1971–72 Indiana Pacers season

The 1971–72 Indiana Pacers season was the fifth season of the Pacers in the American Basketball Association. The Pacers finished second in the Western Division and won their second ABA title. In the division semifinals, the Pacers required seven games to eliminate the Denver Rockets. In the division finals, the Utah Stars were eliminated in seven games. The New York Nets appeared in the ABA Championships for the first time and were defeated by the Pacers in six games.

1971–72 Indiana Pacers season
Head coachBobby Leonard
ArenaIndiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum
Results
Record47–37 (.560)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishABA Champions
(Defeated Nets 4–2)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Offseason

ABA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team

Regular season

Schedule
GameDateOpponentResultPacers pointsOpponentsRecord
1
2

[1]

Roster
NumberNamePositionHeightExperienceCollege
15John BarnhillGuard6–19 yrs.Tennessee State
35Roger BrownGuard-Forward6–54 yrs.Dayton
33Larry CannonGuard6–42 yrs.Lasalle
22Wayne ChapmanGuard-Forward6–63 yrs.Western Kentucky
34Mel DanielsCenter6–94 yrs.New Mexico
20Darnell HillmanForward-Center6–91 yr.San Jose State
11Bill KellerGuard5–103 yrs.Purdue
15Arvesta KellyGuard6–24 yrs.Lincoln University
14Freddie LewisGuard6–06 yrs.Arizona State
30George McGinnisForward-Center6–81 yr.Indiana
10Rick MountGuard6–31 yr.Purdue
24Bob NetolickyCenter-Forward6–94 yrs.Drake
15Mike PriceGuard6–31 yr.Illinois
33Donald SidleCenter-Forward6–83 yrs.Oklahoma
12Marv WinklerGuard6–11 yr.Louisiana at Lafayette

[2]

Season standings
1971–72 ABA Western Standings
Western DivisionWLPCT.GB
Utah Stars6024.714–
Indiana Pacers4737.56013
Dallas Chaparrals4242.50018
Denver Rockets3450.40526
Memphis Pros2658.31034

[3]

Player stats

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

Player GP MIN REB AST PTS AVG
Mel Daniels79297112971761513
Roger Brown7829875023061444
Bob Netolicky832905764831250
George McGinnis7321797111371234
Freddie Lewis7727143273621182
Rick Mount7821261552301113
Bill Keller761729164264737
Darnell Hillman73138647849515
Larry Cannon284783372186
Donald Sidle273949510175
John Barnhill19194191668

[2]

Transactions

Playoffs

Western Division Semifinals vs. Denver Rockets[4]

GameDateLocationResultRecordAttendance
1March 31Indiana102–951–06,103
2April 1Indiana105–1061–16,521
3April 4Denver122–1202–15,304
4April 6Denver96–1122–26,109
5April 8Indiana91–793–29,428
6April 9Denver99–1063–35,815
7April 13Indiana91–894–38,643

Pacers won series, 4–3

Western Division Finals vs. Utah Stars

GameDateLocationResultRecordAttendance
1April 15Utah100–1080–19,854
2April 17Utah109–1170–211,780
3April 19Indiana116–1111–27,489
4April 22Indiana118–1082–213,007
5April 24Utah130–1392–312,526
6April 26Indiana105–993–38,103
7May 1Utah117–1134–312,724

Pacers won series, 4–3

ABA Finals vs. New York Nets

GameDateLocationResultRecordAttendance
1May 6Indiana124–1031–07,483
2May 9Indiana115–1171–110,079
3May 12New York114–1082–115,241
4May 15New York105–1102–215,890
5May 18Indiana100–993–210,079
6May 20New York108–1054–210,434

Pacers won series, 4–2

Awards, records, and honors

References
  1. 1971–72 Indiana Pacers Games – Basketball-Reference.com
  2. "1971-72 Indiana Pacers Roster and Stats".
  3. "1971-72 ABA Season Summary".
  4. "Remember the ABA: 1971-72 Regular Season Standings and Playoff Results". Archived from the original on October 28, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
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