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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 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 Final standings Eastern Division Playoffs Eastern Division Semifinals ''Colonels win series, 4–3'' Eastern Division Finals ''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 Colonels on Basketball Reference Externa ... [...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, leading that team to the 1958 Kentucky state championship. In 1964, Rhodes later returned to WKU as an assistant coach under 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. Rhodes replaced Givens and guided the Colonels to fourth place in the E ... [...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 idea for a regional franchise was developed two-fold. UNC graduate Fran Deford had outlined in ''Sports Illustrated'' on October 21, 1968 the feasibility of a regional franchise, particularly since North Carolina had never had a major league franchise. Don DeJardin. The former basketball captain from West Point had actually served as a part-time director of player personel for the 1967-68 Pittsburgh Pipers, and his experience there got him interested in running a team. When looking around for interested investors, he met upon then-Congressmen Jim Gardner; the two soon found people to form Southern Sports Corpor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970 In Sports In Kentucky
Year 197 (Roman numerals, CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; Roman legionary, legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Ancient Rome, Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Roman Senate, Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new Roman navy, naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 In Sports In Kentucky
1969 (Roman numerals, MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1960s decade. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 – Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to London's Gatwick Airport, killing 50 of the 62 people on board and two of the home's occupants. * January 14 – USS Enterprise fire, An explosion aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65), USS ''Enterprise'' near Hawaii kills 28 and injures 314. * January 16 – First successful docking of two crewed spacecraft in orbit and the first transfer of crew from one space vehicle to another (by a space walk) between Soviet craft Soyuz 5 and Soyuz 4. * January 18 – Failure of Soyuz 5's service module to separ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969–70 ABA Season
The 1969–70 ABA season was the third season of the American Basketball Association. Prior to the start of the season, the Minnesota Pipers moved back to Pittsburgh, the Oakland Oaks moved to Washington, D.C., and became the Washington Caps and the Houston Mavericks moved to North Carolina and became the Carolina Cougars. For the regular-season, the schedule was increased from 78 to 84 games per team. The season ended with the Indiana Pacers capturing their first ABA Championship. By April of 1970, rumblings of a merger were reported in the press, with one reported offer having the league pay $11 million in indemnities while agreeing to move the Washington franchise out of its location. The NBA Players Association was felt to be a stumbling block for any plans of a merger, as they had voted to strike in the event of such a merger. As it turned out, the merger would not occur until many years later. Spencer Haywood, a rookie from the University of Detroit, led the ABA in sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kentucky Colonels Seasons
Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the northeast, Virginia to the east, Tennessee to the south, and Missouri to the west. Its northern border is defined by the Ohio River. Its capital is Frankfort and its most populous city is Louisville. As of 2024, the state's population was approximately 4.6 million. Previously part of colonial Virginia, Kentucky was admitted into the Union as the fifteenth state on June 1, 1792. It is known as the "Bluegrass State" in reference to Kentucky bluegrass, a species of grass introduced by European settlers which has long supported the state's thoroughbred horse industry. The fertile soil in the central and western parts of the state led to the development of large tobacco plantations similar to those in Virginia and North Carolina, which utilized enslaved labor prior to the passag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darel Carrier
James Darel Carrier (born October 26, 1940) is a former professional basketball player. Born in Warren County, Kentucky, Carrier played his high school basketball at Bristow High School (now operates as Bristow Elementary due to consolidation). A 6'3" guard, Carrier played college basketball at Western Kentucky University under coach E.A. Diddle. Carrier was selected in the 9th round of the 1964 NBA draft by the St. Louis Hawks. However, Carrier originally played AAU basketball and later signed with and played for the Kentucky Colonels of the rival American Basketball Association (ABA). Carrier was a three-time ABA All-Star with the Colonels (1968, 1969, 1970), teaming with Louie Dampier to form the most explosive backcourt in the ABA; in each of the league's first three seasons, both averaged at least 20 points per game. Carrier played for the Memphis Tams during the 1972–73 season and then retired from pro basketball with 7,011 career points. He is a member of the ABA Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gene Moore (basketball)
Eugene Wilbert Moore (born July 29, 1945) is an American former professional basketball player from St. Louis, Missouri. He played college basketball for Saint Louis. A 6'9" center from Saint Louis University, Moore was selected in the second round of the 1968 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks and by the Kentucky Colonels in the American Basketball Association draft. Moore played in the American Basketball Association from 1968 through 1970 for the Kentucky Colonels, and spent the 1970–71 season with the Texas Chaparrals. After playing for the New York Nets during the 1971–72 season, Moore was selected by the expansion San Diego Conquistadors in the 1972 expansion draft and played two seasons with that team before finishing his ABA career with the Spirits of St. Louis during the 1974–75 season. Moore averaged 12.0 points per game and 9.4 rebounds per game 'Rebound' is a term used in sports to describe the ball (or puck or other object of play) becoming available f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louie Dampier
Louis Dampier (born November 20, 1944) is an American former professional basketball player. He played professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and American Basketball Association (ABA), primarily playing with the Kentucky Colonels. A 6-foot-tall guard (basketball), guard, Dampier is one of only a handful of men to play all nine seasons in the American Basketball Association (ABA) (1967–1976), all with the Kentucky Colonels. Dampier is the only player that played in the playoffs in all nine ABA years. His 728 games played in the ABA is the most for any player. He also was one of just two players to play all nine ABA seasons with the same team; the other was Byron Beck of the Denver Rockets, later renamed the Nuggets. After the ABA–NBA merger in 1976, Dampier played three seasons (1976–77 NBA season, 1976–1978–79 NBA season, 1979) in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the San Antonio Spurs. Dampier was inducted as a member of the Naismith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970 ABA All-Star Game
The third American Basketball Association All-Star Game was played on January 24, 1970, at Indiana State Fair Coliseum in Indianapolis, Indiana before an audience at 11,932. Bobby Leonard of the Indiana Pacers coached the East, with Babe McCarthy of the New Orleans Buccaneers coached the West. Results Rookie Spencer Haywood of the Denver Rockets was named MVP of the game after a 23-point, 19 rebounds, and 7-blocked shot performance. Haywood would go on to be named ABA Rookie of the Year and ABA MVP for the regular season that same year. Western Conference Eastern Conference *Halftime — West, 61–41 *Third Quarter — West, 86–74 *Officials: Earl Strom and John Vanak *Attendance: 11,932 References * * External links ABA All Star Game at RemembertheABA.com All-Star ABA All-star game ABA All-star game The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a professional basketball league founded in 1967. The ABA ceased to exist after merging with the Nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miami Floridians
The Miami Floridians, later in their history known simply as The Floridians, were a professional basketball franchise in the original, now-defunct American Basketball Association. The Miami Floridians played in the ABA from 1968 through 1970 when they became simply The Floridians. The team had two color schemes: their original red, blue, and white, and their later black, magenta, and orange. The Miami Floridians began as the Minnesota Muskies, a charter ABA franchise who played in Bloomington, Minnesota at the Met Center and wore blue and gold. The Muskies finished with the league's second-best record, but wretched attendance figures (officially 2,800 per game, a figure that was likely padded) led owner Larry Shields to conclude that the team could not be viable in the Twin Cities. He sold minority shares to a group of Florida businessmen and moved the team to Miami. However, in order to pay leftover debts in Minnesota, Shields sold Rookie of the Year Mel Daniels to the India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pittsburgh Condors
The Pittsburgh Condors were a professional basketball team in the original American Basketball Association (ABA). Originally called the Pittsburgh Pipers, they were a charter franchise of the ABA and captured the first league title. The team played their home games in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh's Civic Arena (Pittsburgh), Civic Arena. History Pittsburgh Pipers - First ABA Champions (1967–1968) The Pipers were one of the ABA's inaugural franchises in 1967. There had been an interest in potentially having an expansion team play in Pittsburgh in 1967 for the NBA, but the league ultimately went with Seattle Supersonics, Seattle. The team was co-owned by Jason Shapiro (of National Record Mart) and Gabe Rubin, who had partnered with Lenny Litman to run the downtown Penn Theater. On June 13, 1967, team president Gabe Rubin selected the name of the team to be "Pipers" while signing a three-year deal to play games in the Civic Arena. Rubin stated in the press that he picked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
