1971-72 Carolina Cougars Game-by-Game Results

American Basketball Association (ABA)
Team Record: 35-49
Finishing 5th in the ABA's Eastern Division
Coach: Tom Meschery (35-49)
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina; Charlotte, North Carolina; Greensboro, North Carolina

1971-72 Carolina Cougars Statistics
1971-72 Carolina Cougars Roster

The Carolina Cougars of the American Basketball Association ended the 1971-72 season with a record of 35 wins and 49 losses, finishing fifth in the ABA's Eastern Division.

Carolina racked up 9,646 points and surrendered 9,923. Jim McDaniels tossed in a team-best 1,552 points for the Cougars, while Larry Miller scored 18 or more per game, too. Jim McDaniels contributed 814 boards. George Lehmann dished out 295 assists for the squad.

Tom Meschery coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 9646
Regular Season Points Against: 9923

Date	Game	Res	Home	Road	Record
October 15, 1971	Virginia Squires 118 at Carolina Cougars 114	L	0-1	0-0	0-1		at Greensboro, NC
October 16, 1971	Carolina Cougars 98 at Indiana Pacers 106	L	0-1	0-1	0-2
October 19, 1971	Carolina Cougars 93 at Utah Stars 150	L	0-1	0-2	0-3
October 20, 1971	Carolina Cougars 113 at Dallas Chaparrals 115	L	0-1	0-3	0-4	OT
October 22, 1971	Carolina Cougars 108 at Memphis Pros 102	W	0-1	1-3	1-4
October 23, 1971	Utah Stars 99 at Carolina Cougars 101	W	1-1	1-3	2-4		at Greensboro, NC
October 27, 1971	Pittsburgh Condors 131 at Carolina Cougars 121	L	1-2	1-3	2-5		at Charlotte, NC
October 28, 1971	Carolina Cougars 91 at The Floridians 104	L	1-2	1-4	2-6
October 29, 1971	Carolina Cougars 121 at Virginia Squires 142	L	1-2	1-5	2-7		at Roanoke, VA
November 2, 1971	Carolina Cougars 116 at Indiana Pacers 137	L	1-2	1-6	2-8
November 5, 1971	The Floridians 106 at Carolina Cougars 109	W	2-2	1-6	3-8		at Greensboro, NC
November 6, 1971	Dallas Chaparrals 97 at Carolina Cougars 92	L	2-3	1-6	3-9		at Charlotte, NC
November 11, 1971	Carolina Cougars 127 at Pittsburgh Condors 109	W	2-3	2-6	4-9
November 13, 1971	Virginia Squires 109 at Carolina Cougars 129	W	3-3	2-6	5-9		at Charlotte, NC
November 17, 1971	Denver Rockets 101 at Carolina Cougars 113	W	4-3	2-6	6-9		at Charlotte, NC
November 19, 1971	New York Nets 129 at Carolina Cougars 127	L	4-4	2-6	6-10		at Greensboro, NC
November 20, 1971	Carolina Cougars 107 at Kentucky Colonels 120	L	4-4	2-7	6-11
November 23, 1971	Carolina Cougars 102 at Virginia Squires 98	W	4-4	3-7	7-11		at Hampton, VA
November 24, 1971	Dallas Chaparrals 106 at Carolina Cougars 120	W	5-4	3-7	8-11		at Raleigh, NC
November 26, 1971	Utah Stars 124 at Carolina Cougars 115	L	5-5	3-7	8-12		at Greensboro, NC
November 27, 1971	Indiana Pacers 116 at Carolina Cougars 110	L	5-6	3-7	8-13		at Charlotte, NC
December 1, 1971	Pittsburgh Condors 117 at Carolina Cougars 118	W	6-6	3-7	9-13		at Charlotte, NC
December 3, 1971	Carolina Cougars 122 at New York Nets 134	L	6-6	3-8	9-14
December 4, 1971	Carolina Cougars 108 at Indiana Pacers 115	L	6-6	3-9	9-15
December 7, 1971	Carolina Cougars 102 at Pittsburgh Condors 122	L	6-6	3-10	9-16
December 8, 1971	Kentucky Colonels 121 at Carolina Cougars 111	L	6-7	3-10	9-17		at Charlotte, NC
December 10, 1971	Pittsburgh Condors 144 at Carolina Cougars 138	L	6-8	3-10	9-18		at Greensboro, NC
December 11, 1971	Carolina Cougars 125 at Denver Rockets 130	L	6-8	3-11	9-19
December 13, 1971	Carolina Cougars 124 at Utah Stars 115	W	6-8	4-11	10-19
December 14, 1971	Virginia Squires 121 at Carolina Cougars 125	W	7-8	4-11	11-19		at Greensboro, NC
December 15, 1971	Carolina Cougars 93 at Kentucky Colonels 137	L	7-8	4-12	11-20
December 17, 1971	Carolina Cougars 146 at Pittsburgh Condors 143	W	7-8	5-12	12-20	OT
December 18, 1971	New York Nets 118 at Carolina Cougars 106	L	7-9	5-12	12-21		at Charlotte, NC
December 22, 1971	Memphis Pros 113 at Carolina Cougars 102	L	7-10	5-12	12-22		at Greensboro, NC
December 23, 1971	The Floridians 125 at Carolina Cougars 109	L	7-11	5-12	12-23		at New York City, NY
December 25, 1971	Carolina Cougars 102 at Memphis Pros 110	L	7-11	5-13	12-24
December 26, 1971	New York Nets 117 at Carolina Cougars 123	W	8-11	5-13	13-24		at Raleigh, NC
December 28, 1971	Carolina Cougars 126 at Virginia Squires 129	L	8-11	5-14	13-25		at Richmond, VA
December 29, 1971	Virginia Squires 126 at Carolina Cougars 117	L	8-12	5-14	13-26		at Raleigh, NC
December 30, 1971	Carolina Cougars 120 at Virginia Squires 124	L	8-12	5-15	13-27		at Hampton, VA
December 31, 1971	Kentucky Colonels 124 at Carolina Cougars 106	L	8-13	5-15	13-28		at Greensboro, NC
January 4, 1972	Carolina Cougars 130 at Pittsburgh Condors 116	W	8-13	6-15	14-28
January 5, 1972	Carolina Cougars 116 at New York Nets 125	L	8-13	6-16	14-29
January 7, 1972	Virginia Squires 106 at Carolina Cougars 99	L	8-14	6-16	14-30		at Winston-Salem, NC
January 8, 1972	New York Nets 115 at Carolina Cougars 118	W	9-14	6-16	15-30		at Winston-Salem, NC
January 14, 1972	The Floridians 98 at Carolina Cougars 105	W	10-14	6-16	16-30		at Greensboro, NC
January 15, 1972	Carolina Cougars 98 at New York Nets 109	L	10-14	6-17	16-31
January 19, 1972	The Floridians 104 at Carolina Cougars 108	W	11-14	6-17	17-31		at Charlotte, NC
January 20, 1972	Carolina Cougars 122 at New York Nets 124	L	11-14	6-18	17-32
January 21, 1972	Pittsburgh Condors 98 at Carolina Cougars 122	W	12-14	6-18	18-32		at Greensboro, NC
January 25, 1972	Dallas Chaparrals 117 at Carolina Cougars 97	L	12-15	6-18	18-33		at Greensboro, NC
January 27, 1972	Carolina Cougars 102 at The Floridians 101	W	12-15	7-18	19-33
January 31, 1972	Carolina Cougars 115 at Utah Stars 135	L	12-15	7-19	19-34
February 1, 1972	Carolina Cougars 117 at Denver Rockets 108	W	12-15	8-19	20-34
February 2, 1972	Carolina Cougars 110 at Dallas Chaparrals 101	W	12-15	9-19	21-34
February 4, 1972	Carolina Cougars 106 at Memphis Pros 100	W	12-15	10-19	22-34
February 5, 1972	Pittsburgh Condors 136 at Carolina Cougars 129	L	12-16	10-19	22-35		at Greensboro, NC
February 9, 1972	Kentucky Colonels 126 at Carolina Cougars 106	L	12-17	10-19	22-36		at Charlotte, NC
February 11, 1972	Denver Rockets 105 at Carolina Cougars 110	W	13-17	10-19	23-36		at Winston-Salem, NC
February 13, 1972	Carolina Cougars 98 at Kentucky Colonels 121	L	13-17	10-20	23-37
February 15, 1972	Pittsburgh Condors 113 at Carolina Cougars 126	W	14-17	10-20	24-37		at Ft Bragg, NC
February 17, 1972	Virginia Squires 122 at Carolina Cougars 145	W	15-17	10-20	25-37		at Charlotte, NC
February 18, 1972	Kentucky Colonels 119 at Carolina Cougars 111	L	15-18	10-20	25-38		at Greensboro, NC
February 20, 1972	Carolina Cougars 113 at Kentucky Colonels 134	L	15-18	10-21	25-39
February 23, 1972	The Floridians 118 at Carolina Cougars 132	W	16-18	10-21	26-39		at Charlotte, NC
February 26, 1972	Pittsburgh Condors 130 at Carolina Cougars 146	W	17-18	10-21	27-39		at Charlotte, NC
February 27, 1972	Denver Rockets 113 at Carolina Cougars 105	L	17-19	10-21	27-40		at Greensboro, NC
March 1, 1972	Carolina Cougars 125 at Kentucky Colonels 134	L	17-19	10-22	27-41
March 3, 1972	Carolina Cougars 127 at The Floridians 130	L	17-19	10-23	27-42
March 4, 1972	Memphis Pros 123 at Carolina Cougars 124	W	18-19	10-23	28-42		at Greensboro, NC
March 5, 1972	New York Nets 114 at Carolina Cougars 96	L	18-20	10-23	28-43		at Raleigh, NC
March 7, 1972	Carolina Cougars 116 at The Floridians 108	W	18-20	11-23	29-43
March 8, 1972	Kentucky Colonels 98 at Carolina Cougars 96	L	18-21	11-23	29-44		at Raleigh, NC
March 11, 1972	Indiana Pacers 112 at Carolina Cougars 122	W	19-21	11-23	30-44		at Charlotte, NC
March 12, 1972	Utah Stars 123 at Carolina Cougars 111	L	19-22	11-23	30-45		at Raleigh, NC
March 14, 1972	Carolina Cougars 105 at Dallas Chaparrals 113	L	19-22	11-24	30-46
March 16, 1972	Carolina Cougars 121 at Denver Rockets 131	L	19-22	11-25	30-47
March 17, 1972	Carolina Cougars 127 at New York Nets 147	L	19-22	11-26	30-48		at Uniondale, NY
March 18, 1972	Memphis Pros 125 at Carolina Cougars 139	W	20-22	11-26	31-48		at Greensboro, NC
March 19, 1972	Carolina Cougars 121 at Kentucky Colonels 113	W	20-22	12-26	32-48
March 22, 1972	Carolina Cougars 117 at New York Nets 113	W	20-22	13-26	33-48		at Uniondale, NY
March 24, 1972	The Floridians 116 at Carolina Cougars 115	L	20-23	13-26	33-49	OT	at Greensboro, NC
March 25, 1972	Indiana Pacers 104 at Carolina Cougars 121	W	21-23	13-26	34-49		at Greensboro, NC
March 28, 1972	Carolina Cougars 127 at Virginia Squires 121	W	21-23	14-26	35-49		at Norfolk, VA