Claim: The 1971–72 Kentucky Colonels season was their fifth season in the American Basketball Association, which was a professional basketball league, from 1967 to 1976, during the 1972 ABA All-Star game which was played on January 29, 1972, annual awards,  that were first given in 1968,  the MVP of the game and the ABA Most Valuable Player were given 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. The original American Basketball Association (ABA) was a men's professional basketball league, from 1967 to 1976. 1972 ABA All-Star Game selections (game played on January 29, 1972 in Louisville, Kentucky) The ABA was formed in the fall of 1967, and the first ABA Finals were played at the end of the league's first season in the spring of 1968. Three Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards were presented annually in the All-Star Game, the regular season, and the playoffs. Dan Issel (named MVP of the game) ABA Most Valuable Player Award: Artis Gilmore