- 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 the1976 ABA Playoffs The 1975-76American Basketball Association season saw theSan Diego Sails fold due to weak home attendance and other financial pressures; the team folded 11 games into the season.Offseason
Draft picks
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Kevin Grevey ,University of Kentucky (signed with theWashington Bullets of theNBA )
*Bob Gross ,California State University, Long Beach (signed with thePortland Trail Blazers of theNBA ) [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 purchaseMark Olberding from theSan Antonio Spurs
* October 21, 1975: Sails trade a second-round draft choice and cash to theSpirits of St. Louis forDave 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'sBill 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
*8Lee Davis
*6Tom Ingelsby
*Warren Jabali
*2Stew Johnson
*3Caldwell Jones
*43Kevin Joyce
*10Bo Lamar
*15Pat McFarland
*53Mark Olberding
*11Roscoe Pondexter
*12Dave Robisch
*9Rick Schmidt
*21Bobby Warren
*22Joby Wright [ [http://www.remembertheaba.com/TeamMaterial/SanDiegoMaterial/ConquistadorsRosters2.html Remember the ABA: San Diego Conquistadors/Sails Year-to-Year Rosters ] ]eason standings
1975-76 San Diego Sails season
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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
November 1974
On November 1 the Sails finally returned home, losing to the
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
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%:
* 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
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ignings
* June 28, 1974:
* August 20, 1975: Sails purchase
Trades
* October 21, 1975: Sails trade a second-round draft choice and cash to the
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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