For all these years ABA champions have gone to the Olympics.
Immediately, he began to assemble the components of the franchise's most talented team since the ABA champions of the mid-1970s.
Piper is a former ABA light-heavyweight champion and this is his 19th professional bout.
As a result, the Nets went from defending ABA champions to an also-ran almost overnight.
The Nets had a 22 point lead at halftime but the Conquistadors mounted a furious comeback to down that season's eventual ABA champions.
The 27-year-old, a three-time ABA heavyweight champion, is hoping to emulate the feats of his home city's most famous fighter, John Conteh.
Coach Keathley would guide the team to a 19-12 finish overall and a second round playoff loss to the eventual ABA champion Arkansas Rimrockers.
McTaggart was also a five-time ABA champion (1956, 1958, 1960, 1963 and 1965).
Mitchell was a four-time ABA champion in the light heavyweight class (1922-25).
The Pacers became the first ABA champions to return in the same form for the following season.
