Virginia Squires

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American Basketball Association team defunct basketball team professional basketball team

The Virginia Squires were a professional basketball team that competed in the American Basketball Association during the late 1960s and early 1970s, known for featuring stars like Julius Erving and George Gervin.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Washington Capitols (ABA) / Virginia Squires franchise 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American Basketball Association team ⓘ
defunct basketball team ⓘ
professional basketball team ⓘ
basedIn Virginia ⓘ
color blue ⓘ
red ⓘ
white ⓘ
competitionLevel major professional ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
division ABA Eastern Conference ⓘ
surface form: ABA Eastern Division
era early 1970s ⓘ
late 1960s ⓘ
mid 1970s ⓘ
folded 1976 ⓘ
foundedAsVirginiaSquires 1970 ⓘ
homeArena Hampton Coliseum ⓘ
Norfolk Scope ⓘ
Richmond Coliseum ⓘ
Roanoke Civic Center ⓘ
jerseyNumberRetiredFor none ⓘ
league American Basketball Association ⓘ
notableCoach Al Bianchi ⓘ
notableFor developing George Gervin ⓘ
developing Julius Erving ⓘ
financial instability ⓘ
notablePlayer Charlie Scott ⓘ
George Carter ⓘ
George Gervin ⓘ
Julius Erving ⓘ
participatedIn ABA–NBA merger process ⓘ
playedHomeGamesIn Hampton ⓘ
surface form: Hampton, Virginia

Norfolk, Virginia ⓘ
Richmond, Virginia ⓘ
Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
predecessor Oakland Oaks ⓘ
Washington Caps ⓘ
reasonForFolding financial difficulties ⓘ
regionRepresented Virginia ⓘ
surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia
relocatedFrom Washington, D.C. ⓘ
relocatedTo Virginia ⓘ
resultOfABA-NBAMerger not admitted to NBA ⓘ
soldPlayerContractOf George Gervin ⓘ
Julius Erving ⓘ
sport basketball ⓘ
successorLeagueForPlayers National Basketball Association ⓘ
wonDivisionTitle 1970–71 ABA Eastern Division ⓘ

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Scope Arena → formerTenant → Virginia Squires ⓘ
ABA → hadFranchise → Virginia Squires ⓘ
subject surface form: American Basketball Association
ABA Eastern Conference → hasPart → Virginia Squires ⓘ
George Gervin → memberOfSportsTeam → Virginia Squires ⓘ
George Gervin → memberOfSportsTeam → Virginia Squires ⓘ
this entity surface form: Washington Capitols (ABA) / Virginia Squires franchise
Kentucky Colonels → notableRival → Virginia Squires ⓘ
Julius Erving → playedFor → Virginia Squires ⓘ
George Gervin → professionalDebutTeam → Virginia Squires ⓘ