and final season of the Oaks of the ABA. The Oaks finished first in the Western Division and won their first and only ABA title . They were helped in part by the hiring of Alex Hannum and Rick Barry for $85,000 per year.
The 68-year-old Ohio native is in his 40th season as the Oakland basketball coach. ... He was Summit League Coach of the Year four times and he has survived seasons in which his team went 14-19 ...