The Oakland Oaks were a charter member of the original American Basketball Association and the first West Coast basketball team to win a major professional championship. Formed in February 1967, the team played in the ABA during the 1967–68 and 1968–69 seasons at the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena . The team colors were green and gold.
31-598: [REDACTED] Look up American or american in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. American ( s ) may refer to: American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the " United States " or "America" Americans , citizens and nationals of the United States of America American ancestry , people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" American English ,
62-606: A 10 percent share of the franchise to serve as president, but he had limited involvement in team operations and rarely attended home games because of his outside interests. An earlier Oakland Oaks basketball team played in the American Basketball League in 1962, along with a baseball team that had played for nearly a half century in Oakland, with the latter and the ABA Oaks both using the oak tree and
93-596: A compact line of cars by American Motors Corporation (1958–1969) USS American , several ships of the US Navy 4-4-0 , a classification of railway locomotive described as the American type Music [ edit ] American (album) , a 2017 studio album by RuPaul "American", a song by Fish Karma "American" (Lana Del Rey song) , 2012 AmericanEP , an extended play album by English electronica duo The Chemical Brothers American Quartet (Dvořák) ,
124-485: A compact line of cars by American Motors Corporation (1958–1969) USS American , several ships of the US Navy 4-4-0 , a classification of railway locomotive described as the American type Music [ edit ] American (album) , a 2017 studio album by RuPaul "American", a song by Fish Karma "American" (Lana Del Rey song) , 2012 AmericanEP , an extended play album by English electronica duo The Chemical Brothers American Quartet (Dvořák) ,
155-800: A game versus the New York Nets on December 27, 1968. He tried to return in January, but he only aggravated the injury and he subsequently sat out the rest of the season, only appearing in 35 games as a result. Regardless, the Oaks won 60 games on the season. In the playoffs, the Oaks outlasted the Denver Rockets in seven games in the semifinals then swept the New Orleans Buccaneers in the Division Finals to advance to
186-559: A major contract dispute with the cross-bay San Francisco Warriors of the established National Basketball Association over the rights to superstar player Rick Barry than for any on-court accomplishments. Barry, a former NBA Rookie of the Year who led the Warriors to the NBA finals in 1966–67 , was so frustrated by team management's failure to pay him certain incentive awards that he sat out
217-680: A minor league ice hockey franchise in the American Hockey League (AHL) Seattle Totems , an ice hockey team known from 1955 to 1958 as the Seattle Americans Tri-City Americans , a junior ice hockey team Baseball [ edit ] Boston Red Sox , a baseball team known from 1901 until 1907 as the Boston Americans Nashville Americans , an 1885–1886 minor league baseball team American League ,
248-419: A minor league ice hockey franchise in the American Hockey League (AHL) Seattle Totems , an ice hockey team known from 1955 to 1958 as the Seattle Americans Tri-City Americans , a junior ice hockey team Baseball [ edit ] Boston Red Sox , a baseball team known from 1901 until 1907 as the Boston Americans Nashville Americans , an 1885–1886 minor league baseball team American League ,
279-712: A professional baseball league organized in 1901 American Association (disambiguation) , a name used by several professional baseball leagues Basketball [ edit ] Brooklyn Nets , a basketball team known in the 1960s as the New York Americans and New Jersey Americans Oakland Oaks (ABA) , a basketball team known briefly in 1967 as the Oakland Americans American football [ edit ] Pittsburgh Americans , an American football team from 1936 until 1937 New York Yankees (1940 AFL) , an American football team known as
310-563: A professional baseball league organized in 1901 American Association (disambiguation) , a name used by several professional baseball leagues Basketball [ edit ] Brooklyn Nets , a basketball team known in the 1960s as the New York Americans and New Jersey Americans Oakland Oaks (ABA) , a basketball team known briefly in 1967 as the Oakland Americans American football [ edit ] Pittsburgh Americans , an American football team from 1936 until 1937 New York Yankees (1940 AFL) , an American football team known as
341-510: A record label that was previously known as Def American American University , in Washington, D.C. Sports teams [ edit ] Soccer [ edit ] Baltimore Americans , the name of two soccer teams, one from 1939 to 1942 and one from 1942 to 1948 Chicago Americans , a soccer team in 1972 Dallas Americans , a soccer team from 1983 to 1985 Hartford Americans , a soccer team from 1927 to 1928 Miami Americans ,
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#1732758019411372-451: A record label that was previously known as Def American American University , in Washington, D.C. Sports teams [ edit ] Soccer [ edit ] Baltimore Americans , the name of two soccer teams, one from 1939 to 1942 and one from 1942 to 1948 Chicago Americans , a soccer team in 1972 Dallas Americans , a soccer team from 1983 to 1985 Hartford Americans , a soccer team from 1927 to 1928 Miami Americans ,
403-598: A reincarnation of the New Jersey Americans in 1980 New Jersey Americans (soccer) , a soccer team from 1976 to 1979 New York Americans (soccer) , a soccer team from 1931 to 1956 Uhrik Truckers , a soccer team known from 1941 to 1953 as the Philadelphia Americans Hockey [ edit ] Allen Americans , a minor league hockey team New York Americans , an ice hockey team from 1925 to 1942 Rochester Americans ,
434-442: A reincarnation of the New Jersey Americans in 1980 New Jersey Americans (soccer) , a soccer team from 1976 to 1979 New York Americans (soccer) , a soccer team from 1931 to 1956 Uhrik Truckers , a soccer team known from 1941 to 1953 as the Philadelphia Americans Hockey [ edit ] Allen Americans , a minor league hockey team New York Americans , an ice hockey team from 1925 to 1942 Rochester Americans ,
465-495: A string quartet by Antonín Dvořák Places [ edit ] American Canyon , a city in Northern California American Falls (disambiguation) American River (disambiguation) American Township, Ohio Other uses [ edit ] American cheese , a type of processed cheese American McGee (born 1972), American video game designer American ( RuPaul's Drag Race ) ,
496-404: A string quartet by Antonín Dvořák Places [ edit ] American Canyon , a city in Northern California American Falls (disambiguation) American River (disambiguation) American Township, Ohio Other uses [ edit ] American cheese , a type of processed cheese American McGee (born 1972), American video game designer American ( RuPaul's Drag Race ) ,
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558-496: A television episode See also [ edit ] All pages with titles beginning with American All pages with titles containing American America (disambiguation) Americana (disambiguation) Armorican (disambiguation) The American (disambiguation) The Americans (disambiguation) List of automobile manufacturers of the United States American Made (disambiguation) Pan-American (disambiguation) Anti-American Topics referred to by
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620-507: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Language and nationality disambiguation pages Oakland Oaks (ABA) On February 2, 1967, longtime entertainer and business entrepreneur Pat Boone , S. Kenneth Davidson and Dennis A. Murphy (who would later co-found the World Hockey Association ) were awarded a team in exchange for $ 30,000. Initially, Boone received
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#1732758019411682-466: The acorn on its logos. The team had widely varying performances in its two years of existence. In their first season, the Oaks finished 22–56 and had the second-worst performance of any professional basketball team ever in a major league, of 1485 such team-seasons (through 2015, according to the Elo rating system ); only the 1946–1947 Pittsburgh Ironmen had a worse year. They were probably noted more for
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744-555: The 1967–68 season. He joined the Oaks in the following year, leading the franchise to the ABA championship in 1968–69. The road to the championship was led by pioneering owner, S. Kenneth Davidson, who aggressively pursued Barry and one-time Warriors head coach Alex Hannum , signing them for an unprecedented $ 85,000 per year. His efforts drove a historic turnaround from last place to first in one year. Unfortunately for Barry, he tore ligaments in his knee after colliding with Ken Wilburn late in
775-538: The ABA Finals versus the Indiana Pacers . After a split of the first two games, the Oaks won an overtime thriller 134–126 to take a 2–1 lead in the series. Then they won the fourth game to set up a clinching opportunity in Oakland. In Game 5, the Oaks won 135–131 in overtime to clinch the series and league title Warren Jabali was named Playoffs MVP on the strength of 21.5 points and 9.7 rebounds per game in
806-716: The New York Americans in 1941 Vehicles [ edit ] American (1899 automobile) , by American Automobile Company, New York City American (1902 automobile) , by American Motor Carriage Company, Cleveland American (1911 automobile) , by American Automobile Manufacturing Company founded in Missouri American (1914 automobile) , by American Cyclecar Company, Michigan American (1917 automobile) , built in New Jersey American Motors Corporation (AMC), automobile manufacturing company (1954–1988) Rambler American ,
837-552: The New York Americans in 1941 Vehicles [ edit ] American (1899 automobile) , by American Automobile Company, New York City American (1902 automobile) , by American Motor Carriage Company, Cleveland American (1911 automobile) , by American Automobile Manufacturing Company founded in Missouri American (1914 automobile) , by American Cyclecar Company, Michigan American (1917 automobile) , built in New Jersey American Motors Corporation (AMC), automobile manufacturing company (1954–1988) Rambler American ,
868-522: The postseason. In the nine playoff games in Oakland, the Oaks averaged just 3,401 attendance a game (30,615 total). The highest came in Game 5 of the Finals, when 6,340 were on hand. With or without Barry, the team proved to be a poor investment for Boone, who became majority owner after Davidson left the group. Despite winning the ABA championship, the Oaks were a failure at the box office, due in large part to
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961-605: The set of varieties of the English language native to the United States Native Americans in the United States , indigenous peoples of the United States American, something of, from, or related to the Americas , also known as "America" Indigenous peoples of the Americas American (word) , for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations [ edit ] American Airlines , U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas American Athletic Conference , an American college athletic conference American Recordings (record label) ,