1972–73 Kentucky Colonels season

1972–73 Kentucky Colonels season
Head coach	Joe Mullaney
Arena	Freedom Hall
Results
Record	56–28 (.667)
Place	Division: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Lost in the ABA Finals

The 1972–73 Kentucky Colonels season was the sixth season of the Colonels in the American Basketball Association.

Roster

1972–73 Kentucky Colonels roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From SF 42 Bill Chamberlain 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 188 lb (85 kg) December 16, 1949 North Carolina PG 10 Louie Dampier 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) November 20, 1944 Kentucky PG 32 Mike Gale 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) July 18, 1950 Elizabeth City State C 53 Artis Gilmore 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 240 lb (109 kg) September 21, 1949 Jacksonville C 44 Dan Issel 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) October 25, 1948 Kentucky SF 4 Wendell Ladner 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) October 6, 1948 Southern Miss SG 30 Rick Mount 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) January 5, 1947 Purdue PG 3 Jim O'Brien 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) April 9, 1950 Boston College SG 15 Pierre Russell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) December 13, 1949 Kansas SF 2 Walt Simon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) December 1, 1939 Benedict PF 8 Ron Thomas 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) November 19, 1950 Louisville SF 24 Claude Virden 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) November 25, 1947 Murray State

Head coach Joe Mullaney Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Final standings

Eastern Division

Team	W	L	%	GB
Carolina Cougars	57	27	.679	-
Kentucky Colonels	56	28	.667	1
Virginia Squires	42	42	.500	15
New York Nets	30	54	.357	27
Memphis Tams	24	60	.286	33

Playoffs

Eastern Division Semifinals^[1]

Game	Date	Location	Score	Record	Attendance
1	March 30	Kentucky	129–101	1–0	4,692
2	April 1	Kentucky	94–109	1–1	5,139
3	April 3	Virginia	115–113	2–1	9,621
4	April 6	Virginia	108–90	3–1	8,644
5	April 7	Kentucky	114–93	4–1	16,887

Colonels win series, 4–1

Eastern Division Finals

Game	Date	Location	Score	Record	Attendance
1	April 11	Carolina	113–103	1–0	9,165
2	April 14	Carolina	105–125	1–1	5,103
3	April 16	Kentucky	108–94	2–1	10,422
4	April 18	Kentucky	91–102	2–2	16,238
5	April 20	Carolina	107–112	2–3	11,988
6	April 21	Kentucky	119–100	3–3	16,892
7	April 24	Carolina	107–96	4–3	10,231

Colonels win series, 4–3

ABA Finals^[1]

Game	Date	Location	Score	Record	Attendance
1	April 28	Kentucky	107–111 (OT)	0–1	12,119
2	April 30	Kentucky	114–102	1–1	13,408
3	May 3	Indiana	92–88	2–1	10,079
4	May 5	Indiana	86–90	2–2	9,498
5	May 8	Kentucky	86–89	2–3	16,779
6	May 10	Indiana	109–93	3–3	10,079
7	May 12	Kentucky	81–88	3–4	16,597

Colonels lose series, 4–3

Awards and honors

1973 ABA All-Star Game selections (game played on February 6, 1973)

• Dan Issel
• Louie Dampier
• Artis Gilmore
• All ABA-First Team selections
  • Artis Gilmore
• All ABA-Second Team selections
  • Dan Issel

References

1. "1972-73 ABA Regular Season Standings". Remembertheaba.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved July 2, 2016.

• Colonels on Basketball Reference

External links

• RememberTheABA.com 1972–73 regular season and playoff results
• RememberTheABA.com Kentucky Colonels page