1975–76 Indiana Pacers season
Basketball team season (last in ABA)
NBA professional basketball team season
1975–76 Indiana Pacers season | |||
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Head coach | Bobby Leonard | ||
Arena | Market Square Arena | ||
Results | |||
Record | 39–45 (.464) | ||
Place | Division: 5th Conference: 5th | ||
Playoff finish | Lost to Kentucky Colonels in First Round (1-2) | ||
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The 1975–76 Indiana Pacers season was Indiana's ninth season and last in the American Basketball Association (ABA).
ABA Draft
Player | School/Club Team |
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Dan Roundfield | Central Michigan |
Charles Jordan | Canisius |
Jim Lee | Syracuse |
Ken Tyler | Gonzaga |
Brian Hammel | Bentley |
John Ramsey | Seton Hall |
Mike Flynn | Kentucky |
Cliff Pratt | Shaw |
Bill Andreas | Ohio State |
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Roster
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Season standings
Team | Wins | Loses | Pct. |
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Denver Nuggets | 60 | 24 | .714 |
New York Nets | 55 | 29 | .655 |
San Antonio Spurs | 50 | 34 | .595 |
Kentucky Colonels | 46 | 38 | .548 |
Indiana Pacers | 39 | 45 | .464 |
Spirits of St. Louis | 35 | 49 | .417 |
San Diego Sails | 3 | 8 | .273 |
Utah Stars | 4 | 12 | .250 |
Virginia Squires | 15 | 68 | .181 |
Player stats
Note: PG= per game; M= Minutes; R= Rebounds; A= Assists; S = Steals; B = Blocks; P = Points; t = Turnovers; PF = Personal fouls
Player | Age | Games played | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TPG | PFPG | PPG |
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Don Buse | 25 | 84 | 40.2 | 3.8 | 8.2 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 12.5 |
Billy Knight | 23 | 70 | 39.6 | 10.1 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 28.1 |
Len Elmore | 23 | 76 | 34.1 | 10.8 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 14.6 |
Dave Robisch | 26 | 76 | 31.8 | 8.8 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 13.4 |
Bill Keller | 28 | 78 | 29.6 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 14.2 |
Darnell Hillman | 26 | 74 | 29.3 | 9.1 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 13.4 |
Bo Lamar | 24 | 35 | 25.9 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 15.6 |
Travis Grant | 26 | 34 | 16.7 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 9.6 |
Mike Flynn | 22 | 67 | 16.4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 6.3 |
Tom Owens | 26 | 16 | 15.2 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 6.5 |
Bob Netolicky | 33 | 4 | 13.3 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 4.8 |
Charles Jordan | 22 | 71 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 5.2 |
Dan Roundfield | 22 | 67 | 11.4 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 5.1 |
Ed Manning | 32 | 12 | 11.2 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 5.0 |
Nathaniel Barnett | 23 | 12 | 6.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2.3 [2] |
Playoffs
Quarterfinals[3]
Game | Date | Location | Score | Record | Attendance |
1 | April 8 | Kentucky | 109–120 | 0–1 | 3,288 |
2 | April 10 | Indiana | 109–95 | 1–1 | 5,850 |
3 | April 12 | Kentucky | 99–100 | 1–2 | 5,267 |
Pacers lose series, 2–1
Awards, records, and honors
- Don Buse led the ABA in minutes played (3380), steals (346), assists (689), minutes per game average (40.2), assists per game (8.2), and steals per game (4.1)
- Bill Keller led ABA in 3-point field goal attempted (349) and made (123).
- Billy Knight was the ABA's second leading scorer (28.1)
ABA All-Stars
- Don Buse
- Billy Knight[4]
References
- ^ 1975 ABA Draft on databaseBasketball.com Archived 2014-07-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 1975-76 Indiana Pacers Roster and Stats
- ^ "1975-76 ABA Regular Season Standings". Remembertheaba.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
- ^ 1975-76 ABA Season Summary
External links
- RememberTheABA.com 1975-76 regular season and playoff results