1971–72 ABA season

The 1971–72 ABA season was the fifth season of the American Basketball Association.

The Indiana Pacers won the championship, defeating the New York Nets, 4 games to 2, in the ABA Finals.

For the first time in the league's history, no franchise moved to a different state from the previous season.

The only name change involved the Dallas Chaparrals, who were able to secure a lease in Dallas for the season and were renamed from the previous season's Texas Chaparrals.

Asterisk (*) denotes playoff team Bold – ABA champions

Artis Gilmore ( Kentucky ) was named ABA MVP and ROTY