Claim: The 1971–72 Kentucky Colonels season was their fifth season in the American Basketball Association and they played in the ABA All-Star game which gives out annual awards for MVP of the game and ABA Most Valuable Player and they went to Dan Issel and Artis Gilmore, respectively.
Evidence: The 1971–72 Kentucky Colonels season was the fifth season of the Colonels in the American Basketball Association. 1972 ABA All-Star Game selections (game played on January 29, 1972 in Louisville, Kentucky) Gilmore won both ABA Rookie of the Year and ABA Most Valuable Player, averaging 23.8 points and 17.8 rebounds per game. Dan Issel (named MVP of the game)