1975-76 San Diego Sails season

1975-76 San Diego Sails season

NBA season
team = San Diego Sails
end_year = 1976
wins = 3
losses = 8
division = n/a
division_place = n/a
conf_place = n/a
coach = Bill Musselman
arena = San Diego Sports Arena
playoffs = did not make the 1976 ABA PlayoffsThe 1975-76 American Basketball Association season saw the San Diego Sails fold due to weak home attendance and other financial pressures; the team folded 11 games into the season.

Offseason

Draft picks

* Kevin Grevey, University of Kentucky (signed with the Washington Bullets of the NBA)
* Bob Gross, California State University, Long Beach (signed with the Portland Trail Blazers of the NBA) [http://www.remembertheaba.com/TeamMaterial/SanDiegoMaterial/ConquistadorsSailsYearly.html Remember the ABA: San Diego Conquistadors/San Diego Sails Year-by-Year Notes ] ]

Preseason transactions

* June 1975: Frank Goldberg purchases the team
* June 1975: Irv Kaze named General Manager
* June 1975: Alex Groza named Director of Player Personnel
* June 28, 1974: Bill Musselman hired as head coach
* August 20, 1975: Sails purchase Mark Olberding from the San Antonio Spurs
* October 21, 1975: Sails trade a second-round draft choice and cash to the Spirits of St. Louis for Dave Robisch

Preseason exhibition games

Like most ABA teams, the Sails took the court in preseason exhibition action against the [NBA] . However, unlike most ABA teams, the Sails only played one such game prior to the 1975-76 season. The Sails began their preseason play on October 15, 1975 as they hosted the Portland Trail Blazers. The Sails' Caldwell Jones led all scorers with 27 points and also had 27 rebounds while holding Portland's Bill Walton to 6 points and 11 rebounds, but Portland won 98-85. Despite the Sails' loss the ABA won 31 games against the NBA in that preseason, compared to 17 wins for the NBA.

Regular season

Roster

*35 Clint Chapman
*8 Lee Davis
*6 Tom Ingelsby
* Warren Jabali
*2 Stew Johnson
*3 Caldwell Jones
*43 Kevin Joyce
*10 Bo Lamar
*15 Pat McFarland
*53 Mark Olberding
*11 Roscoe Pondexter
*12 Dave Robisch
*9 Rick Schmidt
*21 Bobby Warren
*22 Joby Wright [ [http://www.remembertheaba.com/TeamMaterial/SanDiegoMaterial/ConquistadorsRosters2.html Remember the ABA: San Diego Conquistadors/Sails Year-to-Year Rosters ] ]

eason standings


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Month by Month

October 1974

The ABA opened its 1975-76 season on October 24, 1975 and on that night the Sails hosted the Denver Nuggets before 3,060 fans. Denver's Ralph Simpson led all scorers with 30 points and Denver won 120-108. The next night the Sails began a long road swing by earning their first win in franchise history with a road victory against the Utah Stars. Bo Lamar led all scorers with 29 points and 5,525 fans saw the Sails prevail 99-97. The very next night the Sails lost on the road against the Spirits of St. Louis; a meager crowd of 1,144 saw Maurice Lucas lead all scorers with 25 as the Spirits won 101-85. On October 29 the Sails lost on the Indiana Pacers home court 105-100; Caldwell Jones, Billy Knight and Billy Keller each scored 25 before 5,007 fans. The Sails closed the month with a close road loss to the San Antonio Spurs 102-100 as 4,147 saw James Silas lead all scorers with 29. The Sails had only one home game in October and finished the month with a record of 1-4. [http://www.remembertheaba.com/ABAYearlyGameLogs/7576Part1.html 1975-76 ABA Game by Game Log- Part 1 ] ]

November 1974

On November 1 the Sails finally returned home, losing to the Virginia Squires 109-105 before 2,396 fans; Ticky Burden led all scorers with 45. The next night at home the Sails defeated the San Antonio Spurs 105-102; James Silas had 28 for San Antonio to lead all scorers and attendance was only 1,670. On November 5 the Sails returned to the road for a rematch with the Virginia Squires which the Sails won 118-104 despite Ticky Burden's 40 points for the Squires in Mack Calvin's debut as Virginia's head coach before 4,334 fans. On November 7 the Sails faced the Kentucky Colonels in Cincinnati, Ohio; Dave Robisch scored 31 for San Diego but the Colonels won 104-99 before 11,887 fans. The next night the Sails lost another road game, this time to the San Antonio Spurs 99-76; attendance was 7,812. The following night in St. Louis, unbeknownst to anyone at the time, the Sails played the final game in the franchise's history. Despite San Diego's Mark Olberding leading all scorers with 21 points the Spirits of St. Louis defeated the San Diego Sails 95-92 before 1,194 fans.

On November 12, 1975 the ABA announced that it was folding the San Diego Sails franchise. The Sails were scheduled to host the Indiana Pacers on that day but the game was not played.

The Sails had only played three home games (out of 11) and in those games attendance dropped from 3,060 to 2,396 to 1,670. In that time owner Frank Goldberg, knowing that the ABA-NBA merger was likely at the end of the season, learned that Los Angeles Lakers owner Jack Kent Cooke would vigorously oppose the Sails' entry into the NBA, as he wanted no further competition in the southern California market (and the Cooke-owned cable television system owned the rights to Lakers' telecasts). [http://www.remembertheaba.com/San-Diego-Sails.html Remember the ABA: San Diego Sails ] ]

The Sails' roster was dispersed:

* Dave Robisch to the Indiana Pacers
* Stew Johnson to the San Antonio Spurs
* Mark Olberding to the San Antonio Spurs
* Kevin Joyce to the Kentucky Colonels
* Caldwell Jones to the Kentucky Colonels
* Coach Bill Musselman to the Virginia Squires

Player statistics

Legend


* GP: Games played
* GS: Games started
* MPG: Minutes per game
* FG%: Field goal percentage
* 3FG%: 3-point field goal percentage
* FT%: Free throw percentage
* RPG: Rebounds per game
* APG: Assists per game
* SPG: Steals per game
* BPG: Blocks per game
* PPG: Points per game

eason

Playoffs

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Transactions

Draft and preseason signings

Draft picks

* Kevin Grevey, University of Kentucky (signed with Washington Bullets of the NBA)
* Bob Gross, California State University, Long Beach (signed with Portland Trail Blazers of the NBA)

ignings

* June 28, 1974: Bill Musselman hired as head coach
* August 20, 1975: Sails purchase Mark Olberding from the San Antonio Spurs

Trades

* October 21, 1975: Sails trade a second-round draft choice and cash to the Spirits of St. Louis for Dave Robisch

References

* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SDS/1976.html Sails on Basketball Reference]
* [http://www.remembertheaba.com/PlayoffPages/1975Playoffs.html RememberTheABA.com 1974-75 regular season and playoff results]
* [http://www.remembertheaba.com/Kentucky-Colonels.html RememberTheABA.com Kentucky Colonels page]

External links

* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SDS/1976.html Sails on Basketball Reference]
* [http://www.remembertheaba.com/PlayoffPages/1975Playoffs.html RememberTheABA.com 1974-75 regular season and playoff results]
* [http://www.remembertheaba.com/Kentucky-Colonels.html RememberTheABA.com Kentucky Colonels page]

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