1969-70 Kentucky Colonels Game-by-Game Results
American Basketball Association (ABA)
Team Record: 45-39
Finishing 2nd in the ABA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 5-7 Lost division finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated New York Nets 4-3
Division Finals - Lost to Indiana Pacers 4-1
Coach: Gene Rhodes (45-39)
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
1969-70 Kentucky Colonels StatisticsTeam Record: 45-39
Finishing 2nd in the ABA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 5-7 Lost division finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated New York Nets 4-3
Division Finals - Lost to Indiana Pacers 4-1
Coach: Gene Rhodes (45-39)
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
1969-70 Kentucky Colonels Roster
The Kentucky Colonels of the American Basketball Association ended the 1969-70 season with a record of 45 wins and 39 losses, finishing second in the ABA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 5-7.
The Colonels racked up 9,536 points and conceded 9,448. Lou Dampier scored a team-best 2,131 points for Kentucky, while Darel Carrier netted 18 or more per game, too. Goose Ligon contributed 1,094 rebounds. Lou Dampier dished out 447 assists for the squad.
Gene Rhodes coached the team. The 1969-70 Kentucky Colonels lost in the division finals.
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Regular Season Points For: 9530
Regular Season Points Against: 9450
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 18, 1969 | Miami Floridians 110 at Kentucky Colonels 106 | L | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
| October 21, 1969 | Washington Capitols 115 at Kentucky Colonels 127 | W | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | ||
| October 24, 1969 | Kentucky Colonels 111 at New Orleans Buccaneers 109 | W | 1-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | ||
| October 26, 1969 | Kentucky Colonels 92 at Miami Floridians 85 | W | 1-1 | 2-0 | 3-1 | ||
| October 29, 1969 | Dallas Chaparrals 117 at Kentucky Colonels 122 | W | 2-1 | 2-0 | 4-1 | ||
| October 31, 1969 | Kentucky Colonels 114 at New York Nets 112 | W | 2-1 | 3-0 | 5-1 | ||
| November 1, 1969 | New York Nets 112 at Kentucky Colonels 103 | L | 2-2 | 3-0 | 5-2 | ||
| November 2, 1969 | Carolina Cougars 102 at Kentucky Colonels 104 | W | 3-2 | 3-0 | 6-2 | ||
| November 5, 1969 | Kentucky Colonels 109 at Carolina Cougars 121 | L | 3-2 | 3-1 | 6-3 | 2OT | at Raleigh, NC |
| November 6, 1969 | Denver Rockets 119 at Kentucky Colonels 145 | W | 4-2 | 3-1 | 7-3 | ||
| November 9, 1969 | Kentucky Colonels 128 at New York Nets 116 | W | 4-2 | 4-1 | 8-3 | OT | |
| November 10, 1969 | Kentucky Colonels 110 at Indiana Pacers 100 | W | 4-2 | 5-1 | 9-3 | ||
| November 13, 1969 | Denver Rockets 104 at Kentucky Colonels 109 | W | 5-2 | 5-1 | 10-3 | OT | |
| November 15, 1969 | Indiana Pacers 115 at Kentucky Colonels 111 | L | 5-3 | 5-1 | 10-4 | OT | |
| November 17, 1969 | Washington Capitols 120 at Kentucky Colonels 137 | W | 6-3 | 5-1 | 11-4 | ||
| November 21, 1969 | Kentucky Colonels 108 at Pittsburgh Pipers 112 | L | 6-3 | 5-2 | 11-5 | ||
| November 23, 1969 | Los Angeles Stars 115 at Kentucky Colonels 121 | W | 7-3 | 5-2 | 12-5 | ||
| November 28, 1969 | Miami Floridians 101 at Kentucky Colonels 106 | W | 8-3 | 5-2 | 13-5 | ||
| November 29, 1969 | Kentucky Colonels 97 at Washington Capitols 125 | L | 8-3 | 5-3 | 13-6 | ||
| November 30, 1969 | Carolina Cougars 115 at Kentucky Colonels 120 | W | 9-3 | 5-3 | 14-6 | ||
| December 3, 1969 | Kentucky Colonels 123 at Dallas Chaparrals 109 | W | 9-3 | 6-3 | 15-6 | at Indianapolis, IN | |
| December 4, 1969 | Miami Floridians 124 at Kentucky Colonels 149 | W | 10-3 | 6-3 | 16-6 | ||
| December 7, 1969 | Pittsburgh Pipers 92 at Kentucky Colonels 90 | L | 10-4 | 6-3 | 16-7 | ||
| December 11, 1969 | Indiana Pacers 115 at Kentucky Colonels 96 | L | 10-5 | 6-3 | 16-8 | ||
| December 13, 1969 | New York Nets 116 at Kentucky Colonels 111 | L | 10-6 | 6-3 | 16-9 | ||
| December 16, 1969 | Los Angeles Stars 102 at Kentucky Colonels 101 | L | 10-7 | 6-3 | 16-10 | at Washington, DC | |
| December 17, 1969 | Kentucky Colonels 124 at Washington Capitols 117 | W | 10-7 | 7-3 | 17-10 | at Los Angeles, CA | |
| December 18, 1969 | New Orleans Buccaneers 96 at Kentucky Colonels 103 | W | 11-7 | 7-3 | 18-10 | ||
| December 20, 1969 | New York Nets 125 at Kentucky Colonels 134 | W | 12-7 | 7-3 | 19-10 | ||
| December 21, 1969 | Kentucky Colonels 107 at New York Nets 105 | W | 12-7 | 8-3 | 20-10 | ||
| December 23, 1969 | Kentucky Colonels 100 at Pittsburgh Pipers 105 | L | 12-7 | 8-4 | 20-11 | ||
| December 25, 1969 | Los Angeles Stars 105 at Kentucky Colonels 101 | L | 12-8 | 8-4 | 20-12 | ||
| December 26, 1969 | Carolina Cougars 105 at Kentucky Colonels 117 | W | 13-8 | 8-4 | 21-12 | ||
| December 28, 1969 | Kentucky Colonels 112 at Denver Rockets 135 | L | 13-8 | 8-5 | 21-13 | ||
| December 30, 1969 | Kentucky Colonels 139 at Washington Capitols 127 | W | 13-8 | 9-5 | 22-13 | at Denver, CO | |
| December 31, 1969 | Kentucky Colonels 100 at Indiana Pacers 112 | L | 13-8 | 9-6 | 22-14 | ||
| January 2, 1970 | Kentucky Colonels 108 at Pittsburgh Pipers 106 | W | 13-8 | 10-6 | 23-14 | ||
| January 3, 1970 | New Orleans Buccaneers 107 at Kentucky Colonels 119 | W | 14-8 | 10-6 | 24-14 | ||
| January 8, 1970 | Indiana Pacers 118 at Kentucky Colonels 105 | L | 14-9 | 10-6 | 24-15 | ||
| January 9, 1970 | Kentucky Colonels 115 at Pittsburgh Pipers 105 | W | 14-9 | 11-6 | 25-15 | ||
| January 10, 1970 | Carolina Cougars 107 at Kentucky Colonels 110 | W | 15-9 | 11-6 | 26-15 | ||
| January 15, 1970 | New York Nets 124 at Kentucky Colonels 132 | W | 16-9 | 11-6 | 27-15 | ||
| January 16, 1970 | Kentucky Colonels 99 at Carolina Cougars 101 | L | 16-9 | 11-7 | 27-16 | at Greensboro, NC | |
| January 17, 1970 | Miami Floridians 116 at Kentucky Colonels 115 | L | 16-10 | 11-7 | 27-17 | ||
| January 19, 1970 | Indiana Pacers 108 at Kentucky Colonels 106 | L | 16-11 | 11-7 | 27-18 | ||
| January 21, 1970 | Kentucky Colonels 90 at Indiana Pacers 97 | L | 16-11 | 11-8 | 27-19 | ||
| January 28, 1970 | Kentucky Colonels 108 at New York Nets 107 | W | 16-11 | 12-8 | 28-19 | ||
| January 29, 1970 | Pittsburgh Pipers 102 at Kentucky Colonels 122 | W | 17-11 | 12-8 | 29-19 | ||
| February 1, 1970 | Carolina Cougars 109 at Kentucky Colonels 104 | L | 17-12 | 12-8 | 29-20 | ||
| February 5, 1970 | Pittsburgh Pipers 102 at Kentucky Colonels 110 | W | 18-12 | 12-8 | 30-20 | ||
| February 6, 1970 | Kentucky Colonels 100 at Indiana Pacers 102 | L | 18-12 | 12-9 | 30-21 | ||
| February 8, 1970 | Indiana Pacers 109 at Kentucky Colonels 107 | L | 18-13 | 12-9 | 30-22 | OT | |
| February 12, 1970 | Kentucky Colonels 111 at Denver Rockets 125 | L | 18-13 | 12-10 | 30-23 | ||
| February 15, 1970 | Kentucky Colonels 113 at Los Angeles Stars 121 | L | 18-13 | 12-11 | 30-24 | ||
| February 20, 1970 | Kentucky Colonels 138 at Dallas Chaparrals 142 | L | 18-13 | 12-12 | 30-25 | at Ft Worth, TX | |
| February 21, 1970 | Kentucky Colonels 100 at New Orleans Buccaneers 117 | L | 18-13 | 12-13 | 30-26 | ||
| February 22, 1970 | Kentucky Colonels 151 at Miami Floridians 128 | W | 18-13 | 13-13 | 31-26 | ||
| February 25, 1970 | Kentucky Colonels 114 at New York Nets 117 | L | 18-13 | 13-14 | 31-27 | ||
| February 26, 1970 | Pittsburgh Pipers 113 at Kentucky Colonels 106 | L | 18-14 | 13-14 | 31-28 | ||
| February 28, 1970 | Miami Floridians 111 at Kentucky Colonels 115 | W | 19-14 | 13-14 | 32-28 | ||
| March 1, 1970 | Kentucky Colonels 109 at Pittsburgh Pipers 119 | L | 19-14 | 13-15 | 32-29 | ||
| March 6, 1970 | Kentucky Colonels 106 at Los Angeles Stars 126 | L | 19-14 | 13-16 | 32-30 | ||
| March 7, 1970 | Kentucky Colonels 124 at Dallas Chaparrals 129 | L | 19-14 | 13-17 | 32-31 | ||
| March 9, 1970 | Kentucky Colonels 114 at New Orleans Buccaneers 117 | L | 19-14 | 13-18 | 32-32 | ||
| March 10, 1970 | Kentucky Colonels 126 at Miami Floridians 120 | W | 19-14 | 14-18 | 33-32 | at Tallahassee, FL | |
| March 12, 1970 | Los Angeles Stars 115 at Kentucky Colonels 117 | W | 20-14 | 14-18 | 34-32 | ||
| March 13, 1970 | Kentucky Colonels 106 at Indiana Pacers 125 | L | 20-14 | 14-19 | 34-33 | ||
| March 15, 1970 | Dallas Chaparrals 125 at Kentucky Colonels 146 | W | 21-14 | 14-19 | 35-33 | ||
| March 17, 1970 | Denver Rockets 110 at Kentucky Colonels 119 | W | 22-14 | 14-19 | 36-33 | ||
| March 19, 1970 | Kentucky Colonels 126 at Miami Floridians 117 | W | 22-14 | 15-19 | 37-33 | ||
| March 20, 1970 | Kentucky Colonels 106 at Carolina Cougars 113 | L | 22-14 | 15-20 | 37-34 | at Greensboro, NC | |
| March 22, 1970 | New Orleans Buccaneers 127 at Kentucky Colonels 130 | W | 23-14 | 15-20 | 38-34 | 2OT | |
| March 25, 1970 | Pittsburgh Pipers 119 at Kentucky Colonels 129 | W | 24-14 | 15-20 | 39-34 | ||
| March 28, 1970 | Kentucky Colonels 101 at Carolina Cougars 98 | W | 24-14 | 16-20 | 40-34 | at Raleigh, NC | |
| March 30, 1970 | Carolina Cougars 86 at Kentucky Colonels 81 | L | 24-15 | 16-20 | 40-35 | ||
| March 31, 1970 | Kentucky Colonels 117 at Pittsburgh Pipers 114 | W | 24-15 | 17-20 | 41-35 | ||
| April 2, 1970 | Indiana Pacers 94 at Kentucky Colonels 112 | W | 25-15 | 17-20 | 42-35 | ||
| April 4, 1970 | New York Nets 89 at Kentucky Colonels 101 | W | 26-15 | 17-20 | 43-35 | ||
| April 5, 1970 | Kentucky Colonels 98 at Denver Rockets 112 | L | 26-15 | 17-21 | 43-36 | ||
| April 7, 1970 | Kentucky Colonels 118 at Dallas Chaparrals 112 | W | 26-15 | 18-21 | 44-36 | ||
| April 8, 1970 | Kentucky Colonels 106 at Carolina Cougars 110 | L | 26-15 | 18-22 | 44-37 | at Charlotte, NC | |
| April 11, 1970 | Kentucky Colonels 113 at Miami Floridians 115 | L | 26-15 | 18-23 | 44-38 | ||
| April 12, 1970 | Washington Capitols 126 at Kentucky Colonels 128 | W | 27-15 | 18-23 | 45-38 | ||
| April 15, 1970 | Kentucky Colonels 112 at New York Nets 123 | L | 27-15 | 18-24 | 45-39 | ||
| April 17, 1970 | New York Nets 122 at Kentucky Colonels 118 | L | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | OT | |
| April 18, 1970 | New York Nets 111 at Kentucky Colonels 113 | W | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | ||
| April 19, 1970 | Kentucky Colonels 99 at New York Nets 107 | L | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | ||
| April 22, 1970 | Kentucky Colonels 128 at New York Nets 101 | W | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | ||
| April 26, 1970 | New York Nets 127 at Kentucky Colonels 112 | L | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-3 | ||
| April 28, 1970 | Kentucky Colonels 116 at New York Nets 113 | W | 1-2 | 2-1 | 3-3 | ||
| April 29, 1970 | New York Nets 101 at Kentucky Colonels 112 | W | 2-2 | 2-1 | 4-3 | ||
| May 1, 1970 | Kentucky Colonels 114 at Indiana Pacers 110 | W | 2-2 | 3-1 | 5-3 | OT | |
| May 2, 1970 | Kentucky Colonels 110 at Indiana Pacers 121 | L | 2-2 | 3-2 | 5-4 | ||
| May 3, 1970 | Indiana Pacers 114 at Kentucky Colonels 110 | L | 2-3 | 3-2 | 5-5 | ||
| May 5, 1970 | Indiana Pacers 111 at Kentucky Colonels 103 | L | 2-4 | 3-2 | 5-6 | ||
| May 6, 1970 | Kentucky Colonels 103 at Indiana Pacers 117 | L | 2-4 | 3-3 | 5-7 |
