The 1970–71 Texas Chaparrals season was the fourth season of the Chaparrals in the American Basketball Association and their only season representing the entirety of Texas as a whole. In order to try to attract more fans, the Chaparrals adopted the Texas moniker, even playing games in Fort Worth, Texas, at the Tarrant County Coliseum along with Lubbock, Texas, at the Lubbock Municipal Coliseum. This practice was scrapped after the season concluded, along with the Texas moniker, as the team name was reverted to the Dallas Chaparrals name before the next season. For the fourth straight year, the Chaps made the playoffs, but for the third straight year in a row they bowed out in the Division Semifinals, once again to Utah.
Roster
Transactions Trades January 6, 1971 To Texas ChaparralsLevern TartEd Johnson To New York NetsManny Leaks January 6, 1971 To Texas ChaparralsDonnie FreemanWayne Hightower To Utah StarsRon BooneGlen Combs
Final standings Western Division Western DivisionWLPCTGBIndiana Pacers *5826.690 -Utah Stars *5727.6791.0Memphis Pros *4143.48817.0Texas Chaparrals *3054.35728.0Denver Rockets3054.35728.0
ABA Playoffs
| 1 | April 1 | @ Denver | W 115–109 | Donnie Freeman (33) | Moore (16) | Donnie Freeman (6) | Denver Auditorium Arena2,594 | 1–0
| 1 | April 2 | @ Utah | L 115–125 | Donnie Freeman (32) | John Beasley (11)
| Salt Palace4,375 | 0–1 |- | 2 | April 3 |@ Utah | L 107–137 | Donnie Freeman (23) |Croft, Moore (9)
| Salt Palace6,061 | 0–2
| 3 | April 4 | Utah | L 101–113 | Donnie Freeman (30) | Gene Moore (15) | | Moody Coliseum4,675 | 0–3
| 4 | April 6 | Utah | L 107–128 | Levern Tart (31) | Gene Moore (18) | | Moody Coliseum3,666 | 0–4
Awards and honors 1971 ABA All-Star Game selections (game played on January 23, 1971) Donnie Freeman
References
Chaparrals on Basketball Reference
External links RememberTheABA.com 1970-71 regular season and playoff results RememberTheABA.com Dallas Chaparrals page