Louie Dampier

ABOUT LOUIE DAMPIER

American retired professional basketball player who is best known for playing all nine seasons in the ABA with the Kentucky Colonels from 1967-1976. After the ABA-NBA merger in 1976, he also played three seasons in the NBA with the San Antonio Spurs .

He graduated from Southport High School and the University of Kentucky.

In 2015, he was inducted as a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He also served as an assistant coach with the Denver Nuggets .

He is married to Judy Dampier. They have four children named Nick, Danielle, Rob and Jay.

He was selected by the San Antonio Spurs in the 1976 ABA Dispersal Draft, playing as a role player alongside George Gervin .