2004–05 ABA season
| 2004–05 ABA season | |
|---|---|
| League | American Basketball Association |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | November 2004 - March 2005 |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | Kareem Reid, Arkansas RimRockers[1] |
| 2005 ABA Playoffs | |
| champions | Bellevue Blackhawks |
| runners-up | Utah Snowbears |
| champions | Arkansas RimRockers |
| runners-up | Mississippi Stingers |
| 2005 ABA Championship | |
| Champions | Arkansas RimRockers |
| Runners-up | Bellevue Blackhawks |
| 2005 ABA Championship MVP | Kareem Reid, Arkansas RimRockers[2] |
The 2004–05 ABA season was the fourth season of the American Basketball Association. The regular season started in November 2004 and the year ended with the championship game in March 2005 featuring the Arkansas RimRockers and Bellevue Blackhawks. Arkansas defeated Bellevue, 118-103 in the championship game to win their first ABA title.
Regular Season Standings
| Red Division | W | L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Snowbears | 25 | 1 | .962 |
| Long Beach Jam | 18 | 10 | .643 |
| Las Vegas Rattlers | 9 | 6 | .600 |
| Los Angeles Stars | 13 | 12 | .520 |
| Ontario Warriors | 15 | 14 | .517 |
| Orange County Buzz | 10 | 10 | .500 |
| Bellevue Blackhawks | 10 | 16 | .385 |
| Tijuana Dragons | 10 | 16 | .385 |
| Calgary Drillers | 5 | 10 | .333 |
| Portland Reign | 4 | 8 | .333 |
| Fresno Heatwave | 4 | 9 | .308 |
| Central Valley Dawgs | 3 | 20 | .130 |
| White Division | W | L | Win % |
| Arkansas RimRockers | 28 | 5 | .848 |
| Kansas City Knights | 17 | 8 | .680 |
| Texas Tycoons | 17 | 9 | .654 |
| Kentucky Colonels | 16 | 11 | .593 |
| Cincinnati Monarchs | 7 | 7 | .500 |
| Detroit Wheels | 4 | 8 | .333 |
| St. Louis Flight | 9 | 19 | .321 |
| Colorado Storm | 3 | 13 | .188 |
| Louisiana Cajun Pelicans | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Hermosillo Seris | 3 | 6 | .333 |
| Chicago Soldiers | 1 | 2 | .333 |
| Oklahoma City Ballhawgs | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Juarez Gallos | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Blue Division | W | L | Win % |
| Mississippi Stingers | 20 | 3 | .870 |
| Harlem Strong Dogs | 14 | 6 | .700 |
| Nashville Rhythm | 18 | 10 | .643 |
| Maryland Nighthawks | 15 | 9 | .625 |
| New Jersey SkyCats | 12 | 9 | .571 |
| Pennsylvania Pit Bulls | 8 | 9 | .471 |
| Carolina Thunder | 9 | 14 | .391 |
| Atlanta Vision | 5 | 13 | .278 |
| Boston Frenzy | 5 | 15 | .250 |
| Reigning Knights of Georgia | 2 | 16 | .111 |
| Jacksonville Wave | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| Philadelphia Fusion | 3 | 10 | .300 |
Playoff Results
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ABA Championship | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Utah Snowbears | 130 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Tijuana Dragons | 115 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Utah Snowbears | 130 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Long Beach Jam | 115 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Long Beach Jam | 148 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Las Vegas Rattlers | 126 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Utah Snowbears | forfeit | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Bellevue Blackhawks | - | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Maryland Nighthawks | 124 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | New Jersey SkyCats | 105 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Maryland Nighthawks | 120 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Bellevue Blackhawks | 133 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Texas Tycoons | 94 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Bellevue Blackhawks | 101 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Bellevue Blackhawks | 103 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Arkansas RimRockers | 118 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Mississippi Stingers | 96 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | St. Louis Flight | 84 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Mississippi Stingers | 114 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Kansas City Knights | 109 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Kansas City Knights | 119 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Los Angeles Stars | 111 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Mississippi Stingers | 105 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Arkansas RimRockers | 117 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Harlem Strong Dogs | 105 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Kentucky Colonels | 108 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Kentucky Colonels | 123 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Arkansas RimRockers | 135 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Arkansas RimRockers | 136 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Ontario Warriors | 97 | ||||||||||||||||
References
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