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

PlayerPositionNationalitySchool/club team
Mike D'AntoniMarshall
Craig LittlepagePennsylvania
Kevin KunnertButler
George AdamsIowa
Dwight JonesHouston
Tom HendersonHawaii
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

Season standings

Roster

ABA Playoffs

Western Division Semifinals
GameDateLocationScoreRecordAttendance
1March 30Indiana113–1091–07,438
2April 1Indiana101–1281–16,988
3April 3San Antonio115–962–110,693
4April 4San Antonio89–912–212,079
5April 6Indiana100–1052–310,079
6April 10San Antonio102–863–312,304
7April 12Indiana79–863–410,079