Anaheim Amigos
A black Mexican hat on an orange with black trim basketball next to the scripted wordmark "ANAHEIM AMIGOS" in black.
Baltimore Claws
Yellow lobster claws grabbing a ABA basketball inside a green letter "C." Wordmark above and below the letter "C" "BALTIMORE CLAWS."
Dallas Chaparrals
The Dallas Chaparrals in 1971, featured their logo as a blue chaparral bird running across the state of Texas with a red, white and blue basketball. A wordmark "CHAPARRALS" in red.
Denver Nuggets
The Nuggets first logo was "Maxie the Miner". The red, blue and white miner was a "Yukon Cornelius" looking prospector who was giddy, leaping in the air, holding a ABA basketball and a prospecting pick axe. A wordmark "Denver Nuggets" arched around the miner in blue with a unique font.
Denver Rockets
The final logo for the Rockets was a yellow and purple rocket dribbling a basketball over rocky mountains with a purple circle and a wordmark "DENVER ROCKETS" in purple.
Houston Mavericks
A bull with steam coming out of both sides of his nose leaping behind a ABA basketball. On the red, white and blue basketball is the wordmark "HOUSTON MAVERICKS" and "ABA" in white.
Indiana Pacers
The original Pacer logo is a white hand and a yellow basketball inside a blue "P."
Kentucky Colonels
Blue letters "KC" with a ABA basketball in the middle of the letter "C."
Los Angeles Stars
Wordmark "LOS ANGELES" in blue streaking over a ABA basketball behind a scripted wordmark "STARS" in red with blue outline.
Memphis Pros
An ABA red, white and blue basketball with a wordmark "MEMPHIS PROS" in blue encircling the basketball over a white star field on a blue background.
Memphis Sounds
The letter "S" shaped into a music note on a red circle background with a scripted wordmark below in white with red trim "Memphis Sounds."
Memphis Tams
A tam o'shanter-style hat in white, green and gold. Wordmark below in green "The Memphis Tams."
Miami Floridians
A orange headed man dribbling a ball across the state of Florida in a circle. Wordmark "MIAMI FLORIDIANS" in orange around the circle.
Minnesota Muskies
A muskie fish on a blue circle with a wordmark "MINNESOTA MUSKIES" in white.
Minnesota Pipers
Wordmark "PIPERS" in red on a blue basketball with wordmark MINNESOTA" in blue written above and "ABA BASKETBALL" below in blue.
New Jersey Americans
The original Americans logo is a red, white and blue shield with ABA basketball in the center of the shield and at the top a wordmark "N. J. AMERICAN" in white.
New Orleans Buccaneers
A pirate holding a sword and dribbling a basketball with a wordmark "NEW ORLEANS BUCCANEERS" in blue.
New York Nets
After moving to Long Island, N.Y., the team first became known as the "New York Nets." Dropping the shield, but keeping the colors, the logo is known to feature a wordmark "nets" against a block-lettered red "NY" backdrop, and featuring a generic player alongside it in the color black.
Oakland Oaks
An oak nut dribbling a basketball on a yellow background circle with wordmark "OAKLAND OAKS" in green.
Pittsburgh Condors
A red condor with a wordmark "condors" in yellow on his chest perched on a ABA red, white and blue basketball. A wordmark "pittsburgh" in black above on a yellow circle.
Pittsburgh Pipers
Wordmark "PIPERS" in white with orange in-line on blue shade and a ABA red, white and blue basketball with "PITTSBURGH" written on top on a shield. ABA logo on the bottom.
San Antonio Spurs
In 1976, the San Antonio Spurs moved to the NBA. Their new logo consisted on the wordmark "SPURS" in black with the the "U" looking like a silver spur with a silver trim. A wordmark "SAN ANTONIO" in black above.
San Diego Conquistadors
A conquistador solider carrying a pickaxe charging with a ABA basketball. Wordmark "SAN DIEGO CONQUISTADORS" in black.
San Diego Sails
A green, blue and white sail with wordmark "SAN DIEGO sails" in blue and green. The wordmark is considered as the boat with the sail and a ABA basketball guiding the boat.
Spirits of St. Louis
The famous airplane flown solo by Charles Lindbergh under a wordmark script "Spirits of St Louis" in brown coming out of plane's tail.
Texas Chaparrals
A blue chaparral bird running across the state of Texas with a red, white and blue basketball. A wordmark "CHAPARRALS" in red.
Utah Stars
Wordmark "UTAH" in red with a blue outline streaking over a ABA basketball behind a scripted wordmark "STARS" in red with blue outline.
Washington Caps
Wordmark "Caps" in red written along side Capitol building. Additional wordmark "The Washington" in black about the "Caps" and "BASKETBALL CLUB" below in black.
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ABA Logo History
The ABA logo has become an iconic symbol of the American Basketball Association teams and their vibrant history. From its inception in 1967 to the league’s conclusion in 1976, every team developed a distinct ABA logo basketball design that reflected its style, energy, and connection to its city. Collectively, these ABA logos represent the creativity, flair, and legacy of the American Basketball Association teams.
Among the most recognizable ABA logos is the Indiana Pacers’ emblem, introduced in 1967. This ABA logo basketball features a streaking red, white, and blue basketball, perfectly capturing the Pacers’ fast-paced and exciting playstyle. Similarly, the Denver Nuggets’ ABA logo shows a miner with a pickaxe, highlighting Denver’s gold rush heritage, while the Kentucky Colonels’ ABA logo basketball design features a stern colonel with a basketball, symbolizing leadership and dominance on the court. Each of these ABA logos remains a key representation of the team and the American Basketball Association teams as a whole.
Other notable ABA logos include the New York Nets, Carolina Cougars, Dallas Chaparrals, and Pittsburgh Condors. The Nets’ ABA logo basketball design incorporated a net-shaped “NY” within the ball, connecting the franchise to the city, while each of the other American Basketball Association teams had logos uniquely crafted to reflect local pride and identity. Today, the legacy of the ABA logo lives on, preserved in memorabilia, ABA logo basketball graphics, and collections of American Basketball Association teams primary logos, reminding fans of the league’s innovation and influence on modern professional basketball.
For a detailed look at each team’s history and ABA logo basketball evolution, visit the ABA team history page. To explore another team’s primary logo, see our Indiana Pacers logo page for more examples of iconic ABA logos.
