1972–73 Kentucky Colonels season

1972–73 Kentucky Colonels season
Head coach Joe Mullaney
Arena Freedom Hall
Results
Record 56–28 (.667)
Place Division: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish Lost in the ABA Finals

The 1972–73 Kentucky Colonels season was the sixth season of the Colonels in the American Basketball Association.

Roster

Final standings

Eastern Division

Team W L % GB
Carolina Cougars 57 27 .679 -
Kentucky Colonels 56 28 .667 1
Virginia Squires 42 42 .500 15
New York Nets 30 54 .357 27
Memphis Tams 24 60 .286 33

Playoffs

Eastern Division Semifinals[1]

Game Date Location Score Record Attendance
1 March 30 Kentucky 129–101 1–0 4,692
2 April 1 Kentucky 94–109 1–1 5,139
3 April 3 Virginia 115–113 2–1 9,621
4 April 6 Virginia 108–90 3–1 8,644
5 April 7 Kentucky 114–93 4–1 16,887

Colonels win series, 4–1

Eastern Division Finals

Game Date Location Score Record Attendance
1 April 11 Carolina 113–103 1–0 9,165
2 April 14 Carolina 105–125 1–1 5,103
3 April 16 Kentucky 108–94 2–1 10,422
4 April 18 Kentucky 91–102 2–2 16,238
5 April 20 Carolina 107–112 2–3 11,988
6 April 21 Kentucky 119–100 3–3 16,892
7 April 24 Carolina 107–96 4–3 10,231

Colonels win series, 4–3

ABA Finals[1]

Game Date Location Score Record Attendance
1 April 28 Kentucky 107–111 (OT) 0–1 12,119
2 April 30 Kentucky 114–102 1–1 13,408
3 May 3 Indiana 92–88 2–1 10,079
4 May 5 Indiana 86–90 2–2 9,498
5 May 8 Kentucky 86–89 2–3 16,779
6 May 10 Indiana 109–93 3–3 10,079
7 May 12 Kentucky 81–88 3–4 16,597

Colonels lose series, 4–3

Awards and honors

1973 ABA All-Star Game selections (game played on February 6, 1973)

References

  1. 1 2 "1972-73 ABA Regular Season Standings". Remembertheaba.com. Archived from the original on 2010-11-29. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
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