Virginia Squires

Virginia Squires
Virginia Squires logo
ConferenceNone
DivisionEastern Division
Founded1967
HistoryOakland Oaks
1967–1969
Washington Caps
1969–1970
Virginia Squires
1970–1976
ArenaNorfolk Scope
Hampton Coliseum
Richmond Coliseum
Roanoke Civic Center (1971–72)
Old Dominion University Fieldhouse (1970–71)
Richmond Arena (1970–71)
LocationNorfolk, Virginia
Hampton, Virginia
Richmond, Virginia
Roanoke, Virginia
Team colors1970–74: Red, White & Blue
     
1974–75: Orange, Seal Brown & White      
1975–76: Blue and Orange
   
Head coachAl Bianchi (1970–1975)
Mack Calvin (1975)
Bill Musselman (1975–1976)
Jack Ankerson (1976)
Zelmo Beaty (1976)
OwnershipEarl Foreman 1970–1975
Division titles1 (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.