The 1967–68 Kentucky Colonels season was the first season of the Colonels in the newly created American Basketball Association. The team was created on March 6, 1967, with Don Regan being awarded the team for $30,000. Later in the year, Joseph Gregory, Mamie Gregory and William C. Boone became owners.

The Colonels finished tied for fourth place in the ABA's Eastern Division with the New Jersey Americans, and a one-game playoff was to be played on March 23, the day after the Colonels had won the final game of the season over the Indiana Pacers 119–106. However, the conditions of the arena where the game was to be taken place were deemed to be in poor condition. The Colonels refused to play, and ABA Commissioner George Mikan ruled a forfeit in favor of the Colonels. In the Eastern Division Semifinals, they lost to the Minnesota Muskies 3 games to 2.

Roster

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Final standings

Eastern Division + Team W L PCT. GB Pittsburgh Pipers C 54 24 .692 – Minnesota Muskies 50 28 .641 4 Indiana Pacers 38 40 .487 16 Kentucky Colonels 36 42 .462 18 New Jersey Americans 36 42 .462 18

ABA Playoffs

| 1 |March 24 | @ Minnesota | L 102–115 | Darel Carrier (29) | Carrier, Ligon, Rhine (8)

| Metropolitan Sports Center | 0–1 |- | 2 | March 26 |@ Minnesota | W 100–95 | Louie Dampier (24) |Jim Caldwell (21)

| Metropolitan Sports Center | 1–1 |- | 3 | March 27 | Minnesota | L 107–116 | Louie Dampier (32) |Jim Caldwell (9) | | Louisville Gardens | 1–2

| 4 | March 29 | Minnesota | W 94–86 | Darel Carrier (29) | Jim Ligon (21) | | Louisville Gardens | 2–2

| 5 | March 30 | @ Minnesota | L 108–114 | Louie Dampier (33) |Jim Caldwell (11) | | Metropolitan Sports Center | 2–3

Awards and honors 1968 ABA All-Star Game selections (game played on January 9, 1968) Louie Dampier Darel Carrier Randolph Mahaffey All-ABA Second Team selection Louie Dampier All-ABA Rookie Team selection Louie Dampier

References

Colonels on Basketball Reference

External links RememberTheABA.com 1967–68 regular season and playoff results RememberTheABA.com Kentucky Colonels page