1969–70 Kentucky Colonels season

August 2023 Kentucky Colonels ABA 1970 45 39 Eastern 2nd Gene Rhodes Louisville Convention Center WAVE WHAS Division Finals(lost to the Pacers 1–4) The 1969–70 Kentucky Colonels season was the third 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.http://www.remembertheaba.com/TeamMaterial/KentuckyMaterial/ColonelsYearly.html Remember the ABA: Kentucky Colonels Year-to-Year Notes remembertheaba.com 2 July 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160121123136/http://www.remembertheaba.com/TeamMaterial/KentuckyMaterial/ColonelsYearly.html 21 January 2016 The Colonels won their first ever playoff series, beating the New York Nets in a tight seven-game series. In the Eastern Division Finals, with the chance to go to the ABA Finals, they lost to the eventual champion Indiana Pacers in five games Roster Kentucky Colonels 1969–70 #009A44 #FFFFFF #009A44 #FFFFFF 35 Darel Carrier SG 6 3 185 October 26, 1940 Western Kentucky 32 Wayne Chapman basketball SF 6 6 190 June 15, 1945 Western Kentucky University Steve Chubin SG 6 2 200 1944-02-08 Rhode Island 10 Louie Dampier PG 6 0 170 November 20, 1944 Kentucky 42 Ollie Darden PF 6 7 235 July 28, 1944 Michigan 25 John Fairchild SF 6 8 205 1943-04-28 BYU 40 Tommy Kron SG February 28, 1943 6 5 200 Kentucky 22 Jim Ligon PF 6 7 210 February 22, 1944 Kokomo High School 40 Sam Little basketball G 180 6 0 March 29, 1945 Delta State 54 Gene Moore basketball C 225 6 9 Saint Louis July 29, 1945 Willie Murrell SF 6 6 225 September 13, 1941 Kansas State University 24 Bud Olsen PF July 25, 1940 6 8 220 Louisville 45 Bobby Rascoe SG 6 4 205 July 22, 1940 Western Kentucky 52 Sam Smith basketball, born 1943 SF 6 7 230 January 27, 1944 Kentucky Wesleyan College 25 Keith Swagerty PF October 30, 1945 Pacific 6 7 235 34 George Tinsley SF 6 5 205 September 19, 1946 Kentucky Wesleyan College 34 Bobby Washington PG July 11, 1947 5 11 175 Eastern Kentucky 25 Gene Williams basketball SF 6 7 April 1, 1947 235 Kansas State Gene Rhodes https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/KEN/1970.html<noinclude> Final standings Eastern Division Eastern DivisionWLPCTGBIndiana Pacers *5925.702 -Kentucky Colonels *4539.53614.0Carolina Cougars *4242.50017.0New York Nets *3945.46420.0Pittsburgh Pipers2955.34530.0Miami Floridians2361.27436.0 ABA Playoffs ABA Eastern Division Semifinalshttp://www.remembertheaba.com/PlayoffPages/1970Playoffs.html 1969-70 ABA Regular Season Standings Remembertheaba.com 2016-07-01 Game Date Location Score Record Attendance 1 April 17 Kentucky 118–122 (OT) 0–1 2,105 2 April 18 Kentucky 113–111 1–1 3,178 3 April 19 New York 99–107 1–2 2,106 4 April 22 New York 128–101 2–2 4,721 5 April 26 Kentucky 112–127 2–3 2,045 6 April 28 New York 116–113 3–3 5,039 7 April 29 Kentucky 112–101 4–3 2,876 Colonels win series, 4–3 ABA Eastern Division Finals Game Date Location Score Record Attendance 1 May 1 Indiana 114–110 1–0 5,939 2 May 2 Indiana 110–121 1–1 7,007 3 May 3 Kentucky 110–114 1–2 3,024 4 May 5 Kentucky 103–111 1–3 3,476 5 May 6 Indiana 103–117 1–4 5,453 Colonels lose series, 4–1 Awards and honors 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 References 2 Colonels on Basketball Reference External links RememberTheABA.com 1969–70 regular season and playoff results RememberTheABA.com Kentucky Colonels page Category:Kentucky Colonels seasons Kentucky Kentucky Colonels, 1969-70 Kentucky Colonels, 1969-70 Category:1969 in Louisville, Kentucky Category:1970 in Louisville, Kentucky