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1968-69 Kentucky Colonels Roster and Statistics

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42-36, Finished 3rd in ABA Eastern Division (Schedule and Results)
Coached by: Gene Rhodes (42-36)

Points Per Game: 111.2 (9th of 11) ▪ Opponent Points Per Game: 111.0 (1st of 11)
Pythagorean W-L: 39-39 (6th of 11)

Arena: Louisville Convention Center ▪ Attendance: NA

SRS: -0.06 (7th of 11)

Playoffs:
Lost ABA Eastern Division Semifinals (4-3) versus Indiana Pacers

1968-69 Kentucky Colonels:

Roster

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No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
Henry Akin C-F 6-10 225 July 31, 1944 2 Morehead State University
25 Dan Anderson C 6-10 230 February 15, 1943 1 Augsburg College
24 Jim Caldwell C 6-10 240 January 28, 1943 1 Georgia Institute of Technology
35 Darel Carrier G 6-3 185 October 26, 1940 1 Western Kentucky University
40 Wayne Chapman G-F 6-6 190 June 15, 1945 R Western Kentucky University
10 Louie Dampier G 6-0 170 November 20, 1944 1 University of Kentucky
Ollie Darden F-C 6-7 235 July 28, 1944 1 University of Michigan
3 Penny Early G 5-3 114 R
14 Johnny Jones F 6-7 205 March 12, 1943 1 California State University, Los Angeles
44 Reggie Lacefield G-F 6-5 230 April 10, 1945 R Western Michigan University
42 Manny Leaks C-F 6-8 225 November 27, 1945 R Niagara University
22 Goose Ligon F-C 6-7 210 February 22, 1944 1
34 Paul Long G 6-2 180 February 8, 1944 1 Wake Forest University
25 Randolph Mahaffey F 6-7 210 September 28, 1945 1 Clemson University
25 Elton McGriff C 6-9 225 August 21, 1942 1 Creighton University
54 Gene Moore C-F 6-9 225 July 29, 1945 R Saint Louis University
45 Bobby Rascoe G-F 6-4 205 July 22, 1940 1 Western Kentucky University
52 Sam Smith F 6-7 230 January 27, 1944 1 Kentucky Wesleyan College

Team and Opponent Statistics

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G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS
Team 78 18845 3180 7613 .418 335 948 .353 1977 2690 .735 1555 2694 4249 1453 1383 2077 8672 111.2
Opponent 78 18845 3162 7467 .423 125 444 .282 2210 3051 .724 4424 1458 1513 2017 8659 111.0

Player Statistics

Totals

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Louie Dampier 24 78 3326 713 1696 .420 199 552 .361 308 380 .811 76 223 299 456 251 156 1933
2 Darel Carrier 28 73 2858 559 1376 .406 125 330 .379 447 545 .820 75 208 283 214 213 227 1690
3 Goose Ligon 24 75 2815 391 879 .445 1 5 .200 337 510 .661 328 491 819 172 193 312 1120
4 Gene Moore 23 76 2026 417 920 .453 0 2 .000 204 290 .703 318 499 817 90 160 311 1038
5 Bobby Rascoe 28 78 1247 201 477 .421 3 15 .200 129 167 .772 56 94 150 105 93 131 534
6 Ollie Darden 24 47 1221 185 435 .425 1 5 .200 100 130 .769 143 237 380 62 66 167 471
7 Sam Smith 25 62 1421 173 437 .396 1 10 .100 114 172 .663 169 221 390 64 70 143 461
8 Jim Caldwell 26 65 1235 167 381 .438 1 9 .111 87 129 .674 133 290 423 130 97 211 422
9 Randolph Mahaffey 23 31 759 102 251 .406 0 1 .000 68 101 .673 57 127 184 35 94 99 272
10 Manny Leaks 23 31 674 88 238 .370 0 0 46 67 .687 87 147 234 32 31 103 222
11 Johnny Jones 25 29 449 81 213 .380 0 3 .000 41 71 .577 54 63 117 34 39 53 203
12 Wayne Chapman 23 48 458 68 202 .337 4 13 .308 54 72 .750 29 45 74 38 39 95 194
13 Paul Long 24 9 82 9 40 .225 0 0 17 21 .810 5 4 9 12 15 21 35
14 Elton McGriff 26 9 107 7 20 .350 0 0 15 20 .750 13 17 30 2 7 20 29
15 Reggie Lacefield 23 8 48 11 22 .500 0 1 .000 2 4 .500 4 7 11 0 3 9 24
16 Dan Anderson 25 8 94 7 22 .318 0 0 6 8 .750 8 17 25 6 8 19 20
17 Henry Akin 24 2 25 1 4 .250 0 2 .000 2 3 .667 0 4 4 1 4 0 4
18 Penny Early 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Per Game

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Louie Dampier 24 78 42.6 9.1 21.7 .420 2.6 7.1 .361 3.9 4.9 .811 1.0 2.9 3.8 5.8 3.2 2.0 24.8
2 Darel Carrier 28 73 39.2 7.7 18.8 .406 1.7 4.5 .379 6.1 7.5 .820 1.0 2.8 3.9 2.9 2.9 3.1 23.2
3 Goose Ligon 24 75 37.5 5.2 11.7 .445 0.0 0.1 .200 4.5 6.8 .661 4.4 6.5 10.9 2.3 2.6 4.2 14.9
4 Gene Moore 23 76 26.7 5.5 12.1 .453 0.0 0.0 .000 2.7 3.8 .703 4.2 6.6 10.8 1.2 2.1 4.1 13.7
5 Ollie Darden 24 47 26.0 3.9 9.3 .425 0.0 0.1 .200 2.1 2.8 .769 3.0 5.0 8.1 1.3 1.4 3.6 10.0
6 Randolph Mahaffey 23 31 24.5 3.3 8.1 .406 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 3.3 .673 1.8 4.1 5.9 1.1 3.0 3.2 8.8
7 Sam Smith 25 62 22.9 2.8 7.0 .396 0.0 0.2 .100 1.8 2.8 .663 2.7 3.6 6.3 1.0 1.1 2.3 7.4
8 Manny Leaks 23 31 21.7 2.8 7.7 .370 0.0 0.0 1.5 2.2 .687 2.8 4.7 7.5 1.0 1.0 3.3 7.2
9 Johnny Jones 25 29 15.5 2.8 7.3 .380 0.0 0.1 .000 1.4 2.4 .577 1.9 2.2 4.0 1.2 1.3 1.8 7.0
10 Bobby Rascoe 28 78 16.0 2.6 6.1 .421 0.0 0.2 .200 1.7 2.1 .772 0.7 1.2 1.9 1.3 1.2 1.7 6.8
11 Jim Caldwell 26 65 19.0 2.6 5.9 .438 0.0 0.1 .111 1.3 2.0 .674 2.0 4.5 6.5 2.0 1.5 3.2 6.5
12 Wayne Chapman 23 48 9.5 1.4 4.2 .337 0.1 0.3 .308 1.1 1.5 .750 0.6 0.9 1.5 0.8 0.8 2.0 4.0
13 Paul Long 24 9 9.1 1.0 4.4 .225 0.0 0.0 1.9 2.3 .810 0.6 0.4 1.0 1.3 1.7 2.3 3.9
14 Elton McGriff 26 9 11.9 0.8 2.2 .350 0.0 0.0 1.7 2.2 .750 1.4 1.9 3.3 0.2 0.8 2.2 3.2
15 Reggie Lacefield 23 8 6.0 1.4 2.8 .500 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 0.5 .500 0.5 0.9 1.4 0.0 0.4 1.1 3.0
16 Dan Anderson 25 8 11.8 0.9 2.8 .318 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.0 .750 1.0 2.1 3.1 0.8 1.0 2.4 2.5
17 Henry Akin 24 2 12.5 0.5 2.0 .250 0.0 1.0 .000 1.0 1.5 .667 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.5 2.0 0.0 2.0
18 Penny Early 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Darel Carrier 28 73 2858 7.0 17.3 .406 1.6 4.2 .379 5.6 6.9 .820 0.9 2.6 3.6 2.7 2.7 2.9 21.3
2 Louie Dampier 24 78 3326 7.7 18.4 .420 2.2 6.0 .361 3.3 4.1 .811 0.8 2.4 3.2 4.9 2.7 1.7 20.9
3 Gene Moore 23 76 2026 7.4 16.3 .453 0.0 0.0 .000 3.6 5.2 .703 5.7 8.9 14.5 1.6 2.8 5.5 18.4
4 Reggie Lacefield 23 8 48 8.2 16.5 .500 0.0 0.7 .000 1.5 3.0 .500 3.0 5.2 8.2 0.0 2.3 6.8 18.0
5 Johnny Jones 25 29 449 6.5 17.1 .380 0.0 0.2 .000 3.3 5.7 .577 4.3 5.1 9.4 2.7 3.1 4.2 16.3
6 Paul Long 24 9 82 4.0 17.6 .225 0.0 0.0 7.5 9.2 .810 2.2 1.8 4.0 5.3 6.6 9.2 15.4
7 Bobby Rascoe 28 78 1247 5.8 13.8 .421 0.1 0.4 .200 3.7 4.8 .772 1.6 2.7 4.3 3.0 2.7 3.8 15.4
8 Wayne Chapman 23 48 458 5.3 15.9 .337 0.3 1.0 .308 4.2 5.7 .750 2.3 3.5 5.8 3.0 3.1 7.5 15.2
9 Goose Ligon 24 75 2815 5.0 11.2 .445 0.0 0.1 .200 4.3 6.5 .661 4.2 6.3 10.5 2.2 2.5 4.0 14.3
10 Ollie Darden 24 47 1221 5.5 12.8 .425 0.0 0.1 .200 2.9 3.8 .769 4.2 7.0 11.2 1.8 1.9 4.9 13.9
11 Randolph Mahaffey 23 31 759 4.8 11.9 .406 0.0 0.0 .000 3.2 4.8 .673 2.7 6.0 8.7 1.7 4.5 4.7 12.9
12 Jim Caldwell 26 65 1235 4.9 11.1 .438 0.0 0.3 .111 2.5 3.8 .674 3.9 8.5 12.3 3.8 2.8 6.2 12.3
13 Manny Leaks 23 31 674 4.7 12.7 .370 0.0 0.0 2.5 3.6 .687 4.6 7.9 12.5 1.7 1.7 5.5 11.9
14 Sam Smith 25 62 1421 4.4 11.1 .396 0.0 0.3 .100 2.9 4.4 .663 4.3 5.6 9.9 1.6 1.8 3.6 11.7
15 Elton McGriff 26 9 107 2.4 6.7 .350 0.0 0.0 5.0 6.7 .750 4.4 5.7 10.1 0.7 2.4 6.7 9.8
16 Dan Anderson 25 8 94 2.7 8.4 .318 0.0 0.0 2.3 3.1 .750 3.1 6.5 9.6 2.3 3.1 7.3 7.7
17 Henry Akin 24 2 25 1.4 5.8 .250 0.0 2.9 .000 2.9 4.3 .667 0.0 5.8 5.8 1.4 5.8 0.0 5.8
18 Penny Early 1 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Advanced

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Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1 Louie Dampier 24 78 3326 18.8 .519 .479 3.9 21.8 11.9 23.5 5.8 3.7 9.5
2 Darel Carrier 28 73 2858 16.8 .523 .452 4.3 11.6 11.6 23.7 5.3 2.5 7.8
3 Goose Ligon 24 75 2815 15.1 .508 .445 12.6 8.7 14.9 17.1 2.7 3.8 6.5
4 Gene Moore 23 76 2026 18.8 .495 .453 17.5 7.0 13.2 22.1 1.8 3.3 5.0
5 Jim Caldwell 26 65 1235 13.5 .482 .440 14.9 14.9 18.1 16.0 0.5 2.1 2.6
6 Ollie Darden 24 47 1221 14.3 .478 .426 13.5 7.3 11.8 16.9 0.4 1.7 2.1
7 Bobby Rascoe 28 78 1247 11.6 .485 .425 5.2 12.3 14.5 19.1 0.7 1.2 1.9
8 Sam Smith 25 62 1421 12.0 .450 .397 11.9 6.2 12.0 15.2 -0.4 1.8 1.4
9 Randolph Mahaffey 23 31 759 7.2 .460 .406 10.5 6.5 24.1 19.0 0.0 0.9 0.9
10 Manny Leaks 23 31 674 11.8 .415 .370 15.1 6.7 10.4 16.4 -0.7 1.0 0.3
11 Elton McGriff 26 9 107 8.3 .503 .350 12.2 2.4 19.6 12.4 0.1 0.1 0.2
12 Reggie Lacefield 23 8 48 12.8 .505 .500 10.0 0.0 11.2 20.6 0.0 0.0 0.1
13 Dan Anderson 25 8 94 3.9 .392 .318 11.6 8.3 23.9 13.2 -0.1 0.1 0.0
14 Penny Early 1 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
15 Johnny Jones 25 29 449 12.1 .416 .380 11.3 11.4 13.8 23.4 -0.6 0.6 0.0
16 Henry Akin 24 2 25 -1.3 .376 .250 7.0 5.0 42.9 13.8 0.0 0.0 0.0
17 Wayne Chapman 23 48 458 7.2 .415 .347 7.0 11.9 14.3 22.0 -0.6 0.5 -0.1
18 Paul Long 24 9 82 -0.7 .355 .225 4.8 19.9 23.3 29.0 -0.3 0.1 -0.2

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Age G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1 Darel Carrier 28 7 303 51 117 14 28 52 64 21 19 18 28 168 .436 .500 .813 43.3 24.0 3.0 2.7
2 Louie Dampier 24 7 326 50 140 16 55 40 46 30 28 22 17 156 .357 .291 .870 46.6 22.3 4.3 4.0
3 Gene Moore 23 7 204 44 100 0 0 26 34 101 15 21 37 114 .440 .765 29.1 16.3 14.4 2.1
4 Goose Ligon 24 7 260 34 78 0 1 30 41 89 8 21 25 98 .436 .000 .732 37.1 14.0 12.7 1.1
5 Bobby Rascoe 28 7 200 30 63 0 0 30 32 20 10 5 25 90 .476 .938 28.6 12.9 2.9 1.4
6 Ollie Darden 24 7 102 26 49 1 2 10 15 31 6 7 19 63 .531 .500 .667 14.6 9.0 4.4 0.9
7 Sam Smith 25 7 157 19 57 0 2 7 16 42 9 8 24 45 .333 .000 .438 22.4 6.4 6.0 1.3
8 Elton McGriff 26 5 61 8 22 0 0 7 10 27 2 4 17 23 .364 .700 12.2 4.6 5.4 0.4
9 Jim Caldwell 26 7 63 4 15 0 0 3 7 21 5 1 11 11 .267 .429 9.0 1.6 3.0 0.7
10 Wayne Chapman 23 5 29 3 8 0 0 1 2 4 2 0 13 7 .375 .500 5.8 1.4 0.8 0.4

Playoffs Advanced

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1 Darel Carrier 28 7 303 17.5 .579 .496 3.0 10.1 11.0 21.0 0.9 0.1 1.1
2 Bobby Rascoe 28 7 200 16.0 .584 .476 4.4 7.8 6.1 16.0 0.5 0.1 0.6
3 Goose Ligon 24 7 260 14.0 .510 .436 15.0 4.7 17.9 17.6 0.3 0.2 0.4
4 Louie Dampier 24 7 326 13.6 .487 .414 4.0 13.5 12.1 21.8 0.2 0.1 0.4
5 Ollie Darden 24 7 102 22.4 .567 .541 13.4 11.0 11.2 24.0 0.3 0.1 0.4
6 Gene Moore 23 7 204 21.0 .496 .440 21.8 12.8 15.4 26.0 0.2 0.2 0.4
7 Wayne Chapman 23 5 29 0.0 .394 .375 6.1 10.1 0.0 12.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
8 Elton McGriff 26 5 61 10.6 .436 .364 19.5 5.0 13.2 19.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
9 Jim Caldwell 26 7 63 6.5 .304 .267 14.6 10.9 5.2 11.8 -0.2 0.0 -0.1
10 Sam Smith 25 7 157 5.7 .351 .333 11.8 8.6 11.1 17.9 -0.4 0.1 -0.3