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DEBUT OF THE ABA ON THIS DAY IN 1967

1967-69 OFFICIAL RAWLINGS ABA (GEORGE MIKAN) BASKETBALL sold at auction from 24th May to 6th October | SCP Auctions

October 13, 1967: the ABA is born as it plays it's first game (Pat Boone owned Oakland Oaks, featuring former NBA scoring champ Rick Barry, vs. the Anaheim Amigos) : r/VintageNBA

On October 13, 1967, the Anaheim Amigos lost to the
Oakland Oaks, 134-129, in the inaugural game of the
American Basketball Association.    

In its first season, the ABA included 11 teams: the
Pittsburgh Pipers, Minnesota Muskies, Indiana
Pacers, Kentucky Colonels and New Jersey
Americans played in the Eastern Division, and
the New Orleans Buccaneers, Dallas Chaparrals,       

Denver Rockets, Houston Mavericks, Anaheim
Amigos and Oakland Oaks played in the Western.         

        
        
        
       
On October 13, 1967 The first American Basketball Association game was played with the Oakland Oaks beating the Anaheim Amigos 134-129 at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum. The Oaks backcourt of Andy Anderson and

On this date in the NBA history, the American Basketball Association revealed the birth of their league in 1967 George Mikan was named the ABA commissioner with eleven teams being unveiled for

                                       1967-68 American Basketball Association (ABA) Basketball on StatsCrew.com

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