ABA Eastern Conference

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The ABA Eastern Conference was one of the two primary divisions of the American Basketball Association, grouping teams from the eastern United States during the league’s existence from 1967 to 1976.

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ABA Eastern Division 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf basketball conference
sports division
competitionType professional basketball
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dissolvedFollowing American Basketball Association
surface form: ABA–NBA merger
endTime 1976
governingBody American Basketball Association
hasPart Baltimore Claws
Carolina Cougars
Dallas Chaparrals
Denver Nuggets (ABA)
surface form: Denver Nuggets

Denver Nuggets (ABA)
surface form: Denver Rockets

Miami Floridians
surface form: Floridians

Indiana Pacers (ABA)
surface form: Indiana Pacers

Kentucky Colonels
Memphis Sounds
surface form: Memphis Pros

Memphis Sounds
Memphis Sounds
surface form: Memphis Tams

Miami Floridians
Minnesota Pipers
Brooklyn Nets
surface form: New York Nets

Oakland Oaks
Pittsburgh Condors
Pittsburgh Pipers
San Antonio Spurs
San Diego Conquistadors
San Diego Sails
Spirits of St. Louis
Utah Stars
Virginia Squires
Washington Caps
league American Basketball Association
levelOnPyramid major professional
locationQualifier eastern United States
numberOfConferencesInLeague 2
parallelDivision ABA Western Conference
ABA Western Division
partOf American Basketball Association
playoffQualification top teams advanced to ABA playoffs
sport basketball
startTime 1967
usedInSeasons 1967–68 ABA season
1968–69 ABA season
1969–70 ABA season
1970–71 ABA season
1971–72 ABA season
1972–73 ABA season
1973–74 ABA season
1974–75 ABA season
1975–76 ABA season

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Minnesota Muskies conference ABA Eastern Conference
New Jersey Americans conference ABA Eastern Conference
New York Nets (ABA) division ABA Eastern Conference
this entity surface form: ABA Eastern Division
Spirits of St. Louis division ABA Eastern Conference
this entity surface form: ABA Eastern Division
Virginia Squires division ABA Eastern Conference
this entity surface form: ABA Eastern Division
Pittsburgh Condors partOf ABA Eastern Conference
this entity surface form: ABA Eastern Division