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Louis "Louie" Dampier (born November 20 , 1944 ) is a retired American professional Basketball player. A 6-foot-tall Guard , Dampier is one of only a handful of men to play all nine seasons in the American Basketball Association (ABA) ( 1967 - 1976 ), all with the Kentucky Colonels . He also was one of just two players to play all nine ABA seasons with the same team; the other was Byron Beck of the Denver Rockets , later renamed the Nuggets. He also played three seasons ( 1976 - 1979 ) in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the San Antonio Spurs . HIGH SCHOOL Dampier was born in Indianapolis, Indiana and played at Southport High School in the suburb of Southport . He also played in an annual all-star game featuring top high-school players from Indiana and Kentucky. UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY Dampier was a multi-sport athlete at the University Of Kentucky , playing Baseball as well as basketball. Playing under the legendary coach Adolph Rupp , Dampier and Pat Riley led the Wildcats, who fielded an all-white basketball team, to the 1966 NCAA Championship game, where they lost to Texas Western College (now the University Of Texas At El Paso ), which fielded an all- Black starting lineup. This story was the center of the 2006 film '' Glory Road ''. During his three years at Kentucky (at the time, freshmen were ineligible to play varsity sports), Dampier was a two-time All-American and three-time All- Southeastern Conference selection. He was also named Academic All-SEC twice and Academic All-American once. Upon graduation from Kentucky in 1967 , Dampier scored 1,575 points, at the time third-most in school history. PRO BASKETBALL In 1967 the Cincinnati Royals (now the made 217 during the 1994-95 NBA Season . Dennis Scott broke that record a year later with 267; it now belongs to Ray Allen who made 269 in 2005-06 .) At the conclusion of the ABA's history, Dampier made a career-record 794 3-point field goals. He also finished first all-time in the ABA in games played (728), minutes played (27,770), points scored (13,726), and ABA championship team, which featured a later University of Kentucky standout, Dan Issel , as well as 7' 2" center Artis Gilmore . After the 1976 season, the ABA ceased operations with Kentucky and two other teams folding. Dampier was selected by the San Antonio Spurs (one of the four teams to merge into the NBA) in the Dispersal Draft . Playing mostly as a role player behind George Gervin , Dampier averaged 6.7 points in 232 NBA games. Dampier later served as an assistant coach with the Denver Nuggets . Several divisions in the new ABA were initially named after stars of the old ABA, including Dampier. Today the league has three divisions—a Red Division, a White Division, and a Blue Division (after the colors of the ball used in both the old and new ABA). EXTERNAL LINKS |
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