1973–74 Indiana Pacers season

ABA professional basketball team season

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

## ABA Draft

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Player  | School/Club Team

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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

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### Eastern Division

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Team  | Wins  | Loses  | Pct.

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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

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Team  | Wins  | Loses  | Pct.

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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

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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

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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 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 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

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Number  | Player  | Position  | Height  | Weight  | Birth date  | Experience (in years)  | College

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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

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Western Division Semifinals vs San Antonio Spurs[3]

Game | Date | Location | Score | Record | Attendance

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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

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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

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### ABA All-Stars

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* Mel Daniels
* George McGinnis

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## References

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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

## External links

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* RememberTheABA.com 1973-74 regular season and playoff results

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1973–74 ABA season by team

* All-Star Game
* Draft
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Eastern Division|

* Carolina Cougars
* Kentucky Colonels
* Memphis Tams
* New York Nets
* Virginia Squires

Western Division|

* Denver Rockets
* Indiana Pacers
* San Antonio Spurs
* San Diego Conquistadors
* Utah Stars

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