The 1969–70 Pittsburgh Pipers season was the second season of the Pipers franchise out in Pittsburgh (third overall season when including their previous season that they had in the state of Minnesota while using the Pipers name) in the American Basketball Association.
History The Pipers, having moved back to Pittsburgh after one season played up in Minnesota, faltered without Connie Hawkins (who had gone to the Phoenix Suns following the NBA's decision to unban him after previously being considered a player to have been permanently banned from the NBA at the time due to alleged involvement with Jack Molinas during the period of the 1961 NCAA University Division men's basketball gambling scandal back when Molinas was considered the ringleader of that operation) alongside injuries and middling attendance due to locals being more apathetic about the team's sudden return after previously being jaded with the team's departure a season earlier. The Pipers lost the first 9 games of the 1970 calendar year, with their biggest win streak being 3 games (done twice). Near the end of their season, on April 10, 1970, the Pipers would allow an ABA record-high 177 points scored to the Indiana Pacers in a 177–135 defeat.https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197004120INA.html As of March 27, 2025, it remains the highest-scoring effort the Pacers have ever had either in the ABA or the NBA (with their most recent highest-scoring game in the NBA occurring on March 27, 2025, with a 162–109 blowout win over the Washington Wizards).https://www.nba.com/game/0022401061 The team finished 8th in points per game (112.4 per game) and points allowed (117 per game). After the season, the team was bought by Haven Industries, Inc. - the owners of the "Jack Frost" brand of sugar products. Subsequently, they decided to rebrand the team as the Pittsburgh Condors for the 1970 season.
Roster
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Final standings Eastern Division Eastern DivisionWLPCTGBIndiana Pacers * 59 25 .702 -Kentucky Colonels * 45 39 .536 14.0Carolina Cougars * 42 42 .500 17.0New York Nets * 39 45 .464 20.0Pittsburgh Pipers 29 55 .345 30.0Miami Floridians 23 61 .274 36.0
Awards and honors 1970 ABA All-Star Game selections (game played on January 24, 1970) Charlie Williams
References
Pipers on Basketball Reference
External links RememberTheABA.com 1969-70 regular season and playoff results Pipers page