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| Virginia Squires | |
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| Conference | None |
| Division | Eastern Division |
| Founded | 1967 |
| History | Oakland Oaks 1967–1969 Washington Caps 1969–1970 Virginia Squires 1970–1976 |
| Arena | Norfolk Scope Hampton Coliseum Richmond Coliseum Roanoke Civic Center (1971–72) Old Dominion University Fieldhouse (1970–71) Richmond Arena (1970–71) |
| Location | Norfolk, Virginia Hampton, Virginia Richmond, Virginia Roanoke, Virginia |
| Team colors | 1970–74: Red, White & Blue 1974–75: Orange, Seal Brown & White 1975–76: Blue and Orange |
| Head coach | Al Bianchi (1970–1975) Mack Calvin (1975) Bill Musselman (1975–1976) Jack Ankerson (1976) Zelmo Beaty (1976) |
| Ownership | Earl Foreman 1970–1975 |
| Division titles | 1 (1971) |
The Virginia Squires were a basketball team based in Norfolk, Virginia, and playing in several other Virginia cities. They were members of the American Basketball Association from 1970 to 1976.
The team originated in 1967 as the Oakland Oaks, an ABA charter franchise based in Oakland, California. They moved to Washington, D.C. as the Washington Caps in 1969 but moved to Norfolk the following year, becoming the Squires. A regional team, they played home games in Richmond, Hampton, and Roanoke as well as Norfolk. The team folded in 1976, just a month before the ABA–NBA merger.