1975–76 San Antonio Spurs season

1975–76 San Antonio Spurs season
1975–76 San Antonio Spurs season
Head coach	Bob Bass
General manager	John Begzos
Owners	Angelo Drossos; John Schaefer; Red McCombs
Arena	HemisFair Arena
Results
Record	50–34 (.595)
Place	Division: 2nd (Western); Conference: 2nd
Playoff finish	West Division semifinals; (lost to Nets 3–4)
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	WOAI-TV
Radio	WOAI
< 1974–75	1976–77 >

The 1975–76 San Antonio Spurs season was the third season in San Antonio and the last in the ABA. The Spurs made it into the 1975 ABA Playoffs, but the Spurs would lose 4–3 to the New York Nets in the ABA Semifinals. Despite never winning a playoff series in the ABA, the Spurs would be admitted to the NBA along with the Indiana Pacers, the New York Nets, and the Denver Nuggets.

ABA Draft

1975–76 San Antonio Spurs roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Player	Height	Weight	DOB	From
SF	30	Allan Bristow	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	August 23, 1951	Virginia Tech
C	25	Coby Dietrick	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	July 23, 1948	San José State
PF	23	Will Franklin	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	October 19, 1949	Purdue
SG	12	Mike Gale	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	July 18, 1950	Elizabeth City State
SF	44	George Gervin	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	April 27, 1952	Eastern Michigan
PF	23	Stew Johnson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	August 19, 1944	Murray State
PG	22	George Karl	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	May 12, 1951	North Carolina
PF	35	Larry Kenon	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	December 13, 1952	Memphis
PF	53	Mark Olberding	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	April 21, 1956 u	Minnesota
C	42	Tom Owens	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	June 28, 1949	South Carolina
C	5	Billy Paultz	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	July 30, 1948	St. John's
PG	13	James Silas	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	February 11, 1949	Stephen F. Austin
SF	52	Ken Smith	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	July 12, 1953	Tulsa
PF	30	Dennis Van Zant	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	June 1, 1952	Azusa Pacific
SG	15	Henry Ward	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	January 30, 1952	Jackson State
PG	10	Skip Wise	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	July 25, 1955	Clemson

Head coach

Legend

Asterisk (*) denotes playoff team
† did not survive the end of the season.
Bold – ABA champions^[2]

1976 playoff game log

Quarterfinals: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	April 9	@ New York	L 101–116	George Gervin (30	Billy Paultz / Mike Gale (7)	George Karl (4)	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 8,221	0–1
2	April 11	@ New York	W 105–79	Larry Kenon (30)	Billy Paultz (18)	Mike Gale (13)	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 5,769	1–1
3	April 14	New York	W 111–103	Larry Kenon (28)	Larry Kenon (16)	Mike Gale (11)	HemisFair Arena 10,009	2–1
4	April 18	New York	L 108–110	Billy Paultz / George Gervin (28)	Billy Paultz (12)	Billy Paultz (5)	HemisFair Arena 9,277	2–2
5	April 19	@ New York	L 108–110	Larry Kenon (27)	Larry Kenon (12)	Mike Gale (8)	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 11,321	2–3
6	April 21	New York	W 106–105	George Gervin (37)	Larry Kenon (18)	Mike Gale / Billy Paultz (5)	HemisFair Arena 10,484	3–3
7	April 24	@ New York	L 114–121	George Gervin (31)	Larry Kenon (11)	Mike Gale (6)	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 15,934	3–4