1970–71 Indiana Pacers season

ABA professional basketball team season

NBA professional basketball team season
1970–71 Indiana Pacers season
Division champions
Head coachBobby Leonard
ArenaIndiana State Fair Coliseum
Results
Record58–26 (.690)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishDivision finals
(lost to Stars 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
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The 1970–71 Indiana Pacers season was Indiana's fourth season in the American Basketball Association and fourth as a team.

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

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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

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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

  • Roger Brown
  • Mel Daniels
  • Bob Netolicky

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 vs Memphis Pros[3]

Game Date Location Score Record Attendance
1 April 2 Indiana 114–98 1–0 7,562
2 April 3 Indiana 106–104 2–0 8,701
3 April 5 Memphis 91–90 3–0 4,107
4 April 7 Memphis 102–101 4–0 3,681

Western Division finals vs Utah Stars

Game Date Location Score Record Attendance
1 April 12 Indiana 118–120 0–1 7,734
2 April 14 Indiana 120–107 1–1 9,458
3 April 17 Utah 107–121 1–2 12,711
4 April 20 Utah 99–126 1–3 12,761
5 April 22 Indiana 127–109 2–3 8,279
6 April 24 Utah 105–102 3–3 13,208
7 April 28 Indiana 101–108 3–4 11,202

References

  1. ^ 1970 ABA Draft on dataBasketball.com Archived 2014-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ 1970-71 Indiana Pacers Roster and Stats
  3. ^ "Remember the ABA: 1970-71 Regular Season Standings and Playoff Results". Archived from the original on June 11, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
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