1973–74 Indiana Pacers season

The 1973–74 Indiana Pacers season was Indiana's seventh season in the American Basketball Association and seventh as a team.

1973–74 Indiana Pacers season
Head coachBobby Leonard
ArenaFairgrounds Coliseum
Results
Record46–38 (.548)
PlaceDivision: 2nd
Conference: 2nd
Playoff finishLost to Utah Stars in Western Finals (3-4)

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]

Season standings

Eastern Division
Team Wins Loses Pct.
New York Nets 55 29 .655
Kentucky Colonels 53 31 .631
Carolina Cougars 47 37 .560
Virginia Squires 28 56 .333
Memphis Tams 21 63 .250

Western Division
Team Wins Loses 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 McGinnis8040.815.03.32.00.525.9
Mel Daniels7832.611.61.60.71.215.4
Roger Brown8230.84.82.80.70.711.8
Darnell Hillman8327.98.11.20.82.19.1
Freddie Lewis7827.72.64.11.30.19.9
Donnie Freeman6626.32.52.50.70.314.3
Don Buse7724.43.33.41.90.35.5
Bob Netolicky5620.75.20.90.40.49.1
Bill Keller7519.01.72.30.50.09.5
Kevin Joyce5617.61.62.30.60.17.3
Larry Cannon38.71.01.00.00.02.3
Johnny Baum138.71.90.20.50.22.8
Bob Arnzen207.51.00.20.20.12.8
Bill Newton116.61.60.50.20.01.4[2]

Roster
Number Player Position Height Weight Birth date Experience (in years) College
22 Bob Arnzen SF 6-5 205 November 3, 1947 3 University of Notre Dame
22 Johnny Baum SF 6-5 200 June 17, 1946 4 Temple University
35 Roger Brown SF 6-5 205 May 22, 1942 6 University of Dayton
10 Don Buse SG 6-4 190 August 10, 1950 1 University of Evansville
33 Larry Cannon SG 6-4 195 April 12, 1947 3 La Salle University
34 Mel Daniels C 6-9 220 July 20, 1944 6 University of New Mexico
13 Donnie Freeman SG 6-3 185 July 18, 1944 6 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
20 Darnell Hillman PF 6-9 215 August 29, 1949 2 San Jose State University
43 Kevin Joyce SG 6-3 190 June 27, 1951 R University of South Carolina
11 Bill Keller PG 5-10 177 August 30, 1947 4 Purdue University
14 Freddie Lewis PG 6-0 175 July 1, 1943 7 Arizona State University
30 George McGinnis PF 6-8 235 August 12, 1950 2 Indiana University
24 Bob Netolicky C 6-9 220 August 2, 1942 6 Drake University
24 Bill Newton C 6-9 220 December 22, 1950 1 Louisiana State University

Playoffs

Western Division Semifinals vs San Antonio Spurs[3]

GameDateLocationScoreRecordAttendance
1March 30Indiana109–1130–17,438
2April 1Indiana128–1011–16,988
3April 3San Antonio96–1151–210,693
4April 4San Antonio91–892–212,079
5April 6Indiana105–1003–210,079
6April 10San Antonio86–1023–312,304
7April 12Indiana86–794–310,079

Western Division Finals vs Utah Stars

GameDateLocationScoreRecordAttendance
1April 13Utah96–1050–17,557
2April 15Utah102–1060–27,143
3April 17Indiana90–990–36,337
4April 18Indiana118–1071–36,265
5April 22Utah110–1012–310,248
6April 25Indiana91–893–39,482
7April 27Utah87–1093–412,191

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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