Kentucky Colonels
1970-71 Season Recap

Teams Louisville Kentucky Colonels 1970-71 Season Recap

The 1971 Kentucky Colonels, coached by Gene Rhodes (10-5) and Babe McCarthy (41-43) and Alex Groza (2-0) and Frank Ramsey (32-35), lost the ABA Finals after finishing the regular season in 2nd place in the Eastern Division with a 44-40 record.

1971 Colonels

1970-71 Kentucky ColonelsColonels

Lost ABA Finals

44-40 (.524)

2nd place in ABA Eastern Division

Head Coach

Gene Rhodes (10-5)
Babe McCarthy (41-43)
Alex Groza (2-0)
Frank Ramsey (32-35)

General Manager

Mike Storen

Team Owner

John Y. Brown, Jr.
Mike Storen
H. Wendell Cherry
Bill DeWitt
Stuart Jay
David Jones

Arena

Freedom Hall

Attendance

7,375 per game

1971 Draft Picks

Round Pick Player

1 9 Artis Gilmore

3 26 John Roche

4 41 Fred Brown

5 52 Mike Gale

6 63 James Welch

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Recap

Lost ABA Finals

1971 Draft Picks

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