Eastern Division (ABA)
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Eastern Division (ABA) was one of the two regional groupings of teams in the original American Basketball Association, organizing franchises primarily located in the eastern United States.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | basketball division ⓘ |
| competitionFormat |
playoff qualification
ⓘ
regular season divisional play ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | top-tier professional basketball in United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 1976 ⓘ |
| era |
early 1970s
ⓘ
late 1960s ⓘ mid 1970s ⓘ |
| hadDistinctiveLeagueFeatures |
emphasis on fast-paced, high-scoring play
ⓘ
red-white-and-blue basketball ⓘ three-point line ⓘ |
| hasSisterDivision | Western Division (ABA) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTeam |
Carolina Cougars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cincinnati Royals (ABA rights / brief ABA usage) NERFINISHED ⓘ Indiana Pacers (ABA) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kentucky Colonels NERFINISHED ⓘ Memphis Pros NERFINISHED ⓘ Memphis Sounds NERFINISHED ⓘ Memphis Tams NERFINISHED ⓘ Miami Floridians NERFINISHED ⓘ Minnesota Pipers NERFINISHED ⓘ New York Nets (ABA) NERFINISHED ⓘ Pittsburgh Pipers NERFINISHED ⓘ Spirits of St. Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ The Floridians NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia Squires NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1967 ⓘ |
| league | American Basketball Association ⓘ |
| levelOnPyramid | major professional ⓘ |
| locationOfTeams |
Midwestern United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableChampionTeam |
Indiana Pacers (ABA)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kentucky Colonels NERFINISHED ⓘ New York Nets (ABA) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfConferencesOrDivisionsInLeague | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeamsVariedBySeason | true ⓘ |
| organizedBy | American Basketball Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | American Basketball Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playoffStructure | top teams qualified for ABA playoffs ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution | ABA–NBA merger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed | eastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| successor | Eastern Conference (NBA) (indirect) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.