Their first draft pick was talented center Mel Daniels, who would go on to become one of the ABA's most celebrated players.

In 1973-74 the Stars finished with a record of 51-33 and won first place in the ABA's Western Division under new coach Joe Mullaney.

Brown was named MVP of the ABA's first All-Star Game in 1968, and was named to the All-ABA Second Team the same year.

Brown led the ABA in assists per game during the league's first three seasons, and when he ended his playing career, Brown was the ABA's all-time assist leader.

Barry instead worked on Oaks radio broadcasts during the ABA's first season.

It was the ABA's first win against the NBA, as the ABA's Dallas Chaparrals had lost to the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks 106-103 the night before in the first ever matchup between the two leagues.

The Pipers, led by future Hall of Famer Connie Hawkins, would win the ABA's first ever championship over the New Orleans Buccaneers before a sold out crowd for Game 7 in the Civic Arena on May 4, 1968.

The Pipers were one of the ABA's inaugural franchises in 1967, and won the league's first championship with their star player, ABA MVP ( and future Hall-of-Famer ) Connie Hawkins ; it remains Pittsburgh's only pro basketball championship.

However, Malone was drafted by the ABA's Utah Stars in 1974 and became one of the first basketball players to jump straight from high school into the professional leagues.

Osborn to form the very first freestyle BMX team, which made its debut at ABA's Winternationals in Chandler, AZ.

Epps has written two novels, including The Shad Treatment, which won the Lillian Smith Book Award, as well as the nonfiction books To An Unknown God: Religious Freedom on Trial, which was published in 2001 and was a finalist for the ABA's Silver Gavel Award, and Democracy Reborn: The Fourteenth Amendment and the Fight for Civil Rights in Post-Civil War America, which was published in 2006 and is the first comprehensive history of the framing of the Fourteenth Amendment .. Democracy Reborn won the 2007 Oregon Book Award for non-fiction, and also was a finalist for the ABA Silver Gavel Award.

* Julius Erving is remembered for playing for the Philadelphia 76ers, the New York Nets and even the Virginia Squires, but his first NBA game was actually for the Atlanta Hawks, for whom he played in an exhibition against the ABA's Kentucky Colonels, in a 112 – 99 win in Frankfort, Kentucky.

Barry played the 1969-1970 season with the ABA's Washington Caps.

The Sounds began the 1974-75 season with a win followed by several losses ; fan interest waned but the team rallied to finish in fourth place in the ABA's Eastern Division.

Brown, Jr. dealt Dan Issel to the ABA's new Baltimore Claws franchise ( which folded after a few preseason exhibition games, never taking the floor in the regular season ) for financial reasons.

Prior to the season the Colonels and the ABA's commissioner, Dave DeBusschere, challenged the NBA to have its champion, the Golden State Warriors, face the Colonels in a championship series, the winner of which would get $ 1 million.

After a season of junior college, a season at the University of Detroit, and an Olympic gold medal, Spencer Haywood played the 1969-70 season with the ABA's Denver Rockets.

The Met's other tenants included the ABA's Minnesota Muskies, which played just one season before moving to Miami.

Malone found a home in Houston, where he was reunited with Coach Tom Nissalke, who had coached him in his rookie season with the ABA's Utah Stars.

Upset that he was not paid incentive monies that he believed due from Warriors owner Franklin Mieuli, Barry jumped to the ABA's Oakland Oaks, who offered him a lucrative contract and the chance to play for Bruce Hale, then his father-in-law.

Many of Erving's acrobatic highlight feats and clutch moments were unknown because of the ABA's scant television coverage.

They were among the best long range shooters of their time, and benefitted greatly from the ABA's three-point line.

Kentucky was one of the league's most talented teams, and had one of its best fan bases, but during the ABA's talks of merging with the NBA, the Colonels were not a favorite to change leagues.

Three-minute local news updates were introduced in 2004, following recommendations put into place following the ABA's report.

According to the Code's Preface, it was derived from the ABA's Canons of Professional Ethics ( 1908 ), which in turn were borrowed from the Canons of the Alabama State Bar ( 1887 ), which in turn were inspired by several sources such as ethics resolutions in an 1830s legal textbook.

Regardless, those fortunate enough to know about the Drillers were wowed by the incredible high flying slam dunks of the orange sneakered James Penny, who would routinely snatch the ball on a fast break and rise up, extending the ball to nearly the top of the backboard before slamming it through the hoop for 2 ( or 3 given the ABA's 3 D rule ).

Dave DeBusschere, one of the stars of the New York Knicks championship teams, moved from his job as Vice President and GM of the ABA's New York Nets in 1975 to become the last commissioner of the ABA and facilitate the ABA-NBA merger in 1976.

( In the penultimate ABA vs. NBA matchup, the ABA's Kentucky Colonels defeated the Washington Bullets 121-111 two nights prior.

The team was the most successful pro basketball team that Memphis ever fielded ; it finished fourth in the ABA's Eastern Division, advancing to the 1975 ABA Playoffs before losing the Eastern Division semifinal series four games to one to the eventual 1975 ABA champion Kentucky Colonels.

His total of 2, 509 assists places him seventh on the ABA's career list, and he holds the ABA record for assists in a game with 23.

At the San Francisco meeting, the ABA Assembly and House of Delegates voted to take a pro-abortion rights position, and the state bar of Texas dropped its plans to ask the ABA's policy-making body to hold a referendum of the group's 370, 000 members on the issue.

In reaction, the Duncan School decided to forego the ABA's administrative appeal process and instead sued the ABA, alleging that the ABA was using accreditation to limit the production of new lawyers, thus violating federal antitrust laws.

In August 2006, he was conferred the ABA International Rule of Law Award in recognition of his extraordinary leadership in advancing the Rule of Law by the American Bar Association ( ABA ) Rule of Law Initiative on the occasion of the ABA's 2006 Annual Convention.

He resigned from the ABA in 2004, after a controversy over a letter which he had sent to broadcaster Alan Jones in the leadup to Flint's heading the ABA's cash for comment enquiry into commercial broadcasting.

Under the ABA's rules, the law school remained fully accredited during the probation period, and all students who entered and graduated during this period are deemed to have graduated from an ABA accredited law school.

Daniels led the ABA in rebounding average in three different seasons, and is the ABA's all-time leader in total rebounds ( 9, 494 ) and career rebounding average ( 15. 1 rebounds per game ).

All ABA counsellors and volunteers must abide by the ABA's Code of Ethics which is available to view here https :// www. breastfeeding. asn. au / aboutaba / coe

Kevin Pritchard, the starting point guard on Kansas ' 1988 NCAA Division I men's championship team with Manning and Brown, was coach / general manager of the ABA's Kansas City Knights as well as interim coach / general manager of the Portland Trail Blazers.

Mike Storen left the team ; he later surfaced with the ABA's Memphis franchise.

They also made it to the ABA's Great 8 tournament at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York, losing in the quarterfinals to the host team, the Rochester Razorsharks.

Other Stars wins against the NBA include defeating the Boston Celtics at home on October 4, 1973 ( part of a double header in which 12, 431 Utah fans also saw the ABA's Denver Rockets defeat the NBA's Phoenix Suns 113-111 prior to the Stars ' win ); a home win against the Kansas City-Omaha Kings on October 8, 1974 ; a home win against the SuperSonics on October 7, 1975 ; a win against the Kings on October 11, 1975 in Denver as part of a double header in which 17, 018 fans saw the Denver Nuggets lose to the NBA's Golden State Warriors 115-100 ); and a 118-108 road win against the SuperSonics in Seattle on October 15, 1975.

* Roy McPipe ( Drafted by the NBA in ' 73 and ' 74, played with the ABA's Utah Stars in 1975 )

Hannum on April 8, 1971 left his position as head coach of the San Diego Rockets of the NBA to become President, General Manager and head coach of the ABA's Denver Rockets.

He also played 22 games for the Washington Wizards of the NBA in 2000 – 01 and the ABA's Kansas City Knights in 2001 – 02.

Gill also played for the IBL's Las Vegas Silver Bandits, the ABA's Kansas City Knights, the CBA's Dakota Wizards, the NBA Development League's Asheville Altitude, in Greece with Ionikos Athens, and in Italy with Reggio Emilia and Paf Bologna ( 2001, won the Italian League ).