LOADING THE ABAOne legacy. One league. One world.
ORIGINAL ABA · NAISMITH MEMORIAL BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME
THE ABA
LIVES
FOREVER.
Nineteen players who competed in the original American Basketball Association were later enshrined as players in basketball’s Hall of Fame. Explore the complete roster and their combined ABA + NBA regular-season numbers.
19ORIGINAL ABA PLAYERSENSHRINED AS PLAYERS
OFFICIAL HERITAGE MARKS
THE COLORS
THAT BUILT
THE LEGACY.
THE DEFINING ICON
DR. J
TAUGHT THE
GAME TO FLY.
Julius Erving won three consecutive ABA MVP awards, two championships with the New York Nets and inspired a generation with a style that carried directly into the merged basketball world.
EXPLORE DR. J’S STORY →THE COMPLETE PLAYER REGISTRY
ALL 19.
ONE LEGACY.
Search by player, ABA club or honor. Select any row for ABA teams, defining achievements and verified source links. Statistics are combined ABA + NBA regular-season career averages.
19PLAYERS SHOWNG = games · PPG = points · RPG = rebounds · APG = assists
1,329GAMES18.8PPG12.3RPG2.3APG
1972 ABA MVP & Rookie of the Year · 1975 champion · 5× All-Star
770GAMES21.2PPG10.4RPG4.3APG
1973 ABA MVP · All-ABA First Team · ABA All-Star
941GAMES12.1PPG6.1RPG2.7APG
2× ABA All-Star · All-ABA Second Team · elite defensive forward
717GAMES20.7PPG4RPG4.9APG
1971 ABA Rookie of the Year · 2× ABA All-Star · 2× All-ABA
839GAMES17.7PPG6.6RPG3.2APG
1968 ABA All-Star · pioneering player-coach
616GAMES18.7PPG8.8RPG4.1APG
1968 ABA MVP, scoring champion, champion & Playoffs MVP
1,218GAMES22.6PPG9.1RPG2.4APG
1975 ABA champion · 1971 Rookie of the Year · 6× ABA All-Star
592GAMES22.7PPG4.1RPG3.3APG
1976 ABA Rookie of the Year & All-Star MVP · All-ABA Second Team
1,060GAMES25.1PPG5.3RPG2.6APG
3× ABA All-Star · 2× All-ABA · ABA All-Time Team
842GAMES20.2PPG11RPG3.7APG
1975 ABA co-MVP · 2× ABA champion · 3× ABA All-Star
631GAMES16.2PPG12.1RPG2.5APG
1973 ABA champion · 1973 ABA All-Star
1,243GAMES24.2PPG8.5RPG4.2APG
3× ABA MVP · 2× ABA champion · 3× ABA scoring champion
ORIGINAL ABA CLUBS
Virginia Squires · New York Nets
ABA LEGACY
3× ABA MVP · 2× ABA champion · 3× ABA scoring champion
960GAMES15.9PPG2.6RPG4.9APG
1975 ABA champion · 7× ABA All-Star · ABA all-time assists leader
639GAMES18.4PPG14.9RPG1.8APG
2× ABA MVP · 3× ABA champion · 7× ABA All-Star
1,455GAMES20.3PPG12.3RPG1.3APG
1975 ABA All-Rookie · first modern pro directly from high school
1,020GAMES24.8PPG6.7RPG4.9APG
4× All-ABA · 4× ABA All-Star · 1969 Oaks title roster
605GAMES17.4PPG6.2RPG3.8APG
3× ABA champion · 1970 Playoffs MVP · 4× ABA All-Star
844GAMES20.3PPG10.3RPG1.8APG
1970 ABA MVP & Rookie of the Year · scoring and rebounding leader
889GAMES17.1PPG10.9RPG1.5APG
1971 ABA champion & Playoffs MVP · 3× ABA All-Star
ABA PLAYERS · ENSHRINED AS COACHES
THEIR IMPACT
MOVED TO
THE SIDELINE.
LARRY BROWN
ABA champion as a player, three-time ABA Coach of the Year and the only head coach to win both NCAA and NBA championships. Enshrined for coaching.
HALL PROFILE ↗GEORGE KARL
San Antonio Spurs guard in the ABA before a 27-season NBA head-coaching career with 1,175 victories. Enshrined for coaching.
HALL PROFILE ↗RESEARCH STANDARD
HISTORY,
WITH RECEIPTS.
WHO IS INCLUDEDPlayers who appeared in at least one original ABA regular-season game from 1967–1976 and were enshrined by the Naismith Hall in the player category.
WHAT THE STATS MEANCareer games and per-game averages combine ABA and NBA regular-season play. Postseason, college and international statistics are excluded.
PRIMARY HALL SOURCENaismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame official inductee archive and class designations.
STATISTICAL SOURCEBasketball-Reference combined NBA/ABA career summaries. Values are displayed to one decimal place.
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THE ORIGINAL ABA · 1967–1976THE LEAGUE THAT TAUGHT BASKETBALL TO FLY.THE FACE OF THE ABA
Julius “Dr. J” Erving
3× ABA MVP · 2× champion
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THE SCORER
Rick Barry
1969 champion · Oakland Oaks
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CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARDS
Moses Malone
Utah Stars · Spirits of St. Louis
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THE A-TRAIN
Artis Gilmore
1972 MVP · 1975 champion
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THE ANCHOR
Mel Daniels
2× MVP · 3× champion
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THE FIRST STAR
Connie Hawkins
1968 MVP · champion · Playoffs MVP
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THE CHAMPION
Zelmo Beaty
1971 champion · Playoffs MVP
Image: ABA archiveCONNIE HAWKINSROGER BROWNLOUIE DAMPIERZELMO BEATYSPENCER HAYWOODDAVID THOMPSONLARRY KENONMACK CALVIN