# ABA All-Star Game

The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a professional basketball league founded in 1967. The ABA ceased to exist after merging with the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1976. In total, the league held nine all-star games, with all but the last being between the Western Division and the Eastern Division. In the final one, it was held between the first place team at the time of the All-Star break face off against a selected group of All-Stars, regardless of conference.
| * | Elected in Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
| Eastern Division (5 wins) | Western Division (3 wins) | Denver Nuggets (1 win) |
| Year | Result | Host arena | Host city | Game MVP |
| 1968 | East 126, West 120 | Hinkle Fieldhouse | Indianapolis | Larry Brown*, New Orleans Buccaneers |
| 1969 | West 133, East 127 | Louisville Convention Center | Louisville, Kentucky | John Beasley, Dallas Chaparrals |
| 1970 | West 128, East 98 | Fairgrounds Coliseum | Indianapolis (2) | Spencer Haywood*, Denver Rockets |
| 1971 | East 126, West 122 | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, North Carolina | Mel Daniels*, Indiana Pacers |
| 1972 | East 142, West 115 | Freedom Hall | Louisville, Kentucky (2) | Dan Issel*, Kentucky Colonels |
| 1973 | West 123, East 111 | Salt Palace | Salt Lake City | Warren Jabali, Denver Rockets |
| 1974 | East 128, West 112 | Norfolk Scope | Norfolk, Virginia | Artis Gilmore*, Kentucky Colonels |
| 1975 | East 151, West 124 | HemisFair Arena | San Antonio, Texas | Freddie Lewis, Spirits of St. Louis |
| 1976 | Denver Nuggets 144, ABA All-Stars 138 | McNichols Arena | Denver, Colorado | David Thompson*, Denver Nuggets |

## Players with most selections in ABA All-Star Game

| * | Elected in Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
| Player | Games | Teams | Years |
| Mel Daniels* | 7 | Indiana Pacers | 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 |
| Louie Dampier* | 7 | Kentucky Colonels | 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 |
| Dan Issel* | 6 | Kentucky Colonels, Denver Nuggets | 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 |
| Jimmy Jones | 6 | New Orleans Buccaneers/Memphis Pros, Utah Stars | 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974 |
| Julius Erving* | 5 | Virginia Squires, New York Nets | 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 |
| Artis Gilmore* | 5 | Kentucky Colonels | 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 |
| Ralph Simpson | 5 | Denver Nuggets | 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 |
| Mack Calvin | 5 | The Floridians, Carolina Cougars, Denver Nuggets | 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 |
| Donnie Freeman | 5 | Minnesota Muskies/Miami Floridians, Texas Chaparrals/Dallas Chaparrals | 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 |
| Rick Barry* | 4 | Oakland Oaks/Washington Caps, New York Nets | 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 |
| Roger Brown* | 4 | Indiana Pacers | 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972 |
| Larry Jones | 4 | Denver Rockets, The Floridians | 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971 |
| Warren Jabali | 4 | Washington Caps, The Floridians, Denver Rockets | 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974 |
| Ron Boone | 4 | Utah Stars, Spirits of St. Louis | 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976 |
| Freddie Lewis | 4 | Indiana Pacers, Spirits of St. Louis | 1968, 1970, 1972, 1975 |
| Bob Netolicky | 4 | Indiana Pacers | 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971 |
| Billy Paultz | 4 | New York Nets, San Antonio Spurs | 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 |
| Red Robbins | 4 | New Orleans Buccaneers, Utah Stars | 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971 |

## ABA All-Star Game head coaches

| * | Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach |

### Eastern Division (1968–1975)

| Year | Head coach | Team |
| 1968 | Jim Pollard | Minnesota Muskies |
| 1969 | Gene Rhodes | Kentucky Colonels |
| 1970 | Slick Leonard* | Indiana Pacers |
| 1971 | Al Bianchi | Virginia Squires |
| 1972 | Joe Mullaney | Kentucky Colonels |
| 1973 | Larry Brown* | Carolina Cougars |
| 1974 | Babe McCarthy | Kentucky Colonels |
| 1975 | Kevin Loughery | New York Nets |

### Western Division (1968–1975)

| Year | Head coach | Team |
| 1968 | Babe McCarthy (2) | New Orleans Buccaneers |
| 1969 | Alex Hannum* | Oakland Oaks |
| 1970 | Babe McCarthy (3) | New Orleans Buccaneers |
| 1971 | Bill Sharman* | Utah Stars |
| 1972 | LaDell Andersen | Utah Stars |
| 1973 | LaDell Andersen (2) | Utah Stars |
| 1974 | Joe Mullaney (2) | Utah Stars |
| 1975 | Larry Brown* (2) | Denver Nuggets |

### ABA All-Stars vs. Denver Nuggets (1976)

| Year | Head coach | Team | All-Star Team | Ref. |
| 1976 | Kevin Loughery (2) | New York Nets | ABA All-Stars | |
| 1976 | Larry Brown* (3) | Denver Nuggets | Denver Nuggets | |

### Most selections

| Head coach | # | Selections |
| Larry Brown* | 3 | 1973 (Eastern Division) 1975 (Western Division) 1976 (Denver Nuggets) |
| Babe McCarthy | 3 | 1968 (Western Division) 1970 (Western Division) 1974 (Eastern Division) |
| Kevin Loughery | 2 | 1975 (Eastern Division) 1976 (ABA All-Stars) |
| LaDell Andersen | 2 | 1972 (Western Division) 1973 (Western Division) |
| Joe Mullaney | 2 | 1972 (Eastern Division) 1974 (Western Division) |