The ABA was conceived at a time stretching from 1960 through the mid-1970s when numerous upstart leagues were challenging, with varying degrees of success, the established major professional sports leagues See more

Of the original 11 teams, only the Kentucky Colonels and Indiana Pacers remained for all nine seasons without relocating, changing team names, or folding. However, the See more

• Bird Averitt
• Marvin Barnes
• John Barnhill
• Mike Barrett See more

• LaDell Andersen
• Bob Bass
• Al Bianchi
• Joe Belmont See more

In 1999, a new league calling itself the ABA 2000 was established. The new league uses a similar red, white and blue basketball as the old ABA, but unlike the original ABA, it … See more

• 1960s portal
• ABA–NBA merger
• ABA All-Star Game
• American Basketball Association (2000–present) See more

• Remember the ABA See more