ABA Playoffs Most Valuable Player Award

The ABA Playoffs Most Valuable Player Award was an annual American Basketball Association (ABA) given in the ABA Playoffs. The award was first awarded in the 1968 ABA Playoffs and was retired as part of the ABA–NBA merger. In sports, the player judged to be the most important to the team is the most valuable player (MVP).

The inaugural award winner was Pittsburgh Pipers' player Connie Hawkins. On all occasions, the player who wins the Playoffs MVP award is from the team that won the ABA championship. Julius Erving, who led the New York Nets to two ABA championships in 1974 and 1976, is the only player to win the award twice.

## Winners[edit]

*  | Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

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Player (X)  | Denotes the number of times the player has received the Playoffs MVP award
Year | Player | Positions | Team | Note

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1968 | Connie Hawkins* | Forward/center | Pittsburgh Pipers | [1]
1969 | Warren Jabali | Guard/forward | Oakland Oaks | [2]
1970 | Roger Brown* | Forward/guard | Indiana Pacers | [3]
1971 | Zelmo Beaty* | Center | Utah Stars | [4]
1972 | Freddie Lewis | Guard | Indiana Pacers | [5]
1973 | George McGinnis* | Forward/center | Indiana Pacers | [6]
1974 | Julius Erving* | Forward | New York Nets | [7]
1975 | Artis Gilmore* | Center | Kentucky Colonels | [8]
1976 | Julius Erving* (2) | Forward | New York Nets | [7]

## Playoffs Most Valuable Player gallery[edit]

* Connie Hawkins (1968)

* Warren Jabali (1969)

* Roger Brown (1970)

* Zelmo Beaty (1971)

* Freddie Lewis (1972)

* George McGinnis (1973)

* Julius Erving (1974)

* Artis Gilmore (1975)

* Julius Erving (1976)

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Connie Hawkins". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 26 August 2010. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
2. ^ "Warren Jabali". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 9 September 2010. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
3. ^ "Roger Brown". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 13 September 2010. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
4. ^ "Zelmo Beaty". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
5. ^ "Freddie Lewis". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 25 September 2010. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
6. ^ "George McGinnis". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 10 September 2010. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
7. ^ a b "Julius Erving". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 26 August 2010. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
8. ^ "Artis Gilmore". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 20 August 2010. Retrieved August 25, 2010.

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ABA Playoffs Most Valuable Player Award

* 1968: Hawkins
* 1969: Jabali
* 1970: Brown
* 1971: Beaty
* 1972: Lewis
* 1973: McGinnis
* 1974: Erving
* 1975: Gilmore
* 1976: Erving

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ABA awards and honors

Champions

Individual awards|

* All-Star Game MVP
* Executive of the Year
* Most Valuable Player
* Coach of the Year
* Playoffs MVP
* Rookie of the Year

Honors|

* All-ABA Team
* All-Defensive Team
* All-Rookie Team

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American Basketball Association seasons

Seasons|

* 1967–68
* 1968–69
* 1969–70
* 1970–71
* 1971–72
* 1972–73
* 1973–74
* 1974–75
* 1975–76

Playoffs|

* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976

All-Star Games|

* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976

* Champions
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* Broadcasters
* ABA–NBA merger (1976 ABA dispersal draft)

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