1973–74 San Antonio Spurs season
The 1973–74 San Antonio Spurs season was the first season for the newly named San Antonio Spurs, who had spent the past six seasons as the Dallas Chaparrals in the American Basketball Association.
The Spurs made their debut on October 10, 1973, vs the San Diego Conquistadors in San Antonio, losing 121–106. Afterwards, the Spurs would win just 6 of their next 13 games. By the end of November, they would be back to.500. By February the Spurs were at 34–33, but they would win 11 of their next 16 games to finish the season 3rd in the 3 team Western Conference, going to the playoffs. In the 1974 ABA Playoffs, the Spurs lost in the first round 4–3 to the Indiana Pacers.ABA Draft
Player | Position | Nationality | School/club team |
Mike D'Antoni | | | Marshall |
Craig Littlepage | | | Pennsylvania |
Kevin Kunnert | | | Butler |
George Adams | | | Iowa |
Dwight Jones | | | Houston |
Tom Henderson | | | Hawaii |
John Brown | | | Missouri |
John Coughran | | | California |
Kevin Joyce | | | South Carolina |
Bob Fullerton | | | Xavier |
Bob Kilgore | | | Michigan State |
Ron Houge | | | Georgia |
Luke Witte | | | Ohio State |
Gary Melchionni | | | Duke |
John Lang | | | Augustana |
Gary Melchionni | | | Duke |
Jeff Overhouse | | | Texas A&m |
Richie Fuqua | | | Oral Roberts |
Henry Wilmore | | | Michigan |
Tim Dominiz | | | Valdosta |
Bill Harris | | | North Illinois |
Mark Sibley | | | Northwestern |
Larry Lilly | | | Alabama State |
Bob Bodell | | | Maryland |
Leon Howard | | | Wisconsin |
Jeff Jellison | | | N.E. Massachusetts |
Regular season
Schedule
Roster
ABA Playoffs
Western Division Semifinals
Game | Date | Location | Score | Record | Attendance |
1 | March 30 | Indiana | 113–109 | 1–0 | 7,438 |
2 | April 1 | Indiana | 101–128 | 1–1 | 6,988 |
3 | April 3 | San Antonio | 115–96 | 2–1 | 10,693 |
4 | April 4 | San Antonio | 89–91 | 2–2 | 12,079 |
5 | April 6 | Indiana | 100–105 | 2–3 | 10,079 |
6 | April 10 | San Antonio | 102–86 | 3–3 | 12,304 |
7 | April 12 | Indiana | 79–86 | 3–4 | 10,079 |