Formative Period
2Feb67 The formation of the ABA is announced, and a franchise is granted to Art Kim and James Ackerman for $30,000 ....The team is named the Anaheim Amigos.... Jim Hardy named General Manager .... Home games played at Anahiem Convention Center ....Sign Ben Warley, Warren Davis, Ed Johnson, Larry Bunce, Steve Chubin, George Stone and Les Selvage....Al Brightman named coach
1967-68 (25-53) Fifth Place in Western Division
Avg. Regular Season Attendance: 1,293
13Oct67 Amigos lose to Oakland in the ABA's first game 132-129 .... Brightman replaced by Harry Dinnel after a 12-24 start .... 9Jan68 Warley and Bunce play in All-Star Game .... fail to qualify for playoffs
1968-69 (33-45) Fifth Place in Western Division
Avg. Regular Season Attendance: 2,281
After losing $500,000 in its only season of existence, the Anaheim Amigos franchise is sold for $450,000 to James J. Kirst, owner of the Kirst Consruction Co.....Franchise moved to Los Angeles where it becomes the Los Angeles Stars.... Fail in attempt to sign Wilt Chamberlain .... Bill Sharman hired as head coach .... Play in Los Angeles Sports Arena .... Sign Rookies Larry Miller, George Stone, Bobby Warren and Merv Jackson .... Sign George Lehmann from Atlanta Hawks.... Send Chubin to Minnesota Pipers.... 28Jan69 Davis and Jackson play in All-Star Game.... fail to qualify for playoffs
1969-70 (43-41) Fourth Place in Western Division
Avg. Regular Season Attendance: 1,461
7Oct69 Los Angeles signs Zelmo Beaty of the Atlanta Hawks to four-year, $250,000 contract.... Beaty then sits out the option year (1969-70) of his Atlanta contract .... Hawks state that they will allow Beaty to play during the the 1969-70 season for $75,000, but Stars turn down offer ....Sign rookies Mack Calvin (USC) and Willie Wise (Drake) .... Acquire Craig Raymond from Pittsburgh Pipers .... Send Warren Davis to Pittsburgh Pipers for Trooper Washington .... Sign Wayne Hightower .... Acquire Andy Anderson from Miami Floridians .... 22Oct69 Sell Ed Johnson to New York Nets.... 9Nov69 Sell George Lehmann to New York .... 5Mar70 Los Angeles Stars sold to Bill Daniels, a Colorado cable television businessman for $850,000 .... Sharman named Co-Coach of the Year (with Denver's Joe Belmont) .... 15Apr70 Spencer Haywood of Denver scores 59 points against Stars .... 30Apr70 Haywood collects 30 rebounds against Stars in playoffs .... 19May70 Roger Brown of Indiana scores 53 points against Stars in playoffs .... Stars defeat Dallas 4-2 and Denver 4-1 in playoffs before losing to Indiana in ABA Championship Series 4-2......Vince Boryla named President and General Manager .... Jun70 Trade Washington and Calvin to Miami for Donnie Freeman
1970-71 (57-27) Second Place in Western Division
Avg. Regular Season Attendance: 6,106
11Jun70 Franchise moved to Salt Lake City where it becomes the Utah Stars .... Jun70 Trade Trooper Washington and Mack Calvin to Miami for Donnie Freeman .... Zelmo Beaty joins team .... Sep70 Craig Raymond traded to Memphis for Red Robbins .... Play in the Salt Palace ....2Dec71 Freeman and Hightower traded to Dallas For Ron Boone and Glen Combs .... 23Jan71 Beaty, Combs, Robbins and Boone play in All-Star Game .... Beaty named Second Team All-ABA .... Defeat Texas 4-0, Indiana 4-3, and Kentucky 4-3 in playoffs to win ABA championship
1971-72 (60-24) First Place in Western Division
Avg. Regular Season Attendance: 7,998
LaDell Andersen of Utah State replaces Sharman, who leaves to coach the Los Angeles Lakers .... Acquire Jimmy Jones from Memphis Pros .... 29Jan72 Beaty, Combs and Wise play in All-Star Game with Andersen coaching West team .... 21Feb72 Beaty scores 63 points against Pittsburgh Condors .... 23Feb72 Wise scores 50 points against Kentucky Colonels.... Beaty and Wise named Second Team All-ABA .... Defeat Dallas 4-0 in playoffs before losing to Indiana 4-3
1972-73 (55-29) First Place in Western Division
Avg. Regular Season Attendance: 7,156
Boryla named President, with Arnie Ferrin named General Manager ....Aug72 Send a draft choice and cash to Kentucky for Cincy Powell ....Oct72 Trade Merv Jackson to Memphis for Gerald Govan .... 6Feb73 The All-Star Game is played in Salt Lake City as the West defeats the East 123-111 -- Warren Jabali of Denver named the Most Valuable Player -- Beaty, Wise and Jones play in game and Andersen coaches West team ....Jones named First Team All-ABA ....Defeat San Diego 4-0 in playoffs before losing to Indiana 4-2
1973-74 (51-33) First Place in Western Division
Avg. Regular Season Attendance: 6,727
Hire Joe Mullaney as coach .... Jan74 Trade Combs, Ronnie Robinson and Mike Jackson to Memphis for Johnny Neumann .... 30Jan74 Boone, Wise and Jones play in All-Star Game and Mullaney coaches West team .... Win third straight Western Division title .... Jones named All-ABA First Team, Wise and Boone named All-ABA Second Team .... Mullaney named Co-Coach of the Year (with Kentucky's Babe McCarthy) .... Defeat San Diego 4-2 and Indiana 4-3 in playoffs before losing in Championship Series to New York 4-1
1974-75 (38-46) Fourth Place in Western Division
Avg. Regular Season Attendance: 8,501
Boryla quits as part owner and president....Morris "Bucky" Buckwalter hired as coach .... 12Aug74 The franchise is sold to a group of Salt Lake City businessmen led by James A. Collier, who becomes President of the team .... Collier ownership group fails to pick up Jimmy Jones' option and Jones jumps to the Washington Bullets....Collier ownership group loses Zelmo Beaty to the Los Angeles Lakers after failing to come to terms with Beaty over a player-coach contract....Aug74 Rick Mount and Julius Keye and rights to Mullaney traded to Memphis for Randy Denton .... Aug74 Trade Neumann and a draft choice to Virginia for Jim Eakins and Larry Miller .... 29Aug74 Sign high-schooler Moses Malone to a seven-year, $3 million contract (much of it deferred) .... 18Sep74 Trade a draft choice and cash to Denver for Al Smith .... Sale of franchise to Collier group falls through after Collier group fails to make required payments, franchise reverts back to Bill Daniels....Jan75 Bill Orwig hired as general manager .... 15Jan75 Purchase John Roche from Kentucky .... 28Jan75 Boone and Malone play in All-Star Game .... 30Jan75 Sell Wise to Virginia for $300,000 after contract holdout that lasts well into the regular season .... 28Feb75 A Salt Lake City Federal Court rules that Bill Sharman ($250,000) and Los Angeles of the NBA ($175,000) must pay a total of $425,000 in damages to the Stars after Sharman breached his contract in 1971 .... Tom Nissalke replaces Buckwalter as coach after 24-32 start .... Boone named All-ABA First Team ....9Apr75 Malone grabs 32 rebounds against Denver in playoffs .... Lose in first round of playoffs to Denver, 4-1
1975-76 (4-12) (franchise folded on December 2, 1975)
Avg. Regular Season Attendance: 6,097
20May75 The franchise is purchased by Snellen M. Johnson and Lyle E. Johnson....Sign Steve Green .... Malone breaks foot and misses start of season .... Nov75 Draw crowds of over 9,000 against Indiana and 8,000 against Kentucky.....Nov75 Sale of franchise to Johnsons falls through after Johnsons fail to make required payments, franchise reverts back to Bill Daniels for second time....29Nov75 Spirits of St. Louis and Utah discuss merger of franchises ....Chicago Bulls file a $17,000 suit against the Stars and the Virginia Squires for failing to make payments of the guarantee for hosting the Bulls in pre-season games.... 2Dec75 ABA folds franchise after Stars fail to meet payroll.... ABA allows Stars to sell four players to Spirits of St. Louis (Malone, Boone, Randy Denton and Steve Green) and one player to Virginia (Eakins)
