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Basketball team in Roanoke, Virginia
Virginia Squires
Conference
None
Division
Eastern Division
Founded
1967
History
Oakland Oaks 1967–1969 Washington Caps 1969–1970 Virginia Squires 1970–1976
Arena
Norfolk Scope Hampton Coliseum Richmond Coliseum Roanoke Civic Center (1971–72) Old Dominion University Fieldhouse (1970–71) Richmond Arena (1970–71)
Location
Norfolk, Virginia Hampton, Virginia Richmond, Virginia Roanoke, Virginia
Team colors
1970–74: Red, White & Blue 1974–75: Orange, Seal Brown & White 1975–76: Blue and Orange
Head coach
Al Bianchi (1970–1975) Mack Calvin (1975) Bill Musselman (1975–1976) Jack Ankerson (1976) Zelmo Beaty (1976)
Ownership
Earl Foreman 1970–1975
Division titles
1 (1971)
Home
Away
Third
The Virginia Squires were a basketball team based in Norfolk, Virginia, and playing in several other Virginia cities. They were members of the American Basketball Association from 1970 to 1976.
The team originated in 1967 as the Oakland Oaks, an ABA charter franchise based in Oakland, California. They moved to Washington, D.C. as the Washington Caps in 1969 but moved to Norfolk the following year, becoming the Squires. A regional team, they played home games in Richmond, Hampton, and Roanoke as well as Norfolk. The team folded in 1976, just a month before the ABA–NBA merger.
The VirginiaSquires were a basketball team based in Norfolk, Virginia, and playing in several other Virginia cities. They were members of the American...
Most Valuable Player awards and three scoring titles with the ABA's VirginiaSquires and New York Nets (now the NBA's Brooklyn Nets) and the NBA's Philadelphia...
been the Oakland Oaks. From 1970 through 1976 the team played as the VirginiaSquires. With the formation of the ABA in February 1967 a team was awarded...
the VirginiaSquires, received nothing, as they had ceased operations shortly before the merger. The players from the Colonels, Spirits, and Squires were...
for the VirginiaSquires of the ABA. In January 1973, Kerr signed Gervin to the Squires for a $40,000 a year contract. Gervin's time in Virginia would be...
Issel was named Co-Rookie of the Year, along with Charlie Scott of the VirginiaSquires. The Colonels finished the regular season with a record of 44–40 and...
home in their Eastern Division semifinal series to the VirginiaSquires 115-106. The Squires swept the series 4 games to none behind rookie Julius Erving...
1969 to 1972: the New York Nets and Washington Caps (1969–70); the VirginiaSquires (1970–71); and the Pittsburgh Condors (1971–72). He played 75 of his...
was on October 9, 1975 in Salisbury, Maryland, against the VirginiaSquires. The Squires won 131–121; attendance was reported at 1,150. Two days later...
played for the Carolina Cougars from 1969 to 1970. Moe played for the VirginiaSquires from 1970 to 1972. He garnered ABA All-Star honors three times in an...
in Salisbury, North Carolina and Norfolk, Virginia. From 1970 to 1974 he called games for the VirginiaSquires of the American Basketball Association. In...
(4) VirginiaSquires: Nets win series 4-1 Game 1 @ New York: New York 108, Virginia 96 Game 2 @ New York: New York 129, Virginia 110 Game 3 @ Virginia: Virginia...
Rockets and by the VirginiaSquires in the 1970 ABA Draft. Paultz opted to sign with the Squires. On August 11, 1970 the Squires traded his rights to...
three-year, $300,000 contract with the Squires, who spread the payments over seven years. On November 21, 1973, the Squires traded Nater to the San Antonio Spurs...
in a Squires jersey, he indicated that he would not return to the NBA if the league paid him "a million dollars a year." He denounced the Squires (and...
Semifinals (1) VirginiaSquires vs. (3) New York Nets: Squires win series 4-2 Game 1 @ Virginia: Virginia 113, New York 105 Game 2 @ Virginia: Virginia 114, New...
Coliseum was the former part-time home of the VirginiaSquires of the American Basketball Association. The Squires played there in addition to Roanoke Civic...
Denver Nuggets, 4 games to 1. During the preseason, the Stars (and the VirginiaSquires) failed to make payments required as a guarantee for hosting the NBA's...
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