1968β69 Kentucky Colonels season | |
---|---|
Head coach | Gene Rhodes |
Arena | Louisville Convention Center |
Results | |
Record | 42–36 (.538) |
Place | Division: 3rd ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Lost in the Eastern Division Semifinals |
The 1968β69 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 on November 27, 1968.
In the Eastern Division Semifinals, they lost to the Indiana Pacers 4 games to 3.
Team | W | L | PCT. | GB |
---|---|---|---|---|
Indiana Pacers | 44 | 34 | .564 | - |
Miami Floridians | 43 | 35 | .551 | 1 |
Kentucky Colonels | 42 | 36 | .538 | 2 |
Minnesota Pipers | 36 | 42 | .462 | 8 |
New York Nets | 17 | 61 | .218 | 27 |
Eastern Division Semifinals [1]
Game | Date | Location | Score | Record | Attendance |
1 | April 8 | Indiana | 128β118 | 1β0 | 6,319 |
2 | April 9 | Indiana | 115β120 | 1β1 | 6,789 |
3 | April 10 | Kentucky | 130β111 | 2β1 | 4,235 |
4 | April 13 | Kentucky | 105β104 (OT) | 3β1 | 3,079 |
5 | April 14 | Indiana | 97β116 | 3β2 | 5,612 |
6 | April 15 | Kentucky | 89β107 | 3β3 | 4,633 |
7 | April 17 | Indiana | 111β120 | 3β4 | 11,005 |
Colonels lose series, 4β3
1969 ABA All-Star Game selections (game played on January 28, 1969, in Louisville, Kentucky)
Gene Rhodes was selected to coach the Eastern Conference
1968β69 Kentucky Colonels season | |
---|---|
Head coach | Gene Rhodes |
Arena | Louisville Convention Center |
Results | |
Record | 42–36 (.538) |
Place | Division: 3rd ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Lost in the Eastern Division Semifinals |
The 1968β69 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 on November 27, 1968.
In the Eastern Division Semifinals, they lost to the Indiana Pacers 4 games to 3.
Team | W | L | PCT. | GB |
---|---|---|---|---|
Indiana Pacers | 44 | 34 | .564 | - |
Miami Floridians | 43 | 35 | .551 | 1 |
Kentucky Colonels | 42 | 36 | .538 | 2 |
Minnesota Pipers | 36 | 42 | .462 | 8 |
New York Nets | 17 | 61 | .218 | 27 |
Eastern Division Semifinals [1]
Game | Date | Location | Score | Record | Attendance |
1 | April 8 | Indiana | 128β118 | 1β0 | 6,319 |
2 | April 9 | Indiana | 115β120 | 1β1 | 6,789 |
3 | April 10 | Kentucky | 130β111 | 2β1 | 4,235 |
4 | April 13 | Kentucky | 105β104 (OT) | 3β1 | 3,079 |
5 | April 14 | Indiana | 97β116 | 3β2 | 5,612 |
6 | April 15 | Kentucky | 89β107 | 3β3 | 4,633 |
7 | April 17 | Indiana | 111β120 | 3β4 | 11,005 |
Colonels lose series, 4β3
1969 ABA All-Star Game selections (game played on January 28, 1969, in Louisville, Kentucky)
Gene Rhodes was selected to coach the Eastern Conference