1967–68 Minnesota Muskies season
| 1967–68 Minnesota Muskies season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Jim Pollard |
| Arena | Met Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 50–28 (.641) |
| Place | Division: 2nd (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Lost in the Eastern Division Finals |
The Pittsburgh Pipers moved to play in the same location
Roster
- 23 Richard Clark – Point guard
- 34 Mel Daniels – Center
- 20 Donnie Freeman – Shooting guard
- 35 Les Hunter – Power forward
- 24 Ervin Inniger – Shooting guard
- 51 Gary Keller – Power forward
- 33 Terry Kunze – Shooting guard
- 32 Errol Palmer – Small forward
- 22 Ron Perry – Point guard
- 52 Sam Smith– Small forward
- 50 Skip Thoren – Center
Final standings
Eastern Division
| Team | W | L | PCT. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pittsburgh Pipers C |
54 | 24 | .692 | – |
| Minnesota Muskies | 50 | 28 | .641 | 4 |
| Indiana Pacers | 38 | 40 | .487 | 16 |
| Kentucky Colonels | 36 | 42 | .462 | 18 |
New Jersey Americans |
36 | 42 | .462 | 18 |
Record vs. opponents
| 1967-68 ABA Records | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | ANA | DAL | DEN | HOU | IND | KEN | MIN | NJA | NOB | OAK | PIT |
| Anaheim | — | 2–8 | 3–7 | 6–3 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 2–7 | 6–4 | 1–5 |
| Dallas | 8–2 | — | 4–5 | 8–2 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 4–6 | 7–2 | 2–4 |
| Denver | 7–3 | 5–4 | — | 6–3 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 5–5 | 7–3 | 2–4 |
| Houston | 3–6 | 2–8 | 3–6 | — | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 0–10 | 7–3 | 2–4 |
| Indiana | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 3–3 | — | 6–5 | 3–8 | 6–4 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–6 |
Kentucky
|
6–0 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 5–6 | — | 5–5 | 4–7 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–7 |
| Minnesota | 5–1 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 8–3 | 5–5 | — | 7–3 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 4–7 |
| New Jersey | 4–2 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 4–6 | 7–4 | 3–7 | — | 3–3 | 5–1 | 3–8 |
| New Orleans | 7–2 | 6–4 | 5–5 | 10–0 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 3–3 | — | 6–3 | 3–3 |
| Oakland | 4–6 | 2–7 | 3–7 | 3–7 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 3–6 | — | 0–6 |
| Pittsburgh | 5–1 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 6–4 | 7–3 | 7–4 | 8–3 | 3–3 | 6–0 | — |
Playoffs
Eastern Division Semifinals[1]
| Game | Date | Location | Score | Record | Attendance |
| 1 | March 24 | Minnesota | 115–102 | 1–0 | 661 |
| 2 | March 26 | Minnesota | 95–100 | 1–1 | 3,874 |
| 3 | March 27 | Kentucky | 116–107 | 2–1 | 1,458 |
| 4 | March 29 | Kentucky | 86–94 | 2–2 | 4,472 |
| 5 | March 30 | Minnesota | 114–108 | 3–2 | 879 |
Muskies win series 3–2
Division Finals[1]
| Game | Date | Location | Score | Record | Attendance |
| 1 | April 4 | Pittsburgh | 117–125 | 0–1 | 3,159 |
| 2 | April 6 | Pittsburgh | 137–123 | 1–1 | 2,123 |
| 3 | April 10 | Minnesota | 99–107 | 1–2 | 8,357 |
| 4 | April 13 | Minnesota | 108–117 | 1–3 | 3,787 |
| 5 | April 14 | Pittsburgh | 105–114 | 1–4 | 3,350 |
Muskies lose series, 4–1
Awards and honors
1968 ABA All-Star Game selections (game played on January 9, 1968)
Jim Pollard was selected to coach the Eastern squad.
References
- ^ a b "1967-68 ABA Regular Season Standings". Remembertheaba.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved June 18, 2015.