San Diego Conquistadors 1972–1975 San Diego Sails 1975
Arena
Peterson Gymnasium (1972–73) Golden Hall (1973–74) San Diego Sports Arena (1974–75)
Location
San Diego, California
Team colors
Yellow and Red (1972–1975) Ocean Cap White, Royal Blue, and Kelly Green (1975)
Head coach
K. C. Jones (1972–73)
Wilt Chamberlain (1973–74)
Alex Groza & Beryl Shipley (1974–75)
Bill Musselman (1975)
Ownership
Leonard Bloom (1972–75)
Frank Goldberg (1975)
Championships
None
The San Diego Conquistadors (known as the San Diego Sails in their final, partial season), were an American Basketball Association (ABA) team based in San Diego. The "Q's", as they were popularly known, played from 1972 to 1975. As the Sails, they played an incomplete season only, beginning the 1975–1976 season but folding after only 11 games with 3 wins and 8 losses.
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