Louis Dampier was born on November 20,1944 and is an American retired professional basketball player.
13 Facts About Louie Dampier
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Louie Dampier 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.
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Louie Dampier was inducted as a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015.
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Louie Dampier played in the Annual All-Star game featuring the top high school Senior players from Indiana and Kentucky.
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Louie Dampier averaged 8.5 points as the Indiana team split the series with Kentucky.
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Louie Dampier was a two-sport athlete at the University of Kentucky, playing baseball as well as basketball.
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Louie Dampier was named Academic All-SEC twice and Academic All-American once.
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Louie Dampier eventually signed with the Kentucky Colonels of the fledgling ABA and teamed with Darel Carrier to form the most explosive backcourt duo in the league.
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Louie Dampier finished first all-time in the ABA in games played, minutes played, points scored, and assists.
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Louie Dampier was a unanimous choice for the ABA Top 30 team.
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Louie Dampier was selected by the San Antonio Spurs in the 1976 ABA Dispersal Draft.
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Louie Dampier later served as an assistant coach with the Denver Nuggets.
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Louie Dampier was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in September 2015.