1971–72 Utah Stars season

The 1971–72 Utah Stars season was the 2nd season of the Stars in Utah and 5th overall in the American Basketball Association. The Stars went 31–11 in the first half of the season, while going 29–13 in the second half of the season, with a ten-game winning streak near the end of the season. Their biggest losing streak was three, which happened four times during the season. They finished 3rd in points scored at 117.8 per game, and 4th in points allowed at 112.0 per game. The Stars swept the Dallas Chaparrals in the Semifinals but lost to the Indiana Pacers in seven games, denying them a repeat ABA Finals appearance.[1]

1971–72 Utah Stars season
Division champions
Head coachLaDell Andersen
ArenaSalt Palace
Results
Record60–24 (.714)
PlaceDivision: 1st (ABA)
Playoff finishLost in Division Finals

Roster

Final standings

Western Division
TeamWL%GB
Utah Stars6024.714-
Indiana Pacers4737.56013
Dallas Chaparrals4242.50018
Denver Rockets3450.40526
Memphis Pros2658.31034

Playoffs

Western Division Semifinals vs. Dallas Chaparrals[2]

GameDateLocationScoreRecordAttendance
1April 1Utah106–961–08,783
2April 3Utah113–1072–09,121
3April 5Dallas96–893–04,076
4April 7Dallas103–994–03,918

Stars win series 4–0

Western Division Finals vs. Indiana Pacers

GameDateLocationResultRecordAttendance
1April 15Utah108–1001–09,854
2April 17Utah117–1092–011,780
3April 19Indiana111–1162–17,489
4April 22Indiana108–1182–213,007
5April 24Utah139–1303–212,526
6April 26Indiana99–1053–38,103
7May 1Utah113–1173–412,724

Stars lose series, 4–3

Awards and honors

1972 ABA All-Star Game selections (game played on January 29, 1972)

References
  1. https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/UTS/1972.html
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-28. Retrieved 2016-07-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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