List of events in Freedom Hall

NCAA Division I Men's Tournament games played in Freedom Hall

1958–1963

1958 Final Four
Inside Freedom Hall
1959 Final Four
1962 Final Four
1963 Final Four

1967–1976

1967 Final Four
1969 Final Four
1976 Midwest Regional
1983 Midwest Regional First and Second Rounds
1987 Southeast Regional
1991 Southeast Regional First and Second Rounds

NCAA Division I Women's Tournament games played in Freedom Hall

2010 Kansas City Regional First and Second Rounds

NCAA Division II Men's Tournament games played in Freedom Hall

2013 Elite Eight

NCAA Conference Tournaments played in Freedom Hall

Professional basketball at Freedom Hall

The Kentucky Colonels of the American Basketball Association played their home games in Freedom Hall for six seasons, from the fall of 1970 until the ABA–NBA merger in June 1976. The Colonels moved to Freedom Hall after playing their first three seasons at the Convention Center (1967–68 through 1969–70).

The first female to play in a professional basketball game did so on the floor of Freedom Hall during a Kentucky Colonels game. Penny Ann Early, an aspiring jockey, briefly entered the game for the Kentucky Colonels against the Los Angeles Stars on November 28, 1968.

The 1972 ABA All-Star Game was played at Freedom Hall on January 29, 1972. 15,738 fans attended; the East, coached by Kentucky Colonels coach Joe Mullaney, defeated the West 142-115. The game's Most Valuable Player was the Kentucky Colonels' Dan Issel.

Many ABA playoff games were held at Freedom Hall including the Kentucky Colonels winning the 1975 American Basketball Association Championship at Freedom Hall. The following ABA playoff games were played at Freedom Hall:

Games and scores

In addition, the Kentucky Colonels played several exhibition games against teams from the National Basketball Association in Freedom Hall, winning nine and losing five, including:

Non-sports events

Concerts

Other events

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