1974-75 Kentucky Colonels Game-by-Game Results
American Basketball Association (ABA)
Team Record: 58-26
Finishing 1st in the ABA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 13-3 Won ABA championship
Division Tiebreaker - Defeated New York Nets 1-0
Division Semifinals - Defeated Memphis Sounds 4-1
Division Finals - Defeated Spirits of St. Louis 4-1
Finals - Defeated Indiana Pacers 4-1
Coach: Hubie Brown (58-26)
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
1974-75 Kentucky Colonels StatisticsTeam Record: 58-26
Finishing 1st in the ABA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 13-3 Won ABA championship
Division Tiebreaker - Defeated New York Nets 1-0
Division Semifinals - Defeated Memphis Sounds 4-1
Division Finals - Defeated Spirits of St. Louis 4-1
Finals - Defeated Indiana Pacers 4-1
Coach: Hubie Brown (58-26)
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
1974-75 Kentucky Colonels Roster
The Kentucky Colonels of the American Basketball Association ended the 1974-75 season with a record of 58 wins and 26 losses, finishing first in the ABA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 13-3.
The Colonels paced the league with just 8,542 points allowed. Kentucky scored 9,151 points. Artis Gilmore scored a team-best 1,981 points for the squad, while Dan Issel netted 17 or more per game as well. Artis Gilmore contributed 1,361 rebounds. Lou Dampier dished out 449 assists for the team.
Defensively, Ted McClain added 130 steals, and Artis Gilmore blocked 258 shots.
Hubie Brown coached the team. The 1974-75 Kentucky Colonels won the ABA championship.
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Regular Season Points For: 9151
Regular Season Points Against: 8542
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 18, 1974 | Denver Nuggets 99 at Kentucky Colonels 117 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| October 20, 1974 | Indiana Pacers 92 at Kentucky Colonels 101 | W | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | ||
| October 23, 1974 | Virginia Squires 82 at Kentucky Colonels 136 | W | 3-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | ||
| October 24, 1974 | San Antonio Spurs 103 at Kentucky Colonels 113 | W | 4-0 | 0-0 | 4-0 | ||
| October 25, 1974 | Kentucky Colonels 86 at Spirits of St. Louis 91 | L | 4-0 | 0-1 | 4-1 | ||
| October 26, 1974 | Kentucky Colonels 107 at Indiana Pacers 95 | W | 4-0 | 1-1 | 5-1 | ||
| October 30, 1974 | San Diego Conquistadors 94 at Kentucky Colonels 97 | W | 5-0 | 1-1 | 6-1 | ||
| November 1, 1974 | Virginia Squires 93 at Kentucky Colonels 125 | W | 6-0 | 1-1 | 7-1 | ||
| November 3, 1974 | Memphis Sounds 99 at Kentucky Colonels 104 | W | 7-0 | 1-1 | 8-1 | ||
| November 6, 1974 | Utah Stars 85 at Kentucky Colonels 97 | W | 8-0 | 1-1 | 9-1 | at Lexington, KY | |
| November 9, 1974 | New York Nets 97 at Kentucky Colonels 103 | W | 9-0 | 1-1 | 10-1 | ||
| November 13, 1974 | New York Nets 129 at Kentucky Colonels 132 | W | 10-0 | 1-1 | 11-1 | 2OT | at Lexington, KY |
| November 14, 1974 | Kentucky Colonels 100 at San Antonio Spurs 102 | L | 10-0 | 1-2 | 11-2 | OT | |
| November 17, 1974 | Indiana Pacers 103 at Kentucky Colonels 116 | W | 11-0 | 1-2 | 12-2 | at Lexington, KY | |
| November 22, 1974 | Kentucky Colonels 103 at San Diego Conquistadors 121 | L | 11-0 | 1-3 | 12-3 | ||
| November 23, 1974 | Kentucky Colonels 110 at Utah Stars 111 | L | 11-0 | 1-4 | 12-4 | OT | |
| November 26, 1974 | Memphis Sounds 106 at Kentucky Colonels 128 | W | 12-0 | 1-4 | 13-4 | ||
| November 28, 1974 | Kentucky Colonels 108 at Virginia Squires 95 | W | 12-0 | 2-4 | 14-4 | at Hampton, VA | |
| November 29, 1974 | Kentucky Colonels 98 at New York Nets 107 | L | 12-0 | 2-5 | 14-5 | ||
| November 30, 1974 | San Diego Conquistadors 100 at Kentucky Colonels 109 | W | 13-0 | 2-5 | 15-5 | at Bowling Green, KY | |
| December 4, 1974 | Kentucky Colonels 122 at Spirits of St. Louis 126 | L | 13-0 | 2-6 | 15-6 | ||
| December 7, 1974 | Spirits of St. Louis 107 at Kentucky Colonels 119 | W | 14-0 | 2-6 | 16-6 | ||
| December 11, 1974 | Kentucky Colonels 97 at Memphis Sounds 104 | L | 14-0 | 2-7 | 16-7 | ||
| December 13, 1974 | Kentucky Colonels 108 at Indiana Pacers 114 | L | 14-0 | 2-8 | 16-8 | ||
| December 14, 1974 | New York Nets 98 at Kentucky Colonels 89 | L | 14-1 | 2-8 | 16-9 | ||
| December 17, 1974 | San Antonio Spurs 98 at Kentucky Colonels 121 | W | 15-1 | 2-8 | 17-9 | ||
| December 18, 1974 | Kentucky Colonels 110 at Spirits of St. Louis 94 | W | 15-1 | 3-8 | 18-9 | ||
| December 19, 1974 | Denver Nuggets 107 at Kentucky Colonels 125 | W | 16-1 | 3-8 | 19-9 | ||
| December 21, 1974 | Memphis Sounds 98 at Kentucky Colonels 115 | W | 17-1 | 3-8 | 20-9 | ||
| December 22, 1974 | Indiana Pacers 110 at Kentucky Colonels 118 | W | 18-1 | 3-8 | 21-9 | ||
| December 26, 1974 | Kentucky Colonels 111 at Indiana Pacers 122 | L | 18-1 | 3-9 | 21-10 | ||
| December 29, 1974 | Memphis Sounds 114 at Kentucky Colonels 125 | W | 19-1 | 3-9 | 22-10 | ||
| December 30, 1974 | Kentucky Colonels 104 at Virginia Squires 85 | W | 19-1 | 4-9 | 23-10 | at Norfolk, VA | |
| January 3, 1975 | Virginia Squires 79 at Kentucky Colonels 113 | W | 20-1 | 4-9 | 24-10 | ||
| January 4, 1975 | San Antonio Spurs 111 at Kentucky Colonels 125 | W | 21-1 | 4-9 | 25-10 | ||
| January 5, 1975 | Kentucky Colonels 106 at Spirits of St. Louis 109 | L | 21-1 | 4-10 | 25-11 | ||
| January 8, 1975 | Virginia Squires 96 at Kentucky Colonels 113 | W | 22-1 | 4-10 | 26-11 | ||
| January 9, 1975 | Kentucky Colonels 123 at Spirits of St. Louis 116 | W | 22-1 | 5-10 | 27-11 | ||
| January 11, 1975 | Kentucky Colonels 95 at Utah Stars 89 | W | 22-1 | 6-10 | 28-11 | ||
| January 14, 1975 | Kentucky Colonels 99 at Denver Nuggets 118 | L | 22-1 | 6-11 | 28-12 | ||
| January 15, 1975 | Kentucky Colonels 108 at Virginia Squires 102 | W | 22-1 | 7-11 | 29-12 | at Norfolk, VA | |
| January 17, 1975 | Kentucky Colonels 93 at New York Nets 108 | L | 22-1 | 7-12 | 29-13 | ||
| January 19, 1975 | Denver Nuggets 101 at Kentucky Colonels 114 | W | 23-1 | 7-12 | 30-13 | ||
| January 22, 1975 | Memphis Sounds 91 at Kentucky Colonels 114 | W | 24-1 | 7-12 | 31-13 | ||
| January 23, 1975 | San Diego Conquistadors 109 at Kentucky Colonels 113 | W | 25-1 | 7-12 | 32-13 | ||
| January 24, 1975 | Kentucky Colonels 110 at New York Nets 112 | L | 25-1 | 7-13 | 32-14 | ||
| January 26, 1975 | Kentucky Colonels 108 at Memphis Sounds 104 | W | 25-1 | 8-13 | 33-14 | ||
| January 31, 1975 | Spirits of St. Louis 104 at Kentucky Colonels 134 | W | 26-1 | 8-13 | 34-14 | ||
| February 2, 1975 | Utah Stars 86 at Kentucky Colonels 96 | W | 27-1 | 8-13 | 35-14 | ||
| February 5, 1975 | Spirits of St. Louis 97 at Kentucky Colonels 118 | W | 28-1 | 8-13 | 36-14 | ||
| February 7, 1975 | Kentucky Colonels 115 at San Diego Conquistadors 114 | W | 28-1 | 9-13 | 37-14 | ||
| February 8, 1975 | Kentucky Colonels 90 at Utah Stars 87 | W | 28-1 | 10-13 | 38-14 | ||
| February 9, 1975 | Utah Stars 95 at Kentucky Colonels 112 | W | 29-1 | 10-13 | 39-14 | ||
| February 12, 1975 | Kentucky Colonels 112 at San Antonio Spurs 100 | W | 29-1 | 11-13 | 40-14 | ||
| February 15, 1975 | Kentucky Colonels 107 at Denver Nuggets 109 | L | 29-1 | 11-14 | 40-15 | ||
| February 16, 1975 | Kentucky Colonels 128 at San Diego Conquistadors 133 | L | 29-1 | 11-15 | 40-16 | OT | |
| February 18, 1975 | Kentucky Colonels 121 at Virginia Squires 104 | W | 29-1 | 12-15 | 41-16 | at Norfolk, VA | |
| February 19, 1975 | Spirits of St. Louis 107 at Kentucky Colonels 114 | W | 30-1 | 12-15 | 42-16 | ||
| February 21, 1975 | San Diego Conquistadors 110 at Kentucky Colonels 108 | L | 30-2 | 12-15 | 42-17 | ||
| February 22, 1975 | Kentucky Colonels 108 at San Antonio Spurs 110 | L | 30-2 | 12-16 | 42-18 | ||
| February 23, 1975 | Kentucky Colonels 107 at Denver Nuggets 109 | L | 30-2 | 12-17 | 42-19 | ||
| February 24, 1975 | Memphis Sounds 87 at Kentucky Colonels 109 | W | 31-2 | 12-17 | 43-19 | ||
| February 26, 1975 | Indiana Pacers 99 at Kentucky Colonels 101 | W | 32-2 | 12-17 | 44-19 | ||
| March 1, 1975 | New York Nets 84 at Kentucky Colonels 95 | W | 33-2 | 12-17 | 45-19 | ||
| March 2, 1975 | San Antonio Spurs 103 at Kentucky Colonels 98 | L | 33-3 | 12-17 | 45-20 | ||
| March 5, 1975 | Kentucky Colonels 90 at Indiana Pacers 103 | L | 33-3 | 12-18 | 45-21 | ||
| March 7, 1975 | Kentucky Colonels 107 at Virginia Squires 95 | W | 33-3 | 13-18 | 46-21 | at Hampton, VA | |
| March 8, 1975 | New York Nets 80 at Kentucky Colonels 96 | W | 34-3 | 13-18 | 47-21 | ||
| March 9, 1975 | Kentucky Colonels 92 at Spirits of St. Louis 103 | L | 34-3 | 13-19 | 47-22 | ||
| March 12, 1975 | Denver Nuggets 103 at Kentucky Colonels 108 | W | 35-3 | 13-19 | 48-22 | at Lexington, KY | |
| March 14, 1975 | Kentucky Colonels 100 at Memphis Sounds 103 | L | 35-3 | 13-20 | 48-23 | ||
| March 15, 1975 | Kentucky Colonels 113 at San Diego Conquistadors 98 | W | 35-3 | 14-20 | 49-23 | ||
| March 16, 1975 | Kentucky Colonels 125 at Denver Nuggets 128 | L | 35-3 | 14-21 | 49-24 | OT | |
| March 19, 1975 | Kentucky Colonels 92 at Utah Stars 100 | L | 35-3 | 14-22 | 49-25 | ||
| March 21, 1975 | Kentucky Colonels 101 at New York Nets 115 | L | 35-3 | 14-23 | 49-26 | ||
| March 23, 1975 | Spirits of St. Louis 110 at Kentucky Colonels 121 | W | 36-3 | 14-23 | 50-26 | ||
| March 24, 1975 | Utah Stars 84 at Kentucky Colonels 99 | W | 37-3 | 14-23 | 51-26 | at Lexington, KY | |
| March 26, 1975 | Kentucky Colonels 103 at New York Nets 102 | W | 37-3 | 15-23 | 52-26 | ||
| March 28, 1975 | Kentucky Colonels 110 at Virginia Squires 88 | W | 37-3 | 16-23 | 53-26 | at Norfolk, VA | |
| March 29, 1975 | New York Nets 95 at Kentucky Colonels 126 | W | 38-3 | 16-23 | 54-26 | ||
| March 30, 1975 | Kentucky Colonels 113 at Memphis Sounds 109 | W | 38-3 | 17-23 | 55-26 | OT | |
| March 31, 1975 | San Antonio Spurs 88 at Kentucky Colonels 103 | W | 39-3 | 17-23 | 56-26 | at Lexington, KY | |
| April 2, 1975 | Virginia Squires 81 at Kentucky Colonels 88 | W | 40-3 | 17-23 | 57-26 | ||
| April 3, 1975 | Kentucky Colonels 103 at Memphis Sounds 93 | W | 40-3 | 18-23 | 58-26 | ||
| April 4, 1975 | New York Nets 99 at Kentucky Colonels 108 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 6, 1975 | Memphis Sounds 91 at Kentucky Colonels 98 | W | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | ||
| April 8, 1975 | Memphis Sounds 105 at Kentucky Colonels 119 | W | 3-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | ||
| April 10, 1975 | Kentucky Colonels 101 at Memphis Sounds 80 | W | 3-0 | 1-0 | 4-0 | ||
| April 11, 1975 | Kentucky Colonels 93 at Memphis Sounds 107 | L | 3-0 | 1-1 | 4-1 | ||
| April 13, 1975 | Memphis Sounds 99 at Kentucky Colonels 111 | W | 4-0 | 1-1 | 5-1 | ||
| April 21, 1975 | Spirits of St. Louis 109 at Kentucky Colonels 112 | W | 5-0 | 1-1 | 6-1 | ||
| April 23, 1975 | Spirits of St. Louis 103 at Kentucky Colonels 108 | W | 6-0 | 1-1 | 7-1 | ||
| April 25, 1975 | Kentucky Colonels 97 at Spirits of St. Louis 103 | L | 6-0 | 1-2 | 7-2 | ||
| April 27, 1975 | Kentucky Colonels 117 at Spirits of St. Louis 98 | W | 6-0 | 2-2 | 8-2 | ||
| April 28, 1975 | Spirits of St. Louis 103 at Kentucky Colonels 123 | W | 7-0 | 2-2 | 9-2 | ||
| May 13, 1975 | Indiana Pacers 94 at Kentucky Colonels 120 | W | 8-0 | 2-2 | 10-2 | ||
| May 15, 1975 | Indiana Pacers 93 at Kentucky Colonels 95 | W | 9-0 | 2-2 | 11-2 | ||
| May 17, 1975 | Kentucky Colonels 109 at Indiana Pacers 101 | W | 9-0 | 3-2 | 12-2 | ||
| May 19, 1975 | Kentucky Colonels 86 at Indiana Pacers 94 | L | 9-0 | 3-3 | 12-3 | ||
| May 22, 1975 | Indiana Pacers 105 at Kentucky Colonels 110 | W | 10-0 | 3-3 | 13-3 |
