1967-68 Pittsburgh Pipers Roster
Team Record: 54-24
Finishing 1st in the ABA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 11-4 Won ABA championship
Division Semifinals - Defeated Indiana Pacers 3-0
Division Finals - Defeated Minnesota Muskies 4-1
Finals - Defeated New Orleans Buccaneers 4-3
Coach: Vince Cazzetta (54-24)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1967-68 Pittsburgh Pipers Results
The Pittsburgh Pipers of the American Basketball Association ended the 1967-68 season with a record of 54 wins and 24 losses, finishing first in the ABA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 11-4.
Pittsburgh scored 8,731 points, best in the league. The team gave up 8,479 points. Connie Hawkins scored a team-leading 1,875 points for the Pipers, while Chico Vaughn and Charles Williams averaged 18 or more per game, too. Connie Hawkins accounted for 945 rebounds. Connie Hawkins dished out 320 assists for the squad.
Vince Cazzetta coached the team. The 1967-68 Pittsburgh Pipers won the ABA championship.
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Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
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Craig Dill | C | December 17, 1944 | 6'11" | 215 | Michigan | |
Cal Graham | G | June 7, 1944 | 6'2" | 195 | Gannon | |
Ira Harge | C | March 14, 1941 | 6'9" | 225 | New Mexico | Anguila, MS USA |
Connie Hawkins | F-C | July 17, 1942 | 6'8" | 201 | Iowa (dnp) | Brooklyn, NY USA |
Art Heyman | F-G | June 24, 1941 | 6'5" | 205 | Duke | New York, NY USA |
Bob Hogsett | F | January 29, 1941 | 6'7" | 230 | Tennessee | |
Jim Jarvis | G | March 3, 1943 | 6'1" | 175 | Oregon State | Roseburg, OR USA |
Arvesta Kelly | G | November 20, 1945 | 6'2" | 175 | Lincoln (MO) | Jackson, MS USA |
Tom Kerwin | F | July 7, 1944 | 6'7" | 210 | Centenary | |
Barry Liebowitz | G | September 10, 1945 | 6'2" | 180 | LIU | New York, NY USA |
Bill Meyer | G | August 30, 1943 | 6'3" | 195 | Hiram Scott | |
Rich Parks | F | October 26, 1943 | 6'7" | 235 | St. Louis | |
Willie Porter | F | July 3, 1942 | 6'7" | 205 | Tennessee A&I | Winston-Salem, NC USA |
John Postley | F | May 30, 1940 | 6'5" | 220 | Bethune-Cookman | (ht) Philadelphia, PA USA |
Herschell Turner | G | March 29, 1938 | 6'2" | 195 | Nebraska | |
Steve Vacendak | G | August 15, 1944 | 6'1" | 185 | Duke | Scranton, PA USA |
Chico Vaughn | G | February 19, 1940 | 6'2" | 190 | Southern Illinois | Portland, OR USA |
Trooper Washington | F-C | April 21, 1944 | 6'7" | 215 | Cheyney State | Philadelphia, PA USA |
Dexter Westbrook | F | 6'8" | 190 | Providence | ||
Charles Williams | G | September 5, 1943 | 6'0" | 165 | Seattle | Colorado Springs, CO USA |
Leroy Wright | F | May 6, 1938 | 6'9" | 215 | Pacific | New York, NY USA |