Editing San Antonio Spurs (section)

===1967–1973: Beginnings as the Dallas/Texas Chaparrals===
{{Main|Dallas Chaparrals}}

The San Antonio Spurs started out as the [[Dallas Chaparrals]] of the original version of the [[American Basketball Association]] (ABA). Coached by player/coach [[Cliff Hagan]], the Dallas Chaparrals were one of 11 teams to take the floor in the inaugural season of the upstart ABA. The Chaps' second season was a bit of a disappointment, as the team finished in fourth place with a mediocre 41–37 record. In the playoffs, the Chaparrals quickly fell to the [[New Orleans Buccaneers]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nba/dalaba/chaparrals.html |title=Dallas Chaparrals (1967–1973) |website=Sportsecyclopedia.com |date=October 6, 2005 |access-date=January 26, 2012 |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305175147/http://sportsecyclopedia.com/nba/dalaba/chaparrals.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The team suffered from poor attendance and general disinterest in Dallas. During the [[1970–71 ABA season|1970–71 season]], the name "Dallas" was dropped in favor of "Texas" and an attempt was made to make the team a regional one, playing games in [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]], at the [[Tarrant County Convention Center]], as well as [[Lubbock, Texas|Lubbock]], at the [[Lubbock Municipal Coliseum]], but this proved a failure and the team returned full-time to Dallas in time for the [[1971–72 ABA season|1971–72 season]], splitting their games at [[Moody Coliseum]] and [[Dallas Convention Center Arena]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.remembertheaba.com/Dallas-Chaparrals.html |title=Dallas Chaparrals History |website=Remembertheaba.com |date=January 5, 1971 |access-date=May 21, 2009 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304203215/http://www.remembertheaba.com/Dallas-Chaparrals.html |url-status=live }}</ref>