1975–76 Indiana Pacers season

Basketball team season (last in ABA)

NBA professional basketball team season

1975–76 Indiana Pacers season

Head coach| Bobby Leonard
Arena| Market Square Arena
Results
Record| 39-45 (.464)
Place| Division: 5th
Conference: 5th
Playoff finish| Lost to Kentucky Colonels in First Round (1-2)
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The 1975–76 Indiana Pacers season was Indiana's ninth season and last in the American Basketball Association (ABA).

## ABA Draft[edit]

Player  | School/Club Team

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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[edit]

Indiana Pacers roster

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PG | 22 |  | Barnett, Nate | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 175 lb (79 kg)  |  | Akron
PG | 10 |  | Buse, Don | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)  | 190 lb (86 kg)  |  | Evansville
C | 41 |  | Elmore, Len | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)  | 220 lb (100 kg)  |  | Maryland
SG | 44 |  | Flynn, Mike | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  | 180 lb (82 kg)  |  | Kentucky
SF | 5 |  | Grant, Travis | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)  | 215 lb (98 kg)  |  | Kentucky State
C | 20 |  | Hillman, Darnell | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)  | 215 lb (98 kg)  |  | San José State
SF | 34 |  | Jordan, Charles | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)  | 220 lb (100 kg)  |  | Canisius
SG | 11 |  | Keller, Billy | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)  | 177 lb (80 kg)  |  | Purdue
SF | 25 |  | Knight, Billy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)  | 195 lb (88 kg)  |  | Pittsburgh
SG | 1 |  | Lamar, Bo | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)  | 180 lb (82 kg)  |  | Louisiana
PF | 24 |  | Netolicky, Bob | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)  | 220 lb (100 kg)  |  | Drake
C | 24 |  | Robisch, Dave | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)  | 235 lb (107 kg)  |  | Kansas
PF | 32 |  | Roundfield, Dan | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)  | 205 lb (93 kg)  |  | Central Michigan

Head coach

* Slick Leonard

Assistant coach(es)

* Jerry Oliver

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (DP) Unsigned draft pick
* (FA) Free agent
* (S) Suspended
* Injured

## Season standings[edit]

Team  | Wins  | Loses  | Pct.

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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[edit]

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

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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[edit]

Quarterfinals[3]

Game | Date | Location | Score | Record | Attendance

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1 | April 8 | Kentucky | 109–120 | 0–1 | 3,288
2 | April 10 | Indiana | 109–95 | 1–1 | 5,850
3 | April 12 | Kentucky | 99–100 | 1–2 | 5,267

Pacers lose series, 2–1

## Awards, records, and honors[edit]

* 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[edit]

* Don Buse
* Billy Knight[4]

## References[edit]

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

## External links[edit]

* RememberTheABA.com 1975-76 regular season and playoff results

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Bold indicates ABA Championship victory

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1975–76 ABA season by team

* All-Star Game
* Draft
* Playoffs

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* Baltimore Claws
* Denver Nuggets
* Indiana Pacers
* Kentucky Colonels
* New York Nets
* San Antonio Spurs
* San Diego Sails
* Spirits of St. Louis
* Utah Stars
* Virginia Squires

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