1973-74 Kentucky Colonels Game-by-Game Results

American Basketball Association (ABA)
Team Record: 53-31
Finishing 2nd in the ABA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 4-4 Lost division finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated Carolina Cougars 4-0
Division Finals - Lost to New York Nets 4-0
Coach: Babe McCarthy (53-31)
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
1973-74 Kentucky Colonels Statistics
1973-74 Kentucky Colonels Roster

The Kentucky Colonels of the American Basketball Association ended the 1973-74 season with a record of 53 wins and 31 losses, finishing second in the ABA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 4-4.

Kentucky tossed in 9,024 points and yielded 8,675. Dan Issel scored a team-best 2,118 points for the Colonels, while Artis Gilmore and Lou Dampier contributed 17 or more per game as well. Artis Gilmore accounted for 1,538 rebounds. Lou Dampier dished out 473 assists for the squad.

On defense, Mike Gale added 107 thefts, and Artis Gilmore blocked 287 shots.

Babe McCarthy coached the team. The 1973-74 Kentucky Colonels lost in the division finals.

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Regular Season Points For: 9024
Regular Season Points Against: 8675

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 12, 1973 Denver Rockets 100 at Kentucky Colonels 111 W 1-0 0-0 1-0 at Lexington, KY
October 13, 1973 Utah Stars 101 at Kentucky Colonels 103 W 2-0 0-0 2-0
October 17, 1973 Virginia Squires 106 at Kentucky Colonels 116 W 3-0 0-0 3-0
October 19, 1973 Kentucky Colonels 121 at Carolina Cougars 109 W 3-0 1-0 4-0 at Greensboro, NC
October 20, 1973 Carolina Cougars 105 at Kentucky Colonels 102 L 3-1 1-0 4-1
October 24, 1973 New York Nets 98 at Kentucky Colonels 100 W 4-1 1-0 5-1
October 26, 1973 Kentucky Colonels 104 at Virginia Squires 99 W 4-1 2-0 6-1 at Hampton, VA
October 27, 1973 Denver Rockets 87 at Kentucky Colonels 90 W 5-1 2-0 7-1
October 31, 1973 San Diego Conquistadors 105 at Kentucky Colonels 146 W 6-1 2-0 8-1
November 2, 1973 Kentucky Colonels 121 at New York Nets 109 W 6-1 3-0 9-1
November 3, 1973 New York Nets 87 at Kentucky Colonels 93 W 7-1 3-0 10-1
November 7, 1973 Memphis Tams 89 at Kentucky Colonels 113 W 8-1 3-0 11-1
November 9, 1973 Carolina Cougars 139 at Kentucky Colonels 110 L 8-2 3-0 11-2 at Cincinnati, OH
November 10, 1973 Virginia Squires 107 at Kentucky Colonels 111 W 9-2 3-0 12-2
November 14, 1973 Carolina Cougars 107 at Kentucky Colonels 102 L 9-3 3-0 12-3
November 17, 1973 Indiana Pacers 96 at Kentucky Colonels 100 W 10-3 3-0 13-3
November 21, 1973 Virginia Squires 115 at Kentucky Colonels 145 W 11-3 3-0 14-3 at Lexington, KY
November 23, 1973 Kentucky Colonels 114 at Indiana Pacers 118 L 11-3 3-1 14-4
November 24, 1973 San Diego Conquistadors 121 at Kentucky Colonels 124 W 12-3 3-1 15-4 at Cincinnati, OH
November 26, 1973 Carolina Cougars 94 at Kentucky Colonels 82 L 12-4 3-1 15-5 at Bowling Green, KY
November 28, 1973 Kentucky Colonels 99 at San Antonio Spurs 104 L 12-4 3-2 15-6
November 29, 1973 Kentucky Colonels 102 at Memphis Tams 92 W 12-4 4-2 16-6
November 30, 1973 Indiana Pacers 107 at Kentucky Colonels 104 L 12-5 4-2 16-7 at Cincinnati, OH
December 1, 1973 Kentucky Colonels 113 at Carolina Cougars 120 L 12-5 4-3 16-8 at Charlotte, NC
December 7, 1973 Kentucky Colonels 97 at Indiana Pacers 105 L 12-5 4-4 16-9
December 8, 1973 New York Nets 102 at Kentucky Colonels 87 L 12-6 4-4 16-10 at Cincinnati, OH
December 12, 1973 Kentucky Colonels 96 at San Antonio Spurs 84 W 12-6 5-4 17-10
December 14, 1973 Memphis Tams 94 at Kentucky Colonels 115 W 13-6 5-4 18-10 at Cincinnati, OH
December 15, 1973 Kentucky Colonels 120 at Denver Rockets 114 W 13-6 6-4 19-10
December 16, 1973 Kentucky Colonels 106 at San Diego Conquistadors 101 W 13-6 7-4 20-10
December 19, 1973 Kentucky Colonels 82 at New York Nets 83 L 13-6 7-5 20-11
December 21, 1973 Utah Stars 86 at Kentucky Colonels 85 L 13-7 7-5 20-12
December 22, 1973 Kentucky Colonels 82 at Utah Stars 86 L 13-7 7-6 20-13
December 23, 1973 Kentucky Colonels 123 at San Diego Conquistadors 120 W 13-7 8-6 21-13
December 26, 1973 Indiana Pacers 78 at Kentucky Colonels 106 W 14-7 8-6 22-13
December 27, 1973 Denver Rockets 105 at Kentucky Colonels 100 L 14-8 8-6 22-14 at Cincinnati, OH
December 29, 1973 Kentucky Colonels 145 at Memphis Tams 101 W 14-8 9-6 23-14
January 3, 1974 Kentucky Colonels 110 at Virginia Squires 109 W 14-8 10-6 24-14 at Norfolk, VA
January 4, 1974 Memphis Tams 102 at Kentucky Colonels 125 W 15-8 10-6 25-14
January 5, 1974 Kentucky Colonels 92 at Indiana Pacers 100 L 15-8 10-7 25-15
January 6, 1974 Kentucky Colonels 100 at New York Nets 103 L 15-8 10-8 25-16
January 10, 1974 Kentucky Colonels 101 at Carolina Cougars 98 W 15-8 11-8 26-16 at Charlotte, NC
January 11, 1974 San Antonio Spurs 95 at Kentucky Colonels 99 W 16-8 11-8 27-16
January 16, 1974 Kentucky Colonels 105 at Denver Rockets 102 W 16-8 12-8 28-16
January 19, 1974 Kentucky Colonels 103 at San Antonio Spurs 101 W 16-8 13-8 29-16
January 20, 1974 Kentucky Colonels 106 at New York Nets 105 W 16-8 14-8 30-16
January 23, 1974 San Diego Conquistadors 106 at Kentucky Colonels 99 L 16-9 14-8 30-17
January 24, 1974 Kentucky Colonels 84 at San Antonio Spurs 93 L 16-9 14-9 30-18
January 25, 1974 Kentucky Colonels 94 at Utah Stars 100 L 16-9 14-10 30-19
January 27, 1974 Kentucky Colonels 105 at San Diego Conquistadors 103 W 16-9 15-10 31-19
February 1, 1974 Kentucky Colonels 110 at Virginia Squires 111 L 16-9 15-11 31-20 at Hampton, VA
February 2, 1974 San Antonio Spurs 110 at Kentucky Colonels 107 L 16-10 15-11 31-21 OT at Cincinnati, OH
February 3, 1974 Kentucky Colonels 123 at New York Nets 91 W 16-10 16-11 32-21
February 6, 1974 Carolina Cougars 111 at Kentucky Colonels 125 W 17-10 16-11 33-21
February 8, 1974 Denver Rockets 105 at Kentucky Colonels 106 W 18-10 16-11 34-21 at Cincinnati, OH
February 10, 1974 Virginia Squires 116 at Kentucky Colonels 122 W 19-10 16-11 35-21
February 13, 1974 Kentucky Colonels 119 at Denver Rockets 115 W 19-10 17-11 36-21
February 14, 1974 Kentucky Colonels 117 at Utah Stars 121 L 19-10 17-12 36-22
February 15, 1974 New York Nets 115 at Kentucky Colonels 101 L 19-11 17-12 36-23 at Cincinnati, OH
February 17, 1974 Kentucky Colonels 113 at Virginia Squires 118 L 19-11 17-13 36-24 at Norfolk, VA
February 19, 1974 Kentucky Colonels 109 at Memphis Tams 97 W 19-11 18-13 37-24
February 20, 1974 Kentucky Colonels 117 at Denver Rockets 124 L 19-11 18-14 37-25
February 22, 1974 Virginia Squires 101 at Kentucky Colonels 115 W 20-11 18-14 38-25
February 23, 1974 Utah Stars 96 at Kentucky Colonels 108 W 21-11 18-14 39-25
February 27, 1974 Virginia Squires 83 at Kentucky Colonels 104 W 22-11 18-14 40-25
March 1, 1974 San Antonio Spurs 93 at Kentucky Colonels 108 W 23-11 18-14 41-25
March 2, 1974 Memphis Tams 117 at Kentucky Colonels 123 W 24-11 18-14 42-25
March 5, 1974 Kentucky Colonels 96 at Carolina Cougars 112 L 24-11 18-15 42-26 at Raleigh, NC
March 7, 1974 Kentucky Colonels 103 at Virginia Squires 89 W 24-11 19-15 43-26 at Norfolk, VA
March 8, 1974 Kentucky Colonels 111 at New York Nets 100 W 24-11 20-15 44-26
March 9, 1974 Indiana Pacers 108 at Kentucky Colonels 113 W 25-11 20-15 45-26 at Lexington, KY
March 10, 1974 Kentucky Colonels 91 at Carolina Cougars 94 L 25-11 20-16 45-27 at Greensboro, NC
March 12, 1974 Kentucky Colonels 88 at Memphis Tams 87 W 25-11 21-16 46-27
March 13, 1974 Kentucky Colonels 96 at Indiana Pacers 100 L 25-11 21-17 46-28
March 15, 1974 Memphis Tams 109 at Kentucky Colonels 122 W 26-11 21-17 47-28 at Cincinnati, OH
March 16, 1974 New York Nets 114 at Kentucky Colonels 112 L 26-12 21-17 47-29 OT at Lexington, KY
March 17, 1974 Utah Stars 100 at Kentucky Colonels 112 W 27-12 21-17 48-29
March 20, 1974 San Antonio Spurs 98 at Kentucky Colonels 102 W 28-12 21-17 49-29
March 21, 1974 Kentucky Colonels 121 at Memphis Tams 103 W 28-12 22-17 50-29
March 23, 1974 Carolina Cougars 97 at Kentucky Colonels 101 W 29-12 22-17 51-29
March 24, 1974 San Diego Conquistadors 111 at Kentucky Colonels 122 W 30-12 22-17 52-29
March 26, 1974 Kentucky Colonels 99 at Utah Stars 112 L 30-12 22-18 52-30
March 27, 1974 Kentucky Colonels 108 at San Diego Conquistadors 121 L 30-12 22-19 52-31
March 28, 1974 Kentucky Colonels 107 at Memphis Tams 105 W 30-12 23-19 53-31
April 1, 1974 Carolina Cougars 102 at Kentucky Colonels 118 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
April 5, 1974 Carolina Cougars 96 at Kentucky Colonels 99 W 2-0 0-0 2-0
April 6, 1974 Kentucky Colonels 120 at Carolina Cougars 110 W 2-0 1-0 3-0
April 8, 1974 Kentucky Colonels 128 at Carolina Cougars 119 W 2-0 2-0 4-0
April 13, 1974 Kentucky Colonels 106 at New York Nets 119 L 2-0 2-1 4-1
April 15, 1974 Kentucky Colonels 80 at New York Nets 99 L 2-0 2-2 4-2
April 17, 1974 New York Nets 89 at Kentucky Colonels 87 L 2-1 2-2 4-3
April 20, 1974 New York Nets 103 at Kentucky Colonels 90 L 2-2 2-2 4-4


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