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The Squires played most of their games at Old Dominion University's fieldhouse in their first season as a " regional " franchise, with other matches at the Richmond Arena, Hampton Coliseum and Roanoke Civic Center.
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The ABA also had several " regional " franchises, such as the Virginia Squires and Carolina Cougars, that played " home " games in several cities.
* Larry Miller, Class of 1964, Basketball Star for University of North Carolina during the 1960s and played professionally in the ABA from 1968-1975 as a member of the Los Angeles Stars, Carolina Cougars, San Diego Conquistadors, Virginia Squires, and Utah Stars.
From 1970 through 1976 the team played as the Virginia Squires.
The only other three ABA teams to complete the 1975-76 ABA season yet not move on to the NBA were the Kentucky Colonels, Spirits of St. Louis and Virginia Squires, all of whom played in cities that, unlike Salt Lake City, never had an NBA franchise afterward.
Mike Squires, who played fourteen games at third base in 1982 and 1983, is a very rare example of a third baseman who threw lefty.
After the Squires dealt Barry to the New York Nets, he played in only 59 games in the 1970-71 season due to a knee injury but still made the ABA All Star team.
The Claws played their first game, a preseason exhibition, in Salisbury, Maryland on October 9, 1975 against the Virginia Squires.
On October 17, 1975 the Claws played the Squires again, this time at Knott Arena, Mt.
He played three exhibition games with the Hawks until, because of a legal injunction, he was obliged by a three-judge panel to return to the ABA Squires.
Neil played in community clubs in Winnipeg with his band, the Squires, during the mid 1960s.
Rick Barry, who originally played with the inaugural Oaks, appeared on the August 24, 1970 front cover of Sports Illustrated in a Squires uniform ; in the accompanying article inside the magazine, Barry made several negative remarks about the Commonwealth of Virginia.
George " The Iceman " Gervin ( born April 27, 1952 ) is a retired American professional basketball player who played in both the American Basketball Association ( ABA ) and National Basketball Association ( NBA ) for the Virginia Squires, San Antonio Spurs, and Chicago Bulls.
Wickes also served as the live-action reference model for Cruella De Vil in Walt Disney's One Hundred and One Dalmatians ( 1961 ), and played Mrs. Squires in the film adaptation of Meredith Willson's The Music Man ( 1962 ).
The Squires played there in addition to Roanoke Civic Center, Norfolk Scope and Hampton Coliseum ( all within the Commonwealth of Virginia ) from 1970 until just before the ABA – NBA merger in 1976.
The Squires played at Scope, the Roanoke Civic Center, Richmond Coliseum and Hampton Roads Coliseum ( now Hampton Coliseum ) – all within the state of Virginia – from 1971 to 1976.
The Virginia Squires played their first game at Scope on November 27, 1970 ( versus the Dallas Chapparals, now known as the San Antonio Spurs ) and their last game on April 7, 1976, versus the New York Nets.
The Squires played there ( in addition to the Norfolk Scope, Richmond Coliseum and Hampton Coliseum ; all within the state of Virginia ) from 1971 to 1972.
* The Baltimore Claws, newest team in the American Basketball Association, played their third and final exhibition game, losing to the Virginia Squires, 100-88, before a crowd of 500 people.
* 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.
Twardzik played for the Squires for four seasons until the team ( and the ABA ) came to an end, folding just prior to the ABA-NBA merger in June 1976.
Squires and most
The Squires, like most ABA teams, were on rather shaky financial ground.
Hoyle gained some relief from the persecution he faced however by visiting the comedians and performers that used to appear at Blackpool every summer, such as Ken Dodd and Dorothy Squires, and he particularly adored the circus, later relating that " I thought its performers were the most glamorous people.
Initially, they were known as the Levon Helm Sextet ( as Helm had accumulated the most time with Hawkins ), then later changed their name to the Canadian Squires and then to Levon and the Hawks.
The young players who made up Phi Slama Jama had been influenced by the freewheeling style of play pioneered during the 1970s by the defunct ABA and its most famous player, Julius Erving of the Virginia Squires.
Squires and their
During the 1970 offseason, the team finally managed to acquire a star in Rick Barry after trading their No. 1 pick and cash to the Virginia Squires.
Phil Keaggy was a member of a mid-1960s garage rock band called the Squires ; one of their songs, which he co-wrote, appears on the compilation album Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 9.
Phil Keaggy was a member of a mid-1960s garage rock band called the Squires ; one of their songs, which he co-wrote, appears on the compilation album Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 9.
( The Virginia Squires were folded shortly after the conclusion of regular season play due to their inability to make good on a required league assessment, though it is unlikely they would have been included in any merger deal in any event.
In spite of the initial controversy surrounding former player Barry, the Squires finished their inaugural season in Virginia by winning the Eastern Division by 11 games.
In 1971, the Squires make their biggest draft pick ever by drafting Julius Erving from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
The Squires lost to their division rival Kentucky in the first round of the playoffs.
Once again the team made the playoffs, and once again they lost their series, this time to the Virginia Squires 4-0.
The Floridians ' dreadful attendance for their two home playoff games against the Squires convinced Doyle that the team could not be viable in South Florida.
Squires follow their Knights and assist them to the fullest of their abilities, on the field and off, in exchange for their tutelage.
Other changes are that Squires no longer fight with the army, instead their place as skirmishing troops is taken by a single unit of regular Bowmen who have been upgraded to skirmish and their place as light cavalry has been taken by Mounted Yeomen.
( The Virginia Squires folded after the final ABA regular season ended but before the ABA-NBA merger due to their inability to meet a league-mandated financial assessment after the season ended.
He spoke with witnesses whose testimony implied that Squires and her family could not have abducted Canning, and he interviewed several of the prosecution's witnesses, some of whom recanted their earlier testimony.
With training based between Squires Gate and the British Army camps at Weeton and Kirkham, by utilising: the large number of guest houses ; plus the beaches, pier and the Winter Gardens for exercising ; 769, 673 recruits received their basic training at Blackpool.
After the tour, bassist Jeff Rouse left the band to rejoin Alien Crime Syndicate to release their new album XL from Coast to Coast with Mike Squires also leaving to join ACS becoming the group's second guitarist.
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** Utah Stars defeat Kentucky Colonels 4 games to 3 ; Stars defeat Indiana Pacers in division finals while Colonels defeat Virginia Squires.
During the preseason, the Stars ( and the Virginia Squires ) failed to make payments required as a guarantee for hosting the NBA's Chicago Bulls in one of the common ABA vs. NBA preseason exhibition games.
The Virginia Squires defeated the Nets 4 games to 2 in the Eastern Division semifinals.
He led the Squires into the Eastern Division Finals, where they lost to the Rick Barry-led New York Nets in seven games.
The Colonels defeated The Floridians 4 games to 2 in the Eastern Division semifinals and defeated the Virginia Squires 4 games to 2 in the Eastern Division finals.
The Colonels beat the Virginia Squires 4 games to 1 in the Eastern Division Semifinals and beat the Carolina Cougars 4 games to 3 in the Eastern Division finals.
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