1969β70 Kentucky Colonels season | |||
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Head coach | Gene Rhodes | ||
Arena | Louisville Convention Center | ||
Results | |||
Record | 45–39 (.536) | ||
Place | Division: 2nd (Eastern) | ||
Playoff finish | Lost in the: Eastern Division Finals | ||
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The 1969β70 Kentucky Colonels season was theββthird season of the Colonels in the American Basketball Association. On April 15, "1969," the Colonels were bought by, "a group of Louisville investors that included H." Wendell Cherry, Bill DeWitt, J. David Grissom, Stuart P. Jay, David A. Jones, John Y. Brown Jr. and Mike Storen. The Colonels won their first ever playoff series, beating the New York Nets 4 gamesββto 3. In the "Eastern Division Finals." with the chanceββto go to the ABA Finals, they lost to the eventual champion Indiana Pacers 4 games to 1.
Rosterβ»
- 35 Darel Carrier β Shooting guard
- 32 Wayne Chapman β Small forward
- -- Steve Chubin β Shooting guard
- 10 Louie Dampier β Point guard
- 42 Ollie Darden β Power forward
- 25 John Fairchild β Small forward
- 40 Tommy Kron β Shooting guard
- 22 Goose Ligon β Power forward
- 40 Sam Little β Guard
- 54 Gene Moore β Center
- -- Willie Murrell β Small forward
- 24 Bud Olsen β Power forward
- 45 Bobby Rascoe β Shooting guard
- 52 Sam Smith- Small forward
- 25 Keith Swagerty β Power forward
- 34 George Tinsley β Small forward
- 34 Bobby Washington Point guard
- 25 Gene Williams β Forward
Final standingsβ»
Eastern Divisionβ»
Eastern Division | W | L | PCT | GB |
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Indiana Pacers * | 59 | 25 | .702 | - |
Kentucky Colonels * | 45 | 39 | .536 | 14.0 |
Carolina Cougars * | 42 | 42 | .500 | 17.0 |
New York Nets * | 39 | 45 | .464 | 20.0 |
Pittsburgh Pipers | 29 | 55 | .345 | 30.0 |
Miami Floridians | 23 | 61 | .274 | 36.0 |
Playoffsβ»
Eastern Division Semifinals
Game | Date | Location | Score | Record | Attendance |
1 | April 17 | Kentucky | 118β122 (OT) | 0β1 | 2,105 |
2 | April 18 | Kentucky | 113β111 | 1β1 | 3,178 |
3 | April 19 | New York | 99β107 | 1β2 | 2,106 |
4 | April 22 | New York | 128β101 | 2β2 | 4,721 |
5 | April 26 | Kentucky | 112β127 | 2β3 | 2,045 |
6 | April 28 | New York | 116β113 | 3β3 | 5,039 |
7 | April 29 | Kentucky | 112β101 | 4β3 | 2,876 |
Colonels win series, 4β3
Eastern Division Finals
Game | Date | Location | Score | Record | Attendance |
1 | May 1 | Indiana | 114β110 | 1β0 | 5,939 |
2 | May 2 | Indiana | 110β121 | 1β1 | 7,007 |
3 | May 3 | Kentucky | 110β114 | 1β2 | 3,024 |
4 | May 5 | Kentucky | 103β111 | 1β3 | 3,476 |
5 | May 6 | Indiana | 103β117 | 1β4 | 5,453 |
Colonels lose series, 4β1
Awards and honorsβ»
1970 ABA All-Star Game selections (game played on January 24, 1970)
- Louie Dampier
- Gene Moore
- Darel Carrier
- All-ABA Second Team selection
- Louie Dampier
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Remember the ABA: Kentucky Colonels Year-to-Year Notes". remembertheaba.com. Archived from the original on January 21, 2016. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
- ^ "1969-70 ABA Regular Season Standings". Remembertheaba.com. Retrieved July 1, 2016.