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*First Round - [[Boston Frenzy]] (18) at [[Harlem Strong Dogs]] (9)
*First Round - [[Boston Frenzy]] (18) at [[Harlem Strong Dogs]] (9)
*First Round - [[Tacoma Navigators]] (24) at [[Newark Express]] (10)
*First Round - [[Tacoma Navigators]] (24) at [[Newark Express]] (10) cancelled
*First Round - [[Fresno Heatwave]] (22) at [[Bellingham Slam]] (11)
*First Round - [[Fresno Heatwave]] (22) at [[Bellingham Slam]] (11)
*First Round - [[Detroit Wheels (ABA)|Detroit Wheels]] (23) at [[Toledo Ice]] (12)
*First Round - [[Detroit Wheels (ABA)|Detroit Wheels]] (23) at [[Toledo Ice]] (12)
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*Second Round - [[Fresno Heatwave]] or [[Bellingham Slam]] at [[Pittsburgh Xplosion]] (6)
*Second Round - [[Fresno Heatwave]] or [[Bellingham Slam]] at [[Pittsburgh Xplosion]] (6)
*Second Round - [[Detroit Wheels (ABA)|Detroit Wheels]] or [[Toledo Ice]] at [[Florida Pit Bulls]] (7)
*Second Round - [[Detroit Wheels (ABA)|Detroit Wheels]] or [[Toledo Ice]] at [[Florida Pit Bulls]] (7)
*Second Round - [[Tacoma Navigators]] or [[Newark Express]] at [[Atlanta Vision]] (8)
*Second Round - [[Newark Express]] at [[Atlanta Vision]] (8) or [[Indiana Alley Cats]] (2)
*Bracket One Semifinal -
*Bracket One Semifinal -
*Bracket One Semifinal -
*Bracket One Semifinal -

Revision as of 07:22, 10 March 2006

The American Basketball Association (ABA) is a men's professional basketball league founded in 1999 as a revival of the defunct basketball league, also called the American Basketball Association, that merged with the NBA in 1976.

American Basketball Association
American Basketball Association
History ABA 2000 (1999-2002)
ABA (2003-present)
Owner Joe Newman


History

The revived American Basketball Association was formed in late 1999 by Joe Newman and Richard Tinkham. During the league's first two seasons, 2000-2001 and 2001-2002, it was known as ABA 2000. The league suspended operations following the second season, but resumed play in 2003-2004 without the 2000 moniker.

The league undertook a new business model upon its return, resulting in an ambitious expansion program beginning with the 2004-2005 season. Virtually anyone willing to pay the league's expansion fee ($10,000 or $20,000 depending on when you applied) was awarded an ABA franchise.

The expansion has had chaotic results since that time, with many teams failing to meet their financial obligations and folding during the course of the season. Others have been forced to cancel games and curtail their schedules, with the playoff format being revised several times because of qualified teams failing to appear for games.

Despite these problems, a new round of expansion for 2005-2006 has occurred. Forty-seven teams were scheduled to begin play for the 2005-2006 season. One team never started the season, and within the first six weeks, seven of those teams had either folded or left the league. Another six teams were gone by January 2006. Several teams fulfilled their road dates by organizing pickup teams of former players who live near the host site, while other teams refused to travel at all.

The league's 2005-06 regular season ended fairly chaotically. It is unclear how many teams still exist, as teams disappeared and reappeared from the league's schedule through the winter of 2006. The league entered their single-elimination 24-team playoff schedule by revoking the franchise of the Gallup Talons and almost completely removing the 7th-seeded Florida Pit Bulls from their website. Due to travel issues and franchise instability, it is unclear if all 24 announced teams will participate in the playoffs. If the schedule holds, the ABA Great Eight finals will be played in Rochester, NY in late March 2006.

Another wave of expansion has been announced for the 2006-2007 season, including multinational partnerships in Alexandria, VA and Washington, DC, based on the success of the Beijing Aoshen Olympian club's first ABA season in Maywood, CA. One notable 2006-07 franchise is the Vermont Frost Heaves, owned by Sports Illustrated writer Alexander Wolff.

Current Teams

Red Conference

Spencer Haywood Division

Ron Boone Division

White Conference

Freddie Lewis Division

George Gervin Division

Blue Conference

Roger Brown Division

Connie Hawkins Division

Marvin Barnes / Moses Malone Division

The Marvin Barnes and Moses Malone divisions were originally seperate, but merged on December 19, 2005 after several teams suspended operations.

2006-2007 Expansion Teams

Failed Expansion Teams

Defunct Teams

Teams no longer in ABA

ABA All-Star Games

ABA Playoffs

2000-2001

2001-2002

2003-2004

2004-2005

2005-2006

This schedule is in flux as it is reported that Florida and Tijuana are out of the tournament, and Florida appears to be out of the league. In addition, several teams have announced a different schedule -- Newark is claiming a bye to the second round, Bellingham has announced they're playing Tacoma, and Boston says they're travelling to Buffalo, not Harlem. The Ohio Aviators and San Francisco Pilots are listed by the league as alternates.

ABA Awards

MVP - League

MVP - Championship Game

MVP - All-Star Game

See also: List of developmental and minor sports leagues

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