1970-1971 Utah Stars team stats

1970-1971 Utah Stars: 57-27  .679
Previous Season    Next Season

Home record: 33-7   (4927 points scored, 4455 allowed)
Road record: 20-19  (4469 points scored, 4406 allowed)
Other sites:  4-1   (598 points scored, 539 allowed)

Head Coach: Bill Sharman

9994 points scored (6th of 11 teams), 9400 points allowed (3rd)

ABA Averages: 117.5 points/game (9869.0 points/team)

Team Roster:

Player                 Hgt   Wgt  Age  School
Zelmo Beaty            6'9   225   31  Prairie View A&M
Ron Boone              6'2   200   24  Idaho State
Mike Butler            6'2   170   24  Memphis
Glen Combs             6'2   185   24  Virginia Tech
Jeff Congdon           6'1   180   27  Brigham Young
Donnie Freeman         6'3   185   26  Illinois
Wayne Hightower        6'8   192   30  Kansas
Merv Jackson           6'3   175   24  Utah
Rod McDonald           6'6   205   25  Whitworth
Dick Nemelka           6'0   175   27  Brigham Young
Red Robbins            6'8   190   26  Tennessee
Sam Smith              6'7   230   26  Kentucky Wesleyan
George Stone           6'7   195   24  Marshall
Willie Wise            6'5   210   23  Drake
Tom Workman            6'7   218   26  Seattle

Team Stats:

Pos  Player                 GP  Mins   FGM   FGA  3PM  3PA  FTM  FTA  ORB   DRB   REB  ASS  STL  BLK   TO   PF   PTS   PPG
 C   Zelmo Beaty            76  2915   661  1192    2    4  420  531  407   783  1190  148            196  299  1744  22.9
 F   Willie Wise            82  2676   491  1059    5   17  312  467  307   500   807  204            179  297  1299  15.8
 F   Red Robbins            82  2995   396   908   11   44  227  272  303   673   976  178            127  203  1030  12.6
 F   George Stone           78  1734   372   808   50  157  121  156   94   269   363  106             72  173   915  11.7
 G   Merv Jackson           65  1902   351   836    7   20  196  244   92   170   262  225            140  207   905  13.9
 G   Glen Combs             44  1599   310   682   31   81  235  274   41   119   160  173            124  162   886  20.1
 G   Mike Butler            71  1414   271   646   32  125  153  168   24   107   131  186            107  142   727  10.2
 G   Ron Boone              44  1163   265   640   24   73  139  177  110   143   253  114            118  165   693  15.8
 G   Donnie Freeman         24   801   205   428    0    4  157  189   66    71   137  117             79   78   567  23.6
 F   Wayne Hightower        35  1135   167   427    0    1  134  179  103   184   287  104             84  107   468  13.4
 G   Jeff Congdon           38   983   116   337   14   75   47   59   27    62    89  155             94   76   293   7.7
 G   Dick Nemelka           39   504    82   213   20   62   32   49   24    35    59   57             41   60   216   5.5
 F   Tom Workman            17   190    44   104    2    8   29   37   18    28    46   11             26   32   119   7.0
 F   Rod McDonald           29   206    50   109    2    2   15   25   40    53    93    7             17   41   117   4.0
 G   Sam Smith              10    43     6    20    1    3    2    4   10     3    13    4              1    8    15   1.5

Playoff Results: Date Opponent Result Western Semifinals 04/02/1971 vs Texas Chaparrals W 125-115 04/03/1971 vs Texas Chaparrals W 137-107 04/04/1971 at Texas Chaparrals W 113-101 04/06/1971 at Texas Chaparrals W 128-107 -------------------------------------------------- Western Finals 04/12/1971 at Indiana Pacers W 120-118 04/14/1971 at Indiana Pacers L 107-120 04/17/1971 vs Indiana Pacers W 121-108 04/20/1971 vs Indiana Pacers W 126-99 04/22/1971 at Indiana Pacers L 109-127 04/24/1971 vs Indiana Pacers L 102-105 04/28/1971 at Indiana Pacers W 108-101 -------------------------------------------------- Finals 05/03/1971 vs Kentucky Colonels W 136-117 05/05/1971 vs Kentucky Colonels W 138-125 05/07/1971 at Kentucky Colonels L 110-116 05/08/1971 at Kentucky Colonels L 125-129 (OT) 05/12/1971 vs Kentucky Colonels W 137-127 05/15/1971 at Kentucky Colonels L 102-105 05/18/1971 vs Kentucky Colonels W 131-121 Playoff Stats: Pos Player GP Mins FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA ORB DRB REB ASS STL BLK TO PF PTS PPG C Zelmo Beaty 18 698 157 293 0 0 104 123 95 168 263 43 28 75 418 23.2 F Willie Wise 17 691 139 271 0 2 81 116 57 163 220 82 49 65 359 21.1 G Ron Boone 18 569 113 256 9 27 74 86 50 60 110 94 56 71 309 17.2 G Glen Combs 18 639 109 269 11 31 68 85 29 45 74 64 47 67 297 16.5 G Merv Jackson 18 598 114 237 3 8 43 54 26 53 79 109 42 47 274 15.2 F Red Robbins 18 566 94 170 5 11 29 41 49 134 183 40 24 44 222 12.3 F George Stone 18 424 84 209 4 28 35 41 28 76 104 29 21 45 207 11.5 G Mike Butler 10 77 19 33 2 8 8 9 2 9 11 6 9 8 48 4.8 G Dick Nemelka 9 51 7 21 1 9 4 5 2 7 9 9 4 12 19 2.1 F Rod McDonald 5 22 8 11 1 1 1 2 4 9 13 2 5 3 18 3.6 G Sam Smith 3 10 2 6 0 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 1 4 1.3

Regular Season Game Log:

   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
10/14/1970   vs Denver Rockets            W 134-99     1-0
10/21/1970   vs Pittsburgh Condors        W 140-108    2-0
10/24/1970   vs Indiana Pacers            W 124-118    3-0
10/29/1970   vs New York Nets             W 114-105    4-0
10/31/1970   vs Denver Rockets            W 122-113    5-0
11/01/1970   at Denver Rockets            W 117-111    6-0
11/02/1970   at Memphis Pros              W 119-100    7-0
11/04/1970   at Indiana Pacers            W 102-99     8-0
11/07/1970   at Kentucky Colonels         L 100-111    8-1
11/08/1970   at Indiana Pacers            W 111-103    9-1
11/10/1970   vs Texas Chaparrals          W 146-127    10-1
11/12/1970   vs The Floridians            W 125-115    11-1
11/14/1970   vs Pittsburgh Condors        W 106-102    12-1
11/15/1970   at Denver Rockets            L 107-110    12-2
11/17/1970   vs Indiana Pacers            L 122-125    12-3
11/19/1970   vs Texas Chaparrals          W 130-115    13-3
11/21/1970   vs Memphis Pros              L 106-119    13-4
11/24/1970   at Denver Rockets            W 115-102    14-4
11/25/1970   at Carolina Cougars          L  94-95     14-5
11/27/1970   at Carolina Cougars          W 115-102    15-5
11/28/1970   at Virginia Squires          L 111-112    15-6
11/29/1970   at Memphis Pros              L  92-114    15-7
12/02/1970   vs Virginia Squires          W 122-115    16-7
12/04/1970   vs Kentucky Colonels         W 129-128    17-7
12/06/1970   at The Floridians            L 115-118    17-8
12/08/1970   at Memphis Pros              W 125-106    18-8
12/11/1970   vs Pittsburgh Condors        W 129-100    19-8
12/13/1970   vs Virginia Squires          L 109-112    19-9
12/16/1970   vs Memphis Pros              W 145-101    20-9
12/18/1970   at Texas Chaparrals          W 123-104    21-9
12/19/1970   at Memphis Pros              W 117-102    22-9
12/20/1970   vs Carolina Cougars          W 129-108    23-9
12/23/1970   vs Memphis Pros              L 104-105    23-10
12/25/1970   at Memphis Pros              L 102-107    23-11
12/27/1970   vs Virginia Squires          W 135-119    24-11
12/29/1970   vs Carolina Cougars          L 110-113    24-12
01/02/1971   vs Texas Chaparrals          W 134-109    25-12
01/05/1971   at Denver Rockets            W 114-99     26-12
01/06/1971   at Indiana Pacers            L 106-111    26-13
01/07/1971   vs Texas Chaparrals          W 114-107    27-13
01/10/1971   vs The Floridians            W 129-116    28-13
01/11/1971   at Indiana Pacers            L 101-111    28-14

   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
01/12/1971   vs Carolina Cougars          W 131-120    29-14
01/14/1971   vs Memphis Pros              W 116-102    30-14
01/15/1971   at Texas Chaparrals          L 104-125    30-15
01/16/1971   at The Floridians            L 119-123    30-16
01/17/1971   at Memphis Pros              L 116-117    30-17
01/19/1971   vs Indiana Pacers            W 116-106    31-17
01/24/1971   at New York Nets             L 107-108    31-18
01/26/1971   at Pittsburgh Condors        W 145-127    32-18
01/27/1971   vs Denver Rockets            W 111-105    33-18
01/29/1971   at Texas Chaparrals          W 128-123    34-18
01/31/1971   vs Kentucky Colonels         W 138-129    35-18
02/03/1971   vs Indiana Pacers            W 120-111    36-18
02/05/1971   vs Texas Chaparrals          W 138-117    37-18
02/06/1971   at Virginia Squires          W 127-122    38-18
02/07/1971   at Kentucky Colonels         L 118-130    38-19
02/10/1971   vs Kentucky Colonels         W 149-127    39-19
02/12/1971   vs Memphis Pros              W 113-102    40-19
02/13/1971   at Texas Chaparrals          W 121-114    41-19
02/14/1971   at Pittsburgh Condors        W 128-118    42-19
02/15/1971   vs New York Nets             L  89-98     42-20
02/19/1971   at Texas Chaparrals          W 126-114    43-20
02/21/1971   at Denver Rockets            W 120-107    44-20
02/23/1971   vs Denver Rockets            W 133-103    45-20
02/25/1971   vs Indiana Pacers            W 112-109    46-20
02/28/1971   at Texas Chaparrals          W 125-123    47-20
03/03/1971   vs Denver Rockets            W 139-106    48-20
03/05/1971   vs Indiana Pacers            L  97-98     48-21
03/07/1971   vs Memphis Pros              W 108-106    49-21
03/09/1971   vs The Floridians            W 122-112    50-21
03/12/1971   at Indiana Pacers            L  95-106    50-22
03/14/1971   at Carolina Cougars          W 126-103    51-22
03/17/1971   at The Floridians            L 116-120    51-23
03/18/1971   at Denver Rockets            W 124-123    52-23
03/19/1971   at New York Nets             W 115-104    53-23
03/21/1971   at Kentucky Colonels         W 123-109    54-23
03/22/1971   at Indiana Pacers            L 106-110    54-24
03/23/1971   vs Denver Rockets            W 124-117    55-24
03/25/1971   vs Texas Chaparrals          W 138-122    56-24
03/26/1971   at Virginia Squires          L 112-130    56-25
03/27/1971   at Pittsburgh Condors        L 120-128    56-26
03/28/1971   at New York Nets             L 120-133    56-27
03/30/1971   vs New York Nets             W 115-97     57-27

Logos shown here are the property of their respective leagues and teams.