The 2000–01 ABA season was the first season of the new American Basketball Association. The season lasted from November 2000 to the championship game in March 2001 featuring the top seeded Chicago Skyliners and the fourth-seeded Detroit Dogs. Detroit defeated Chicago, 107–91 in the 2001 ABA championship game.[3]
| 2000–01 ABA season | |
|---|---|
| League | American Basketball Association |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | November 2000 – March 2001 |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | None announced[1] |
| 2001 ABA Playoffs | |
| champions | Detroit Dogs |
| runners-up | Indiana Legends |
| champions | Chicago Skyliners |
| runners-up | Kansas City Knights |
| 2001 ABA Championship | |
| Champions | Detroit Dogs |
| Runners-up | Chicago Skyliners |
| Finals MVP | Gee Girvin, Ndongo N'Diaye (Detroit Dogs)[2] |
Regular Season Standings
edit| East | W | L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Dogs | 24 | 20 | .545 |
| Memphis Houn'Dawgs | 19 | 22 | .463 |
| Indiana Legends | 18 | 24 | .429 |
| Tampa Bay ThunderDawgs | 15 | 26 | .366 |
| West | W | L | Win % |
| Chicago Skyliners | 31 | 12 | .721 |
| Los Angeles Stars | 28 | 13 | .683 |
| Kansas City Knights | 24 | 17 | .585 |
| San Diego Wildfire | 8 | 33 | .195 |
Postseason Results
edit| Division Semifinals | Division Finals | ABA Championship | ||||||||||||
| 1E | Detroit Dogs | 117 | ||||||||||||
| 4E | Tampa Bay ThunderDawgs | 112 | ||||||||||||
| 1E | Detroit Dogs | 119 | ||||||||||||
| 3E | Indiana Legends | 105 | ||||||||||||
| 2E | Memphis Houn'Dawgs | 90 | ||||||||||||
| 3E | Indiana Legends | 95 | ||||||||||||
| 1E | Detroit Dogs | 107 | ||||||||||||
| 1W | Chicago Skyliners | 91 | ||||||||||||
| 1W | Chicago Skyliners | 112 | ||||||||||||
| 4W | San Diego Wildfire | 97 | ||||||||||||
| 1W | Chicago Skyliners | 106 | ||||||||||||
| 3W | Kansas City Knights | 105 | ||||||||||||
| 2W | Los Angeles Stars | 112 | ||||||||||||
| 3W | Kansas City Knights | 132 | ||||||||||||