1973–74 Indiana Pacers season

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Fairgrounds Coliseum
Results
Record46–38 (.548)
PlaceDivision: 2nd
Conference: 2nd
Playoff finishLost to Utah Stars in Western Finals (3-4)
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The 1973–74 Indiana Pacers season was Indiana's seventh season in the American Basketball Association and seventh as a team.

ABA Draft

Player School/Club Team
Mike Green Louisiana Tech
Louis Dunbar Houston
Len Elmore Maryland
Ruby Jackson Hutchinson JC
Steve Downing Indiana
Jim OBrien Maryland
Jim Retseck Auburn
John Ritter Indiana
Alan Hornyak Ohio State
Joe Wallace Denver
Jim Andrews Kentucky
Mike Edwards Tennessee
Robert Wilson Wichita State (redshirt)
Byron Jones San Francisco[1]


Roster

1973–74 Indiana Pacers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
SF 22 Bob Arnzen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) November 3, 1947 Notre Dame
SF 22 Johnny Baum 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) June 17, 1946 Temple
SF 35 Roger Brown 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) May 22, 1942 Dayton
PG 10 Don Buse 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) August 10, 1950 Evansville
SG 33 Larry Cannon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) April 12, 1947 La Salle
C 34 Mel Daniels 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) July 20, 1944 New Mexico
SG 13 Donnie Freeman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) July 18, 1944
Illinois
PF
 		20 Darnell Hillman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) August 29, 1949 San José State
SG 43 Kevin Joyce 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) June 27, 1951 South Carolina
SG 11 Billy Keller 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 177 lb (80 kg) August 30, 1947 Purdue
PG 14 Freddie Lewis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) July 1, 1943 Arizona State
PF
 		30 George McGinnis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) August 12, 1950 Indiana
C 24 Bob Netolicky 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) August 2, 1942 Drake
PF
 		24 Bill Newton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) December 22, 1950 LSU
Head coach
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Season standings

Western Division

Team W L Pct.
Utah Stars 51 33 .607
Indiana Pacers 46 38 .548
San Antonio Spurs 45 39 .536
San Diego Conquistadors 37 47 .440
Denver Rockets 37 47 .440

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; MIN= Minutes; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

Player Games played MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
George McGinnis 80 40.8 15.0 3.3 2.0 0.5 25.9
Mel Daniels 78 32.6 11.6 1.6 0.7 1.2 15.4
Roger Brown 82 30.8 4.8 2.8 0.7 0.7 11.8
Darnell Hillman 83 27.9 8.1 1.2 0.8 2.1 9.1
Freddie Lewis 78 27.7 2.6 4.1 1.3 0.1 9.9
Donnie Freeman 66 26.3 2.5 2.5 0.7 0.3 14.3
Don Buse 77 24.4 3.3 3.4 1.9 0.3 5.5
Bob Netolicky 56 20.7 5.2 0.9 0.4 0.4 9.1
Bill Keller 75 19.0 1.7 2.3 0.5 0.0 9.5
Kevin Joyce 56 17.6 1.6 2.3 0.6 0.1 7.3
Larry Cannon 3 8.7 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.3
Johnny Baum 13 8.7 1.9 0.2 0.5 0.2 2.8
Bob Arnzen 20 7.5 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 2.8
Bill Newton 11 6.6 1.6 0.5 0.2 0.0 1.4[2]

Playoffs

Western Division Semifinals vs San Antonio Spurs[3]

Game Date Location Score Record Attendance
1 March 30 Indiana 109–113 0–1 7,438
2 April 1 Indiana 128–101 1–1 6,988
3 April 3 San Antonio 96–115 1–2 10,693
4 April 4 San Antonio 91–89 2–2 12,079
5 April 6 Indiana 105–100 3–2 10,079
6 April 10 San Antonio 86–102 3–3 12,304
7 April 12 Indiana 86–79 4–3 10,079

Western Division Finals vs Utah Stars

Game Date Location Score Record Attendance
1 April 13 Utah 96–105 0–1 7,557
2 April 15 Utah 102–106 0–2 7,143
3 April 17 Indiana 90–99 0–3 6,337
4 April 18 Indiana 118–107 1–3 6,265
5 April 22 Utah 110–101 2–3 10,248
6 April 25 Indiana 91–89 3–3 9,482
7 April 27 Utah 87–109 3–4 12,191

Awards, records, and honors

ABA All-Stars

[4]

References

  1. ^ 1973 ABA Draft on databaseBasketball.com Archived 2014-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ 1973-74 Indiana Pacers Roster and Stats
  3. ^ "Remember the ABA: 1973-74 Regular Season Standings and Playoff Results".
  4. ^ 1973-74 ABA Season Summary
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