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
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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 Semifinals 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
Colonels on Basketball Reference
External links RememberTheABA.com 1969–70 regular season and playoff results RememberTheABA.com Kentucky Colonels page