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.
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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 Semifinals 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
Colonels on Basketball Reference
External links RememberTheABA.com 1968–69 regular season and playoff results RememberTheABA.com Kentucky Colonels page