1973–74 Indiana Pacers season

1973–74 Indiana Pacers season
Head coach Bobby Leonard
Arena Fairgrounds Coliseum
Results
Record 46–38 (.548)
Place Division: 2nd
Conference: 2nd
Playoff finish Lost to Utah Stars in Western Finals (3-4)

The 1973–74 Indiana Pacers season was Indiana's 7th season in the American Basketball Association and 7th as a team.

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 McGinnis 80 40.8 15.0 3.3 2.0 0.5 25.9
Mel Daniels 78 32.6 11.6 1.6 0.7 1.2 15.4
Roger Brown 82 30.8 4.8 2.8 0.7 0.7 11.8
Darnell Hillman 83 27.9 8.1 1.2 0.8 2.1 9.1
Freddie Lewis 78 27.7 2.6 4.11.3 0.1 9.9
Donnie Freeman 66 26.3 2.5 2.5 0.7 0.3 14.3
Don Buse 77 24.4 3.3 3.4 1.9 0.3 5.5
Bob Netolicky 56 20.7 5.2 0.9 0.4 0.4 9.1
Bill Keller 75 19.0 1.7 2.3 0.5 0.0 9.5
Kevin Joyce 56 17.6 1.6 2.3 0.6 0.1 7.3
Larry Cannon 3 8.7 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.3
Johnny Baum 13 8.7 1.9 0.2 0.5 0.2 2.8
Bob Arnzen 20 7.5 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 2.8
Bill Newton 11 6.6 1.6 0.5 0.2 0.0 1.4[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 University of 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]

Game Date Location Score Record Attendance
1 March 30 Indiana 109–113 0–1 7,438
2 April 1 Indiana 128–101 1–1 6,988
3 April 3 San Antonio 96–115 1–2 10,693
4 April 4 San Antonio 91–89 2–2 12,079
5 April 6 Indiana 105–100 3–2 10,079
6 April 10 San Antonio 86–102 3–3 12,304
7 April 12 Indiana 86–79 4–3 10,079

Western Division Finals vs Utah Stars

Game Date Location Score Record Attendance
1 April 13 Utah 96–105 0–1 7,557
2 April 15 Utah 102–106 0–2 7,143
3 April 17 Indiana 90–99 0–3 6,337
4 April 18 Indiana 118–107 1–3 6,265
5 April 22 Utah 110–101 2–3 10,248
6 April 25 Indiana 91–89 3–3 9,482
7 April 27 Utah 87–109 3–4 12,191

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. ↑ http://www.remembertheaba.com/PlayoffPages/1974Playoffs.html
  4. ↑ 1973-74 ABA Season Summary
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