1970–71 Indiana Pacers season

1970–71 Indiana Pacers season
Division champions
Head coach Bobby Leonard
Arena Indiana State Fair Coliseum
Results
Record 58–26 (.690)
Place Division: 1st
Conference: 1st
Playoff finish Lost to Utah Stars in Western Finals (3-4)

The 1970–71 Indiana Pacers season was Indiana's 4th season in the American Basketball Association and 4th as a team.

1970 ABA Draft

Player School/Club Team
Dennis Awtrey Santa Clara
Vince Fritz Oregon State
Surry Oliver Stephen F. Austin
Don Curnutt Miami
Rick Erickson Washington State
Billy Jones Louisiana College
Jerry Kroll Davidson
Bob Reily Mt. St. Mary's
Heyward Dotson Columbia
Mickey Foster Arizona
Seaburn Hill Arizona State
Ted Hillery St. Joseph's (IN)
Jeff Sewell Marquette

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Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Birth date Experience (years) College
12 John Barnhill PG 6-1 180 March 20, 1938 8 Tennessee State University
43 Arthur Becker PF 6-7 205 January 12, 1942 3 Arizona State University
35 Roger Brown SF 6-5 205 May 22, 1942 3 University of Dayton
22 Wayne Chapman SF 6-6 190 June 15, 1945 2 Western Kentucky University
34 Mel Daniels C 6-9 220 July 20, 1944 3 University of New Mexico
23 Earle Higgins PF 6-8 195 December 30, 1946 R Eastern Michigan University
15 Warren Jabali SG 6-2 200 August 29, 1946 2 Wichita State University
11 Bill Keller PG 5-10 177 August 30, 1947 1 Purdue University
14 Freddie Lewis SG 6-0 175 July 1, 1943 4 Arizona State University
32 Jay Miller SF 6-5 205 July 19, 1943 3 University of Notre Dame
10 Rick Mount SG 6-3 175 January 5, 1947 R Purdue University
24 Bob Netolicky PF 6-9 220 August 2, 1942 3 Drake University
33 Donald Sidle PF 6-8 215 June 21, 1946 2 University of Oklahoma
44 Tom Thacker PG 6-2 170 November 2, 1939 6 University of Cincinnati

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Season standings

Eastern Division

Team Wins Loses Pct.
Virginia Squires 55 29 .655
Kentucky Colonels 44 40 .524
New York Nets 40 44 .476
The Floridians 37 47 .440
Pittsburgh Condors 36 48 .429
Carolina Cougars 34 50 .405

Western Division

Team Wins Loses Pct.
Indiana Pacers 58 26 .690
Utah Stars 57 27 .679
Memphis Pros 41 43 .488
Texas Chaparrals 30 54 .357
Denver Rockets 30 54 .357

Awards, records, and honors

ABA All-Stars

Team leaders

Stat Player Average per game
Points Mel Daniels 21.0
Assists Bill Keller and Freddie Lewis 5.3
Rebounds Mel Daniels 18.0 (4.8 offensive and 13.2 defensive rebounds)
FG% Donald Sidle .548
Minutes Roger Brown 41.0

Playoffs

Western Division Semifinals vs Memphis Pros[3]

GameDateLocationScoreRecordAttendance
1April 2Indiana114–981–07,562
2April 3Indiana106–1042–08,701
3April 5Memphis91–903–04,107
4April 7Memphis102–1014–03,681

Western Division Finals vs Utah Stars

GameDateLocationScoreRecordAttendance
1April 12Indiana118–1200–17,734
2April 14Indiana120–1071–19,458
3April 17Utah107–1211–212,711
4April 20Utah99–1261–312,761
5April 22Indiana127–1092–38,279
6April 24Utah105–1023–313,208
7April 28Indiana101–1083–411,202

References

  1. ↑ 1970 ABA Draft on dataBasketball.com Archived 2014-07-16 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ 1970-71 Indiana Pacers Roster and Stats
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-06-11. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
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