American Basketball Association Rosters
| Carolina Cougars 1969-70 Coach: |
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Num | Name | University | Pos | Ht | GP | Reb | Asts | Pts | RPG | APG | PPG |
| 11 | Bob Verga | Duke | G | 6' 1" | 82 | 430 | 290 | 2258 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 27.5 | |
| 13 | Hank Whitney | Iowa State | F/C | 6' 7" | 59 | 371 | 56 | 397 | 6.3 | 0.9 | 6.7 | |
| 21 | Ron Perry | Virginia Tech | G | 6' 3" | 19 | 18 | 18 | 118 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 6.2 | |
| 23 | Gene Littles | High Point | G | 6' 0" | 82 | 415 | 282 | 1025 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 12.5 | |
| 24 | Calvin Fowler | St. Francis (PA) | G | 6' 0" | 78 | 170 | 126 | 343 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 4.4 | |
| 33 | Steve Kramer | Brigham Young | G/F | 6' 5" | 51 | 52 | 39 | 161 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 3.2 | |
| 34 | Doug Moe | North Carolina | F | 6' 5" | 80 | 437 | 425 | 1382 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 17.3 | |
| 35 | Randy Mahaffey | Clemson | F | 6' 7" | 84 | 681 | 164 | 928 | 8.1 | 2.0 | 11.0 | |
| 42 | Bill Bunting | North Carolina | F | 6' 8" | 57 | 169 | 34 | 271 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 4.8 | |
| 44 | Larry Miller | North Carolina | F | 6' 4" | 59 | 267 | 100 | 579 | 4.5 | 1.7 | 9.8 | |
| 51 | George Peeples | Iowa | C/F | 6' 7" | 83 | 685 | 123 | 767 | 8.3 | 1.5 | 9.2 | |
| 52 | Rich Niemann | St. Louis | C | 7' 1" | 63 | 563 | 87 | 711 | 8.9 | 1.4 | 11.3 | |
| 52 | George Sutor | LaSalle | C | 6' 8" | 11 | 51 | 2 | 31 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 2.8 | |
| Pre-Season | ||||||||||||
| Al Beard | Norfolk State | C | 6' 9" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Spider Bennett | Winston-Salem | G | 6' 3" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Don Carlos | Otterbein | G/F | 6' 5" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Joe Cromer | Temple | G | 6' 5" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Bill Davis | Lenoir-Rhyne | F | 6' 6" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Gene Ford | Western Michigan | G | 6' 5" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Carl Fuller | Bethune-Cookman | C | 6' 9" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| George Hicker | Syracuse | F | 6' 3" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Ed Hummer | Princeton | F | 6' 6" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Bob Leonard | Wake Forest | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Fred Lind | Duke | F | 6' 7" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Paul Loveday | California | F/C | 6' 10" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Ted Manning | North Carolina Col | G | 6' 5" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Neil McGeachy | Lenoir-Rhyne | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Johnny Moates | Richmond | G | 6' 2" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Mike Nordholz | Alabama | G | 6' 1" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Jesse Price | Milliken | F | 6' 4" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Bobby Rascoe | Western Kentucky | G/F | 6' 4" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Justus Thigpen | Weber State | G | 6' 1" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Bob Woollard | Wake Forest | C | 6' 10" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Carolina Cougars 1970-71 Coach: Bones McKinney, Jerry Steele |
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Num | Name | University | Pos | Ht | GP | Reb | Asts | Pts | RPG | APG | PPG |
| 11 | Bob Verga | Duke | G | 6' 1" | 75 | 280 | 182 | 1412 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 18.8 | |
| 12 | Rich Johnson | Grambling | C | 6' 7" | 25 | 110 | 11 | 169 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 6.8 | |
| 13 | Frank Card | South Carolina St | F | 6' 7" | 63 | 448 | 111 | 781 | 7.1 | 1.8 | 12.4 | |
| 13 | Lonnie Klutz | North Carolina A&T | F | 6' 7" | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 14 | Vann Williford | North Carolina State | F | 6' 6" | 38 | 68 | 15 | 148 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 3.9 | |
| 21 | George Lehmann | Campbell JC | G | 6' 1" | 83 | 203 | 464 | 1438 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 17.3 | |
| 23 | Gene Littles | High Point | G | 6' 0" | 70 | 205 | 173 | 567 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 8.1 | |
| 24 | Arvesta Kelly | Lincoln (MO) | G | 6' 2" | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.8 | |
| 24 | Dave Newmark | Columbia | C | 7' 0" | 31 | 157 | 28 | 234 | 5.1 | 0.9 | 7.5 | |
| 27 | Joe Caldwell | Arizona State | F | 6' 5" | 72 | 489 | 301 | 1678 | 6.8 | 4.2 | 23.3 | |
| 31 | Gary Bradds | Ohio State | F | 6' 8" | 7 | 41 | 2 | 44 | 5.9 | 0.3 | 6.3 | |
| 33 | Ira Harge | New Mexico | C | 6' 9" | 29 | 339 | 57 | 304 | 11.7 | 2.0 | 10.5 | |
| 34 | Mack Daughtry | Albany State (GA) | G | 6' 3" | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 3.3 | |
| 35 | Randy Mahaffey | Clemson | F | 6' 7" | 83 | 618 | 115 | 926 | 7.4 | 1.4 | 11.2 | |
| 42 | Chuck Lloyd | Yankton | C/F | 6' 8" | 14 | 25 | 6 | 66 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 4.7 | |
| 44 | Larry Miller | North Carolina | F | 6' 4" | 77 | 457 | 167 | 938 | 5.9 | 2.2 | 12.2 | |
| 51 | George Peeples | Iowa | C/F | 6' 7" | 82 | 771 | 110 | 956 | 9.4 | 1.3 | 11.7 | |
| Pre-Season | ||||||||||||
| Bernie Copeland | Michigan State | F | 6' 6" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Calvin Fowler | St. Francis (PA) | G | 6' 0" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Dick Grubar | North Carolina | C | 6' 4" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Steve Kramer | Brigham Young | G/F | 6' 5" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Doug Moe | North Carolina | F | 6' 5" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Hank Whitney | Iowa State | F/C | 6' 7" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Carolina Cougars 1971-72 Coach: Tom Meschery |
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| Num | Name | University | Pos | Ht | GP | Reb | Asts | Pts | RPG | APG | PPG | |
| 1 | Jim McDaniels | Western Kentucky | C/F | 6' 11" | 58 | 814 | 97 | 1552 | 14.0 | 1.7 | 2.68 | |
| 4 | George Carter | St. Bonaventure | F/G | 6' 4" | 29 | 151 | 25 | 479 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 16.5 | |
| 4 | Ron Dorsey | Tennessee State | F | 6' 4" | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | |
| 11 | Bob Verga | Duke | G | 6' 1" | 8 | 8 | 10 | 59 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 7.4 | |
| 13 | Stew Johnson | Murray State | F | 6' 8" | 50 | 272 | 73 | 632 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 12.6 | |
| 21 | George Lehmann | Campbell JC | G | 6' 1" | 38 | 71 | 295 | 609 | 1.9 | 7.8 | 16.0 | |
| 21 | Bob Warren | Vanderbilt | G | 6' 5" | 37 | 54 | 46 | 188 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 5.1 | |
| 22 | Ed Manning | Jackson State | F | 6' 7" | 77 | 441 | 58 | 551 | 5.7 | 0.8 | 7.2 | |
| 23 | Gene Littles | High Point | G | 6' 0" | 69 | 276 | 237 | 745 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 10.8 | |
| 24 | Ted McClain | Tennessee State | G | 6' 1" | 64 | 120 | 120 | 419 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 6.5 | |
| 27 | Joe Caldwell | Arizona State | F | 6' 5" | 61 | 343 | 259 | 1032 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 16.9 | |
| 32 | Warren Davis | North Carolina A&T | F/C | 6' 6" | 41 | 370 | 99 | 557 | 9.0 | 2.4 | 13.6 | |
| 33 | Wendall Ladner | Southern Miss | F | 6' 5" | 43 | 424 | 88 | 523 | 9.9 | 2.0 | 12.2 | |
| 33 | George Stone | Marshall | F | 6' 7" | 16 | 39 | 21 | 72 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 4.5 | |
| 34 | Frank Card | South Carolina State | F | 6' 7" | 9 | 28 | 7 | 38 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 4.2 | |
| 35 | Wayne Hightower | Kansas | F | 6' 8" | 13 | 43 | 11 | 70 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 5.4 | |
| 44 | Larry Miller | North Carolina | F | 6' 4" | 83 | 399 | 235 | 1529 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 18.4 | |
| 52 | Randy Denton | Duke | C | 6' 10" | 39 | 260 | 33 | 333 | 6.7 | 0.8 | 8.5 | |
| 32,35,52 | Tom Owens | South Carolina | C | 6' 10" | 31 | 19 | 21 | 254 | 6.2 | 0.7 | 8.2 | |
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| 54 | Luke Jackson | Texas | F | 6' 9" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Luke Adams | Lamar | F | 6' 9" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Walker Banks | Western Kentucky | C | 6' 10" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Tom Blackman | North Carolina A&T | G | 6' 3" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Booker Brown | Middle Tennessee State | C | 7' 0" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Chuck Carthorn | Indian River JC | F | 6' 8" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Hank Commodore | Northwest Oklahoma State | G | 6' 3" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| John Davis | Alabama State | F | 6' 7" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Joe Gallagher | Pembroke State | F | 6' 7" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Dan Hester | Louisiana State | F | 6' 8" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| George Jerman | Western New England | 6' 4" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Oliver Jones | Adams State | F | 6' 7" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Ed Kemp | Adams State | F | 6' 7" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Frank Lothridge | Pan American | F | 6' 8" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Chuck Lloyd | Yankton | C/F | 6' 8" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Bob McKenney | Pepperdine | 6' 11" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Bobby Moore | Shaw | 6' 7" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Curly Neal | Johnson C. Smith | G | 6' 0" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Ron Rippertoe | David Lipscombe | 6' 3" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Fred Swischert | Dudley | G | 6' 1" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Wille Watson | Oklahoma City | 6' 9" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Bob Wenzel | Rutgers | G | 6' 1" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Jim Wolf | Pennsylvania | F | 6' 8" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Carolina Cougars 1972-73 Coach: Larry Brown |
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| Num | Name | University | Pos | Ht | GP | Reb | Asts | Pts | RPG | APG | PPG | |
| 14 | Steve Previs | North Carolina | G | 6' 3" | 30 | 14 | 24 | 55 | 3.4 | 5.9 | 13.5 | |
| 20 | Mack Calvin | Southern Cal | G | 6' 0" | 84 | 215 | 301 | 1467 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 17.5 | |
| 21 | Steve Jones | Oregon | G | 6' 5" | 67 | 178 | 84 | 852 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 12.7 | |
| 21 | Bob Warren | Vanderbilt | G | 6' 5" | 17 | 65 | 22 | 157 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 9.2 | |
| 22 | Ed Manning | Jackson State | F | 6' 7" | 83 | 393 | 64 | 590 | 4.7 | 0.8 | 7.1 | |
| 23 | Gene Littles | High Point | G | 6' 0" | 84 | 262 | 245 | 807 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 9.6 | |
| 24 | Ted McClain | Tennessee State | G | 6' 1" | 84 | 263 | 225 | 803 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 9.6 | |
| 27 | Joe Caldwell | Arizona State | F | 6' 5" | 77 | 395 | 352 | 1283 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 16.7 | |
| 32 | Billy Cunningham | North Carolina | F | 6' 6" | 84 | 1012 | 530 | 2028 | 12.0 | 6.3 | 24.1 | |
| 33 | Ira Harge | New Mexico | C | 6' 9" | 4 | 23 | 3 | 12 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 3.0 | |
| 42 | Mike Lewis | Duke | F | 6' 8" | 15 | 122 | 41 | 151 | 8.1 | 2.7 | 10.1 | |
| 44 | Dennis Wuycik | North Carolina | F | 6' 6" | 83 | 179 | 79 | 377 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 4.5 | |
| 52 | Tom Owens | South Carolina | C | 6' 10" | 83 | 646 | 94 | 979 | 7.8 | 1.1 | 11.8 | |
| 54 | Roger Brown | Kansas | F | 6' 11" | 62 | 178 | 25 | 146 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 2.4 | |
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| 13 | Jerry Crocker | Guilford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 53 | Mike Grosso | Louisville | C | 6' 9" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| David Brent | Jacksonville | C | 7' 0" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Aubrey Nash | Kansas | G | 6' 2" | |||||||||
| Curtis Pritchett | St. Augustine's | |||||||||||
| Rick Schultz | Bradley | F | ||||||||||
| Carolina Cougars 1973-74 Coach: Larry Brown |
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| Num | Name | University | Pos | Ht | GP | Reb | Asts | Pts | RPG | APG | PPG | |
| 14 | Ollie Taylor | Houston | G | 6' 2" | 23 | 74 | 44 | 162 | 3/2 | 1.9 | 7.0 | |
| 20 | Mack Calvin | Southern Cal | G | 6' 0" | 83 | 243 | 347 | 1496 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 18.0 | |
| 21 | Steve Jones | Oregon | G | 6' 5" | 31 | 95 | 57 | 366 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 8.3 | |
| 22 | Ed Manning | Jackson State | F | 6' 7" | 82 | 370 | 100 | 681 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 8.3 | |
| 23 | Gene Littles | High Point | G | 6' 0" | 84 | 231 | 280 | 707 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 8.4 | |
| 24 | Ted McClain | Tennessee State | G | 6' 1" | 84 | 358 | 348 | 1099 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 13.1 | |
| 27 | Joe Caldwell | Arizona State | F | 6' 5" | 79 | 412 | 350 | 1135 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 14.4 | |
| 31 | Marv Roberts | Utah State | F | 6' 8" | 39 | 240 | 75 | 401 | 6.2 | 1.9 | 10.3 | |
| 32 | Billy Cunningham | North Carolina | F | 6' 6" | 32 | 331 | 150 | 656 | 10.3 | 4.7 | 20.5 | |
| 42 | Mike Lewis | Duke | F | 6' 8" | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 2.0 | |
| 44 | Dennis Wuycik | North Carolina | F | 6' 6" | 49 | 106 | 31 | 228 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 4.7 | |
| 52 | Tom Owens | South Carolina | C | 6' 10" | 81 | 717 | 127 | 1116 | 8.9 | 1.6 | 13.8 | |
| 53 | Jim Chones | Marquette | C | 6' 11" | 83 | 645 | 118 | 1225 | 7.8 | 1.4 | 14.8 | |
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| 14 | Steve Previs | North Carolina | G | 6' 3" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 35 | Abe Steward | Jacksonville | 6' 6" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| David Angel | Clemson | C | 6' 10" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Bill Bailey | Catawba | F | 6' 7" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Steve Becker | Yankton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| David Brent | Jacksonville | C | 7' 0" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Roger Brown | Kansas | F | 6' 11" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Willie Calvert | Abilene Christian | F | 6' 8" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Henry Dickerson | Morris Harvey | G | 6' 4" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Ozzie Edwards | Oklahoma City | 6' 4" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Matt Gantt | St. Bonaventure | F | 6' 5" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Lynn Greer | Virginia State | G | 6' 5" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Sam Simmons | Bradley | G | 6' 3" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Gerald Smith | Detroit | C | 7' 0" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Charlie Yelverton | Fordham | G | 6' 2" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||