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1969–70 Kentucky Colonels Season
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. The Colonels won their first ever playoff series, beating the New York Nets 4 games to 3. In the Eastern Division Finals. with the chance to go to the ABA Finals, they lost to the eventual champion Indiana Pacers 4 games to 1. Roster *35 Darel Carrier – Shooting guard *32 Wayne Chapman – Small forward *-- Steve Chubin – Shooting guard *10 Louie Dampier – Point guard *42 Ollie Darden – Power forward *25 John Fairchild – Small forward *40 Tommy Kron – Shooting guard *22 Goose Ligon – Power forward *40 Sam Little – Guard *54 Gene Moore – Center *-- Willie Murrell – Small forward *24 Bud Olsen – Power forward *45 Bob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gene Rhodes
Eugene Stephen Rhodes (September 2, 1927 – March 10, 2018) was an American basketball player and coach. Career Rhodes played college basketball at Western Kentucky University. While Rhodes was a player, WKU won the Ohio Valley Conference championship in 1949, 1950 and 1951, playing in the National Invitational Tournament in each of those seasons. Rhodes played in the NBA for the Indianapolis Olympians. Rhodes was later head basketball coach at St. Xavier High School (Louisville), St. Xavier High School, leading that team to the 1958 Kentucky state championship. In 1964, Rhodes later returned to WKU as an assistant coach under John Oldham (basketball), John Oldham, to 1968. In that time the team went to two NCAA tournaments and appeared once in the National Invitational Tournament. During the inaugural season of the American Basketball Association the Kentucky Colonels started out with a record of 5-12, which led to the firing of head coach John Givens (basketball), John Giv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Ligon
Jim "Goose" Ligon (February 22, 1944 – April 17, 2004 Association for Professional Basketball Research. Retrieved on October 20, 2008.) was an American professional player. A 6'7" /, Ligon starred at in Indiana but never played in college due to legal issues. In 1967, he earned a spot with the |
Pittsburgh Pipers
Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Western Pennsylvania, the second-most populous city in Pennsylvania behind Philadelphia, and the 68th-largest city in the U.S. with a population of 302,971 as of the 2020 census. The city anchors the Pittsburgh metropolitan area of Western Pennsylvania; its population of 2.37 million is the largest in both the Ohio Valley and Appalachia, the second-largest in Pennsylvania, and the 27th-largest in the U.S. It is the principal city of the greater Pittsburgh–New Castle–Weirton combined statistical area that extends into Ohio and West Virginia. Pittsburgh is located in southwest Pennsylvania at the confluence of the Allegheny River and the Monongahela River, which combine to form the Ohio River. Pittsburgh is known both as "the Steel City" for its more than 300 steel-related businesses and as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolina Cougars
The Carolina Cougars were a basketball franchise in the American Basketball Association that existed from 1969 through 1974. The Cougars were originally a charter member of the ABA as the Houston Mavericks in 1967. The Mavericks moved to North Carolina in late 1969 after two unsuccessful seasons in Houston at the Sam Houston Coliseum. History Early years in Carolina The Carolina Cougars franchise began when future Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina Jim Gardner bought the Houston Mavericks and moved them to North Carolina in 1969. At the time, none of North Carolina's large metropolitan areas – Charlotte, the Piedmont Triad and the Triangle – was large enough to support a professional team on its own. With this in mind, Gardner decided to brand the Cougars as a "regional" team. Gardner sold the team after one season to Ted Munchak, who poured significant resources into the team. The Cougars were based in Greensboro and played most of their home games at the Greensboro Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gene Williams (basketball)
Eugene James Williams (born April 1, 1947) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Kansas State from 1967 to 1969 and was All-Big Eight Conference second team selection in his senior year. Williams had been selected by the Kentucky Colonels in the third round of the 1969 ABA Draft and by the Phoenix Suns in the second round of the 1969 NBA draft The 1969 NBA draft was the 23rd annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on April 7 and May 7, 1969, before the 1969–70 season. In this draft, fourteen NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college bas .... He signed with the Suns during the summer. In October, the Suns assigned him to the Eastern League. On November 12, he signed with the Colonels after they bought out his contract with the Suns. Less than 10-days later, he was waived by the Colonels after appearing in one game. References 1947 births Living people American men's b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Washington
Robert Washington (born July 11, 1947) is an American former professional basketball player. He played with the Kentucky Colonels during the 1969–70 season in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and with the Cleveland Cavaliers during the 1970-71 Cleveland Cavaliers season, 1970–71 and 1971-72 Cleveland Cavaliers season, 1971–72 seasons in the National Basketball Association, NBA. On November 7, 1971, while playing for the Cavaliers in a home game against the Portland Trail Blazers, Washington recorded a career high 20 assists. At the time, the mark was also a Cleveland Cavaliers franchise record, later tied by Lenny Wilkens and broken by Geoff Huston (basketball player), Geoff Huston. See also * List of National Basketball Association players with most assists in a game References External links 1947 births Living people American men's basketball players Cleveland Cavaliers players Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball coaches Eastern Kentucky Colonels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Tinsley
George T. Tinsley (born September 19, 1946) is a retired American basketball player. Background Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Tinsley played competitively at Male High School and college basketball at Kentucky Wesleyan College, where he was a member of the teams that won the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship in 1966, 1968 and 1969, being named Most Outstanding Player in 1969. Tinsley was also a two time All American at Kentucky Wesleyan. Basketball career Tinsley was selected in the sixth round of the 1969 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls and in the 1969 ABA Draft by the Oakland Oaks.DatabaseBasketball.com George Tinsley page Tinsley ended up playing with the |
Keith Swagerty
Keith Michael Swagerty (born October 30, 1945) is an American former basketball player and coach. A forward out of the University of the Pacific, he played two seasons in the American Basketball Association (ABA). Swagerty, a 6'7 power forward out of Camden High School in San Jose, California, played for Pacific from 1964 to 1967. He was one of the most highly decorated players in Tiger history, as he was named West Coast Conference player of the year twice (1966 and 1967) and was a first team Academic All-American and an honorable mention All-American as a senior. Swagerty averaged 20.1 points and 18.4 rebounds per game for his career and led the Tigers to their first NCAA tournament in 1966 and their first NCAA tournament win in 1967, beating defending national champion Texas Western. He graduated as Pacific's all-time leading rebounder. Following his college career, Swagerty was drafted in both the 1967 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks (fourth round, 36th pick) and in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Smith (basketball, Born 1944)
Samuel Chestley Smith Sr. (January 27, 1943May 18, 2022) was an American professional basketball player who played four seasons in the American Basketball Association (ABA). He played for the Minnesota Muskies, Kentucky Colonels, and Utah Stars from 1967 to 1971. Prior to turning professional, he was noted for being one of the first three African American basketball players at the University of Louisville. He later transferred to Kentucky Wesleyan College and helped the school win its first NCAA Division II championship in 1966. Early life Smith was born in Welch, West Virginia, on January 27, 1943. He later relocated to Hazard, Kentucky, and attended Hazard High School, where he played American football and basketball. He was selected to the state's high school basketball All-Star team in 1962 to face the Indiana All-Stars. Later that year, he joined the University of Louisville after being recruited by Bernard Hickman, the Louisville Cardinals coach who also scouted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Rascoe
Robert B. Rascoe (born July 22, 1940) is an American former basketball player. He played in the American Basketball Association (ABA) with the Kentucky Colonels. On December 29, 2012, Western Kentucky University Western Kentucky University is a public university in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It was founded by the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1906, though its roots reach back a quarter-century earlier. It operates regional campuses in Glasgow, Elizabethtow ... honored Rascoe's accomplishments by retiring his jersey in the rafters of EA Diddle Arena.http://www.wkusports.com/PhotoAlbum.dbml?SPSID=28994&SPID=2259&DB_LANG=C&PALBID=558950&DB_OEM_ID=5400 References 1940 births Living people American men's basketball players Basketball players from Kentucky Kentucky Colonels players New York Knicks draft picks Phillips 66ers players Shooting guards Small forwards Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball players {{Louisville-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bud Olsen
Enoch Eli "Bud" Olsen III (July 25, 1940 – March 12, 2018) was an American professional basketball player. A 6'8" center from the University of Louisville, Olsen was selected by the Cincinnati Royals in the second round of the 1962 NBA draft. He played seven seasons in the NBA with the Royals, San Francisco Warriors, Seattle SuperSonics, Boston Celtics, and Detroit Pistons, averaging 4.3 points and 3.0 rebounds per game. He spent the 1969–70 season with the Kentucky Colonels of the American Basketball Association The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a major men's professional basketball league from 1967 to 1976. The ABA ceased to exist with the ABA–NBA merger, American Basketball Association–National Basketball Association merger in 1976, .... Olsen died on March 12, 2018. Notes 1940 births 2018 deaths American men's basketball players Basketball players from Dayton, Ohio Boston Celtics players Centers (basketball) Cincinnati Royal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Murrell
Willie Vernon Murrell (September 13, 1941 – December 6, 2018) was an American professional basketball player. Murrell was born in Taft, Oklahoma. A 6'6" forward, he played at Kansas State University from 1962 to 1964. He averaged 20.6 points and 10.7 rebounds per game during his time at Kansas State and was a 1964 All-American AP Honorable Mention. In 1964, he led Kansas State to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament. The team was eliminated by UCLA, despite a 29-point, 13-rebound effort from Murrell. In 2009, Murrell's No. 44 jersey was retired by Kansas State. After college, Murrell played three seasons in the American Basketball Association as a member of the Denver Rockets, Miami Floridians, and Kentucky Colonels. He averaged 13.1 points and 7.3 rebounds in 228 ABA games. Murrell died on December 6, 2018, at age 77 in Denver, Colorado Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
