1975–76 Indiana Pacers season

The 1975–76 Indiana Pacers season was Indiana's ninth season and last in the American Basketball Association (ABA).

1975–76 Indiana Pacers season
Head coachBobby Leonard
ArenaMarket Square Arena
Results
Record39–45 (.464)
PlaceDivision: 5th
Conference: 5th
Playoff finishLost to Kentucky Colonels in First Round (1-2)

ABA Draft
Player School/Club Team
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
Indiana Pacers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
PG 22 United States Barnett, Nate 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Akron
PG 10 United States Buse, Don 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Evansville
C 41 United States Elmore, Len 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Maryland
SG 44 United States Flynn, Mike 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Kentucky
SF 5 United States Grant, Travis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Kentucky State
C 20 United States Hillman, Darnell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) San José State
SF 34 United States Jordan, Charles 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Canisius
SG 11 United States Keller, Billy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Purdue
SF 25 United States Knight, Billy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Pittsburgh
SG 1 United States Lamar, Bo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Louisiana
PF 24 United States Netolicky, Bob 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Drake
C 24 United States Robisch, Dave 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Kansas
PF 32 United States Roundfield, Dan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Central Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Season standings
Team Wins Loses Pct.
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
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

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Playoffs

Quarterfinals[3]

GameDateLocationScoreRecordAttendance
1April 8Kentucky109–1200–13,288
2April 10Indiana109–951–15,850
3April 12Kentucky99–1001–25,267

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

References
  1. 1975 ABA Draft on databaseBasketball.com Archived 2014-07-15 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1975-76 Indiana Pacers Roster and Stats
  3. "1975-76 ABA Regular Season Standings". Remembertheaba.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  4. 1975-76 ABA Season Summary
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