title: American Basketball Association 2004-2005
text: # American Basketball Association 2004-2005
  
  La stagione di American Basketball Association 2004-2005 fu la 4ª stagione della nuova ABA. La stagione finì con la vittoria degli Arkansas RimRockers, che sconfissero i Bellevue Blackhawks per 118 a 103 nella finale unica disputata.
  
  Entrarono a far parte della Lega altre trentuno franchigie: gli Arkansas RimRockers, gli Atlanta Vision, i Bellevue Blackhawks, i Boston Frenzy, i Calgary Drillers, i Carolina Thunder, i Central Valley Dawgs, i Chicago Soldiers, i Cincinnati Monarchs, i Colorado Storm, i Detroit Wheels, gli Harlem Strong Dogs, gli Hermosillo Seris, i Kentucky Colonels, i Jacksonville Wave, i Los Angeles Stars, i Louisiana Cajun Pelicans, i Maryland Nighthawks, i Mississippi Stingers, i Nashville Rhythm, i New Jersey SkyCats, gli Oklahoma City Ballhawgs, gli Ontario Warriors, gli Orange County Buzz, i Pennsylvania Pit Bulls, i Philadelphia Fusion, i Portland Reign, i Reigning Knights of Georgia, i St. Louis Flight, i Texas Tycoons, gli Utah Snowbears.
  
  Infine i Jersey Squires si trasferirono a Filadelfia diventando i Philadelphia Colonials, e i Tijuana Diablos cambiarono nome in Tijuana Dragons.
  
  ## Squadre partecipanti
  
  * Ark. RimRockers
  * Atlanta Vision
  * Bell. Blackhawks
  * Boston Frenzy
  * Calgary Drillers
  * Carolina Thunder
  * Central Val. Dawgs
  * Chicago Soldiers
  * Cincinnati Monarchs
  * Colorado Storm
  * Detroit Wheels
  * Fresno Heatwave
  * Harlem Strong Dogs
  * Hermosillo Seris
  * K.C. Knights
  * Kentucky Colonels
  * Jacksonville Wave
  * Juárez Gallos
  * Las Vegas Rattlers
  * Long Beach Jam
  * Los Angeles Stars
  * Louisiana Pelicans
  * Maryl. Nighthawks
  * Mississippi Stingers
  * Nashville Rhythm
  * N.J. SkyCats
  * O.C. Ballhawgs
  * Ontario Warriors
  * O.C. Buzz
  * Penn. Pit Bulls
  * Philadelphia Fusion
  * Portland Reign
  * R.K. of Georgia
  * St. Louis Flight
  * Texas Tycoons
  * Tijuana Dragons
  * Utah Snowbears
  
  ## Classifica regular season
  
  ### Red Division
  
  | Squadra | V | P | PCT |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Utah Snowbears | 25 | 1 | 96,2 |
  | Long Beach Jam | 18 | 10 | 64,3 |
  | Las Vegas Rattlers | 9 | 6 | 60,0 |
  | Los Angeles Aftershock | 13 | 12 | 52,0 |
  | Ontario Warriors | 15 | 14 | 51,7 |
  | Orange County Buzz | 10 | 10 | 50,0 |
  | Bellevue Blackhawks | 10 | 16 | 38,5 |
  | Tijuana Dragons | 10 | 16 | 38,5 |
  | Calgary Drillers | 5 | 10 | 33,3 |
  | Portland Reign | 4 | 8 | 33,3 |
  | Fresno Heatwave | 4 | 9 | 30,8 |
  | Central Valley Dawgs | 3 | 20 | 13,0 |
  
  ### White Division
  
  | Squadra | V | P | PCT |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Arkansas RimRockers | 28 | 5 | 84,8 |
  | Kansas City Knights | 17 | 8 | 68,0 |
  | Texas Tycoons | 17 | 9 | 65,4 |
  | Kentucky Colonels | 16 | 11 | 59,3 |
  | Cincinnati Monarchs | 7 | 7 | 50,0 |
  | Detroit Wheels | 4 | 8 | 33,3 |
  | St. Louis Flight | 9 | 19 | 32,1 |
  | Colorado Storm | 3 | 13 | 18,8 |
  | Louisiana Cajun Pelicans | 2 | 10 | 16,7 |
  | Hermosillo Seris | 3 | 6 | 33,3 |
  | Chicago Soldiers | 1 | 2 | 33,3 |
  | Oklahoma City Ballhawgs | 0 | 1 | 0,0 |
  | Juárez Gallos de Pelea | 0 | 0 | 0,0 |
  
  ### Blue Division
  
  | Squadra | V | P | PCT |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Mississippi Stingers | 20 | 3 | 87,0 |
  | Harlem Strong Dogs | 14 | 6 | 70,0 |
  | Nashville Rhythm | 18 | 10 | 64,3 |
  | Maryland Nighthawks | 15 | 9 | 62,5 |
  | New Jersey SkyCats | 12 | 9 | 57,1 |
  | Pennsylvania Pit Bulls | 8 | 9 | 47,1 |
  | Carolina Thunder | 9 | 14 | 39,1 |
  | Atlanta Vision | 5 | 13 | 27,8 |
  | Boston Frenzy | 5 | 15 | 25,0 |
  | Reigning Knights of Georgia | 2 | 16 | 11,1 |
  | Jacksonville Wave | 2 | 1 | 66,7 |
  | Philadelphia Fusion | 3 | 10 | 30,0 |
  
  ## Play-off
  
  | Quarti di finale | Quarti di finale | Quarti di finale | Semifinali | Semifinali | Semifinali | Finale | Finale | Finale | Finale ABA | Finale ABA | Finale ABA |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Utah | 130 |
  | 14 | Tijuana | 115 |
  | 14 | Tijuana | 115 | 1 | Utah | 130 |
  | | | | 8 | Long Beach | 115 |
  | 8 | Long Beach | 148 | 8 | Long Beach | 115 |
  | 9 | Las Vegas | 126 | | | |
  | 9 | Las Vegas | 126 | | | | 1 | Utah | forfait |
  | | | | | | | 13 | Bellevue | - |
  | 5 | Maryland | 124 | | | | 13 | Bellevue | - |
  | 12 | New Jersey | 105 | | | | | | |
  | 12 | New Jersey | 105 | 5 | Maryland | 120 | | | |
  | | | | 13 | Bellevue | 133 | | | |
  | 4 | Texas | 94 | 13 | Bellevue | 133 | | | |
  | 13 | Bellevue | 101 | | | | | | |
  | 13 | Bellevue | 101 | | | | | | | 13 | Bellevue | 103 |
  | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Arkansas | 118 |
  | 3 | Mississippi | 96 | | | | | | | 2 | Arkansas | 118 |
  | 16 | St. Louis | 84 | | | | | | |
  | 16 | St. Louis | 84 | 3 | Mississippi | 114 | | | |
  | | | | 6 | Kansas City | 109 | | | |
  | 6 | Kansas City | 119 | 6 | Kansas City | 109 | | | |
  | 11 | Los Angeles | 111 | | | | | | |
  | 11 | Los Angeles | 111 | | | | 3 | Mississippi | 105 |
  | | | | | | | 2 | Arkansas | 117 |
  | 7 | Harlem | 105 | | | | 2 | Arkansas | 117 |
  | 10 | Kentucky | 108 | | | |
  | 10 | Kentucky | 108 | 10 | Kentucky | 123 |
  | | | | 2 | Arkansas | 135 |
  | 2 | Arkansas | 136 | 2 | Arkansas | 135 |
  | 15 | Ontario | 97 |
  
  * Campione ABA 2005
  * Arkansas RimRockers 1º titolo
  
  ## Premi ABA
  
  * ABA Most Valuable Player: Kareem Reid, Arkansas RimRockers
  * ABA Coach of the Year: Rick Turner, Bellevue Blackhawks
  * ABA Championship Tournament Most Valuable Player: Kareem Reid, Arkansas RimRockers
  * ABA Rookie of the Year: MaJic Dorsey, Las Vegas Rattlers
  * ABA Executive of the Year: Michael Tuckman, Bellevue Blackhawks
  