1967–68 New Orleans Buccaneers season

1967–68 New Orleans Buccaneers season
Division champions
Head coach	Babe McCarthy
Arena	Loyola Field House
Results
Record	48–30 (.615)
Place	Division: 1st
Playoff finish	Lost in ABA Finals
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The 1967–68 New Orleans Buccaneers season was the 1st season of the ABA and of the Buccaneers. The Pipers finished first in the Western Division, going all the way to the ABA Finals.^[1]

In the Western Division semifinals, the Bucs beat the

split the six games of the series (with a Game 6 loss at home) that set up a pivotal Game 7 in Pittsburgh. The Pipers won the game and the Finals 122–113.

1967–68 New Orleans Buccaneers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From SF 24 Jesse Branson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) January 7, 1942 Elon PG 11 Larry Brown 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) September 14, 1940 North Carolina F 23 John Comeaux 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 193 lb (88 kg) September 15, 1943 Grambling State C 31 John Dickson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) November 18, 1945 Arkansas State C 25 Gerald Govan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) January 2, 1942 Saint Mary of the Plains College SG 15 Jimmy Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) January 1, 1945 Grambling State SG 22 Leland Mitchell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) February 22, 1941 Mississippi State SF 34 Doug Moe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) September 21, 1938 North Carolina PF 32 Jackie Moreland 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) March 11, 1938 Louisiana Tech SG 12 Marlbert Pradd 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) November 17, 1944 Dillard C 21 Red Robbins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) September 30, 1944 Tennessee G 14 Red Stroud 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) May 2, 1941 Mississippi State F 23 Ron Widby 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) March 9, 1945 Tennessee

Head coach Babe McCarthy Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
New Orleans Buccaneers	48	30	.615	–
Dallas Chaparrals	46	32	.590	2
Denver Rockets	45	33	.577	3
Houston Mavericks	29	49	.372	19
Anaheim Amigos	25	53	.321	23
Oakland Oaks	22	56	.282	26

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	—

Western Division Semifinals^[2]

Game	Date	Location	Score	Record	Attendance
1	March 26	New Orleans	130–104	1–0	3,111
2	March 27	New Orleans	105–93	2–0	3,622
3	March 30	Denver	98–105	1–2	3,678
4	March 31	Denver	100–108	2–2	3,485
5	April 3	New Orleans	102–97	3–2	4,500

Western Division Finals

Game	Date	Location	Score	Record	Attendance
1	April 5	New Orleans	104–99	1–0	3,332
2	April 9	New Orleans	109–112	1–1	5,287
3	April 10	Dallas	110–107	2–1	4,825
4	April 11	Dallas	119–103	3–1	3,623
5	April 13	New Orleans	108–107	4–1	4,614

ABA Finals^[2]

Game	Date	Location	Score	Record	Attendance
1	April 18	Pittsburgh	112–120	0–1	2,665
2	April 20	Pittsburgh	109–100	1–1	3,877
3	April 24	New Orleans	109–101	2–1	6,300
4	April 25	New Orleans	105–106 (OT)	2–2	7,000
5	April 27	Pittsburgh	111–108	3–2	3,347
6	May 1	New Orleans	112–118	3–3	7,200
7	May 4	Pittsburgh	113–122	3–4	11,457

Bucs lose series, 4–3

1968 ABA All-Star Game played on January 9, 1968

• Doug Moe
• Larry Brown
• Jimmy Jones
• Red Robbins

Brown (7-of-9 for 17 points) was named All–Star MVP.

• Buccaneers on Basketball Reference