Kentucky Retros
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| Kentucky Retros | |
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| League | ABA 2007–08 |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Folded | 2008 |
| History | Kentucky Colonels 2007 Kentucky Retros 2007–08 |
| Location | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Team colors | Red, white, blue, gold |
| Head coach | Ron Greene |
| Ownership | Steve Van Waes |
The Kentucky Retros was a professional basketball team based in Louisville, Kentucky[1] that was scheduled to begin play in the American Basketball Association (ABA) in 2007.[2]
The team was originally located in Murray, Kentucky and named the Kentucky Colonels after the Louisville-based teams that had played in the ABA previously, but the name was changed in March 2007 in deference to the tradition of those teams.[3] The original Kentucky Colonels were a part of the ABA from 1967 to 1976. On July 17, 1976, owner of the Colonels, John Y. Brown Jr., agreed to a deal worth $3,000,000 that saw the end of the team just ahead of the 1976 ABA–NBA merger.[4]
Unlike their predecessors, the Retros did not stay around for a complete season. The team folded during the 2007–08 season.
Before the team was set to play in the 2007-08 ABA season, they played in basketball tournaments all around the United States.
In June 2007, the team was set to participate in the 2007 Hoops Kentucky Pro Am.[5] There is no record available to know how the team fared in the tournament.
Notable players
- Marco Killingsworth - played college basketball 2001–2006; played for Auburn University in his freshman through junior seasons; after the 2004 season, transferred to Indiana University, where he averaged 17.1 points per game.[citation needed]
