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Louie Dampier

Kentucky Colonels and San Antonio Spurs HOF Point Guard

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Little Louie

Born: November 20, 1944

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

Weight: 175 lb (80 kg)

Position: Guard

Teams:

  • Kentucky Colonels (ABA) (1967–1976)
  • San Antonio Spurs (NBA) (1976–1979)

Career highlights:

  • ABA All-Star (1968–1976)
  • ABA champion (1975)
  • ABA scoring leader (1968, 1970, 1971)
  • ABA assists leader (1969, 1974)
  • ABA three-point field goals leader (1974–1976)
  • Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (2015)

Louis Dampier, also known as "Little Louie", was an American professional basketball player who played in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is best known for his time with the Kentucky Colonels, where he was a seven-time ABA All-Star and the league's all-time leading scorer in points and three-point field goals.


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