Kentucky Colonels

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The Kentucky Colonels were a professional basketball team based in Louisville that became one of the most successful and popular franchises in the original American Basketball Association during the late 1960s and 1970s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf basketball team
professional sports team
averageAttendanceHigh 1970s ABA seasons
basedIn Louisville, Kentucky
championshipCount 1
competitionLevel major professional
conference Eastern Division
country United States of America
surface form: United States
didNotJoin NBA–ABA merger
dissolved 1976
era 1970s
late 1960s
founded 1967
homeArena Freedom Hall
homeCity Louisville, Kentucky
surface form: Louisville
homeState Kentucky
league American Basketball Association
nickname Colonels
notableCoach Hubie Brown
Joe Mullaney
notablePlayer Artis Gilmore
Dan Issel
Louie Dampier
notableRival Indiana Pacers (ABA)
surface form: Indiana Pacers

Brooklyn Nets
surface form: New York Nets

Virginia Squires
owner John Y. Brown Jr.
participatedIn 1975 ABA Championship
surface form: 1975 ABA Finals
playedFrom 1967
playedUntil 1976
predecessorName Kentucky Colonels self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kentucky Colonels (1967–1976)
region Kentucky
retiredNumber 10
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sport basketball
status defunct
teamColors green
white
yellow
wonChampionship 1975 ABA Championship
wonDivisionTitle 1971–72 ABA season
1972–73 ABA season
1973–74 ABA season
1974–75 ABA season
wonFinalsAgainst Indiana Pacers (ABA)
surface form: Indiana Pacers

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Jan van Breda Kolff memberOfSportsTeam Kentucky Colonels