The Western Division of the ABA, or ABA Western Division, was one of the two groups in which the teams of the American Basketball Association were divided, based on their geographical location. The other group was called the Eastern Division (ABA), or ABA Eastern Division.
The first four teams in each division entered the ABA Playoffs. The divisions were maintained until the 1974–75 season, since in the last season the 9 surviving teams were regrouped in a single division.basketball-reference.com 1975–76 ABA Season Summary, Visited July 2023
Participating teams The last teams that participated in the Western Division were the following:
Denver Nuggets Indiana PacersThe Pacers played until the 1969–70 season in the East Division, being transferred to the West Division the following year when the competition was restructured due to the appearance of new teams. San Antonio Spurs San Diego Conquistadors Utah Stars
Other teams Transferred to Eastern Division New Orleans Buccaneers/Memphis Pros/Memphis Tams/Memphis Sounds Houston Mavericks/Carolina Cougars/Spirits of St. Louis Oakland Oaks/Washington Caps/Virginia Squires
Western Conference champions In bold also the ABA champions 1968: New Orleans Buccaneers 1969: Oakland Oaks 1970: Los Angeles Stars 1971: Utah Stars 1972: Indiana Pacers 1973: Indiana Pacers 1974: Utah Stars 1975: Indiana Pacers
Titles 3: Los Angeles Stars / Utah Stars 3: Indiana Pacers 1: New Orleans Buccaneers 1: Oakland Oaks
References
External links Remember the ABA