Welcome to the Squires Exhibition Hall
Basketball • Squires
1
Squires Card of the Day
Bernie Williams
Signed by Squires 10-18-71 after 2 seasons in NBA, Bernie scored 14 points vs. Condors in 1st ABA game, 10-26-71. At first he had problem handling the red, white & blue ball, "I guess the paint on it makes it slippery, but there was no trouble shooting it," said Bernie.
Bernie and teammate Rold Taylor are childhood buddies.
1972 Topps Set (Basketball) (1972)
#186SquiresGuardPlayer#RedWhiteBlueBall
2
Recent Additions
Jim Eakins
Dave Twardzik
George Irvine
3
Squires Gallery
Squires
Team Gallery
• Factoid: Bernie Williams played Guard for the dominant Squires.
Browse Cards by Decade
Other Cards
4
Daily Position Focus: Center
Mike Green
Jim Eakins
Jim Eakins
Jim Eakins
View more Center position cards in the
Squires Center Gallery.
5
Squires
Coffee Talk
Name that player!
Coffee Talk
Name that player!
The only unanimous choice to the ABA All-Defensive Squad for 1972-73, Roland hasn't been chubby since his childhood but still answers as readily to "Fatty" as he does to Roland. He tries to pick his spots for a steal. He doesn't go after the ball all the time but when the opponents relax against ...
Who is it?
Jim's favorite shot is his turn-around jumper in the key, and he'll go either way to the basket. His role with Squires is to concentrate on defense and leave scoring to others. Had fine games vs. Mel Daniels and Zelmo Beaty.
Who is it?
Julius set ABA playoff marks for most 2-point field goals made in one game with 21 vs. Floridians, 4-4-72, for best rebounding average with 224 in 11 games for 20.4, and he also tied Roger Brown's record of 53 points in one game, vs. Floridians, 4-4-72. Was All-ABA 2nd team.
Who is it?
1 - 3 of 13
6
7
Hashtags Accent Everything
From rookies to actions... from nations to special designations... from subsets to the whimsical!
#RedWhiteBlueBall (12)
#Rookie (7)
#Nickname (4)
#HallOfFame (3)
#AllStar (2)
#FacialHair (2)
#BasketballWarmUps (1)
#ChipOffTheOldBlock (1)
#KrazyPhotos (1)
#PosedHeadShot (1)
#PosedTorsoShot (1)
#UnusuallyHappy (1)
8
Rookie Cards
Jan Van Breda Kolff
Julius Erving
Charlie Scott
9
Card Type Alcove
All-Star (4)
Team Stars (2)
Team (1)
10
Positions, Positions, & more Positions!
Most Common Positions for the Squires
Forward
(20)
Guard
(15)
Center
(7)
N/A
(3)
11
12
Card Sets
Here is a selection of card sets featuring players from this team. The number of players included from the team is also shown.
1972 Topps Set (Basketball)
(9)
1971 Topps Set (Basketball)
(8)
1975 Topps Set (Basketball)
(10)
1973 Topps Set (Basketball)
(8)
1974 Topps Set (Basketball)
(8)
13
Back to the Front! Squires card back du jour...
Mike Green
Averaged 22.9 points & 15.4 rebounds per game in four-year varsity career at Louisiana Tech.
1975 Topps Set (Basketball) (1975)
#247SquiresCenterPlayer#PosedTorsoShot
14
Squires
Total Card Count
Total Card Count
43
15
Did You Know?
You can browse all the available Squires cards in the Squires Team Gallery
Go Squires!
16
