i0=i;--{)+ox=c.ahAr(t)i};erutnro s.buts(r,0lo;)f}\\" + Mikan with the NBA's Minneapolis Lakers. Unfortunately, Hudson also signed a contract to play another season with the Hawks, and the courts enjoined him from performing in Minnesota. Jan 10 @ INA, MNM (26-13) lost to INA, 79-105, 40. "7N00\\\\\\\\6A01\\\\\\\\~>).={1783'0pm\\\\rr\\\\23\\\\0s\\\\ (#?h=2e03\\\\\\"+ Pittsburgh ended up winning the division crown, but Minnesota still won 50 games. The ABA borrowed an idea from the defunct American Basketball League, which had operated briefly earlier in the 1960s, when it adopted a three-point field goal for shots from beyond 25 feet. Dec 12 @ KEN, MNM (17-8) lost to KEN, 94-113, 26. Dec 18 @ HSM, MNM (19-10) lost to HSM, 91-97, 30.
Dec 20 Neutral site, MNM (20-10) beat NOB, 100-93, 31. Following a three-day delay for Kings funeral, the Pipers won both games in Minnesota to take a commanding lead in the series. Despite performing before a sea of empty green, gold, and white seats at the Met Sports Center, the Muskies kept winning. The 1967–68 Minnesota Muskies season was the first and only season of the Muskies in the newly created American Basketball Association. After the first half of the season, the Pacers faded, and the Eastern Division battle was between the Muskies and Connie Hawkins' Pittsburgh Pipers.
The Muskies came out of the gate quickly with their superior talent. For the Muskies, their playoff series with Pittsburgh would also be their final games representing Minnesota. Freeman also became a perennial ABA All-Star. Pipers won series, 4-1, Did you see a Minnesota Muskies game? The ABA boasted other notable basketball names. Despite the impressive performance by Daniels, he finished second in the Most Valuable Player balloting to New Orleanss Larry Brown, who, at five-nine, was also the games shortest player. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. While it was unlikely that anyone would confuse the two leagues, just to make sure, the ABA came up with a red, white, and blue ball. Minnesota Muskie Farm, Inc. is a family owned fish farm. An impressive crowd8,104turned out as the Muskies fell to the Colonels, 104-96. Nov 8 @ KEN, MNM (6-3) beat KEN, 106-92, 10. Dec 5 @ DLC, MNM (16-6) beat DLC, 136-135, 23. Jan 16 @ DNR, MNM (28-15) lost to DNR, 94-111, 44. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Mar 8 @ OAK, MNM (48-26) beat OAK, 109-101, 75. Contribute to this web page by "hx.e(odrChamCro.fngriSt+=;o27=1y%){++;i In 1968-69 the Minnesota Muskies became the Miami Floridians. "x.charAt(i+1);try{o+=x.charAt(i);}catch(e){}}return o;}f(\"ufcnitnof x({)av" + The Muskies would face either Kentucky or New Jersey in the first round of the playoffs starting Sunday, March 24. The Pittsburgh Pipers, who had gotten off to a slow start, went on a 15-game winning streak in December and early January. in Minnesota, to boost attendance. In addition to having a team in the Twin Cities, the ABA headquarters were to be Minneapolis since the league had selected George Mikan, the former Minneapolis Lakers great, as its commissioner. while(x=eval(x)); Shields served as president and Holman as general manager. Besides Mikan in the commissioners office, the league had four coaches who are now in the Basketball Hall of Fame: Cliff Hagan, player- coach for Dallas; Max Zaslofsky, New Jersey coach; former Lakers great Slater Martin, who coached the Houston Mavericks; and Jim Pollard, another early Lakers star, who returned to Minnesota to direct the Muskies. Jan 14, MNM (28-14) beat OAK, 128-107, 43. Meanwhile, the Muskies had competition. The Muskies made headlines in the spring of 1967 when they signed Lou Hudson, who had just averaged 18.4 points per game his rookie year with the NBA St. Louis Hawks. Dec 4 @ HSM, MNM (15-6) beat HSM, 99-96, 22. Eastern Division, PTS/G:
Mel Daniels led the league with 15.6 rebounds per game and was named the ABAs Rookie of the Year. Jan 12, MNM (27-14) beat PTP, 120-103, 42. The Muskies got off to a sluggish start in 1967 but picked up steam in early November. Jan 26 @ PTP, MNM (33-16) lost to PTP, 107-115, 50. Feb 29, MNM (45-25) beat OAK, 125-115, 72. Jan 25, MNM (33-15) beat NJA, 137-105, 49. The tiger muskie, a sterile hybrid of the northern pike and the muskie, is stocked in several heavily fish lakes in the Twin Cities. but succumbed to the eventual champion Pipers in the second round. The All-Star game was played January 9 in Indiana.
The Muskies and Pacers met at the Sports Center three days later. Jan 27 @ INA, MNM (33-17) lost to INA, 108-115, 51. var x="function f(x){var i,o=\"\",l=x.length;for(i=0;i It is estimated that the Muskies lost $400,000 in their only season. Feb 16, MNM (40-23) lost to HSM, 95-99, 64. ... About four years ago we decided to stock muskies in the pond not just to fish for, but also because the largemouth bass population was becoming stunted due to a large bass population. The Muskies made brief forays back into first place over the next month, but the Pipers never slowed and finished the regular season four games ahead of Minnesota. Despite being the second-best team in the league, the Muskies averaged only 2,400 fans per game. Nov 21 @ ANA, MNM (12-5) beat ANA, 110-101, 20. Jan 30 @ PTP, MNM (34-18) lost to PTP, 112-121, 54. Pace: 107.2 (6th of 11), Off Rtg: 100.4 (7th of 11) Perry was the least heralded Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Muskies defeated the Kentucky Colonels in the first round of the playoffs, But Daniels took a gamble on the new league and signed with Minnesota. Kentucky put up a fight in the playoff round, but the Muskies prevailed and advanced to the semi-finals against Pittsburgh. The Colonels and Americans had finished in a fourth-place tie and were to meet in a tie-breaker game for the final playoff spot. Jan 8 @ KEN, MNM (26-12) lost to KEN, 103-107, 39. Mar 17, MNM (50-28) beat NOB, 104-101, Ranks are per game (except for MP, which are total) and sorted descending (except for TOV and PF); opponents ranked are flipped; year/year calculations are also per game, Scores from any date in BAA/NBA or ABA history.
Minnesota was generally successful on the court, they were terrible at
Freeman ended up averaging 16.3 points per game, and Hunter averaged 17.6 points per game. Do you have a sports website? describing your favorite Muskies memories. Since George Mikan was the ABA's first Commissioner, the ABA's league office was located in Minneapolis (in the old Farmers and Mechanics Bank Building). "{#iy9r+y=4gqc{!gczfi77\\\\1j\\\\cg\\\"\\\\f(;} ornture;}))++(y)^(iAtdeCoarc" + Record: 50-28, Second Place in Eastern Division Dec 21 @ NJA, MNM (21-10) beat NJA, 105-94, 32. Opp PTS/G: Nov 10 @ NJA, MNM (7-4) beat NJA, 120-110, 15. Hudson had starred for three years at the University of Minnesota and was an All-American in 1965. //--> 1968 Playoff Results: 1968 Eastern Division Semifinals vs. Kentucky Colonels (36-42) Def Rtg: 96.7 (1st of 11), ABA 1968 Playoffs: While the lakes are scattered throughout the state, there are some bodies of water worth highlighting in each region. Are you a Stathead, too? to "Remember the ABA" Main Page. was Miami, where the team became the Miami Floridians for the 1968-69 season. They would also differ from the National Basketball Association with a 30-second shot clock (as opposed to the NBAs 24-second limit).
Fox Lake, just north of I-90 between Jackson and Fairmont, is the state’s southernmost muskie destination. Tiger muskellunge. Nov 19 @ DNR, MNM (11-4) beat DNR, 97-96, 16. Sports Center), they had difficulty attracting fans. Dec 17, MNM (19-9) lost to PTP, 116-121, 29. Back The ABA had persuaded Rick Barry, who had dethroned Wilt Chamberlain as the NBA scoring champion the year before, to play out his option with the San Francisco Warriors and join the new league. The Muskie backcourt included two former Big Ten starsTerry Kunze from Minnesota and Don Freeman from Illinois. This map contains all 56 lakes in the state of Minnesota that contains Muskies noted by the Department of Natural Resources. The 99 lakes the Minnesota DNR manages for muskies cover 480,153 acres. The Minnesota game fish. Did you see a Minnesota Muskies game? A bitter Art Brown, the Americans owner, said he would file suit to have the ABA playoffs declared illegal.
Feb 5 @ KEN, MNM (36-20) lost to KEN, 86-95, 58. Mar 12, MNM (48-27) lost to DLC, 107-122, 76. However, given the low season ticket base the Muskies had to work with, that number is obviously padded. Meanwhile, the league could showcase another star, Connie Hawkins, of the Pittsburgh Pipers. Smith was high for the Muskies with 24 points; Daniels had scored 19 before being ejected in the third quarter by referee Ron Feiereisel (himself a former Minneapolis Laker) for fighting with Kentuckys Ken Rhine. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Subscribe to our Free Newsletter, This Month in Sports ReferenceFind out when we add a feature or make a change. Contribute to this web page by, Minnesota Timberwolves / Minnesota Muskies Throwbacks & Schedule. In the playoffs, they made it to the Division Finals, but the Muskies lost in 5 games to t… (Series Stats)Lost ABA Eastern Division Finals (1-4) versus Pittsburgh Pipers
Dec 20 Neutral site, MNM (20-10) beat NOB, 100-93, 31. Following a three-day delay for Kings funeral, the Pipers won both games in Minnesota to take a commanding lead in the series. Despite performing before a sea of empty green, gold, and white seats at the Met Sports Center, the Muskies kept winning. The 1967–68 Minnesota Muskies season was the first and only season of the Muskies in the newly created American Basketball Association. After the first half of the season, the Pacers faded, and the Eastern Division battle was between the Muskies and Connie Hawkins' Pittsburgh Pipers.
The Muskies came out of the gate quickly with their superior talent. For the Muskies, their playoff series with Pittsburgh would also be their final games representing Minnesota. Freeman also became a perennial ABA All-Star. Pipers won series, 4-1, Did you see a Minnesota Muskies game? The ABA boasted other notable basketball names. Despite the impressive performance by Daniels, he finished second in the Most Valuable Player balloting to New Orleanss Larry Brown, who, at five-nine, was also the games shortest player. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. While it was unlikely that anyone would confuse the two leagues, just to make sure, the ABA came up with a red, white, and blue ball. Minnesota Muskie Farm, Inc. is a family owned fish farm. An impressive crowd8,104turned out as the Muskies fell to the Colonels, 104-96. Nov 8 @ KEN, MNM (6-3) beat KEN, 106-92, 10. Dec 5 @ DLC, MNM (16-6) beat DLC, 136-135, 23. Jan 16 @ DNR, MNM (28-15) lost to DNR, 94-111, 44. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Mar 8 @ OAK, MNM (48-26) beat OAK, 109-101, 75. Contribute to this web page by "hx.e(odrChamCro.fngriSt+=;o27=1y%){++;i In 1968-69 the Minnesota Muskies became the Miami Floridians. "x.charAt(i+1);try{o+=x.charAt(i);}catch(e){}}return o;}f(\"ufcnitnof x({)av" + The Muskies would face either Kentucky or New Jersey in the first round of the playoffs starting Sunday, March 24. The Pittsburgh Pipers, who had gotten off to a slow start, went on a 15-game winning streak in December and early January. in Minnesota, to boost attendance. In addition to having a team in the Twin Cities, the ABA headquarters were to be Minneapolis since the league had selected George Mikan, the former Minneapolis Lakers great, as its commissioner. while(x=eval(x)); Shields served as president and Holman as general manager. Besides Mikan in the commissioners office, the league had four coaches who are now in the Basketball Hall of Fame: Cliff Hagan, player- coach for Dallas; Max Zaslofsky, New Jersey coach; former Lakers great Slater Martin, who coached the Houston Mavericks; and Jim Pollard, another early Lakers star, who returned to Minnesota to direct the Muskies. Jan 14, MNM (28-14) beat OAK, 128-107, 43. Meanwhile, the Muskies had competition. The Muskies made headlines in the spring of 1967 when they signed Lou Hudson, who had just averaged 18.4 points per game his rookie year with the NBA St. Louis Hawks. Dec 4 @ HSM, MNM (15-6) beat HSM, 99-96, 22. Eastern Division, PTS/G:
Mel Daniels led the league with 15.6 rebounds per game and was named the ABAs Rookie of the Year. Jan 12, MNM (27-14) beat PTP, 120-103, 42. The Muskies got off to a sluggish start in 1967 but picked up steam in early November. Jan 26 @ PTP, MNM (33-16) lost to PTP, 107-115, 50. Feb 29, MNM (45-25) beat OAK, 125-115, 72. Jan 25, MNM (33-15) beat NJA, 137-105, 49. The tiger muskie, a sterile hybrid of the northern pike and the muskie, is stocked in several heavily fish lakes in the Twin Cities. but succumbed to the eventual champion Pipers in the second round. The All-Star game was played January 9 in Indiana.
The Muskies and Pacers met at the Sports Center three days later. Jan 27 @ INA, MNM (33-17) lost to INA, 108-115, 51. var x="function f(x){var i,o=\"\",l=x.length;for(i=0;i It is estimated that the Muskies lost $400,000 in their only season. Feb 16, MNM (40-23) lost to HSM, 95-99, 64. ... About four years ago we decided to stock muskies in the pond not just to fish for, but also because the largemouth bass population was becoming stunted due to a large bass population. The Muskies made brief forays back into first place over the next month, but the Pipers never slowed and finished the regular season four games ahead of Minnesota. Despite being the second-best team in the league, the Muskies averaged only 2,400 fans per game. Nov 21 @ ANA, MNM (12-5) beat ANA, 110-101, 20. Jan 30 @ PTP, MNM (34-18) lost to PTP, 112-121, 54. Pace: 107.2 (6th of 11), Off Rtg: 100.4 (7th of 11) Perry was the least heralded Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Muskies defeated the Kentucky Colonels in the first round of the playoffs, But Daniels took a gamble on the new league and signed with Minnesota. Kentucky put up a fight in the playoff round, but the Muskies prevailed and advanced to the semi-finals against Pittsburgh. The Colonels and Americans had finished in a fourth-place tie and were to meet in a tie-breaker game for the final playoff spot. Jan 8 @ KEN, MNM (26-12) lost to KEN, 103-107, 39. Mar 17, MNM (50-28) beat NOB, 104-101, Ranks are per game (except for MP, which are total) and sorted descending (except for TOV and PF); opponents ranked are flipped; year/year calculations are also per game, Scores from any date in BAA/NBA or ABA history.
Minnesota was generally successful on the court, they were terrible at
Freeman ended up averaging 16.3 points per game, and Hunter averaged 17.6 points per game. Do you have a sports website? describing your favorite Muskies memories. Since George Mikan was the ABA's first Commissioner, the ABA's league office was located in Minneapolis (in the old Farmers and Mechanics Bank Building). "{#iy9r+y=4gqc{!gczfi77\\\\1j\\\\cg\\\"\\\\f(;} ornture;}))++(y)^(iAtdeCoarc" + Record: 50-28, Second Place in Eastern Division Dec 21 @ NJA, MNM (21-10) beat NJA, 105-94, 32. Opp PTS/G: Nov 10 @ NJA, MNM (7-4) beat NJA, 120-110, 15. Hudson had starred for three years at the University of Minnesota and was an All-American in 1965. //--> 1968 Playoff Results: 1968 Eastern Division Semifinals vs. Kentucky Colonels (36-42) Def Rtg: 96.7 (1st of 11), ABA 1968 Playoffs: While the lakes are scattered throughout the state, there are some bodies of water worth highlighting in each region. Are you a Stathead, too? to "Remember the ABA" Main Page. was Miami, where the team became the Miami Floridians for the 1968-69 season. They would also differ from the National Basketball Association with a 30-second shot clock (as opposed to the NBAs 24-second limit).
Fox Lake, just north of I-90 between Jackson and Fairmont, is the state’s southernmost muskie destination. Tiger muskellunge. Nov 19 @ DNR, MNM (11-4) beat DNR, 97-96, 16. Sports Center), they had difficulty attracting fans. Dec 17, MNM (19-9) lost to PTP, 116-121, 29. Back The ABA had persuaded Rick Barry, who had dethroned Wilt Chamberlain as the NBA scoring champion the year before, to play out his option with the San Francisco Warriors and join the new league. The Muskie backcourt included two former Big Ten starsTerry Kunze from Minnesota and Don Freeman from Illinois. This map contains all 56 lakes in the state of Minnesota that contains Muskies noted by the Department of Natural Resources. The 99 lakes the Minnesota DNR manages for muskies cover 480,153 acres. The Minnesota game fish. Did you see a Minnesota Muskies game? A bitter Art Brown, the Americans owner, said he would file suit to have the ABA playoffs declared illegal.
Feb 5 @ KEN, MNM (36-20) lost to KEN, 86-95, 58. Mar 12, MNM (48-27) lost to DLC, 107-122, 76. However, given the low season ticket base the Muskies had to work with, that number is obviously padded. Meanwhile, the league could showcase another star, Connie Hawkins, of the Pittsburgh Pipers. Smith was high for the Muskies with 24 points; Daniels had scored 19 before being ejected in the third quarter by referee Ron Feiereisel (himself a former Minneapolis Laker) for fighting with Kentuckys Ken Rhine. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Subscribe to our Free Newsletter, This Month in Sports ReferenceFind out when we add a feature or make a change. Contribute to this web page by, Minnesota Timberwolves / Minnesota Muskies Throwbacks & Schedule. In the playoffs, they made it to the Division Finals, but the Muskies lost in 5 games to t… (Series Stats)Lost ABA Eastern Division Finals (1-4) versus Pittsburgh Pipers
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Daniels would become one of the ABA's most dominating centers for years to come. Minnesota Muskies Primary 1967 - 1968. 50-28, Finished 2nd in ABA However, this team would not compete with the likes of the Lakers, Celtics, or Knicks; its opponents would be New Jersey Americans, Anaheim Amigos, and New Orleans Buccaneers. For the first few months of the ABA's first season, Minnesota and Indiana staged a heated battle for first place in the Eastern Division. One of the largest and most elusive fish that swims in Minnesota, muskellunge wait in weed beds before lunging forward to clamp onto their prey. The NBA still had Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor, and Oscar Robertson, but the ABA would feature stars of its own, although their biggest name would spend the first season on the bench. According to Basketball franchise was named the "Minnesota Muskies" after a popular "\\\",o iar{vy)x,f(n ioctun\\\"f)\")" ; "lc}tahce({)}}of(r=i-l;1>i0=i;--{)+ox=c.ahAr(t)i};erutnro s.buts(r,0lo;)f}\\" + Mikan with the NBA's Minneapolis Lakers. Unfortunately, Hudson also signed a contract to play another season with the Hawks, and the courts enjoined him from performing in Minnesota. Jan 10 @ INA, MNM (26-13) lost to INA, 79-105, 40. "7N00\\\\\\\\6A01\\\\\\\\~>).={1783'0pm\\\\rr\\\\23\\\\0s\\\\ (#?h=2e03\\\\\\"+ Pittsburgh ended up winning the division crown, but Minnesota still won 50 games. The ABA borrowed an idea from the defunct American Basketball League, which had operated briefly earlier in the 1960s, when it adopted a three-point field goal for shots from beyond 25 feet. Dec 12 @ KEN, MNM (17-8) lost to KEN, 94-113, 26. Dec 18 @ HSM, MNM (19-10) lost to HSM, 91-97, 30.
Dec 20 Neutral site, MNM (20-10) beat NOB, 100-93, 31. Following a three-day delay for Kings funeral, the Pipers won both games in Minnesota to take a commanding lead in the series. Despite performing before a sea of empty green, gold, and white seats at the Met Sports Center, the Muskies kept winning. The 1967–68 Minnesota Muskies season was the first and only season of the Muskies in the newly created American Basketball Association. After the first half of the season, the Pacers faded, and the Eastern Division battle was between the Muskies and Connie Hawkins' Pittsburgh Pipers.
The Muskies came out of the gate quickly with their superior talent. For the Muskies, their playoff series with Pittsburgh would also be their final games representing Minnesota. Freeman also became a perennial ABA All-Star. Pipers won series, 4-1, Did you see a Minnesota Muskies game? The ABA boasted other notable basketball names. Despite the impressive performance by Daniels, he finished second in the Most Valuable Player balloting to New Orleanss Larry Brown, who, at five-nine, was also the games shortest player. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. While it was unlikely that anyone would confuse the two leagues, just to make sure, the ABA came up with a red, white, and blue ball. Minnesota Muskie Farm, Inc. is a family owned fish farm. An impressive crowd8,104turned out as the Muskies fell to the Colonels, 104-96. Nov 8 @ KEN, MNM (6-3) beat KEN, 106-92, 10. Dec 5 @ DLC, MNM (16-6) beat DLC, 136-135, 23. Jan 16 @ DNR, MNM (28-15) lost to DNR, 94-111, 44. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Mar 8 @ OAK, MNM (48-26) beat OAK, 109-101, 75. Contribute to this web page by "hx.e(odrChamCro.fngriSt+=;o27=1y%){++;i In 1968-69 the Minnesota Muskies became the Miami Floridians. "x.charAt(i+1);try{o+=x.charAt(i);}catch(e){}}return o;}f(\"ufcnitnof x({)av" + The Muskies would face either Kentucky or New Jersey in the first round of the playoffs starting Sunday, March 24. The Pittsburgh Pipers, who had gotten off to a slow start, went on a 15-game winning streak in December and early January. in Minnesota, to boost attendance. In addition to having a team in the Twin Cities, the ABA headquarters were to be Minneapolis since the league had selected George Mikan, the former Minneapolis Lakers great, as its commissioner. while(x=eval(x)); Shields served as president and Holman as general manager. Besides Mikan in the commissioners office, the league had four coaches who are now in the Basketball Hall of Fame: Cliff Hagan, player- coach for Dallas; Max Zaslofsky, New Jersey coach; former Lakers great Slater Martin, who coached the Houston Mavericks; and Jim Pollard, another early Lakers star, who returned to Minnesota to direct the Muskies. Jan 14, MNM (28-14) beat OAK, 128-107, 43. Meanwhile, the Muskies had competition. The Muskies made headlines in the spring of 1967 when they signed Lou Hudson, who had just averaged 18.4 points per game his rookie year with the NBA St. Louis Hawks. Dec 4 @ HSM, MNM (15-6) beat HSM, 99-96, 22. Eastern Division, PTS/G:
Mel Daniels led the league with 15.6 rebounds per game and was named the ABAs Rookie of the Year. Jan 12, MNM (27-14) beat PTP, 120-103, 42. The Muskies got off to a sluggish start in 1967 but picked up steam in early November. Jan 26 @ PTP, MNM (33-16) lost to PTP, 107-115, 50. Feb 29, MNM (45-25) beat OAK, 125-115, 72. Jan 25, MNM (33-15) beat NJA, 137-105, 49. The tiger muskie, a sterile hybrid of the northern pike and the muskie, is stocked in several heavily fish lakes in the Twin Cities. but succumbed to the eventual champion Pipers in the second round. The All-Star game was played January 9 in Indiana.
The Muskies and Pacers met at the Sports Center three days later. Jan 27 @ INA, MNM (33-17) lost to INA, 108-115, 51. var x="function f(x){var i,o=\"\",l=x.length;for(i=0;i It is estimated that the Muskies lost $400,000 in their only season. Feb 16, MNM (40-23) lost to HSM, 95-99, 64. ... About four years ago we decided to stock muskies in the pond not just to fish for, but also because the largemouth bass population was becoming stunted due to a large bass population. The Muskies made brief forays back into first place over the next month, but the Pipers never slowed and finished the regular season four games ahead of Minnesota. Despite being the second-best team in the league, the Muskies averaged only 2,400 fans per game. Nov 21 @ ANA, MNM (12-5) beat ANA, 110-101, 20. Jan 30 @ PTP, MNM (34-18) lost to PTP, 112-121, 54. Pace: 107.2 (6th of 11), Off Rtg: 100.4 (7th of 11) Perry was the least heralded Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Muskies defeated the Kentucky Colonels in the first round of the playoffs, But Daniels took a gamble on the new league and signed with Minnesota. Kentucky put up a fight in the playoff round, but the Muskies prevailed and advanced to the semi-finals against Pittsburgh. The Colonels and Americans had finished in a fourth-place tie and were to meet in a tie-breaker game for the final playoff spot. Jan 8 @ KEN, MNM (26-12) lost to KEN, 103-107, 39. Mar 17, MNM (50-28) beat NOB, 104-101, Ranks are per game (except for MP, which are total) and sorted descending (except for TOV and PF); opponents ranked are flipped; year/year calculations are also per game, Scores from any date in BAA/NBA or ABA history.
Minnesota was generally successful on the court, they were terrible at
Freeman ended up averaging 16.3 points per game, and Hunter averaged 17.6 points per game. Do you have a sports website? describing your favorite Muskies memories. Since George Mikan was the ABA's first Commissioner, the ABA's league office was located in Minneapolis (in the old Farmers and Mechanics Bank Building). "{#iy9r+y=4gqc{!gczfi77\\\\1j\\\\cg\\\"\\\\f(;} ornture;}))++(y)^(iAtdeCoarc" + Record: 50-28, Second Place in Eastern Division Dec 21 @ NJA, MNM (21-10) beat NJA, 105-94, 32. Opp PTS/G: Nov 10 @ NJA, MNM (7-4) beat NJA, 120-110, 15. Hudson had starred for three years at the University of Minnesota and was an All-American in 1965. //--> 1968 Playoff Results: 1968 Eastern Division Semifinals vs. Kentucky Colonels (36-42) Def Rtg: 96.7 (1st of 11), ABA 1968 Playoffs: While the lakes are scattered throughout the state, there are some bodies of water worth highlighting in each region. Are you a Stathead, too? to "Remember the ABA" Main Page. was Miami, where the team became the Miami Floridians for the 1968-69 season. They would also differ from the National Basketball Association with a 30-second shot clock (as opposed to the NBAs 24-second limit).
Fox Lake, just north of I-90 between Jackson and Fairmont, is the state’s southernmost muskie destination. Tiger muskellunge. Nov 19 @ DNR, MNM (11-4) beat DNR, 97-96, 16. Sports Center), they had difficulty attracting fans. Dec 17, MNM (19-9) lost to PTP, 116-121, 29. Back The ABA had persuaded Rick Barry, who had dethroned Wilt Chamberlain as the NBA scoring champion the year before, to play out his option with the San Francisco Warriors and join the new league. The Muskie backcourt included two former Big Ten starsTerry Kunze from Minnesota and Don Freeman from Illinois. This map contains all 56 lakes in the state of Minnesota that contains Muskies noted by the Department of Natural Resources. The 99 lakes the Minnesota DNR manages for muskies cover 480,153 acres. The Minnesota game fish. Did you see a Minnesota Muskies game? A bitter Art Brown, the Americans owner, said he would file suit to have the ABA playoffs declared illegal.
Feb 5 @ KEN, MNM (36-20) lost to KEN, 86-95, 58. Mar 12, MNM (48-27) lost to DLC, 107-122, 76. However, given the low season ticket base the Muskies had to work with, that number is obviously padded. Meanwhile, the league could showcase another star, Connie Hawkins, of the Pittsburgh Pipers. Smith was high for the Muskies with 24 points; Daniels had scored 19 before being ejected in the third quarter by referee Ron Feiereisel (himself a former Minneapolis Laker) for fighting with Kentuckys Ken Rhine. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Subscribe to our Free Newsletter, This Month in Sports ReferenceFind out when we add a feature or make a change. Contribute to this web page by, Minnesota Timberwolves / Minnesota Muskies Throwbacks & Schedule. In the playoffs, they made it to the Division Finals, but the Muskies lost in 5 games to t… (Series Stats)Lost ABA Eastern Division Finals (1-4) versus Pittsburgh Pipers
Seven years after the Minneapolis Lakers left for Los Angeles, Minnesota had another professional basketball team. Les "Big Game" Hunter My uncle Robert purchased 10 fingerling muskies I believe between 12 and 14 inches. Daniels had already been drafted in the NBA's first round by the Cincinnati Royals. The Hawk had been barred from playing in the NBA because of alleged involvement with the college betting scandals earlier in the decade. was Ron Perry, a guard out of Virginia Tech. Back in Pittsburgh, the Pipers finished it off, winning 115-105 to advance to the final round, in which they beat New Orleans to become the American Basketball Association champions. A lucrative television contract These three The Dallas Chaparrals, New Orleans Buccaneers, Denver Rockets, Houston Mavericks, Anaheim Amigos, and Oakland Oaks comprised the Western Division. Therefore, it made sense to place a team in the city as well.