1968–69 Kentucky Colonels season

August 2023 Kentucky Colonels ABA 1969 42 36 Eastern 3rd Gene Rhodes Louisville Convention Center Division Semifinals(lost to the Pacers 3–4) WAVE WHAS The 1968–69 Kentucky Colonels season was the second season of the Colonels in the American Basketball Association. Penny Ann Early became the first female player in the history of professional basketball, playing very briefly (literally one inbound pass by Early before the Colonels called a timeout) on November 27, 1968. In the Eastern Division Semifinals, they lost to the Indiana Pacers 4 games to 3. Roster Kentucky Colonels 1968–69 #009A44 #FFFFFF #009A44 #FFFFFF Henry Akin PF July 31, 1944 6 10 225 Morehead State 25 Dan Anderson basketball, born 1943 C 6 10 230 February 15, 1943 Augsburg College 24 Jim Caldwell basketball C 6 10 240 January 28, 1943 Georgia Tech 35 Darel Carrier SG 6 3 185 October 26, 1940 Western Kentucky 40 Wayne Chapman basketball SF 6 6 190 June 15, 1945 Western Kentucky University 10 Louie Dampier PG 6 0 170 November 20, 1944 Kentucky 42 Ollie Darden PF 6 7 235 July 28, 1944 Michigan 3 Penny Early PG 5 3 114 May 30, 1943 Senn High School 14 Johnny Jones basketball, born 1943 205 6 7 SF March 12, 1943 DeMatha Catholic High School 44 Reggie Lacefield PG / F April 10, 1945 6 5 230 Western Michigan 42 Manny Leaks C 6 8 225 1945-11-27 Niagara University 22 Jim Ligon PF 6 7 210 February 22, 1944 Kokomo High School 34 Paul Long SG 6 2 February 8, 1944 Wake Forest 180 25 Randy Mahaffey SF 6 7 210 September 28, 1945 Clemson 25 Elton McGriff C 6 9 225 August 21, 1942 Creighton 54 Gene Moore basketball C 225 6 9 Saint Louis July 29, 1945 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 Gene Rhodes https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/KEN/1969.html<noinclude> Final standings Eastern Division + Team W L PCT. GB Indiana Pacers 4434.564 - Miami Floridians 4335.551 1 Kentucky Colonels 4236.5382 Minnesota Pipers 3642.462 8 New York Nets 1761.218 27 ABA Playoffs ABA Eastern Division Semifinalshttp://www.remembertheaba.com/PlayoffPages/1969Playoffs.html 1968-69 ABA Regular Season Standings Remembertheaba.com 2016-07-01 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071017202704/http://remembertheaba.com/PlayoffPages/1969Playoffs.html 2007-10-17 Game Date Location Score Record Attendance 1 April 8 Indiana 128–118 1–0 6,319 2 April 9 Indiana 115–120 1–1 6,789 3 April 10 Kentucky 130–111 2–1 4,235 4 April 13 Kentucky 105–104 (OT) 3–1 3,079 5 April 14 Indiana 97–116 3–2 5,612 6 April 15 Kentucky 89–107 3–3 4,633 7 April 17 Indiana 111–120 3–4 11,005 Colonels lose series, 4–3 Awards and honors 1969 ABA All-Star Game selections (game played on January 28, 1969, in Louisville, Kentucky) Louie Dampier Darel Carrier Goose Ligon Gene Rhodes was selected to coach the Eastern Conference All-ABA Second Team selection Louie Dampier References 2 Colonels on Basketball Reference External links RememberTheABA.com 1968–69 regular season and playoff results RememberTheABA.com Kentucky Colonels page Category:Kentucky Colonels seasons Kentucky Kentucky Colonels, 1968-69 Kentucky Colonels, 1968-69 Category:1968 in Louisville, Kentucky Category:1969 in Louisville, Kentucky