ABA Most Valuable Player Award

The Most Valuable Player (MVP) was an annual award first awarded in the 1967–68 season. Every player who has won the award has played for a team with at least 45 regular-season wins. The inaugural award winner was Hall of Famer Connie Hawkins. Hall of Famer Julius Erving won the award three times, all with the New York Nets. Mel Daniels won it twice with the Indiana Pacers. Erving and George McGinnis were joint winners in the 1974–75 season.

Connie Hawkins holding the 1968 ABA MVP Trophy

Two rookies won the award: Spencer Haywood in the 1969–70 season and Artis Gilmore in the 1971–72 season. All are in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.

Season	Player	Position	Team	Playoff Finish
1967–68	Connie Hawkins* [1]	Forward/center	Pittsburgh Pipers	Won 1968 ABA Finals[2]
1968–69	Mel Daniels* [3]	Center	Indiana Pacers	Lost in ABA Finals[4]
1969–70	Spencer Haywood* [5]	Forward/center	Denver Rockets	Lost in Division finals[6]
1970–71	Mel Daniels* [3] (2)	Center	Indiana Pacers	Lost in Division finals[7]
1971–72	Artis Gilmore*[8]	Center	Kentucky Colonels	Lost in Division semifinals[9]
1972–73	Billy Cunningham* [10]	Guard/forward	Carolina Cougars	Lost in Division finals[11]
1973–74	Julius Erving*[12]	Forward	New York Nets	Won ABA Finals[13]
1974–75	Julius Erving*[12] (2)	Forward	New York Nets	Lost in Division semifinals[14]
1974–75	George McGinnis* [15]	Forward/center	Indiana Pacers	Lost in ABA Finals
1975–76	Julius Erving*[12] (3)	Forward	New York Nets	Won ABA Finals[16]

Erving and McGinnis both won the award for the 1974–75 season.

Daniels and Erving were the only multiple time winners.

Erving is the only player to also win the NBA Most Valuable Player Award.

ABA Most Valuable Player

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  Connie Hawkins (1968.)
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  Mel Daniels (1969.)
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  Spencer Haywood (1970)
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  Mel Daniels (1971.)
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  Artis Gilmore (1972)
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  Billy Cunninghamn (1973)
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  Julius Erving (1974.)
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  Julius Erving (1975.)
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  George McGinnis (1975.)
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  Julius Erving (1976.)