2004–05 ABA season
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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.
Arkansas RimRockers
The Arkansas RimRockers were a NBA Development League team. They participated in minor league basketball based in Little Rock, Arkansas.Logo design: A red, white, and blue ball going through a basketball rim ....
and Bellevue Blackhawks
Bellevue Blackhawks
The Bellevue Blackhawks were a professional basketball team affiliated with the American Basketball Association and owned by former attorney and KONG_TV President and General Manager Michael Tuckman. The team was based in the Seattle suburb of Bellevue, WA...
. 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 Utah Snowbears The Utah Snowbears were a basketball team in the revived American Basketball Association based in Taylorsville, Utah for the 2004-2005 season. The team played its home games in the Lifetime Activities Center on the Redwood Campus of Salt Lake Community College... |
25 | 1 | .962 |
| Long Beach Jam | 18 | 10 | .643 |
| Las Vegas Rattlers Las Vegas Rattlers The Las Vegas Rattlers were an American Basketball Association team based in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.- 2000-2001: Chicago Skyliners :The Chicago Skyliners were one of the charter franchises of the American Basketball Association team based in Chicago, Illinois. The team began play in the fall of... |
9 | 6 | .600 |
| Los Angeles Stars | 13 | 12 | .520 |
| Ontario Warriors Ontario Warriors The Ontario Warriors was an American Basketball Association team based in San Bernardino, California. The team began play in the fall of 2004. The team finished in 3rd place in the Red Division in 2005. They lost to the Arkansas RimRockers in the first round of the playoffs.... |
15 | 14 | .517 |
| Orange County Buzz | 10 | 10 | .500 |
| Bellevue Blackhawks Bellevue Blackhawks The Bellevue Blackhawks were a professional basketball team affiliated with the American Basketball Association and owned by former attorney and KONG_TV President and General Manager Michael Tuckman. The team was based in the Seattle suburb of Bellevue, WA... |
10 | 16 | .385 |
| Tijuana Dragons Tijuana Dragons The Tijuana Dragons was an American Basketball Association team based in Tijuana, Mexico. The team began play in the fall of 2004. They finished the 2005 season with a 10-16 record and a 7th place finish in the Red Division... |
10 | 16 | .385 |
| Calgary Drillers Calgary Drillers The Calgary Drillers were an American Basketball Association team in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The team participated in a portion of the 2004–2005 season and then suspended operations in February 2005. During their brief stay in Calgary, the Drillers played out of the Stampede Corral. Few people... |
5 | 10 | .333 |
| Portland Reign Portland Reign The Portland Reign was an American Basketball Association team based in Portland, Oregon. The team began play in the fall of 2004. The team folded in February of 2005, having posted a 4-8 record to that point.... |
4 | 8 | .333 |
| Fresno Heatwave | 4 | 9 | .308 |
| Central Valley Dawgs | 3 | 20 | .130 |
| White Division | W | L | Win % |
| Arkansas RimRockers Arkansas RimRockers The Arkansas RimRockers were a NBA Development League team. They participated in minor league basketball based in Little Rock, Arkansas.Logo design: A red, white, and blue ball going through a basketball rim .... |
28 | 5 | .848 |
| Kansas City Knights Kansas City Knights The Kansas City Knights was the name of an American Basketball Association minor league basketball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They have not played since the 2004/2005 season.... |
17 | 8 | .680 |
| Texas Tycoons Texas Tycoons The Texas Tycoons were a team of the American Basketball Association and the World Basketball Association based in Dallas. The team began play in the fall of 2004 based in Fort Worth... |
17 | 9 | .654 |
| Kentucky Colonels Kentucky Colonels (ABA 2000) This article is about the professional basketball team in the re-launched American Basketball Association.For the 1967-1976 American Basketball Association team, see Kentucky Colonels.... |
16 | 11 | .593 |
| Cincinnati Monarchs Cincinnati Monarchs The Cincinnati Monarchs was an American Basketball Association team based in Cincinnati. The team began play in the fall of 2004. They team folded operations during their first season. They had a 7-7 record at the time they left.... |
7 | 7 | .500 |
| Detroit Wheels | 4 | 8 | .333 |
| St. Louis Flight | 9 | 19 | .321 |
| Colorado Storm | 3 | 13 | .188 |
| Louisiana Cajun Pelicans Louisiana Cajun Pelicans The Louisiana Cajun Pelicans is an American Basketball Association team based in Baton Rouge. The team began play in the winter of 2004. The team joined the league after the Oklahoma City Ballhawgs left after one game. The Pelicans finished with 2-10 record, and finished in 7th place in the... |
2 | 10 | .167 |
| Hermosillo Seris Hermosillo Seris The Hermosillo Seris was an American Basketball Association team based in Hermosillo, Mexico. The team began play in the fall of 2004 and folded operations in January 2005 because of financial difficulties. The Seris had a 3-6 record at the time they left.... |
3 | 6 | .333 |
| Chicago Soldiers Chicago Soldiers The Chicago Soldiers were an American Basketball Association team based in Chicago. The team played three games in the fall of 2004 before folding that December finishing with a record of 1-2.-Expansion:... |
1 | 2 | .333 |
| Oklahoma City Ballhawgs Oklahoma City Ballhawgs The Oklahoma City Ballhawgs were an American Basketball Association team based in Oklahoma City. The team began play in the winter of 2004. Home games were played at the Ford Center in downtown Oklahoma City, however the team folded after only one game, a loss, and were replaced in the league by... |
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 Nashville Rhythm The Nashville Rhythm was a team in the American Basketball Association which began play in the 2004-05 season. It was one of the first teams composed of male athletes ever to compete at such a high level with a female head coach, former Vanderbilt University star Ashley McElhiney... |
18 | 10 | .643 |
| Maryland Nighthawks Maryland Nighthawks The Washington GreenHawks were a team of the Atlantic Coast Professional Basketball League based in Washington, D.C.. As the Maryland Nighthawks they were formerly part of the American Basketball Association and a founding member of the Premier Basketball League , in which they later played as... |
15 | 9 | .625 |
| New Jersey SkyCats | 12 | 9 | .571 |
| Pennsylvania Pit Bulls | 8 | 9 | .471 |
| Carolina Thunder Carolina Thunder The Carolina Thunder was an American Basketball Association team that played its games in Concord, North Carolina at the Cabarrus Arena & Events Center.Head Coach Brian Rowsom, Assistant Coaches Tim Anderson, Robert Jaye Floyd, Deshon Gaither, Derrick Hamilton... |
9 | 14 | .391 |
| Atlanta Vision Atlanta Vision The Atlanta Vision is an American Basketball Association team based in Atlanta. The team began play in the fall of 2004. They finished the 2005 season with a 7-14 record. They missed the playoffs. However, in the 2005-06 season, they finished 23-7, good for first place in the Barnes-Malone... |
5 | 13 | .278 |
| Boston Frenzy | 5 | 15 | .250 |
| Reigning Knights of Georgia | 2 | 16 | .111 |
| Jacksonville Wave | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| Philadelphia Fusion Philadelphia Fusion The Philadelphia Fusion was an American Basketball Association team based in Philadelphia. The team folded in February of [2005] with a record of 9-10.... |
3 | 10 | .300 |