1970–71 Indiana Pacers season

1970–71 Indiana Pacers season
Head coach	Bobby Leonard
Arena	Indiana State Fair Coliseum
Results
Record	58–26 (.690)
Place	Division: 1st
Playoff finish	Lost 4-3 in Western Division Finals to Utah Stars

The 1970–71 Indiana Pacers season was Indiana's fourth season in the American Basketball Association (ABA).

1970 ABA Draft

Player	School/Club Team
Dennis Awtrey	Santa Clara
Vince Fritz	Oregon State
Surry Oliver	Stephen F. Austin
Don Curnutt	Miami
Rick Erickson	Washington State
Billy Jones	Louisiana College
Jerry Kroll	Davidson
Bob Reily	Mt. St. Mary's
Heyward Dotson	Columbia
Mickey Foster	Arizona
Seaburn Hill	Arizona State
Ted Hillery	St. Joseph's (IN)
Jeff Sewell	Marquette ^[1]

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Birth date	Experience (years)	College
12	John Barnhill	PG	6-1	180	March 20, 1938	8	Tennessee State University
43	Arthur Becker	PF	6-7	205	January 12, 1942	3	Arizona State University
35	Roger Brown	SF	6-5	205	May 22, 1942	3	University of Dayton
22	Wayne Chapman	SF	6-6	190	June 15, 1945	2	Western Kentucky University
34	Mel Daniels	C	6-9	220	July 20, 1944	3	University of New Mexico
23	Earle Higgins	PF	6-8	195	December 30, 1946	R	Eastern Michigan University
15	Warren Jabali	SG	6-2	200	August 29, 1946	2	Wichita State University
11	Bill Keller	PG	5-10	177	August 30, 1947	1	Purdue University
14	Freddie Lewis	SG	6-0	175	July 1, 1943	4	Arizona State University
32	Jay Miller	SF	6-5	205	July 19, 1943	3	University of Notre Dame
10	Rick Mount	SG	6-3	175	January 5, 1947	R	Purdue University
24	Bob Netolicky	PF	6-9	220	August 2, 1942	3	Drake University
33	Donald Sidle	PF	6-8	215	June 21, 1946	2	University of Oklahoma
44	Tom Thacker	PG	6-2	170	November 2, 1939	6	University of Cincinnati ^[2]

Season standings

Eastern Division

Team	Wins	Loses	Pct.
Virginia Squires	55	29	.655
Kentucky Colonels	44	40	.524
New York Nets	40	44	.476
The Floridians	37	47	.440
Pittsburgh Condors	36	48	.429
Carolina Cougars	34	50	.405

Western Division

Team	Wins	Loses	Pct.
Indiana Pacers	58	26	.690
Utah Stars	57	27	.679
Memphis Pros	41	43	.488
Texas Chaparrals	30	54	.357
Denver Rockets	30	54	.357

Awards, records, and honors

Mel Daniels (averaged 21.0 points, 18.0 rebounds, and 2.2 assists) won the ABA MVP award for the second time in four years; he last won the award in the 1968–69 ABA season. Mel Daniels also won the ABA All-Star Game MVP

ABA All-Stars

Team leaders

Stat	Player	Average per game
Points	Mel Daniels	21.0
Assists	Bill Keller and Freddie Lewis	5.3
Rebounds	Mel Daniels	18.0 (4.8 offensive and 13.2 defensive rebounds)
FG%	Donald Sidle	.548
Minutes	Roger Brown	41.0

Playoffs

Western Division Semifinals (4-0): Indiana Pacers over Memphis
Western Division Finals (4-3): Utah Stars over Indiana Pacers

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References

Indiana Pacers

Founded in 1967 Based in Indianapolis, Indiana

Franchise	Franchise Team history ABA–NBA merger All-time roster Draft history Seasons Head coaches Current season

Arenas	Indiana State Fair Coliseum Market Square Arena Bankers Life Fieldhouse

General managers	Storen Weissert Leonard Vertlieb Salyers Walsh Kahn Morway Pritchard

D-League affiliate	Fort Wayne Mad Ants

Administration	Herb Simon (Owner, Chairman and CEO) Larry Bird (President) Kevin Pritchard (GM) Frank Vogel (Head Coach)

Retired numbers	30 31 34 35 529 (in honor of Leonard's total wins as Pacers coach)

ABA Finals appearances	1969 1970 1972 1973 1975

NBA Finals appearances	2000

Culture and lore	Pacers–Pistons brawl The Knick-Killer Flo-Jos Dancing Harry Boomer YG Trece

Rivals	Chicago Bulls New York Knicks

Media	TV Fox Sports Indiana Radio WFNI-AM Announcers Chris Denari Quinn Buckner Clark Kellogg Brooke Olzendam Mark Boyle Bob "Slick" Leonard

Indiana Pacers seasons

1960s

1967–68

1968–69

1970s

1969–70

1970–71

1971–72

1972–73

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2015-16

Bold indicates ABA Championship

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