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1970-71 Kentucky Colonels Roster and Statistics

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44-40, Finished 2nd in ABA Eastern Division (Schedule and Results)
Coached by: Gene Rhodes (10-5), Alex Groza (2-0), Frank Ramsey (32-35)

Points Per Game: 122.2 (2nd of 11) ▪ Opponent Points Per Game: 122.1 (9th of 11)
Pythagorean W-L: 42-42 (4th of 11)

Arena: Freedom Hall ▪ Attendance: NA

SRS: -0.17 (4th of 11)

Playoffs:
Lost ABA Finals (4-3) versus Utah Stars
Won ABA Eastern Division Finals (4-2) versus Virginia Squires
Won ABA Eastern Division Semifinals (4-2) versus The Floridians

1970-71 Kentucky Colonels:

Roster

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No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
35 Darel Carrier G 6-3 185 October 26, 1940 3 Western Kentucky University
25 Bobby Croft C 6-10 200 August 10, 1947 R University of Tennessee
10 Louie Dampier G 6-0 170 November 20, 1944 3 University of Kentucky
32 Tom Hagan G 6-3 185 January 29, 1947 1 Vanderbilt University
4 Dennis Hamilton F 6-8 210 May 8, 1944 3 Arizona State University
8 Dan Hester F 6-8 210 November 8, 1948 R Louisiana State University
4 Les Hunter F-C 6-7 210 August 16, 1942 4 Loyola University of Chicago
44 Dan Issel C-F 6-9 235 October 25, 1948 R University of Kentucky
22 Goose Ligon F-C 6-7 210 February 22, 1944 3
24-9 Cincinnatus Powell F-C 6-7 220 February 25, 1942 3 University of Portland
33-54 Mike Pratt G-F 6-4 195 August 4, 1948 R University of Kentucky
2 Walter Simon F-G 6-6 200 December 1, 1939 3 Benedict College
5-50 Sam Smith F 6-7 230 January 27, 1944 3 Kentucky Wesleyan College
42 Al Williams F 6-6 200 February 3, 1948 R Drake University
3-45 Howie Wright G 6-3 185 February 22, 1947 R Austin Peay State University

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 84 20185 3929 8520 .461 193 597 .323 2213 2930 .755 1604 3186 4790 1878 1569 2271 10264 122.2
Opponent 84 20185 3948 8586 .460 159 493 .323 2205 2961 .745 4530 1816 1490 2229 10260 122.1

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 Dan Issel 22 83 3274 938 1934 .485 0 15 .000 604 748 .807 421 672 1093 162 221 323 2480
2 Louie Dampier 26 84 3221 566 1353 .418 103 280 .368 320 376 .851 73 224 297 460 244 213 1555
3 Cincinnatus Powell 28 81 2933 578 1173 .493 4 16 .250 302 398 .759 311 579 890 255 235 323 1462
4 Darel Carrier 30 84 2664 495 1140 .434 63 161 .391 327 377 .867 50 182 232 244 199 229 1380
5 Goose Ligon 26 84 2753 429 795 .540 0 6 .000 214 391 .547 312 677 989 211 167 331 1072
6 Les Hunter 28 75 1415 274 606 .452 10 49 .204 155 215 .721 153 319 472 93 135 242 713
7 Walter Simon 31 84 1411 274 578 .474 1 11 .091 100 156 .641 102 213 315 156 128 253 649
8 Mike Pratt 22 78 1213 173 416 .416 3 11 .273 91 121 .752 91 134 225 188 124 135 440
9 Howie Wright 23 52 612 94 245 .384 9 42 .214 40 49 .816 23 57 80 63 59 89 237
10 Bobby Croft 23 33 222 35 114 .307 0 2 .000 25 42 .595 22 43 65 15 17 67 95
11 Sam Smith 27 25 259 33 73 .452 0 2 .000 22 35 .629 29 39 68 16 18 34 88
12 Al Williams 22 11 70 19 43 .442 0 0 5 10 .500 9 17 26 5 7 13 43
13 Dan Hester 22 7 93 18 38 .474 0 1 .000 7 9 .778 8 28 36 5 12 16 43
14 Tom Hagan 24 4 34 2 10 .200 0 1 .000 0 2 .000 0 1 1 4 0 2 4
15 Dennis Hamilton 26 3 11 1 2 .500 0 0 1 1 1.000 0 1 1 1 3 1 3

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 Dan Issel 22 83 39.4 11.3 23.3 .485 0.0 0.2 .000 7.3 9.0 .807 5.1 8.1 13.2 2.0 2.7 3.9 29.9
2 Louie Dampier 26 84 38.3 6.7 16.1 .418 1.2 3.3 .368 3.8 4.5 .851 0.9 2.7 3.5 5.5 2.9 2.5 18.5
3 Cincinnatus Powell 28 81 36.2 7.1 14.5 .493 0.0 0.2 .250 3.7 4.9 .759 3.8 7.1 11.0 3.1 2.9 4.0 18.0
4 Darel Carrier 30 84 31.7 5.9 13.6 .434 0.8 1.9 .391 3.9 4.5 .867 0.6 2.2 2.8 2.9 2.4 2.7 16.4
5 Goose Ligon 26 84 32.8 5.1 9.5 .540 0.0 0.1 .000 2.5 4.7 .547 3.7 8.1 11.8 2.5 2.0 3.9 12.8
6 Les Hunter 28 75 18.9 3.7 8.1 .452 0.1 0.7 .204 2.1 2.9 .721 2.0 4.3 6.3 1.2 1.8 3.2 9.5
7 Walter Simon 31 84 16.8 3.3 6.9 .474 0.0 0.1 .091 1.2 1.9 .641 1.2 2.5 3.8 1.9 1.5 3.0 7.7
8 Dan Hester 22 7 13.3 2.6 5.4 .474 0.0 0.1 .000 1.0 1.3 .778 1.1 4.0 5.1 0.7 1.7 2.3 6.1
9 Mike Pratt 22 78 15.6 2.2 5.3 .416 0.0 0.1 .273 1.2 1.6 .752 1.2 1.7 2.9 2.4 1.6 1.7 5.6
10 Howie Wright 23 52 11.8 1.8 4.7 .384 0.2 0.8 .214 0.8 0.9 .816 0.4 1.1 1.5 1.2 1.1 1.7 4.6
11 Al Williams 22 11 6.4 1.7 3.9 .442 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.9 .500 0.8 1.5 2.4 0.5 0.6 1.2 3.9
12 Sam Smith 27 25 10.4 1.3 2.9 .452 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.4 .629 1.2 1.6 2.7 0.6 0.7 1.4 3.5
13 Bobby Croft 23 33 6.7 1.1 3.5 .307 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 1.3 .595 0.7 1.3 2.0 0.5 0.5 2.0 2.9
14 Dennis Hamilton 26 3 3.7 0.3 0.7 .500 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.3 1.0
15 Tom Hagan 24 4 8.5 0.5 2.5 .200 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.0 0.5 1.0

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 Dan Issel 22 83 3274 10.3 21.3 .485 0.0 0.2 .000 6.6 8.2 .807 4.6 7.4 12.0 1.8 2.4 3.6 27.3
2 Al Williams 22 11 70 9.8 22.1 .442 0.0 0.0 2.6 5.1 .500 4.6 8.7 13.4 2.6 3.6 6.7 22.1
3 Darel Carrier 30 84 2664 6.7 15.4 .434 0.9 2.2 .391 4.4 5.1 .867 0.7 2.5 3.1 3.3 2.7 3.1 18.6
4 Les Hunter 28 75 1415 7.0 15.4 .452 0.3 1.2 .204 3.9 5.5 .721 3.9 8.1 12.0 2.4 3.4 6.2 18.1
5 Cincinnatus Powell 28 81 2933 7.1 14.4 .493 0.0 0.2 .250 3.7 4.9 .759 3.8 7.1 10.9 3.1 2.9 4.0 17.9
6 Louie Dampier 26 84 3221 6.3 15.1 .418 1.2 3.1 .368 3.6 4.2 .851 0.8 2.5 3.3 5.1 2.7 2.4 17.4
7 Walter Simon 31 84 1411 7.0 14.7 .474 0.0 0.3 .091 2.6 4.0 .641 2.6 5.4 8.0 4.0 3.3 6.5 16.6
8 Dan Hester 22 7 93 7.0 14.7 .474 0.0 0.4 .000 2.7 3.5 .778 3.1 10.8 13.9 1.9 4.6 6.2 16.6
9 Bobby Croft 23 33 222 5.7 18.5 .307 0.0 0.3 .000 4.1 6.8 .595 3.6 7.0 10.5 2.4 2.8 10.9 15.4
10 Goose Ligon 26 84 2753 5.6 10.4 .540 0.0 0.1 .000 2.8 5.1 .547 4.1 8.9 12.9 2.8 2.2 4.3 14.0
11 Howie Wright 23 52 612 5.5 14.4 .384 0.5 2.5 .214 2.4 2.9 .816 1.4 3.4 4.7 3.7 3.5 5.2 13.9
12 Mike Pratt 22 78 1213 5.1 12.3 .416 0.1 0.3 .273 2.7 3.6 .752 2.7 4.0 6.7 5.6 3.7 4.0 13.1
13 Sam Smith 27 25 259 4.6 10.1 .452 0.0 0.3 .000 3.1 4.9 .629 4.0 5.4 9.5 2.2 2.5 4.7 12.2
14 Dennis Hamilton 26 3 11 3.3 6.5 .500 0.0 0.0 3.3 3.3 1.000 0.0 3.3 3.3 3.3 9.8 3.3 9.8
15 Tom Hagan 24 4 34 2.1 10.6 .200 0.0 1.1 .000 0.0 2.1 .000 0.0 1.1 1.1 4.2 0.0 2.1 4.2

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 Dan Issel 22 83 3274 25.0 .548 .485 14.5 7.2 8.9 26.9 8.1 2.6 10.7
2 Cincinnatus Powell 28 81 2933 17.1 .542 .494 13.1 11.2 14.8 19.2 4.6 2.4 7.0
3 Goose Ligon 26 84 2753 15.8 .554 .540 15.6 9.4 14.7 14.6 3.8 2.5 6.3
4 Louie Dampier 26 84 3221 13.6 .512 .456 4.0 17.9 13.8 19.4 3.1 2.0 5.0
5 Darel Carrier 30 84 2664 13.0 .528 .462 3.8 11.6 13.2 20.0 3.6 1.3 4.9
6 Les Hunter 28 75 1415 14.3 .509 .460 14.4 8.4 16.2 21.0 1.2 1.2 2.4
7 Walter Simon 31 84 1411 12.1 .502 .475 9.7 14.2 16.5 19.5 0.9 1.1 2.0
8 Mike Pratt 22 78 1213 10.4 .469 .419 8.0 18.7 20.9 17.4 0.0 0.9 0.9
9 Sam Smith 27 25 259 10.6 .498 .452 11.4 7.3 16.9 14.6 0.1 0.2 0.3
10 Dan Hester 22 7 93 11.9 .512 .474 16.8 6.9 22.2 20.6 0.1 0.1 0.2
11 Al Williams 22 11 70 15.3 .454 .442 16.1 10.2 12.9 27.6 0.0 0.1 0.0
12 Dennis Hamilton 26 3 11 -2.0 .615 .500 3.9 10.3 55.1 17.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
13 Howie Wright 23 52 612 6.6 .445 .402 5.7 12.6 18.1 18.9 -0.3 0.4 0.0
14 Tom Hagan 24 4 34 -0.6 .184 .200 1.3 12.9 0.0 11.4 -0.1 0.0 -0.1
15 Bobby Croft 23 33 222 4.4 .359 .307 12.7 8.3 11.4 23.9 -0.7 0.2 -0.6

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 Dan Issel 22 19 670 206 408 0 0 122 139 79 221 28 56 78 534 .505 .878 35.3 28.1 11.6 1.5
2 Darel Carrier 30 19 675 130 280 21 58 88 98 11 58 69 53 65 369 .464 .362 .898 35.5 19.4 3.1 3.6
3 Cincinnatus Powell 28 19 702 138 382 3 7 71 102 77 248 47 51 83 350 .361 .429 .696 36.9 18.4 13.1 2.5
4 Louie Dampier 26 19 828 117 304 22 69 66 89 24 78 179 54 56 322 .385 .319 .742 43.6 16.9 4.1 9.4
5 Goose Ligon 26 19 587 81 170 0 0 38 67 76 219 35 21 74 200 .476 .567 30.9 10.5 11.5 1.8
6 Les Hunter 28 19 352 65 168 1 5 45 73 25 88 33 38 76 176 .387 .200 .616 18.5 9.3 4.6 1.7
7 Walter Simon 31 19 385 70 155 0 6 34 49 34 97 52 26 67 174 .452 .000 .694 20.3 9.2 5.1 2.7
8 Mike Pratt 22 19 318 47 124 0 2 37 47 37 66 53 29 30 131 .379 .000 .787 16.7 6.9 3.5 2.8
9 Howie Wright 23 5 36 7 20 2 8 4 9 0 2 4 1 6 20 .350 .250 .444 7.2 4.0 0.4 0.8
10 Dan Hester 22 7 42 4 14 0 0 8 9 3 13 1 2 9 16 .286 .889 6.0 2.3 1.9 0.1

Playoffs 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 Dan Issel 22 19 670 25.6 .569 .505 6.6 10.7 2.3 1.0 3.3
2 Darel Carrier 30 19 675 14.4 .571 .502 13.7 14.1 1.7 0.6 2.3
3 Goose Ligon 26 19 587 13.7 .501 .476 7.4 9.5 0.3 1.0 1.3
4 Louie Dampier 26 19 828 12.4 .469 .421 27.0 13.6 0.1 1.1 1.2
5 Walter Simon 31 19 385 13.1 .493 .452 17.8 12.8 0.2 0.6 0.8
6 Mike Pratt 22 19 318 13.2 .453 .379 21.0 16.7 -0.1 0.5 0.4
7 Les Hunter 28 19 352 4.7 .440 .390 12.4 16.0 -0.3 0.5 0.2
8 Dan Hester 22 7 42 4.6 .445 .286 2.8 10.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
9 Howie Wright 23 5 36 4.9 .417 .400 14.9 4.0 -0.1 0.0 0.0
10 Cincinnatus Powell 28 19 702 8.5 .410 .365 9.0 10.7 -1.3 1.1 -0.2