This article is about the American Basketball Association team based in various North Carolina cities. For the former Continental Basketball League team based in Fayetteville, see Carolina Cougarz.
Basketball team in Raleigh, North Carolina
Carolina Cougars
Division
Eastern Division
Founded
1969 (as Carolina Cougars)
History
Houston Mavericks 1967–1969 Carolina Cougars 1969–1974 Spirits of St. Louis 1974–1976
Arena
Greensboro Coliseum Charlotte Coliseum Dorton Arena Reynolds Coliseum
Location
Greensboro, North Carolina (111 games) Charlotte, North Carolina (71 games) Raleigh, North Carolina (37 games)
Team colors
Carolina Blue, Cardinal Red (1969–71) Green, Blue (1971–74)
Head coach
Bones McKinney (1969–71) Jerry Steele (1971) Tom Meschery (1971–72) Larry Brown (1972–74)
Ownership
Jim Gardner (1969–70) Tedd Munchak (1970–74) Jonathan Weston (2014 – Current, Team inactive)
Championships
0
Division titles
1 (1973)
The Carolina Cougars were a basketball franchise in the American Basketball Association that existed from 1969 through 1974. The Cougars were originally a charter member of the ABA as the Houston Mavericks in 1967. The Mavericks moved to North Carolina in late 1969 after two unsuccessful seasons in Houston at the Sam Houston Coliseum.
The CarolinaCougars were a basketball franchise in the American Basketball Association that existed from 1969 through 1974. The Cougars were originally...
play with the American Basketball Association's CarolinaCougars in 1971–72. Contending that the Cougars had reneged on paying the remaining $80,000 of...
1968 to 1969. Moe played for the Washington Caps. Moe played for the CarolinaCougars from 1969 to 1970. Moe played for the Virginia Squires from 1970 to...
Wertz "Carolina", a song from the album The Golden Echo by Kimbra "Carolina", a song from the self-titled debut album by Harry Styles CarolinaCougars (1969–1974)...
CarolinaCougars vs. (4) New York Nets: Cougars win series 4-1 Game 1 @ Carolina: Carolina 104, New York 96 Game 2 @ Carolina: New York 114, Carolina...
1974, with the Conquistadors posting a 131–111 win at Denver. The CarolinaCougars played their final game on April 8, 1974, losing at home to the Kentucky...
career with the Cougars in 1972. Billy Cunningham was the ABA MVP for the Cougars in the 1972–73 season. Despite a strong fan base the Cougars were sold and...
had several "regional" franchises, such as the Virginia Squires and CarolinaCougars, that played "home" games in several cities. In the 1973–74 season...
arena was one of the homes for the CarolinaCougars of the American Basketball Association from 1969 to 1974. The Cougars became tenants after the Houston...
New York Knicks and in the second round of the 1972 ABA Draft by the CarolinaCougars. Bibby opted to play for the Knicks and was with the team for two-and-a-half...
with the Cougars in 1972. Billy Cunningham was the ABA MVP for Brown and the Cougars in the 1972–73 season. Despite a strong fan base the Cougars were sold...
Charleston Cougars are the varsity intercollegiate athletic teams representing the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina. The Cougars compete...
Squires 4 games to 1 in the Eastern Division Semifinals and beat the CarolinaCougars 4 games to 3 in the Eastern Division finals. The Colonels then lost...
1971–72 Artis Gilmore* C Kentucky Colonels 1972–73 Billy Cunningham* G/F CarolinaCougars 1973–74 Julius Erving* F New York Nets 1974–75[a] Julius Erving* (2)...
Gardner moved the team to North Carolina as the CarolinaCougars. After a few years in North Carolina the team moved to St. Louis and competed as the...
ABA All-Rookie First Team selection. He also spent a season with the CarolinaCougars. In 1975, he moved to the National Basketball Association, where he...
and an appearance in the Final Four in 1962. McKinney also coached CarolinaCougars of the American Basketball Association from 1969 through 1971. He coached...
in-state regional homes to the American Basketball Association's (ABA) CarolinaCougars from 1969 to 1974. Despite doubt from critics,[who?] Shinn's ace in...
joining the Spirits of St. Louis team, which had since supplanted the CarolinaCougars in the ABA. During his first season, Lucas averaged 13.2 points per...
buy the Detroit Pistons fell short, the Silnas purchased the ABA's CarolinaCougars franchise with the expectation of moving it into the NBA with the impending...
"Helicopter" Hentz destroyed two backboards in a game against the CarolinaCougars. For the next season, Haven tried to change the Condors' image, with...
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